Novel & Cerita Paradox Of Choice

Luna, and her journey of self-discovery and finding her place in the world. Despite initial difficulties, she realizes that she needs to adapt to her new situation for her own growth and development. Her mother wants Luna to pursue higher education and convinces her to study in Manila. She agrees, understanding that education is a powerful tool for personal progress. She prepares for enrollment and plans to leave for Manila soon. However, her encounter with Ryker Gregory, who seems to have negative feelings toward her, shakes her confidence. “I find myself swept away by the profound emotions that linger in the air. It is a realm where authenticity becomes fleeting, leaving behind nothing but remnants of my once vibrant feelings. Thoughts echo within me, whispering their secrets and leaving me yearning for more. Within the depths of my heart, I discover a peculiar contradiction—a longing for simplicity entangled in the complexities of love. Despite the dangers that lie in exposing my soul, it slowly emerges from its hiding place, craving connection and intimacy. Words wield an intriguing power in this realm, embracing both poverty and richness. Love becomes the enigmatic pursuit we strive for, seeking to be seen and appreciated amidst the captivating beauty of the world. Yet, I encounter individuals who weave intricate webs of lies, whether out of habit or with deliberate intent. In the face of such encounters, I am confronted with a choice—one that encompasses the essence of great and true love. As I traverse this labyrinthine journey, I embark on a quest to unravel the enigma of love. It is a search that takes me to the depths of my soul, forcing introspection and contemplation,” – Luna.

She is a high-level assassin of the Black Eagle Organization, with her unrivaled beauty and aptitudes, everyone admired her but she doesn’t give a damn about it. All she craves is revenge and justice for her mother’s death, the only goal of Gracious Grace Moncatar. The leader of the Black Eagle Organization gave a special mission by group, and that special mission is to assassinate Don Victorino Tinsmith Sabio. Even if it’s a group; she grabbed the opportunity to work alone for her interest because she already knows that the Sabio Family is the primary suspect in her mother’s death eight years ago. However, his father–the leader of B.E.O won’t allow her to work alone but what do you expect from a stubborn lady? Because of her disobedience, the leader leaves no choice but to use the organization as a bet of the mission, if she failed to assassinate Don Victorino, the organization will be fallen forever. One night, she planned to seduce the man before assassinating him, but she fell into her pitfall. She never thought that the man was saucy like Adan and handsome like an actor because Don Victorino is old in the photo she saw. How come he became young? In just one night, one big failure was made. In just one mission, her goals became chaos. How can she escape her pitfall? How can she manage to correct her failure? Will she continue pursuing her only goal or leave the organization she loved wrecked by the leader? What will she choose?

"You can fool my eyes but not my heart" *** Adrina Cordovez is living her life to the fullest. Simple ang kanyang buhay sa Miami, Florida hanggang sa sumulpot sa pintuan ng kanyang apartment si Siara Del Prado. Ibinalita nitong patay na si Kelly, ang kanyang kakambal na naiwan sa Pilipinas. Nakiusap ito sa kanyang magpanggap bilang ang nakatatandang kapatid habang hindi pa nila alam kung ano ang sanhi nang bigla nitong pagkamatay. Nangako si Siara na bukod sa makakatanggap ng malaking perang kailangan niya para masimulan ang pangarap na flower shop ay hahanapin din nito ang kanyang ina na matagal na niyang nais makapiling. She was left with no choice but to come back and pretend. She has to know what is the real reason behind Kelly's death. How ironic dahil matagal niyang tinakbuhan ang Pilipinas at lahat ng mga ala-alang nakalakip niyon. Sa muling pagtapak sa bayang sinilangan, ang lahat ng mga bagay na pilit niyang kinakalimutan ay unti-unting nagbalik kasama na doon ang kanyang childhood crush— si Emir, na napangasawa pala ni Kelly. Ang sama ng loob na kinimkim ay isa-isang nagsisipaglabasan habang tumatagal na kasama niya ito. Will she be able to solve the mystery behind the sudden death of her sister? How can she pretend as the wife of the jerk who shattered her young heart years ago?

