The Brief Bedford Reader 15th Edition

Jianna also known as Adi is a single mother who became pregnant at the age of 16. Dahil tinakbuhan ng ex-boyfriend niya ang responsibilidad nito bilang ama ni Blair ay mag-isa niyang itinaguyod at pinalaki ang kaniyang anak sa tulong na rin ng ina at ng dalawa niyang kapatid na lalaki. While she is busy working in the supermarket where she has been employed ay makikilala niya doon ang Dela Vega triplets na sila Ahmed, Ahnwar, at Ahzik. Nagpakita kaagad ng interes sa kanya sina Ahnwar at Ahzik, samantalang si Ahmed naman ay para yatang pinaglihi sa sama ng loob dahil hindi maganda ang pakikitungo nito at palagi pa siyang sinusungitan. But Ahmed is different from his two brothers in that he appears familiar to her but can't recall where or when, and she is more intrigued and her heart skips a beat whenever she sees him. Ahnwar and Ahzik were determined to court her, whereas Ahmed hates her, at dahil na rin sa may gusto sa kanya ang best friend nitong si Kyrie na bago lang niyang nakilala. When she met the Dela Vega triplets, their lives were turned upside down and some secrets were revealed. As time went on, they also grew more dependent and addictive on her. Malalampasan ba nila ang lahat ng pagsubok at magkakaroon pa rin ba sila ng happy ending kung may mga taong masasaktan, magsasakripisyo, at lalaban sa kanilang tadhana?

Saan ka bang lahi nabibilang? Normal na tao ka lang ba o kabilang ka sa ibang lahi na kailangan pang may mapatunayan para mabuhay sa mundong ito. Ako si Demi, hindi tayo magkatulad dahil iba ako sa iyo at binabalaan kita, don't cross our borderlines because you might die at kung mahanap mo man ang librong ito, pakiusap huwag mo ng ituloy ang pagbasa dahil baka dalhin ka ng kuryusidad mo sa kapahamakan.

Clint Amiel Vilbarje, a well known bachelor business man, who owns lots of companies in Manila. He grew up alone when his parents passed away since he was young. Mula pa noon, nasanay na siya sa buhay na sarili lamang niya ang pinagkakatiwalaan. All he wants to do is to enjoy his fucking life at it's fullest, but when it comes to business-he is more than a tiger for being ruthless, that's why everyone calls him a 'beast'. But one day, his life changed. When Zhairiyah Agvanzen entered his chaotic life. She is destined to be his wife. Will he let himself trust the woman? Or he will remain untrusty to anyone?

It was hard for Charlotte to let go of her best friend, Dalton, the boy she fell in love with since she was nine years old, to make way for her sister, Caroline, who happens to be in love with him too. It was hard for her but in order to make someone happy, even if it meant sacrificing her own, she was willing to let go. It all happened around her senior year, where she let go of the only thing that mattered to her and after graduation, she moved away with no intention of going back. Four years later, on her college graduation day, her parents rather demanded her to come home with a reason that shocked her senseless.

Captain Leopold Rodriguez was sent to Palestine for a certain mission with his elite team. But a certain tragedy would change his kind and cheerful nature. Pero hindi rin nag tagal iyon dahil sa pag dating ng kaniyang anak na si Lia. Ngunit sadya talagang mapaglaro ang tadhana. The ghosts from his past started to re-appear which would bring Lia into a state of coma. Leopold started to fall into depravity and darkness once again. Until he met Andrea Herrera. Anak ng isa sa pinakamayamang businessman sa bansa. Subalit hindi talaga titigil ang multo ng nakaraan sa panggugulo sa kasalukuyan. Pipilitin nitong patayin ang nag iisang ilaw na siyang tatanglaw sa kadilimang bumabalot kay Leopold. Pero sa pagkakataong ito ay hindi hahayaan ng binata na masaktan si Andrea. Ngunit hanggang kailan niya kayang panatilihing ligtas ang dalaga? Hanggang kailan kaya magsisilbing ilaw ni Leopold si Andrea?

My childhood sweetheart and I are about to exchange rings at our wedding ceremony. Just then, a young woman charges into his arms and says pitifully, "Don't abandon me." My childhood sweetheart brought her home when he was in high school after chancing upon her by the roadside. Everyone knows how doting he is toward her. When she charges into his arms, she "accidentally" shoves me aside. I lose my balance and fall off the stage, knocking my head on the steps. I end up in a coma. When I wake up again, I'm taken back to the day my childhood sweetheart meets the young woman.

