The Magician's Elephant

Sa loob ng maraming taon ay pilit na umaasa si Selina Ramirez na mamahalin rin siya ng kanyang asawa na si Zack Miranda. Ngunit nagtapos ang kanilang tatlong taon na pagsasama sa diborsyo. Ang araw ng panganganak ni Selina ay siya ring araw ng kasal ng kanyang ex-husband sa babaeng tunay nitong iniibig. They declared her death after giving birth. Ngunit ang hindi nila alam ay magbabalik siya. At sa hindi inaasahan ay matutuklasan niya ang isang katotohanan. Ang katotohanan na hindi lang pala kambal ang ipinanganak niya five years ago. Kundi tatlo. At kinikilala ina ng kanyang anak ang bagong asawa ni Zack. Ipaglalaban ni Selina ang kanyang karapatan kahit pa makakalaban niya ang kanyang dating asawa. Her Zillionaire's ex-husband na makapangyarihan sa lahat. Mabubuo pa kaya ang triplets? O tuluyan na itong mawawalay sa kanya?

Kilala si Anna Zamora dahil sa kaniyang Ama na tumatakbo bilang mayor sa kanilang bayan. Hindi naging madali para sa kaniya ang popularidad na ito. Ganoon pa man ay mas pinili niya pa rin na mamuhay ng simple lang. Nakilala niya si Daniel Fortez na noon ay nagtatrabaho sa kanila. Sa araw-araw na nagsasalamuha sila ay hindi niya maiwasan na mapalapit dito. Ngunit siguradong hindi papayag ang kaniyang mga magulang na umibig siya rito. Isang aksidente ang nangyari sa magulang ni Anna. Dahil sa pangyayaring iyon ay nagpakalayo siya para na rin sa kaligtasan niya. Ilang taon ang nakalilipas nang muling maglandas ang mundo nila Anna at Daniel ngunit malaki na ang pinagbago ng binata dahil hindi na lamang ito pangkaraniwang tao, he's now a Billionaire.

Seraphina Skye Torres lived a simple life on the farm her grandparents owned. The animals and plants were her only companions, the ones she talked to when no one else was there. Living far from the city made her independent. She learned to stand on her own and never let anyone look down on her. She knew her worth. Her life changed when Nikolai Aleksander Sergei Moretti entered it. A billionaire CEO with wealth, power, and an attitude that clashed with everything she believed in. To save her parents' business, Seraphina had no choice but to marry him. Her life as an independent farmer slowly faded, replaced by a role she never wanted, being Nikolai's wife. As she stepped into his world, she faced judgment from people who wanted him and doubt from those close to him. Surrounded by pressure and expectations, Seraphina was left wondering if this life was only temporary, or if she could still find herself in a future she never chose.

Stefano Sarti, a prominent mafia leader known for his brutality but also a loving husband and father, saw his empire and his very self irreversibly affected by his wife's death. Ang konting awa na natitira sa kanyang puso ay nawala. Naging isa siyang mabangis at mapanganib na nilalang. Walang ibang ginusto kung hindi ang patayin ang kanyang mga kaaway at ang mga taong sumira sa kanyang buhay na naging dahilan kung bakit nawalan ng ina ang kanyang anak. His heart had been hardened for a long time until he met Allegra, the woman who turn his life around. Wala siyang ibang alam gawin kundi ang pumatay ng tao at lalong wala siyang plano na palitan ang kanyang asawa sa tulad ni Allegra na isa lamang clown pero hindi niya namalayan na napapangiti na siya ng babae. Hindi lamang ang anak niya ang napapasaya nito kung hindi maging ang kanyang puso. The woman he thought would change his life turned out to be a manipulative and deceitful player... She was a woman who pretended to be his ally, but the truth is, she was a spy sent to bring him down. Si Allegra ay isa sa nagplano para patayin ang kanyang asawa. Paano niya mamahalin at pagkakatiwalaan ang babaeng sumira sa kanyang buhay at pumatay sa kanyang asawa?

- 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.

Sa kabila ng pagiging anak mayaman ni Paloma Salvador, walang nais kumakaibigan sa pinapasukan niyang unibersidad dahil manang itong manamit. Ngunit hindi niya alintana ang pambu-bully ng kanyang mga kaklase dahil ang mahalaga si Kenneth Mercado ang lalaking lihim niyang minahal. Kenneth Mercado, dahil sa kalasingan nakagawa siya nang pagkakamali labis niyang pinagsisihan. Labag sa kanyang kalooban ang magpakasal kay Paloma dahil may iba siyang nais pakasalan. Hanggang kayang dalhin si Paloma sa kanyang pagmamahal para kay Kenneth? Magagawa pa kaya niyang ipaglaban karapatan niya bilang asawa kung hanggang papel ang pinanghahawakan niya kung una pa lang hindi na siya minahal.