Soliel Alexis Del Valle, the youngest daughter of the founder and owner of Philippine Airlines. She was raised by her loving Mother but was always compared by her father. Despite being always compared to her older sister, Luna, she loves her sister dearly. She lives in the shadow of her sister. Soliel would always try her best in everything that she does but her father would never see her efforts. She was fine with being her sister's shadow. Her sister fell in love with someone and their dad was against it. Luna got tired of her Father controlling her life, she chose to ran away with her lover. That left Soliel to bear the responsibility of their company. Soliel would always try to learn about the airlines but her father would always tell her that she is not and will never be capable enough to handle their company. Months after, Soliel received a call from her mother that they will be having lunch together as a family. Soliel hurriedly went to the restaurant and when arriving there she bumped into some arrogant stranger. What she thought was a normal family lunch turned out to be a marriage interview. She will marry a stranger. For the sake of their company. She tried holding it in but she was very hesitant. She can't marry a random stranger she just met! More so, marrying someone she does not even love. She tried telling her father about it but he was got mad at her. She was, yet again, compared to her sister. Soliel had no choice but to accept the engagement. Thinking of it as her way to help their company.

Akala ni Donna ay pagiging isang kasambahay lang ang magiging trabaho niya ngunit hindi pala. Kailangan niyang bigyan ng anak ang amo niyang lalaki na si Dave kaya pumayag naman kaagad siya sa kagustuhan nito. Wala siyang ibang choice kundi ang pumayag. Crush niya rin ito. May nobya ito na pakakasalan nito sa mga susunod na buwan ngunit dahil sa hindi na ito puwedeng magbuntis ay nagdesisyon ang nobyo nito na si Dave na gumawa ng paraan upang magkaroon ng anak sila at 'yon nga ang naging desisyon niya—ang makipagsex kay Donna para magkaroon siya ng anak. Hindi naman niya puwedeng hiwalayan ang nobya niya dahil pagagalitan siya ng daddy niya. Habang ginagawa nilang dalawa ni Donna ang bagay na 'yon ay unti-unti silang napapalapit sa isa't isa hanggang sa nagkaroon sila ng relasyon. 'Pag ba nabigyan na ni Donna ng anak ang lalaking amo niya na si Dave ay tapos na rin ba ang namamagitan sa kanilang 'yon? Paano kung ayaw niya na itigil 'yon? Paano kung ayaw na rin ng lalaking amo niya na si Dave? Paano ang babaeng umaasa na pakakasalan ito? Ano'ng gagawin nila sa resultang 'yon?

Arielle never thought her biggest mistake would come knocking on her door. Two months ago, she made the most reckless choice of her life. Naglasing siya sa kasagsagan ng kanilang school prom. Sinadya niya iyong gawi dahil alam niyang may taong poprotekta sa kanya. Dahil sa kalasingan ay nangyari ang isang bagay na noon niya pa gustong maranasan sa piling ng lalaking palihim niyang hinahangan... si Eleazar Ramirez, ang kanyang professor. Together, they spend a hot, passionate and sinful night... that she could never forget. Ang buong akala niya ay hinding-hindi na sila muling magkikita pa ng lalaki, pero biglang isang araw ay sumulpot ito sa kanilang bahay. May suot na singing at hawak ang kamay ng kanyang nakakatandang kapatid na babae. Her world fell apart when she realized the man she had fallen for… was her sister’s fiancé. Now, trapped in a secret that could destroy her family and her relationship with her sister. She must face the guilt of loving someone she was never meant to have and Eleazar, was torn between his duty and his desire that he could no longer hide. Nasa kanilang kamay ang desisyon, kung ibabaon na lamang ba sa limot ang gabing kanilang pinagsaluhan, para maiwasang masira ang isang magandang pamilya? O pipiliin pa rin nilang ipagpatuloy ang kasalang kanilang sinimulan dahil pareho nila iyong nagustuhan?

Aso't pusa, ganyan ang relasyon ni Nick at Jessica. Naging temperoray Secretary ni Nick si Jessica dahil kailangang mag leave ng kanyang lalakeng secretary. Allergic si Nick sa mga babaeng secretary at para sa kanya walang matinong  babaeng secretary at lahat sila ay may mga hidden agenda. Kaya never siyang kumuha ng babaeng secretary. He just left with no choice kasi d niya kayang gawin lahat kung walang secretary. At tanging si Jessica lang  ang available at pinagkakatiwalaan ng kanyang bestfriend na si Andrei. Kahit allergic man siya, kailangan niyang magtiis, anyways, tatlong araw lang naman. Pero paano niya Matitiis ito kung wala pang isang araw puros kapalpakan na ang pinapakita nito. Mas lalo lang pinapatunayan nito na hindi tlga mapagkakatiwalaan ang mga babaeng secretarya. At, paano kaya mapapatunayan ni Jessica na isa siyang professional na secretarya at magaling kung wala pa nga siyang ginagawa jinajudge na siya agad ng temporary boss niya na ubod ng sungit at pasan ata ang buong mundo. Hanggang saan kaya aabot ang pagtitimpi nila sa isa't isa. May pag ibig kayang mabubuo kung sa una pa lang pangit na ang tingin nila sa isa't isa.   "

