Mysterious Skin Mga Nobela at Kwento

For Ava Monteverde, all her life, she was never ready. She was never ready for the death of her father. She was never ready for paying all the expenses. She was never ready when her mother suddenly had cancer.  But she survived anyway. So when Ethan Lancaster suddenly arrived in her life, she was never ready at all. Left with no choice, stacking bills to pay pushed her curiosity to a mysterious ad looking for surrogate mothers. There she met Ethan, the man who built his walls so high, cold and distant who was forced by his father to produce an heir.  One thing led to another, now Ava had to give Ethan an heir. Now she doesn't even know if she would survive this at all. Relationship bound by duty and responsibility.  Will Ava be able to give Ethan what he wants, or will she be Ethan's first failed transaction?

A MYSTERIOUS AND ANCIENT FAMILY... A GIRL LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE BUT CARRIES AN EXTRAORDINARY DESTINY... SA isang malayong bayan ng Tala, simple at tahimik ang buhay ni Ayesha. Hanggang biglang may sumulpot na mga lalaki sa buhay niya. Siya daw ang moon bride at kailangan niya mamili kung sino sa kanila ang kanyang mapangasawa para isakatuparan ang tradisyon ng mga pamilya nila mula pa noong unang panahon. Kasabay ng pagsulpot ng mga Alpuerto sa buhay ni Ayesha ay ang mga rebelasyon din ng tunay niyang pinagmulan at ang kahulugan ng mga panaginip na paulit-ulit siyang dinadalaw sa gabi. But being a moon bride is never easy. Lalo na ang magkaroon ng koneksiyon sa mga Alpuerto. Danger and darkness is lurking in the shadows. Naghihintay ng tamang sandali para pabagsakin ang pinakamatandang angkan sa kasaysayan.

Room 1167. I was just about to knock, nakataas na yung kamay ko, my fingers hanging just inches away from the door matapos walang sumagot sa doorbell. For a second, napahinto ako. And I was about to step back, ready to leave and just report it, when suddenly— Biglang bumukas ang pinto at hindi pa man ako nakaka react nang tuliyan ay may kamay na biglang humablot sa pulso ko papasok sa loob ng kwarto. “Ah—!” Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari, I was pulled inside. “Argh.” Mahinang halinghin ng lalaki, his arms wrapped around my body like he had no strength left to keep himself up. His head suddenly dropped onto my shoulder, the weight of it catching me completely off guard. May kakaibang amoy ang kaniyang kwarto, mabango ngunit sa katagalan ay nakakahilo, hanggang sa bigla nalang akong nakaramdam ng pagkainit sa aking katawan. “W-what are you doing…” I managed to say kahit medyo nanginginig ako ng kaunti at kinakabahan. I could feel his breathing against my skin, uneven and warm, slightly shaky. “A-ang init.” Mahina niyang bulong habang dahan dahang inaalis ang kaniyang suot na coat. “What the fuck is happening?” Bulong ko sa aking sarili at mas lalong nakaramdam ng kaba. “Put me down!” Sigaw ko matapos niya akong buhatin at biglang ibaba sa kama. For a second, everything happened too fast. Nasa ibabaw ko na siya at mukhang hindi na kayang pigilan pa ang kaniyang sarili. “Ohhh…” Mahinang ungol ko nang unti unti na niya akong halik-halikan sa aking leeg habang ang kaniyang kanang kamay ay marahang binubuksan ang butones ng uniporme ko. My hands were tightly wrapped around his neck habang pilit siyang idinidiin sa aking leeg. “Shit!” Ungol ko nang biglan niyang sipsipin ang aking dibdib habang bumababa ang kanang kamay niya sa aking pagkababae.

If turning 18 is a curse, Artemis Velasquez couldn't ask more. No debut celebration, being forced to have a vacation at her grandmother's, and remove all of her luxuries in life. Leaving her with no choice, she had to cope with simple living until she saw a wishing well where it was believed that any spoken wish would be granted. Accidentally falling into it, she discovers Salamanca where people live with power and magic, and encounters her grandmother's good-looking yet mysterious adoptee, Stalwart Augsburg, through whom she finds out about their family's origin and its tragic past. Learning everything builds her strong resolve, attends the most prestigious magical school, and promises to bring justice to their family. Yet, it is easier said than done. The new-found world is far different and too complicated. Old customs, an awakening war, wicked schemes, and formidable enemies are ahead. Can someone from the modern world rectify the past? Can someone who just accidentally fell into the wishing well make a difference?

