books about finding yourself

"W-what the fudge am I gonna do?” Citrine found herself in a panic as she saw the blood flowing in Rivers"s stomach. “Don"t you dare die on me! I'm telling you River!"She hasted in a very panic tone because she can’t afford to see a person dying in front of her. P-pwede tumahimik k-ka?” Nahihirapang salita ni River sa kanya habang sapo-sapo nito ang kanyang tiyan na may tama ng bala. Kinuha nito ang kanyang kamay upang ipangtakip sa sugat nito na mas lalo niyang ikinataranta. “F-fuck! Come on, Ill take you to the hospital! "She shouted when she felt his body was hot. Sinapo pa niya ang noo nito but River refused to be touched. She was stunned to speak again when she noticed how River gave him a look while breathing heavily. “Kapag pumunta tayo ng hospital, Tatakasan mo ko, Hindi pwede. D-dito ka lang," Sagot nito habang tinitiis ang sakit. River was one of the members who tried to kidnapped him. In his state, she could easily leave him and escape but how could she leave the person who also tried to keep her safe? She was about to move her hands when she felt River had passed out. She slowly moved near to his heart to check if there is any heartbeat. Muli siyang nag-panic ng hindi niya maramdaman ang tibok ng puso nito kung kaya't napahawak siya sa magkabilang pisngi nito at tinignan ang nakapikit na binata. She automatically pressed her lips against him to give him a CPR but he wasn't moving! She was lost when she suddenly felt his lips was moving and there! She just kissed her hot kidnapper! How on earth and heaven that this gorgeous, fine young man, good-looking and stud-muffin guy became her kidnapper?

MATURED CONTENT | RATED18+ | COMPLETED Thunder is an International Model who only focus on his job and to his friends. He doesn't have a lot of time because of his job. Pasikat siya ng pasikat kaya mas lalong dumadami ang offer sa kaniya at tinatanggap niya naman. He loves his job so it's fine with him. Then he met a girl named Yessha, it's his girl bestfriend, friend. Nang nakilala niya ito madalas niya na itong makita kung saan. Then one day Yessha talked to him, she wanted to offer something that unexpected. She wants him to become her partner not in a relationship but Yessha wants him to become her partner in bed. Thunder was literally shocked, akala niya nagbibiro lang ito dahil ilang beses niya na itong nakita na nakikipag usap sa mga iba pang lalaki. But somehow he accepted the offer. He thought that it's just a simple bed partner, pero hindi niya akalain na wala pa itong alam at napakarami nitong hindi alam sa ganoong bagay. Yessha is just a curious girl and wants to explore new things about s*x and adult things Yessha just want a one man that can be her partner without feelings involved. She just want to have some fun and escape to her problems. She wants to escape from reality and do things that she want. But, she will not do it to a lot of men, she just want a one decent man that can agree with her wants, and she chose Thunder. She wants to try it with a celebrity model. Naiisip niya palang ito, na eexcite na siya sa mga magiging karanasan niya at masusubukan.

All of us know that half of the truth is often a whole lie. That's what Saff life does.. Oreus promise that after he finishes his personal business to Manila, he will come back and Saff kept that promised to herself. Until then, the time flies fast and finally met each other. But after that, it seems their lives turns up and down, the promises that she kept on holding on was gone.. There is no way to escape. Will she keep relying unto that promise and continue loving him despite his disparment that made her life falls into pieces? Or just forget about it and living a life without him?

Zia and Grae have been friends for a long time and both have loved ones in their lives. They only see each other as friends and will not go beyond that because they are both in relationships, but one night came when they both fell in love with each other because of the problem that they didn't expect to reach a point that they both didn't think about. After the night when something happened between them, Zia got pregnant, but the only one who knew about it was Zia because Grae lost everything because what was on his mind was someone else he was with that night. Natakot si Zia n ipaalam kahit kanino nag nangyare kaya sinarili niya ang lahat, She was very depressed about what happened because she didn't think that her bad dream would happen. She got pregnant, which was not planned. Can a nightmare be a good dream?

