Sandra Cisneros

Faqih Rushqi melarikan Sandra Jeta dari bumi pendakian di Kinabalu saat ber-camping. Berniat menjadikan gadis yang belum dia kenal itu sebagai tawanan di Batam. Tindakan culasnya terpaksa ditempuh demi mencegah pernikahan sang papa dengan mamanya Jeta. Faqih tidak ingin papanya hanya akan menjadi tambang uang bagi wanita yang sangat buruk di matanya. Namun, kisah dan perasaan rumit justru terjadi di antara keduanya. Terlebih, Jeta dipercaya Faqih menjadi asistennya! Tetiba musibah menyapa Jeta begitu aib. Dirinya hamil sebab kesalahan fatal satu malam dengan pria asing di Batam. Tidak disangka, abang tiri adalah orang yang maju dalam mengganti posisi calon suami. Abang tiri menawarkan diri sekaligus memaksa menikahi.

"The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained" Napilitan tanggapin ni Sandra Lyn Santiago ang alok ng best friend niya na palitan ito bilang secretary kahit alam niya kung gaano kasungit at kasama ang boss nito. She doesn't have a choice. Kailangan niya ng trabaho para makapagtapos ang mga kapatid. How long could she stay as his secretary? Kung tila galit ito sa mundo at pinaglihi sa sama ng loob. Halos araw araw para siyang nasa impyerno. He is likes a dragon that is ready to attack her with his fire. But, why is it everyday he also making her remember a memory from the past. Would she be able to fill in the missing piece in his boss's heart? OR She will experience heartache for the second time.

According to the news this is going to be the biggest yet most controversial wedding of the year, maybe of the century. Not because the famous bad boy/play boy heir Julian Fernandez and Prodigy daughter Sandra Parker who was to be one for love; they were NOT definitely in love. Not even for the biggest scandal of the year involved the woman's controversial mother but because the two of the most powerful companies is about to merge, to be one to rule. The wedding will serve as proof of sealing the deal, to stand as the foundation of the two companies' new start. In which the unborn lovechild is to solidify the wedding. The scandal between the mother, daughter and the man in between is damned as the two heads of the two powerful companies decided to use it to their advantage, overlooking the fact that Fernandezs and Parkers had been rivals in terms of supremacy and power for decades, deciding they will gain more if they move and operate as one. The whole country is watching, maybe even the whole world. “Let the matrimony of union begin.”

Sandra, also known as Ruby, is a young women who meets a popular rock-star. She feels a strong connection with him even though she is engaged. As she progresses with both relationships her world is turned upside down. Both men in her life know the truth about who and what she really is. Once the truth is revealed she is now forced to pick not only a lover, but a life style. One where she lives amongst the supernatural, and the other as a normal woman who knows the truth but can never involve herself in their affairs. Which will she choose, and does she really have a choice in the matter as her role in all of this is bigger than she could imagine. Where does her heart belong, with her old life or her new one.

To ransom my husband from the black market, I threw myself into relentless work, earning every penny I could. My son suffered alongside me, sharing in my exhaustion and deprivation. Years of malnutrition had left him vulnerable, and eventually, he was diagnosed with leukemia. I wept as I scraped together money from relatives and friends to pay for his chemotherapy. But on the way to the hospital, a sudden, unbearable pain wracked him. In his struggle, he accidentally bit off his own tongue and died in agony before we even reached the doors. I clutched my son's ashes and went straight to the black market, determined to use the borrowed money to bring my husband back. The moment I stepped in, I overheard a conversation between Joe Masseria and his men. "Boss, Sandra comes every month with her payments. She's suffered a lot just to ransom you," one said. At that moment, a widow—Joe's sister-in-law, long mourning her late husband—appeared beside him. "Joe," she said, her voice calm but cutting, "all these years, you've protected me from harm, even giving me the title of a mob boss's wife. But you've kept Sandra in the dark the whole time. Isn't that… terribly unfair to her?" Joe's eyes were cold, devoid of any pity for me. He scoffed. "Fairness is ruthless. She's had all this love from me. What's a little suffering compared to that? "But she's waited for me all these years. It's time I returned—before she loses her mind and comes after you. "If she's still sensible, I'll make sure her and her son's quality of life improves a bit." I understood everything in that instant. Holding my son's ashes to my chest, I wept until it felt as if my heart would shatter. Joe—your so-called fairness killed my son. And I am done waiting for you.