“Minsan, sa pinaka-wasak na puso, doon pa pumipili ang pagmamahal.” Akala ni Celeste ay siya na ang pakakasalan ng lalaking minahal niya ng buong puso. Pero sa harap mismo niya, ipinagpalit siya nito sa matalik niyang kaibigan. Masakit. Nakakahiya. Nakakawasak. She lost everything—her love, her trust, and herself. Pero sa gitna ng pagbagsak niya, isang lalaking hindi niya inaasahan ang dumating: Eliandro Velasquez—cold, mysterious, at isang powerful businessman na desperado ring maghanap ng mapapangasawa para sa isang kontratang kailangang masunod. Isang kasunduan. Isang papel. Isang fake marriage for 30 days. Walang puso. Walang damdamin. Walang commitments. Pero paano kung habang tumatagal, hindi na peke ang nararamdaman nila? Dahil minsan, kahit ang pusong akala mong hindi na para mahalin… May nakatakdang magmahal muli.

"She seduced the wrong man… and woke up as his wife." She only wanted to win a bet. One reckless night, fueled by alcohol and pride, she aimed to seduce a well-known man.... just to prove she could. It was never supposed to mean anything. Just one night. Just a game. But fate had other plans. Instead of the man she intended, she found herself in the arms of a stranger… mysterious, commanding… dangerously irresistible. Kinabukasan, umalis siya at iniwan ang lalaki, iniisip na isa lamang itong pagkakamali na dapat kalimutan. Ngunit hindi niya alam, isa itong malaking pagkakamali. Dahil makalipas ang ilang araw, muli niyang nakita ang lalaki. Not as a stranger… but as Rouge Valderama, the untouchable, powerful Mayor He looked at her with that calm, impossible-to-ignore gaze and said the words that shattered her world: “We’re married. And I intend to take responsibility.” A night of reckless fun. A bet gone wrong. And now… a lifetime she never expected.

When struggling artist Elira Virel signs a secret marriage contract with billionaire CEO Kael Thorne, it’s supposed to be simple: no love, no expectations, no real commitment. Just six months of pretending to be his wife in exchange for saving her father’s collapsing company. But things stop being simple the moment she steps into his world — a world of power, cold stares, unspoken pain, and rules she’s not allowed to break. Kael is mysterious, guarded, and dangerously unreadable. Elira knows she’s just a pawn in his bigger game… but why does he look at her like she’s the only truth he wants to believe in? As secrets from his past begin to resurface — including the return of a woman who claims to be his former fiancée — Elira finds herself tangled in a web of lies, revenge, and emotions she swore she wouldn’t feel. She was never meant to fall for him. But in a world of lies, love was never part of the plan… Until it was.

At the age of 21, Marthania Jade Louise is the youngest Salazar to become a multi-billionaire and CEO-Owner of a Salazar company after her parents' mysterious death. Buong buhay niya ay hindi niya inakala na mawawala nang maaga ang kaniyang pinakamamahal na mga magulang. That's why she couldn't accept that it was an accident. Pinatay ang mga magulang niya. Iyon ang itinatak niya sa kaniyang isipan at ipinangako sa sarili na pagbabayaran ng mga taong nasa likod ng aksidenteng 'yon ang kanilang ginawa. However, her world turned upside-down when she found out that her late parents had written another will and testament that was exclusively emailed to her by them 6 months after their death, saying that they want her to marry Zachary Alastair Ricaforte, the son of one of their closest family friends and one of the members of the board of directors of their company. MJ is willing to do anything that will make her beloved parents happy, even if it means having a perfectly fake marriage with the son of her parents' putative killers.

Arielle was killed by her husband and cousin after their wedding because she discovered that the two of them cheated on her and wanted to snatch all of her wealth. But she didn't die, instead, she surprisingly found herself the day Tyron proposed to her, six months before their wedding. She thought that God pitied her for dying unjustly and gave her a second chance to change her fate. This time, she promised that what happened to her would not be repeated so she planned to expose the evil deeds of her ex-husband and cousin. At the same time, she entangled with Gun, the mysterious man whom she meets and hires to be his bodyguard and the stranger she had a one-night-stand. They both fall in love with each other despite the huge differences in their personalities and status in society. But what if she discovered that Gun was the CEO of the rival company of her father and he had a selfish reason for approaching her? And will she succeed in revealing the true face of her ex-husband and cousin or end up being killed by them once again?

Maureen Salagunting is a go-getter whose dreams are bigger than her ability and wallet. In fact, she wanted to become a neurosurgeon because she thought it is the hardest profession anyone could have, and she doesn't mind if she would be an old, loveless maiden as long as her bank account is fat and flooding with money. But fate didn't coincide with her plans and she settled with being a private school teacher, then an online live seller when COVID-19 shook the lives of humanity that made her lose her job as well. When she thought everything couldn't get any worse, her shaken life shattered totally when her mother lost the battle against the virus on the day of her 24th birthday, making her wish to cease her existence too. After crying her heart to God, a dashing, mysterious man in a business suit was waiting outside the chapel, telling her to fulfill the marriage agreement she signed eight years ago as a joke. Should she deny it? Or should they begin faking love amidst the pandemic?