How Are You Really

A million reasons why we can’t be together, but a billion more why we desire to be. Hikari Yi is a girl of a grim, fatalistic world, the love of a family was never one of her assets. Away from the fallen realm of her father’s menacing territory, she leads an independent life. Little did she know the world she was running away from, was advancing towards her at a pace faster than she was travelling at. Hikari admires a world famous boy band, the ORIONS, consisting of seven members. She somehow receives an offer to look after them as a manager or a caretaker. As unexpected as it looks, it isn't. The more time she spends around them, she grows infatuated with one of the seven. Are the feelings mutual? Is he the one to fill the void of solicitude in her life? Overtime, mysteries unfold, what was Hikari's past? What other plans does she have for the boyband she adore? What secrets has she locked? As it is, it isn’t just her. The Orions, too, have got their own darkness to unravel. ____________________________________ -"Tell me once you again that you love me" -"Reassure me once more that you'll stay forever, that you won't leave me alone." -"Who are you.. No... What are you exactly?" -"I want you Hikari. Now." -"Is that how you talk to your boss?" -"Your clothes are see-through" -"Yakuzas are the most feared mob group" -“This world won’t let us be.” ____________________________________ It's an enthralling, mystery, romance, action thriller. It has everything you've been looking for. High school romance? Office heated relations? Eternal love? Mafia? demons? Vampires? Boys? Best friends? Family? Action? Suspense? It's all there, read to indulge in the roller-coaster adventure!

Step 1: Go to college. Check. Step 2: Find a job. No luck. Step 3: Start a family. Whoa, one thing at a time. Alicia Chambers was stuck on Step 2. No matter how many resumes she sent out, she couldn’t find a job in her dream field: phone app development. It seemed like most successful apps were started by a single inspired person in their basement, including the most recent craze, Monster Go. If only Alicia could find her own inspiration for an app… Drawn into the game (research, she told herself), she meets a mysterious stranger who also plays. He’s perfect for her: rich, handsome, and nerdy. However, despite formerly being in app development himself, Jacob seems to have left it all behind. Between romantic dates and catching monsters, Alicia finds herself growing closer to the mysterious man. But when she learns something that he deliberately kept hidden, will she flee his secretive life? Will she let him know her own secret- that she’s carrying a little gift from all their time “playing” together? I Choose You is a standalone romance novel. If you like new adult stories, you’ll enjoy this story of two people finding love over a phone app.

Dahil sa paratang kay Bhelle Alonte na nakipag-sex ito sa kaibigan nitong lalake ay masisira ang magandang relasyon nila ng kasintahan nitong si Tyrone Del Mundo. Makalipas ang limang taon ay muling magtatagpo ang landas ng dating magkasintahan. Si Tyrone bilang masungit at malamig ang pakikitungo sa lahat na isang CEO ng sarili nitong kumpanya. At si Bhelle na bagong secretary ni Tyrone. Pero dahil sa kanilang nakaraan ay magiging kalbaryo kay Bhelle ang muli nilang pagtatagpo ng lalakeng minsan na sa tanang buhay niyang minahal ng lubusan pero siya ring dumurog sa puso niya ng lubusan. Maghihilom pa kaya ang puso nilang sugatan kung sa kasalukuyan ay pareho lang naman silang nagkakasakitan?

