Love Is War

Pierre Paul Abutu gives a humorous, fascinating and dispassionate narration of the unique intimate and romantic events of his life from teenage to adolescence, and into the early stages of his adult life. This narration revolves around the lives, and relationships of sixteen ladies with whom he shared happy, intimate, eventful and evergreen moments of his life with. These love affairs occur in Pierre Abutu’s life, at his university, the Augustine Nnamani Campus, Agbani, in Enugu Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Akwa Ibom State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Due to his religious beliefs, personal convictions, personal principles, metaphysical and supernatural predictions and postulations, the media, intellectual and literary effects in his life, most of these affairs either ended abruptly or amicably. These love affairs also reveal the negative attitudes, traits and deceptive machinations of these girls and ladies. Even though certain unpleasant and resultant effects were never intended at any particular stage, or with any of these girls and ladies, one thing was very clear: each love affair was and would always be evergreen to Pierre Abutu.

People say loving someone with all your heart is the most difficult thing, I choose to disagree Un-loving that someone is even tougher.

It was a beneficial relationship for the both of us. A loveless and contractual realtionship. But, why did I let myself to have this feeling? Since when did I have this feeling? Is it possible for my love to be returned? Is it possible for me to stay with you? I want to be with you even if it means betraying everyone, If I can stay with you by leaving everything behind... I'm willing to do it without any hesitation. If loving you means danger, then I would gladly offer my life just to be with you!

Sometimes our feelings cannot speak, but our actions did. We express it through actions, but what if that someone you love does not feel the same way? Are you still going to pursue your feelings? even though you didn't meet his/her standards? Do you ever experience this so-called unspoken love? Are you strong enough to say those three words even if that someone rejects you?

Mike, a student at a university fell in love with Gabrielle, a newly admitted student. Mike had Jane who sponsored his education and expected his love in return. There was Brian, a poor uneducated badboy who saved Gabrielle from bullies and later fell in love with her. He could not open up to her because he felt he was not good enough to be her lover. Mike found out Brian was in love with his girlfriend so he set him up. Brian shamefully left the city. He returned on the eve of their wedding, stole the bride's heart and left without a trace. Gabrielle abandoned her fiance on her wedding day and went in search of Brian. Do you think she will ever find him?

Victoria Larei Fraser went to jail for murdering her brother. At the age of 27, she was released on parole and Victoria wants nothing more than to move on and live her life in peace. However, the peace she wants is nowhere to be found as the London Don had been searching for her.

Lisa Peterson opted out of her marriage when her husband's mistress; Marie Tanner claimed that her husband; Alexander Peterson, was responsible for her pregnancy.  She got the divorce papers but her husband refused to sign them. That cold night when her husband refused to sign the divorce papers, she was pushed out of her limit. She walked out on him and she was preyed upon.  It was the very first step that brought different people together to determine their fates. What happens when the fates of two friends are intertwined with a fraudster? Find out in this interesting novel.

Have you ever experienced the love that strikes at the most unexpected place, like the arrow of cupid went haywire, or like the love potion you made for someone landed in someone else's hand. How Columbus must have felt when he started in search of a sea route to the East Indies, but ended up discovering America? I mean, it was even better, isn't it? That's what going to happen to our Jia Davis, a 23 year old 'full of life' girl. Her life revolves around her friends and her adventures. Her friends love her with their life. So is she ready to face the world of love after her first unfortunate experience, or she will do what she is been doing, that is 'staying away from the mess' and as she always says 'love is waste of time'. But that doesn't stop her from crushing on the most handsome man she had met. Is he the one who will make her believe in love, or maybe someone...

Since day one, Shen has never been so fascinated by the bouquet of red roses and box of chocolates that always appear at the gate of her apartment every evening. Thinking it was just only nearby to her, or someone she knew, she didn't put any attention onto it. Not until a crime happened in Metro whose main suspect is a secret admirer, she became eager to find all the possible answers that may lead to the true identity of her mysterious secret admirer.

Si Maddox Ghail ay isang magaling at sikat na doktor sa US ngunit mas pinili niyang manatili sa probinsya ng Bicol para alagaan ang kan'yang Lolang may sakit. Nagbago ang buhay niya nang mamatay ang kan'yang pinakamamahal na lola mismo sa kan'yang harapan. Nasa kamay niya na sana ang scalpel upang simulan ang surgery ngunit nalagutan na agad ito ng hininga. Simula no'n nawala ang confidence ni Maddox na magpagaling ng isang pasyente. Hindi rin niya inaasahang dumating ang mga magulang niya roon na halos ilang taon na niyang hindi nakikita. Akala ni Maddox ay ang burol ng lola niya ang pakay ng mga ito ngunit nagkamali siya. Gusto siyang kunin ng mga ito at idala sa Maynila upang ipakasal sa isang lalaking hindi niya naman lubos kilala--- mas worst ay baldado pa.