*Smut After her mate's brutal rejection, healing prodigy Sandra surrenders to a dangerously seductive stranger in a dark alley, only to discover he's her uncle Marcus. Trapped by blackmail in his isolated house, forbidden desire ignites between lessons. But Marcus harbors a deadly secret about her father's death. ----------------- “Fuck, Sandra,” he growled, thumb brushing over my nipple through the fabric until it stiffened, aching. “Vanessa’s right upstairs. If she hears us—” “I don’t care,” I panted, rocking up against him, chasing that thick pressure. “Make me forget today. Just tonight. Please.” I’m going straight to hell,” he muttered, then closed the gap. His mouth took mine slow this time, deliberate, like he was memorizing the taste of me. I sighed into it, hands sliding up his chest to grip his shoulders. He tasted like black coffee and smoke and sin, and I wanted more. He tugged me closer, one hand fisting in my hair, the other splayed low on my back, pressing me against him. Heat flared low in my belly, spreading fast. I shifted, trying to ease the ache between my thighs, and he groaned against my lips, grip tightening. His tongue traced the seam of my mouth; I opened for him instantly, meeting him stroke for stroke until we were both breathing hard. He tilted my head back, lips moving down my throat, teeth grazing the frantic beat of my pulse. I gasped, nails digging into the muscle of his shoulders. “We should stop,” he rasped against my skin, but his hand was already pushing under my thin tank top, calloused palm gliding up my ribs. “We should,” I agreed breathlessly, then dragged his mouth back to mine, kissing him deeper, hungrier.

Durante a cerimônia de premiação da Competição Internacional de Design de Joias, a minha meia-irmã recebeu o grande prêmio, só que usando os designs que havia roubado de mim. E qual era o grande prêmio? Tornar-se a noiva do principal patrocinador da premiação, Jude Moretti, o Padrinho da família Moretti. Ele era um homem cruel e ambicioso, mas que acabou atingido por uma grande explosão e por isso diziam que ele não podia ter filhos. Naquela noite, os homens de Moretti, vestidos com seus paletós pretos, traziam um contrato de casamento todo cravejado a ouro. Eles buscavam a "artesã extraordinária". Meu noivo, Marco, entrou em pânico e fugiu com a Sandra às pressas para Vegas, eles se casaram naquela noite e ela foi salva. Com o ato consumado, Sandra retornou usando o meu vestido de seda, o pescoço cheio de marcas e exibindo um anel brilhante em seu dedo. — Agora, o Marco é meu. — Ela disse em tom de deboche. — O que você vai fazer, Odessa? O padrinho te deu apenas um dia para decidir. Se você não se casar, a Família vai pedir uma compensação e você terá que trabalhar em algum cortiço qualquer, ou quem sabe eles não te vendem para algum maluco com fetiches estranhos. Ela estava enganada, eu não tinha escolha. Mais cedo, eu encontrei meu pai e minha madrasta tendo dificuldades para lidar com aquele contrato. — Eu faço isso! — Eu disse. — Eu me caso com o Padrinho.

