Perfect Illusion Claudia Tan

After a meeting at a fair in South Africa, Andrea Ruebens and Annalia Anthony friendship sparkled blossoming into something beautiful. Andrea was a troubled young teenager with severe anger issues and made some mistakes that she always wished that she could change.Annalia had always thought that she is imperfect because of the way she was being treated. After an accident which leaves her broken she and her parents drift apart.Shattered on the inside and feeling like the odd one, both have pasts that they hold on to, mistakes that they wish they could take back and relationships that need to be mended. Coming to Bayweach College felt like a new start for them, forming new relationships as they set out to find a place they can fit in..

Kola never expected that the week that he decided to stop loving his brother girlfriend who also happened to be his best friend was the week he would meet Stella and Stella was nothing like he had expected. She had an attitude a mile long with her own personal problems. Yet he couldn't help but fall, no matter how much she didn't want him to.

Prologue Hawak ang maliit na bag, nakatayo si Althea Santos, 20, sa harap ng marangyang tahanan ng pamilya Velasco. Para bang ibang mundo ang kaharap niya—malayo sa simpleng buhay sa probinsya. Kailangan niya ang trabahong ito, at ang pagiging kasambahay ng isang kilalang doktor ang tanging daan upang makatulong sa pamilya. Pagpasok niya sa sala, sinalubong siya ng bango ng mamahaling pabango at kinang ng chandelier. Ang bawat sulok ay parang larawan mula sa magasin, at halos hindi siya makapaniwala na dito siya maninirahan. “Ah, ikaw pala si Althea,” isang malalim na tinig ang umalingawngaw. Lumingon siya at napatigil. Isang matangkad, gwapo, at matipunong lalaki ang naroon—may malamig na tingin ngunit hindi maitatangging kaakit-akit. Si Dr. Adrian Velasco, 25, amo niya at isang respetadong doktor. “Y-yes, Sir,” sagot niya, pilit pinapakalma ang nanginginig na tinig. Ramdam niya ang mabilis na tibok ng puso, hindi lamang dahil sa kaba kundi sa paraan ng pagtitig ni Adrian—parang binabasa ang kanyang buong pagkatao. Lumapit ito, mabagal at tiyak ang bawat hakbang. “Welcome sa Velasco residence. Sana makapag-adjust ka nang mabuti.” Kasabay ng banayad na babala ang isang maliit na ngiti na nag-iwan ng init sa dibdib ni Althea. Sa sandaling iyon, naramdaman niya ang tensyon—isang halong respeto, kaba, at hindi maikakailang kilig. Alam niyang hindi magiging ordinaryo ang mga susunod na araw. Sa ilalim ng bubong na ito, magsisimula ang kwento ng damdamin na susubok sa kanya—mga lihim, selos, kilig, at sakit na magbabago sa kanyang puso magpakailanman. ---

"Jangan pernah pergi dariku, Suamiku. Tolong." Loura semakin mengisak. "Aku tidak akan mengecewakanmu lagi. Aku akan berusaha memperbaiki diriku untukmu." Tangan Berrand mengepal, menahan emosinya yang semakin terbangkitkan seiring dengan tangis Loura Quinn yang semakin mengencang. Hal tersebut mengusik ketenangan dirinya. "Tolong jangan tinggalkan aku, Sayang. Aku ak--" "Aku bukan suamimu, Loura Quinn." Berrand berujar tegas dengan nada dinginnya. "Omong kosong macam apa itu!" "Bagaimana bisa kau bukan suamiku? Kau yang menikahiku? Kau lupa dengan sumpah pernikahan yang sudah kita lakukan di depan pendeta?" Berrand baru saja ingin membalas, namun tidak jadi karena Loura Quinn mendekapnya lagi. Tangis wanita itu pun tambah mengencang. "Hiks." "Aku akan berusaha menjadi istri terbaik untukmu. Tapi, tetaplah mencintaiku. Aku mohon. Hiks." "Aku akan membuktikan padamu." Berrand cukup terkejut mendengar tekad yang besar dalam suara lirih Loura Quinn. Dan, bara api keyakinan begitu nyata di sepasang mata wanita itu. Berrand dapat merasakan dengan jelas. "Kau akan memberikan apa pun yang aku mau, Loura?" Pertanyaan tersebut diluncurkan begitu saja oleh Berrand. "Iya! Aku akan lakukan apa saja yang kau minta agar kau tidak bisa berhenti mencintaimu." Berrand menangkupkan kedua tangannya di wajah menawan Loura Quinn. "Buktikan, Loura. Buat aku tergila-gila padamu, Loura Quinn." …………. Berrand Adams tidak bermaksud memanfaatkan momen Loura Quinn hilang ingatan, sejak awal. Namun, peran menjadi suami pengganti untuk wanita itu, nyatanya dapat memberi keuntungan bagi Berrand. Ia tidak bisa mengabaikan. Loura menunjukkan rasa cinta yang besar dengan gelora hasrat juga membara, Berrand mustahil untuk tidak terjerat dalam pesona wanita itu. Mereka begitu cocok di ranjang. Dan, bukan semata kebutuhan biologis yang terpenuhi, tapi hati Berrand semakin terkoneksi dengan Loura. Pada akhirnya, takdir berpihak padanya. Ia dapat memiliki Loura karena wanita itu mengandung buah hatinya. Dan, sejak itu pula, Berrand terperangkap dalam rencana Loura.

