Almost But Not Quite Meaning Mga Nobela at Kwento

Aliyah has spent her entire life living in the shadow of her sister, Aleli. Aleli often took away the things that made her happy, including her boyfriend, Benedict. She caught them in bed together, and instead of apologizing, Benedict blamed her for his infidelity. He accused her of lacking too much in their relationship, saying that Aleli filled those gaps and was better than her in every way. Aliyah’s heart shattered completely when the two got engaged. At their engagement party, Aleli created a scene, accusing Aliyah in front of their parents of trying to seduce Benedict. Heartbroken and humiliated she ran out of the party. She almost got hit by a car, and with so much stress and shock, she fainted. When she woke up, she found herself in Conner’s bedroom, Benedict’s uncle, a congressman. Conner made her an unexpected offer: a marriage of convenience. He needed a wife to improve his public image for the upcoming election. Aliyah and Conner’s relationship was starting to improve, but it didn’t take long before the fragile foundation they were building began to shake when Aleli found out about her marriage to Conner—a man far wealthier and more powerful than Benedict—started to do things and create issues to ruined her marriage to Conner. Despite that, Aliyah and Conner grew even closer. They discovered each other’s strengths and weaknesses, which only strengthened their bond. Just when Aliyah thought nothing could break them and she was finally ready to admit her love for Conner, his mother arrived along with Conner’s ex-girlfriend and dropped a bombshell—she had returned to tell Conner that they had a child together. But Conner did everything to prove that no matter what happens, he will always choose her above everything else.

Adeline Cruz was orphaned. At an early age she learnedto stand on her own feet. Due to poverty she could not finish school so when shewas accused of a crime which she did not commit. She could not defend herselfagainst evil people. She was imprisoned for two years. There came, Hernan. He is one of the sponsors who provides assistance for inmates such as food, personalhygiene, etc. There he saw Adelaine and he investigated her case until hehelped settle her case and get released. After a few months, their pathscrossed again and Hernan offered her a job as his personal maid, which sheimmediately accepted, especially since she had a lot of money to earn and shehad nowhere else to go. They got along well and it was only then that she feltthe appreciation of someone like him. Hernan was kind and caring so shecouldn't stop herself from falling in love with the man. Until one day, Hernancourted her and she immediately accepted his love. The days and months thathave passed have been happier and exciting for them. But when Hernan's ex-girlfriend returned, the man had changed. Until, Hernan proposed to the ex-girlfriend rightin front of her. Adelaine’s world almost collapsed especially when Hernan saidthat the good image of his name would be ruined if they continued theirrelationship because she was an ex-convict. He leaves Hernan's house and tries toforget him. She studied hard until she met Robert. With the help of Robert shewent abroad and they stayed there for several years. Five years later, Adelainereturned to the Philippines and unexpectedly, she and Hernan had crossed pathsagain because Hernan and Robert were working as business partners. Adelaine thoughtthat she had forgotten everything but the hatred flared up again in her heartwhen she saw her ex-boyfriend.

Synopsis "I thought, you won't show up until Zacahria doesn't agree to marry you? Oh, come on Silvia, are you really that desperate?" "Sorry? I think you mistook for someone, excuse me?" "I'm not kidding, so stop pretending you don't know me." " We are tired of your games Silvia." "For the second time, I am not Silvia! So don't ever call me that name again!" she said before turning her back on it and hurriedly leaving that place. Since she went back to the Philippines with his father, she could not sleep and was not able to rest . Because that named Silvia always interrupts her wherever she goes, she is always mistaken for Silvia. And who is that Silvia? Is that really how they look alike? Whoever that woman she's interested to know. When Zacahria saw her, he kidnapped the girl and took her to an island. Zacahria forces her to stop pretending and hiding from her parents because even if she did it over and over again he will not marry her. Olivia was hurt by what she heard so she continued the plan of pretending to be Silvia. And days passed she did enjoying his company. Olivia saw how much he cared for her and she didn't know that she had almost forgotten that she wasn't the woman he was looking for. She enjoyed being Silvia a lot and even more and when she found out that Zacahria was already in love with her she felt jealous for Silvia and felt pity for herself. But she has to put an end to that stupidity. She can't pretend for the rest of her life because she knew in herself that the day will come the real silvia will return.

