Best Stand Alone Sci Fi Books

Ares Edriel Ledezma lalaking mas matibay pa sa bakal ang prinsipyo at paninindigan. Kaya n'yang ibigay maging ang sariling buhay maprotektahan lang ang bayang minamahal. Almera Leonor Villafuerte isang dalagang anak ng makapangyarihang Congressman sa Camarines Sur. Nagpanggap s'ya bilang si Maria na pangkaraniwang babae.Ngunit, sa hindi n'ya inaasahan na sa katauhan ni Maria mahahanap n'ya ang tunay niyang sarili at natagpuan n'ya ang lalaking gagawin ang lahat para sa kaniya. Pagkatapos ng anim na taon na pananatili sa America, naisip ni Almera Villafuerte na umuwi sa Pilipinas. Nag-krus ang landas nila ni Ares Ledezma at pinagsaluhan ang isang mainit na gabi. Nagpanggap na pangkaraniwang tao si Almera sa katauhan ni Maria na isang apo ni Nanay Maribeth. Lingid sa kaniyang kaalaman na malapit 'din dito sa Ares Ledezma at dahil sa matanda ay naging malapit ang loob nila sa isa't-isa hanggang sa nalaman ni Ares na nagdadalang-tao ang dalaga kaya inalok n'ya ito ng kasal. Ngunit, nag-iba ang takbo ng bawat pangyayari ng malaman ni Ares na iba ang katauhan ng babaeng lubos n'yang minahal at pinagkatiwalaan.

I spend three torturous years in a dark underground cell after taking the fall for Cole Greyhouse, a member of the nobility. He once held my hand tightly and tearfully promised that he would wait for me to return. Then, he would take my hand in marriage. However, he doesn't show up on the day I'm released from prison. I head to the palace to look for him, but all I see is him with his arm around another woman. He also has a mocking smile on his face. "Do you really think a former convict like you deserves to become a member of the royal family?" Only then do I understand that he's long since forgotten about the three years he was supposed to wait for me. I'm devastated, and my heart dies. I accept the marriage my family has arranged for me. On the big day, Cole crashes my wedding with his comrades and laughs raucously. "Are you that desperate to be my secret lover, Leah? How dare you put on a wedding gown meant for a royal bride to force me into marriage? You're pathetic!" Just then, his uncle, Fenryr Greyhouse, the youngest Alpha King in Lunholm's history, hurriedly arrives. He drapes a shawl around my shoulders and slides a wedding ring onto my finger. That's when Cole panics.

Mia and Ethan are best friends. When they start to feel the mate bond at a very young age their parents intervened confusing them. Right before their 18th birthday they meet again. But outside forces threaten to break their bond again. Will the two mates finally get their happily ever after or was their relationship just never meant to be.

“You have no idea what you’ve done to me. I’ve been replaying every sound you made, every way you came apart for me.” His grip tightened. “I’m not letting that go. I’m not letting you go. Fuck the friendship. I want you.” I let out a little gasp. His thumb rubbed across my lower lip. “I don’t just want to fuck you—I want to keep you. You’re my favorite sin, and I’ll commit it again and again until you understand you’re mine.” His lips twitched a little. “You’ve always been mine, Savannah.” ——- Her sister is marrying her ex. So she brings her best friend as her fake fiancé. What could possibly go wrong? Savannah Hart thought she was over Dean Archer—until her sister, Chloe announces she's marrying him. The same man Savannah never stopped loving. The man who left her heartbroken… and now belongs to her sister. A weeklong wedding in New Hope. One mansion full of guests. And a very bitter maid of honor. To survive it, Savannah brings a date—her charming, clean-cut best friend, Roman Blackwood. The one man who’s always had her back. He owes her a favor, and pretending to be her fiancé? Easy. Until fake kisses start to feel real. Now Savannah’s torn between keeping up the act… or risking everything for the one man she was never supposed to fall for.

When I caught my best friend having an affair with my boyfriend , I didn’t react , I only left the scene acting like all was fine . No one consoled me for the pains and the betrayal that I felt , they said I should let it go after all she was my best friend and I should be happy for her . Well, trust me I was . When her dad came unto me begging for just a taste of me , I wasn’t going to deny him such immense pleasure . I never wanted to be fucked , banged and treated like a slut by a man who was old enough to be my father , but then when this feelings that I couldn’t control kept coming in , did I have to give in ? I was nothing but a dirty little slut A bitch , that was what they called me , well I didn’t mind being his bitch as long as they were ruined .

Ava thought she knew heartbreak. She thought She knew betrayal. But when her world came crashing down and she was left with nothing but a stack of divorce papers on the day of their anniversary, the truth hit her harder than she could ever imagine. With nowhere to go and no one to trust, a near-fatal accident changes everything. Saved by a mysterious stranger, Ava is given a second chance at life -but not without strings attached. Billionaire Alexander Navarro offers her an escape. In exchange for her presence as his "stand-in wife," he promises her everything: security, safety, and a chance to heal. But as their worlds collide, secrets unravel and a deadly game of power, revenge, and twisted desire begins. Liam isn't done with her, and the past is far from buried. With every passing day, Ava's world becomes more complicated and her desire for vengeance burns hotter than ever. As she discovers this dangerous world, one question remains: Will Ava's revenge cost her more than she's willing to pay?

She wanted to save her purity for the man she loved for five years but mistakenly gave it to the wrong person, and even became pregnant with his child. The engagement was called off, and she disappeared for five years. When Flora returned, she had decided on a fresh start. But unexpectedly, she encountered that man again—Matthew Charles, the father of her two children and now her boss. Even more surprising, Matthew turned out to be the best friend of Patrick Jones—her former fiancé, who had been searching for her for the past five years. When the three of them met, it felt like everything was just beginning...

Sahabat itu teman yang selalu ada dalam suka maupun duka. Bukan hanya ada saat kau merasa bahagia dia ada, dan saat kau sedih dia tiada. Dengan sahabat kita bisa melewati segala rintangan, bersamanya cobaan seberat apapun akan terasa ringan. Sahabat adalah keluarga ke duamu, bersama mereka kau bebas menjadi apa saja. Ini kisah persahabatan yang tak akan bisa hilang dari ingatan. Tuhan memeprtemukan mereka di waktu yang singkat, begitupun persahabatan ke duanya. Tapi kisah di antara keduanya tak akan mampu terhapus di ingatan. Karena itu semua kekuatan persahabatan yang sesungguhnya. Persahaban tak kan terbatas oleh waktu.

After having her heart broken by her fiancé, Nathan, Anne made the mistake of spending the night with a total stranger, who ended up treating her as trash the next day. But little did she know that the stranger was someone she was going to keep seeing for the rest of her life. Lucian Hawthorne is a big business entrepreneur who has a painful and tragic past which kept him reserved and with a cold demeanor. When Anne comes into his life, claiming she was carrying his child, he never suspected that she’d be the catalyst to stir up joy back into his life. But no love story would be complete if there are no villains. Amelia, Lucian’s long-time ex comes in to stir up trouble and separate the two and when she didn’t succeed, she joined hands with Lucians’ sworn enemy, Davis Armstrong. Do you think they’ll succeed in tearing the two apart? Or will they strengthen the bond between them?

Mario Aubert runs from a tricky marriage contract, losing everything he owns in the process. He becomes broke and resorts to womanising and drinking in the long run. Ironically, he picks a special interest in Belle, a one-night stand, who appears rather suspicious. Unfortunately, she is gone from his life, and he can't reach her no matter how he tries. He starts to find her everywhere, desperate to put the pieces of the puzzles together.