Stay Close Harlan Coben Summary

I was once truly madly deeply in love, but things didn’t go as planned. Destiny played us, I suffered, I lost her. “If you think you know me, you’re wrong. A monster will always be a monster—you better stay away from me.”- Kingston Clint Buenavista “If you’re a monster as you say you were then I am an angel that will lighten your dark path.” -Maliyah Delos Santos There is something so called love and there is a thing so called destiny. Hanggang kelan ka aasa na magkakapuwang ka sa puso ng taong mahal mo? Kung wala itong ibang nakikita kundi ang babaeng minahal nito sa nakaraan. Ikaw ang unang nakilala pero hindi ikaw ang pinili. May pag asa pa ba Ano ang kaya mong gawin alang-alang sa pag ibig?Kaya mo bang ipaglaban ang taong mahal mo kung ikaw lang ang lumalaban para sa inyong dalawa. Paano kong mapagod ang puso mo? Hanggang saan ka dadalhin ng pagmamahal mo para sa kanya?

HYPNOTIC POISON Synopsis: Siya si Monina, ang babaeng naligaw sa teritoryo ng mga delikadong tao. Sa isang pribadong bar na pagmamay-ari ni Frelan Dela Sierro, isang makapangyarihang mafia. Mayaman, ma-awtoridad, pumapaslang ng mga taong sumasalungat sa pananaw nito at walang ibang nasusunod kundi ang sarili lamang. Nag-bago lamang iyon nang hayaan niya ang isang babae na mag-lasing sa kanyang bar. Para bang may malalim itong problema dahil hindi man lang ito nakaramdam ng panganib. Nilapitan niya ito hindi upang magpa-kilala kundi takutin nang bigla siya nitong kabigin at mariing hinalikan sa labi. Naramdaman ni Frelan na naalarma ang kanyang mga tauhan ngunit senenyasan niya ang mga itong 'wag makialam. Nais sanang palalimin ni Frelan ang halik dahil nadadala siya sa malambot na labi nito nang bigla itong nawalan ng malay sa kanyang mga bisig. It was just a one night that started with a kiss but here he is getting addicted to her soft lips. When their lips crashed into one, he knew he tasted a hypnotic poison. And because of that, he planned to hide his true identity that he's a dangerous mafia king just to be with her. But can Monina accept Frelan's real identity? Will the both of them stay together and conquer love against all challenges? Well, there's one way to find out…

Elora and Marcus are lovers. Pero nagkaroon ng kumplikasyon sa kanilang relasyon dulot ng malaking problema sa pamilya ni Elora. She was forced to broke up with Marcus. But Marcus won’t easily say no. Kung kaya’t sinaktan niya ito ng labis at pinukol ng masasakit na salita, sapat upang layuan siya nito at kamuhian. They both continue on their own different paths. Ngunit isang suliranin ang muling darating kay Elora na magdadala sa kanya sa hindi kanais-nais na sitwasyon. At ang solusyon dito ay mauuwi sa muli nilang pagtatagpo ni Marcus. His a ruthless and cold-hearted billionaire now while she is a damsel in distress in need for wealth and power to be save. Sa pagkakataong ito, ang lalaking kanyang labis na sinaktan sa nakalipas ang siyang magsasalba sa kanya sa alanganing sitwasyon. Pero kapalit nito ay ang pagpapaalipin niya sa bawat init ng halik at haplos nito. But everytime their body collides, the spark that has long been buried in their hearts will ignite. Maari pa bang maitama sa ngayon ang pagkakamali sa nakalipas upang paghilumin ang sugat ng kahapon? Sapat na ba ang darang na sandali upang amuhin ang pusong patuloy na namumuhi? Will her love ever be redeemed from all the deep sorrows and dark secrets of the past? Pero paano kung ang taong labis mong pinahahalagahan ang maging hadlang sa pag-ibig na inaasam? What will she choose? Leave and let go? Or stay and fight for it?

Book 1 of 3 Chantria Yvonne Zima is the first heiress of the Zima family and the eldest of the triplets. But before she can even inherit them all, her father instructs her to fly over to the Philippines and hide. Before she can even reveal her face to the public, she is forced to change her identity to prevent their family’s enemies from coming after the heiress. But when someone close to her dies because of that, she can’t just stand idle and let their enemies do what they want. She will avenge her, no matter what anyone says. She will hunt the one who killed her sister even to the ends of the world.

Cleorine is from the province who vacationed in Manila to gain experience there before moving out. She met a new friend who became close to her, but she had to say goodbye because she would continue her studies in the province before going back to Manila. Will they meet again?

