Beautiful Ugly: A Novel

Bercerita tentang seorang gadis miskin bernama Kania Putri Salshabilla harus merantau ke Jakarta dan bekerja menjadi seorang pembantu di salah satu rumah mewah milik pembisnis sukses, Rudi Bianvaro agar kebutuhan sehari-harinya terpenuhi. Di sana Kania disambut dengan baik oleh istri Tn. Rudi yakni Indira Larasanti. Sampai-sampai beliau menyuruh Kania tidur di kamar atas bersebelahan dengan kamar putra mereka. Awalnya Kania menolak karena tidak enak dengan perlakuan Ny. Indira yang dirasa terlalu berlebihan. Tapi setelah Ny. Indira bujuk, akhirnya Kania mau untuk menempati kamar atas. Dan dari sinilah cerita itu dimulai ketika Kania mengenal seorang Riyan Marvel Alvaro, Putra majikannya yang terkenal badboy hingga dijuluki si trouble maker di sekolah SMA Bimasakti.

Amira Ameena kembali dihadapkan pada situasi rumit yang selalu dihindarinya. Mamanya selalu bertindak di luar akal jika itu menyangkut tentang dirinya dan pernikahan. Beruntungnya kali ini dipertemukan dengan teman masa SMAnya yang mana telah terjadi perjodohan sejak mereka masih balita. Justin Brotolaras tidak menyangka akan melihat Amira Ameena setelah sekian tahun berlalu. Teman SMAnya itu perempuan yang sejak dulu selalu menghindari Justin entah karena apa. Sekarang, Justin harus memilih untuk bersama dengan Amira atau mamanya akan terus menerornya seumur hidupnya. Sebenarnya, Justin menyimpan rasa kepada Amira entah sejak kapan. Dan itu baru Justin rasakan setelah Amira menghindarinya.

"You found me as a kid. Now let my adult self grow old with you..." --------------------------------------------- "We'll marry as soon as we meet again." "Pwomise?" The little girl held out her pinky finger. The boy entwined his own pinky finger with hers and kissed her lips shyly. "Promise." -------------------------------------------- Two successful people with their equally giant egos... Will they be able to keep their pride aside and fulfill the promises they had made to each other? Or will their promises be burnt by their blazing pride? 26 year old Evelyn White is what you would call a perfect 10. Beautiful, confident, successful and with a mysterious air surrounding her, she is the one most would kill for. Despite her young age, she is the CEO of a famous multimillionaire company built all by herself. Everyone is intrigued by her but no one has been able to get close enough to unravel her mystery. Until he came along. Meet Adrian Stone. The youngest billionaire. The most eligible bachelor. He is cold and ruthless to the world but has a soft corner for the beautiful Ms. White. He is content with admiring her from afar until fate brings them together as business partners. Now that he's back, he's intent on fulfilling the promise he made to her long time ago and make her do the same. Both of them being equally powerful magnets, watch as their hearts get attached and prides get clashed. Which one would win? ________________________________ Credits for all the pictures including the cover goes to its rightful owner.

This guy, how heavy is his taste, he’s still able to eat?” Waking up, she looked at her reflection in the mirror, explosive hair, tattoos, and a demon-like face. Look at her for more than a second and you’ll have spicy eyes (your eyes will bleed-aka she looks really ugly). Before her rebirth, she was in love with someone else, bent on escaping, and after having relations with him, hates him deep to his bones. After her rebirth, she looked at the beauty on the bed, seriously thinking, the one who left his shadow in the past, seemingly should be him? In her past life, her mind was muddled. She tried to get rid of the outstandingly beautiful husband that she didn’t want, was victimized by slag men and cheap women, and her most trusted friend brainwashed her. In the end, she found people rebelling and friends deserting (isolated and alone). In this lifetime, all of the evil people scheming and longing for her divorce should yield. Sorry but this young miss’s IQ is on the line!

Si Ally ay galing sa pamilya na hindi naman mahirap at hindi naman mayaman, kumbaga nasa average level lang ang kanilang pamumuhay,nagsusumikap sa buhay. Tatlo silang magkakapatid na puro babae, siya ang panggitna, that's why she has a strong persanality. Palaban, madiskarte, at independent. On the other hand,Copper is a MultiBillionaire widower, he owns multiple classes of Business, from aviation to mining company. In spite of being a billionaire he is a lonely, somewhat cold-hearted man. May anak siyang babae sa namayapa nyang maybahay. A very kind and smart little girl named Kasha. Magkatagpo kaya ang landas nilang tatlo? O may magaganap bang pag-iibigan sa pagitan ni Copper at Ally? Do they bring joy to Kasha? Love is everywhere and they'll wait until love will find each other.

