volcanic age

On the night of their three-year anniversary, Anita finds her boyfriend cheating on her with another woman. Feeling heartbroken, she drowns her sorrows in a reckless night of passion with a mysterious stranger. The next morning, she wakes up to an insane offer from him, marriage. When she loses her job and her mother is in need of surgery, Anita, desperate and with nowhere to turn, signs the contract. Only to discover after that her new husband is none other than her ex-boyfriend's uncle. Anita quickly finds herself caught in a web of family drama with a marriage that was never meant to be real. But secrets have a way of surfacing. And when Anita’s past collides with her present, the once quiet life she had is about to erupt in flames. ~ “You weren’t acting like that when you were moaning my name in that hotel room” Heat shot through my body at his teasing remark. I gulped, trying to stay strong. “That was a mistake and you know it” Nathan chuckled, his dark eyes glinting with amusement. “Was it? Because I remember you clinging onto me… begging me not to stop” “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” I whispered, almost breathless as he trailed his fingers down to my jaw, tilting my face upwards. “What I enjoy is knowing that no matter how much you try to fight it, your body remembers me” The last words were a whisper against the skin of my neck. My breath caught in my throat. “My mother is in the next room” Nathan smirked. “Then you better keep quiet.”

At thirty years old, Alara doesn't need dreams. She has no use for it. Work, love, and family are all she needs—Until her boyfriend cheats on her. Five years later, her ex-boyfriend’s younger stepbrother sets his pretty playboy eyes on her, her work is threatened, and the balance in her life is upended. All Alara can do now is dream about desires she can't satisfy, yearn for glory beyond her reach, and hope she makes it with her life and her heart.

“We shouldn’t be doing this, Andrew. I’m over a decade older than you.” “If not right, then why does it feel so good? I want you Ada, I desire you!” There is nothing more intoxicating than the alluring scent of a woman you love, not even the pleasure at the bottom of a bottle can compare. 21 years old Andrew is faced with criticism when he falls in love with his sister’s best friend, an older lady and a divorcee. But Andrew is willing to go against the world for her. His obsession soon grows into addiction, but for how long can this forbidden affair continue? Is he really willing to face the challenges that come with loving an older woman? And is she ready to do the same for him? What happens when her ex-husband returns to win her back? Now she must chose between the one who returned her smile and the one who always held it.

Nanggaling sa mayamang pamilya si Chelsea. Siya na ang namamahala ng kanilang kompanya bilang CEO. Nainlove siya sa gulang na twenty years old sa kaklase niyang si Mateo. Naghiwalay din sila pagkalipas ng limang taon sa kadahilanang ng taksil si Mateo, nalaman niyang may katalik si Mateo na ibang babae. Dahil dun nagfocus at ginugol niya ang panahon niya sa pagtatrabaho sa kompanya nila. Naging karamay niya si Amalia, ang matalik na kaibigan at kaklase niya noong nasa kolehiyo pa sila at hanggang ngayon. Sa isang restaurant ay may makilala sila na isang gwapong lalaki, matangkad at matipuno na pinagpantasyahan naman nang kaibigan niyang si Amalia. Hindi niya pinapansin ang lalaki noong una dahil wala siyang interes dito. Ngunit sa pagbabakasyon niya sa Isla may makilala naman siyang mayaman, galante at may itsurang lalaki at napag alaman niyang siya ang step son nang may-ari ng resort. Sino kaya ang lalaking bibihag sa kanyang puso pagkatapos nang pinagdaanang sakit sa ex-boyfriend niya? Ano ang katauhan ng mga lalaking nakilala niya sa restaurant at sa resort? May madidiskubre pa kaya siyang lihim sa pagkatao ng mga lalaking nakilala niya? Ano ang magiging reaksiyon ni Chelsea sa lihim ng lalaking nakilala niya sa Isla? Ano nga ba ang lihim sa nakaraan ng lalaking nakilala niya sa restaurant?

One night, during a celebration with her brother's friends, Charlotte's parents announced that she was getting married. Even though there was no love between them, the wedding took place. After getting pregnant, Charlotte started to develop feelings for her husband, Elijah. However, she soon discovered that he was involved with another woman.

