Chain Message

Summer's best option is to end her life. When she separated from her sister Autumn when they were orphans, her adopted father molested her. A surprising chain of events occurred. For no apparent reason, a man named Bard Mignus De La Haye appeared in the picture and became her guardian. She accepted the misery, the mystery, and the lies because he helped her to stand on her own feet to face her fears, wasn''t he?

Because of the horrendous agreement, Solly Arien was forced to marry an unknown man to save her sister, Sandy Ariela, from facing the consequences of their father's selfish decision. Solly was afraid that Sandy might hurt herself again because of too much anxiety from the unwanted marriage. She had no choice, but to took her sister's position instead. Solly thought agreeing to marry Raddix Varzen would finally fix everything. Until destiny starts to play, twist get turns, chest of secrets began to unfold, and her urge to escape from the chain of uncertainty, slowly turns into the urge to search for her true identity.

In a world where dreams collide with destiny, Margarette Atillo finds herself torn between duty and desire. As the 'Mutya ng Probinsya,' her journey from provincial girl to corporate success is overshadowed by a tangled web of love, uncertainties, and unexpected blessings. Just when she learns to love and surrender herself in a one-night stand agreement to the billionaire man, who happens to be a best friend of her CEO and who possesses all the qualities she dislikes in a man, she then discovers that her CEO, whom she initially loved, has feelings for her. Caught between two billionaires and their tumultuous desires, Margarette struggles to make an ultimate choice between her initial plan to distance herself from the two billionaires or embracing the unexpected and following her heart's truest path. As secrets unravel and truths emerge, Margarette's world is turned upside-down by the revelation of her pregnancy, igniting a chain of events in billionaires’s family affairs. Will she choose the path that she initially planned, full of certainties, to the best of her abilities? Or will her heart lead her down a daring new road, where passion and possibility collide, even if she encounters powerful and influential families along the way?

J’étais en couple avec Éric Simonot depuis trois ans, mais il n’a jamais voulu me demander en mariage. Ou plutôt, il refusait de le faire. Puis, il a eu un coup de foudre pour ma demi-sœur, Stéphane Cousteau, et s’est mis à la courtiser ouvertement, sans aucune retenue. Cette fois, je n’ai ni pleuré ni attendu patiemment qu’il revienne vers moi une fois qu’il aurait fini de s’amuser, comme je l’avais fait dans le passé. J’ai rassemblé tous les cadeaux qu’il m’avait offerts et je les ai jetés. J’ai aussi découpé en morceaux la robe de mariée que j’avais achetée en secret. Le jour de son anniversaire, j’ai décidé de quitter Paris, seule. Juste avant d’embarquer dans l’avion, Éric m’a envoyé un message : « T’es où ? Tout le monde t’attend. » J’ai esquissé un sourire et j’ai bloqué toutes ses coordonnées. Il ne savait pas qu’il y a deux semaines, j’avais accepté de me marier avec Clovis Lavanchy, un ancien camarade d’université. À l’atterrissage dans ma nouvelle ville, Clovis et moi allions nous marier.

Para maisalba ang nalulugi nilang negosyo ay pumayag si Catherine na makipag blind date sa isang misteryoso at masungit na lalaking bilyonaryo na hindi naman niya kilala. Ngunit hindi inaasahan ni Catherine ang nangyari sa naging blind date niya because she ended up entering into a contractual marriage with him. Daniel Brian Zaad Borris is a perfect man. Gwapo at matipuno at idagdag mo pa na siya ang nag-iisang tagapagmana sa isang sikat at malaking mall chain sa buong mundo. Ngunit sakabila ng lahat nang mayroon siya ay may masakit rin siyang kahapon na pilit na iniiwasan. Matapos saktan at iwanan ng kanyang pinakamamahal na childhood sweetheart ay ipinangako na niya sa sarili niya na hinding hindi na siya magmamahal pa. Pero kung gaano niya kagustong umiwas sa pag-ibig ay siya namang kagustuhan rin ng pamilya niya na makipagbalikan at maikasal siya sa babaeng nanakit sa kanya. Faced with familial pressure to marry his ex-girlfriend kaya napagdesisyonan niyang magpakasal kay Catherine. They will get married but with one strict condition and that is 'no falling in love'. It start with a simple arrangement but soon becomes complicated as unexpected feelings begin to surface. Kaya ba nilang panindigan ang kanilang pangako sa isa't isa kung pareho na silang dalawa na hulog na hulog sa isa't isa?

