The Wife Lament

Falling in love with the gangster she was supposed to be playing wife for was the last thing Lily Sharpe expected. But when his real wife comes back and portrays her as the bad guy, what will she do to prove to Alfonso Gambino that her love is genuine?

Naudlot ang mga pangarap ni Laura Anderson dahil mas pinili ng kanyang mga magulang na unahin ang pag-aaral ng kanyang nakatatandang kapatid sa Amerika. Gayunpaman, sa gitna ng kawalan ng pag-asa na ito, nakilala ni Laura si Mark Santivaniez at nagpalipas ng isang mainit na gabi sa kanya. Hindi ito tumigil doon, hiniling ng mayamang CEO kay Laura na maging isang inuupahang manliligaw sa isang tiyak na tagal ng panahon. So, anong gagawin ni Laura? Tsaka nung nalaman niyang si Mark ay pinipilit na magpakasal ng mabilis at isang...biyudo!

Sa edad na kinse, ulilang lubos na si Myla. Namatay sa plane crashed ang kaniyang mga magulang. Dahil wala na siyang mga kamag-anak, naiwan siya sa pangangalaga sa mag-asawang malapit na kaibigan ng kaniyang mga magulang. The family treat her well. Tinuring na din siyang parang pamilya. Mabuti ang pakikitungo sa kaniya ng mga anak ng mag-asawa. Maliban na lang kay Ivan na may sariling mundo. Pero kahit na ganoon, gustong-gusto pa din siya ni Myla. Ivan is seven years older than Myla. Mayroon na siyang nobya at patay na patay siya dito. But one night will change everything. When Ivan went home, drunk and wasted. That leads him and Myla into bed. Nang malaman ng pamilya niya ang nangyari. Agad nilang pinakasal ang dalawa kahit pa labis ang pagtutol ni Ivan. "Masaya ka ba sa pagsira sa buhay ko?" tanong ni Ivan habang matalas ang mga mata na nakatingin kay Myla.

Si Julia Perrywickles ay inabandona ng kanyang pamilya sa kanyang murang edad at napunta siya sa Isang bahay ampunan. Pinangarap niya na makadama ng pagmamahal ng Isang pamilya pero malabo itong mangyari hanggang sa pinakasalan niya si Harry Warner na Isang CEO na itinuring niyang kanyang kaligtasan. Inakala niya na masaya at madali ang buhay Kasama ang lalaki pero doon siya nagkakamali. Kabaligtaran lamang ang nangyari ng kanyang inaasahang masayang buhay. Lalo siyang nakaranas na abandonahin dahil harapan niyang ipinamumukha ang pambababae niya. Kung kaya siya tinaguriang "The CEO'S Abandoned Wife" Si Daniella na kanyang kabit ay Isang prostitute at naghahangad na umangat ang pamumuhay kaya pumatol sa lalaking may asawa. Ngunit paano kapag nalaman niya na hindi iba sa kanya ang Asawa ng kanyang nobyo?? At isang araw ay dumating sa buhay niya si Herbert Warner ang lalaking nagpadama sa kanya ng tunay na pagmamahal. Pero paano kung Ang lalaking ito ay Kapatid pala sa ama ni Harry at mortal nitong kakompitensya sa lahat ng bagay?

Para tantanan ni Robert sa panggigipit at pamimilit si Alexa na pakasalan ito ay pinakiusapan ng dalaga na pakasalan siya ni Travis; ang lalaking natagpuan niya na walang malay at duguan sa gilid ng kalsada habang malakas ang buhos ng ulan. At bilang pagtanaw ng utang-na-loob sa kanya ay pumayag si Travis sa pakiusap ni Alexa. Lihim na natuwa ang dalaga pagkat may lihim itong pagtatangi sa lalaking iniligtas niya kahit na ilang Linggo pa lamang silang magkakilala. Ngunit pagkatapos ng kanilang kasal ay sinundo ito ng mga kamag-anak ngunit nangako ito na babalikan siya para kunin. Isang Linggo ang lumipas ay sinundo siya ng tauhan ni Travis at isinama sa hotel kung saan ito nakatira. Ngunit sa halip na mahigpit na yakap ay isang contract marriage agreement ang isinalubong nito sa kanya. Napansin niya na ibang-iba na ito sa Travis na nakasama niya sa probinsiya. Seryoso at arogante ito na malayong-malayo sa mabait at mapagmahal na Travis na kilala at pinakasalan niya. At higit sa lahat ay natuklasan niya na isa pala itong miyembro ng mafia at tumatakbo bilang pinuno ng mafia organization. Paano haharapin ni Alexa ang tila naging estrangherong asawa lalo pa at itinatago nito sa lahat na siya ay asawa nito? Makakaya ba niyang makita na may kasama itong ibang babae o ipaglalaban niya ang karapatan niya bilang nag-iisa at legal nitong asawa kahit pa may contract agreement silang pinirmahan?

