Paraíso

Comprei pela internet um espírito sedutor da mitologia medieval, ele é bonito e frio. Mas ele ficava ronronando o tempo todo, me encarando em silêncio, e sua temperatura corporal estava absurdamente quente. Com medo de que ele estivesse doente, corri para falar com o atendimento ao cliente. Do outro lado, após ouvir minha descrição, o atendente ficou em silêncio. [Prezada cliente, é possível que ele não esteja doente, mas apenas com tanta fome que queira te beijar ou fazer alguma outra travessura?]

Mi esposo, Jorge Martínez, y el amor de su vida, Elvia Meza, murieron juntos en un accidente automovilístico, y a mí me dejaron a cargo de dos gemelos ilegítimos. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, dieciocho años se esfumaron. Me partí el alma para criarlos, los saqué adelante y hasta logré que los admitieran en la mejor universidad. Pero justo el día en que llegó la carta de admisión, Jorge y Elvia —muertos desde hacía años— reaparecieron. Ella se prendió del brazo de mi esposo, sonriendo de oreja a oreja, y me dijo: —Gracias por criarlos tan bien. Mis dos hijos pudieron ingresar a la universidad más prestigiosa. Sin ti, Jorge y yo no habríamos podido pasar tantos años fuera, viviendo tan a gusto… Después, Jorge me pidió el divorcio. Me dijo que se casaría con ella, y que, por fin, los cuatro estarían de nuevo "reunidos" como una familia. Y yo no lloré ni armé un escándalo. Solo sonreí, serena, como si nada, y respondí: —Está bien.

At 4:30 in the morning, my husband answered a call from his ex-girlfriend and accidentally put it on speaker. "Jason, my daughter, Alison, has a fever—over 104. I can't get a ride..." The sudden sound of sobbing jolted me awake. Jason hurriedly turned off the speaker and lowered his voice. "Send me your location. I'll come right away." It seemed he had forgotten that today was my first prenatal checkup.

“You have a wife?” I exclaimed, throwing the newly ironed suit at him. He picked it up, scowling at me for wrinkling his clothing “You met Christine?” I opened and closed my mouth repeatedly, shocked by his nonchalance. “We made love!” “We fucked, Abigail, and that has nothing to do with Christine. She’s my wife and you’re just a body for my pleasure. Now, if you’d get out of my office.” When Abigail Hayes starts working at a new office, she is instantly attracted to her boss. Fortunately for her, her boss is just as attracted to her. One thing leads to another and they have sex, only for her to find out the next morning that he is married. Will she continue this forbidden relationship? Will she agree to be his mistress?

Isang pusong nakakulong sa obligasyon at isang pusong puno ng ambisyon ang pagtatagpuin ng isang misyon. Walang ibang bagay ang mahalaga ngayon kay Kiro Verona bukod sa matagal na niyang pangarap sa buhay, iyon ay ang sumikat ang bandang binuo niya at ang mga kantang gagawin nila. One day, a great opportunity came to him when his cousin, Nathalia Fernandez, offer him a good deal and that is to help him to get into the talent agency where she belongs to. But unexpectedly, her help is not for free. She wants Kiro to do something first for her. Pinanghihinalaan kasi nito na bading ang kaniyang boyfriend na si Nikkolai Froy Servantes—the problematic and introvert mayor of La Castellion. Kaya ang gusto ni Nathalia ay akitin niya ito kung paano niya akitin ang kaniyang mga babae hanggang sa lumabas ang tunay nitong kulay. But what if the waves of love will change the beat of their hearts? Can they still get up when they are already fallen madly, deeply inlove?

"Mom, apa kau becanda? Aku melihatnya dan mana mungkin berpura-pura tak lihat. Waktu itu Mom hanya bilang kemampuan yang hebat, seakan-akan aku akan menjadi superhero—" Hidup Jamie si penakut berubah setelah usianya menginjak lima belas tahun. Masalah dimulai ketika ia memiliki kemampuan supranatural dan dapat melihat makhluk gaib. Tentu saja, Jamie panik dan ketakutan setengah mati. Namun, kemampuan Jamie tak hanya sampai di situ. Di saat Jamie berusaha mengalihkan pikirannya—agar tak lagi menjadi penakut, kehadiran Josh si penyihir selalu bikin Jamie kesal bukan main. Pasalnya, Josh selalu ikut campur dan menuduhnya macam-macam. Sialnya, di mana ada Jamie, di situ ada Josh. Dan tanpa mereka sadari, ada makhluk lain lagi di sekitar mereka, si penghisap darah. Siapa mereka? Mengapa mereka selalu berada di sekitar Jamie dan memburu Josh? Apa pertemuan Jamie dan Josh seharusnya tak terjadi?

