Novel & Cerita The Ant And The Dove

Vanessa De Luna would have never gone back to Russia if it weren't for her mother's funeral. They stopped talking when her mother's favorite godson stood her up on the altar without an explanation years ago. Now she's a successful singer in the Philippines with suitors left and right hoping to get her attention, and yet her stupid heart still beats for the same man-Konstantin Morozov. What Vanessa doesn't know is that her mother was murdered, and all evidence points to Stan, Konstantin's father. With everything that's happening around her while waiting for the reading of the will, Vanessa can feel that she's next. Konstantin seems to always know when to save her. His timing is impeccable. Is he an ally or a foe?

Brilliant, independent, and famous — ganyan ang tingin ng mga tao kay Dr. Madeline Aguas Pastino. Bukod pa sa magandang career na meron siya bilang top doctor sa buong siyudad, may mapagmahal din siyang asawa. But her life ended on an operating table, at the hands of her husband... the very man she had trusted and loved. Pagmulat ng kanyang mga mata, hindi ospital ang bumungad sa kanya kundi isang marangyang bridal suite. Nakasuot ng wedding gown, at bumungad ang napakagwapong lalaki. Ang ipinagtataka niya ay hindi siya nito nakikilala bilang Madeline Pastino. He called her... Nicoline Castro. Hiding her past, she must play along while planning revenge against those people who planned to kill her.

Hiniwalayan ng cold-blooded CEO na si Max ang kanyang asawa na si Khelowna matapos ang dalawang taong pagsasama na walang pagmamahalan. Naniniwala siyang si Khelowna ang nag-frame up sa kanyang tunay na mimanahal, na si Maveliene dahilan kung bakit na-coma ito sa ospital ng mahabang panahon. Nang malaman niyang buntis si Khelowna ng hindi sinasadya, kinuha niya ang anak nila matapos maipanganak at nilayo ito sa asawa niya. Gusto niyang maging ina ng anak niya ay si Maveliene. Ngunit makalipas ang anim na taon, muling nagkita sina Max at Khelowna sa isang ospital kung saan dinala ni Max ang anak niya para ipagamot. Dahil doon nagtatrabaho si Khelowna bilang doctor, napagalaman niya na ang batang dinala ng ex-husband niya sa ER ay anak pala nila. Agad siyang nangako sa sarili niya na kukunin niya ang anak niya. Ngunit bago niya iyon magawa, kailangan niya munang harapin ang ex-husband niya na hanggang ngayon ay galit pa rin sa kaniya. Ano ang mangyayari kay Khelowna sa pinaplano niya?

Carmelle grew up carrying nothing but unanswered questions—sino siya talaga, bakit siya iniwan, at bakit ang pagmamahal na dapat ay para sa kanya ay palaging malayo, parang hindi niya kailanman maaabot. Abandoned by her family’s nanny right after she was born, kinuha siya at itinago, para si Morgana—ang anak ng yaya—ang mabigyan ng mas magandang buhay. Buhay na dapat sana ay kay Carmelle. Labing-walong taon ang lumipas, natagpuan siya ng tunay niyang pamilya. Pero imbes na yakap at pag-asa, malamig na tingin, paghahambing, at walang katapusang paboritismo ang sumalubong sa kaniya. Sa mata nila, she was never the daughter they lost—she was an intruder. Isang estranghero sa sarili niyang dugo. Si Morgana, ang adopted daughter na pinalaki nila, ang naging golden child. Palaging tama. Palaging pinaniniwalaan kahit walang ebidensya. Palaging pinipili, kahit mali na. At si Carmelle? Kahit anong gawin niya, palagi siyang mali. Laging siya ang sisi. Mga kasalanang hindi niya ginawa, sa kanya isinisi. Mga gulong hindi niya sinimulan, sa kanya ibinato. Hanggang pati si Anton—ang fiancé niya, ang taong akala niya kakampi niya ay unti-unting lumayo at naniwala sa kasinungalingan. Hanggang isang araw, unti-unting lumabas ang katotohanan. Lahat ng sakit, paninira, at paratang na ibinato kay Carmelle… si Morgana pala ang nasa likod. Hanggang kailan niya kakayanin ang mundong paulit-ulit siyang sinasaktan? Kakayanin pa ba niyang magpatawad kung ang puso niya ay unti-unti nang nagiging bato?

Ang kasal ay nagbibigkis sa dalawang taong nagmamahalan. Si Jane ay kinasal sa lalaking dalawang beses palang niyang nakikita. Wala silang pagmamahal sa isa’t isa, para sa kanilang dalawa ang kanilang kasal ay sa papel lamang. Paano kung isang araw ay matuklasan niya na si Clegane, ang kanyang asawa ay hindi pala ordinaryong lalaki lang?

