Tender In Tagalog

- TAGALOG NOVEL- Nang magdisi-otso anyos si Lara, nagpakasal siya sa isang lalaking pakakasalan dapat ng ate niya labing isang taon na ang nakararaan. Pero hindi dumating sa araw ng kasal nila si Miguel Villareal at ipinaabot lang ang mga dokumentong kailangan niyang pirmahan. Five years later, hindi pa rin nagpakita kahit na minsan ang asawa niya sa kanya. Kaya naman naghamon na siya ng hiwalayan. But when Migo learned of her wish to end their marriage, he disagreed to set her free. Pinagtrabaho siya nito sa kompanya nito pero bawal niyang ipagsabi na asawa siya ng may-ari. Bukod pa ro'n ay sa pinakamababang pwesto siya nito pinagsimula. At idagdag pa na wala pa ring pagkakataon na makita niya ito sa trabaho. Offended and hurt, Lara demanded him to sign their annulment papers and be done with their marriage. Pero hindi niya inexpect na susugod ang CEO sa cubicle niya para lang punitin sa harapan niya ang mga papeles na pinadala niya rito. But what shocked Lara most was how devilishly handsome her husband, Miguel Villareal was! Did she really want to annul their marriage? Would meeting him again for the first time after so many years be the start of something beautiful between them, husband and wife? Or would the truth behind Migo’s decision to keep her away from him tear her apart? After all, Migo was a powerful man and behind every man of that status was a kryptonite his enemies were so eager to find.

Divina Jaslene Prado was raised by her grandmother. Raised with warm and tender love, and yet, Jaslene is still outside, cold, heart frozen like ice. She grows knowing that if her parents’ relationship were a representation of love, she would rather live alone. She promises to herself, sealed with a contract, that she doesn’t need a man—until she meets Kazuki Harriz Tanaga, the man who is known for his reputation. A kind, warm, and achiever—a man whom a girl like her doesn’t deserve that kind of type of man. And yet, he wants her even with all of the flaws she has. In fact, he even challenges her that he would climb her walls, certainly, tear and burn those contracts she had. That he will make her believe in true love, that a man like him wanted her. Will Kazuki win the challenge? Or he will just be like those people who try their luck and still lose in the end?

Lucy Sander was just a maid in the powerful Creed mansion—until she fell in love with the heir himself, Felix Creed. Their love was passionate, tender… and forbidden. When Felix’s mother discovered the affair, Lucy was cast out—pregnant, heartbroken, and alone. Years later, Lucy has rebuilt her life in secret, raising their son Max away from the reach of the Creed family. But when Felix discovers the truth, his world shatters. Furious at being kept in the dark and desperate to claim the child he never knew, Felix vows to bring them both back into his life—no matter the cost. But Lucy won’t go down without a fight. She’s no longer the timid girl who once fell for a prince in a mansion. Now, she’s a mother—and she’ll do anything to protect her son from the same pain she once endured.

Contracted to My Boss When poverty and her sister’s critical illness leave her with nowhere to turn, she reaches out to her boyfriend for help—only to face a devastating betrayal. Outside the hospital, he declares he’s leaving her for another woman, branding her a burden who offers him no benefits. Shattered, she flees and accidentally collides with the CEO of her company, who has overheard every word of her heartbreak. He presents a pragmatic solution: a contract marriage where he gets the wife he needs to navigate family expectations, and she gets the money to save her sister. Seeing no other option, she agrees, and they formalize their arrangement as a strictly business deal with no room for emotions. But as they share their lives under one roof, their professional boundaries begin to crumble. His tender gestures, protective instincts, and unexpected kisses leave her questioning if this is truly just a contract. For him, the thought of her walking away—wearied by the pressure from his family and doubts about their future—awakens feelings he never anticipated. What began as a transaction to solve their individual problems evolves into something far more complex, forcing both to confront whether their growing connection is real, or if they’re simply pretending to fill the voids in their lives.