a house with good bones

Ikakasal na sana si Belinda kinabukasan, pero sa gabing iyon ay nahuli niya ang kanyang mapapangasawa na may ginagawang kababalaghan kasama ang isang babae. "Cancel your wedding with that cheater and marry me instead." Ito ang mga katagang tinuran ng isang taong hindi kilala ni Belinda na bigla na lang sumulpot sa tabi. Bibigyan ba niya ng isang pagkakataon ang kanyang mapapangasawa? O magpapakasal na lang siya sa taong bigla na lang sumulpot sa magulong sitwasyon ng kanyang buhay?

"Bring her to the hospital now." Clarence voice was ice cold. "Check if she really is pregnant. Let me know the outcome as soon as possible." Joseph immediately nodded. "Yes, sir!" "No!" Stella struggled against the men in vain. “ Clarence, we're only husband and wife by law. Who are you to order to them to do something like that to me? Let me go!" "Let you go?" Clarence’s gaze was as dark as the night. He replied coldly, "If I discover that you are pregnant, you should know what would happen to you. Joseph, take her away." ~~~~ What happens when a hook-up gets complicated by a baby? Can she hide the secret from him? Or will he show her how possessive he can be when he learns she's the mother of his kid?

She's still getting married but not with her groom-to-be because she's marrying a stranger! “Do you want to change the groom? Then... Why don’t you consider me, Miss? Marry me.” Umawang ang bibig ni Serena sa tinuran ng lalaking kaharap. Ngayon niya pa lang ito nakilala, hindi ba? Kasal kaagad ang inalok nito sa kaniya? Ngunit kung iisipin, ay kailangan niya ng groom… “P–Pakakasal na ako sa 'yo!” kaagad niyang tugon. Gumuhit ang misteryosong ngiti sa labi ng lalaking kaharap niya na siyang nagpalunok kay Serena. “Good decision. Tomorrow, you’ll be my wife.” ***** Bago pa dumating ang araw ng kasal ni Serena ay nahuli niya ang fiancé na si Alex at may ibang babae itong kasiping sa kasama. Ang hinayupak, talagang sa hotel room pa na kanyang binayaran ang mga ito gumawa ng kababuyan! Imbes na humingi ng tawad ay nagawa pa ni Alex na sisihin sa kanya ang ginawa nitong kasalanan. Aminado si Serena na hindi niya pa kayang isuko ang sarili kay Alex, dahil gusto niyang mauna ang kanilang kasal. Ngunit, ito na rin yata ang senyales na tama lamang ang ginawa niya, dahil isa itong manloloko! She didn't give him a second chance, but broke up with him and found another man to marry! Inalok siya ng isang estranghero, tanging alam niya lang sa pagkatao nito ay ex-boyfriend ito ng kalaguyo ni Alex. She agreed to marry the man named Kevin Xavier Sanchez, who turns out to be a billionaire and her big boss! Asawa siya ng isang bilyonaryo? Hindi ba siya nananaginip lang? “You're not dreaming, wife. Whatever I have is yours. My properties, money—everything, it belongs to you now. Do you like that, hmm?” Kakapusin yata si Serena ng hininga! Help!

After being left humiliated at the altar by her boyfriend who is a super star actor, Iris flees, heartbroken and determined to disappear. A night of drinking leads her to a chance encounter with a mysterious man, and they spend a passionate night together. By morning, she's gone, leaving behind money— assuming he was a male escort. But Jonathan Knight, a famous chef and heir to one of the world's richest families, is furious. Mistaken for a gigolo, he vows to find the woman who left him humiliated. What he doesn't know is that Iris is not just a disgraced bride but also the secret heiress to a powerful empire who had hidden her identity and had left her country. As Jonathan search intensifies, their worlds collide again seven years later— where secrets babies, passion, love, revenge and meals from a seven year old boy threaten to change everything.

Matapos makipaghiwalay sa kanya ng long-time boyfriend niya, nasangkot sa aksidente si Dr. Sylvaine Hope dahilan upang mabawasan ang chance niyang magbuntis. Tanggap na niya ang katotohanang tatanda siyang mag-isa. Hanggang isang araw, pumasok sa kanyang klinika ang isang lalaking may maitim na aura at mas galit pa yata sa mundo. Tinutukan siya nito ng baril sa ulo at hiniling na ipagbuntis niya ang tagapagmana nito. Alam niyang ang kahilingan nito ay isang bagay na hindi niya kayang ibigay. Ngunit paano siya makaliligtas sa isang lalaking kaya siyang barilin sa isang kisap-mata? Ngunit mapaglaro ang tadhana, sa takot na patayin siya nito, natagpuan niya ang sariling tumatakbo palayo rito bitbit ang sanggol sa kanyang sinapupunan. Sa kanyang pagbabalik, kakayanin ba niyang labanan ang isang lalaking tulad ni Gray Hugo Whitlock, o magpapatangay siya sa kabila ng kasamaan nito?