Si Althea ay isang simpleng dalaga na hindi inaasahan ang magiging kapalaran niya—napunta sa isang kontrata na magiging fiancée ng isang milyonaryong si Dominic. Sa una, iniisip niya na ito ay basta trabaho lang, isang paraan para matulungan ang pamilya at makaligtas sa mga utang. Ngunit habang lumalalim ang kanilang pakikisalamuha, napapansin ni Althea ang kakaibang init at tensyon sa pagitan nila. Si Dominic, malamig at kontrolado sa harap ng iba, ay nagiging iba kapag magkasama sila—malapit, mapang-akit, at minsan ay halos aminin ang nararamdaman niya. Sa bawat araw, lalong nagiging mahirap para kay Althea na pigilan ang damdamin niya para sa lalaking iyon. Ang kontrata ay tila ba unti-unting nagiging mahigpit na gapos, ngunit sa likod nito ay nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon ang dalawang puso na magtagpo. Ngunit paano kung ang pagmamahal ay nakatali sa kasinungalingan ng kontrata? Paano haharapin ni Althea ang mga tukso, selos, at emosyon na hindi niya inaasahan? At si Dominic, handa na bang aminin ang lahat ng nararamdaman niya, o mas pipiliin niyang panatilihin ang kontrol at itago ang puso niya sa mundo? The Billionaire’s Unwanted Fiancée ay isang kwento ng slow-burn romance, mga lihim ng puso, at unang halik na puno ng kilig at tensyon—isang gabay sa paglalakbay ng dalawang pusong tila ba hindi dapat magsama, ngunit hindi kayang iwasan ang isa’t isa.

Lilianna was the daughter of a successful businessman, their life was perfect but there's one thing in Lilianna's life that she's been longing for. A mother. Her mother died in a car accident when she was young. Her dad did his best to raise her alone and provide her all the love a father could give. Finally her dad found someone who would love them or so they thought. Alejandro Fray Eleazar was a billionaire who once indebted his life to Lilianna's father. The time came when a news came to him, Lilianna's father's sudden passing and all of his company suddenly went bankrupt. He knows that there's something wrong going on, he wants to pay back Lilianna's father by igniting their company and saving all the properties that've been left to Lilianna. When her stepmother was notified that Alejandro wants to help she proposes a deal to Alejandro saying that in order to strengthen the company he must marry her daughter. Lilianna's stepsister, but in all of their shock Alejandro declined saying that he will only marry Lilianna and if not he will not be helping their company from bankruptcy. Alejandro takes this chance to claim Lilianna and stop her from avoiding him, because ever since something happened to them two years ago from that bar, Lilianna was doing her best not to cross paths with Alejandro. Thinking that what happened to them was a mistake because Alejandro was his father's friend. But Alejandro was determined to make Lilianna his, even the big difference of their age doesn't stop Alejandro. From him paying Lilianna's father back and making Lilianna his wife, he feels like he's hitting two birds with one stone.

Zein Vergara thought she understood love, until betrayal tore their world apart. After tricking Elio Ashford into signing a divorce agreement, she told him coldly, “I don’t want you anymore.” But he refused to accept defeat, his desperate grip refusing to loosen. Amidst a world of broken promises and silent wars, Zein’s path crosses with the powerful and mysterious Warren Anderson, whose cold gaze warns her that the past isn’t done with her yet. In a story of love, loss, and quiet strength, can she finally break free?

Scarlett Louise Santillan, a.k.a. "Red," is the best and most famous assassin of the Wolfgang Creed Organization. She's the rank one. She lived just like a normal businesswoman by day, but by night, she was a dangerous, powerful, badass, fearless, smart, and bravely beautiful woman. No one can match her. She's ruthless and brutal when killing. She kills anyone who gets in her way without mercy. ——————— Lucien Aziel Savedra is a multi-billionaire. He is the owner of Savedra Oil Company, the richest company in the country and Asia. He is known as an arrogant, cold, and heartless man. That's what most people know because that's what they see in him, but the truth is, Lucien doesn't want to show his true self to others. That was his father's order. Moreover, they are a rich family in all of Asia. They have many enemies, and they should not be seen as weak. Not only that, Lucien didn't know that his father was a member of the underground society. ——————— After Red accomplished her mission, her boss called her for the next job. She thought her mission would follow the same routine, but she was wrong. His boss gives her a new assignment. A mission she never thought would be given to her will be accepted. Her mission is to protect and be the maid of an arrogant billionaire. What happened to Red when she was with the man? How will she protect the man when a lot happens that she didn't expect? Will she be able to survive the mission to protect and guard him? Or, for the first time, will she give up on her mission?

Xylophone Amaranth Villareal plans to share her pregnancy news with the man she loves, only to discover he destroyed her family as revenge for her mother's past. She runs away to start a new life with their twins, but when he finally finds her years later, old secrets and new enemies threaten to tear their family apart forever.