Marianne You

"Kakak, I love you. I love you as a woman loves a man. Kakak ngerti maksudku, 'kan?" kata Arinda pada Elang.

She had gotten used to being alone, being hidden from the world, but then he came out of nowhere and nothing was the same anymore. He was the first, to let his gaze linger on her, longer than necessary. She tried to ignore him, as much as possible, but he seemed to be everywhere, she was, making it hard, For her. He claimed her as his Partnef in Crime, before she could utter the word, ' no.'

Ini kisah Nata. Jenata Soebandono. Wanita matang 29 tahun yang belum juga menikah karena sibuk dengan segala goalsnya. Bukan tidak mencari. Hanya saja, sejauh ini dia merasa belum dipertemukan dengan pria yang mau memahaminya dengan baik. Sampai pada di satu kesempatan random, seorang sahabat mencomblanginya dengan seseorang yang sudah ia jamin baik dan tampan. Arkugi Darmawan. Merasa nothing to lose, Nata setuju-tidak setuju mengiyakan ide random di sela-sela jam kantor itu. Dan Komunikasi pun terjalin. Dengan sangat dewasa. Seiring berjalannya waktu, perasaan, dan hal-hal lain yang tidak bisa ditebak, justru hubungan itu malah membawanya bertemu dengan pria lain yang tidak kalah merepotkan perasaannya. Kini, berada di antara dua pria yang sama besar ngototnya, Nata sukses jadi bulan-bulanan pikirannya sendiri. Memilih satu di antara dua tidak pernah sesulit ini, terlebih ketika ternyata kedua pria itu punya hubungan darah. Seperti dibantu keadaan, satu insiden manis pun terjadi. Membawa Nata tidak hanya yakin pada hatinya tapi juga pada keputusan-keputusan krusial yang akhirnya harus dia ambil. Tentu bukan hanya untuk kebaikannya sendiri, tapi juga kebaikan pria yang ia cintai, juga demi kebaikan calon buah hati. Nata hanya tidak menyangka, kalau keputusan-keputusan berat itu mengantarnya pada kehidupan yang tidak pernah dia sangka sebelumnya.

" You're my boyfriend?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Samantha habang nakatitig sa napakagwapong mukha ng binatang kaharap na walang iba kung hindi ang CEO ng Cromwell Enterprise. Luther Devmon Cromwell, gwapo makisig at higit sa lahat ay mayaman. Ngunit sa likod ng gwapo nitong mukha ay nagtatago ang isang mapanganib na katauhan. Isang Mafia boss. Samantha Lee Vasque, isang dalaga na biniyayaan ng maganda at perpektong katawan ngunit nagtatago ang napakamisteryosong katauhan. Sa gitna ng isang mapanganib na operasyon, Aksidenteng nasagasaan ni Luther isang inosenteng dalaga na nagresulta ng pagkawala ng ala-ala nito. Dahil sa isang dahilan ay napilitang magpanggap na kasintahan ito ng dalaga. Ngunit papaano kung ang katangian nang babae ang pinaka-ayaw niya sa lahat? Makulit, pakielamera at higit sa lahat, maingay! At papaano kung ang babaeng nasagasaan ay mayroon ding itinatagong sikreto? Magagawa ba nyang itago ang sikreto o maakit siya sa sikreto ng babaeng nasagasaan?

He looked at me, his piercing eyes cold and sharp. “What do you want?” he asked, his tone irritated. “Cat got your tongue?” Fear gripped me, but I couldn’t back down. Not when proving my love was on the line. My hands trembled, but I managed to speak. “Hunter Steele...” I swallowed hard, my voice barely above a whisper. “Will you... will you marry me?” His brows furrowed, and he tilted his head slightly. “What?” ANYA BLAKE ____________________________________ I can’t remember the last time I willingly let a woman get so close. To me, they were a necessary evil....useful when needed, and avoided afterward. But when a young woman, trembling yet determined, stepped in front of me and asked the most ridiculous question I’d ever been asked, I felt something I hadn’t felt in years: a spark. And when I kissed her, it awakened something in me—a feeling I hadn’t known existed. Her innocence intrigued me and I wanted to be the one to claim her, to mold her......to make her mine. HUNTER STEELE

