Novel & Cerita The Third Charm

“You can rent their time, their smiles, even their affection...just don’t fall in love.” Si Preston ang unang lalaking minahal ni Kianna, ang lalaking inakala niyang makakasama niya habang buhay. Kaya handa niyang gawin ang lahat para iligtas ang relasyon nila. Pero paano mo aayusin ang isang relasyon kung ang mismong taong mahal mo ang unti-unting bumibitaw? Dati, punong-puno ng lambing, effort, at pagmamahal si Preston. Ngayon? Puro trabaho na lamang ang laman ng mundo nito. Mga gabing walang tawag. Mga date na laging kinakansela. Mga yakap na malamig na parang obligasyon na lang. Hanggang sa isang gabi, may naalala si Kianna na payo ng katrabaho niya, Vampire Host Club. Isang lugar kung saan maaaring umupa ng perpektong lalaki. Gwapo, charming, attentive… at kayang ibigay ang lahat ng pagkukulang ng isang boyfriend. At doon pumasok sa isip ni Kianna ang isang delikadong plano. Kung hindi na siya kayang pahalagahan ni Preston… Pagseselosin niya ito. Magbabayad siya para sa atensyon ng ibang lalaki. Gagamit siya ng host guy para ipaalala kay Preston kung ano ang mawawala rito kapag tuluyan siyang napagod. Pero paano kung sa gitna ng pekeng pagpapaselos… May isang host na unti-unting magparamdam sa kanya ng totoong pagmamahal? At paano kung mas masarap palang manatili sa isang fantasy kaysa bumalik sa relasyong matagal nang nanlalamig? Sa lugar kung saan bawal ma-fall, Sino ang unang masasaktan?

Sold To The Billionaire (1-130 ) . "Your gem is worth a billion, Eleanor. Better pay off that worth." Eleanor, isang simpleng dalaga na sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nilako sa isang auction, and she is — Sold To The Billionaire. Sold To The Billionaire 2 : Stolen Wife Of The Billionaire

"Pakakasalan Kita," walang emosyong mababakas sa boses nito. Sa tono nito ay hindi nagtatanong kundi nagsasabi lang na para bang utang na loob niya pa at dapat siyang matuwa. Napatigil siya sa pag-iyak. Marahas na nag-angat siya ng tingin dito. Nababaliw na ito kung iniisip nitong papayag siya sa gusto nitong mangyari. Hindi sa lalaking bumaboy sa kanya. Mapait siyang natawa "Hinding hindi ako magpapakasal sa demonyong katulad mo!" Puno ng pagkamuhi na sigaw niya dito. Ngunit wala siyang nagawa ng kaladkarin siya nito papunta sa isang judge para magpakasal. At mas lalong wala siyang nagawa ng unti-unting nahulog ang loob niya dito at matutunan itong mahalin sa kabila ng mga nangyari.

“Ang bata lang naman ang dahilan kung bakit nanatili pa rin ako. Pero ngayong wala na ang baby, maghiwalay na tayo.” — KARINA BERMUDEZ KARINA BERMUDEZ, a college working student, took responsibility for her younger siblings. Bilang isang panganay na ayaw mahiwalay sa mga kapatid niyang puro lalaki, pilit niya silang binubuhay nang walang hinihinging kahit ano sa kanilang mga magulang matapos maghiwalay ang mga ito. She despised her parents for ruining their almost perfect family. By night, she works at the VIP Hotel, where she met the man who would change everything about her—LUTHER MENDEZ, a man in his 30's who had no interest in relationships, but accidentally slept with her. What will Luther do if he finds out that he got her pregnant? Will he take responsibility? And will she be ready to be with someone she's not even familiar with?

"Chloe Hades Mondragon, do you take Mr. Hanz Levi as your beloved husband for the rest of your life till death do you part?" Halos mahilo ako sa sobrang kaba ng sandaling sambitin ng pari ang mga katagang Yun, hindi ako makasagot na Tila ba nalunok ko na ang aking dila. "Ms. CHLOE I will repeat... Do you take Mr. Hanz Le-" Para akong nagising sa isang panaginip ng biglang may pwersang humapit sa bewang ko, at bumulong sa tenga ko. " What are you doing! Do you want to D*e!!" He whisper cold in my ears making me feel the shivers all over my body, my hands which is holding the ring shakes as i look at the man's dark eyes, glaring at me.. Because of fear I was force to marry him.. "I--I do" I lost, I can't run away from him now..if I know his real identity before then I shouldn't agree with this Arrange marriage... Now I'm OFFICIALLY married to him, I'm afraid that I can't live my life like I used to.. My family are in danger, my life is not the same.. Why did all of this happen to me? What did I do wrong to deserve all of this.. I'm a good person, I didn't hurt anybody.. Why me? I want to live a normal life, I want to study and travel all around the world, I want to have a job, I have a lot of dreams for me and my family.. But why all of that change? All my dreams crumbled that easy.... I guess I need to deal with this, I need to be strong.. Please hold on Chloe.. You can survive with this.

