Nana Gallagher

They say "behind every successful man is a woman", right? Well, in Maxwell Jay Gallagher's opinion, that's total bullshit! His company, M.J Tech, is the most successful tech company in the whole United Kingdom and there isn't even a single female staff member! For reasons best known by him, he hated women with a passion and he knew without any iota of doubt that he wasn't gay. But why was he developing such strange, bizarre feelings towards his new assistant whom he nicknamed 'little man'? Why the electric sparks and undeniable attraction? Unbeknownst to him, his 'little man' is actually Angelina McQueen, a gorgeous young woman under the disguise of a man who was hired as an undercover espionage agent by his rival in order to steal his company's business ideas... What will happen when he eventually discovers that the personal assistant that had always been not just behind him but in front of him, beside him and everywhere around him, was actually a woman?! And that too, an espionage agent!

"My professor gave me my first D. Now my next assignment is due...in nine months. You know when you meet your new professor, and he ends up being the same man you had a one-night stand with three months ago? Okay, maybe not. Let me explain. I hadn’t intended to sleep with my professor. I might be known as the impulsive, prankster daughter in my family, but I’m not insane. I just wanted to have some fun in Ireland at my sister’s wedding, and maybe lose my virginity, too. When I met Lochlann Gallagher at a pub one night, I couldn’t resist him. He was hot, Irish, and entirely set on seducing me. One unforgettable night under the sheets with him, and my V-card went up in smoke. Well, that night had one itty bitty consequence because Lochlann totally made my eggo preggo. And if this story isn’t crazy enough, Lochlann is not just my baby daddy: he’s now my professor and my advisor for grad school. Somehow we have to figure out a way not to reveal this rapidly gestating secret while resisting the explosive attraction between us. Except there’s just one more complication to this story: I think I’m totally falling for my baby daddy. Oopsie daisy."

In the past three years of being married to Damon Gallagher, Amara Samonte felt lonely all those years. Kung sabagay ano pa ba ang aasahan niya kung pinilit lamang si Damon ng kanyang lolo na pakasalan siya dahil sa isang utang na loob. Ngunit may hangganan ang lahat ng pagtitiis. Sa mismong burol ng ina ni Mara, sa halip na siya ay damayan sana ni Damon ay nalaman niyang may kasama itong ibang babae sa isang private villa. Labis ang hinagpis at ang sakit na naidulot nito kay Mara. After her mother’s burial, Amara left the whole town without a trace carrying the child of her ex-husband. Mapaglaro ang tadhana, Damon and Amara’s world collided again at the auction house. Sa limang taong paghahanap ni Damon sa kanya ngayon ay hindi na siya makakawala pa. “Mara, are you trying to flee again?” “Anong pinagsasabi mo, Damon? Matagal na tayong hiwalay.” “Nasaan ang mga anak natin?” Damon fired back. “Hindi ba ay pinalaglag ko?” Mara still tried to hide the truth. Ngunit hindi na nakapalag pa si Mara nang lumabas ang tatlo nilang anak at tumayo ang mga ito sa kanilang harapan. Makakaya kaya ni Mara na makipag-ayos kay Damon para sa mga bata? Gayong kasal na ito sa babaeng pinakamamahal niya at ang naging dahilan ng kanilang hiwalayan? Will she co-parent with her ex-husband or will she hide the triplets again?

What's the first thing you'd do if you were reborn? Me? I'd start by divorcing my husband, Finn Gallagher. Yeah, Finn Gallagher, the same man who runs half the underworld from behind closed doors. The Don. The richest man alive. The man women dream about; his face plastered on magazines, named "Sexiest Man Alive" five years in a row. In my last life, I tried everything to make him look at me like I mattered. I married him. I gave birth to his son. I swallowed every ounce of pride, trying to be the perfect wife. However, it didn't work. To him, I was no different than a waitress he might casually tip—forgettable, replaceable, invisible. So this time, I'm not begging. I'm not pretending. I'm handing Madeline Brooks the key to my place in his life, and walking away. She's Finn's first love, and also the shadow that haunted every day of my last life. Now Madeline was sitting opposite to me, blinked at me like she didn't hear me right. "You tried so hard to push me out," she said slowly, eyes narrowed. "Now you want me to be with Finn?" "Yes. That's all I'm asking. Just talk to Finn. Tell him to sign the divorce papers." I looked at her confused face and kept going. "Everyone knows I'm the last person who'd ever let Finn go. So if I say I want a divorce, he won't believe me for a second. But you? You're the one who can make that happen... aren't you?" She laughed, because she was finally getting her chance. I laughed too, because I was finally free.