Maxine is arguably the most bitter girl in town. Ever since her ex-boyfriend Leander left her, she has been rude to all men. It all started at a nightclub. Maxine was sad, sulking and drunk at the counter. She was still asking for many bottles of wine, but the bartender already refused her because she was already drunk. She was broken; she loves Leander so much, but he cheated on her. She thought he was the kindest man she'd ever known. Maxine couldn't even walk properly, she swayed and she almost fell. But the next moment she knew, she had already fallen to a man chest. And that was the time she met Law. The moment she looked up to see it. She saw her past. Her past that keeps hurting her till now. It was her last day here at the clubhouse and she promised herself that she would never come back here, but the pain of yesterday returned when she saw him. Leander and him look similar Law was a bit surprised when Maxine grabbed his white collar and kissed him aggressively. And that was the first and last encounter they had. Amari pulled her sister away from the unknown man. One year later. Maxine changed a lot, she was bitter and hot tempered as always. Maxine can't accept that her sister is getting married. She didn't want it to be like her who would only get hurt at the end. She was pissed, so she walked out of Amari's wedding venue with no one knowing. Destiny seems hilarious and playful. Law finally found her in the parking area. Maxine can't remember everything about him. But since that day, it seems destiny is really bringing them closer because Law Del Fierro is also her new Boss.

30 years old Aia Cerez works for almost 9 years as secretary of a playboy CEO. Ang amo nya ay isang dominanteng palikero na lahat na lang yata ng babaeng lalapit dito at magpapakita ng motibo ay papatulan nito. Sino ba namang hindi mahuhulog sa taglay na kagwapuhan at kakisigan ng isang Dark Oxford? Lahat ng babae ay napapatanga sa tuwing makaka harap siya. Makalaglag panty ang taglay nyang karisma na tanging si Aia lang yata ang hindi tinatablan. Sya lang ang bukod tanging babae na hindi nito nakakitaan ng interes sakanya kaya naman magkasundong magkasundo sila. Aia is already thirty years old Kaya naman pressured na pressured na rin siya sa kanyang lola na gustong gusto na syang magka asawa. Hanggang ngayon kasi ay hindi nya pa rin makita ang lalaking magpapa interes sakanya. Masyado syang pihikan sa lalaki. Dahil walang mapisil na magiging karelasyon ay naisipan nya na lang magpa buntis. Tama! Hindi nya kailangan ng lalaki sa buhay nya kung sakit ng ulo lang ang ibibigay sakanya in the near future Kaya naisipan nyang mag punta sa isang bar. Dala ng kalasingan ay nagawa nyang makipag kilala sa isang lalaki at ayain itong makipag talik sakanya. Kinaumagahan pag mulat nya ng mata ay ang Boss nya ang nakita nyang katabi nya sa kama. Pero paanong ito ang nakaniig nya gayong kahit lasing sya ay alam nyang hindi ito ang huling kausap nya? Paano nya haharapin ang Boss nyang babaero matapos ang nangyari sakanila?

