Rebecca Makkai: Books

Prostitute? Mababa ang tingin ng karamihan sa mga kababaihang tulad ni Rebecca. Dahil sa kahirapan, hinanda na ni Rebecca ang sarili niya na ibenta sa halagang isang bilyon pambuhay niya man lang sa ama’t ina niya. Mas lalo pang tumindi ang kagustohan niyang iyon nang kinailangang sumailalim sa heart transplant ang tatay niya. Nakilala niya si Grayson na sumubok sa pagkapilya niya. Binigyan siya nito ng isang linggo para akitin si Grayson at kumbinsihin na bilhin siya nito sa halagang isang bilyon. Pero paano kung ang isang linggong iyon ng pangungumbinsi ni Rebecca sa binata. . .makumbinsi rin kaya ang puso ni Grayson para mahulog sa dalaga? O mananatiling pera ang magpapatakbo sa relasyon nilang dalawa?

Dengan kekayaan yang dimilikinya, Arnold bisa membeli semua yang diinginkannya, kecuali kesetiaan sang istri. Rebecca—perempuan yang paling ia cintai—malah berkhianat setelah melahirkan anak dari pernikahan mereka. Di balik rusaknya rumah tangga Arnold, ada seseorang yang sudah mengincar hendak mencari peluang dalam kesempitan. Dia adalah Kezia, seorang gadis yang tiba-tiba datang dengan alasan ingin melamar jadi babysitter dari putra Arnold yang masih bayi. Didukung oleh ibunya, Kezia melancarkan rencana yang telah ia rancang demi misi balas dendam. Kezia ingin mengambil semua hak milik keluarganya yang pernah dirampas oleh keluarga Arnold di masa lalu. Sayangnya, hubungan antara babysitter dan majikan itu tak berjalan sesuai dugaan. Justru mereka malah terjebak dalam lubang cinta yang membingungkan. Lalu, mampukah Kezia melanjutkan misinya untuk balas dendam?

Since young, Dione Amaris has always been fascinated by supernatural creatures; vampires, fairies, werewolves and many more. Her mother always read her stories about them. Until she turn to a fully grown woman, she has collected a lot of books about them and would still read them time to time and she ends reading a book, she can’t help but think if they really do exist. And what if… they really do exist? And one of its kind has been by her side all along? Will it be a start to a something new to her life? Or… it’ll start a havoc in her life?

Elle had been chasing the man she wants, almost all her life. She did everything she can just to make Grey fall inlove with her. Kahit masakit. Kahit gaano katagal. Akala nya kapag nakuha nya na, masaya na. Just like the books she used to read, the ending would always be in favour of the main characters. But in her case, it didn’t. She endlessly chased the man she thought could make her happy, only to bleed more. But she was only a human, she can’t forever revolve her world around him. So, she gave up. Ayaw nya na. Pagod na pagod na sya. Ang patuloy na pagtataboy ni Grey ang nag-udyok sa kanya para tapusin na ang mga kahibangan nya. Her ignored heart’s revival was to move on, forget every shameful things she did, and live her life without him. That was the plan. Pero kaya nya bang iwan si Grey? Gaano ba kadali ang kalimutan ang isang tao na kabisado mo na buong buhay mo? Paano ba kalimutan ang isang taong minahal mo higit pa sa sarili mo?

[Voici la version française du roman anglais 'The Mafia Don’s Innocent Love'.] Artemy Loskutov... Connu pour mon comportement glacial, ma nature impitoyable et mes talents mortels, j'inspire le respect et la peur à tous ceux qui croisent mon chemin. L'amour et l'affection n'ont pas leur place dans mon existence ; mon seul but est de me venger de la détestable mafia Cavalieri, responsable de la mort prématurée de ma mère. Lorsque je tombe sur une jeune femme, battue et cachée sous mon lit, je l'épargne non pas par gentillesse, mais je la considère comme une simple possession, un jouet à manipuler. Rebecca Cavalieri... Je m'étais habituée aux hommes qui cherchaient à m'exploiter, à me faire du mal et à me rejeter. La confiance est un concept insaisissable, et mon cœur reste caché sous des couches d'angoisse. Artemy, cependant, a réussi à déterrer et à rallumer la flamme vacillante en moi. Il a réveillé mes émotions endormies. Mais s’il découvre l’ampleur réelle du danger que je représente pour lui, je risque de perdre non seulement son affection, mais aussi ma vie.

Gabby is the perfect example of the quote that a person is not defined by their circumstance. A best-selling author with her books even turned into movies and television dramas, sino ang mag-aakalang she was born with so little in life? At wala siyang ibang inasam but to make her life perfect, their life perfect - ang buhay niya at ng kanyang kambal. Pero nagulo ang buhay nila when Hotel magnate, Mr. Matthew Wilson gave chase. “You don't run away with my kids!” She did not know him at wala siyang maalalang pagkakataon na nag-krus man lang ang landas nila. “You can't claim them just because they look like you!” Can they keep their peaceful lives when it seems like they have caught Mr. Wilson's attention?

Rebecca Natawijaya Vanderzee, wanita keturunan Indonesia-Belanda, tak menyangka bahwa pertemuannya dengan Sheikh Hamdan Al Rasheed, sang pangeran mahkota Dubai yang terhormat, akan menjungkirbalikkan dunianya. Candu, satu kata itu mendeskripsikan perasaan kedua insan tersebut setiap kali mereka bertemu. Tak pernah gadis muda itu sangka bahwa sang pangeran mahkota berujung ingin menjadikan dirinya pasangan hidup. "Kamu bukan gadis berdarah biru, bukan juga gadis dari latar belakang luar biasa. Dunia tidak akan menyetujui hubungan kalian!" Kiranya yang mana yang akan sang pangeran pilih ketika rakyat dan keluarga menjadi tantangan cinta mereka? © Sashie Rahma

Zayn hampir dipecat dari pekerjaannya. Ketika hendak kembali ke rumah, dia mendapati Rebecca sedang bersama dengan pria lain di dalam mobil. Zayn berusaha mengejar mobil tersebut. Namun, dari arah kiri melaju kencang sebuah mobil truk, hingga tubuh Zayn terpental beberapa meter. Sistem Harem Sang Milyader pun telah memilih Zayn. Menyelamatkan hidupnya dari kematian dan mengubah dunianya.

"You'll take so much time to realize how much blessed you are. To be love by someone, whole heartedly and to be love by someone too, unconditionally." Faye Alistry Hermano is a famous writer from wattpad. She have published books and gained a lot of readers and followers because of her great stories. She's great in writing... that's what her readers tell her but still, something is wrong. She knew it. Something is strange when she is writing each of her story. It feels like her hands are only the one who are capable of writing the story she is creating... and that all make sense on the sixth story her hands created which entitled Different World But Same In Feelings. Her hands created someone who will be her downfall and that is Leiton Ash Javier. It's hard to believe but even she knew what was wrong with her hands. She hide it and made it as her secret.

Adrasteia Meranza has always been fascinated to blood sucking vampires. She knows everything about them. She is clever, attractive and valiant. It's her last year in college at Colmillos University at Colmillos Town. Her library is full of books about vampire romances. The thought of a strong, masculine and attractive vampire taking her allure her more to adore them. Her fantasy is to be devirginized by one of it. She invest her time in reading books, romanticizing about them but then Adrasteia realize that the town where she grew up is owned by vampires. She found out that his long time schoolmate, Asmodeus Vointeroz, the majestic, serious, stout and masculine guy is one of them. It's her chance to finally lost her purity and fulfill her sex fantasy, will Asmodeus agree on what she wants?