Zookeeper's Wife

Hari itu tiba … Dari dimana aku melihat diriku dengan segala hal yang berhubungan dengan pernikahan, menatap diri pada cermin rias dengan seribu pertanyaan. Untuk apa semua ini? Bertanya apakah ini begitu penting untuk kehidupan dimana dia hanya gadis biasa, yang hanya memikirkan belajar dengan baik, masuk ke dalam perguruan tinggi sesuai harapan, dan berbagi cerita dengan orang terdekat. Tapi? Seakan takdir berkata ‘kau berbeda dengan yang lain’ seakan dia memang harus menghadapi takdir yang tidak bisa diharapkan dan tidak sedikitpun terlintas dalam pikirannya. Menikah?

“Mian Huda, meeting you is the best thing that has ever happened to me," he paused then continued, "Marry me and I will help you take revenge on everyone that wronged you,'' Nathan Barak spoke. Is it worth it to marry a man who once betrayed her, and made her lose her pregnancy? Did the man really betray her or was it just a misunderstanding from the very beginning? If she agrees to marry him, will love blossom between them again? Will they be able to fight against the forces that try to break them apart? This book portrays betrayal, hate, and revenge and in the midst of all these, truth and mysteries are uncovered.

Lumaki si Thalina Corvella sa katahimikan, laging sumusunod sa bawat utos sa ilalim ng mahigpit na bubong ng simbahan ng kanyang tiyuhin. Kaya nang ipilit siyang ipakasal sa isang kilalang ruthless mafia, biglang gumuho ang tahimik niyang mundo. Evander Noctez is sin in human form, at ayaw na ayaw niyang mapalapit dito. Pero hindi sanay si Evander na tinatanggihan. Natikman na niya lahat ng uri ng ligaya sa mundo... maliban sa isang babaeng katulad ni Thalina. Untouched. Unbothered. At wala siyang pakialam kahit gano'ng makapangyarihan si Evander. Sa mundo ng sekreto, karahasan, at tukso, unti-unting nahuhulog si Thalina hindi lang sa dilim ng mundo ni Evander, kundi pati sa mga bisig nito. Pero kaya bang mabuhay ang pag-ibig kung puro kasinungalingan ang pundasyon? O tuluyan bang masusunog ang tanging bagay na gusto sana ni Evander na maging totoo?

Kagaya ng ibang mag-asawa, nauwi rin sa hiwalayan sina Hunter at Athana. Maging si Athana ay hindi rin makapaniwalang nauwi lang sa hiwalayan ang kanilang pagsasama. Nang umalis si Athana sa puder ni Hunter, hindi niya alam na buntis na pala siya sa kanilang kambal na anak ni Hunter. Sobrang sakit para sa kanya tuwing iisipin niya na hindi na niya mabibigyan pa ng kompletong pamilya ang kanyang mga anak. Sa kasamaang palad, naaksidente si Athana. Ngunit, safe naman ang kanyang kambal na anak. Ang malaking epekto lang sa kanya ay pansamantalang nawala ang kanyang mga ala-ala. Ayon din sa doktor, himala nga raw ang nangyari sa kanilang mag-iina, dahil mabilis din na naka-recover ang katawan ni Athana. Nagulat din siya nang malaman niyang may kambal na anak pala siya. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, napalaki naman ni Athana ng maayos at mapagmahal ang kanyang kambal na anak na sina Ather at Thana. Sa pagpasok ni Athana bilang isa sa mga pinuno ng gang ng mga magnanakaw. Muling magtatagpo ang mga landas nilang dalawa ni Hunter, ang kanyang dating asawa. Ano kaya ang mararamdaman ni Hunter kapag muli niyang nakita ang kanyang dating asawa na kabilang na ngayon sa isa sa mga pinuno ng mga magnanakaw?

Love can be a cruel mistress. That's the lesson Regina learned when she and Richard, the Lycan king of her pack,met. When they met, there was an undeniable spark between them. Regina found herself drawn to Richard's commanding presence and fierce protectiveness. For the lonely Richard, she was the chance at a genuine connection and companionship he had longed for. But before their love could blossom, they faced numerous obstacles and challenges. Their pack got attacked by Charles, a ruthless hybrid who sought to claim Richard's throne for himself. He kidnaps Richard and imprisons his pack in an attempt to seize control. With her love and loyalty tested, Regina embarks on a perilous journey to rescue Richard and save their pack from Charles' tyranny. Little does she know, this mission will not only test her strength and determination but also force her to confront the dark secrets of her own past. Sneak peek "Mate..." My eyebrows shot up in surprise. I can't believe my ears; this was not part of my plan. What am I going to do now? "What? You want to be my queen but not my mate." I stared at Charles in disbelief, my mind racing to comprehend his words. "We don't need to mate for that to happen," I replied firmly, trying to hide the unease in my voice. "Yes, you're right." Charles was walking around his desk and sitting on his chair with a self-satisfied grin. "But you see, being my queen comes with certain expectations. And if you're not willing to fulfill them. Well, let's just say it won't end well for you." "Why do you want me to be your mate?" Charles leans back in his chair, a smirk playing on his lips. "Because you're the only one who can handle me."