"Sa mundo ng kasalanan, hindi lahat ng mga nagbebenta ng laman ay mga taong nawalan ng puso, at hindi rin lahat ng mayayaman ay kayang bilhin ang kapatawaran." Si Sandra Asuncion, ay isang babaeng ipinanganak sa marangyang pamilya at busog sa pagmamahal, ngunit natuldukan ito nang mangyari ang isang hindi inaasahan na massacre sa kaniyang buong pamilya. Nang mangyari iyon ay nawala sa kaniya ang lahat at napilitang siyang ibenta ang sarili para mabuhay. Sa mga gabi ng mga halakhakan, alak, at kasalanan, naging tanyag siya bilang “Ang Babaeng May Mabentang Laman.” Ngunit sa likod ng mga halik na walang saysay, isang gabi ang nagpabago sa lahat. Ang gabi na nakilala niya si Zaniel Arthur Mercer, isang multi-billionaire na kayang bilhin ang lahat lalong-lalo na ang laman ni Sandra. Ang dapat sana’y isang gabi ng bayaran ay nauwi sa paulit-ulit na pagkikita, hanggang sa ang pagkahumaling ay nauwi sa pag-ibig. Ngunit paano mo mamahalin ang lalaking nagmula sa pamilyang nagpapatay sa buong angkan mo? Sa pagitan ng init ng katawan at pagmamahal, paghihiganti at kapatawaran, kailangang pumili ni Sandra. Ang ipaglaban ang lalaking minahal niya, o ang kaluluwang matagal nang winasak ng mga Mercer? Dahil sa mundong ginagalawan nila, walang kasiguraduhan kung alin ang mas masakit para kay Sandra: Ang maging isang prostitute na patuloy na niyuyurakan ng karamihan? O, ang mahalin ang taong may dugong nananalaytay mula sa mga taong dahilan ng kaniyang matagal nang paghihirap? Isang madilim, mainit, at mapusok na kwento ng pag-ibig, kasalanan, at pagtubos. Hanggang saan ang kaya mong isakripisyo, para sa pag-ibig na hindi mo kailanman inaasahan na darating upang mas lalo lamang na palalain ang iyong sitwasyon?

Yang paling menyakitkan di dunia ini adalah dikhianati oleh orang yang kita sayangi. Begitulah yang dirasakan Emily saat dia menerima kenyataan kalau kekasihnya telah direbut oleh Sandra, kakaknya yang selama ini selalu menjadi teman curhatnya. Dengan perasaan hancur, Emily mencoba untuk bertahan. Dia mencoba untuk tersenyum saat menyaksikan kakak dan kekasih hatinya itu duduk bersanding di pelaminan. Meski akhirnya tanpa dia sadari, luka hatinya menuntun dia untuk pergi.Langkah kaki yang hilang arah membawa Emily bertemu dengan Abian Aditya, laki-laki dingin yang menolongnya saat terlunta-lunta. Kehidupannya bersama Abian pun menjadi dunia baru bagi Emily. Abian membawanya ke dalam kehidupan sederhana yang belum pernah Emily jalani sebelumnya. Penuh liku dan cobaan yang menerpa, sanggupkah Emily bertahan dalam pelariannya? Atau dia memilih kembali pulang dan membiarkan lukanya terus berdarah?

Saat hamil tujuh bulan, suamiku, Ben Harsono, menganggap aku kotor. “Jangan sentuh aku!” Di depan pintu masuk, ia mendorongku dengan jijik. “Bau minyak dapur, menjijikkan.” Mertuaku keluar dari kamar setelah mendengar keributan. Ia pun menyerahkan semangkuk sup sarang burung yang baru direbus kepada Ben. “Sandra, kamu tidak tahu kalau Ben punya germofobia? Sudah hamil begini masih tidak bisa menjaga kebersihan?” “Ben sudah lelah bekerja, tidak bisakah kamu membuatnya lebih tenang?” Aku memandang ibu dan anak itu dengan perut yang terasa mual dan bergejolak. Saat aku berbalik, layar ponselku menyala. Sebuah foto terpampang jelas. Itu adalah asisten baru Ben, Lina. Di foto, wanita itu bersandar mesra di bahu Ben, tersenyum cerah. Latar tempatnya ... kamar tidurku.