He is a 10 but he is a decade older than me, my brother’s best friend, a therapist who wants to counsel me and... he likes to hurt little girls like me. “What were you doing this morning?” “I was meditating.” He is right. I am a terrible liar. Aiden raised his eyebrows. “Is that so?” He waited for my answer, crossing his arms over his chest. I got distracted by the way his biceps bulged. He noticed me staring. I glanced down at my lap, twiddling my thumbs. “Y-yes, Doctor Aiden, I was meditating and I-I focused on my breath like you taught me—” “Why are you lying to me, Ivy?” My head snapped at him. “I-I am not lying.” Aiden tilted his head and my throat went dry when he said, “Then why did I hear your voice moaning my name when you orgasmed with your fingers inside you?" He is her first love. She is his best friend's little sister. Will a chance reunion lead to true love? I was a good girl. An honor student. A dutiful daughter, sister and a sweet girlfriend to my boyfriend until I found him in my best friend’s bed. I didn’t want goody-two-shoe nice boys who gave me empty promises. What I wanted was a man who wouldn’t hurt me. When I found my brother’s best friend, Aiden Stone, with only a towel around his hot Greek body dripping wet from a shower, I decided that what I wanted, what I had been wanting for years, was him. The only problem? He is a decade older than me, my brother’s best friend, a therapist who wants to counsel me and... he likes to hurt little girls like me.

When ambitious journalist Quinn lands the scoop of a lifetime - an exclusive with the reclusive billionaire Lachlan McIntyre - she never imagines it will lead her into the eye of a storm... both literally and figuratively. Trapped on Lachlan's private island by a raging typhoon, Quinn finds herself drawn into the orbit of this magnetic older man. As the wind howls outside, Lachlan's carefully constructed walls begin to crumble, revealing dark secrets that could destroy everything he's built. With each passing day, the heat between them intensifies. Quinn knows she should keep things professional, but how can she resist when Lachlan looks at her like she's the answer to every question he's ever had? As Lachlan opens up, sharing his deepest thoughts and desires, Quinn realizes she's stumbled upon the story of a lifetime. But at what cost? The longer she stays, the harder it becomes to decide whether her feelings or career or more important. When the clouds finally part, Quinn faces an impossible choice: pursue the truth that could make her career, or protect the man who's captured her heart? Will Quinn choose ambition or love? Can Lachlan let her go once she knows it all?

Five officers involved in a joint operation find love and babies with younger women in this compilation of interconnected stories and characters.

Dahil sa kawalang bayag ng kaniyang ama at pang-aapi ng kaniyang madrasta, napilitan si Natalie na magpakasal kay Mateo Garcia, isa sa mga pinakamakapangyarihang tao sa San Jose. Sa araw ng kanilang kasal, natuklasan ng kaniyang asawa na hindi na siya birhen bago pa man sila ikasal, na siyang nagpatibay ng paniniwala nito na isa siyang maduming babae na may magulong buhay. Matapos dalhin ang bata sa loob ng kaniyang sinapupunan sa loob ng siyam na buwan, iniluwal ni Natalie ang kaniyang anak, pinirmahan ang annulment papers na inihain sa kaniya ng kaniyang asawa, at saka naglaho na parang bula. Makalipas ang ilang taon, nagbalik si Natalie sa San Jose kasama ang isang bata. "Mr. Garcia, balita ko ay naghahanap kayo ng personal doctor?" Malugod na pumayag si Mateo. "Tanggap ka na." May bali-balitang kumakalat na walang asawa, ni kalandian si Mr. Garcia. Ngunit para siyang Isang tutang naglalambing sa kaniyang personal doctor at itinuturing ang anak nito, na hindi pa alam kung sino ang tunay na ama, na parang sarili niyang anak.

Si Sarina ay isang probinsyanang nurse na mas pinili ang maging private nurse dahil na rin sa laki ng sahod kay Maximus Lardizabal. Isang kilalang negosyante sa bansa at playboy na rin. Mayroon siyang kasintahan ngunit mahilig pa rin siya sa babae. Nang maaksidente ito sa ibang bansa at bumalik ng Pilipinas ay bulag na ito at nakatali na sa wheelchair na naging dahilan upang tuluyan na siyang iwan ng kasintahan. Samantalang bigla na lang nag-offer ang binata sa dalaga na hindi mapaniwalaan ni Sarina at mabilis niyang tinanggihan. Ngunit dahil na rin sa pangangailangan ng pamilya niya ay nagbago din ang kanyang isip at pumayag na maging parausan ni Maximus sa loob ng isang taon sa halagang 10 milyon. Ang hindi alam ng dalaga ay may mga iba pang kasunduang kalakip ang kontrata nila at sa pagsasama nila ay malalaman niya ang lihim na itinatago ng binata.