So Close Yet So Far Novels & Stories

What would you do if your daughter’s last wish was for you to marry someone as her new dad? Will you do it? Or you won’t? Aeris Fabros has no one but only her daughter, Hale. But her daughter was always weak and ill, that's why she always took her to the doctor. Having no father on her side, Hale became close to her doctor, Doctor Reagan. The doctor is very caring and he is single, at least that’s how they see him. Hale wants him to be her new dad, that's why she wants her mom to marry him. Can Aeris make this request possible to tempt Doctor Reagan and make him fall in love with her? Or will it be the other way around? Read this to find out!

"You may have the power to force a marriage but not love." — Daphne Del Mundo. "When there's truth, then there must also be a lie." — Tyler Grossman. Daphne was forced to become the substitute bride for her sister who fled from the wedding. Her husband was really nice to her at first. But later did she know that she married a cold blooded bastard. Daphne's life with her husband will turn upside down. She will began to realize the misery the wedding made her and her decision to be his 'Temporary Wife'. Due to her traumatic experiences as a child, Daphne will began to overthink things that could possibly make the marriage to fall apart. How will they be able to find love if their hearts was never used to it in the first place? Or was there any truth playing with them behind close doors?

Divina Jaslene Prado was raised by her grandmother. Raised with warm and tender love, and yet, Jaslene is still outside, cold, heart frozen like ice. She grows knowing that if her parents’ relationship were a representation of love, she would rather live alone. She promises to herself, sealed with a contract, that she doesn’t need a man—until she meets Kazuki Harriz Tanaga, the man who is known for his reputation. A kind, warm, and achiever—a man whom a girl like her doesn’t deserve that kind of type of man. And yet, he wants her even with all of the flaws she has. In fact, he even challenges her that he would climb her walls, certainly, tear and burn those contracts she had. That he will make her believe in true love, that a man like him wanted her. Will Kazuki win the challenge? Or he will just be like those people who try their luck and still lose in the end?

Her world turns into chaos when she met her new boss. He is dazzling with sex appeal. He is perfect but his arrogance is killing her. She wants to drew the line but he keeps on shaking her feelings. Will she manage to keep her heart from falling to that arrogant yet handsome man?

A contract signed in desperation. A love neither expected. When Claire’s world crumbles in a single day, her ruthless ex-boss, Calyx Cervantes, offers her only salvation. A marriage of convenience with no strings attached. But as secrets unravel and past wounds resurface, what begins as a lifeless arrangement soon ignites into a consuming passion. Caught between betrayal, obsession, and a dangerous enemy from their past, Claire and Calyx must decide. Will their contract be their undoing, or the beginning of something far more dangerous, a game of temptation, desire, and obsession?

SYNOPSIS In the ruthless world of billionaires and boardrooms, Alexander Steele, a cold and brilliant CEO known for his perfectionism, never believed in love—until he meets Clara Villanueva, a simple administrative assistant with dreams far bigger than her small cubicle. When fate intertwines their lives through a scandal, a secret project, and a forbidden attraction, both will discover that love can bloom even beneath the cold walls of power. But their love will come at a cost—corporate betrayals, public scrutiny, and the ghosts of Alexander’s past threatening to destroy everything they’ve built.

One night of freedom. One reckless dare. One one night mistake they never saw coming. Yukisha has a long-time suitor ready to fight for her heart. Xavier is bound by an arranged marriage — a pact meant to secure his future. But in the heat of that night, all plans faded away. Their secret encounter in a car sparked a fire neither could put out, a story that reaches far beyond that one night mistake. Will fate bring them together again? And can they fight against all odds for a love that seems forbidden?

Ang salitang kasal ay wala pa sa isip ni Olivia dahil inienjoy niya pa ang kanyang buhay. Inuubos niya ang kanyang panahon sa pagta-travel sa ibat ibang bansa. She is enjoying her life. She just turned 22 and yet, hindi pa rin niya natatapos ang kinukuha niyang kursong business management. Not until she found out about her marriage. His father agreed to an arranged marriage with the son of his kumpare years ago. She was dumbfounded with the news and she couldn't believe that his father made a decision like this. "How could I marry a man that I don't love? How could I get into marriage when I am not yet ready?" She asked her parents while crying. Hindi niya matanggap ang lahat kaya isa lamang ang pumasok sa isip niya, ang pagtakas. Can she really runaway to her soon to be husband?

Una pa lang na pagkikita ni Zerina at Xander ay asar na asar na siya rito. Kung meron mang sinasabi na 'love at first sight'... si Xander naman ang 'hate at first sight' ng dalaga. He is way far from the prince that Zerina ever dreamed of! He is almost the exact opposite of the guy she loved for the first time. When suddenly destiny made a twist in their life... What could really possibly happen? Will they find out that in them... Something has changed?

Lyka is a simple woman, jolly, funny and kind-hearted. She accepted her fate when her father died. She became a nanny in her own house because of her stepmother but she never blame her father for marrying again before but now she seek freedom. One day, her cousin Kyla visited her and brought her away from her miserable life. They hang out together and even bought her every she needed. She thought, Kyla was just so good to her because they were relatives. Days passed, when Lyka heard a sudden news that her stepmother wanted to sell her to those loan sharks. She was terrified and immediately plan on escaping. She went far away even though she doesn't want to leave her younger stepbrothers. She doesn't have a choice but to go far away. On her new journey, new life, new apartment, her cousin Kyla suddenly showed and beg her to act as her proxi as a bride. She immediately said no even though they were really look alike. But things went change when Lyka knew her cousin was in dangered. She made a choice to agree with the said plan. She was anxious to meet her husband. Kyran was not fond of this kind of arrangement but force to have her beside him. Would they click with other or would it be a disaster.