Until There Was You

Until The Lie, Loved Me by Elle Targaryen Celeste Monroe's picture-perfect marriage was a lie. Behind the doors of her luxurious home lived a man who controlled her, broke her, and left her mourning three lost pregnancies in silence. Then he had an accident. When he wakes from a coma, he's not the same. The cruelty is gone. In its place is tenderness, protectiveness-and a love she never thought she'd feel. For a while, Celeste lets herself believe in miracles. Until she uncovers the truth: the man in her home isn't her husband. He's a spy sent to erase her. Now, Celeste must play a dangerous game-caught between the man who stole her heart and the mission that could end her life. "How do you escape the man sent to destroy you-when your heart is already his?"

Mary Preston and her family fled to another country, leaving everything behind. Suddenly, she found herself surrounded by unfamiliar faces, in a foreign land, speaking a language she didn’t understand. A few years later, at the tender age of 19, she ended up married to Maximus Palmer, the grandson of the powerful Catherine Palmer. Mary loved him with all her heart, but he never felt the same. He married her out of obligation, not out of love. One misunderstanding after another pushed their marriage into a downward spiral, filled with infidelity, abuse, and endless disillusionment. For years, Mary lived under the shadow of another woman, enduring the pain until she finally found the courage to ask for a divorce. Her decision took Maximus by surprise, and he refused to let her go. But fate had other plans, and a tragic event forced the divorce to happen sooner than anyone expected. Afterward, Mary tried to rebuild her life, hoping to find love again and happiness that would last. But the scars from her past made it hard for her to trust or believe in love again. She faced many moments of anguish, sadness, and loneliness. Yet, through it all, she slowly began to find herself and step back into the light. Perhaps this time, she wouldn’t have to face everything alone. Maybe someone new would come into her life, someone who could be her rock and her reason to live. Although she learned that the past was never truly left behind, she also discovered that with a strong foundation, even the most broken things could still stand tall. Life had taught her about the three kinds of love: the one that teaches you how to love, the one you wished was yours but wasn’t meant to be, and the one you never saw coming that heals your wounds and brings true happiness.

Elena Vale has spent her entire life sticking to the rules, until the night she's forced into an engagement she never wanted. Fleeing from her high-society cage, she ends up in a grimy bar, drinking with a brooding stranger who offers the one thing she never expected: freedom.  Jack Roman is the last man a woman like Elena Vale should marry. Tattooed, sharp-tongued, and hiding secrets behind his sea blue eyes. He's everything she's been taught to avoid. But when an impulsive drunken wedding turns into a full-blown scandal, Elena seizes the chaos. She makes him a deal — six months of pretending, then they part ways. To Elena, faking a marriage with a stranger is supposed to keep her safe. But as sparks turn to passion, and buried truths come to light, Elena realizes she may have just traded one kind of prison for another. Because Jack didn't just walk into her life by accident… and falling in love with him might just cost her everything.

"I love you very much dad, but we've talked about this. I'm not getting married now... or later even, so stop trying to convince me, it won't work." *************** Meet Amelia Phidelia Naa Shika Washington, a twenty-six year old black American woman who has assured herself and everyone else around her that she would never be tied down to any man in marriage. But despite her staunch belief in her assertion, her mother, Kelly Shirley Washington... a loving, religious mum, and drama queen extraordinaire seems to have other plans. Watch the drama unfold, as Mia battles her mother in a never-ending clash of wills, while dealing with an uncontrollable crush on her boss, and a huge pain in her ass... Antonio Valdez. This is war. But who will emerge victorious? Why don't you read and find out?

Akala niya one-night stand lang... pero boss pala niya kinabukasan?! Nang lokohin siya ng boyfriend, naglaslas-luha’t alak si Cara Sarmiento sa isang bar. In a moment of drunken revenge, she dragged a mystery guy to her hotel room—wala siyang pakialam kung sino ang lalaking iyon. Pero kinaumagahan, nagulat si Cara... gwapo to the highest level ang lalaki! Sa hiya, tumakas siya at nag-iwan pa ng 2,000 pesos bilang "bayad." Pero ang mas nakakahiya? The next day, nalaman niyang ang lalaki sa kama kagabi… ay ang bagong CEO ng kumpanyang pinapasukan niya—Elias Montemayor. At mukhang hindi siya makakawala agad-agad, dahil pinapatawag siya nito... sa opisina niya. Alone.

Hindi inakala ni Sapphira na mag-mamahal ito ng lalaking higit pa sa buhay niya, mamahalin ba siya nito ng lubos o paglalaruan lamang ang marupok na puso nito.

