Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Books

"Siapa kamu?!" teriak Rachel Clarke (28 tahun) ketika dia bangun di pagi hari dan mendapati dirinya telanjang bulat dengan seorang pria mendengkur pelan di sampingnya. "Aku calon suamimu, apakah kamu lupa apa yang terjadi tadi malam?" kata pria di sampingnya dengan mata setengah tertutup. Sejak hari itu kehidupan Rachel berubah 180 derajat. Tiba-tiba dia harus menikahi seorang miliarder muda bernama Nicholas Anthony hanya karena perjanjian konyol yang dia tandatangani ketika dia mabuk.

Si Clover ay isang babae na hindi nalalayo ang estado ng buhay sa iba. Gaya ng mga kabataan ngayon ay nahilig din ito sa social media, partikular sa Facebook site. Kabilang din ito sa mga taong naging sikat sa social media dahil halos araw-araw ay humahakot ito ng daang-daang likes. Marami na rin ang sumubok na ligawan siya sa kanyang Facebook account, ngunit palagi niya itong nire-reject. Para sa kanya ang mga lalaking nakilala lang dito ay hindi pwedeng seryosohin, puro landi-landi lang.Pero tila parang nag-iba ang ihip ng hangin at timpla ng kape ng makilala niya si Percy na parang may extended brain orb sa ulo, in short, abnormal, at palaging nanggugulo.Habang tumatagal ang communication nilang dalawa, ang akalang landi lang ay tila ba nag-iba.Is it possible to fall in love in social media?Kung sakali man, may kasiguraduhan kayang magtatagal ang relasyong binuo nila?

Alpha Feathers enslaved her because her father killed his mate, his father and enslaved all his people. He treated her cruelly and made her go through series of pain. But she fought her way to become his Luna despite hatred from Feathers and from the Beta's family who wanted their only daughter for Feathers. She tried everything in her capacity to make him see that she was innocent and was the entire opposite of her father, she even fell in love with him and keep trying so hard to make him love her back but Feather's heart remained as rigid as a stone. She found out she was pregnant for him and went to his room to tell him only to see him half naked with the Beta's daughter. She was heartbroken and gave up, she didn't even tell him about the pregnancy, so she left the pack. They met again two years later at the Alpha's annual ball. She had come as a Luna of Alpha Sam, one of the most powerful Alpha in the world. But she was with a two years old baby. When Feathers sighted her, he immediately wanted to claim her and the baby as he had realized that she was his second chance mate. He loved her now and was ready to do anything to have her back. But this time, it was HER who has a heart as rigid as a stone. Can she resist the ultimate temptation of the mate bond between her and Feathers? Can she forgive him and get back together with the father of her child? Will she be able to let go of Alpha Sam who loved her with passion and even killed his Beta for her sake?

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When Aria Jennings loses her previous job because she repeatedly came in late, she has to find a new job as soon as possible because she has to take care of her son. On a night out at the bar, when she was drinking her miseries away, she meets a handsome stranger, to who she spills her problems. To help, he offers her a card to one of the biggest companies and asks her to contact them for a job. Desperate, she does exactly what the stranger tells her to do, and surprisingly, she gets the job, only to start working and find out that the handsome stranger is her new boss. How does she fit in with her new colleagues when it is obvious to everyone that she is her boss's favorite?

Olivia had a life that was almost perfect. Her father was the city mayor, her best friend was a good handsome man who was also the son of the founders of the city’s top hospitals, and her physical appearance was almost perfect too that she could make anyone like her anytime. But the thing was that she hated her father for never giving her love ever since her mother passed away—which resulted to her becoming a rebellious teenager. Dakota, on the other hand, had the opposite kind of life as Olivia. She had to do minor crimes at the age of 15 for survival with his older brother. She used to have a dream to be a nurse—which ended up vanishing ever since her life became miserable. One day, Olivia and Dakota crossed paths as Olivia insisted to enter the criminal life of Dakota for fun. Everything was fine at first as they enjoyed being partners in crime—not until the time came when they had to be separated because of the big difference between their lives and the betrayal that cut the relationship between the two girls. Years later, they met again as the both of them had changed to be more mature and powerful from the past years. Olivia had been holding the same guilt for years as Dakota had been holding the same grudge for years. Their sweet relationship had already ended years ago, but did their feelings ever change through the years that passed? What happens when they cross paths again? Will Dakota get her revenge? Or will their sweet relationship as partners in crime be restored again?

