The Second Wife Novel

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.

"If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind." 

Si Adonis Cain Albano ay ang CEO ng Albano Construction Engineering, isa sa pinakamalaking Construction Companies sa buong Pilipinas. Pinahahalagahan niya ang prestihiyo ng Albano Group of Companies. Wealth was the true source of power for him. Si Esmeralda Sullivan, isang 28-anyos na babae ay nakatakdang gugulin ang kanyang buong buhay sa simbahan. Mula pa noong bata pa siya ay itinakda na ng kanyang mga magulang na siya'y maging madre at maglingkod sa Diyos sa buong buhay. Her best friend gifted her a plane ticket to Las Vegas one day. He only wanted a one-night stand to relieve his frustration. A one-night stand was not her style in her 28 years of existence. Nonetheless, they ended up together on a passionate night. There are no identities, emotions, or conflicts involved. Naisip ni Esmeralda na ang hindi nila inaasahang pagtatagpo ay isang insedenteng hindi na dapat pang maungkat kailan pa man. Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. A marriage contract that would bind them forever arrive at her parent’s house. Will their agreement lead to the realization of their desires, or will it result in a catastrophic union? Will Cain go in search of Esmeralda?

Twenty-two year old Paige Moretti is struggling with her son and her very demanding job with a low salary, she lives her life full of sadness and regret and to why she made the mistake that changed her whole life, but things take a massive turn when her boss had a meeting with someone she never wanted to see again in life, Jace Russo.......read and find out what faith has in stall for them after 6 years....

Lola Ezperanza, known as Ms. ER, grew up alongside a determined man with clear ambitions for territorial expansion. Despite their shared history, Ms. ER understands that love and marriage are secondary to his goals. She bluntly tells Kara that her worth is tied to his ambitions, and if she doesn't fit into his plans, she will be discarded. Ms. ER stresses that even pregnancy won't shield Kara from his ruthless decisions, underscoring the harsh reality of their social hierarchy. As Ms. ER's words strike Kara deeply, she realizes that her hopes of keeping the child and staying with Marlo are in vain. Ms. ER's calculated emotional attack is designed to make Kara relinquish any illusions about a future with Marlo, demonstrating that sometimes emotional cruelty is more effective than physical harm.

For the nursery's Family Day, my husband, Gary Lane, said that he was busy at work and told our daughter, Emily Lane, and I not to participate in the event. I looked at Emily's disappointed face, my heart ached. Therefore, I decided to take Emily to the event myself. As soon as we arrived at the nursery, we saw Gary carrying a little boy in one hand and holding his childhood sweetheart, Shannon Harvey's hand in the other. They looked like a family of three and were very happy. That was until they saw me and Emily. Gary furrowed his brows a little and then let go of Shannon's hand. "Don't get me wrong, Jasmine. It's not easy for Shannon to raise a child as a single mother. It's the child's fifth birthday today. She wanted him to experience some fatherly love." I looked at him meaningfully, squatted down, and held Emily's hand. "Honey, say hello to Mr. Lane."

Zamiel Ayala was one-woman-man. He only had his heart for the woman he promised to marry not until she was abducted by his best friend and ended up in a car accident and died. Since that day the only thing he wanted to do was to avenge his late bride. He searched for his ex-best friend for so long and found him in a coma and still lucky to have a girlfriend with him. At that very moment, Zamiel came up with a plan that could hurt his ex-best friend even more because just being in a coma was not enough to make him suffer. Zamiel started to corner his ex-best friend’s girlfriend, Rina, by threatening her to pull out the machine that’s keeping her boyfriend alive if she won’t accept his offer to be his baby maker.

Kilala si Stanley Martin sa pagiging babaero sa school, yung tipo na walang sineseryoso na babae at parang laruan lang para sa kanya. Well, hindi nyo sya masisisi dahil sa angkin nitong kagwapuhan na kahit sino ay talagang mapapalingon. Hanggang sa wakasan ng Ama nya ang maliligayang araw ng ipakasal sya kay Alexandra. Amasonang babae, walang inaatrasan. Hindi sya katulad ng ibang babae na kapag nasaktan ay mananahimik na lang sa isang tabi. Kapag tama ay dapat ipaglaban, bawal magpa api. Nakahanap na ba ng katapat si Stan? Magkakasundo ba ang dalawa kung salungat ang ugali nila? Abangan!!

Matagal nang umiibig si Irine Evangelista kay Ruyi Walton mula pa noong bata pa sila. Kaya nang itinakda ng kanilang mga magulang na magpakasal sila, buong puso pumayag si Irene kahit alam niyang hindi iyon ang gusto ni Ruyi. Sa loob ng tatlong taon ng kanilang pagsasama, iginugol ni Irene ang kanyang buhay para kay Ruyi, umaasa na magbabago ang isip nito at sa huli'y mahulog sa kanya. Ngunit biglang gumuho ang lahat nang magising na lamang si Irene isang araw na nasa tabi ng kapatid ni Ruyi, si Kyler, wala silang mga saplot at magkayakap. Hindi alam ni Irene kung paano iyon nangyari, pero isa lang ang sigurado siya—hindi niya magagawang saktan at lokohin si Ruyi. Pero kahit anong paliwanag ang gawin ni Irene ay hindi nakinig sa kanya si Ruyi, sa halip ay nag-file ito ng divorce.

"Be my wife for 365 days, and I'll forget your father's debt to me. Just be Mrs. Urquio for one year, then I'll set you and your brother free." Isang alok kung saan walang option na pagpipilian. Sa pagpayag ni Manuela Iriz Ibañez, may pag-ibig kayang umusbong sa kanilang dalawa ni Uno Juaquin Urquio na isang mafia boss? May happy ending kaya para sa kanilang dalawa kung sa gitna ng kanilang kasunduan ay puro pagsubok ang huhulma sa relasyon nilang nagsimula sa isang kontrata.