The Last Green Valley: A Novel

Hyness worked out a way to get money even in a dirty way and sell herself to save her sister Lily from brain tumor disease. Pumunta siya sa isa sa pinakasikat na bar na alam niya sa kanilang lugar. Pinagpilian hanggang sa tumaas ng tumaas ang naging presyo niya at napatapat sa lalaking hindi niya kilala, she only remembers the sword tattoo on his right arm from the man she had slept with that night. She's second year college at malapit na rin gumraduate and one of a famous heartthrob named Kael James Montefalco dated her. Ngunit nagbunga ang nangyari sa kanila nong lalaki na nakasiping niya. She got pregnant and her parents hated her, dahil na rin sa walang maipakilala na ama ng dinadala niya si Hyness. Kael finds out about Hyness' pregnancy at kung ano-ano nalang ang mga nasabi ni Kael tungkol sa kanya. "Get rid of that child Hyness, if you can, abort him before you come to me and beg again in case you come back. If you hadn't just been flirty you wouldn't have gotten pregnant." However, Hyness also finds out who the real father of her baby, kaya mas pinili niya ang lumayo dahil sa kagustuhan ni Kael na ipalaglag ang sarili nilang anak.

Ryo Matsuda is the Prince of the Entertainment business but he is fed up with love. He always finds himself in a relationship where he was either just seen as a tool to enter the show business or as a living ATM. Liz Ross is a young passionate pastry chef. Her love life is nowhere close to the sweetness of the cakes she makes. She'd been in a number of relationships where she finds herself cheated on. Their world unexpectedly collided in a beautiful stroke of luck. Will they hold on to their promise to keep love out of their lives or will they take another gamble and give love a chance?

He needed a womb. She needed $250,000. No strings, no love, just a contract. When broke and desperate Isabel Manor agrees to become a surrogate for ruthless billionaire Isaac Dun, she’s prepared to trade nine months of her life to save her brother from a deadly debt. She didn’t expect to be living under the same roof. She didn’t expect the rules to change and she definitely didn’t expect one night to ruin everything. Isaac has sworn off women since his ex-wife shattered his trust, but when Isabel enters his world, everything he thought he wanted is tested. But when secrets come knocking and the past refuses to stay buried, the contract isn’t the only thing at risk.

She is his passion, desire and his obsession. Luciano Greco, a formidable mafia boss has one goal in mind: making Jade Peterson his wife. And not even the forces above can stand in his way. * * * |Strong female lead, Dominating Male Lead, Obsession, Crime, Love and Lust| Luciano Greco, the ruthless crime boss of the Italian-American mafia has been betrothed to Jade Peterson but his would be wife is not as submissive as he imagined her to be. Infact, she is the opposite of everything; she is fierce, bold, outspoken, and impulsive. But still it does not deny the fact that he is pulled to this impulsive and cunning woman no matter how hard he tries to mask it. She has him on his knees but he is unwillingly to admit it. He is addicted and she is his drug. He is a sinner and she is his greatest sin. He needs to claim her for himself and tame the fiery spirit in her. From an arranged marraige which sets off a chain of events that tends to tear them further apart, will they both be willing to let down their guard and confess their love amidst the chaos? Will she let him claim her soul the way he yearns to claim her body as his?

When it comes to love, is Second chance truly the charm?*****Amelia Ross’s contract marriage with her billionaire boss came to an end when the one woman he’s been dying to have for years suddenly returned to town. Her heart got broken as she’d started developing feelings for her hot boss but knowing it was a contract marriage, she gathered the remaining pieces of her shattered heart and left town after being paid off by her boss, Ryan Davidson. Unluckily for her, she realized she was carrying his child a few months after the abrupt end of their contract. With no intentions of returning to him, she raised the baby and began a new life, from scratch. But just when things have finally begun to go well for her and she’s met a man that has healed her broken heart, Ryan stepped into her life again, laying claims to not just her, but to the child.What made it more infuriating was that he showed up with a marriage certificate, one that very much proved they were still married.To know more about my books, follow me on Instagram @sophia.bendel

Three years back, a crash wrecked Rhea's hearing—and the future she'd built her life around. At her lowest point, Eddie stayed by her side like a hero, pulling her out of the shadows. But the second she got her hearing back and thought she could finally tell him... she heard the truth: he'd planned the whole thing. For his beloved. So she could win. Yeah, he was already engaged. To that girl. Rhea didn't cry. Didn't scream. Just picked up her phone. "Grandpa, I'm ready. I'm taking back the Cliburn name. And I'm entering the international piano competition as your heir."

For someone with a last name like Love, Cassie hasn't been all that lucky in it. First her sister crashed her wedding and made away with her fiance, and now she finds herself married to a grouchy hockey player who is averse to love and festivities, and brings out the sassy side of her. She can't wait for the holidays to be over so she'll get an annulment and never have to see Liam again. If only it were that easy...

After performing at Dominic and Valentine's wedding, Lance Anderson decided to move to a new place to start over with his own life. He started dating several people only to end up being played. Frustrated by the continuous failure in pursuit of love, he realized he needs to stop being played and start being the player.

It takes one night with the CEO for Quinn to determine if Denver is still in love with him after 8 years without communication and seeing each other. Ngunit nagkamali siya ng desisyon ng gabing binigay nito ang kanyang katawan sa pag-aakalang muli silang magkakabalikan. Quinn Rodrigo, isang probinsyana na lumuwas ng syudad para habulin ang kanyang pangarap. Ang hanapin ang first love nito na si Denver na nakilala niya sa shelter kung saan pareho silang ampon, naudlot ang kanilang pagmamahalan at napahiwalay sa isa’t isa. Ngunit sa kanilang pagkikita, ibang Denver na ang kanyang makilala. He became the ruthless, unreachable CEO kung saan tinatanggi nito ang pagmamahalan ng kanilang nakaraan. She decided to end what she feels for her first love, sa walong taon niyang paghihintay ay sapat na upang kalimutan na rin ang nakaraan na mukhang wala ng pag-asa pa. Kung kailan naman niya nais makalimot ay doon magsisimula ang madalas na pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas. May pag-asa ba sa pag-ibig na kinalimutan? Pag-ibig na naputol dahil sa distansya at pagkakaiba ng kanilang ginalagawan na mundo? O tuluyan ng napagod ang puso sa paghihintay at paghahabol para sa pag-ibig na impossibling makamit?

The tree I fell from was rotten. It's leaves were rotten, it's bark was rotten, and it's roots were rotten. Unfortunately, I am an apple that didn't fall far from that rotten tree. I was groomed in the shadow of that rotten tree and sprayed with poison to ensure I would be nothing but it's germinated seed. My earliest memories are dark and painful. My most vibrant memories are coated in crimson red and shame. The small pieces of my soul that I kept hidden and protected are the only parts of myself I can tolerate. The rest of who I am... The despicable trash that haunts my dreams... I hate. Death is the only answer to my life. Not love. I don't deserve love. A tainted apple is never put amongst the ripe juices apples. It is thrown away, discarded... As I should be.