boundaries in marriage

Isma yang putus asa hampir memilih jalan pintas untuk mendapatkan uang. Dia memutuskan menjadi wanita malam untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ibunya yang sakit-sakitan di kampung halaman. Namun, di malam dia akan melakukan pekerjaan haramnya, Isma berubah pikiran. Dia melarikan diri dari lelaki bernama Hartono yang telah membayarnya. Dalam pelariannya, Isma bertemu dengan seorang lelaki bernama Arman yang merupakan seorang pengusaha dengan sikap dingin dan ketus. Pertemuan tidak sengaja tersebut membawa Isma ke dalam tawaran yang Arman ajukan, yakni sebuah pernikahan kontrak dengan bayaran tinggi. Arman meminta Isma menjadi istrinya selama satu tahun demi tuntutan orangtuanya dan menghindari perjodohan. Tidak punya pilihan lain, Isma akhirnya menerima. Selama mereka menikah Arman tidak ingin terlibat perasaan apapun dengan Isma. Arman menekankan kepada Isma, jika dia tidak boleh memakai hati dalam pernikahan pura-pura mereka. Tetapi hati berkata lain, lambat laun Isma mulai jatuh cinta pada Arman yang selalu mengabaikannya. Selama mereka bersama, Isma selalu menyembunyikan perasaannya pada lelaki itu. Akankah akhirnya Arman tahu perasaan Isma? Apa yang akan dilakukan Arman, mengakhiri pernikahan kontraknya atau membalas perasaan Isma?

***Book 1 of the Estranged Souls Series: One Night Marriage!*** Naira loved Zain for as long as she could remember. Being his fated mate was all she had asked for from the Moon Goddess. When this wish went unanswered, and the man she loved found his fated mate, she fell in a void of despair. Unexpectedly, the she-wolf ran away, leaving Zain alone on the wedding altar. Feeling fate was finally on her side, Naira accepted when the man proposed. After a night of consummating their marriage, the she-wolf returned and flew into her husband's arms. "Ira, Jules didn't abandon me. She was kidnapped. I'll give you a check to make up for what happened. So please, sign the divorce paper." Just like that, her dream of their beautiful future shattered into a million pieces. For years, Naira loved in silence. For years, she prayed for him to be hers. But when he finally became her husband, she didn't expect her heart to ache ten times deeper than when he saw her as nothing more than a friend. Swallowing her tears, Naira signed the divorce papers and took a major decision. She was done loving Zain Adeel. She was done with the Moonlit Pack. Packing her bags, she left her pack in the middle of the night. Just as Naira Karim arrived in a new country and decided to put her past behind her, she got a shocking news. She was...pregnant! So much for leaving the past behind... ------------------------------------------------------------- Follow me on my socials! Early releases on Patreon, sneak peeks on Instagram, fun activities, contests, and chats on discord. Patreon: patreon.com/Raising_Moon Discord: https://discord.gg/6kEsGuaqfg @ raising_moon#3913 Instagram: @ raising__moon Follow any of my socials to connect with me!

Dahil sa kalasingan ay nagpresenta ang sekretarya'ng si Katherine Garcia na maging contract wife ni Cain Vergara, Presidente ng kompanyang pinagtatrabahuhan. Sa loob ng dalawang taon ay nanatiling lihim ang kanilang kasal... hanggang sa mabuntis si Katherine. Kasabay nito ay ang pagbabalik ng dating nobya ng asawa, si Margaret. Nagpasiya si Katherine na tapusin na lamang ang kasunduan sa pagitan nila ng asawa dahil doon din naman sila hahantong. Ngunit hindi naging madali ang lahat. Hanggang isang aksidente ang muntik ng ikapahamak ng bata sa kanyang sinapupunan. Dahil sa pangyayaring iyon ay tuluyan niyang iniwan si Cain. Muling nagkrus ang kanilang landas sa mismong araw ng kanyang kasal kung saan ay halos magwala at mabaliw ito. "Bakit ka magpapakasal sa iba, Katherine? Akin ka lang at ako lang ang kikilalaning ama ng anak natin."

lake Wyatt and Kendall Hastings never planned on a life together. Both raised in families locked in a fierce, decades-old rivalry, the only thing they share is a mutual disdain for one another. But when a condition in the family wills binds their fortunes to a marriage between them, they’re left with no choice but to stand side by side—or risk losing everything. From the moment the vows are spoken, Blake and Kendall’s marriage is a battleground of wit, resentment, and unexpected passion. Beneath the tensions, though, lies a smoldering attraction neither can ignore. Forced into each other’s lives, they wrestle between the desire to defy their family legacies and a growing need to break down each other's walls. Soon, Blake and Kendall realize that letting go of the hatred their families cultivated might be the only way to build a future—together.