Following a heartbreak from my betrothed and the man I have loved all of my life, I leave my home and family behind, seeking solace in the Realm of the Humans. Having no qualifications to live in a world bound by stupid rules has me jumping at an absurdly good offer to be the personal assistant to a top class business man. And my first assignment is delivering his forgotten wedding rings to the event. I found my mate. My boss, standing at the altar, exchanging vows with a puny human woman I could break in half if I wanted to. I flee, fingers clutching the damned ring boxes. He leaves his fiancée at the altar, chasing after me, but it makes no difference to me. I have had my fair share of rejections and I can't take anymore of it. So, I reject him, before he can do the same to me. But rather than cower in pain, he cracks a grin that makes my stony heart stumble, and leans forward, several feet taller than me. "And you're fired."

When a one-sided love turns the other way around. "I could never see you as a lover. I could not even imagine kissing you." - Jonathan Reed ~~~~ Laura has spent her whole life loving Jonathan Reed, the boy next door who became her best friend. But as they grew older, Jonathan turned into the heartthrob who dated anyone that caught his eye-everyone except her. When she finally confesses her feelings, Jonathan, being the promiscuous man he is, takes advantage of her vulnerability. Something happens between them, but the next day, he acts like it never occurred, treating her as the same "ordinary" friend she's always been. Crushed, Laura is left feeling used and broken. That night, staring at the night sky, she wishes she could stop loving him. A shooting star passes, but Laura bitterly laughs, believing wishes never come true. Or so she thought...

Neil Sandoval was a young billionaire in New York who started from the very bottom to be the President in Sydney's company. Everyone adored him for aside from being physically attractive, he was also an epitome of humbleness and kindness. Sydney Klein was a businesswoman who actually wanted to live freely without her mother's commands and judgements. All of her life, she had been doing good. But her love was being tested when Neil suddenly forgot their marriage. Forgotten. Chased. Remembered.

May pag-asa pa ba na maging makatotohanan ang pag-ibig kung isa na lamang ang kumakapit sa relasyon? Paano kung ang pag-ibig ay ipinilit lamang? You can’t force someone to love you back. Love should not be taken for granted. A tragedy should be utilized as a steppingstone to become stronger— a source of strength. No matter what kind of challenges you may face, how painful your experience…you should stand firmly. The storm shall pass, too Lorie loves Lander so much, to the point that she puts Lander first in everything. Lander is her heaven even though she is his hell. Pinangako niya sa sarili niya na mamahalin niya si Lander hanggang sa huling hininga niya. But, will someone like Lander who doesn’t believe in love be able to open his heart and let Lorie in and accept her wholeheartedly? Lander hates Lorie down to his core. He thinks it's all Lorie's fault why all his dreams and plans were ruined. Marrying Lorie is just a big delusion. That's why Lander swears to himself thathe would feel nothing for Lorie but hatred and he would do anything to get Lorie out of his life.

Gallardo Brothers Series 1: I Love You, Señorito (Theo Angelou Gallardo and Yasmine Lagdameo) The first time Yasmine laid her eyes to Theo, her heart already beats for him. At alam niya sa mga oras na iyon ay may nakabihag na sa kanyang puso. Ngunit nang napagtanto niyang si Theo Angelou, ay ang bunsong anak ng mga Gallardo, pinigilan niya ang sarili na pangarapin ang binata. Lalayo na sana siya sa binata. Ngunit paano gayong ayaw ng tadhana? Dahil isang araw, kinailangan niya nang tulong ng mga Gallardo dahil sa kanyang ama na nakaratay sa hospital. They will help her but... In one condition. Iyon ay kailangan niyang pakasalan si Theo. She likes him ngunit hindi iyon sapat na rason para pakasalan ang binata. At higit sa lahat ayaw pa niyang matali kahit kanino dahil may pangarap pa siya sa buhay niya. Will Yasmine just watch her father dying or marry her Señorito Theo?