where the crawdads sing

"Karma has no menu. You get served what you deserve." Nang pagtaksilan ni Megara ang karelasiyon niya nang limang taon para sa lalaking si Russel, hindi niya kailanman naisip na babalikan siya ng karma. Buong akala niya ay siya lang ang babae sa buhay ng asawa, pero isang araw ay dumating sa harap niya si Narissa. Napag-alaman niyang kabit ito ni Russel ngunit pangalawang asawa ang pakilala nito sa kaniya. Kahit anong pakiusap at pagtataboy, hindi iniwan ng dalaga si Russel. Hanggang kailan niya matitiis ang paghihirap ng damdamin kasama ang asawa at ang kerida nito sa iisang bubong?

Nakagawa si Rebecca ng pinakamalaking pagkakamali sa kanyang buhay nang hindi sinasadyang may mangyari sa kanila ni Dwayne Miguel Ventura, ang tagapagmana ng pinakamayamang pamilya sa bansa at nobyo ng pinakamatalik niyang kaibigan. Ang problema nagbunga ang nangyari sa kanilang dalawa dahilan upang itakwil siya ng kanyang ama dahil hindi niya masabi dito kung sino ang ama ng kanyang dinadala. Tumakas at nagtago si Rebecca kasama ng lihim na pilit niyang itinatago tungkol sa tunay na ama ng kanyang ipinagbubuntis. Makalipas ang mahigit anim na taon, muli siyang nagising sa tabi ni Dwayne ngunit sa pagkakataong ito ay may singsing na sa kanya daliri. Kaya ba niyang tumakas at magtagong muli sa pangalawang pagkakataon?

Latina Carrie Tavera, isang college student na pasaway. Date dito, date kung saan-saan. She's a playgirl who doesn't care on everything. Maraming nagkakagusto sa kanya at kasama na roon ang magpinsang Laurente. Dahil sa likas na pasaway si Carrie ay hinayaan niyang manligaw ang dalawang magpinsan sa kanya kahit alam niyang hindi ito maganda sa paningin ng iba. The Laurente cousins do everything to win Carrie's heart, pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Paano nila makukuha ang puso ni Carrie kung may ibang nakakuha ng atensyon nito. That night, Carrie can't stop her body and heart from giving herself to that stranger, not knowing that the stranger is Laurente Cousins' single uncle and their soon-to-be professor.

Evelyn Vion is an ordinary woman with big aspirations of becoming a renowned writer. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Maxwell Fierez, a 30-year-old billionaire from a wealthy and influential family. Despite being aware of the vast differences in their worlds and backgrounds, they find themselves in a secret relationship. The question remains - how far will their forbidden love take them? Against the backdrop of Maxwell's father's disapproval and the challenges that lie ahead, fate seems determined to separate them. Unexpectedly, Evelyn discovers she is carrying their child, but she chooses to keep this news to herself. Until their paths cross once more, and Maxwell comes face to face with Evelyn's child, whose piercing blue eyes mirror his own. How will their smoldering resentment, buried anguish, and relentless urge to conceal drive them forward?

"Mamahalin kita't pagsisilbihan buong buhay ko, kahit ikaw pa ang pinakamasamang babae sa mundo." Kung ikaw ay lumaking mayaman at naghihiga sa salapi, gugustuhin mo pa bang magtrabaho bilang tagasilbi ng isang malditang may kapansanan? Kakayanin mo bang pagtiisan ang masama niyang ugali sa loob ng apat na linggo? Iyan ang sitwasyong pinagdadaanan ng bilyonaryo at police officer na si Grellen Burnett, ang paminta na handang bumuka sa harap ng pinakamamahal niyang boss na si Inspector William Fukuyama. At dahil sa katangahan nito na naging dahilan para pag-pyestahan siya sa social media, napilitan si Grellen na maghanap ng babaeng ihaharap sa kanyang ama within a month to save his heritance. Sa paghahanap niya sa maswerteng dilag ay nagkrus ang landas nila ng negosyanteng si Barbara Durless. Unang kita palang niya sa dalaga ay talagang namangha siya sa kagandahan nito. So Grellen come up with a decision to get her on instant, and the only way to keep in touch with Barbara is to apply as her butler. Posible kayang mahulog ang loob ng beki na si Grellen sa katulad ni Barbara na daig pa ang may dalaw kung mag-taray? __ This is the original/old version of this novel written in 2020. This is one of my old stories so expect lots of errors and inaccuracies. Kung hindi naman kayo mateknikal at gusto niyo lang ma-enjoy ang pagbabasa, I suggest subukan niyo. Originally written on Wáttpàd: June 03, 2020 Date finished: July 25, 2021 Officially signed on GoodNovel: November 15, 2021

Nagawa ni Onie na mamuhay mag-isa sa loob ng ilang taon, naging successful siya at kontento sa buhay. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng 'yon nang mabuntis siya, at ang ama'y nakilala niya lang din ng araw na may mangyari sa kanila. The CEO of Jewels and Diamonds, Lance Asmael Benedicto. And for the sake of the rich family name, they got married- unplanned. They both don't have feelings for each other, and it was all just for dignity and the child. But as days and months pass by, a romantic love affair will soon build up. Their hearts begin to beat the same rhytm. Pero, kakayin kaya nila despite the rule they make bago magsimula ang lahat? 'Don't fall in love, 'cause we will just going to have an annulment after the baby came out.'