FORMERLY TITLED THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT "Do you, William Hugh White take Jennifer Benjamin King to be your lawfully wedded wife? To cherish and to adore, to respect and to love for the rest of your life?" Mr. William Hugh nodded. "I do." "Do You, Jennifer Benjamin King take William Hugh White to be your lawfully wedded husband, to cherish and to adore, to respect and to love for the rest of your life?" Jennifer turned to her mother, then to her father who had a huge scowl on his face. He looked like he could do anything to her and her mother if she tried to do anything other than she was told. "I do." she answered. "Does anyone sitting in the church right now, have a tangible reason as to why this marriage should not be held? If you do, then speak up now, or forever hold your peace." "I do." Jennifer finds herself suspended from school on her father's wish, and he tells she will get married to some man. In a bid to escape, she falls in the hands of Elijah who instead asks to marry her. She needs to run, and he is offering her a way out. With no other way out, she accepts.

Raine Ellery never imagined her survival would come at a deadly price. Confined in a contractual marriage with the billionaire CEO Cassian Ashcroft to save her late mother's legacy, Raine simply had to escape her crumbling world. But the moment she signs the contract, Cassian collapses at her feet, and by midnight, he's declared dead. The media named her the bride of bad luck. The public thinks she’s cursed, while the Ashcroft board accuses her of murder. And the bargain she thought would be her salvation becomes a trap from which she cannot escape. Imprisoned in a penthouse filled with secrets and haunted by scandals, Raine is forced to play a high-stakes game of silence and survival. But when rumors of Cassian's secret enemies, a hidden inheritance war, and a conspiracy of faked death begin to surface, Raine is drawn into a quest for the truth before the world buries her with it. And just when she believes it's the end, Cassian returns—alive. Now Raine must face the most dangerous twist of all: the man she never truly knew is back… and he is not alone in what he wants.

Kaitlyn Ashenwood faced a choice when she discovered her partner wasn't in love with her. Opting to grant him the freedom he desired, she expressed her decision with the words, "He was in love with someone else, not me." On the other side, Dean Castellan, despite achieving his planned success, found himself at a loss when the woman who brought him happiness that he never appreciated, exited his life. Now grappling with emptiness, he yearns to win her back, questioning the validity of his feelings. As the story unfolds, the 30-year-old businessman must confront the challenge of regaining his ex-wife's affection or accepting the possibility of her finding solace in another's embrace.

Claret Angelique Montealegre the unwanted wife of a famous billionaire, Primo Gabriel Montealegre. Si Claret ay nakuntento sa kung anong kayang ibigay ni Primo sa nakalipas na 3 years nilang pagsasama bilang mag-asawa. May mahal na iba si Primo bago pa sila ikinasal habang si Claret ay unti-unting nahulog sa kaniya. Pero paano nalang kung humingi ng annulment si Primo dahil sa natuklasan nito at sa pagbabalik ng totoong nagmamay-ari ng puso nito? Makakaya kaya ni Claret na magtiis kahit harap-harapan na siyang tinataboy ni Primo? Mababago niya ba ang desisyon ni Primo na iwanan siya para sa babaeng mahal nito na si Selene Angelic D'Andrea? Ano nalang ang magiging kapalaran ni Claret ngayong buntis siya? Maibubunyag niya kaya ang mga sekreto ni Selene? Anong nakatago sa mapagpanggap na katauhan ni Selene? Will they ever find out about the secrets she holds?

After beautiful village girl Saffron heals a wounded dragon, she will be thrown into a world of gleaming palaces and dangerous secrets. While battles rage around her, Saffron will face a harrowing choice: return to her simple life or allow herself to be engulfed by the burning passion of the dangerous and intoxicating Dragon Prince. The Dragon's Coveted Wife is created by Lauren Rutherford, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.