Angela, a nerdy and shy girl was forced by her father to marry Eric Laruso; the top employee of her father's company. On her wedding day, her father died of a heart attack. It was also the day that her like-a-princess life suddenly changes. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law bullied her and her husband cheated on her. Hindi pa nakuntento ang asawa niya, he tried to kill her with the help of his mistress; no other than her cousin Lucy. But luckily, she manage to stay alive and escaped from them. While trying to get away, she was hit by the car of the widow billionaire, Mrs. Carmina Howardly and then becomes her daughter. After five years, Angela came back to the Philippines with her new identity as Mavi. Isang babaeng matapang, palaban at hindi magpapa-api sa kahit kanino man. Nagbalik siya sa bansa para bawiin ang lahat ng mga inagaw sa kanya ng kanyang dating asawa. Para ipatikim sa mga taong nang-api sa kanya kung paano maghiganti ang isang Angela Dela Serna. She meets Gabriel Lacuesta again, a man that she met on her wedding day and gave her a strange feelings she never felt to any man before. Ano naman kaya ang magiging papel sa buhay niya ng binata? Magiging kakampi ba niya ito o magiging hadlang sa kanyang planong paghihiganti?

Before they wed. Damien, explain to Georgina na ayaw pa muna niyang magka-anak sila, labag ito sa kalooban ni Georgina pero pumayag ito sa kagustuhan ng kasintahan, wala naman kasi siyang magagawa kundi sundin ito. She's just to in love for him to notice her own feelings. After the wedding Georgina began to be a loving housewife for Damien, she always care and obey him that his husband feels so satisfied. But not untill something happen, Noticing something is off of her like she was pregnant. Confirming it if it's true and yes, she's having a baby on her womb and the father is none other than her husband Damien. With a lot of what If's and turmoil on her mind she realize that her husband don't want kids, causing her to build up such fear on her chest, natakot siya na baka hindi ito tanggapin ni Damien, she began to panic at hindi na niya alam ang gagawin. She already decided not to tell her husband, at gustuhin man niyang mag stay ay hindi maaari kaya naman sinunod niya ang kanyang instinct. Run away, hide and never turn back to her husband, to not explain anything before leaving her husband behind. Pero iyon din ang naging dahilan kung bakit siya hinabol habol ng asawa. ©mavis🧡

Synopsis   Calista's life changed when her mother, Annabeth Perez, married a millionaire named Samuel Tan with three sons named Ashton, Aaron, and Axel.   As they moved in with the Tans, Cali became close with Ashton and Aaron. And Axel kept his distance from Calista; as he taught, Cali is the replacement for his dead sister.   They became close and eventually fell in love. However, a romance between the siblings is not acceptable. So they hide their relationship from the public and, of course, from their family.   When Cali and Axel are ready to face their family to tell them the truth, their dad announces Axel’s arranged marriage with Tasha Montereal.   Can Axel and Cali fight for their love?         Or will the two give up?

Life is a deep darkpit, but it's still beautiful. Mazarina is the luckiest when Aeron, the son and heir of one of the wealthiest family in the world, marries her. But little did she know, behind Aeron’s pretty facade is a dark secret—nakatago ang pangit at nakahihindik na nakaraan. The ghost from Aeron’s past is the reason for Mazarina to fear and leave him—with their unborn child. Arin swears not to go near the Griffins ever again. But fate seems not to care about her plans. Seven years later, their paths crossed again when Aeron had an accident and Arin became his doctor. Desperate to win his wife-that-got-away, Aeron swears to do everything just to make a different ending to their story—and pretending to have an amnesia is his way to get close to the sexy neurologist—the only woman who can mend his lonely heart. Will Aeron be successful? Will Arin let him in to her heart? But what about her son who often looks for his father?

Mina endured unimaginable pain—physically, mentally, and sexually abused by her own mother and stepfather. When she was finally rescued and placed under the care of her real father, her life slowly began to change. But the scars of her past refused to fade. The nightmares still haunted her, pulling her back to the darkness she desperately wanted to escape. And no matter how hard she tried, the dream of living a normal, peaceful life always seemed just out of reach. Because peace, it seemed, was never meant for her. Kristoff and Kenobi Sandoval—two brothers burning with hatred for Mina’s biological mother—decided to make her the target of their rage. Kenobi made it his mission to turn her college life into a nightmare. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried to stay out of his way, he always found an excuse to bully and humiliate her. Then there was Kristoff. The complete opposite of his brother. He was her unexpected protector—the one who always stepped in to shield her from Kenobi’s cruelty. But behind his gentle facade was a secret agenda, a hidden motive for getting close. And Mina, once again, finds herself caught in the middle of a game she never wanted to play.