There Will Come Soft Rains

Book 1: EVAN RAY RICAFORTE Evan Ray Ricaforte—tall, dark, and ruggedly handsome. Wala pa siyang babaeng hindi napapa-ibig. At kapag nakuha na niya ang gusto niya at nagsawa na siya, he would leave that woman with no valid reason at all. Ganyan si Evan! A certified playboy in town! Isa si Carla sa nabiktima nito way back ten years ago. Halos masiraan siya ng bait for experiencing that terrible heartache in her past. Kaya't hindi na siya nagmahal muli. She created walls between her and those guys na umaaligid sa kanya. Ngunit paano kung pagtagpuin muli sila ng tadhana? Paano kung isa ito sa mga lalaking umaali-aligid din sa kanya? Paano kung marinig niya mula rito ang mga katagang, "WILL YOU BE MY FOREVER?" Maniniwala ba siya at tatanggapin ang lalaking magpahanggang ngayon ay mahal pa rin niya? O lalayuan ang lalaki sa pag-aakalang niloloko pa rin siya?

Sa loob ng limang taon, buong pusong ipinaglaban ni Caelith Skyhart ang pagmamahal niya kay Lucienn Ashford. Siya ang lalaking itinayo niya mula sa pagkakadapa, minahal sa kabila ng lahat, at pinakasalan sa harap ng buong lungsod. Ngunit isang umagang tahimik, isang mensahe ang gumising sa katotohanang hindi niya kailanman inasahan—buntis ang kapatid niyang si Celene, at ang ama ay si Lucienn. Sa gitna ng pagkawasak, pagtataksil at sakit, kailangan ni Caelith na tumindig. Hindi para ipaglaban ang pagmamahal kundi para bawiin ang sarili at ang lahat ng itinayo nilang dalawa. Ito ay kwento ng isang babaeng minsang naging liwanag sa dilim ngunit ngayo’y naging apoy na handang lamunin ang lahat ng sumira sa kanya. Hanggang saan ka magmamahal kung ang taong pinili mo ay pinili ang iba?

Mein Mafia-Ehemann Alessio schlief mit seiner Stiefschwester Sophia. Im Auto, im Arbeitszimmer, im Badezimmer, sogar auf dem Esstisch – überall hinterließen sie Spuren ihrer Affäre. „Sophia, keine Sorge. Sobald ich meine Stellung in der Familie gefestigt habe, werde ich dir alles geben.“ „Blair… sie ist nur ein Werkzeug, um meine Position zu sichern.“ In unseren acht Ehejahren hatte er die süßesten Worte der Welt in mein Ohr geflüstert. Jetzt war seine Hingabe nichts mehr wert. Ich weinte nicht und machte keine Szene. Stattdessen traf ich eine Abmachung auf dem Schwarzmarkt. In zwei Wochen würde Blair Greco für immer aus dieser Welt verschwinden.

On my wedding day, Yuna Shaw, the girl my parents had sponsored blocked the door to my room, just as lines of text began scrolling across my vision. [Oh my god, is the female lead really going to marry that golden heir? He’s a psychopath. He likes cutting people into pieces!] [The female lead’s such an idiot. The match Yuna arranged for her is the smarter choice.] [Switching marriages with Yuna is the only way to survive!] In my previous life, after reading those messages, I begged to call off the engagement. Yuna insisted on repaying my family’s kindness by marrying in my place. I ended up marrying the construction foreman she had chosen. After the wedding, my mother-in-law made my life miserable, and my husband abused me. I ran back to my parents for help, only to be slapped repeatedly by Yuna when she returned home. “Still think you’re some rich young lady? Running home the moment things get hard? Someone needs to knock that out of you!” Even my once-loving parents turned cold and threw me out. “You walked out that door as someone else’s wife. What happens to you now is none of our concern.” In the end, I was tortured to death by my husband. Only after I died did I realize it had all been Yuna’s scheme. Now she stood in front of me again, her eyes sharp with calculation. I shoved her aside. “You think you’re worthy of marrying in my place?”

Sofía Adams had everything under control: a brilliant career as a doctor, a marriage that seemed solid, and a future that promised stability. However, her life collapses when she discovers that her husband, the powerful CEO Matt Stone, is cheating on her with his secretary, Anaís, and planning to build his legacy without her. What Matt never expected was that Sofía would not be a weak woman willing to disappear in silence. After a public divorce, a carefully executed media manipulation, and a pregnancy turned into a weapon of war, Sofía enters a dangerous game where revenge, power, and strategy intertwine. With the help of Leandro Ricci, an enigmatic businessman connected to the Italian mafia, Sofía begins to dismantle Matt’s life piece by piece: his company, his reputation, and his future. While Matt and Anaís struggle to survive by forming alliances with dangerous forces in Asia, Sofía learns the rules of true power: to anticipate, manipulate, and strike where it hurts the most. Guided by Matteo Ricci and supported by Leandro, she starts building her own legacy—one that seeks not only justice, but absolute control. In a world where betrayal is paid in blood and mistakes are never forgiven, Sofía must decide how far she is willing to go. Because when the past returns demanding revenge and the enemy is still breathing, there are only two options: fall… or become unstoppable.

