Rafael Lightwood-bane

Kepopuleran seorang artis bisa membuat banyak orang mengidolakannya, bahkan sampai memimpikan bisa bersama hidup satu atap bersama. Pasti sangat menyenangkan, kan? Itu tidak berlaku bagi Rafael, seorang mahasiswa di salah satu universitas negeri. Baginya, kepopuleran artis hanyalah omong kosong belaka. Kekesalan yang ia alami bukan tanpa sebab. Sara, teman masa kecil Rafael selalu membuatnya jengkel, padahal wanita itu berlabel artis papan atas paling populer. Sama hanya dengan teman masa kecil, Rafael mengetahui sikap, perilaku, hingga kebiasaan buruk Sara, kebanyakan dari itu tidak dipublikasikan karena ditakutkan berdampak pada popularitasnya sendiri. Hingga satu ketika, mereka tumbuh dewasa dan candaan yang mereka lakukan sejak dulu berubah menjadi taburan kisah menyenangkan. Akankah mereka tetap mempertahankan persahabatan itu atau justru mulai menjalin hubungan yang lebih serius?

One brother hired her. The other can’t let her go. She only meant to play pretend. She never meant to steal a heart… or hide his heir. Gianna “Gigi” Rae Cuevas grew up with nothing, hustling on the streets just to survive. But one reckless act of bravery—saving billionaire Rafael De Luca from a thief—throws her into a world of wealth and power. Her reward? A deal too good to refuse: pretend to be Rafael’s girlfriend for one month. It should have been simple. Until Rafael’s older brother walks in. Leandro De Luca is cold, ruthless, and impossible to resist. He believes Gigi is a gold-digger. He wants her gone. But the more he fights it, the deeper he falls. When lies, betrayal, and scandal tear them apart, Gigi vanishes. Years later, she returns with the one secret that could destroy them all. A forbidden romance. A dangerous bargain. And a love that refuses to stay buried.

Umambon sa Baguio nang gabing iyon, at si Lia Santiago, heartbroken sa betrayal ng ex na pinsan niya, ay napadpad sa Luna Azul bar. Doon niya nakilala si Rafael Ilustre, mysterious, commanding, at intense, at nagkaroon sila ng gabing puno ng tawa, tequila, at titig na nag-iwan ng hindi malilimutang connection. Nagising si Lia na wala si Rafael, pero may ring sa daliri at note na nagsasabing “No regrets”—at doon niya na-realize na siya ang live-in partner ng ina niya. Sa brunch at dinner, lumabas ang forbidden attraction at guilt, habang unti-unting nabunyag ang nakaraan nina Rafael at Vivian. Sa terrace at villa, bawat dialogue at sulyap ay puno ng tension at emosyon, habang lumalalim ang mystery at personal stakes. Ang nobela ay isang emotional rollercoaster ng forbidden attraction, family secrets, at choices na magbabago sa buhay, at magpapa-question sa puso at isip ni Lia sa bawat sandali.

Takut jatuh cinta membuat Mayang mendapatkan julukan sebagai perawan tua. Di usianya yang sudah matang, bahkan hampir kepala tiga, dia sama sekali belum memiliki niatan untuk menikah. Jangankan menikah, memiliki kekasih saja tidak. Akhirnya karena gerah mendengar cuitan para tetangga, sang Papa memaksanya menikah dengan Rafael, pemuda absurd yang usianya jauh lebih muda dari dirinya. Perbedaan usia, prinsip, dan latar belakang mewarnai pernikahan mereka. Mampukah Rafael membuka hati Mayang yang terlanjur terkunci?

Di tengah kota yang dipenuhi dengan kejahatan dan korupsi, Rafael Santoro, seorang pemuda yang awalnya menghadapi kehidupan biasa saja, terpaksa terlibat dalam dunia mafia untuk membalas dendam. Ketika ayahnya, seorang mantan anggota mafia, dibunuh dalam perseteruan antar geng, Rafael bertekad untuk membalas dendam dan mengambil alih kekuasaan yang hilang. Saat menjalankan misinya, dia bertemu dengan Sofia, seorang wanita kuat dan cerdas yang memiliki dendamnya sendiri terhadap mafia tersebut, yang membuat keduanya terpaksa bekerja dalam misi. Akahkan misi merrka berhasil?