Lady Olivia Cavendish had resigned herself to spinsterhood after she had been jilted by her fiancé. She's beautiful and rich, her father is the Duke of Devonshire. But she learned the hard way that being the daughter of a Duke does not always guarantee happiness. Mr. Jacob Townshend, a self-made man, rich beyond reason and handsome as the very devil arrives in England after spending seven years on the continent. These past years had turned the once good-natured Jacob into a heartless rogue. Read "Romancing a Spinster" to find out what happens when this heartless rouge romances our spinster.

Braden hills, the cold and ruthless devil minded CEO of the Hills Global Tech Enterprise is determined to make Camilla Ross, his first love and ex girlfriend pay for every single tear she made him shed years ago and not even the heavens was going to stop him. Camilla Ross, a graduate desperate to care for her ailing brother, takes on a belittling job to be the devil's maid for five months. And ofcourse she knows that a deal with the devil never ends well. * * * * * He gave his heart to her in the past, he was ready to worship the ground she walked on but she shattered his heart into smithereens. Ten years later, he is a completely different man, CEO to one of America's wealthiest companies. Power oozes from his name and he swims in wealth. He decided to give love a chance again many years after his ordeal with his first love but his ex wife abandoned him and their five year old daughter for another. He vowed then to seal his heart forever and never give any woman the chance to even come close to his affection except his little daughter, Vanessa. But unfortunately, he crosses path with the woman who dealt him his first blow--Camilla Ross and now tables have turned. He is determined to torment her and get his revenge. Can Camilla withstand the flames of Braden's hell? Or will she be left burnt?

Her new triplet step-brothers successfully blackmailed her into being their mistress, but why did feel she attracted to them? **** Welcome to the family, Cassandra," Jared smirked, getting up and putting his hand in his pocket to hide his obvious bulge. "You should not have done that," I said, getting up after him, my face red from embarrassment. "We're step-siblings." And why was I feeling aroused from just a peck? "No." He said that with a very strong voice. “My Dad married your mother and that's where it all ends. My offer to share the room still stands." After Cassandra's lover’s death, her mother invited her to leave the witch coven she grew up in and grab a vacation at her husband’s mansion. Little did she doesn’t know that she would be sharing the house with her stepfather's triplets, and they are three Lycans. The discovery was unexpected to the powerful witch, what’s more surprising was… she was attracted to them, not just to one of them, but to all of them.

She was destined to Love, he was born to Hate. She needed to escape her father's plan to marry her off to an abusive man, and he needed a child to get his father’s inheritance. She was the Light, he was the Darkness. Sofia Winters and Oscar Baron were strangers who had everything to lose—they find themselves at the most desperate of times and begin an enthralling love story in a city miles away. These were two broken souls fated for each other. Would their new-found love overcome all the trials of their new life or would it set them apart? And alas, would it be a happily ever after or an arrangement that would end in pain and regret? Two Complete Strangers, One Complicated Deal, and a Sexually Deviant Brother.

"Sign the contract before I change my mind since buying a woman is not difficult. Furthermore, this deal is worth 45 million dollars, and your entire life has scarcely seen it," William Mackenzie said as he threw papers on Monica's face. “Will you ever love me again?" Monica said with a melancholy voice. "Love is nonsense! I'm not into love. I am only offering you this contract because you are incapable of harming me. Even if you do, you will not live this life. Now accept it, or get out!" William crudely said. Monica was a lovely and vivacious child who lost her parents at a very young age. Her sorrow began when she moved in with her aunt. She served only as her aunt's housemaid. She fell in love with an ordinary man who gave her hope that there was someone in this harsh world who would love and look out for her until she learned that the man she loved had recovered his memories. Her beloved was leading a false life. And now he was unfamiliar with her and abandoned her because she was poor, and he had no feelings for her anymore. William Mackenzie was the richest tycoon who thought of money and power, but more importantly, he desired vengeance on those who tried to kill him, causing his memory loss for seven long years, and now he was back in business. ★★★