The Matter With Things

A young woman's life is turned upside down when she's caught between two powerful men: her ruthless boss, to whom she was sold by her own father, and the enigmatic CEO, who holds her fate in his hands. As she becomes embroiled in the CEO's world, she finds herself drawn to his mysterious and alluring nature, even as she becomes the target of his enemies. But when the truth about her past is revealed, she's forced to confront the dark secrets that have haunted her for so long. Can she escape the toxic grasp of her ruthless boss and fight for the one man who ignites her passion - her cold-hearted billionaire CEO?

Two CEOs got into an arranged marriage for convenience. One is a strong-willed woman who doesn’t believe in love. The other is a cold-hearted man who was rejected by his unrequited love. Adira Hale and Chadwick McElroy appear to be perfect in front of many. They are rich, influential, leaders, and good-looking. People said that they are the best couple, a match made by heaven. But the truth is far from the imaginary perfect romance that one could think of. Adira only married Chadwick in order to get pregnant. All she desires is his body and not his affection. Meanwhile, Chadwick despises the idea of sharing the bed with his wife just because he’s still in love with another woman. Is there a chance for love to bloom between temptation and betrayal?

Aliyah has spent her entire life living in the shadow of her sister, Aleli. Aleli often took away the things that made her happy, including her boyfriend, Benedict. She caught them in bed together, and instead of apologizing, Benedict blamed her for his infidelity. He accused her of lacking too much in their relationship, saying that Aleli filled those gaps and was better than her in every way. Aliyah’s heart shattered completely when the two got engaged. At their engagement party, Aleli created a scene, accusing Aliyah in front of their parents of trying to seduce Benedict. Heartbroken and humiliated she ran out of the party. She almost got hit by a car, and with so much stress and shock, she fainted. When she woke up, she found herself in Conner’s bedroom, Benedict’s uncle, a congressman. Conner made her an unexpected offer: a marriage of convenience. He needed a wife to improve his public image for the upcoming election. Aliyah and Conner’s relationship was starting to improve, but it didn’t take long before the fragile foundation they were building began to shake when Aleli found out about her marriage to Conner—a man far wealthier and more powerful than Benedict—started to do things and create issues to ruined her marriage to Conner. Despite that, Aliyah and Conner grew even closer. They discovered each other’s strengths and weaknesses, which only strengthened their bond. Just when Aliyah thought nothing could break them and she was finally ready to admit her love for Conner, his mother arrived along with Conner’s ex-girlfriend and dropped a bombshell—she had returned to tell Conner that they had a child together. But Conner did everything to prove that no matter what happens, he will always choose her above everything else.

PO2 Yeonna Agravante endangered her upcoming promotion when she mistakenly arrested CEO Khal Dee and accused him of s*xual assault. Para hindi ituloy ang kaso na magtatanggal sa kanyang tsapa, pumayag siyang maging personal bodyguard ng binata. And she has 100 days to stay close with the most arrogant man in order to save her career.

With her hair that seems like a massive bush poured with jet black paint, possessing an ethereal beauty and above all, classic and fine gesture. Devon only wants to have a simple life and simply wishes to the moon goddess that her Alpha Antonio will be her mate. But things go in wary, once she learned that the other brother, Alpha Nicholas whom she loathed for the whole of her existence barge into the cabin and disrupt her happy ending, claiming that he is also her mate. The turn of events didn’t stop as specks of lights protrude into her body, drowning her into deep oblivion, and hearing the moon goddess cursing her and the twin. She was cursed to a trio mate, without any justification. The moon goddess branded them without giving any reason. And they are forced to take the path of finding the cure, digging the tragedies of the past and uncovering the truth of their origin. With all of the betrayals, tragedies and cursing that they are about to unveil, is it possible for love to bloom amidst the chaos?

Synopsis " Play the role of my bride on my wedding day and I will pay you any amount " The popular Millionaire, Shane Kent said to her. " Just for a day, I will pay you 10 million dollars " He said to her. Right, it was supposed to be a day thing until it turned to days. Living with the millionaire in his mansion, she stated catching feelings which is against the contract. The contract ended and they parted ways but what happens when Shane Kent refuses to let her go? He wants her and he must get her! Let's find out in this enticing novel.

My husband only lasts a minute each time. As a mature woman in my thirties, I often find myself lying awake at night, feeling like something is missing from my life. That is, until I met a rugged, muscular mechanic while getting my car repaired. Watching his strong muscles flex beneath his tank top awakened a desire I hadn’t felt in a long time. Our brief, intense encounter left me overwhelmed with emotions I couldn’t control. Just as things were about to go too far, I pushed him away, not wanting to make a mistake. But then I discovered that my husband had already been cheating on me with our pregnant neighbor. So, maybe I should just...

Natasha is just a simple and ordinary girl while Alexander is a playboy billionaire CEO because since his ex-girlfriend left him he never got into a serious relationship since then. One night, Alexander went to the bar with his friends and he met Natasha there and he got interested in her because she looks like his ex-girlfriend and they drink together. They got drunk and they had a one night stand but Natasha did not remember who was the man who took her virginity. Natasha applied at the Montilva Corporation as the secretary of the CEO and later she found out that her boss is the same man whom she had a one night stand with before. Natasha's mother got sick and they need a huge amount of money to pay her bills at the hospital so Natasha has to look for money and it happened that Alexander needs to find a wife as soon as possible for his inheritance and he offered Natasha a contract marriage in exchange of money and Natasha has no choice but to accept the offer. Is there a chance for them to fall in love with each other and make their contract marriage a real one? Or someone will come back from the past and ruin their relationship.

Katarina was hired to manage the President's affairs of the heart. Her one mission: To find his perfect wife. She plied him with enough candidates - models, heiresses, socialites, actresses, a crowned princess - women in their prime who came with beautiful background and outstanding achievement. But he rejected everyone. He only wanted one woman - his executive assistant Katarina. Will she yield from his relentless pursuit of her? Especially since it did not come with any guarantees and would most likely leave her heart tbroken in the end?

A young flirty billionaire who doesn't believe in love nor marriage is forced to look for a temporary bride when his father threatened to give his shares of the company to his step brother if he doesn't get married within two months. After much search, the only lady he deemed fit to be his contract bride was Monalisa Jacobs. A middle class beautiful and brave young lady who grew up in the streets and had developed slight hatred for the rich due to her past experience with them. Rest assured that she can never fall in love with him, Alexander decided to sign a fake marriage contract with Monalisa who needed money to treat her sick mother. Alexander and monalisa pretended to be a lovely couple outside but deep down in their hearts, they couldn't wait to break off the contract. Two weeks towards the end of the contract, monalisa suddenly announced to Alexander the worst news he had ever received in his life; "I am pregnant for you"