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He sees her as nothing more than a gold digger. She regards him as a callous brute. She shouldn't fall for him... ____ Isa lang ang pangarap ni Charity de la Vega at iyon ay maiahon ang sarili at ang may-sakit na ama sa hirap. Hindi man nakapagtapos, masipag at determinado naman siya. Kaya nga lang ay kulang iyon para maging matagumpay siya. Hanggang sa dumating ang isang oportunidad sa kaniya... oportunidad na yumaman. Ang kailangan lang gawin ng dalaga ay pakasalan si Ien Carreon: gwapo, mayaman, arogante at walang kasing lamig. Makakaya ba ni Charity na palagpasin ang once in a lifetime opportunity na ito? Pero ano kaya ang sikreto sa kabila ng kanilang pagpapakasal?

Jenine Ysabelle Guevarra, a simple Senior High School teacher at De La Salle University, had a conservative and old-fashioned approach to life. This led to her first boyfriend leaving her for a wealthy, sexy, and liberated woman. Since then, Jenine had become aloof with men and hadn't found a boyfriend until she reached the age of 32. For her, it was better to stay single than to get hurt again. Fate, however, had other plans. Jenine was assigned to teach the worst ABM section, where she met Huxley Baltimore, the younger brother of the man who had broken her heart. Huxley was handsome, rich, arrogant, rebellious, and a troublemaker, feared by everyone. At 20 years old, he hadn't finished Senior High because he kept dropping out of school. Even with his antics, he couldn't be expelled from the university because his family owned it. From the very first day in Huxley's class, Jenine experienced the headaches of unruly and noisy students. This was a tremendous challenge to her profession, and she wouldn't give up until she tamed these spoiled brats. However, Huxley challenged not just her profession but also her heart, manipulating her for his own game to get her fired from the university. Jenine was about to be kicked out, but Huxley intervened, saying, "I'd rather be expelled from here than lose such an outstanding teacher."

Nahulog sa bitag ng pekeng pagmamahal ng tumatakbong Gobernador na si Alessandro Tuazon si Maisie Trinidad . Dahil sa pag-aakalang tunay ang pagmamahal nito ay binigay niya ang sarili kay Alessandro at pumayag kaagad na magpakasal sakaniya. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahan ay parte pala lahat ito ng plano. Sa maling pagtibok ng puso niya ay nawala sa kanya ang lahat: pamilya at kayamanan. Nilisan niya ang bayan ng La Mystika at sa kanyang pagbabalik, kasama ang apat na gulang na anak ay wala siyang ibang hangad kundi ang maghiganti kay Gobernador Alessandro at sa pamilya nito. Magiging matagumpay kaya si Maisie o siya'y mabibigo at muling magpapadala sa tibok ng puso?

"Prometo elegirte, protegerte y amarte hasta la última página de nuestra historia." ~Nico~ Originally arranged to be married, Alinnyta Carmi Avilla's world comes crashing down when her first love and soon-to-be husband Azul 'Blue' Dela Vega falls in love with another girl. But when she meets Niccolo Alejandro – the man who has the same vibes as hers, she learns how to trust and love again. Can she finally get the happy ending she's been longing for? Or accept that a happy ending does not truly exist?

EUROPEAN BILLIONAIRE BACHELOR SERIES (BOOK 1) Khyfer Casteliogne - the world's hottest billionaire bachelor architect and one of the four (4) European youngest billionaires and who is being famous for winning numerous prestigious awards in the field of Architecture, which made him the greatest architect in this 21st century and hailed as the world-renowned architect of all time. As he establishes his own company and proves that he has succeeded his wicked father in the business world, an event will change his life. For one intimate and passionate romance over the Grand Hotel de la Minerve, the present will shock his darkest past. A past which is riddled with secrets that would undoubtedly ruin his life and cause him to lose the only lady he has loved for a long time. Pasts that are related to his friendship with the brother of the woman with whom he slept with that night in Italy. The unexpected stranger turned out to be the only woman he'd ever loved. He knows that the secrets he encased in the darkest part of the hell pit will undoubtedly destroy the woman's sanity and cause her to avoid and despise him forever. Susubukin ng isang hindi malilimutang gabing namagitan sa kanila ang mga damdaming matagal nang nakakubli sa likod ng kanilang mga pusong naging sing tigas ng bato dahil sa mga pangyayaring napagdaanan nila sa nakaraan. Their intimacy and love connection will fuel them with the courage to delve into on their past, untangle the web of secrets and lies, before embracing the future with peace and acceptance. Will he take the risk? Will she take the lies? ---------- THE BILLIONAIRE'S ROMANCE European Billionaire Bachelor Series 1 Roesia Gredel

