21st Century Literature From The Philippines

Evangelina had a tough luck growing up with a family that wanted to trade her for security but one day things changed. She met her mate during a ball and sparks flew. They spent the night taking pleasure from each other. It all felt like a dream to Eva and just like a dream, it shattered when the morning came. When the morning light fell on his beautiful face, she realised with a shock that her destined mate is the vicious Zavion Kessler- the infamous alpha of Midnight pack- their swore enemy. Eva does what she thinks is best. She flees, leaving him sleeping not knowing the alpha had already planted his pup inside her. Two months later she finds out that she is pregnant. Her family decides to kill her baby and mate her off to an old chap. Eva runs away for her baby. Fast forward four years, she is a caring mother to a sweet girl and is scraping through life. Then comes a man who stinks of money and offers her millions for pretending to be his mate in front of his family during his big brother's mating ceremony. She agrees, again not knowing that the big brother of her fake mate is her true mate, Zavion. Tricky, isn't it? .................. "What are you doing?" I asked as his large callous hand wrapped itself around my left breast, clutching the lump in a tender yet firm grip. "Your heart remains calm like ocean when with my brother but flaps like a caged bird when I am around. Suspicious, isn't it?" he rasped while drawing circles over my palpitating heart with his thumbpad. I could sense it. He is close to finding out the truth. That I am his mate and that he has a daughter.

“You have no idea what you’ve done to me. I’ve been replaying every sound you made, every way you came apart for me.” His grip tightened. “I’m not letting that go. I’m not letting you go. Fuck the friendship. I want you.” I let out a little gasp. His thumb rubbed across my lower lip. “I don’t just want to fuck you—I want to keep you. You’re my favorite sin, and I’ll commit it again and again until you understand you’re mine.” His lips twitched a little. “You’ve always been mine, Savannah.” ——- Her sister is marrying her ex. So she brings her best friend as her fake fiancé. What could possibly go wrong? Savannah Hart thought she was over Dean Archer—until her sister, Chloe announces she's marrying him. The same man Savannah never stopped loving. The man who left her heartbroken… and now belongs to her sister. A weeklong wedding in New Hope. One mansion full of guests. And a very bitter maid of honor. To survive it, Savannah brings a date—her charming, clean-cut best friend, Roman Blackwood. The one man who’s always had her back. He owes her a favor, and pretending to be her fiancé? Easy. Until fake kisses start to feel real. Now Savannah’s torn between keeping up the act… or risking everything for the one man she was never supposed to fall for.

Three days after my daughter was born, my husband was killed by a car while running to the store for some groceries. I was so devastated I passed out. When I came to, his funeral was already over, and a stranger was standing in my living room. "I'm your husband's twin brother. I'll be around to help take care of you and the baby." Later, I locked myself in the bathroom with his urn, sobbing uncontrollably, when I overheard his buddies talking through the open window. "Dude, you’re so cool blooded. Inventing a twin brother just to dodge diaper duty? What's next—triplets and quadruplets coming out of the woodwork too?"

Avan Allen is a teenage inventor who creates a one of a kind invention that can transport people and objects from one universe to the other. Elated by how well it works, he's certain he'll win the prestigious annual teen inventing contest but accidentally brings a teenage boy called Travis from a parallel universe to his universe. When his invention gets mysteriously stolen, he and Travis, with the reluctant help of his twin sister, Aimee, must find it before the contest and in order to take Travis back to his universe. Will they be able to find the invention in time for the award?

She was the pride and joy of the pack. a role model to the she-wolves her age, but that all changed when her father, alpha of Rosewood pack was killed in a rogue attack. her uncle, who was the beta of the pack took over the alpha position then kicked her and her mother out of the pack. forcing her into a life of a rogue. Anita, the alpha's daughter who is only 18 years of age, learns to live life outside of a pack, as a rogue and take care of herself and her mother. Who was consumed by the grief of losing her mate. To a point that she lost her mind and was now a useless she-wolf in the eyes of the new alpha, her uncle.