“Xin,” Isabel calls sweetly when he enters her room. Maybe he had come to stay the night. It would be nice. She had always wanted to please him, to make him accept her and treat her as the wife that she was. But the man remains as cold as always. He does not say a word. Instead, he extends a document toward her. Confused, she takes a look, and tears form in her eyes when she realizes that it is a divorce agreement. His name is already signed. “You want us divorced? Did I do something wrong?“ she asks as a tear falls from her eyes. “Xin, we have been married for one year! Why are you doing this to me?“ But, as usual, he doesn't say a word. He turns around and walks away, as though she wasn't talking to him. “Keep dreaming! I am not signing this,” Isabel says, throwing it away. She had tried so much to be a good wife to him! However, when Isabel sees him with her, her heart goes numb. He has that smile on his face, one that Isabel had never seen before. She realizes that he was never hers to begin with. Crying, she goes back home, signs the divorce agreement, and leaves. … Two years later, “Wife, I missed you so much. Will you give me a kiss?“ Isabel looks behind her in confusion. “Is his wife here?“ She asks. “I am talking to you, Little Pie. Can I make it up to you? I was the stupidest person to let you leave,” Ewan Xin says. Will she give in to him even after she realizes that he is the villain who took away her dad's company? What about his hidden identity? Would she still want to associate with him?

In order to save her dying brother, Kirsten Lewis entered a transactional marriage with Matthew Roosevelt. Considering the cold personality of the man she was having a transaction with, Kirsten was confident that she would successfully guard herself against falling in love with him but she failed miserably when the so - called ruthless billionaire was nothing but a pampering husband. Little did she know that the pampering was part of the plan of Matthew. The day Matthew realized that his wife quietly and effortlessly made his way into his heart, he abandoned his plan and ended his decade long relationship with Vanessa Gray. Matthew had never been so afraid in life, just the mere thought of Kirsten leaving him made his heart tremble. He did all he could to keep Kirsten from knowing the truth. But destiny had its own plan, testing the depths of their love, Kirsten discovered the painful truth. Will she be able to look past this deception and stay by Matthew’s side or choose to end their marriage and go their own separate ways?

Having an abusive mother who uses her to gain benefits and live a more luxurious life, Rocio all that ever wanted was a charming prince to save her from a hell-like life that she couldn't find a way to escape no matter how she tried. Unlike the fairytales she grew up reading and fantasizing about, it's not a prince charming that comes her way to save her from her miseries but a brooding mafia lord who purchased her off an auction to make her his wife, and the mistress of a secret underground organization called Dark Society.

Nova Pearl Laurent a 21 year old woman, an underground fighter who was released from juvenile prison 3 years ago, her life changes drastically when she's called back to the country by her mother who had long abandoned her. She is faced by the truth that her twin sister Reverie Rye Laurent had been in a car accident and is now in coma. Her mother orders her to take Reverie's place as the wife of Aeros Ian Valencia. The Valencia family once saved the Laurent corporation from going bankrupt, the heir of Valencia family Aeros was forced to marry Reverie. He bears seething hatred towards Reverie and treats her as she was nonexistent to him. Nova who is now pretending to be Reverie his wife wants to revenge her beloved sister who suffered by the hands of this cruel man. But fate has unexpected plans for her, the cold and ruthless Aeros starts to fall for her. She must play her part well and when it's time for her to leave she must end the play, but what happens when she develops strange feelings for the man who is her sister's husband? "It was supposed to be an act, I'm a mere illusion of her, his substitute wife, I'm forbidden from having such feelings towards him"

“Who are you to stop me from entering this building?” said the woman. “You have no right to enter here. You are dead in the mind of your husband. I am the one he loves now.” The woman answered. “I will take back everything that belongs to me. I will not allow you to take everything my husband has.” The woman retorted. The Taylor couple were happy. One day, they had a vacation on an island with their beautiful child. They rode the yacht with their Nanny. Unexpectedly, before they reached the island, there was bad weather, heavy rain fell, and strong waves hit. The husband tried to save his wife and his child, but because of the waves, he let them go. He fell asleep because his head was bent against the wall. While his wife and daughter were immediately helped by their Nanny, because of the strong waves, they both fell with her daughter. The mother and daughter fell, but the woman clung on. The Nanny helped her to pull up but her Nanny took advantage of the situation because of her evil intentions. Instead of continuing to help her boss’s wife, she removed her boss’s wife’s hand by holding it on the pipe until it disappeared and the mother and daughter finally fell into the sea. A few days later, a stranger angler found the child crying. The man thought that the only child was there. But he also saw the mother of the child unconscious. When the woman woke up she remembered nothing, until the stranger fisher thought of giving her a name and said he was his husband and the child was their child. How can she avenge her right as a legal spouse?