Pagmamahalang langit at lupa. Ganyan kung ilarawan ni Hershey Mae Mendoza ang pangalawa niyang pag-ibig na si Frich Yuan Lim Guerrero, pinsan ng dati niyang kasintahan na si Alex. Kabilang lamang sa ordinaryong pamilya sa probinsya ng Cavite si Hershey. Mula naman sa kilalang angkan ng mga bilyonaryo sa China ang pamilya ni Yuan kaya malaki ang pagtutol ng mga magulang nito sa pagmamahalan ng dalawa. Para sa mga magulang ni Yuan, ay dapat mayamang babae rin ang makatuluyan niya na salungat sa estado ng buhay ni Hershey, kaya naging malaking hadlang ang mga ito sa kanila. Nagsimula ang istorya nila Hershey at Yuan nang magkaroon ng pagkakataong mag-aral ang dalaga sa De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, isa sa pinakasikat na paaralan sa Pilipinas na tanging mayayaman lamang ang may kakayahang makapag-aral. Sa pag-aakala ni Hershey na si Alex na ang kanyang tunay na pag-ibig ay nakaramdam siya ng labis na kalungkutan at pagkabigo nang magkasakit ito sa puso at napili siya nitong iwan at umalis ng bansa. Nagkahiwalay sila at doon niya nakilala si Yuan, na nabigo rin sa kanyang dating pag-ibig na si Hani. Nagtagpo ang landas nila Hershey at Yuan sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon. Naging sandalan nila ang isa’t isa at hinilom ng pagmamahalan nila ang mga puso nilang labis na nawasak. Subalit ang relasyong unti-unting nabuo ay nagdulot lamang ng napakaraming balakid. Paulit-ulit kasing pinamumukha ng kapalaran sa dalawa ang agwat ng estado nila sa buhay at ng mga taong nais manggulo sa kanilang pag-iibigan, mga trahedyang hindi inaasahan at pag-asang panandalian lang. Paano kung bumalik ang pag-ibig nila mula sa nakaraan, at handang kalabanin ang kasalukuyan? Ipaglalaban ba nila ang kanilang pagmamahalan? Patuloy pa rin kaya silang kakapit sa pag-iibigang pinagbabawal? O hahayaan nalang nilang sumaya ang isa't isa sa piling ng iba?

Eletheria Aurelius was bound to be married to a famous, rich and powerful man. Ngunit ang problema ay hindi niya man lang ito kilala. Nang malaman niya ang plano ng kaniyang mga magulang na ipakasal siya sa isang misteryosong lalaki, nag-walk out siya. Sa pag-walk out niya, napunta siya sa isang hotel kung saan may kahati siya. She has a roommate. And that roommate of her became the bridge for her to be free from her supposed to be marriage. She left their city and had her adventure. Pero may isang lugar siyang gustong puntahan ngunit eksklusibo lamang ito para sa pamilyang Ferrer. Ang Paraiso de la Ferrer. Desperada siyang naghanap ng paraan para makapasok sa eksklusibong lugar na iyon hanggang sa may nakilala siyang isang mayabang na lalaki, si Acanthus Ferrer. Naiirita siya sa lalaki ngunit wala na siyang ibang maisip na ibang paraan para mapasok ang lugar na 'yon. Hanggang sa isang araw, natagpuan niya na lang ang sarili niya na pumipirma sa isang marriage contract at sumasang-ayon sa mga kagustuhan ng lalaki. "Umalis ako at nagpakalayo layo dahil tinakasan ko ang kasal ko. Then, what? Suddenly, I'm married?!"

In a cruel twist of fate, my past and future collide. I am an intern seeking employment at Hotel De La Créme, a world-renowned hotel. As much as I wanted to work there, I had no idea my life was about to ruined by a playboy I detested... Hendrix suarez the man I hated the most, and he owns my dream hotel.

Kasumi Glay Perez, a grade 12 student of La Llera University and was also a transferee is an angel with a bitchy side attitude. She belongs to a strong type of student and anyone who messes with her, messes with her bitchy side. She can kick you through her word. One of the reasons why she and her best friend Jellah Marie was transferred to La Llera University is because of their attitude. As they enter the University, they will be able to meet new friends and enemies as well. It is there in that University also wherein they will be able to find their lovers. As they enter that school, many untold truths will be discovered. A dark past of Kasumi will bring her to the most tragedic part of her life. How will La Llera University change her life? Will she and her lovers from the past named as Kristoffer Kane have a happy ending knowing that both cannot remember? Or will it end with another tragedy?

Ezekiel Richard Wright is not only charismatic, handsome, clever, and a world-class architect, but his characteristics and achievements make him more alluring. The CEO, who suffers from sleeplessness, is arrogant, cold, and distant. Chen Xiu Ying, also known as Bella Chen, is a mixed-race woman with an American mother and a Chinese father. Her family is one of China's wealthiest, owning four mansions in Peking and three in Shanghai. She is the daughter of the CEO of Chen Entertainment. She is also the brilliant, stubborn, and acrophobic president of La Bella Fashion Threads Co. What if the worlds of these two CEOs collided as a result of their parents' arrangement? Can they figure out what's behind their phobias and cure each other, or will they trigger each other's fears and end their marriage?