Zona 18+ Bijaklah dalam memilih bahan bacaan. * Cinta sejati itu apa? Sungguh Ethan tidak mengetahuinya. Ethan terbiasa bergonta ganti pasangan hingga menikah dua kali dan jadi duda. Ia menganggap semua wanita itu sama. Sementara Bella menganggap cinta sulit ia dapatkan. Mana ada pria yang mau pada gadis burik anak seorang pelacur dan tinggal di lingkungan kumuh. Cinta sejati hanyalah sebuah angan menurut Bella. Cinta sejati menurut Ethan hanyalah dongeng semata. * Malam mengenaskan untuk Ethan Reynaldi. Pria tampan ini di kutuk oleh seorang nenek karena perlakuannya yang tidak sopan. Pengusaha kece badai, dingin, berwibawa dan sukses ini kehilangan pesona ketangkasannya akibat kutukan dari sang nenek. Semua karena ulah Ethan sendiri sehingga dia mendapatkan karmanya. Tidak ada yang bisa menghilangkan kesialan Ethan. Semua bagaikan mimpi, mimpi yang berujung kesialan dan merusak masa depan serta citranya sebagai cowok ganteng nan menawan. Ethan pusing dan hampir menyerah hingga pergi ke berbagai dukun untuk mematahkan kutukan ini tapi tak ada yang mampu. Satu orang dukun yang paling sakti mampu mengetahui bagaimana cara mematahkan kutukan itu, tidak lain dan tidak bukan dengan usaha Ethan sendiri. Ethan hampir putus asa hingga bertemu gadis tomboy dan burik lewat aplikasi pencari sugar baby. Ethan menjelajah banyak gadis yang bisa mematahkan kutukannya. Akankah gadis kampungan ini bisa mematahkan kutukan si nenek misterius? Gadis yang mendaftarkan diri menjadi sugar baby lantaran butuh tambahan biaya kuliah ini adalah Bella. Dia kepepet ikut teman-temannya dan memberanikan diri menjadi simpanan om-om. Takdir mempertemukan keduanya. Nyatanya dia bukan bekerja seperti simpanan lain? Apa yang dikerjakan Bella? Simak kisahnya di story ini!

Sleeping with my best friend was something that shouldn’t have happened. We made a promise to each other when we were young, but it was long forgotten, at least by him, but not by me. I didn’t forget that he was my prince charming. He dated girls, which I didn’t mind because I was still underage. We slept in the same bed until this date, but we have never crossed the line. The problem started when his fiancée failed to appear for their wedding, and I had to play the role of his bride for the day just to save his face. That was the date everything changed. We had the steamiest night, and he told me it shouldn’t have happened because he was dating my best friend, Candice. That struck me dead in the gut. I should have known that our promises were long forgotten. He took my innocence and told me it shouldn’t have happened. That hurts, but nothing hurts more than learning you’re pregnant with your best friend’s child and you can’t tell him because he is in love with your friend. !Daily updates!

During a kindergarten parent-teacher conference, a rich wife accuses me of stealing her bag. I'm baffled. I bought the bag myself abroad, and it even has my name etched on it. However, when I scrutinize the bag, I discover that my name is missing. I call my husband, and he impatiently says, "I gave your bag to Jen. She's fresh out of college and needs an expensive bag to make herself look good. Even Finn said the bag is too young for you—it suits Jen more. You're too old for these things. You should be glad to even have a fake one." I bark out an exasperated laugh. I can go without having a husband, but the bag has to be returned to me.

A dream was meant to be only a dream... But what if it always leads you to one thing? One person? That's what happens to Gale Blackwell. After surviving an airplane crash, Gale awake with no memories of his past. The only thing that keeps coming back to him was a dream about a girl's name. In each dream, he would say that he loves her. Everything in Gale's previous life is fading into the darkness - everything but Ava Shelley.

Hayan Shin had a crush on his classmate, Hajin Kim for a long time and he's contented at just admiring him from afar but fortunate things happened, and they got closer together. Will Hayan finally be able to confess his feelings? And oh, he's been receiving love letters from a secret admirer too.

Demi menolak perjodohan, Ilona pergi dari rumah. Berjanji akan berjumpa dengan kekasih hati di kota yang masih terlalu asing untuknya. Dia hanya ingin bersatu dengan Arsenio, pemuda yang menajdi cinta pertamanya. Namun, dalam pelarian, gadis itu mengalami kejadian tidak terduga. Dapatkah Ilona berjumpa dengan kekasih hati? Atau menyerah dan menerima perjodohan yang telah diputuskan oleh orang tuanya?

Beatrice Carbone always knew that life in a mafia family was full of secrets and dangers, but she never imagined she would be forced to pay the highest price: her own future. Upon returning home to Palermo, she discovers that her father, desperate to save his business, has promised her hand to Ryuu Morunaga, the enigmatic and feared heir of one of the cruelest Japanese mafia families. With a cold reputation and a ruthless track record, Ryuu is far from the typical "ideal husband." Beatrice refuses to see herself as the submissive woman destiny has planned for her. Determined to resist, she quickly realizes that in this game of power and betrayal, her only choice might be to become as dangerous as those around her. But amid forced alliances, dark secrets, and an undeniable attraction, Beatrice and Ryuu are swept into a whirlwind of tension and desire. Can she survive this marriage without losing herself? Or will the dangerous world of the Morunagas become both her home and her prison?