First Lie Wins Book Club Questions

Tamara and Harry have been married for six years, and they have a daughter named, Lily. Tamara’s mom noticed that Harry has been distant to her, so she suggested that they should take a vacation to strengthen their married life. Pero dahil sumama ang pakiramdam ni Tamara, she was left in the house. Harry made it to the beach resort, alone. Tamara said he needed it. He needed to unwind and relax. Tamara thought he was really alone, dahil nung umayos na ang pakiramdam niya at sumunod siya sa resort, nahuli niyang may kasama itong ibang babae. Tamara had to grapple with decisions; to stay, or leave. At lalong naging magulo ang lahat noong pumasok sa eksena si Daniel De Guzman, ang billionaire CEO na first love ni Tamara, at ang tunay na ama ni Lily.

Si Alexandra Jane Diaz ay isang book illustrator na simple at ordinaryong namumuhay araw-araw kasama ang aso niyang St. Bernard na ang pangalan ay Smarty. Nang isang araw ay sadyang pagkainteresan siya ng isang kapritsusong estranghero at basta na lang alukin ng kasal. Ang pangalan nito ay Daniel. Si Daniel St. Claire ay isang tahimik subalit magaling na negosyante. Isa siyang uri ng lalaki na maraming baliw na ideya at mas nanaising manahimik kaysa magsalita pero magaling magpatsutsada o mangulit. Mahal niya ang kababata niyang kaibigan na si Sarah. Si Sarah Geneva Kale ay isang magandang babae na nagmamay-ari ng isang makulay na flower shop. Hindi niya alam na ang batang lalaki na nagustuhan niya ng bata pa siya ay mahal pa rin siya hanggang ngayon hanggang sa napagpasiyahan nito na magpakasal sa isang babaeng hindi niya kilala kaysa sa kanya. Damay sa gulo't buhol ng pag-ibig at pagtatago ng mga puso, kailangan ni Alex na sumabay sa plano ni Daniel at magpakilalang pekeng fianceé nito hanggang makilala niya ang mahiwagang Sarah Kale. Makakatuluyan ba ni Daniel si Sarah at ang dalawa ang magpalitan ng "I do" sa altar? O makakatugma niya si Alex sa isang hindi inaasahang pagbabaliktad ng tadhana?

I am a badass.. She's like a cotton candy. I am the leader of the gang.. She's like just a baby. I am a jerk.. She's kind and friendly.. We had a different path to take. Mine, are so wide, her are too narrow. We live in the same planet, but it's hard to be collided. It's hard to accept but fuck dude she touched my whole system without her knowing it. And fuck me for admitting it, but for the first time in history.. I am falling hard and... She's... my first love...

The day I found out I wasn't really an Adelson, Sharon—their real daughter—stormed in and stabbed me—over and over. Just like that, my shot at being a mom? Gone. Chuck Benetton, my fiancé, lost it. My parents swore they'd disown her. To "comfort" me, Chuck proposed on the spot. My parents handed me the severance letter—Sharon officially disowned—and told me to just focus on healing. Later, they said Sharon had run off and gotten trafficked in Nyamara, some hotspot for scams and lost souls. They said it served her right. And yeah... I believed them. Six years into the lie, I saw her—very much alive, baby bump and all, curled up against my husband like she owned him. "If I hadn't snapped back then, Yasmine never would've married you, " she said. "Thank God you and Mom and Dad backed me. Otherwise, that imposter would've landed me in jail. "She probably never guessed I've been right here, carrying your baby. Once I give birth, just fake an adoption. She can nanny our kid forever. "Thanks for everything, Chuck." She smiled like he was her hero. And he blushed. "Don't thank me. Marrying her was the only way to protect you. I'd do it all again." So yeah. The guy I thought loved me? He was always lying. My "parents"? They only cared about Sharon. If that's love, I want nothing to do with it.

