Karrueche Tran

No connection. No acquaintance. In one night of passion with no expectations, strangers become intimately acquainted. Will one night of lust turn into their happy ever after? Is it simply lust or could it possibly be love at first site? A collection of short stories: four couples, one day, twenty-four passionate hours. "Strangers" is created by Stephanie Walls, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Mirabel, was a product of rape, and it affected her badly especially when prospective suitors walked out of her. She resolved to shun love and busy herself with flower business which gave her satisfaction. One day, a disgruntled client, Alfred, complained of poor service, which ruined his date with his girlfriend, and demanded for a compensation. To pacify him, she opted to put him through on the right way to propose to a lady and get her consent. To her perplexity, Alfred took the simple rehearsal where he proposed to her and she accepted to be real, and he concluded that he had gotten a wife.

Anisa gadis desa yang di pinang oleh Bagas Sanjaya. Bagas sendiri terpaksa meminang Anisa lantaran sang ayah memiliki hutang budi yang cukup besar pada keluarga Anisa. Gadis kampung yang tak pandai bersolek, bertubuh gemuk, rambut ikal membuat Bagas sendiri ilfil saat melihatnya, namun demi warisan yang akan diberikan untuk Bagas, ia harus menikahi Anisa. Setelah menikah Bagas justru meminta Anisa untuk tidur dibawah, Bagas membelikan Anisa kasur khusus untuknya saat berisitirahat malam hari. Terkadang Bagas memilih tidur diluar dan beralasan tertidur saat menonton televisi. Walau tubuh yang gendut, gerakan Anisa cukup lihai, Pagi-pagi sekali ia memasak, menyapu halaman bahkan menyapu rumah dan mengepelnya. Bahkan untuk mencuci sang Ibu mertua melarangnya untuk menggunakan mesin cuci. Bagas pun juga turut mencaci jika Anisa melakukan kesalahan, walau kesalahan kecil akan menjadi besar dimata Bagas. "Ya ampun... Sudah gendut gak bisa dandan. Udah kaya lemper aja sih kamu, Sa." Ya Anisa selalu dipanggil si gendut oleh kakak iparnya bahakan sang adik ipar pun turut memanggilnya gendut si buluk. Bahkan Bagas sendiri juga sering ikut memanggil demgan sebutan si buluk. Hati istri mana yang tak sakit saat sang suami menghina bahkan menjelekannya dihadapan keluarga besar. Sanggupkah Anisa bertahan dalam pernikahan ini? Sanggupkah Anisa berubah menjadi glowing dan cantik agar tak ada hinaan dari suami dan keluarganya?

It's been 8 years since they last saw each other. It was way back when they're senior high school students. Sa muli nilang pagkikita, akala nilang dalawa ay muli silang makakapag-usap at maibabalik ang samahan nila tulad noong nasa high school pa sila. In the end, as soon as they finally saw each other, one of them immediately forgets about the other. Lahat, lahat ay nakalimutan. Ang nakaraan, ang saya at lungkot, maging ang takot at poot. Ang lahat ng napag-usapan, kabilang ang kanilang pangako. "You... Ikaw 'yan 'di ba?! Amiel?! Ano ba'ng na-" "W-Who are you? Italy... Sino 'to?" Lahat ay nasira dahil lang sa isang car accident. What will they do now? Ano ang maaaring gawin ni Kayden upang maalala siya ng dating kaibigan? At may pag-asa pa nga bang maalala siya ni Amiel? O tuluyan na niyang makalilimutan ang lahat?

Elise is an unemployed woman from the modern world and she transmigrated to the book "The Lazy Lucky Princess." She hated the book because of its cliché plot and the unexpected dark past of the protagonist-Alicia, an orphan who eventually became the Saint of the Empire. Alicia is a lost noble but because of her kind and intelligent nature the people naturally love and praise her including Elise. When Elise wakes up in the body of the child and realizes that she was reincarnated to the book she lazily read, she struggles on how to survive in the other world and somehow meets the characters and be acquainted with them. She tried to change the flow of the story but the events became more dangerous and Elise was reminded why she hated the original plot. Then Alicia reaches her fifteen birthday. The unexpected things happened when Elise was bleeding in the same spot Alicia had her wound. Elise also has the golden light just like the divine power of the Saint. "You've gotta be kidding me!"

Si Brittany Laxamana ay ang tipo ng babae na hindi naniniwala sa love . Bukod doon naiirita na rin siya sa kakambal niya dahil kung sino sino ang nirereto nito sakan'ya dahil hindi naman siya interesado at lalong ayaw niya muna ng mga usapang pag-ibig dahil alam niyang sa simula lang lahat magagaling. Pero nag bago ang papanaw niyang iyon ng dumating ang hindi niya inaasahang tao. naging mag kaibigan sila at aaminin niyan g naging masaya siya. ngunit 'di niya inaasahan na mamahalin niya 'to bukod sa kaibigan. THAT STRANGER GOT MY HEART!! -Britanny Maniniwala na kaya siya sa love? Magbabago na kaya ang papanaw niya sa pag ibig dahil sa lalakeng ito?

In the small kingdom of Satia, a momentous announcement was made - Princess Mia had been declared the next in line for the throne. However, there was a catch - the kingdom's rules stated that in order to become queen, the princesses must first be married. For centuries, the tradition had been for the parents to select potential noble candidates from all over the nation. But Princess Mia was determined to change this law by finding a way around it. Just as she was plotting her next move, a golden opportunity presented itself in the form of Anisel, who had his sights set on the throne. With the help of some allies, he managed to transform his image from a kingdom's fugitive to a "noble" worthy of the princess's hand. However, they soon realized that they were facing a challenge they had not anticipated - falling in love. Would their desires for power and control overshadow their feelings for each other, or would love conquer all and become everything they had ever dreamed of? Only time would tell.

The town of M'ri Kassia has been living a life of misfortune after the Kurim, the stone given by their god, Kassia, was stolen and lost by the witches who pretended to be pirates. Reeve, the son of the town leader, travels far and wide to search for it until he finds an unexpected treasure that will change everything he knows about his life and his people.

Some months ago, Jessica had to give up the man she loved because he had married another woman after she had been kidnapped and everyone thought she was dead. Now, she's suffering PTSD from the memories of what she suffered during the time she was kidnapped. She gets shipwrecked on an island with the twin brother of the crazy lady who kidnapped her, and although she hates him, things get heated between them. Once rescued, she vanishes, as she wants nothing to do with him, but somehow, she can't get the memory of his kind eyes out of her head. Soon, she finds out that she's pregnant from the one night they had on the island, and is torn on what to do.

After being forced to marry a 50 year old man, Azalea Wilson struggles to save herself on her wedding day. Whether fate or coincidence, in the middle of her escape, she met a groom who doing same thing with her. The man's name is Eros Aaron Ryder, the CEO of Ryder Group who was forced to run away on his wedding day because he found out that his fiancee was pregnant by his best friend. But the more surprising thing is, Eros offers Azalea a deal to marry him even though they have just met. Then what happen? Does Azalea agree married with a stranger she just met?