Hans Christian Andersen Books

Isang pangyayari ang nagtulak kay Zandra na mag-apply bilang sekretarya ng isang bilyonaryo at CEO ng isang sikat na kompanya sa pilipinas na si Christian Luke Trinidad. Sa kabutihang palad ay natanggap siya ngunit ang hindi niya alam ay may pinaplano pala itong hindi maganda laban sa kaniya. Simpleng bangayan na nauwi sa pag-iibigan. Ngunit isang rebelasyon ang siyang wawasak sa pagsasama nila. Isang rebelasyon na siyang pupukaw sa pagkatao nila. Isang sikretong mabubunyag. Dalawang pusong masasaktan. Pag-iibigang matatapos. Sapat ba ang salitang pag-ibig para lumaban? Handa ka bang piliin ang taong itinuturing mong kaaway? Pagmamahal laban sa pagmamahal. Ano ang pipiliin mo?

I'm hospitalized after a car accident that nearly costs me my leg. Meanwhile, my fiancé is too busy in the room next door taking care of his first love. She's only faking a sprained ankle. From that same room, I hear Johan Rivera's mocking voice. "Raelyn? She's just a pawn the old man picked for a political marriage. She's not even good enough to be your stand-in." In that moment, something in me finally breaks. I watch the news coverage of a rising business star who's surrounded by reporters and flashing cameras. He's also my childhood friend who has pursued me for ten years. I calmly send him a message. "Christian, does your offer for a contract marriage still stand?"

Vivian Harper has always been invisible—a shy, introverted high schooler who prefers books to bullies at Westbridge High. But when Tyler Grayson, a dangerously handsome transfer student with eyes that pierce through her defenses, arrives, her quiet life unravels. Tyler whispers of werewolves and mates, secrets Vivian can’t comprehend. As Vivian grapples with the truth of her hidden werewolf nature, Tyler reveals his own: he’s a future alpha, bound by pack duty, and Vivian is his fated mate. But with every secret unveiled, a new threat emerges—will their mate bond survive, or will the shadows tear them apart?

Jewel is expected to be a modest Hasyenda Mangubat heiress but she is addicted to erotic novels. She would buy those books in secret and hide them in her room, away from her parent's eyes. She agreed to marry the Mayor's son, Gideon Manasseh, in the hope that Gideon would tolerate her vices. But to her surprise, her new husband appears to be stricter than her parents. Not only do her vices need to be hidden from him, but so do her sexual nightmares. Because those wet dreams are crawling out of her fantasies into her reality... and it is scarier than she thought.

"Some books are meant to be read, while others are to be put away." Francesca Johnson, unaware of her true identity, lives her life like every normal girl, until one day, she awakes in a strange land where she is princess and has a big duty to perform. It dawns on her that all she has been reading in a fantasy book are not mere fiction but her life's story. Things get even more complicated when she meets Rio — the runaway alpha — whose dark secrets and past deeds threaten their relationship. How will Francesca survive in this whole new world with lot of secrets and evil?

The novel is mainly about the forgotten British poet/writer named C. J Richards who lived in Burma/Myanmar in colonial times and he believed himself as a Burmophile. He served as I.C.S (Indian Civil Servant) and when he retired from I.C.S service, he was a D.C (District Commissioner) and he left for England a year before Burma gained its independence in 1948. He came to Burma in 1920 to work in civil service after passing the hardest I.C.S examination. He wrote several books on Burma and contributed many monthly articles to Guardian Magazine published in Burma from 1953 to 1974 or 1975. Though he wrote several books which had much literary merit to both communities, Britain and Burma (Myanmar), people failed to recognize him. The story has two parts: one part is set in the contemporary Yangon (then called Rangoon) in 2016 context and a young literary enthusiast named “Lin” found out unexpectedly the forgotten writer’s poetry book and there is surely a good deal of time gap that led him into a quest to know more about the author’s life. The setting is quite different comparing to colonial Burma and independence Myanmar (Burma), early twentieth century and 2016 which is a transitional period in Myanmar. The writer’s life is fictionalized in the novel and most of the facts are taken from his personal stories and other reference books. It is a kind of historical novel with a twist and it has comparatively constructed the two different periods in Myanmar history to convince readers, locally and abroad more about history, authorship, humanity, colonialism, and transitional development in Myanmar today.

“Dia ternyata mantan kekasihku, Hans” seru diriku ketika melihat seorang laki-laki dihadapanku saat itu. Tidak pernah terbayangkan dalam pikiranku, aku akan dipertemukan lagi dengan seorang laki-laki yang sampai saat ini masih aku cintai. Naasnya, dia sudah menjadi suami orang lain, perempuan yang sengaja orangtuanya pilihkan untuk menjadi pendamping hidupnya. Betapa hancurnya hidupku ketika mengetahui aku adalah alat untuk membayar hutang keluargaku kepada perusahaannya. Menjijikan sekali ketika mengetahui dia meminta diriku untuk mengandung anaknya, karena istrinya tidak bisa memberikan keturunan untuk keluarga besarnya, dia dinyatakan mandul. Dan saat ini, aku yang menanggung semuanya. Menjadi alat bayar hutang keluargaku kepadanya, bertemu dengan satu-satunya laki-laki yang bisa mengambil dan mendapatkan tempat khusus dihatiku sekaligus laki-laki yang menghancurkan hatiku dengan sangat di masa lalu, kemudian mengandung anak darinya tanpa ada hubungan pernikahan. Belum sembuh luka yang ia berikan, saat ini harus ada luka baru yang aku terima. “Tugasmu hanya mengandung anakku saja, jangan pernah berpikir bisa mengambilnya dariku,” ucap Dheyna, istri dari mantan kekasihku dengan tatapan mata memberikan peringatan.

"Rather than serving you, I prefer to die." The Outsiders have been subjected to the oppression of the king's soldiers for centuries, especially during the annual Purge, where every fifteen-year-old person - now an adult - is kidnapped. Ystal is only a child when, during his tenth Purge, is bought by a mysterious man. He says his name is Sylien and that he is an Alchemist, the only known survivor of a population that has now been destroyed. He claims to be looking for an assistant, and that Ystal is the right person. Through mysterious spells, ancient books of lost history and unknown feelings, Ystal will make a journey, in search of true freedom, against a tyrant who, for years, has reigned supreme.

Since young, Dione Amaris has always been fascinated by supernatural creatures; vampires, fairies, werewolves and many more. Her mother always read her stories about them. Until she turn to a fully grown woman, she has collected a lot of books about them and would still read them time to time and she ends reading a book, she can’t help but think if they really do exist. And what if… they really do exist? And one of its kind has been by her side all along? Will it be a start to a something new to her life? Or… it’ll start a havoc in her life?

After reclaiming the throne that is rightfully hers, Morrigan's name went down in the history books of Hymir as the youngest and the queen who spilled blood the day of her coronation. Everyone knows about her ruthless act when she finally reclaimed the throne causing fear all over the kingdom towards her. But the facade of a ruthless and fearsome queen is a defense mechanism she built for no one to use and abuse her again. After all the traumatic experiences she had behind the tall walls of the castle, she will never let people use her again and the only person she trusts in her life is her loyal aide, Colfre.