“Seratus juta. Aku mau seratus juta!” Begitulah permintaan ibunya yang menandai titik kehancuran hidup Syaqilla. Dia tak pernah menyangka, sang ibu ternyata sangat membencinya hingga tega menjualnya kepada rentenir Tua Bangka yang sudah bau tanah. Namun, di balik kebencian (nama ibu) pada anaknya, tersembunyi rahasia kelam dari masa lalu. Rahasia kelam apakah yang telah disembunyikan oleh ibunya selama ini? Hingga membuat wanita itu terlihat sangat membenci Syaqilla? Lalu, akankah Syaqilla pasrah menerima nasib, atau justru bangkit melawan untuk merebut kembali kendali atas hidupnya? Yuk, ikuti kisah selanjutnya hanya ada di sini!

Tahimik ang mansyon. Tahimik… maliban sa mahinang iyak ni Princess sa bisig ko—isang buwang gulang, walang alam, walang kasalanan. Pero siya ang unang nasaktan sa lahat ng ‘to. Siya ang naiipit sa pagitan ng dalawang taong hindi na alam kung paano magmahal nang sabay. Nakaluhod ako sa harap ni Elise. Mahigpit ang hawak ko sa laylayan ng bestida niya, parang batang takot na maiwan sa dilim. Nanginginig ang labi ko, pinipigilan ang mga luhang ayaw na sanang lumabas—pero hindi ko na kayang kontrolin. “Please, Elise…” garalgal kong pakiusap. “’Wag mo kaming iwan. Hindi ko alam kung paano palalakihin si Princess nang wala ka. Hindi ko alam kung paano mamuhay kung wala kayo…” Pero wala. Wala siyang emosyon. Wala siyang luha. Matigas ang titig niya, parang ako pa ang mali. Bitbit niya ang maleta niya—hindi lang punô ng damit, kundi punô ng lahat ng alaala namin. Lahat ng pangarap. Lahat ng ‘akala ko tayo.’ “Hindi ko ‘to pinlano, Levi,” mahina niyang sagot. “Pero kailangan kong piliin ang sarili ko. Pagod na akong umasa. Pagod na akong maging pangalawa sa trabaho mo, sa mundo mo. Hindi ko kayang maging ina habang ako mismo’y hindi buo.” Gumuho ako. Literal. Napayuko ako habang yakap ko si Princess, habang nararamdaman ko ang init ng iyak niya sa dibdib ko. Halik ako nang halik sa noo niya, para bang kaya kong takpan ng pagmamahal ang kawalan ng ina niya. “Anak mo ‘to, Elise. Anak natin…” pabulong kong daing. “Kung hindi mo na ako kayang mahalin… kahit siya na lang. Kahit siya. ‘Wag mong iwan ang anak mo…” Pero wala. Ni hindi siya lumapit. Ni hindi siya tumingin. Tumalikod siya, dala ang katahimikang mas malakas pa sa kahit anong sigaw ng pagtanggi. "Ayoko na" mahina niyang sabi at hinila ang maleta palabas ng mansion.

Protecting the playboy Si Ayesha Kate “Katey” Montenegro, 26, ang nag-iisang babae sa pamilya Montenegro at pangarap maging detective, ay may bagong misyon: protektahan ang pinakasikat at pinaka-charming na playboy sa lungsod, si Mayor Calvin Fuentebella. Si Calvin? Lahat ng babae ay nahuhulog sa kanyang charm… maliban kay Katey. Sa bawat araw nilang magkasama, may tension, kilig, at nakakatawang eksena—habang unti-unti nilang nadidiskubre ang isa’t isa. Ngunit hindi biro ang misyon—kapag dumating ang panganib, kailangang ipakita ni Katey ang kanyang tapang bilang bodyguard. Sa huli, sa kabila ng mga intriga at eksenang nakaka-excite, matutunan nilang mahalin at igalang ang isa’t isa… at baka sa wakas, matutunan ni Calvin na may babae ring hindi basta-basta matatalo.

Isang atraksyon na nauwi sa mainit na gabi ng hindi sinasadya. Nagbunga, hanggang sa panagutan ngunit wala sa sentro ang pag-ibig kundi para lamang sa responsibilidad na kailangang magawa. Magkakaroon kaya ng pag-asa ang dalawang taong pinagtagpo sa hindi sinasadyang pagkakataon?

Paano kung sa pang-aasar ay mahulog ka sa isang kakaibang damdamin na tila nag-aapoy sa kakaibang nasa? Mangyari bang matutunan ng pusong mahalin ang mapanudyong damdamin?