Davina came from a rural community and forced to move in to the City. Along her way, she had an accident. She got shocked after seeing the face of the girls. They had elf’s ear, different faces like a normal person and everything around them was so magical and glistening. The girls told her what happened. Davina Rose didn’t have choice anymore but to stay and pretend about her real identity to survive. She met different kinds of hybrid. Upon seeing those kinds of creatures, she thought that she was not belong in this place so she tried to escape the academy. She bumped into Zale, the most famous hybrid and the son of the most powerful god Poseidon. Starting that day, Zale was looking for her, because got interested to Davina, so as Davina to him. They dated. Davina received so much hate to the point that her life was in danger everyday. Siofra, the half-human and half-mermaid confronted her to be her opponent in the final exam where they should compete using the skills and power. Here comes the conflict, Davina is still a human and doesn’t have real tail, powers and skills so she asked for help to the girls, and Haelyn, a half-human and half-fish, offered the help. The first game was perfectly fine until one of Siofra’s friend saw Haelyn using the power behind, thus they tied Healyn in the chair. Davina lost all of her hope so Siofra won the game. She even discovered that the tail of Davina is fake. Everyone in the field gasped in disbelief. Davina was attempted to be killed not until Zale went on her to save her. Zale loved Davina but it was too late because Davina lost her breath.

Sinalo na yata ni Elizabeth ang lahat ng kamalasan sa mundo nang malaman na ‘matandang makunat’ pala ang papakasalan niya para maisalba ang kompanya ng taong nagpalaki sa kanya. Kaparehong rason kung bakit ipinagpalit siya ng kanyang boyfriend. Galit sa lahat at gustong maghiganti, niyaya ni Elizabeth ang taong nakabangga niya palabas—si Wulfric, na kunin ang kanyang virginity. Wulfric, the gray-eyed sexy beast gave her the experience she wouldn’t forget. Lalo na’t pinabaunan siya nito ng kambal sa kanyang sinapupunan. Secrets, betrayal…she doesn’t have a choice but to seek help from the father of her twins. But only to realize, that Wulf was the man she was running from. Hell, hindi matandang makunat ang pinakasalan niya!******* “A-Are you single, Sir?” Elizabeth asked in a shaky voice. He angled his head and his lips became firmer than it was.“Pop my virginity. I’m giving you my piece of hymen.”“You look fragile. Your eyes are sad.” “M-My boyfriend cheats on me.” Muling nagkumpol ang mga luha sa gilid ng kanyang mga mata. That was when Liz saw death in his ash-gray eyes. ——Wulf stared at the twins. “He is our daddy!” they said in unison. Naistatwa siya nang mabilis na tumakbo ang dalawa at yumakap sa kanyang mga binti. Labas ang gilagid na ngiting-ngiti ang batang babae. Nagningning ang mga mata nito nang tumingala sa kanya. “Daddy, we found you!”

Ezekiel is a ruthless billionaire, known for his charm, arrogance, and a long trail of broken hearts. Love, to him, is a game—one-night stands, no strings attached, and women begging for his attention. But when a critical merger threatens his empire, Ezekiel needs a wife—fast. Not a socialite or a gold-digger… someone quiet, obedient, and easy to control. Enter Isla Ramirez, a struggling waitress buried in debt, desperate to save her sick younger brother. When Ezekiel offers her a cold, cutthroat contract—marry him for a year in exchange for a fortune—she has no choice but to accept. She signs her life away, thinking she’s nothing but a pawn in his game. But nothing is simple with Ezekiel. Their marriage begins with venomous fights, cold glares, and unbearable tension. He drags her into his dangerous world of power plays and brutal secrets, expecting her to break. Yet Isla doesn’t bow—she bites back. Her defiance ignites something primal inside Ezekiels: obsession. What starts as a business transaction turns into a searing, forbidden attraction. Ezekiel’s dark desires and possessive nature clash with Isla’s stubborn spirit. He hates her… but craves her. She fears him… but aches for him. Every stolen glance, every sinful touch, pulls them deeper into a wicked game of lust and power. With enemies lurking in the shadows and secrets threatening to destroy them both, Ezekiel finds himself torn between his playboy past and the woman who challenges him like no one ever has. In a world where love is weakness, can a contract marriage built on lies turn into something dangerously real… or will it consume them both? In this dark, steamy romance, hearts will break, rules will shatter, and love might just ruin them.