Shaenalla, atau Shalla, seorang wanita desa terkenal karena kemahirannya meramu obat yang mampu menyembuhkan penyakit langka. Suatu hari, Shalla diundang ke Istana Velmoria untuk merawat putra mahkota, yang terletak di wilayah timur Kerajaan Aethervald, tersembunyi di antara pegunungan dan lembah, jalannya masih bisa ditempuh dari desanya. Siapa yang tahu apa yang menanti hidupnya selanjutnya? Shalla terperangkap dalam intrik Istana Velmoria yang megah dan penuh rahasia. Setelah berhasil menyembuhkan putra mahkota dengan ramuan ampuh yang menyembuhkan dalam sekejap mata, Raja dan Ratu, tanpa basa-basi, segera mengangkatnya menjadi Tabib Istana. Shalla pun menerima tawaran emas itu. Namun, hidupnya tak berhenti sampai di situ. Beberapa pria di Istana, termasuk Putra Mahkota dan para pangeran lainnya—diam-diam menaruh perhatian padanya, tatapan mereka penuh rahasia dan pesona yang sulit diabaikan, seakan mengundang hatinya untuk takluk. Hal itu membuat Shalla bingung terhadap perilaku mereka yang berbeda-beda menimbulkan rasa takut. Meski demikian, Shalla sadar bahwa dirinya hanyalah seorang wanita desa biasa, tak seharusnya berhubungan dengan mereka. Di balik itu, apa sebenarnya yang diinginkan para pria istana darinya? Apakah sekadar perhatian, permainan hati, atau rahasia lain yang belum terungkap?

Dalia Reyes came to the city chasing dreams—not trouble. But being undocumented means she’s always one step away from losing everything she’s worked for. Cleaning condos for people who don’t even know her name, she’s learned to survive quietly, invisibly… until one bad day throws her right into the path of Lucas Daniels the cold, arrogant, impossibly handsome billionaire heir who seems to have it all, except what he wants most: his father’s approval. When Lucas powerful father demands he “settle down” or lose his inheritance, Dalia becomes the most unlikely solution to his very expensive problem. The deal is simple: a fake marriage. Six months. No strings attached. But nothing about their arrangement stays simple for long. Because somewhere between the lies, the late-night arguments, and the moments they forget it’s all pretend—Dalia starts to feel something dangerously real. And when secrets from both their worlds collide, they’ll have to decide what’s worth saving: the truth, their freedom… or each other.

Synopsis: Emma Thompson, a talented yet struggling artist, finds herself entangled in a passionate one-night stand with Alexander Collins, a charismatic CEO. Both believing it to be a fleeting encounter, they part ways. However, fate has other plans in store for them when Emma discovers she is pregnant with Alexander's child. To protect his company's reputation, Alexander proposes a marriage of convenience, and Emma reluctantly agrees. As they navigate their unusual arrangement, Emma must endure the disdain of Alexander's high-status friends and family. Amidst the challenges, Emma forms an unexpected bond with Alexander's younger sister, Olivia. Together, they uncover a web of suspicious criminal activities within Alexander's company, setting off a chain of events that will test their courage, loyalty, and love.

Everyone knows Francesco Greco, heir to the largest mafia family in Solerio, is a notorious playboy. Yet when he swears to God that he'll love me for the rest of his life, I choose to believe him. He lives up to his words during the first year of our marriage. The Greco heir, whose presence alone terrorizes others, clings to me like a loyal puppy at home. But by the second year, he starts returning home with one lover after another. Rumors of his scandalous affairs spread, and I become the laughingstock of Solerio. On our eighth anniversary, his 99th lover taunts me in front of everyone at dinner. "Don't sleep in the master bedroom tonight," she says. "Mr. Greco and I are going to have some fun there. Also, change the sheets. I can't stand how dirty your things are." Everyone expects me to break down under such humiliation. Instead, I smile and turn on my heel. Then, I dial Madre Greco's number. "Madre, it's been eight years," I say, my voice steady. "It's time for me to leave."