Playing Pretend Stomach Book

“One year. Be mine” He said, his breath hot against my skin I should have refused, I should have said no and walked away but he made an offer. 90 million dollars for one year. I needed it to save my sister so I said yes. He was the devil CEO of the town and I was nothing but his event planner. He needed a wife for a year and I needed the money. The rules? There was just one. Don't fall in love.

~ ALISTAIR ~ I hate him. There’s no point in admiring what you can’t be. I hate his sharp tongue, his smug smirk, the way he looks at me like he already knows how this ends. I don’t like men. Calvin Rutledge is a problem. A problem I can’t ignore. A problem that’s in my face, under my skin, unraveling me one smirk at a time. But the worst part? I want him. And he knows it. Now, every glance burns, every touch lingers, and every fight makes me crave the one thing I swore I’d never want—him. A man. A know-it-all who plays by his own rules. I was never supposed to want him. And yet, here I am… falling. __ ~ CALVIN ~ I know his type. Rich. Arrogant. A cocky football star who thinks the world revolves around him. Alistair Morano is all that—and more. My sworn enemy. My reluctant project partner. My ‘boss’. He thinks I’m just another nerd he can push around. Cute. But here’s the thing—he’s the one being played. By the time he realizes I’m the one pulling the strings, it’ll be too late. Because he’ll be mine. Mine to tease. Mine to break. Mine to ruin. And when he finally falls? I’ll be right there, waiting to catch him, just to break him all over again.

Mahal na mahal nina Mathia at Draken ang isa't isa at halos hindi sila mapaghiwalay ng tadhana. Nangyari ang nangyari sa kanilang mga buhay at magbubunga 'yon ng isang bata na nasa sinapupunan ni Mathia. Ngunit imbis na sumaya ay nalungkot at halos bumigat ang pakiramdam ni Mathia nang bigla siyang iwan ng kasintahang si Draken. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang gagawin ngunit nagpakatatag siya para sa anak. At sa hinaba-haba ng panahong lumipas, muling magkikita ang dalawa gayundin ay masisilayan ni Draken ang kaniyang anak sa dating nobya. Bakit nga ba nagawang iwan ni Draken ang kaniyang mag-ina?

“You’re insane.” “Maybe,” Robert admitted, his eyes locked on mine and his face too close. “But I always get what I want and right now Kayla, what I want… is you.” ~~~ He needed a wife. I needed the money. Robert Moore is ruthless and dangerous, a man who terrifies the entire city. I’d paid no mind to the warning bells that rang in my head when I proposed to marry him for money. When I’d agreed to be his fake wife for a year. The rules were simple. No falling in love. No asking questions. Marrying him was supposed to be my solution-a business deal, a clean exchange. But nothing about Robert is simple. He’s bossy, arrogant, and so sinfully attractive that every look he gives me feels like a dare. Then came the threats. The enemies. The danger and guns. Now, I’m not sure where the act ends and where the truth begins. Because the longer I stay by his side, the more I realize I might not be pretending anymore… And the mafia boss who swore he’d never love might be willing to burn the whole city down just to keep me.

"Sabihin na lang natin na pagod na ako sa paglalaro at nais kung tigilan na ito? Gusto kong mapalapit sa iyo dahil gusto kita. Nais kong malaman kung pareho ba tayo ng gusto o mali lang ang interpretasyon ko sa kilos mo?" "Hindi, tama ka," pag-amin niya. "Pero nitong hapon lamang ay sinabi mo na ako ay isang komplikasyon na hindi mo kailangan." "Over-analyzing is second nature to me. It’s helps me more often than I care to count. Ngunit hindi sa pagkakataong ito." "Parang hindi naman ganoon iyon," masuri niyang sinabi. "Marahil ay narealized mo lamang na walang magandang patutunguhan ang pakikipagrelasyon sa akin." "I don’t care about the future. Ang tanging mahalaga lamang ay kung ano ang narito at ang ngayon. " Humakbang siya patungo sa kanya, pagkatapos ay isa pa, hanggang sa halos malanghap na niya ang halimuyak ng kanyang balat. “Ano ang masasabi mo, Lara?" he asked hoarsely. "Handa ka bang makipagsapalaran sa akin?"

