Max Thompson Jr

“Your ex-fiance’s loss is my gain. Akin ka na ngayon, Selene.” Selene Martinez thought she was close to the happily ever after she had been dreaming of since she was a child dahil papakasalan niya na ang lalaking mahal niya. Balak niya itong surpresahin pero mas nasurpresa siya nang tumambad ang hubo’t hubad na kasintahan kasama ang kaniyang stepsister. Akala niya talo na siya, ngunit dumating si Leviticus Thompson para isalba siya. Ang bilyonaryong may nakakabighaning kagwapuhan at karisma. Kailangan niya nang maipapakilalang asawa sa kaniyang pamilya, kailangan naman ni Leviticus ng asawa para makuha ang kaniyang mana. Ang naisip nila? To make her his temporary wife. But what happens when their pretend marriage starts to feel all too real? As their fake union evolves, will they discover that what they’ve been searching for is right in front of them?

Pat knew that Maximillian is a man of troubles, na hindi siya dapat mahulog sa matatamis nitong mga salita at ma-bulaklak na dila. Na hindi siya dapat maniwala sa lahat-lahat ng mga sinasabi nito at sasabihin pa. That she should be always listened to her parents na hindi sila nababagay nito. Pero tila kakambal na niya ang katigasan ng ulo ng lalaki. Max appeared and surfaced in all places she goes to. At pinangakong hinding-hindi lalayo sa kanya hanggang mahulog din siya sa pag-ibig nito. Magugustuhan nga ba niya ito lalo na't malayong-malayo ito sa pamantayan niya?

Camilla Shawn tak pernah menyangka biduk rumah tangganya menjadi terombang-ambing sejak kehadiran adik iparnya yang bernama, Allora Twig. Allora adalah istri dari saudara kembar suami Camilla. Dengan menyandang status janda, sedang mengandung, dan dengan dalih merindukan sosok suaminya yang sangat mirip dengan suami Camilla, Allora dengan cepat mengambil alih hati dan perhatian Max Sillas, suami dari Camilla. Camilla yang saat itu sedang hamil tua pun terpaksa menahan getir dan sakit setiap kali melihat suaminya bermesraan dan memanjakan Allora. Wanita itu terpaksa menelan pahitnya kenyataan saat dia harus kehilangan sesuatu yang sudah lama dinanti-nantikannya. Apakah Camilla berhasil mempertahankan rumah tangganya? Apakah dia berhasil merebut kembali cinta suaminya? Ataukah, dia merelakan Max bersama dengan Allora?

Vivian tidak pernah tahu bahwa menikahi Maximilian Windsor akan menjadi mimpi paling buruk baginya. Setiap hari mendapat penyiksaan fisik dan batin membuat Vivian harus menahan trauma berat setiap saat. Sampai suatu masa dalam kehidupan yang begitu menyiksa, datanglah sosok pria yang mampu membangkitkan semangat Vivian untuk tetap hidup. Dia adalah River, pria lembut yang datang bagai sosok malaikat dan penyelamat, namun disamping itu pula akibat ketertarikan Max yang semakin menggila, sebuah kejadian tak terduga malah membuat Vivian harus mengandung benih dari pria yang paling dia benci selama hidupnya. Manakah yang akan dipilih? Apakah River pemenangnya ataukah Max sebagai ayah kandung anaknya? Kita akan menemukan jawabannya dalam kisah ini.

Simula nang mag-transfer sa unibersidad na pinapasukan ni Max si Ridge ay wala ng ginawa ang lalaki sa bawat araw na nagdaan kung hindi buwisitin ang araw nya. Hindi naman nya alam what Ridge can get from doing it so. Satisfaction? Happiness? Nah. Imposible. Malamang, napasobra lang ang nalanghap na usok ng katol ang lalaki kaya't sya ang napagdiskitahan. Ngunit nang lumipas ang ilang araw, her enemy's action and act gets destructive, weirder and seductive. Kaya't naging mariin ang pagpapaalala nya sa sarili na kaaway nya ang binata, that he's an enemy.

Dianggap fatal, kesalahan yang dilakukan Masayu membuat kedua orang tuanya tak lagi menaruh rasa percaya. Masayu kehilangan kebebasan mana kala sang ayah menyewa seorang bodyguard untuk mengawasinya. Sialnya, Maximilian bukan bodyguard sembarangan. Tak hanya mengawasi Masayu, pria itu juga mengatur dan mengendalikan hidup Masayu, menciptakan neraka kecil untuknya. Masayu kesal dan marah, berbagai macam cara dilakukannya untuk menyingkirkan Max dari kehidupannya. Masayu tidak sadar, Max sebenarnya sudah hadir dalam kehidupannya sejak ia usia kanak-kanak. Akankah usahanya berhasil menyingkirkan Max, atau justru jatuh cinta padanya?

