A Stranger In My Arms

GUIECO CLAN SERIES #1 Kenya Guieco. Isang teacher-agent at babaeng nagmahal ng todo pero nagawa pa rin ipagpalit at iwan dahil lang sa hindi niya kayang isuko ang pagkakababae niya sa taong minahal niya. Kulang ang salitang sakit para ilarawan ang kung anong nararamdaman niya dahil ang ipinagpalit pa talaga sa kanya ay isa sa matalik niyang kaibigan. Nagmahal. Nasaktan. Naglasing. And then he met this hot stranger pero hindi niya naman type na siyang naging sandalan niya sa gabing wasak na wasak ang kanyang mundo. Hindi lang agresibong halik ang ibinigay niya sa lalaki kundi maging ang kanyang pagkababae na siyang sinisisi niya kung bakit nagawa siyang saktan ng taong mahal niya. Sinabi niya ding kaligayahan lang ang habol niya sa lalaki. Na bukod sa maka mundong ginawa nila ang gabing iyon ay wala na siyang balak na ikonekta ang buhay niya sa binatang hindi niya naman kilala. Pero sadya nga yatang mapaglaro ang tadhana dahil muli silang pinagtagpo. Sa bawat sakit na nararamdaman niya ay nandoon ang binata para pawiin iyon hanggang sa nakasanayan niya ng laging nasa tabi niya ang binata. Ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na ang gabi kung saan una silang pinagtagpo ay ang gabi din kung saan magsisimulang tumibok at magmahal ulit ang sawi niyang puso. Paano niya malalagpasan ang nagbabadyang ikalawa niyang kabiguan kung ang taong kanyang naging karamay ay ang taong mawawala ulit sa kanya? Bibitiw ba siya kagaya nong una o ipaglalaban niya ang kanyang nararamdaman para sa taong binansagan niyang ‘STRANGER’?

“I’m a virgin, yes, and thanks to you I lost it.” Masaya pa siya na naibigay niya sa isang estranghero ang pagkababae niya. Para sa kaniya, paraan niya ito ng pagrerebelde sa kaniyang ama dahil ipapakasal siya sa isang matandang lalaki na kasosyo nito sa negosyo. Pero ano ang mangyayari kung ang lalaking pinagsukuan niya ng kaniyang pagkabirhen ay pamangkin pala ng lalaking kaniyang pakakasalan? Paano kung hindi ito nakuntento sa isang beses nilang pagtatalik? Paano kung nais siya nitong solohin at angkinin ng buo at walang patawad? Matutupok nga ba ng pagnanasa ang kanilang prinsipyo? O matatakot silang pareho na makipaglaro sa apoy ng pagnanasa? Hanggang saan sila dadalhin ng kanilang atraksyon sa isa't isa? Mapaglalabanan nga ba nila ang pangangailangan na mapag-isa ang kanilang katawan at mapawi ang uhaw ng pag-aasam?

"Don't try to escape, Lisa. Be a good girl, and you won't have to be punished for it. From the moment you said yes to me, you became mine… your body and your life belong to me," his baritone voice whispered as his hands slid between my thighs. ** When Lisa Sanders is kidnapped by Alessio DeLuca, a ruthless Mafia boss, she’s thrust into a world of danger, luxury, and deceit. "She thought he was a monster. He thought she was his salvation." But the closer she gets to him, the more she realizes he’s not the monster she imagined. Beneath his cold exterior lies a man haunted by his own demons. In a world of lies, bloodshed, and forbidden love, can they survive the ultimate betrayal?

Drugged by her father, stepmother and step-sister, Trina Ryder had a passionate one night stand with a total stranger. As if that betrayal wasn't enough, her conniving family took away all hers and her ailing mom’s vast inheritance and sent them away from their ancestral home. Eager to regroup so as to become powerful enough to reclaim what’s rightfully hers, Trina relocates abroad, only to find out that she's pregnant for the mysterious stranger she had a one night stand with! Six years later, she returns to her homeland with a five year old daughter in tow. With her degree in hotel management and excellent skills in cooking, she got the much-coveted job as the private secretary/ personal chef to the richest and most successful businessman in the whole United States of America, Zane McAllister. When an incident led to her  cheerful, boisterous and mischievous daughter, Eleanor Ryder and Zane McAllister’s mini version— the cold, aloof, indifferent and extremely smart five year old Jayden McAllister to discover that they are actually biological twin siblings, their two unsuspecting parents are in for a roller coaster of surprises! Jayden and Eleanor formed an alliance and their mission; place a trap for their parents such that they have no option but to fall.  But exactly what will Zane and Trina fall into? Undying love or a reckless battle of custody? 