Banyak orang mengatakan, cinta bertepuk sebelah tangan itu menyakitkan, terutama jika perasaan itu telah tumbuh sejak lama. Inilah yang Lisa Hogward rasakan, jatuh cinta kepada teman masa kecilnya, Dino. Dia adalah cinta pertama Lisa dan gadis itu begitu mencintainya. Pertemanan mereka berjalan baik, walau hanya satu pihak yang lebih dominan dalam hubungan itu, namun pada akhirnya mereka berdua pun menjadi sepasang kekasih. Hubungan itu bertahan lama, tetapi semakin lama hubungan itu berlangsung, Lisa mulai menyadari satu hal, bahwa Dino sama sekali tak menyukainya, bahkan sejak awal pertemuan mereka. Pemuda itu tak menaruh hati padanya. Dino tak pernah mencintai Lisa. Hanya ada satu cinta dalam hubungan itu, dan Lisa tahu jika hanya dia yang bertahan dalam hubungan rumit mereka dengan perasaan yang tidak pernah berubah. Apakah dengan cara menjauhi pemuda itu dapat membuat pemuda itu berbalik menatap ke arahnya? Rasanya sangat menyakitkan, terlebih lagi, Lisa telah memilih untuk menambatkan hatinya kepada seseorang yang tidak akan pernah bisa membalas rasa cinta yang sama besarnya. Karena apa pun yang Lisa lakukan, tidak akan pernah mengubah pandangan Dino terhadapnya, gadis itu tetap menjadi beban dalam hidup pemuda itu. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, keduanya kembali bertemu dalam keadaan yang jauh berbeda. Sama-sama sudah bekerja dan ternyata mereka bekerja pada perusahaan yang sama. Dengan posisi yang lebih membingungkan. Yaitu antara bos dan sekretaris.

Luisa's state in life pushes her to do something against her will in order to save the life of her dying father she gave up her purity to a stranger man through one night stand. Ngunit kung kailan maayos na ang lahat ay saka naman nagimbal ang mundo ni Luisa nang malaman niyang siya ay nagdadalang tao hindi niya lubos akalain na magbubunga ang isang gabing iyon, pero wala na siyang magagawa bagkus ay buong puso niyang tinanggap ang bata na muling nagbigay ng kasiyahan at lakas sa kanya at wala siyang hindi kayang gawin para sa anak. Pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana sa katulad ni Luisa ng namasukan siya bilang katulong sa isang bilionaryo na siyang ama ng kanyang anak. Ngayong pinagtagpo ulit ang kanilang mga landas ay muling napukaw ang pagnanasa sa katawan ni Jaron at bilang isang makapangyarihang tao lahat ng kanyang kagustuhan ay nakukuha niya sa pamamagitan ng pera. At sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay muling naulit ang minsang pag-iisa ng kanilang mga katawan, pero paano kung unti-unti ng nahuhulog si Luisa sa ama ng kanyang anak maipagtatapat niya na rin ba ang katotohanang tinatago niya gayong narinig niyang ayaw ni Jaron maging isang ama.

Emma thought she had escaped the city that broke her, but when her family’s business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, she is pulled back into the orbit of the one person she vowed never to see again. Zane Mendoza. Now the heir to a billion-dollar fintech empire and the boss of a secret mafia dynasty where Emma’s parents work as underdogs, Zane holds all the cards. For years, he had been searching for Emma, who had disappeared without a trace after their divorce. When Zane discovers that Emma is the daughter of the family who now owes him everything, he makes a ruthless proposition. An arranged marriage. In exchange, he will wipe away her family’s crushing debts. Desperate to save her parents, Emma agrees to Zane’s conditions but negotiates a deal of her own. Their marriage will last one year, and if she is not happy in the marriage, she will leave. Zane agrees, but with a twist. If she falls for him again before the year is up, she will remain his forever. But Zane doesn’t just want Emma as his wife. He wants her in every way. His obsession with her runs deeper than she realizes, and he is ready to eliminate anyone just to have her forever. With a jealous best friend that wants to take everything she loves, an ex boyfriend who wants her back, betrayal lurking at every corner, a secret daughter that Zane doesn’t know is his, and a love that refuses to die, Emma must navigate this web of lies and emotions. Can she resist Zane’s magnetic pull, or will she be caught up in his game for good?

The moment she saw Gavin Guevara, she knew he was going to fulfill what she needs and that was steamy fantasies with him. They both just wanted to have some fun, but now it's slowly turning into something more.

Si Luke Andersons, isang bilyunaryo sa sektor ng luxury real estate, ay nasa ilalim ng matinding pressure na patatagin ang legacy ng kanyang pamilya. Nang makilala niya si Pia Barrington, isang waitress na may mga pangarap na maging chef at nahaharap sa mga kagyat na problema sa pananalapi dahil sa mga bayarin sa medikal ng kanyang lola at mga bayarin sa kolehiyo ng kanyang kapatid, ang kanilang buhay ay nagsalubong sa isang hindi inaasahang paraan. Si Luke ay nagmungkahi ng isang pekeng kasal kay Pia, na nag-aalok sa kanya ng pinansiyal na seguridad bilang kapalit ng kanyang tulong sa kanyang kinakailangan sa mana. Habang nilalalakbay nila ang kanilang pagpapanggap na relasyon, ang tunay na damdamin ay nagsisimulang lumitaw, na naglalagay ng kanilang kaayusan sa pagsubok. Ang kanilang gawa-gawang pagsasama ay magiging isang tunay na kuwento ng pag-ibig, o ang kanilang mga indibidwal na pakikibaka ay maghihiwalay sa kanila?