Echo A Novel

“Marry me Giselle.” He breathes into my neck. “I can't, you belong to another Romero.” I whisper. Giselle Gilmore, a girl whose past has been turned upside down in a life of crime and violence gets involved with Romero De La Rosa, the most feared and powerful Mafia Lord and becomes too attached to his daughter Lauryn De La Rosa. When she gets a chance to reunite with the family, a long time family alliance made with another Mafia family engaging Romero De La Rosa to another woman in marriage appears and any bridge of the arrangement will lead to the biggest war ever witnessed in the underworld. Will Romero De La Rosa bend backwards to the underworld rule or will he fight for his love.

Isang kasambahay na walang pake sa pag-ibig. Isang bilyonaryong sanay sa kontrol. At isang gabing ‘di nila inaasahan... na hahantong sa kasalan?! Si Roxane Hermenez ay simpleng babae: trabaho, uwi, tulog, ulit. Ang pangarap niya? Makaipon, makaalis sa pagiging katulong, at mabigyan ng maayos na buhay ang pamilya. Walang oras sa landi-landi lalo na’t ang amo niya ay si Dark Nathaniel Villamonte — mayaman, suplado, at ubod ng arte. Pero isang gabi, dahil sa kakaibang pagkakataon, isang basong alak, at isang sira ang elevator… may nangyari. At noong malaman ni Dark Nathaniel na may “posibleng bunga” ang gabing iyon, hindi siya nagtago— Siya pa ang nagpumilit magpakasal! “Hindi puwedeng wala akong responsibilidad. Puwede na ang kasal sa Huwes!” Ngayon, si Roxane ang natataranta. Sino ba’ng babae ang pinipikot ng sariling amo?! Pero teka… kung responsibilidad lang ang dahilan, bakit parang nagiging possessive, sweet, at seloso si Dark? May pag-ibig na ba talagang nabubuo? O baka naman… trip lang talaga siya ng bilyonaryo? Saan hahantong ang damdamin ni Roxane sa kanyang gwapong apo kung patuloy siyang susuyin nito kahit alam niyang may mga kontra barata sa ginagawang iyon ni Dark Nathaniel?!!!!

Queen Pepper Laurel, ang dalagang ubod ng pilya na mamamasukan bilang kasambahay sa tulong kanyang mayordomang Lola na tanging kasama niya na lang sa buhay. Kailangan niya mag-trabaho kasabay ng pag-aaral para dagdag sa panggastos sa eskwela at para na rin matulungan ang kanyang mahal na Lola. Makikilala niya si Hades Grimaldi ang binatang bilyonaryong may-ari ng malaking mansyon na kanyang pagtatrabahuhan na taglay ang pagka-suplado ngunit tanggal angas nang dumating si Queen Pepper. Parehong titibok ang mga puso sa parehong pagkakataon ngunit meron naman kayang kahahantungan ang magiging maharot nilang relasyon kung ang isa ay mayroon nang ibang karelasyon?

My life is terrible enough. My dad died robbing a jewelry store. My sister hates my guts. An enforcer shows up out of nowhere and tells us we owe a shit ton of money. My mom? Ran off with my credit card and all her fancy jewelry at her first opportunity. So that leaves me... With no cash and a pissed-off crime boss. Raoul gives me a choice: pay up or belong to him. Now, I’m stuck in his world, living in a fancy apartment, clashing with his bossy rules, and realizing he might not be all that bad, after all.

Adrianna Do you ever wish you were strong enough? I wish I wasn’t weak willed. That I actually could stand up to my family so I didn't have to betray the one person who truly loved me. The only man I ever loved. Now he's back for revenge, vowing to pull my entire family down. He doesn’t look at me the way he once did. His eyes are filled with hatred and disdain. Lance I want to hold Adrianna’s head under water. I want to kiss her till we both forget everything. I find it difficult to decide which I want more. More than anything, I want to bring her down. I want to see her suffer everything I suffered because of her. To watch her lying mouth beg for forgiveness. To see her beautiful, deceptive eyes glaze over with tears. I won't stop till I burn the Houston family legacy to the ground.

Berada di tempat baru dan jauh dari rumah, Daisy yang melaksanakan KKN harus mampu menyesuaikan diri. Setelah perdebatan dengan temanya, akhirnya daisy memutuskan untuk mengambil jalanya sendiri dan hanya bermodalkan tekad melaksanakan KKN sendiri. Bertemu dengan orang-orang baru, belajar banyak hal, menemukan makna hidup bahkan menjalin kisah cinta. Daisy menyadari bahwa ternyata untuk pertama kalinya dia mampu keluar dari zona nyamanya, bertemu dengan orang-orang baru menyadarkannya bahwa hidup tidak sesederhana yang dia pikirkan. Apakah praktek lapangan sesederha itu, atau akan banyak permasalahan-permasalah yang harus di hadapi apakah daisy mampu menyesuaikan diri atau malah menyerah dan memutuskan untuk pulang.

⚠️SPG  "Bulag na Pagmamahal: Ang Kwento ni Rheana Belmonte" Si Rheana Belmonte, 20 taong gulang—bulag, ngunit marunong magmahal. Sa kabila ng kanyang kapansanan, ibinuhos niya ang buong puso sa lalaking inakala niyang tagapagtanggol niya... si Darvey Gonsalo. Pero ang pag-ibig na inaakala niyang kanlungan, unti-unting naging impyerno. Nang dumating sa buhay nila si Cindy Buena, unti-unting naglaho ang halaga ni Rheana. Sa mismong tahanan nilang mag-asawa, nasaksihan niya—harapan—ang kababuyang ginagawa ng kanyang asawa’t kabit. Sa harap ng lipunan at ng pamilya ni Darvey, ibinaba siya sa pagiging isang katulong—walang karapatan, walang boses, at lalong walang dignidad. Ang masakit? Hindi lang siya binulag ng kapalaran, kundi pati ng pag-ibig. Hanggang kailan mananatiling martir si Rheana Belmonte? Lalaban ba siya sa sistemang sumira sa kanya—o mananatili siyang bulag habang tuluyang nilalamon ng karimlan ang kanyang mundo?

Hari pertama bekerja Nila diminta memandikan Bima_suami tetangganya yang lumpuh. Ia terpaksa menerima pekerjaan itu karena terdesak kebutuhan ekonomi. Selama bekerja, Nila baru mengetahui ternyata rumah tangga tetangganya sedang tidak baik-baik saja. Istri Bima menggugat cerai pria itu karena lumpuh, dan dianggap tidak berguna. Namun siapa sangka, ternyata Bima menyimpan rahasia besar yang hanya diketahui oleh Nila.

Dulu aku pernah berpikir aku memiliki keluarga yang sempurna. aku percaya suamiku sangat mencintaiku dan menganggap diriku sebagai wanita paling bahagia di dunia. Namun suatu hari, aku menemukan bahwa pembantu kami diam- diam telah meracuniku. Yang lebih mengejutkan lagi adalah mengetahui bahwa suamiku berselingkuh dengannya...

Annalyn never expected her birthday to end in heartbreak nor to uncover this betrayal. But when she finds out that the man she had loved and sacrificed her entire life for is getting engaged to another woman, her world crumbles. But fate has other plans. A near-accident places her in the arms of Alexander Quinn…a grieving billionaire, guarded father, and her ex’s future brother-in-law. Offered a job as his son’s live-in nanny, Annalyn is torn between the pain of her past and the promise of something new. She was only meant to heal a child’s heart. But what happens when she starts to heal his father’s too?