A girl's love so deep? It appeared it was true love at the beginning. She was determined to do everything possible to get what she wanted. Her friends ridiculed her. Society mocked her. But she did not give up. "True love?" I often asked myself. But I had no answers to my questions. It took me quite a long time to define her true intentions. One night, she visited. "Let's try it," she proposed that night. I felt her warm breath as she whispered. Her wild expectations coupled with anxiety was making her heart beat very fast. It was a quiet night, and the light was dim in the room. That was the first time she spent the night with me. I was determined not to have any affair with her. I was a novice, and I believed she was not though many people in the community including her family believed she was a virgin. A feeling I could not define thrilled through me when she spoke. "A test or she mean it?" I asked silently. We have often talked about staying chaste till the appropriate time, the time we are sure to get married, so why was she proposing that we try it? I brushed off that thought and began thinking about how I was going to go about it if she really meant it. I had no experience in satisfying a woman in bed. "Did you hear me?" she asked. And before I could say anything, I felt a kiss on my right cheek. The man in me responded to the touch. But before I could act on my feelings, I remembered grandma's prediction about us. "Are we really going to get married someday?" I asked silently . . . Happy reading!

Bagaimana jika ternyata tetangga di tempat barumu adalah kekasih virtualmu? Erick terkejut setengah mati saat suatu hari bertemu dengan tetangga sebelah rumahnya yang ternyata bukanlah orang asing baginya. Dia adalah kekasihnya di dunia maya. Kehidupan masa kini, kecanggihan teknologi komunikasi dan kesibukan yang cukup menyita waktu kesehariannya dan pernikahan yang mulai terasa hambar itu semua turut andil dalam sepak terjang Erick di dunia maya. Di dunia penuh halusinasi, ilusi dan semu semata itu Erick bak menemukan sebuah oase yang cukup menyejukkan jiwanya. Meski sadar sepenuhnya itu tidak sepenuhnya nyata, setidaknya ada satu bagian dalam hidupnya yang terpuaskan. Ketika sesuatu yang disangkanya hanya bisa terjadi di dunia maya kini hadir dalam kehidupan nyatanya, tepat di depan matanya, Erickpun mulai goyah. Kehidupannya pun perlahan mulai berubah. Sedangkan Nana adalah wanita yang enggan menikah untuk ketiga kalinya karena julukan wanita pembawa sial dilekatkan padanya setelah kedua suaminya terdahulu meninggal dunia. Memutuskan untuk hidup menyendiri bersama kucing-kucing peliharaannya dan menikmati hidupnya dalam kesepiannya. Hingga tanpa sengaja bertemu dengan Erick di dunia maya dan menjalin kedekatan yang tidak biasa. Pada awalnya hubungan mereka sebatas hubungan saling menguntungkan dan memuaskan. Namun seiring berlalunya waktu, kedua insan yang terluka dalam kehidupan nyata mereka, itupun saling mengobati dan menyelamatkan satu sama lain.