Michelle Lulu King is a famous beautiful actress, she's got the fame and riches but totally lost and silent in her loveless and abusive marriage, too scared to quit her marriage because she's scared of falling back to the gutter where she came from. Michael King is an egoistic husband who's also a famous director, but the worst man to his wife Michelle Lulu King, he's an unremorseful cheat, who believes his wife can never leave him, he believes he owns her because he made her famous and he will always threaten to destroy her career if she ever think of leaving him. Her carrier took her to Africa where she met Noah Gbenga Adewale, a man who truly loves and cares for her, a Man who makes her feel like she's the only woman on earth. They fell in love and became inseperable despite they had challenges, Michelle promised to fight for her love. Will their love conquer all? Follow Michelle Lulu King and Noah Gbenga Adewale love story.

Beautiful, independent, and possessing nearly everything in the world, Veronica Ashborne life is so perfect. However, the life she's been leading suddenly changes when Veronica is arranged by her father to be married to Darwin Walters. For Veronica, marriage is something sacred. Although she hasn't yet gotten to know Darwin's personality, in her naivety, she believes that love will gradually grow between them. However, Darwin doesn't think the same way. He marries Veronica out of necessity. He even openly shows Veronica that he's still involved with another woman. Without caring, he brings Vivian Storm, his former lover, to the house. Veronica swallows her tears and pain. She erases them perfectly in front of everyone. She covers up Darwin's every flaw so that he remains the perfect husband in the eyes of everyone praying for their marriage. Including both of their parents. For her, giving chances and forgiveness are necessary to keep living. But if the mistakes keep being repeated, is forgiveness still necessary? Or will it eventually freeze the heart of Veronica Ashborne the recipient of it all? And with the presence of Sean Galael, Veronica's heart becomes conflicted in the end.

Liam Danvers, was always looked down on and treated badly by his in-laws and everyone around him, including his wife, all because he was broke. Everyone treated him like trash, like he didn't have emotions, and sometimes his in-laws would beat him up. One day Liam's in-laws beat him up and left him for dead on the streets. Just when Liam thought everything was lost, and he was going to die, a couple introduced themselves as his parents.

Angel couldn't believe that she had just fallen in love at first sight. She is just a girl who owns a flower shop while the guy she likes is the owner of a famous company, Dave. However, to Angel, Dave was such a loving person and so gentle, so understanding... until that moment came. At the restaurant Dave proposed to her and she agreed with tears of joy in her eyes. They got married after previously dating for only a few months, so short. Angel thought marriage was such an amazingly happy thing... but, the opposite happened. Winter suddenly came among the mortal warmth. Everything changed and Angel became a woman who could never be happy again.

Talulla Fay Zelda, nag-iisang anak ng isang sikat na mag-asawa na may-ari ng malaking kumpanya sa may Cavite. Lagi siyang sunod-sunuran sa bawat sabihin ng mga magulang niya at alam niya sa sarili na nakakasakal na ang gano'n na sitwasyon o sistema, kaya nang sabihin sa kaniya ng mga magulang niya na ikakasal siya sa isang anak ng mga Osvaldo, ay walang pagdadalawang-isip na tinanggap niya 'yon. At ang lalaking iyon ay si Sebastian Kenji Osvaldo, na siyang magiging Heir ng isang sikat na magazine company sa buong bansa at kilala rin internationally na, Dazzle Company. Kilala si Sebastian na mabagsik at hindi napapaamo sa kahit sino man. Wala itong pinapansin kung hindi naman trabaho ang usapan. Giginhawa kaya ang buhay niya sa piling ni Sebastian? O mas lalo lang gugulo ang inaasam niyang kalayaan sa buhay?

Juhee and Jacob, two different people from each other, got arranged to marry each other at the request of her grandfather. They don't like each other nor do they hate each other. Having nothing similar in each other, how will they cope with this marriage thing? They argue, scold and curse each other at every chance they get, will love bloom when they are forced to stay under the same roof?