Seren has never belonged to herself. Sold by her own father and brother to pay off a debt they could never afford, she is forced into a life she never chose, the wife of Rafael De Luna, the ruthless heir of the De Luna Syndicate. A man feared by everyone. A man who looks at her like she already belongs to him. Seren hates everything about him. His power. His cold voice. The way he reminds her every single day that she cannot escape him. Because in Rafael’s world, there are only two ways out of the marriage: Kill him or pay the debt with ten times the interest. Desperate to run from the life that suffocates her, Seren agrees to marry someone else, Nicolas, the only man who once promised to save her. But Rafael is not the kind of man anyone can escape from. Not when he has already decided that she is his. The more Seren tries to hate him, the more confused she becomes. Why is the man who terrifies her also the one who keeps saving her? Why does she feel safer in his arms than anywhere else in the world? And why does Rafael look at her like losing her would destroy him? In a world ruled by power, secrets, and dangerous love, Seren must decide whether to keep running… or face the truth she fears the most. Because the man she was forced to marry might also be the only one willing to burn the entire world just to keep her alive.

was sold and married off to a monster. And on my wedding night… he tried to rape me. But before he could, gunfire tore through the walls, blood spilled and screams filled the air. And just like that… my husband was dead. I thought it was over. I was wrong. Because the men who killed him didn’t save me. They took and dragged me into a world darker than anything I had ever known and straight into the hands of a man far more dangerous. Now I belong to him…..Bane Valak. And in his world, there are only two choices, Obey… or Die.

Thalia Corsini's wedding night ends with seven bullets and her husband's blood soaking through her white dress. Rafael Torrisi dies in her arms before they can even consummate the marriage, and when she screams for help, nobody comes fast enough. Three days later, she's at another altar. Same family. Different brother. Dante Torrisi looks at her like she pulled the trigger herself. He's colder than Rafael ever was, more brutal, and infinitely more dangerous. Their marriage is a prison sentence designed to save a crumbling alliance between two crime families on the brink of war. But someone is still trying to kill Thalia. The attempts keep coming, a sniper's bullet, a car bomb, poison meant for her wine glass. Dante is forced to protect the woman he blames for his twin's death, and as they dig deeper into the murder, they realize Rafael might not have been the target at all. In a world where love is weakness and trust gets you killed, Thalia and Dante have to decide: destroy each other, or discover who really wanted her dead.

***Based on my true story*** Memiliki seorang kekasih seperti Rafael Benedicto adalah salah satu hal yang membuat hidupku menjadi sempurna. Ya, Kesempurnaan yang selama ini aku impikan, yaitu memiliki seorang kekasih yang tulus dan mencintaiku apa adanya. Namun kesempurnaan itu harus dihalang oleh adanya perbedaan agama. Dan pada akhirnya, aku sudah lelah untuk memperjuangkan hubungan ini. Bukan, masalahnya bukan karena lelah memperjuangkan perbedaan itu. Hubunganku dan Rafael hancur karena adanya pengkhianatan sehingga aku harus mengakhiri hubungan ini dan tidak bisa melanjutkan perjuangan untuk mengalahkan perbedaan. Disaat banyaknya rintangan yang sudah kita lalui bersama dan disaat aku sudah memperjuangkan hubungan kita sampai sejauh ini... Mengapa kau malah menjauhi aku, Rafael? Mengapa semua janji memperjuangkan hubungan ini yang pernah terucap seakan mudah untuk dilupakan begitu saja? Perasaan bukanlah sebuah permainan jika kamu hanya ingin mencari kesenangan disaat masa tersulitmu.

Dahil sa hamon ng kanyang mga kaibigan, nauwi si Valeria Castillo sa kalasingan at napilitang makipag–one night stand sa isang hindi kilalang lalaki. Pagkagising niya at makita ang sarili niyang walang saplot, magkayakap pa sa iisang kama ang lalaking natutulog nang nakatalikod sa kanya, para siyang gumuho sa hiya at takot. Pero ang pagkawasak na iyon ay agad napalitan ng matinding takot at pangamba nang makita niya ang mukha ng lalaking nagmantsa sa kanya. Si Rafael Adrian Alvarez, ang nakababata niyang kaibigan na napakalamig, walang pakialam, at malupit. Ang taong pinaka-kinatatakutan niya sa buong mundo. Dahil sa matinding takot kay Rafael, hindi humingi ng kahit anong responsibilidad si Valeria at pinili na lang umiwas sa kanya. Ngunit laking gulat niya nang malaman niyang si Rafael pala ang napiling magiging asawa na itinakda ng kanyang ama para sa kanya. At si Rafael mismo ang umuwi mula sa ibang bansa para lang pakasalan si Valeria. "Para kang isang buhay na pader, Rafael. Ayokong magpakasal sa isang lalaking malamig, walang emosyon, at diktador tulad mo. At saka, masyado kang matanda para sa akin, ang laki ng agwat ng edad natin." "Sigurado ka? Kasi noong gabing iyon, hindi ako gumamit ng proteksyon. Inilabas ko ang katas ko sa loob mo, Valeria.” Namutla si Valeria sa sinabi niya!