Certified raketera, palaban at walang inuurungan. Siya si Leah Rivera o mas kilala sa tawag na Iya ng mga taong malapit sa kaniya. Magmula pagkabata ay natuto na siyang maging isang raketera dahil maaga rin siyang tinuruan ng kaniyang ina na nagtitinda sa palengke ng kung anu-anong trabaho na sa kalaunan ay nakasanayan na niyang gawin. Ang kailangan niya ay pera. Pera na makakatulong sa kanila para mairaos ang kanilang pang-araw araw na pangangailangan at para na rin makatulong siya sa pagpapaaral sa kaniyang kambal na kapatid na ngayon ay nasa kolehiyo na. Likas kay Leah ang pagiging masayahin at pagkakaroon ng positibong pananaw sa buhay. Pero hindi sa lahat ng oras. Tulad na lamang nang isang gabi, habang nagse-serve siya ng alak sa mga mayayamang costumer ng bar na pinapasukan niya ay may nagtangkang mambastos sa kaniya. Dahil likas sa kaniya ang pagiging palaban, gumanti siya sa lalaki. Ang kaso, ang suntok na dapat na para rito ay dumapo sa isang kasama nito na wala namang ginawang masama sa kaniya. Paano kung ang lalaking hindi niya sinasadyang masuntok ay ang anak ng kaniyang boss? At anong gagawin niya kung sakaling magkagusto ito sa kaniya at yayain siya nitong magpakasal? Makakaya ba niyang tanggapin ang alok nito sa kaniya kapalit ng halaga na makapag-aahon sa kanila sa kahirapan? Will she ever fall in love with the man who is only good at pestering her with his stupid antics?

Hindi inasahan ni Laura na may epekto pa rin sa kanya si Lance makalipas ng mahigit isang taon na hindi nila pagkikita. Napagtanto niya iyon nang muli silang magkita sa wedding rehearsal ng mga kaibigan nila at nang masundan pa ang mga pagkikita nila. Hindi man naging opisyal ang relasyon nila, si Lance ang unang lalaking totoong minahal niya pero bigla na lamang na naputol ang komunikasyon nila. Nalaman na lamang ni Laura na inagaw nito ang girlfriend ng best friend nito. Sinubukan ni Laura na iwasan si Lance dahil siguradong magugulo lang nito ang maayos niyang buhay kapag muli silang nagkalapit. Pero hindi siya nagtagumpay dahil tila sinasadya ng pagkakataon na magkasama sila. Eventually, Lance asked her for a second chance. Pumayag naman si Laura. Ang akala niya ay wala na silang magiging problema, pero natuklasan niya ang malaking kasalanan na nagawa sa kanya ni Lance.

Ang pamilya Tengco ay may dalawang anak na babae. Ang kanilang bunsong anak na babae. Si Brianna Tengco, ay kilala sa kanyang kagandahan. May tsismis na hindi mailarawan ang ganda niya. Gayunpaman, ang panganay na anak na babae ng pamilya Tengco, si Heile Tengco, ay may mababang IQ mula noong siya ay bata pa at nagsimula lamang siyang magsalita noong siya ay anim taong gulang. Itinuring siya ng kanyang mga magulang bilang isang pasanin habang tinatrato siya ng labas ng mundo bilang isang katatawanan. Gayunpaman, walang nakakaalam na si Heile ay may tunay na kakaibang katalinuhan na nahuling nabuo. Pagkatapos, nabuntis si Heile sa hindi malaman dahilan. Apat na buwan sa kanyang pagbubuntis, pinilit siya ng kanyang mga magulang na pakasalan ang pinakamayamang lalaki sa City, ang pamilyang Bueno. Ang mga usapan ay ang kanyang asawa ay isang matandang lalaki na paralisado sa kama mula noong edad na walo. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, nang magpakasal si Heile sa pamilya Bueno, nalaman niyang hindi lang matanda ang kanyang asawa, guwapo rin ito. Siya ang Young Master ng pamilya Bueno na hinangaan ng lahat— si Kerr Bueno.

Si Beverly ay isang babaeng miyembro na may sticky-tip shots na ugaling nababagay sa isang spoiled brat. Ayaw na ayaw niyang hindi nakukuha ang gusto niya. Kaya hindi niya pinalagpas ang lalaking naging sanhi kung bakit nabuhay ang damdamin sa kanyang puso na sinarili niya lang at itinago. Pero malupit talaga ang tadhana dahil hindi siya ang nagugustuhan nito. So she pushed herself to be fit for him kaya lang ay hindi siya naging sapat para mahalin at ibigin ng lalaking kailanman ay hindi tatapatan ang pagmamahal na inialay niya para dito. Suko na siya. Pero nang madiskubre ng binata ang sikretong pinakaingat-ingatan niya. Bumaliktad ang mundo at ito na ang laging sa kanya ay naghahabol.