Di umurnya yang hampir kepala tiga. Shana Sabana didesak orang tua dan seluruh keluarganya untuk segera menikah dan membangun rumah tangga. Bukan Shana yang tidak mau, tetapi lelaki yang ia harapkan membangun istana seumur hidup itu tak kunjung terlihat hilalnya. Di saat yang sama, entah semesta sedang bercanda. Ia bertemu dengan Saka, pemilik cafe di dekat tempat kerja Nana sahabatnya. Pada ketukan pertama pertemuan mereka, Shana sudah dibuat hilang rotasi. Shana sudah kadung malu dengan Saka hingga ia sengaja menarik diri dari lelaki itu tetapi semesta mendorong keduanya bersama. Namun, siapa sangka, obrolan dan perasaan mereka lebih dahulu mengembara sebelum tahu keyakinan keduanya berbeda. Shana yang menengadahkan kedua tangan dengan Saka yang menyatukannya kala berdoa. Satu yang Shana dan Saka sadari, prasada yang diimpikan Shana tak bisa sepenuhnya dengan mudah Saka wujudkan. Tidak cukup karena itu, kehadiran Kania Atmadja sebagai mantan terakhir Saka mampu membuat Shana kalang kabut. Di saat Kania mampu menjadi pasangan seiman sementara ia hanya bisa seamin. Belum lagi sepupunya sendiri, Lusi yang juga menaruh rasa pada Saka sejak lama. Bagaimana kelanjutan kisah Shana dan Saka? Apakah Saka adalah orang yang akan mengabulkan prasada yang diimpikan Shana? Atau mungkin hubungan keduanya akan karam bahkan sebelum mereka bisa berlabuh?

Undangan makan malam dari Mama mertua harusnya membuat Nilam bahagia, nyatanya bahagia hanya menjadi angan saat Nilam tau bahwa tujuan utama acara tersebut adalah untuk memperkenalkan calon madu untuknya. Apakah Danu bersedia memberikan adik madu untuk Nilam seperti perintah Mamanya?

Dunia Aurora hancur berkeping-keping. Keguguran yang baru dialaminya disusul pengkhianatan dan pengakuan pahit dari suaminya yang ingin menceraikannya karena tak mampu memberikan anak dan latar belakang keluarga yang kaya. Yang tak diketahui sang suaminya, Aurora justru mengandung anak kembar—dan salah satunya masih hidup. Rasa sakit yang teramat dalam menghantuinya, terutama setelah mendengar kabar kehamilan selingkuhan suaminya. Disaat Aurora terpuruk, Aurora dikejutkan oleh fakta kalau dia adalah pewaris tunggal dari keluarga Santoso yang kaya raya. Lima tahun kemudian, Aurora kembali ke Jakarta bersama putranya yang ia rahasiakan dari Jonny. Akankah Jonny menyesali keputusannya ketika ia mengetahui kebenaran yang Aurora sembunyikan?

La boda con Diego Velázquez, heredero al reino, se vio empañada por la tragedia. María de Mendoza, la hija adoptiva de Lola —la nana que había cuidado a Diego desde niño—, se quitó la vida. La encontraron ahorcada, vestida con un traje de novia. El vino de la boda resbaló de las manos de Diego. Tras un largo silencio, soltó con voz fría, sin una pizca de emoción: —Dale una buena suma de dinero a Lola. Y asegúrate de que María tenga un entierro digno. Y no dijo más. Continuó con la ceremonia como si nada hubiera pasado, como si aquello no le afectara. Cinco años después, la víspera de que Diego ascendiera al trono, recibí la noticia: no podía tener hijos. Me envió a un convento, donde pasaría el resto de mis días, con la condición de no volver a pisar el palacio. Esa misma noche, me mostró una fotografía de María y, sin inmutarse, me dijo: —Cuando ella murió, llevaba mi hijo. Si no fuera por la influencia de tu familia en la corte, dime, ¿cómo habríamos terminado casándonos? ¿Y qué habría sido de María? —Carmen Pimentel, no sirves ni para ser madre. Quédate aquí, reza y paga por tus pecados. Ora por el alma de María y de nuestro hijo. En menos de un año, mi familia Pimentel fue acusada de traición y todos fueron ejecutados. Yo, por mi parte, morí de un infarto, desangrándome por la boca. Cuando volví a abrir los ojos, me encontré de vuelta en el día de mi boda, justo antes de entrar al palacio.