日本屈指の旅館の娘、斎藤菜々子。控えめな性格で、いつも可愛がられている異母妹の陰で生きてきた。 そんな時、父が企てた屈指の御曹司で世界的有名な建築家である、向井謙太郎と政略結婚をすることに。 「どうして、妹ではなく私なんですか？」 虐げられつつけて愛を信じられない菜々子に、愛されることを教えると決めた謙太郎。 ふたりの恋の行方は……。 斎藤菜々子　２６歳　虐げられ令嬢 　×　 向井謙太郎　３１歳　世界的な建築家 一級建築士× 虐げられ令嬢

She thought she was being saved. He knew he was claiming her. But neither of them expected to fall. When Calla Moretti is torn from the quiet life she knew and dropped into the lavish, dangerous world of the man who owns the city — she learns quickly that nothing in Damien Blackthorne’s empire is simple. Especially not him. He’s older. Ruthless. Powerful. The head of a criminal syndicate with secrets stitched into every wall of his mansion. She’s the daughter of a man he was sent to destroy. And now, she belongs to him. What begins as a cold arrangement turns molten when obsession blurs the lines between punishment and pleasure. Damien is dominant, controlling, and never lets anyone close — until Calla. Her fire draws him in. Her silence speaks to the war inside him. And when she starts craving his control, he gives it… without mercy. But someone in the house is lying. Someone wants her gone. And Calla’s father? He’s alive. And coming. In a world of loyalty, betrayal, seduction, and control — love might be the most dangerous game of all.

George Scott becomes the next CEO to Imperial Hub Limited on his twenty-first birthday while his stepbrother is next in line. Two months after, George Scott is involved in a car explosion accident that leaves huge scars on his face and body. His position as the CEO of Imperial Hub Limited is threatened too. At the same time, Arthur Reeves, father of Rachel Reeves, is wrongly accused of a crime and is thrown in jail for ten years. Five years later, Twenty-six years old George Scott has to get married to save his reputation as "The Ugly Billionaire That No Woman Wants". George decides to go for a contract marriage with the woman he has always loved, Rachel Reeves. He is unaware that the destruction of Rachel's family is linked to him. Rachel Reeves wants revenge. She knows It has to be someone from Imperial Hub Limited and she needs to find a way to get into the company. So when she gets the offer of a marriage contract that would give her access to Imperial Hub Limited, she accepts. She has no desire for love, just revenge. As time goes by, Rachel finds evidence that can give her father freedom and restore what he lost. Unfortunately, the evidence points to George's family as the people behind everything. Rachel is torn between her thirst for revenge and the man she loves. After a series of investigation, Rachel discovers that George is also a victim, as the mastermind behind his car accident five years ago is revealed. Will love prevail at the end or will Rachel be consumed by her desire for revenge?

Nicole Evans never asked to be followed. She never asked for eyes in the dark, for a man like Vane to orbit her life with silence and devotion sharp enough to wound. But obsession doesn’t ask permission. It waits. It watches. It becomes inevitable. What began with missing men and shadows on rooftops soon unraveled into something far more intimate—an assassin who couldn’t let go, and a woman who, piece by piece, stopped trying to make him. As friends vanished and her world narrowed, Nicole found herself drawn toward the very thing she feared most—not out of love, but recognition. In his violence, there was something terrifyingly tender. In his silence, something that listened more closely than anyone else ever had. Theirs is not a love story in any ordinary sense. It’s a descent—a long, slow collapse into dependency, into surrender. A story told in bruises and shared tea, in blood and in stillness. A quiet unraveling that doesn’t end in escape, but in a house by the sea, where memory lingers and echoes never fade. Some stories don’t ask to be understood. Only remembered.

Masayahin at palakaibigan si Prudence Georgina Chapman, kabaligtaran ng tahimik at malamig na CEO na si Edison Charles Henderson. Nagkakilala sila sa isang pagtitipon kasama ang kani-kanilang mga kaibigan—agad na nagustuhan ni Prudence si Edison, ngunit nahirapan siyang mapasok ang mundo ng lalaking halos walang emosyon. Sa kabila ng distansya, unti-unting nabuo ang lihim na ugnayan nila—isang tagong relasyon na puno ng pagkahumaling at katahimikan. Nang magbunga ang kanilang pagtatagpo at nabuo ang isang anak, napilitan si Prudence na ilihim ang katotohanan upang protektahan ang bata at ang reputasyon ni Edison. Paglipas ng mga taon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Haharapin ni Edison ang responsibilidad at damdaming matagal niyang itinanggi—at doon niya matutuklasan na ang pusong akala niya’y yelo, ay kayang lumambot dahil sa pag-ibig at pagiging ama.