Bessie Barredo

Adventurers search for World War II gold in the Philippines.

An oppressed housemaid has transformed herself into a wealthy and powerful business mogul through sheer dint of talent, ambition and driving need to avenge herself on her tormentors.

It follows two prostitutes striving to escape their sordid pasts. One falls for a man who sacrifices her for a mother-approved marriage, while the other marries a good man who eventually discovers her hidden history.

A story about a man who buried a money cache and went to jail, rehabilitated, and wanted to change his life but trouble still hunts him.