Adaline was so inlove with Terrance, her husband kaya naman kahit paulit-ulit na siyang niloko nito ay paulit-ulit niya pa rin ito na pinatawad. She was stupidly inlove with Terrance na kahit harap-harapan na nitong pinapakita sa kanya ang panloloko nito ay nagbubulag-bulagan lamang siya. Kaya nang magdesisyon na itong makipaghiwalay sa kanya ay halos lumuhod na siya sa harapan nito. She begged him not to leave her ngunit hindi siya nito pinakinggan at sa halip ay tinalikuran lamang siya nito at sumama sa babae nito. It took her 4 years para tuluyang makapag move-on and to change herself, to turn herself into a stronger and boulder Ada and now, she's back. She's finally back with a vengeance. She will make them pay, she will ruin their lives just like what they did to her. Ipapatikim nya kay Terrance ang sakit na idinulot nito sa kanya. It's time to get even. It's time to get her revenge.

"Gumising ka sa katotohanan Hailey! Ako ang mahal niya at hindi ikaw, ginamit ka lang niya at ngayon na nandito na ako wala ka ng rason pa para manatili sa buhay niya." Hailey Dominique, is a college student. A kind diligent and simple girl. She will not abandon her dignity for money. At first, she was a little cowardly and restrained by her parents. Later, she become strong and stoop up from her family's oppression. She is the most distinctive girl. Killian Gabrielle 'KB' Neilsen, he is a billionaire He grow up in am upper class. He didn't know how to face and express his feelings especially when his fiancee leave him in their wedding preparation and then he promise to himself that he will not love and trust a woman anymore not until he meets Hailey. Paano kung isang iglap ay nainlove ka sa taong may mahal na iba? Paano kung isang kasunduan lang ang lahat ng meron sa inyo dalawan? Paano kung isang araw ay bumalik ang una niyang minahal? Susugal kaba o magpaparaya?

Sa edad na kinse, ulilang lubos na si Myla. Namatay sa plane crashed ang kaniyang mga magulang. Dahil wala na siyang mga kamag-anak, naiwan siya sa pangangalaga sa mag-asawang malapit na kaibigan ng kaniyang mga magulang. The family treat her well. Tinuring na din siyang parang pamilya. Mabuti ang pakikitungo sa kaniya ng mga anak ng mag-asawa. Maliban na lang kay Ivan na may sariling mundo. Pero kahit na ganoon, gustong-gusto pa din siya ni Myla. Ivan is seven years older than Myla. Mayroon na siyang nobya at patay na patay siya dito. But one night will change everything. When Ivan went home, drunk and wasted. That leads him and Myla into bed. Nang malaman ng pamilya niya ang nangyari. Agad nilang pinakasal ang dalawa kahit pa labis ang pagtutol ni Ivan. "Masaya ka ba sa pagsira sa buhay ko?" tanong ni Ivan habang matalas ang mga mata na nakatingin kay Myla.

Ava Blythe Jones, isang maganda, masipag, at independiyenteng babae na may kakila-kilabot na nakaraan. Bago masaksihan ang ginawang karumaldumal na pagpatay sa kaniyang mga magulang, ay tumatak sa kaniyang isipan ang kahuli-hulihang habilin ng mga ito, na magtago at lumayo sa makapangyarihang Fonteverde. Nang gabing ginulo na naman siya ng isang masamang panaginip at hindi na muling makatulog ay nagpasya siya na pumunta sa isang night club para pansamantalang makalimot. Hindi aakalain ni Ava na ang gabing iyon ang maglalapit sa kaniya sa anak ng taong matagal na niyang tinataguan. Ang mas malala pa roon ay may nangyari sa kanila. Nagkaroon sila ng kambal na anak, ngunit bago pa malaman ni Alas Fredo Fonteverde, ang makapangyarihan at kilala bilang isang halimaw na CEO, ay tumakbo at nagpakalayo na si Ava. Hindi nanaisin ni Ava na makilala ng kaniyang mga anak ang demonyong ama ng mga ito. Lalo pa nang dahil kay Alas ay nawalay sa kaniya ang kaniyang anak na babae. Sa muli niyang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas ay binabalak niyang paghigantihan ang mga magulang nito at bawiin ang kaniyang anak na babae. At sa pagbabalik na iyon ay malabo na siyang makilala ng isang Alas Fonteverde dahil sa ibang-iba na siya mula sa Ava noon; isa na siyang sopistikada at matalinong babae. Mapagtagumpayan kaya ni Ava ang kaniyang planong maghiganti at mabawi ang anak? O pati siya ay mapapahamak sa mga bisig ng isang kinikilalang “The Monster CEO?”