(Warning: Mature Content) "Satisfy me, and you'll have your reward. A reward for each time you do well." The words echoes in Aurora Duttman's mind as she stands frozen, realizing she's become a plaything for her new husband. Aurora's life has been a tangled web of mistreatment and betrayal. Her father and stepmother have manipulated her, while her Ex boyfriend's infidelity has left her heartbroken. In a bold act of revenge, she vows to lose her virginity to the next man she meets. That man turns out to be Luther Hawthorne, a mysterious, ruthless, and feared disabled billionaire. With an arranged marriage to a man she's never met, Aurora uncovers a shocking truth: the man she lost her virginity to is the same man she's married to. As she walks this treacherous new world, Aurora must confront the darkness of her past. Will she be lost in desires for her husband, or will she forge a path of revenge?

I could hear his heart race as he spoke, my head pressed against his chest. “And were you pleased with what you found?” I asked, giving in to the urge to find out exactly what he thought of me. “I found you to be exactly what I had hoped for, after all these years. You’re smart, funny and generally adorable. You drive me insane with your stubbornness. You have a gorgeously alluring figure and a pure, sweet face. Most importantly, you’re someone who I could live with for the rest of eternity.” He squeezed me gently, running his fingers through my tangled hair. *** Seventeen year old Callista is just your average teenage girl, however when she starts to have strange dreams after coming into contact with a mysterious guy in a coma things become complicated: especially when she begins to suspect that he is trying to speak to her through her dreams. Launched into an alternate realm with Greek gods, succubi and all things mythological, Callista struggles to balance her new-found destiny and her life in the human realm.

Vivian Caldwell gave up everything for Luca Moretti—her dreams, her independence, and ten years of her life. As the heiress to the Caldwell fortune, she built his empire, enduring his family’s abuse and his emotional neglect. But when she catches him red-handed with his first love, her world shatters. Confronting him only leads to more heartbreak when Luca cruelly throws her from a balcony, leaving her for dead. But Vivian wakes up in the past, years before her death, with one clear goal—revenge. This time, she won’t be the naïve woman sacrificing everything. She’ll take back her power, her fortune, and her life. The elusively attractive Dante Moretti, Luca's uncle, becomes her greatest ally—but on one condition: she must marry him.

After being left humiliated at the altar by her boyfriend who is a super star actor, Iris flees, heartbroken and determined to disappear. A night of drinking leads her to a chance encounter with a mysterious man, and they spend a passionate night together. By morning, she's gone, leaving behind money— assuming he was a male escort. But Jonathan Knight, a famous chef and heir to one of the world's richest families, is furious. Mistaken for a gigolo, he vows to find the woman who left him humiliated. What he doesn't know is that Iris is not just a disgraced bride but also the secret heiress to a powerful empire who had hidden her identity and had left her country. As Jonathan search intensifies, their worlds collide again seven years later— where secrets babies, passion, love, revenge and meals from a seven year old boy threaten to change everything.

Matapos magdesisyon ang mga magulang ni Claire na ipakasal siya sa kasosyo ng mga ito ay walang paga-alinlangan siyang umalis sa kanilang tahanan.Akala niya ay tuluyan na siyang nakatakas. But she was wrong.Sapagka't nakatakas man siya mula sa kanyang mga magulang, hindi naman siya nakatakas kay Alastair. Ang kasosyo ng kanyang mga magulang at lalaki na dapat ay papakasalan niya.

Living with my aunt and her family was meant to be a temporary, quiet arrangement just helping out and keeping to myself. On the first day of the new year, while everyone else was out celebrating, I stayed home, enjoying the rare silence and catching up on sleep. But when we ran out of water, I reluctantly stepped outside to fetch some, and that’s when I saw him. He stood by the gate of the house next door, effortlessly commanding attention with just a glance. A smirk played on his lips, and a flicker of amusement danced in his eyes behind his blue-ray glasses. At that moment, he was impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, I felt disheveled and barely awake, my hair was a mess and still shaking off sleep. But he didn’t seem to mind. There was something about him an air of mystery that made me wonder who he was and why he was there. Before I could look away, he spoke, “Hi.” Caught off guard, I managed a quick, “Hi,” while trying to pull myself together. “Can I know your name?” he asked. I hesitated but replied, “I’m Clara,” and kept walking. “Can I have your number?” he called after me. “Just as friends.” I almost refused but reluctantly agreed, entering my number into his phone. “There,” I said, handing it back. “I’ll call you,” he promised with a smile, as I turned to leave. What began as a chance encounter soon became an inexplicable connection. He had secrets, but there was something about him that saw through me, understanding things no one else did. The man I met next door wasn’t just a fleeting stranger,he became the reason I started questioning everything I thought I wanted.