Natasha Del Mundo suffered from the most painful heartbreak in college. Kaya naman hirap na siyang magtiwalang muli sa iba. But one day, she got a text message telling, "Can you be my textmate?" Napataas ang kilay niya. Sino pa ba naman ang makikipag-textmate sa panahong iyon, na uso na ang chat? At papaano nakuha ng kung sinong poncio pilatong iyon ang number niya? However, instead of avoiding who he is, she finds herself texting back. But until one day, she met Cedrick Thompson; the most successful billionaire-engineer and a businessman. A man that could easily get what he wants. Pero hindi iyon uobra kay Natasha. Kahit ito pa ang pinakamayamang nilalang sa balat ng lupa, hindi siya papatol sa lalaking nuknukan ng antipatiko. Never! Pero bakit ganoon? Kahit anong iwas niya kay Cedrick, he still got into her nerves. Ang masama pa noon, pareho siyang nahuhulog sa lalaki at sa ka-textmate niya. Sino ngayon ang pipiliin niya?

Her name is Sapphire Emerald Maxine Lopez. Ang hahaba ng mga pangalan nila di ba? Well it was because of their mom na talagang pinaghandaan ang mga pangalan nila. Their mother dreamed for the future of her two children pero hindi sumang-ayon sa kanya ang kapalaran. Sapphire or preferred to be called as Max is the opposite dream of her mother. She doesn't like girls stuff and even acting and dressing up like a man. Pero, hindi naman siya tomboy o kahit confused man lang. Alam niya na babae siya, nagkataon lang na panlalaki ang interes niya. She built her car remodeling business na unti-unting umani ng pansin sa loob lang ng isang taon. Life is amazing as she think about it. Meet Chase Luke Racinni the only son of one of the richest family in the world. All the girls will line up in just a single snap of his fingers. A womanizer, Casanova and a heartbreaker, name it, he all has it. He doesn't like to see his competitors, especially when he learned that some of his clients, made their cars remodeled from a small company called Transformers Inc. His own brand of cars has been remodeled and he could not accept it. So what he did is, he destroyed it. In just one night, Max's remodeling company kissed the ground to it's downfall without knowing the real reason. Paano kung magtagpo ang kanilang mga landas sa isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari? The circle of fate started to change when the two of them met. Pero paano na lang kung malaman ni Max na ang itinuturing niyang mabait at matulungin na kaibigan na nagkataon na gusto pa niya ay siyang dahilan ng pagbagsak ng niya?

Caenaella Solace Felicidad is the die-hard hopeless romantic heiress of the Illustracion clan. She was a believer of the tale of the forbidden lovers of El Salvador. A sucker for the forbidden rose of the land. Growing up, her elders taught her one thing, that is to spite the powerful family of the Valiente. Ang nangungunang pamilya sa buong El Salvador na sa kasamaang palad ay nasa kabilang bakod lang ng kaniyang paborito at manamahal na Casa Console ang Hacienda. Sa gitna ng kalayaan na sa wakas ay natamo nilang magka kapatid pagka tapos maging isang home-schooled student ng ilang taon ay nakilala niya ang ika-tatlong henerasyong lalaki ng taga kabilang hacienda. Jaffen Emmanuel Valiente Jr is the ruthless first born of the Hacienda de la Valiente. He was the heir who was taught to not just rule the land but the whole clan. Ang lalaking minsan ng nahumaling sa babaeng may Mala-anghel na ngiti sa kabilang hacienda. It was all then she realize that the owner of those eyes was no other than the first born grandchild of the ruthless family of El Salvador. Jaffen Emmanuel was supposed to be her enemy, and so was Caenaella Solace to him. But what if fate suddenly played with Cupid and struck both hearts to beat as one? Will the tragic ending of the old tale of the forbidden lovers repeat? Paano kung hindi lang pala ang kanilang mga pamilya ang tututol sa kanila? Paano kung pati ang tadhana ay napagdesisyunang mas ikabubuti nila ang magka layo ang isa't isa? At paano kung pati si Cupido ay tututol na rin sa kanila? Kaya kaya nilang panindigan ang klase ng pag-ibig na noon pa may naging masalimuot ang naging kinahantungan.

Di usianya yang baru menginjak delapan belas, Jasmine berada dalam dilema. Dia baru saja kehilangan orangtuanya dalam kecelakaan maut. Kini Jasmine sebatang kara namun berlimpah harta. Sepulang menguburkan ayah dan ibunya, seorang pria datang mengaku bahwa dia adalah adik ayahnya yang selama ini tinggal di luar negeri, dia membawa surat wasiat dari mendiang ayahnya yang memberikan hak perwalian pada Karan. Jasmine menerima Karan sebagai pamannya yang tak pernah dia tahu, Karan membawa serta istri dan anaknya untuk tinggal di rumah peninggalan orang tua mereka. Lama-kelamaan sikap Karan dan Anita semakin semena-mena, Jasmine diperlakukan layaknya pembantu. Puncaknya adalah ketika istri Karan itu menjadikan Jasmine objek untuk dilelang. Max keluar sebagai pemenang, dia memperkenalkan diri sebagai Ketua dari organisasi yang selama ini menaungi perusahaan ayah Jasmine. Max juga memberitahu Jasmine bahwa Karan bukanlah adik kandung Hermawan. Lalu siapa Karan? Bagaimana caranya mengambil kembali aset keluarga dari cengkeraman Karan dan Anita? Apakah Max bisa dipercaya? Maukah dia membantu Jasmine menguak misteri dan rahasia yang menyelubungi kematian orang tuanya? Buku lainnya: Suami Warisan | IG: @novelbyserafina