Sci-fi Must Reads

Th‍e⁠ir marriage was a transaction.⁠ Th‍eir war was p‍e‌rsonal. T⁠hei‌r pas‌sion was unforeseen. Elara Vega is an⁠ artist whose life i‌s p‌ainted in bold⁠, rebellio‌us colors. When a devastating betrayal by he‌r‍ own family threa‍tens to de⁠stroy everything‍ her⁠ father built, she is‌ given a brut⁠al ch‍oice: sell her‌ freedom to save his le⁠gacy. ⁠Kaelan Sterling is a billionaire fortress of ice and ambit‍ion. To secu⁠re a cruc‌ial merger and shield his empire from a l‌urking threat, he needs‍ one thing: the per⁠fect, unto⁠uchable wife. He doesn't want lo‌ve; he wants a business‍ pa‍rtner. Bound by a cold, clinical contract, they a⁠re‌ enemies from‍ the start. He sees her as a chaotic liability. She sees him as a heartless tycoon. Their for‌ced proximity is a battle of‌ will‍s, fi⁠lled⁠ with sha‌rp word‌s and eve‌n sharper attra‍ction. Bu‍t in t‍he gilded cag⁠es of penthouses⁠ a‌nd high‌-society ga‍la⁠s, a dangerou‍s fire ignites. As a c‍ommon en‍emy closes in, their fa⁠ke r⁠elationship begins to feel terrifyingly real. The lines between strategy and surrender b‍lur. But when hi‍dden truths surface and old‍ wounds are ripped open, their fragile trus⁠t shatt⁠ers. Now, El⁠ara must‌ decide if the man behind th‍e fortune‌ i‍s worth the ultimate risk, and Kaelan must learn that some bonds are too powerful to be broken-even by a billion-dollar contract.

Marie, si gadis polos yang tidak disangka-sangka, nyatanya menjalin hubungan diam-diam dengan seseorang yang mempunyai kedudukan paling tinggi fi sekolah. Siapa lagi jika bukan pemilik sekolah tempat ia mengemban pendidikan. Bersama pria itu, Marie belajar banyak hal. Banyak pengalaman manis dan pahit yang menjadi proses pendewasaan dirinya. Lika-liku percintaan mereka pun tak semulus kelihatannya. Marie baru tahu, ketika ia sudah memutuskan untuk menjatuhkan pilihan pada seseorang, ia sudah siap akan segala konsekuensi yang ia terima ke depannya. Baik yang mampu menghangatkan hatinya, atau justru membuatnya patah hingga tak bersisa.

Ses lèvres effleurèrent son oreille, sa voix basse et mortelle. "Je ne fais que commencer, Marissa." Le célèbre critique d'art et milliardaire Adrian Cross a tout, sauf la clémence. Alors, lorsque l'étudiante en art Marissa Hayes, pleine de défi, ose le défier, il jure de briser son sang-froid petit à petit. Mais le jeu qu'il commence les consume bientôt tous les deux, transformant la rivalité en quelque chose de bien plus dangereux. Entre fierté et passion, amour et vengeance, un faux mouvement pourrait les détruire tous les deux pour de bon.

Babaeng tumakas sa mismong araw ng kasal dahil pinilit ito ng kanyang mga magulang kahit ayaw niya. Mas pinili na lamang niyang talikuran ang kanyang buhay at mag simula ng panibagong buhay na simple lang ngunit malaya at masaya siya. — Marianna Amythest Devera Villialon. Binatang nais makalaya sa higpit ng kanyang magulang ipinasa ang engagement sa kanyang pinsan dahil ayaw niyang mag pakasal sa taong hindi naman niya minamahal. Mapaglarong tadhana dahil sila'y muling ipinag harap. —Jaile Rode Cuiz Dela Fiña. Anong gagawin ni Jaile kapag nalamang niyang ang babaeng nakilala niya sa Zambales ay ang babaeng dapat pakakasalan niya na ipinasa niya kay Renzo na kanyang pinsan?

Just when things have been doing good for Hailey, her life is changed by single gunfire. It was the night after the top of the criminal organization jumped from a building, and because of this, the top brass of the criminal organization have been scattered in different parts of Manila. Hailey just happened to walk past by a convenience store when she saw a short-haired man in a three-way suit killed someone by simply being on their way. Since Hailey is a witness, the man whom she saw murdered someone cannot just let her go, and the next thing she knew, she was lying down in a king-size bed and as she looks around the room, a long-haired man is sitting right across her direction while siping at the glass of bourbon he was holding as he reads the newspaper with a gun as his reading pointer.