I first met you in a nightclub, and you first met me when I was a kid. I did it because I needed money, but you agreed because you wanted revenge. I want to forget about that memory, that cursed night, the one that made me feel worthless. The memory that is the root of all of my problems and the outcomes of your plans. What would have happened if I hadn't met you in the first place? What if I just let my dreams fade away? Should I fight for you and face the consequences, or will I be cursed for the rest of my life?

Zevianna Gwen Sanchez is a teacher in a well-known and popular school across the country. She is twenty-three years old and currently in a relationship with her beloved fiance. Their relationship lasted for five years because of their pure love. They planned to get married in a few months. But suddenly, fate played a role in their lives. Zevianna found out that she was going to marry a man that she had never met or seen before. Her parents arrange the wedding for her and for the son of her parents' friend, who will help to rise and to rebuild their company. What will happen in Zevianna's life after finding out that she needs to marry the man for the sake of their company?. How will her lover feel, when he finds out that the woman he promised to marry, is going to marry another man?. Will Zevianna's life be completely messed up because of this arranged marriage?. Or will Zevianna just run away?.

This story is about a girl trying to save herself from all the things that's weighing her down. From the brokenness and the pain and all the depression and anxiety. This story is about striving after giving up. This would tell a tale about having hope in the middle of nothingness and seeing light amidst the darkness. A journey of death trying to find life.

Timotheo Batobalani with the famous nickname 'Theo Basagulero' is the lost heir of the Frouch family. The sin of the father made Theo despise the Frouch family and fled at a young age. Luckily, Theo was found by the cousin of his late mother and they lived a simple life somewhere far from the Frouch family. But Theo was once again left alone with a tragedy that opened a chance to join Foedus, an organization led by the notorious men. Theo became a brute neophyte member of Foedus who never fear death. His best defense and offense are martial arts. He finally embraced a dark life, but even being a fearless man, his clumsy funny side never fades. Boisterous... Quarrelsome... Until he met Hestia Flores, a timid young lady with an astonishing beauty. Is Hestia will be his light to his dark world or will be his destruction as his secret is finally about to reveal?

John Smith is but a common name given to a child actor prodigy. As he grows, he aspires to become the greatest actor the world has ever seen. However, a tragedy involving his parent's death made both him and his sister's downfall. On his way home from school, thinking about giving up his whole acting career, he’s looking at the ticket his sister gave him to an audition that made him dream one last time. There he meets Anastasia Frey, a girl who wears a mask of a "kind princess" who happens to be a guest judge at the said event. Seeing witness to John's superior acting skills among the other participants, she takes him by his collar to a secluded room, and guess what? Keeping her ulterior motives hidden, she offers him to become her husband and be the CEO of her grandmother's company. Sounds too good to be true, right? Can John, a virgin his whole life refuse such a seductive offer coming from a total knock-out beauty right in front of him? Even more, now that his sister is being held captive by this tyrant princess. Will his superior acting skills help him become the perfect husband and be the ultimate CEO? Can love actually bloom in such a charade relationship?

All of her life, Maville Costas was born with a golden spoon in her mouth. She was the only heiress of the Costas Corporation, the family's Princess, and labeled as the richest elite in the country. She lived her life following all the dreams her mother built for her. Mistakes aren't allowed in her life as she needs to maintain her perfect image in the crowd. She was caged in the darkness, not being able to find the light that could save her. Living her life was tormenting for her not until she met Zyril, the man that is the epitome of a dream. The moment she looked into his eyes was when she knew she was home; she finds peace and solace in him. She knew then that he's the light that could free her from the darkness. But not the way, Zyril sees it, because the moment his eyes landed on her was the moment he knew she's so hard to reach. However, you can't control the wild beating of your heart. When they both fall in love with each finding each other comfort, they didn't know the storm that was coming in their ways. That eyes that once scream home for her were all in the past now as his eyes tell once serenity in her life.