Kaya, tampan, cerdas, dan memiliki dominasi terhadap bisnis raksasa Rockwood bukanlah jaminan untuk bahagia. Ya, memang aku bisa meniduri gadis mana pun yang kumau, kapan pun aku mau. Namun, ada lubang menganga di dalam hatiku, membuat jiwaku terasa kosong. Tunanganku meninggalkanku untuk tidur dengan sahabatku. Bertahun-tahun aku percaya kalau aku tak lagi bisa mempercayai gadis lain, hingga aku bertemu dengan Cattleya. Sayangnya, dia tidak menginginkanku atau lelaku mana pun. Gadis itu tak lagi percaya pada lelaki setelah dicampakkan dan dikhianati. Gadis itu hanya menginginkan kekayaan dan diliputi ambisi untuk balas dendam. Untungnya, kami akan balas dendam pada orang yang sama.

Eleanor dan Cedric terpaksa menjalin hubungan kontrak selama dua bulan dikarenakan skandal aneh mengenai hubungan satu malam mereka di hari Valentine. Mereka mencurigai pelaku yang menyebarkan gosip itu adalah penguntit yang mengincar mereka semenjak masih remaja, meski mereka tidak memiliki hubungan apa pun sejak dulu. Sebelum insiden itu terjadi, Eleanor mengunjungi sebuah toko buku misterius, merupakan toko buku yang berisi kehidupan masing-masing manusia bumi. Eleanor menemukan sebuah buku berjudul "My Perfect Stranger" merupakan buku kisah kehidupannya selama ini. Tertulis dalam buku tersebut bahwa Cedric adalah cinta sejatinya. Apakah Eleanor akan menerima Cedric sepenuhnya meski hubungan mereka sangat kaku akibat skandal itu? Siapakah penguntit yang selama ini mengincar Eleanor dan Cedric sehingga menciptakan sebuah luka masa lalu dalam diri mereka? Berhasilkah Cedric menaklukkan hati Eleanor selama menjalin hubungan kontrak dua bulan?

Mukgu is a forever alone girl, no boyfriend since birth and no parents. She is living alone. Mukgu is envious of those girls who have boyfriends. She wants to have a perfect boyfriend and experience love. Blake is Mukgu's dream boy. He's an all girls' ideal type but he's a naughty and mean guy. But then one day, Mukgu just felt that she can't really have him because of too much depression, so she tried to search I want a perfect boyfriend" on the internet and clicked on a website which she saw from a flyer. This new weird website says that she can have her ideal boyfriend once she purchases a product from them. She took it only as a joke but the next day, her perfect boyfriend arrived from SOS planet and he's a robot. How is Mukgu going to deal with a robot boyfriend? How about her dream boy? Is she going to take the risk of falling in love with a robot? Or will she choose to stay with her dream boy?

Tentang perjodohan konyol yang dilakukan oleh kedua orang tuanya membuat Raffa Arsenio dan Kaila Leteshia tumbuh dewasa lebih cepat dan mau tak mau menyetujui perjodohannya. Sedangkan Kaila diam-diam menyimpan rasa pada Raffa selama ini, entah keberuntungan apa hingga dia akhirnya menikah dengan orang yang dicintainya. Lalu bagaimana kisah pernikahan mereka berdua?

Blurb:  Five years of marriage. A life of deceit. Gianna Nelson poured her heart and soul into Marino—her love, her trust, or even her goals of motherhood, all snatched away with the aid of his overbearing mom. In the give up, they discarded her like trash, leaving her shattered. But Gianna isn’t the same female they as soon as trampled on. She’s again, more difficult, wiser, and hell-bent on making them pay. With a powerful new best friend by her side, she’s set to dismantle the empire that Marino and his circle of relatives cherish, piece by piece. As Marino’s existence starts to fall apart, lengthy-hidden secrets and techniques come to moderate, and the lady he believed he had destroyed becomes his worst nightmare. Revenge is a dish first-rate served cold, however when the stakes get lethal, will Gianna’s thirst for justice consume her—or will she rise from the ruins of her past and capture her triumph?

Will anyone be able to take your heart as a perfect thief? Or will you let that perfect thief to capture your heart completely? Astrid Talitha Abram, a 21-years-old smart girl who managed to get straight A despite being a heavy sleeper has captivates the heart of a well-known basketball player of Haven Eastwood University, Kolten Zedekiel Ashford. He has an undeniable looks that attract a lot of girls in the campus. But his heart is belonged to only one girl whom she considered as a perfect thief, who stole his heart completely. Will their hearts be able to find its way back to where it truly belongs? Will they be able to say the lines, 'cause I know it's you, it's still going to be you'?