RISE ABOVE THE ZODIACS SERIES | Dos - PISCES Free Phillian Zodiac is a frustrated painter and a full-time fisherman. Mula gabi hanggang madaling araw ay nasa gitna ito ng karagatan kasama ang mga tauhan para mangisda, at sa umaga naman ay tulog at nagtatago sa araw. In the afternoon, when the sky is red, he would go out of his room and sit on his veranda overlooking the mountains and the sea, and from there, he would start painting. He paints everything his eyes could see, and not a lot of people know this. Isang hapon, habang nasa veranda siya ng kaniyang silid at ipinipinta ang karagatan ay may nakita siyang palutang-lutang na kahoy sa dalampasigan. Using his binoculars, he learns that it isn't just a piece of wood but a raft with a person on it. An unconscious--probably almost dead person who might need some help. Naisip niyang baka isa iyon sa mga mangingisdang nagkaroon ng aksidente sa gitna ng karagatan. At dahil siya ang nakakita ay responsibilidad niyang tulungan ang taong iyon, lalo at nasa bahagi ito ng beach na pag-aari na ng pamilya niya. Nang marating niya ang baybayin ay saka niya napagtantong hindi mangingisda ang naroon, but a woman wearing a bridal gown. Nakadapa ito at nanginginig sa lamig. He saved her and brought her to his place. His female assistant nursed her, and when she woke up the next morning, she claimed to have no memory of the night before. Naisip niya na maaaring nagka-trauma ito kaya nalimot ang nangyari, pero anong gulat niya nang magkaharap sila sa unang pagkakataon ay bigla siya nitong pinagmumumura at binato ng kung anu-anong madampot nito. Odd, but she knows him, and she is furious at him. Bakit daw hindi siya sumipot sa kasal nila? Like, what the f*ck?

A night of blunders leads to a wedding that will bind their names forever. Hindi inakala ni Isaac Hendrick Castillo na ang matinding pagnanasa niya sa itinuturing na Prinsesa ng mga Contreras ay mabigyan niya nang katuparan sa mismong gabi ng debut party ni Freya Beatrice Contreras. Ang lahat nang ikinilos niya sa gabing iyon ay kanyang isisinisi sa ispiritu ng alak. Pero noong inakala niyang magtatagumpay siya sa kahibangan niya nang gabing 'yon ay doon naman sila nahuli ng mga magulang ng dalaga. They were very angry with him and the only thing that calmed their anger was when he said he would marry Bea. They agreed with him and as soon as everything's settled they got married. Sa unang buwan ng kanilang pagsasama ay naging maayos naman ang lahat sa pagitan nila ni Bea. She was his beautiful and submissive wife and he didn't regret his decision that he married her. Pero noong inakala niya na perpekto na ang lahat sa buhay may asawa niya ay nagkakamali siya. He almost got everything; Business, money, power, and a beautiful wife. Dahil isang hapon ay umuwi na lamang siya sa kanilang bahay na wala na ang kaniyang asawa. She left him without saying a single word. Hinanap niya ito kung saan-saan pero hindi niya ito nakita. Tinanggap niya ang lahat ng sakit nang pang-iiwan nito sa kanya. Pero isang araw ay nasorpresa siya sa pagbalik nito. She changed a lot, she is now cold, sophisticated, a grown-up woman, elegant, beautiful... and has a new lover! And what hurts the most is that he knows that her lover is none other than his cousin, Brent Timothy Castillo! She asked for his signature for their annulment paper, but he would never agree to annul their marriage. She will bear his name forever!

Labindalawang taon ng pag-ibig, katapatan, at pangako—winasak sa isang iglap ng putok ng baril. Buong akala ni Andrea, alam na niya ang tunay na kahulugan ng pagmamahal. Sa loob ng higit isang dekada, ibinigay niya ang lahat—tiwala, pasensya, at sarili sa lalaking tinawag niyang fiancé. Para sa kaniya, ang pag-ibig ay pananatili. Pagpili araw-araw. Kahit masakit. Hanggang sa Araw ng mga Puso. Habang nasa bingit sila ng kamatayan, isang baril ang nakatutok at sa sandaling iyon, malinaw na malinaw kung sino ang pinili ni Edward. Hindi si Andrea. Kundi ang ex niyang si Margaret. Siya ang niyakap. Siya ang pinrotektahan. Si Andrea ay iniwang duguan, sugatan, at parang hindi kailanman minahal. “You almost died!” sigaw ni Lira. “And he didn’t even look at me,” sagot ni Andrea, basag ang boses. “Parang wala lang ako.” Sa pagitan ng wasak na puso at natitirang dangal, gumawa si Andrea ng isang desisyong walang atrasan. Pinakasalan niya ang pinakamakapangyarihang kaaway ni Edward, ang lalaking kinatatakutan sa mundo ng negosyo na si Dylan Reed Romero, bilang paghihiganti. Ngunit si Dylan ay hindi simpleng rebound. Siya ay dominante. Mapanganib. Mapang-angkin. At sa kabila ng lamig niya ay may isang uri ng proteksiyong hindi kayang ibigay ng lalaking minsan niyang minahal. Ngayon, nahaharap si Andrea sa pagitan ng isang pag-ibig na bumigo sa kaniya, at isang lalaking maaaring humingi ng higit pa kaysa sa kaya pa niyang ibigay. Sa huli, magiging una na ba siya sa puso ng isang tao—o tuluyan na niyang mawawala ang sarili habang sinusubukang magmahal muli?