Ang SCI ay isang ahensyang humahawak sa mga murder case. Nabuo ang grupo nang Special Crime Investigation na kung saan ay pinangungunahan ni Police Captain Luna Rose Enriquez. Hindi inaasahan nang kapitan na ang unang kasong hahawakan nila ay isang series crime na kung saan sunod-sunod ang pagpapatay nang mga krimal sa mga biktima nito. Noong una ay inakala nang kapitan na isang simpleng tao lang ang mga kriminal. Hanggang sa napagtanto niya na hindi sila katulad nang mga ordinaryong mamamayan. Walo na tauhan ang naatasang lutasin ang karumal-dumal na kasong ito at sila ay sina Police Captain Luna Rose Enriquez na isang investigator, Police Major Alexander Dawson na profiler, Police Major Austin Gray na isang police-lawyer. Kasama na rin si Police Lieutenant Celyn Cruz, Police Corporal Symae Floresca ay mga magaling na computer technician, Patrolman Nicky Romana na isang police-nurse, Patrolman Richard Samili na isang masuring police officer at sa Forensic and Medico-Legal Expert na si Lucy Cooper. Matalino at malupit na mga kriminal ang kailangan nilang hanapin at hulihin. Habang tumatagal ang pag-iimbestiga ay mas lalo pang nagiging agresibo ang mga kriminal. Hanggang sa dumating ang kinakatakot na mangyare ni Police Captain Luna Rose Enriquez…

Seize ans après la condamnation à mort de la princesse du royaume d’Air, Letia Anabela Dia Meridiana Mercadante, c’est au tour d’Hydro et des jumeaux Phililys et Phebelus, les héritiers de Feu et d’Eau, de passer sur l’échafaud... quand ils sont sauvés in extremis par Lisa, une jeune orpheline terrienne. Qui est donc cette jeune fi lle qui possède de toute évidence le pouvoir des enchanteurs ? Auraitelle un lien avec la défunte Letia ? Dans leur quête de vérité, les quatre compagnons vivront des aventures riches en émotions et, qui sait, seront-ils l’instrument de la révolte des trois royaumes ?

re·pent /rəˈpent/ verb feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin. Haven is your average Christian young woman. She attends church, always reads her bible, and is the leader of her church's Youth Group. She even has the perfect Christian boyfriend, who she's sure she'll marry. Tristian is your average trouble maker. He drinks, smokes, and has no interest in religion. He's been sent to live with his religious grandmother harboring a lot of guilt and a horrible secret. When Haven meets Tristian, he turns her Christian world upside down and offers to show her a life outside of God. Her faith wavers as she falls in love with him and sets down a passionate, sinful path. She tells herself God will forgive her if she repents. But repentance means nothing when you're not sorry for what you've done.

This Thanksgiving, Elmer Fuller finally agrees to go on a trip with me. But when I wake up in the hotel, I don't see him anywhere. I spend the entire day desperately searching for him, only to stumble across a social media post from his first love. It's a selfie of her and Elmer having a cozy family dinner with her parents. The caption reads, "Someone's finally meeting the parents on Thanksgiving night. Mom and Dad can stop pressuring me to get married now!" Around her neck is the scarf my mother knitted for me before she passed. I left a comment. "Stop using my things to flirt with my husband. Take the scarf off—you can have him." Not long after, she posts an update. The scarf is shredded into pieces and tossed into a dog bed, with the caption, "What trash—too filthy even for a dog!" Elmer likes the post.

Just a few days before my wedding, I accidentally come across a post while scrolling online. The title reads, "To the guy getting married in this city, your fiancée's already cheated on you." Curious, I click in to see the gossip, only to realize I'm the one being talked about. A deep male voice plays in the video. "I heard you're getting married?" The woman in the frame, bare-backed and trembling, chokes back a sob. "After you left, I realized you're still the one I love most. I'm done with him. Take me away, please!" The moment I hear her voice, it feels like someone punches me straight in the chest. Then I notice something on her wrist—the luxury couple's bracelet I gave her just yesterday. And in that instant, I feel like the biggest joke of all. Turns out the fool was me.