The Readers Review: Literature From 1714 To 1910

Fauchée et au bord du désespoir, Malia accepte un poste mystérieux d’assistante personnelle pour un homme qu’elle n’a jamais vu. Elle pensait signer pour un job banal… jusqu’à ce qu’elle découvre son patron : Aydan Deveraux, un milliardaire aussi séduisant qu’arrogant. Froideur, tension, ordres étranges — Malia est prise dans un jeu de pouvoir où chaque regard la consume et chaque mission la trouble. Mais ce contrat cache des clauses qu’elle n’a jamais lues… et des secrets qui pourraient tout détruire. Entre passion, secrets et limites dangereuses, ce contrat pourrait changer sa vie à jamais.

Kung ang iba ay ikinasal dahil sa pagmamahal, si Adaghlia Perez naman ay ikinasal upang magbayad ng utang. Katumbas ng limang taong pagbaba ng sentensya ng kanyang ina ay limang taong pagdurusa sa piling ng abogadong si Grayson Chandler. Kaliwa't kanang kasinungalingan at panloloko ang nararanasan niya araw-araw. Para bang iiyak ang araw kung hindi siya nito nasasaktan. Hindi lang siya harap-harapang pinagtaksilan ng lalaki, kung maka-deny pa ay sobrang kapal ng mukha nito kahit mahuli pa sa akto. Hindi asawa ang turing nito sa kanya kundi isang alipin. Alam niyang walang babaeng dapat makaranas ng ganito pero wala siyang ibang magagawa. Bukod sa may utang na loob siya dito, hindi maipagkakailang mahal na mahal niya ito. Hanggang sa dumating na ang araw na pinakahinihintay. Handa na siyang iwan ang lahat at ayusin ang sarili. Pero isang bagay ang kumurot sa kanyang puso nang malamang nagbunga ang kanyang pagiging parausan ng isang taong hindi naman siya mahal. Isang gabi pagkatapos pirmahan ang divorce papers, bigla siyang nakatanggap ng tawag ng isang taong lasing, “Don't sign the papers. I didn't sign it.” Itutuloy pa kaya ni Adaghlia ang pag-alis? O hahayaan na naman niya ang sariling maging alipin ulit ng pag-ibig?

Kontento si Jovy sa pamilyang mayroon siya. Hindi sila mayaman pero may sarili silang bahay ng asawa niyang si Kristoff at biniyayaan ng dalawang anak, lalaki ang panganay at babae ang bunso. Mechanical techinican ng isang malaking precision company sa kanilang lungsod si Kristoff. Sapat na ang sahod nito sa pangangailangan nila. Ngunit sinubok ng panahon ang kanilang pamilya nang magkasakit ang bunso nilang anak. Nagkaroon ng bukol ang atay nito at kailangang alisin ang bahagi kung saan tumubo ang cancer. Hindi lamang iyon, nirekomenda rin ng doctor ang pagkakaroon ng liver transplant para maagapan ang pagkalat ng cancer cells sa malusog na parte ng atay ng bata. Hindi sila handa lalo na sa financial na aspeto. Wala silang matakbuhan. Buhay ng anak niya laban sa kaniyang dignidad at katapatan bilang asawa, pinili niya ang una. Tinanggap ang alok na tulong ng congressman kapalit ang isang gabing aliw. Pero ang gabing iyon ng pagkakasala ang nagsadlak sa kaniya sa kulungang hindi niya alam kung may karapatan pa ba siyang lumaya.

Eloise is caught between two worlds—the one she knows, and the one Jensen inhabits. He is both man and myth, cursed to walk a fractured reality where death and desire collide. Drawn to him despite the danger, Eloise discovers that loving Jensen means embracing a truth that blurs the line between life and oblivion. He is a shadow trapped between worlds, and their passion threatens to unravel everything she believes real. In a city where nothing is as it seems, love becomes the ultimate risk—and the only thing worth losing everything for.

When Cassie Millans uncovers her boyfriend Mark Skyland’s betrayal, she vows revenge, determined to turn the tables and leave petty college drama behind. In a bold move, she crosses paths with Josh Carter, a captivating, mature billionaire who ignites desires she never knew she had. Amidst steamy adventures and an electrifying connection, Cassie falls hard for Josh, who cherishes her in ways Mark never could. But her fairy tale takes a dark turn when a shocking truth unravels: Josh is none other than Mark’s father, her ex, who’s still haunted by their breakup. Caught in a dangerous game of passion, jealousy, and hidden motives, Cassie finds herself at the heart of a fierce battle between father and son. Brimming with seduction, twists, and emotional tension, this is a story of desire, revenge, and the perilous boundaries of love.