‎Dasha Alesi thought she had finally escaped her past— the pain, the humiliation, and the man who once ruined her peace. ‎ ‎Muling nagbago ang lahat nang makita niya si Blaise Devaro— ang mapanganib na billionaire na may kontrol sa kompanyang pinapasukan niya, at sa bawat kilos nito. ‎ ‎Blaise isn’t just powerful— he’s dominated. At nang muling magtagpo ang kanilang landas, alam ni Dasha na wala na siyang takas. ‎ ‎Sa pagitan ng kanilang komplikadong ugnayan ay dumating si Torin, pamangkin ni Blaise— ang lalaking kabaligtaran ng tiyuhin niya. Maunawain, mahinahon, at madaling kausap. ‎ ‎Hindi alam ni Dasha kung alin sa dalawa ang mas delikado. Ang lalaking pilit sinasariwa muli ang sugat ng nakaraan, o ang lalaking unti-unting nagbubukas ng puso niyang pininsala ng nagdaan. ‎ ‎Sa pagitan ng mga lihim, pagnanasa, at paghihiganti ay isang maling desisyon ang maaaring sumira sa kanila . . . ‎ ‎Sapagkat walang maaaring manalo sa laro ng pagnanasa at kapangyarihan, lalo na— kung ang tiyuhin ng iyong kasintahan ay nais na ariin ka.

Natali si Emely sa isang kasal na hindi niya ginusto at hindi kailanman gugustuhin. Ngunit para sa kaniyang pamilya, wala siyang hindi kayang gawin. Pinakasalan niya ang ama ng lalaking mahal niya, at nilunok ang lahat ng panghuhusga. Tiniis ang lahat ng masasakit na kapalaran, at pinilit lunukin ang kahihiyan. Kapalit ng pera, ibinenta niya ang sarili niyang kalayaan, pagmamahal, at kaligayahan. Sapat nga bang kabayaran ang pera kapalit ng kaniyang pagmamahal, kaligayahan, at kalayaan? Sapat nga ba ang pera para pawiin ang bawat masasalimuot niyang mga gabi? Sa pagpapakamartir at paghanap ng karamay, ano bang mas tamang piliin, kung ang pagpapakamartir ay papatay sa'yo at ang pagdamay ay mauuwi sa pangangaliwa? Saan hahantong ang kaniyang pag-ibig? Sa kaligayahan ba, katarungan, o sa bilangguan? [DISCLAIMER* The story contains sensitive themes such as marital rape, physical abuse, and adultery that are not suitable for young readers. The following chapters may trigger one's trauma. Read at your own risk.

"You look tired and lazy. I think you're suffering from lack of vitamin me?" ~X~ Three words are enough to describe the playboy billionaire Alexis 'X' Montemayor who owns the very successful Club inside and outside the country. Hot. Dangerous. And oozing with sex appeal. He believed that he would never find the right woman for him despite having a random geisha in his very own Club-V. Not until a woman named Minzireth Paje entered his room and asked him if she is hired or not in the middle of what he called 'play time'. Lured by her sexy smile; piercing golden brown eyes; and voluptuous body, he hired her as his sex-retary. ***** Minzireth Paje is not your typical woman. Nagtungo sa siyudad upang maghanap ng trabahong makapag-aahon sa kanila sa kahirapan at matustusan ang gamutan ng kanyang magulang na may sakit. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng matanggap siya bilang sekretarya ng nagmamay-ari ng isa sa pinakasikat na Club sa Pilipinas. Buong akala niya'y more on paper works; answering calls; at tamang tayo lang sa gilid ng conference room ang kanyang gagawin. Not until her playboy boss, Alexis Montemayor demands her to do her assigned job. And that was to spice his night as his sex-retary. What if she found out what was her playboy boss's dark secret? Would she be able to fulfill her duty? Or resigned, and accept the fact that she is not qualified enough to be one of his sex-retary?

Heaven Jacinto is a joyful, hardworking student with big dreams, but everything falls apart when a reckless one-night stand with the arrogant CEO Alessandro Riguel Villareal leaves her pregnant. Alessandro is used to getting what he wants and treating women as disposable, but Heaven is different—and she’s carrying his child. Determined to keep her pregnancy a secret, Heaven runs away, believing that Alessandro would never want her or their baby. Five years later, Alessandro finds her and their son, forcing her back into his life, using their child as leverage. Now living together again, their undeniable passion reignites, but so do the misunderstandings, jealousy, and old wounds. As Heaven fights to protect her heart and Alessandro learns to open his, they must navigate the lies, betrayals, and interference from others—including a cunning rival who wants Alessandro for herself. Can they overcome their painful past and build a future together, or will their love be torn apart once again? A steamy, angsty romance full of passion, jealousy, and a second chance at love. The Villareals’ Accidental Love Anthology