Hindi inaasahan ni Jillian na sa pagsama niya sa kanyang boss sa isang pribadong dinner party, makikita niya ang dating nobyong matagal na niyang hinahanap—si Zacharias. But the Zacharias standing before her was no longer the simple, funny, and loving man she once knew. He is now Zacharias Wolfgang, the only heir to the Wolfgang Empire—the powerful family everyone wants to be connected to. Five years ago, they met at one of his family's companies in Cagayan. Walang kaalam-alam si Jillian na ang lalaking minahal niya nang sobra-sobra ay nagpapanggap lamang na mahirap na empleyado. Sinusubok pala siya nito kung pera lamang ang habol niya. Nang bumagsak siya, Zacharias mercilessly erased her from his life. "Jillian Aguillar," he says mockingly, loud enough for everyone to hear. "Weren't you desperate to marry rich? Nakahanap ka ba?" Pilit ang ngiti niya. "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Wolfgang." Kumuyom ang palad niya sa likod. "I almost did." Later, she gathers the courage to stop him outside the restroom. Gusto niyang magpaliwanag. Gusto niyang sabihin na may anak sila. Pero hindi siya binigyan ng pagkakataon. "Now that you know who I am, you regret it?" he sneers. "Another scheme to get close to me?" Nadurog ng husto ang puso niya. Sa mga oras na iyon, napagtantao niya na may mga bagay na talaga na kahit anong gawin ay hindi na maayos. After all, Zacharias Wolfgang hates her. So why does he keep showing up in her life again and again? And when the truth finally comes out—about that night five years ago, about their child—Zacharias Wolfgang, the man who once abandoned her without hesitation, will stand outside her door, swallowing his pride… …and begging her to take him back.

Professional, intelligent and almost perfect for being passionate for her job as a doctor, that's Sandra Olivarez. She is the best doctor that PPS Hospital has and envied because of her incomparable talent. She also have a great and loving family na wala na ata siyang mahihiling pa dahil sa suportang ibinibigay ng mga ito sa kanya. Well, maliban na lamang pala sa kanyang Daddy na wala nang ibang ginawa kung hindi ay ipagtulakan siya na maghanap na ng magiging kasintahan at agad nang magpakasal dahil gusto na daw nito ng apo sa kanya. At the age of 29 kasi ay wala pa siyang nobyo dahil sa wala ni isang pumapasa sa dami ng sumusubok na manligaw sa kanya. Kung kailan naman siya nakahinga ng maayos dahil umalis ang kanyang mga magulang para sa isang bakasyon sa Berlin ay saka naman niya nakabungguan ang lalaking hindi niya ata makakalimutan. Ang estrangherong naka-one-night stand niya nang magbakasyon siya ng dalawang araw sa isang isla sa Romblon. She tried to ignore his presence and pretended she doesn't know him. Pero mas makulit pa ata ito sa Daddy niya dahil simula ng magkita sila ay hindi na siya nito tinantanan hanggat hindi siya um-oo sa alok nitong kumain sa labas. Halos napanganga pa siya ng sabihin nito na liligawan siya nito at hindi siya titigilan hanggat hindi niya ito kinakausap o pinapansin. Paano na lamanh kung malaman nito na buntis siya at ito ang ama? Makakaiwas pa kaya siya kung ang tadhana na rin ang gumawa ng paraan dahil nakita niya itong kusap ang ama habang naghihintay sa lobby ng ospital at nagpaalam pa ito na liligawan siya nang malaman na Daddy niya pala ito.