Si Izzy Abella ay kinailangang magpaalila sa isang bilyonaryong nagngangalang Karson dahil sa kasalanan ng kaniyang ama rito. Matapos kasing maaksidente ang minamanehong kotse ng kaniyang ama ay basta na lamang itong tumakas. Posible kayang magkagusto si Izzy sa tao na walang ibang ginawa kun 'di ang pagsalitaan siya ng masama?

Ilang taon na ang lumipas nang magmahal nang lubos si Isla Madrigal, na halos ikamatay niya nang iwan siya nito. Ngunit nang akala niya ay tuluyan na siyang nakalimot dito, saka naman siya pinaglaruan ng tadhana. Dahil ngayon, kailangan niyang makita ang lalaki araw-araw. Si Lucas Alejandro Montenegro–ang kaniyang ex-boyfriend, na ngayon ay boss niya sa trabaho… at ang ama ng batang lihim niyang pinalaki, ngayo’y nagbabalik sa kaniyang buhay with those same cold and unreadable eyes na minsa’y dumurog ng kaniyang puso.

Seraphina Velez's world crumbles the night she discovers her fiancé’s betrayal. Heartbroken and humiliated, she escapes to a quiet bar, vowing to herself: “I will marry the first man I meet. No love, no expectations—just freedom.” Fate, it seems, has a wicked sense of humor. The first man she meets is calm, imposing, and dangerously charming—Alexander Cross, her ex-fiancé’s father. What begins as a scandalous, impulsive marriage of convenience slowly turns into something neither of them anticipated. But Seraphina harbors a secret: she is not just a wounded woman—she is the heiress of a hidden billion-dollar empire, a truth that even Alexander doesn’t know. As betrayal, power, and desire collide, Seraphina must navigate a world where trust is scarce, love is risky, and one misstep could cost everything. In the end, the man she never expected might just be the one she was always meant to have.

Isabela "Isha" Vergara has it all - beauty, brains, and a future everyone envies. To the world, she's the daughter of a wealthy, respectable family living comfortably in one of Manila's richest cities. But behind the elegant façade is a home built on lies and fear. Her father, a desperate businessman drowning in debt, hides his failures behind charm and manipulation. A narcissist and a gaslighter, he gambles away what's left of their fortune while her mother, too afraid to lose the luxury she clings to, chooses silence over truth. One night, Isha overhears a phone call that shatters her world: a deal made in the shadows to settle her father's massive debt. The price? Her. Without her knowing, she's been sold... and the man who bought her is Kervin - her father's powerful business partner whose intentions go far beyond business. Now, trapped in a web of deceit and desire, Isha must face the darkest truths behind the perfect family portrait and decide how far she's willing to go to reclaim her freedom.

Hindi makapaniwala si Octavia na sa ilang taong pagsasama nila ng kan’yang asawa na si Lincoln Grey Griffin ay magagawa pa siya nitong saktan at hiwalayan mismo sa kanilang third wedding anniversary. Halos gumuho ang kan’yang mundo nang malaman pa niya ang rason at totoo— “May mahal na akong iba, Octavia at si Dianna iyon. Ilang taon na tayong nagsasama ngunit hindi mo pa rin ako mabigyan ng anak. Sorry, but let’s have a divorce… I love her, Octavia. I love my secretary.” Iyan ang eksaktong sinabi ni Lincoln sa kan’ya at iniwan na lamang siya basta-basta. Ginawa niya ang lahat para maayos ang kanilang sitwasyon, halos lumuhod siya at magmakaawa sa lalaki ngunit hindi man lang ito naawa. Wala nang mas hihigit pa sa sakit nang malaman din niyang buntis ang sekretarya nito at sa araw ding iyon hindi niya inaasahang buntis siya ng anim na buwan.