Dylan Fontanilla already had everything that any man could wish for: a stable job and a perfect girlfriend. Para sa kaniya ay perpekto na ang buhay niya at wala na siyang ibang mahihiling pa. However, his life changed drastically after waking up with the news that his girlfriend is already set to marry someone else. The reason? His girlfriend cheated on him. In just a snap, he lost the love of his life. Until one drunken night, he crossed paths with Kaia Clemente, the long-time bestfriend slash rumored girlfriend of his ex-girlfriend’s current fiancé. From then on, a plan was created. If he can't have his ex-girlfriend, then he’ll have Kaia instead. Kung agawan lamang din pala ang labanan, hinding-hindi siya magpapatalo sa mga nanloko sa kaniya… kahit na sabihin man ng iba na rebound niya lamang si Kaia. Laro lamang para kay Dylan ang lahat. . . ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na mapupunta sila sa simbahan, sa harap ng altar, at nagsusumpaan.

Mula pagkabata ay nakatatak na sa murang isipan ni Daviana Policarpio na si Warren Gonzales ang kanyang magiging asawa dahil sa naging kasunduan ng kanilang mga Lolo. Hinihintay na lang nila na maka-graduate siya sa kolehiyo para matuloy iyon. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, at ng dahil sa mapaglarong kapalaran at panahon; kalahating taon bago mangyari ang plinano ng matatanda sa kanilang pamilya ay nalaman ni Daviana na mayroon pa lang girlfriend ang lalaking itinatangi at itinakda sa kanya. Hindi alam ng dalaga kung marapat bang ipagpasalamat niya iyon, dahil nang gabing matuklasan niya na may lihim na kasintahan si Warren ay iyon din ang gabing hindi inaasahang muling magsasanga ang landas nilang dalawa ni Rohi Gonzalez; ang anak sa labas at half-brother ni Warren na mula pagkabata nila ay natitipuhan na ng dalaga. Subalit, hindi niya pwedeng ipilit dahil ang sabi ng mga magulang nila ay si Warren at hindi si Rohi ang lalaking nakatakdang maging kabiyak niya at makasama hanggang sa kanyang pagtanda.  Susuwayin ba ni Daviana ang mga magulang upang tuluyang pagbigyan ang isinisigaw ng kanyang puso?

MICHELL BLAKE THOMPSON IS A CERTIFIED PLAYBOY. GIVEN HIS LOOKS AND CHARISMA, NAKUKUHA NIYA ANG LAHAT NG BABAENG GUGUSTUHIN NIYA. AND THEN ONE DAY, SHE SAW A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY AND HE WAS ATTRACTED TO HER IN AN INSTANT. SINUNDAN NIYA ITO WHEN SHE SAW HER AGAIN AND MUCH TO HIS DISMAY, MAY ANAK NA PALA ITO. A SINGLE MOM TO BE EXACT! ALMIRA MAGALLANES IS A SINGLE MOTHER NA GAGAWIN ANG LAHAT PARA SA ANAK NIYA NA MAY SAKIT. TINANGGAP NIYA ANG TRABAHO BILANG ASSISTANT NI MICHELL AT DOON NIYA LUBUSANG NAKILALA ANG PAGKATAO NITO. MAGAGAWA BA NIYANG TANGGAPIN ANG ALOK NI MICHELL SA KANYA NA MAGING BED WARMER NITO LALO PA AT NASA PANGANIB NA ANG BUHAY NG ANAK NIYA? WILL MICHELL FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE TO HIMSELF THAT HE FELL HARD FOR THIS WOMAN NA INIWAN NA LANG SIYA BIGLA AFTER THAT SPECIAL NIGHT NA PINAGSALUHAN NILA?

Aliyah's life has been complicated since she was only a child. Her childhood was so messed up and she never experienced being loved by others— especially by her own mother. That may be the reason why her life became more complicated and uncontrollable to deal with— In fact, she became a rumored mistress of the most admirable and well-known business tycoon in the country, Caleb Walton. Her name became headlines of news and various gossip about her spread all over the country that made her quiet life become tumultuous. As her name became known by many, the negative judgments, various insults about her life, slanders, and threats from the public became much harder to take for Aliyah. But unknown to everyone, she didn't like anything that was happening in her life. She was left with no choice but to become a mistress when her mother sold her for money. How will Aliyah deal with the ordeal of being Caleb's mistress? How can she handle all the judgment and pain that people around her bring into her life when she's just The Innocent Mistress?