Mary Bell

Hindi na nagugustuhan ni Mary Joy Chua ang sitwasyon niya sa ngayon. Kung kailan inakala niyang giginhawa na ang kaniyang buhay, saka naman siya nasampal ng katotohanang walang silbi ang pera kung hindi pa rin siya importante sa mga mata ng kaniyang ina. Sawa na siyang maghintay, at sawa na rin siyang magbilang ng mga araw. Kung hindi siya kayang gustuhin nito, maghahanap na lamang siya ng lugar kung saan siya ang pinakaimportante sa lahat.

Kecantikan adalah suatu anugerah, namun tidak selamanya kecantikan membawa kebahagiaan. Mary Aram wanita cantik dari Muara Mua, kecantikannya justru menjadikan dirinya boneka pajangan di sepanjang hidupnya. Kehormatan, anak, dan hartanya dirampas. Status sebagai istri sah di gantikan oleh wanita lain. Tanpa hak, tanpa status, membuatnya tidak berkutik atas hidupnya sendiri. Hanya cinta sejati yang tersimpan di dalam hati, yang memampukan ia bertahan. "Cinta Bukan Sepenggal Dusta," jika ada sebuah dusta, bukan lah cinta tentunya.

"She loved him with all of her, But he was too oblivious to her shining light that instead drew someone else in, Someone who's been meaning to find light all his life if not for all of eternity" She had no love life to begin with but she made a living out of making people fall for each other hopelessly with just a snap of her fingers. Years of yearning to somehow be seen by Jason Faux, her multi-millionaire, playboy of a best friend as more than just a friend, Justine Bell ends up crossing paths with the enemy. Only to follow him into the dark depths of lies, secrets and manipulation she never thought existed in her world of skyscrapers and billboards. Loosing Justine to the darkness of his own world, will Jason be able to resist his instincts and leave Justine to the hands of the enemy?

When I joined my pregnant wife at her class reunion, I heard the thoughts of her male bestie. 'Once she kicks her bum husband to the curb, the money's all mine!' He was snuggling up to my wife, raising his glass in salutations with a perfect smile, but I still caught the flicker of disgust in his eyes. 'Stupid sow thinks I'm in love with her? Who would care about her if it weren't for her money?' He had no idea that Mary's family had gone bankrupt long ago, and her life of luxury now was all thanks to me!

The novel starts with JC Martin travelling to Nepal to ask the Raj guru about astral travel. He wanted to communicate with Mary Dames who dies in a car crash with him driving. Back in New York, he is then assigned to cover the life of an important senator in the Philippines where he meets Tessa Lopez, a doctor of medicine. Through her, he learns so many secrets, including the mastermind of the senator´s assassination. This is the reason the PP12, an elite group in the military goes after him. He runs for his life and escapes back to the US. There, he continues with his courting of Doctor Lopez and eventually finds a way to her heart.

Callista Ystraella Bell is a victim of an accident frame up. Aksidente niyang nasagasaan ang isang kotse na may lulan na dalawang tao, ang driver at ang sakay nitong buntis. Kalaunan ay nalaman niyang ang babaeng namatay sa aksidente ay ang magiging asawa pala ng isang bilyonaryong nagngangalang Greyson Blast. Mapapatawad pa kaya siya nito? O gagamitan siya ng kamay na bakal at sariling batas upang mapanagot siya sa kasalanang nagawa. Maaari nga bang may mabuong pag-ibig sa pagitan ng dalawa? Tara at tunghayan natin ang kwentong magpapatunay na mas mahalaga ang magpatawad at magpaubaya sa batas kaysa ilagay ito sa ating mga kamay.

« Je t'ai vue grandir, passer de l'enfance à l'âge adulte. J'ai vu des hommes tenter de t'approcher à l'école, des hommes que j'ai dû… dissuader de prononcer à nouveau ton nom. » _____________ L'accord était simple : deux familles, une alliance. Salvatore Moretti, froid et impitoyable, devait épouser l'aînée des Russo pour mettre fin à une querelle sanglante vieille de dix ans. Sofia Russo est belle, élégante, la parfaite épouse pour un mafieux. Mais Salvatore ne veut pas de Sofia. Pendant cinq ans, son objectif, ses hommes et ses propres yeux ont été rivés sur Iris, la cadette rebelle, tenue dans l'ombre. Il l'a vue grandir, l'a vue pleurer et a éliminé, tapi dans l'ombre, tous les hommes qui ont osé la regarder. À présent, le contrat est signé, le mariage est fixé et Salvatore emménage dans le domaine des Russo. Mais, devant l'autel, il ne regarde pas sa promise. Il regarde la demoiselle d’honneur… et il décide qu’il ne partira pas sans elle.

Raquel needed an outlet when her heart was broken when her first love abandoned her. And she found it in writing. She wrote a book as her last hail Mary to her first love for him to find her. She became famous because of it. Rustin came in to her life when she wanted to hide away from the reality why the man she loved left her. They couldn't deny the attraction they have for each other. Would he be the man she longed for or just the man she met on vacation? Find out all of the answers to this as we journey together with Raquel in this story.

Christina Bell’s already tumbling life headed for ruins when she woke up one morning to find herself in the bed of renowned billionaire CEO, Scott Reid, only to be told that her indebted father had sold her off to the man as his surrogate. With her dreams tossed away by her father’s selfishness and her life sold to the arrogant CEO, she was left with no choice but to fight for her freedom. But in her quest for freedom, she found herself falling for the man she hates. She struggled to fight off her feelings and to focus on her life but she kept losing to her heart until her quest led her into a past she wasn’t aware of. A past that could change her life and her status and finally free her from Scott’s grasp. But will her growing feelings allow her to make the right choice?

"I was a player and now, I'm a game." -Silvio Salvatore "Nowadays, love has become like a maid; she comes and rings the bell, does her chores and walk away." -Sadie Quintin ***** Sadie Quintin was a doctor by profession and broken from within. Having lost everything she had once owned in her life, she's tired of her life. Living alone with her sister, her mundane life was just about to be okay until one day, she crossed paths with italian mafia leader. Silvio Salvatore was a killer by heart and a cruel sadist with ulterior motives. It was a game of love and revenge until she found herself in middle of the drastic game of hate and lust with no escape. She craved freedom but he refused any scope for it. Read out to find where the treacherous destiny leaves both Silvio and Sadie.