“I’m not a fool, Jagger.” Jordan’s voice is ice, his walls towering. “Everyone I’ve ever let close has betrayed me.” Jagger steps closer, his gaze locking onto Jordan’s with an intensity that makes his breath hitch. Then, in a voice low and steady, he says, "Then it’s about damn time someone proves you wrong." ******** Betrayed by his wife. Poisoned by his own brother. Killed by the two precious people in his life. But when Jordan opens his eyes, he’s not dead—he’s been reborn three years in the past, back when the poison had only just begun to eat away at him. This time, he won’t be their fool. This time, he’ll make them pay. As he begins his revenge to avoid the future, his only ally is his divorce lawyer, Jagger Walker—a man too dangerous to trust, yet too irresistible to ignore. But when Jagger starts breaking down the walls around his heart, Jordan faces a new dilemma. He came back to take revenge and claim his son. But will he dare to love again? And can he change the unfortunate future ahead of him?

A young teen genius named Carl gets more than he bargained for when he takes on a job as a lawyer representing spoiled famous teenagers at Ash Cannon Prep, a private academy for the super rich and famous. His first case? Saving his client’s film franchise, Rock Camp from being cancelled. As Carl works more and more on the case, however, he soon learns that being famous isn’t what it’s cracked up to be and the behind the scenes of Ash Cannon Prep is a lot more chaotic and absurd than one could possibly imagine.

Atty. Roxanne Gomez thought she had it all — a thriving career and a peaceful life ahead. Pero isang gabi, gumuho ang lahat. Pag-uwi niya mula sa panalo niyang kaso, natuklasan niyang may ibang minamahal ang asawa niya — isang matandang lalaki na matagal nang kaibigan ng pamilya nila. Doon niya nalaman ang matinding katotohanang ginamit lang siya ni Julian bilang panakip sa tunay niyang pagkatao. Sa gitna ng sakit at pagkadurog, pinili ni Roxanne na magpakalayo at magpakalunod sa alak. Ngunit pagmulat ng mata niya kinabukasan, natagpuan siya sa piling ng isang lalaking hindi niya inakala na magiging bahagi ng kanyang buhay — si Mateo Ramirez, ang tiyuhin ng asawa niya. Isang gabing puno ng luha at kalasingan ang nagbunga ng isang kasalanang hindi niya matatakasan. Parang gumuho ang mundo ni Roxanne nang malamang siya ay buntis. At ang ama ng dinadala niya ay ang mismong tiyuhin ng asawa niyang minsang sumira sa kanya. Habang sinusubukan niyang takasan ang nakaraan, unti-unti namang tumitibok ang puso niya para kay Mateo — ang lalaking hindi niya dapat minahal, ngunit hindi rin niya kayang talikuran. Ipaglalaban ba ni Roxanne ang bawal na pag-ibig, o susunod sa katahimikan at reputasyon ng lahat? Paano kung ang tanging kasalanan niya… ay ang magmahal ng maling tao sa tamang panahon?

Blaire Quincy has dedicated the past few years to being the perfect wife, loving one man and one man alone. Jacob Sylvan. But at the end of the day, he chose another. Betrayed by her entire family and one true love, the truth became glaring to Blaire and fed up of everything, she declared for a divorce and isolated herself. Years later, she reappeared but what they never expected was that she was no longer the Blaire Quincy they once knew.

Angelo Madrigal is a virgin who has decided to be celibate until marriage, but is raped just a week to his wedding. The whole situation takes a different turn when he is tested positive for HIV just two days to the wedding, and when Diego, his fiance, calls off the wedding in the morning, he jumps off a bridge in an attempt to take his life. He is saved by officer Marcelo Sanchez. Marcelo isn't gay, but after having sex with a guy just a week before, he begins to yearn for more of the experience. He talks to Angelo against committing suicide and the two later coincidentally meet at the supermarket, where Angelo finds out that he is married and is left devastated. What happens when Marcelo starts developing feelings for Angelo?