"Do you always get this angry when others play with your dolls?" "No, just when it comes to you. You're my favorite doll." * Cara Morelli gets the heartbreak of her life when she finds out that her boyfriend is a recruiter for an illegal sex club, but that is after he abducts and dumps her there. As fiery as she is stubborn, she won't go down easily. After maiming, and nearly killing a client- on purpose- she is punished; murdered. But by some stroke of providence, she reincarnates inside the body of a woman known as Agent Thirteen, who belonged to an elite team of female assassins. And the Boss? A ruthless mafia Don widely known as Leone "the devil" Andreotti. It takes Cara a while to get used to the fact that prior to the time when she swapped bodies with Agent Thirteen, the assassin had signed her freedom off to Leone as part of the contract to be his assassin... to be used to kill targets until she scored him a hundred kills. But now, Leone wants more than a hundred kills from Cara... Ever since she blatantly disrespected him. And now that she is a trained assassin, is this the answer to her long-standing quest for revenge against her betraying boyfriend and the club, or will it embroil her deeper in a deadly obsession with the most dangerous man in the city? You're right. It's both. * "I'm tired. Fucking kill me already." "No, I want to wear you out. That's the only way I'll enjoy it. I have preferences, Angel." * "If you run, he will chase you." "If I don't, he will kill me." "Will he?" The look she gives me is knowing. I roll my eyes. "Of course he will." Right?

Hindi makapaniwala si Rhian Monleon na naibigay niya ang kanyang sarili sa lalaking hindi naman niya kilala sa unang gabi ng kanilang pagkikita. Umuwi siya ng Pilipinas dahil kasal ng kanyang matalik na kaibigan. Hindi niya inaasahan na makikilala niya si Logan Montereal. Ang lalaking naka-One Night Stand niya. Nagpasya si Rhian na bumalik agad ng Spain dahil iba ang kutob niya sa kanyang nobyo. Gusto rin niyang aminin sa kanyang nobyo ang nagawang niyang pagkakamali. Sa kanyang pagbabalik ano kaya ang matutuklasan niya? Magkikita pa kayang muli sila Rhian at Logan?

The story of a cold-hearted and cruel bodyguard -Jack Macario- with a scar on his cheek that still dissolves in his misery. His elegy accompanies the death of his wife since five years ago. Lilyana -his wife- died of a serious illnes after giving birth to a little baby. A deep sense of longing for the figure of his wife made Jack slumped. For the sake of killing time, Jack's daily life is only spent getting drunk. That afternoon, fate once again tried to play with Jack's life which was meaningless. An incident occurred, Jack accidentally bumped into a girl at the crossroads. The girl was named Sharren Watson, the daughter of a noble in England. Sharren was badly injured, and almost died. However, a bit of luck came to Sharren woke up in a hospital with both legs paralyzed. Because of the reason paralyzed the fiance named Robert Chayton decided to leave her. The predicate 'spinster' is now attached to Sharren. Immediately hatred took over Sharren's mind, she intended to take revenge on Jack. However, her heart betrayed, unconciously, Sharren has fallen in love with Jack. Will Jack be able to receive from Sharren, the spinster? Then what about Jack's five-year-old daughter? Meanwhile, since childhood, Eleanor was close to Deasy, the younger sister of the late Lilyana, who also had feelings for Jack.

Matured content. "Why...are.. you looking at me that way?" Emily stuttered. "I want to kiss you so bad." "I.I...me..." Have you ever been lied to? Have you ever tried to change someone? Have you ever thought you knew someone but found out things were not how it seemed? Emily Riverstone finds out that her new boyfriend happens to be the owner of a multi billionaire company and had been hiding his indentity from the world and even from her. Will she be able to overcome the consequences that comes with knowing the truth or will it be the death of her.