Si Maria Lagdameo ay naglalakbay sa masalimuot na mundo ng pag-ibig,pagtataksil, at pagkakanulo. Bilang matagal nang kasintahan ni Roland Espedilla, ibinuhos ni Maria ang kanyang puso at kaluluwa para sa kanyang nobyo naniniwalang ang kanilang pagmamahalan ay totoo . Ngunit sa likod ng ngiti at pangako, nagtatago ang madilim na katotohanan: ginagamit lamang siya ni Roland para sa kanyang bisyo at mga kapritso. Noong naharap si Roland sa matinding problema sa pera at nagiit sa malaking pagkakautang, nagdesisyon siyang ipagbili si Maria sa isang may-ari ng bar, na tila isang masamang bangungot na walang katapusang pagsubok. Inaasahan ni Maria ang isang romantikong date at pagpakilala sa mga kaibigan ni Roland, ngunit ang tunay na layunin ng gabing iyon ay magpapabagsak sa kanyang mundo at kasabwat pa ang matalik na kaibigan na si Rowena at kalaguyo ni Roland na 'di niya inaasahang magagawa ito sa kanya. Nang biglang magbago ng takbo ng mga pangyayari, natagpuan ni Maria ang sarili sa isang sitwasyon ng panganib at pagsisisi, na nagdudulot ng isang gabing tutukuyin ang kanyang kapalaran at pagkakaroon ng isang One-night-stand sa isang napakagwapong estranghero na 'di niya inaakala ay isang CEO ng naglalakihang RTW Chain ng bansa at inaakala siyang isang bayarang babae. Sa kanyang pagbabalik sa Cebu, upang makalimot sa madilim na nakaraan at bagong panimula ay natuklasan niyang buntis siya at bunga ng isang gabi ng isang estranghero-isang bagong simula sa gitna ng pagkawasak. Ngunit ang kanyang kwento ay hindi dito nagtatapos. Sa muling pagkikita nila Kean Ambrosio, ang makapangyarihang CEO ng Klean RTW at ama ng kanyang dinadala, nag-uumpisa ang paglalakbay sa pangalawang pagkakataon ng pag-ibig ni Maria. Paano niya haharapin ang kanyang nakaraan at ang mga alaala ng sakit na dulot ni Roland at Rowena? Makakaya bang magmahal at magtiwala ulit ni Maria sa katauhan ni Kean?

Lumi-as someone who's being told what to believe and hope in everything as she grows up-reckons that living is a way to comply with and entrust one's entire life to serving superiors on top of the hierarchy. Who will not think of that way anyway? Being harbored in the lands of Castellanos, it is engraved in her mind that she lives to pay her debt of gratitude to the family who sheltered her, who protected her from all the cruelties the outside world has to offer behind those fences. What they're doing is to protect her life and welfare-that's what they told her. So there's no other way to live but be the gullible and obedient yokel of the Castellano clan, because they're doing everything just for her safety. But that's before her life turns upside-down as she discovers a strange note from the attic. "To whoever finds this message, they erased us. This is all that remains. Remember us, please." What does the note want to convey? Is it just one of those mundane trivial stuff found in an attic like the usual when someone decides to clean it? Or is it something connected to her... "safety?" For sure it is for her safety. That's what they always tell her. But what one hears is not always the version of reality. Most of the time, it is the most convenient scheme to twist and bend the truth. That... That's what they will never tell her.

After she laid unconscious on Zach's cold body, she unpredictably once had this strange dream. A man who sends her a message that is not legible, but surely giving clue about Zach. The context that's not written in the alphabet made her even more confused. As the words started to fly around her head; full of questions with lack of answers. She began to be curious not just about what the letter says but also about herself. It feels strange, but not. It feels like she just lost someone who's exceptional to her. She's grieving and finding the love of a father, the care of a brother, and the unending worry of a mother. Her true identity begun to hunt her, a true identity that she didn't know it's existing. With emptiness and the feeling of melancholy in her heart, one day, she woke up in a different room surrounded by white walls, quiet hallways, chemical scented places, life monitors, ventilators, and people who are shouting and yelling for help to save and revive their love ones. Knees bent down on the floor, tears falling to their cheeks while both hands are clasps, begging for help. What will happen to her after losing the man she loves? What will happen after knowing the truth? Will she still be able to accept it, or throw it away? Will she still be able to forgive who betrayed her, for the second time, or will she picks to understand again its reason?

Solene severe finizy priemmo is an ordinary woman. Isang ordinaryong babae na naniniwalang mag-mula nang mamulat siya sa mundo, puro kamalasan lamang ang nagaganap sa buhay niya. Ang miserableng buhay niya ay mas lumala pa ng tumira siya sa tiyahin. Not until realization hits her, she needs to live with her own and no one can dictate what she needs to do. Ang tadhana na mismo ang gumawa ng paraan para mag-tagpo ang mga landas nila ng lalaking may kulay abong mata na tila humihigop sa kanya kapag sila'y nag-kakatitigan. She met Hyde amoushe strovinstell. A multibillionaire heir and the CEO of Riotte Strovinstell, a well-known and successful five-star hotel chain throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. Natuto siyang lumaban at higit sa lahat natuto siyang muling mag-mahal at buksan ang sarili para sa mga bagay-bagay. Not ever since when her cruel past has been spilled little by little, everything went lost in its place. She desperately desired to flee but she knew she couldn't... P.S. I do not own the pic. Credits to the owner of the pic used in book cover : )

Depuis que l’air est devenu irrespirable, les gens ne sortent plus de leur appartement. Les portes des immeubles sont scellées, tel l’entrejambe d’une chrétienne prémaritale. 
Alors Vincent, programmeur, occupe ses journées de lignes de code, de sandwichs lyophilisés et de porno sur le web. 
Sa vie est insipide. 
Jusqu’au jour où apparaît sur son écran un message gouvernemental. Roulements de tambours et musique à crissement, sa vie bascule. L’acharnement ubuesque qu’il a donné pendant tant d’années à maintenir sa vie dans la banalité la plus inintéressante vole alors en éclat. La prison le guette, les cyber-terroristes l’espionnent. C’est la merde.

Dystopie drôle et crue, La Déréliction de la Chaussette trouée propose une réflexion cynique sur la génération Y au travers d’une société cyber dépendante.