Nagkamali si Yhzel nang tanggapin niya ang pag-ibig ni Menard. Naniwala siya sa matatamis nitong salita ngunit sa huli ay sinaksak siya nito ng patalim mula sa likuran. Pagkatapos nitong makuha ang lahat ng kayamanan niya ay saka nito inilabas ang mga sungay na hindi niya nakita dahil sa pagkabulag sa pagmamahal dito. Nalaman niyang matagal ng may relasyon sina Menard at ang sekretarya niyang si Sasha. Hinayaan niyang isipin ng mga itong patay na siya para sa kanyang pagbabalik ay pagbayarin niya ang mga ito sa kahayupang ginawa sa kanya. Walang puwang sa puso niya ang pagmamahal hangga’t hindi niya naipaghihiganti ang kahihiyang ipinalasap ng mga ito sa kanya at ang muntikan nang pagpatay ng mga ito sa kanya at sa kanyang anak. Ngunit mapipigilan nga ba ang puso? Kung sa tuwing kakailanganin niya ng lakas at masasandalan ay nariyan ang isang Rhett Montezar na handa siyang protektahan at ipaglaban sa kahit na sinong gustong manakit sa kanya?

Alexis works in a Fashion Clothing Company in Manila. After her parents died in a car accident, siya na ang tumayo bilang haligi ng tahanan. Mr. CEO, her boss, found out na siya ang batang babae na nakita niya 15 years ago sa isang trahedya, napulot nito ang kanyang teddy bear kaya hinahanap nito upang isauli ito sa kanya. Ngunit hindi na maalala ni Alexis na siya ang may-ari nito, hindi na rin niya maalala na kasama pala siya noong nangyari ang aksidente at ang eksaktong buong pangyayari. Mababalik pa kaya ang kanyang alaala? Paano kung si Alexis and dahilan bakit niya itinayo ang kumpanya para matulungan itong maghigante sa taong bumangga sa kanila 15 years ago, mabobou pa kaya ang plano ni Mr. Ceo?

My mom ended up in a vegetable state because my husband's childhood sweetheart hit her while drunk driving. When the police asked her to take a breathalyzer, Sarah swore she hadn't drunk anything and dared them to draw her blood for a test. At the hospital, James faked the test results. He staked his career on it, producing a clean report that cleared her of driving under the influence. The day she walked free, he went to pick her up. I screamed at him, "Don't you know she hit my mom?" He shrugged. "Margaret is not dead. She'll wake up, okay? Why are you freaking out, trying to ruin Sarah's life? Will that make you happy?"

Rhazian is the first, and quite possibly the last, of his kind. On the run from the supernatural world following the war caused by the hybrid Dietrick, the last thing he's looking for is another Mate. Jaded and closed off from love, he meets the stubborn witch, Taylor, sent directly from the night goddess herself. Can Taylor overcome his heartbreak from millennia of lost mates, or will her secret origins drive him further from his humanity?

Si Irish ang kaisa-isang anak ng Presidente ng Pilipinas. Maganda, sopistikada, matalino ngunit nagrerebelde sa kanyang mga magulang. Upang tumino, pinadala siya ng kanyang ama sa isang immersion sa pangangalaga ng pinagkakatiwalaang gwapo at matipunong si Daniel na isang PSG/ Bodyguard. Kapwa may kasintahan sina Irish at Daniel ngunit sa liblib na lugar na iyon, nabuo ang hindi inaasahang pagtitinginan ng dalawa. Paano nila ipaglalaban ang kanilang lihim na pagmamahalan sa kani-kanilang mga karelasyon at sa Pangulo ng Pilipinas? Paano napabago ng isang simpleng bodyguard ang isang tigre sa kasungitang anak ng Presidente?

Since the day Serenity got hitched to a stranger on their blind date, she had assumed married life would be ordinary but respectful and mundane. It never crossed her mind that her new husband would be clingy like a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe. To her utmost surprise, he could make her troubles disappear whenever she was in a fix. Despite her questioning, her husband would always pass it off as luck. Until one day, she watched an interview with a local billionaire known for fussing over his wife. That was when she noticed the uncanny resemblance of the billionaire to her husband. The wife whom he was showering attention on turned out to be her!