Novel & Cerita Shy Gal

"This is all an act! The whole marriage of a thing is an act. Let's also act as if we don't know each other." Arielle warned her ex who was right at her front. He scoffed on hearing what she said, and walked closer to her. She took a step backwards while he walked towards her, not until when her back hit the wall, and she couldn't move anymore. "Since we are acting, do you actually think that it is bad for me to touch you this way? Huh? This is all an act." His hands went to her ass, while she gasped in shock. She missed his touch, but at the same time she doesn't want it. ***** Arielle thought everything was going well for her not until when she wanted to give birth, and her father abandoned her after he got to realize she is not his real daughter. There was no one she could run to, not until when she got rescued by a stranger, and later demanded a favor from her in return for saving her. Arielle thought it was going to be easy to repay, not until when she got to realize she would be getting married to the son of the lady who saved her. What was more shocking is that the son was her ex.

Out of side don't mean out of mind. Nora lives a typical Cinderella existence; two stepsisters and a stepmother who despise the sight of her. Ace Woods, an epitome of extravagance, capriciousness, insolence, and disrespect finds himself in an unfamiliar continent of the world doing what he knows best; get his parent's attention. But an enchanted night, An awful event that occurred at Cinderella's curfew, scars a memory for as long as you can navigate into THE TRAGEDY OF THE AFRICAN CINDERELLA.

Kylie's understanding of herself is limited to her memories. From what she remembers she has been an average girl all her life. However, those around her perceive things differently. Her best friend Davies argues that she is uncommon since she has always been faster and stronger than most of her peers; and her intelligence is nothing to scoff at. Studying at one of the best universities in the country, Kylie's life takes a strange twist when she awakens from a nightmare. Was that really just a nightmare? Or was it something else?

We all have secrets. Different kinds of secrets we don't want to share. Luna, now an adult reminisces about her teenage years where she was involved in a secret relationship with Ashton. The two were best of friends who fell for each other but Ashton suddenly avoided Luna for three years. After meeting in the middle of a pandemic, the two met and started talking to each other again that bloomed a new love. They turned the page and started a new chapter together. They were best friends who turned to strangers. Strangers who turned to Secret Lovers.

Aisha lost three years of her memories, thinking she is still that young girl striving for goodness. She didn't know she got married and had a son who's now taken by her brother as his son till she regains her memory. After two years without success, her parents decided to get her married to Zayn. He became a large part of her life and without him, she knew she'd wither but even after knowing that, she was willing to let him go for the sake of his own sanity. When she regained her memories and found out just how impure and dirty she is from her past life, she wanted to let him go. He didn't allow that, he clung onto her like a second skin. It's a journey filled with emotional roller coaster. It entails love, romance, hatred, heartbreak and sadness. It's always going to be Zayn in her life...

Jazz Duncan was a shy, loyal and forgiving yet anti-social girl who was lured into a trap by her devious cousin, the intent was to allow social media to ridicule her. She hated and feared lies and betrayal from those closest to her. Now on a new path filled with desire and sacrifice searches for her new identity in the face of questions of trust. Jack Warren, a dangerous billionaire with a dark abusive past crosses paths with her, instantly drawn to her bold bravery in the face of betrayal discovered. A situation from his past forced him into making the quick decision to pull her into a contract marriage with him. Jack's Jazz...Wrong Reason; Right One…

Alexandra, an independent introvert who, since losing her mother and sister consecutively due to illness, struggles to trust and rely on other people. That is until she met Jacob. Her cousin’s new tenants. With his etiquette and empathy, he sure gave her a lasting impression. But the insecurity of losing the women of her life is keeping her from relying to anyone. Will this be enough for Alexandra to finally take down her guards and open up?

The past isn't easy to overcome. Emily's new goal is to leave the past behind and focus on building her life. When she gets admitted to her dream college, she has three goals. Focus on her studies. Stay away from drama and get a degree. But her goals and plans are quickly challenged when she meets someone from her past. The past she had worked hard to overcome is threatening to tear apart her new life. Gabriel Ford is living the good life in college. He is popular, every girl wants him, and his football career is taking shape. But when he least expects it, he bumps into his childhood friend. The girl he thought he'd never see again. The girl that abandoned him. Will he ever forgive her? Or better yet, is he ready to know what made her leave? The past isn'tt easy to overcome.

He never knew how hungry his heart was until he had the taste of her love. He is infernal. She is angelic. Marcello Colombo, the third in command in one of the biggest crime families in New York, is well known for being relentless, cruel, strategic, notoriously violent when it comes to getting what he wants—and for having absolutely no interest in love and commitment. Not until he met Mariana Anderson and suddenly he found himself thirsty for her with an unquenchable desire. As the eldest and unfavourable daughter of her father, Mariana Anderson, was oblivious to her father's crimes until the day she met Marcello, the devil himself. She knew getting involved with a man like him would be dangerous. But who would have known that what fate had in store for her was different and shocking? Not only did he kidnap her and take her as his hostage, he was also going to marry her, and she had no say, but that is not even the worst of what she was going to experience as the wife of a Mafia consigliere. As Marcello began the quest to seek his parents' killer, he was forced to accept a horrible truth, one that would unfold more and more secrets along the way.

She was struggling to wake up from her sleep though she's aware that it's a new day. She was yawning, stretching her hands when she felt a slight pain underneath, she placed her hands to the place the pain was coming from when she felt something watering.