Albaret Victori deon yang hidup di tahun 1520 dari keluarga kerajaan yang terkenal dengan kehebatan dan ketaguhan yang dimiliki oleh kerajaan tersebut. Kini telah memasuki tahun 2020, ia masih tetap ada di muka bumi ini sebagai bodygard. Dengan wajah yang tampan dan cool, sifatnya yang begitu cuek dan dingin akhirnya terkalahkan dengan seorang gadis yang pernah ia temui selama 500 tahun yang lalu. Dila laurent merupakan salah satu putri dari kerjaan seberang, yang mana merupakan musuh bubuyutan dari kerajaan Hansai yang merupakan kerjaan dari Albaret. Namun, sayangnya perempuan ini bukan perempuan yang bernama Dila laurent. Hanya saja wajahnya dan namanya yang menyerupai perempuan tersebut. Dila laurent di besarkan dengan penuh kemewahan sifatnya juga yang begitu angkuh dan tak ingin mengalah menjadikan ia sosok wanita yang mempunyai kepribadian yang sangat keras. Albaret terjebak di dunia ini lantaran ia belum berhasil mencari cara untuk kembali, andai saja jika waktu itu terulang kembali maka, ia tak akan memilih untuk masuk ke dalam pintu yang mampu membawanya sampai ke bumi. Selain itu, Albaret juga sangat pandai dalam segala hal. Di penghujung cerita apakah ia bisa kembali? Apakah ia bisa merasakan jatuh cinta pertama kalinya?

“Jim,” she moaned. “Please don’t go…” “No way, baby.” He held her face in both of his hands, his thumbs tracing the curve of her perfect lips. “I’m not going anywhere.” He spun her now, pushed her up against the wall next to the door. His arms were raised above her, his hands flat on the wall, and he lowered his head to kiss her, slow and hot. She wrapped her arms around his waist, and he almost groaned to feel those hands on him. “Kat,” he said against her mouth, his voice hoarse with want. “I need you.” **** Katherine Lawrence has built her life around disappearing. No records. No roots. A packed suitcase by the door. New hair every two weeks. No past, no attachments, and no reason to stay. When she’s finally forced to spill her secrets to a group of ex–Rangers and an ex-sniper, Jim Alden is assigned one job: keep Kat alive… and keep her from running. Jim is as guarded and dangerous as she is infuriating. He wants to shake her for her distrust – and kiss her until she forgets how to flee. When Kat’s past finally claws into the light, Jim makes her a promise she doesn’t believe anyone can keep: safety, honesty, and a place to stand still. But the past never stops hunting. As old enemies close in and lives hang in the balance, Kat is ready to vanish again, alone, afraid, and free. Unless Jim can convince her that staying is worth the risk… and that this time, she won’t have to run.

Kang Yura tiba-tiba masuk ke dalam dunia novel setiap malam dan menjelma menjadi seorang Putri yang dicintai oleh dua orang pria sekaligus. Yura menemukan sebuah novel ajaib di Toko Buku Yeokhwa berjudul ''Seperti Yang Kau Inginkan". Kehidupannya yang serba biasa, bahkan seakan penuh kegagalan, mulai berubah semenjak ia membuka halaman pertamanya. Novel itu membawanya ke dunia yang lain, kembali ke zaman Kerajaan Silla pada masa Korea Kuno. Ia menjelma menjadi seorang Putri bernama Yoohye dan memiliki kisah cinta yang terjalin indah dengan seorang Jenderal Muda bernama Kim Wonjin. Kisahnya dalam dunia imaji ini benar-benar mempengaruhi kehidupannya sampai akhirnya ia pun menemukan bahwa tokoh-tokoh lain dalam novel tersebut juga berasal dari dunia nyata! Pertemuan para tokoh novel dalam dunia nyata ini mengubah hidup masing-masing dari mereka. Namun kehadiran seorang rakyat biasa bernama Jiseok yang tiba-tiba muncul dalam novel membuat hatinya terpaksa mengkhianati cintanya pada Sang Jenderal. Tanpa diketahuinya, Jiseok merupakan seorang Pangeran dari Kerajaan Baekje yang berada dalam sebuah pelarian. Kisah cinta terlarang mereka terjalin sangat indah namun harus melalui banyak luka dan derita karena mereka berdua berasal dari dua kerajaan berbeda yang saling berseteru. Ternyata tak hanya mereka yang menderita karena cinta. Kisah cinta segitiga ini pun membawa banyak hati yang terluka melintasi dua dunia... Akankah Yura juga bertemu dengan Pangeran yang ia cintai di dunia nyata ataukah tokoh itu murni hanya ciptaan Sang Penulis? "Prince from Another World" akan membawamu memasuki dunia yang lain dan terhanyut di dalamnya.

To restore my crush's right to inherit his mafia family, I gave him one of my corneas. But when he regained his sight, my family chose to have my older sister marry him instead of me. In my past life, I tried to find him and explain everything, but he rejected me. My own family exiled me, and I died on the night of wedding between him and my sister. Then I'm reborn—back before I was exiled . This time, I choose to leave my Mafia pack and my crush willingly.. But that cold, heartless Mafia Boss? He completely fell apart.

Two best friends have their life upside down after a drastic event took place in one's life. They sure separated, but she loved him. Love. It was more than just a best-friend feeling. Things changed, people changed, everything changed. But her love was still the same. Can she ever gather the courage to tell him? Will he ever accept her?