good books to read

Sa isang marangyang party kung saan alak ang hari at kasiyahan ang batas, nagtagpo sina Megan Anastasia Davis at Primo Rafael Giovanni—isang simpleng babae at isang bilyonaryong sanay sa luho. Sa kalasingan at kapusukan, nadala sila ng laro ng tadhana—isang “pekeng” kasal na tinawanan lang nila noon. Pero paggising nila kinaumagahan, isang legal at totoong marriage certificate ang bumungad sa kanila. Kasado. Pirmado. Walang atrasan. Gulat. Panic. Hindi makapaniwala si Megan. Paano siya napasok sa isang kasal na hindi niya ginusto? Ngunit hindi doon nagtatapos ang gulo. Habang pilit niyang hinahanap ang paraan para makawala, isang mas malalim na sikreto ang kanyang nadiskubre—si Primo ay engaged na pala sa iba! Isang arranged marriage na matagal nang planado, pero hindi niya kailanman ginusto. Ngayon, may isang babaeng lumalaban para sa lugar niya bilang legal na asawa. May isang pamilyang nagdidikta ng kapalaran ni Primo. At may isang pusong unti-unting nahuhulog, kahit na pilit lumalaban. Tatakas ba si Megan mula sa isang pagkakamaling naging totoo? O haharapin niya ang laban para sa lalaking hindi niya inaasahang mamahalin? Samantala, si Primo—mananatili ba siya sa buhay na pinili para sa kanya? O pipiliin niya ang babaeng aksidenteng dumating pero hindi na niya kayang pakawalan?

Until today, no one had ever looked at her and thought she was perfect. Laura Elizondo is a delicate woman with an auburn hair, has previously interacted with her father’s colleagues, but she is left speechless by the stunning man named Alejandro Baldassarre. But after being married for almost a year and a half already, Laura witnessed how her husband has become as cold as ice. Laura desperate to leave a relationship that has shown to be as cold and nasty as it is doggedly passionate, planned to file for a divorce. However, Alejandro makes Theresa promise something before he will fulfill her wish and that is to give him: a son. She hated everything that happened so far. The most incriminating thing is that Laura knew how her father’s nasty behind-the-scenes schemes were the reasons of Alejandro’s unfair treatment of her. So Laura has to dig deep to find some empowering information about her spouse, who refers to her as his beloved, even so with such frigid regard. Only to find herself be in a space of such entanglement that makes it harder for her to cut ties with Alejandro.

“Alright, thank you. Mrs. Andres… Or should I call you, Ms. Santos?” Anim na taon silang kasal, ngunit kahit minsan ay hindi naramdaman ni Lorain na minahal siya ng lalaki. Ngayon na napirmahan na niya ang divorce paper na nais ng asawa, pinili niyang lumayo. Pero paano kung sa pagbalik niya sa pilipinas ay muli silang magkita? “How dare you to touch my wife?” Mariin na sabi ni Jake sa lalaking kahalikan ni Lorain sa bar. Pagak na napatawa si Lorain,asawa… Wala akong asawa.

During a game of truth or dare, my boyfriend, Ryan Patel, chose to kiss his childhood friend, Michelle Woods, for three minutes to save her from a penalty. When I found out, I was furious. I called him in tears, confronting him about the unbearable intimacy between them. He remained silent for a long time before speaking coldly, "Are you done crying?" Then, he drove Michelle home. I crouched in the rain, watching couples huddle under umbrellas, and from that moment on, I never contacted Ryan again. Three months later, at an auction, I bought a men's wristwatch. When Ryan heard about it, he chuckled. "Forget it. In three days, I'll go and coax her back myself. She just needs a way out." His friends all sent me messages, congratulating me on how well I had him wrapped around my finger. I didn’t reply to any of them. I simply posted a picture in my feed—my newly issued marriage certificate.

When three years ago, Maggie's wallet was stolen, she thought that it was just a simple robbery, one amongst many others happening every day. But when one day a guy shows up at her door claiming to be her husband, her whole life turns upside down. Jackson Peters, a well-known businessman from Chicago, finds himself in the middle of a scandal when his just wedded bride is found dead in a hotel room in Las Vegas. Influence and strings he had helped him to keep his name out of the press, but when he found that she was not who she said she was, Jack sets off on a journey that will take him right into the arms of destiny.Maggie agreed to help him avoid the scandal by pretending to be the girl that he married, and in return, Jack will pay her mother's hospital bill she's been struggling with.But what will happen when life throws more surprises their way? Will they bring them closer together or drive them even further apart?

