Ann Patchett Best Books

Lumaki sa mayaman na pamilya. Kilala bilang isang Royal Family. Kilala si Seannah, bilang isang Royal Princess dahil sa pagiging mafia ng kaniyang mga magulang. Ang inaakala ng lahat na magandang buhay na mayroon si, Seannah ay malaking kabaliktaran pala sa totoong buhay. Inakala rin ng lahat na isang mahina at isang walang kwenta si, Seannah. Ngunit ang hindi nila alam ay may malaki pala itong sikreto na tinatago at kaunti pa lamang ang nakakaalam. Isang sikreto na magpapagulat sa lahat at kahit sa sarili niyang angkan.

"No... She's not my girlfriend... How do you expect me to date an over fed chicken. Fluid-filled being.... Never!" Bullied, betrayed, and broken….. Overweight Annie had every reason to disappear. But when a mysterious woman offers her a lifeline, she is transformed from a broken girl into a rising star in the modeling world. With beauty, confidence, and ambition now on her side, Annie's path crosses again with the man who broke her heart years ago. As sparks fly and secrets unravel, Annie must decide: will she succumb to love…… or use it to write the ending they never saw coming? Even while at the peak of her career, those seen as angels were the devils. But the question is, WHO IS THE DEVIL?

19-year-old Ethan moves in with his best friend for the summer, only to fall for the one woman he should never want: his best friend’s mom. She’s beautiful, mysterious, and completely off-limits. But the more he tries to stay away, the closer she pulls him in. One look was all it took. Now, there’s no turning back.

zahra tidak bisa menyangka jika dirinya akan menikah dengan laki-laki yang selalu bertengkar dengannya di grup. Terlebih lagi pernikahan ini bisa di katakan terjadi dengan proses yang singkat, bagaimana mereka menjalani pernikahan mereka.

Isang labandera si Marie sa mansyon nang mga Del Lucia. Siya ay may lihim na pagtingin kay Lenon Del Lucia, ang mayaman, gwapo, at higit sa lahat ang kinababaliwan ng mga babae. Maagang namulat si Marie sa sex. Sa edad na kinse anyos ay hindi na ito Virgin dahil sa maaga din ito nagkaroon nang kasintahan. Palagi niyang inaakit si Lenon ngunit hindi siya pinapansin ng binata. Hanggang kailan ang kayang gawin na pang-aakit ni Marie para lang matikman at maranasan nitong romansahin ni Lenon Del Lucia? Paano kung matuklasan niya na si Lenon ay ang anak ng mga taong pumatay sa kanyang mga magulang? Paano kung ang planong paghihiganti ay magiging tunay na pag-ibig? Will Marie choose her love to Lenon? Or she will revenge and kill Lenon? What if Lenon is a Mafia Boss?

That night I found out my Beta husband banged my bestie, who is 10 years younger than him, I also slept with someone 10 years younger than me in a bar. When they decided to kick me out of the pack, my ONS showed up unexpectedly and stopped them. He turned out to be my bestie's brother Chris, the supposed Alpha heir of the pack. I thought what between us was just an embarrassing one night thing, but he wouldn‘t let me go again, and claimed that he had a crush on me since years ago…

'Until when will you keep avoiding bumping into me, mate?'Best-friend with the rich girl at school form kindergarten, Calliope finds herself drawn to the forbidden fruit of their friendship, an exotic secret threatening to change the course of the middle class girl's life!A darker twist looms as he publicly rejects and humiliate her, shattered , she disappears into thin air only to reappear four years later, hotter, richer and smarter, and only one goal in mind. 'How about you taste what pains feel like, mate?'

The night before our wedding anniversary party, my husband—Harvey Clarke—receives constant calls from his first love, Cassie Moss. He responds by holding me closer, and I ask, "Aren't you going to pick up? What if it's urgent?" He firmly shakes his head and says he has already moved on. But when he receives news of her at the party, he breaks down right there and then, oblivious to the room of staring guests. When he tries to leave, I stop him in a panic, but he turns to me with a pure look of disgust. "Cassie's dead. Happy now?" The words hit me like a lightning bolt.

If you're looking for a story with sunshine, unicorns, and cliché endings well you won't find it here. Only Disney does those kinds of stuff, actually, this is a story where hopes and dreams are crushed into tiny little pieces, I know what you're thinking this is so over-dramatic but no, it’s not. I'm just simply telling the truth and the truth can be painful sometimes, anyway this is the tale where our brave main character got caught up with shit. Her life was simple back then robbing banks here and there and hacking stuff but it all changed on a faithful night, which she wants to take back so bad. Now she is plagued into a life with Mafias and Deadly Assassins with everyone out to get her, how can a kid possibly survive through it all? Join Midnight in a fun-filled adventure of a lifetime where she battled her way in a war between the Mafias and assassins, a past that needs reconciling and a promise that needs to be treasured. Where she asks herself in the end, how can a life be so cursed?

Takluk di Pelukannya Di balik kemewahan dan nama besar keluarga Vale, Auryn hidup sebagai bayangan. Sejak kecil, dia diajarkan bahwa kelemahan bukanlah pilihan. Dunia mengajarinya untuk bertahan, berjuang, dan tidak mempercayai siapa pun—karena satu kesalahan kecil bisa menghancurkannya. Namun, segalanya berubah ketika Lucien Morant datang. Pria itu seperti badai yang merobohkan benteng yang selama ini Auryn bangun. Dia dingin, penuh perhitungan, dan memiliki obsesi yang tak bisa dijelaskan. Baginya, Auryn bukan sekadar wanita yang menarik perhatiannya—tapi satu-satunya yang harus menjadi miliknya. Dalam permainan kuasa dan intrik yang mengikat mereka, Auryn harus memilih. Tetap bertahan dalam dunia yang kejam, atau menyerah dalam pelukan seseorang yang sama berbahayanya dengan musuh-musuhnya. Tapi satu hal yang pasti… Lucien tak akan membiarkannya pergi. Karena sekali berada dalam genggamannya, tidak ada jalan keluar.