Si Lia Constantino ay isang ulila at bayarang babae na nagtatrabaho sa isang club upang suportahan ang kapatid niyang may malubhang sakit. Nang kailanganin ng kapatid ang isang kidney transplant na nagkakahalaga ng dalawang milyong piso, hindi na alam ni Lia kung paano makakakolekta ng ganitong halaga. Hanggang isang gabi, isang misteryosong lalaki, si Dr. Rabino Castillon, ang CEO ng CST Medical Center at isang single dad na may kambal, ang lumapit sa kanya. Nag-alok ito ng limang milyong piso kapalit ng isang kasunduan: magiging asawa siya ng doktor sa loob ng isang taon at magpapanggap bilang ina ng mga anak nito. Dahil sa hirap ng sitwasyon, at para sa kaligtasan ng kapatid, pumayag si Lia. Ngunit habang nagsisimula silang magsama sa isang bahay, unti-unting nahulog ang loob ni Lia kay Dr. Rabino—isang lalaking mahirap maabot at wala ng interes sa babae. Ngunit kung kailan nahulog ang loob ni Lia sa binata ay siya namang pagbabalik ng dati nitong asawa. Ipaglalaban pa rin ba niya ang pagiging asawa, kahit na ang kasal nila ay isa lamang kontrata? At paano kung may sekreto palang tinatago ang kanyang asawa?

Camila has the face and body that every man would die for just to have her. But not the life, nagmula sya sa mahirap na pamilya at tumayong breadwinner ng kanilang pamilya. Nabubuhay naman nya ang kanyang pamilya ngunit isang pangyayari ang magpapabago sa buhay nya. She sold her body and joined an auction kung saan maraming mga milyonaryo at bilyonaryo ang kasama. Ang inakala nyang matandang nakabili sa kanya ay isa palang gwapong binata! Elijah, a young billionaire joined the auction as one of the buyers and there he met the lady in red that will change his whole life.

Carl Larson's intern is about to die, and her only wish is for him to sleep with her once. I disagree, and he says I'm petty. "It's just a one-time thing. She's about to die! Why do you have to assume I'm up to something dirty?" Is that so? I've seen them together more than once, though. I later agree, and he's relieved… until he sees me lying on his operation table for an abortion. He widens his eyes in disbelief. "What are you doing here?" I smile. I want him to murder his child. I want him to regret this for life.

Gumuho ang mundo ni Cherry Villafuerte sa paulit-ulit at harap-harapang pagtataksil ng kanyang nobyo. Dahil sa pagkabigo, parang nawalan ng direksyon ang buhay niya, at napilitang mag-leave sa trabaho. Ngunit sa kanyang pagkalugmok, isang lalaki ang biglang pumasok sa buhay niya—si Reynan Cuevas, ang dating masungit at suplado niyang pasyente, siya ang tila naging ilaw sa madilim niyang mundo. Sa kanilang hindi inaasahang pagkikita, may kakaibang alok sa kanya si Reynan. Isang solusyon na maaaring magpapalaya sa kanya mula sa sakit—isang kasal na kontrakwal. Ngunit handa ba siyang sumugal sa kasanduang kasal na hindi tiyak ang kahihinatnan? O mananatili siyang magpapagapos sa relasyon na siya lang ang nagmamahal?

Si Bianca Batista, isang barista, lumaking ulila matapos mamatay ang kanyang mga magulang sa isang aksidente noong bata pa siya. Pinalaki siya ng kanyang lolo’t lola, ngunit palagi niyang hinahangad ang pagmamahal ng kanyang mga magulang at ang magkaroon ng isang buo at masayang pamilya. Nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya si Lucas Alcaraz isang gabi sa isang bar—isang guwapo, mayaman, ngunit napaka-aroganteng lalaki. Kinaumagahan matapos ang kanilang one-night stand, hindi inaasahan ni Bianca na mababangga niya ito sa isang insidente, at mas lalong hindi niya inaasahang mapagkamalan siyang ina ng anak nito. Dahil sa sitwasyon, napilitan si Lucas na alukin si Bianca na magpanggap bilang ina ng kanyang anak.