Stay Close Harlan Coben Summary

In which a beautiful young girl's life is forever changed and turned upside down, all because she couldn't stay away.

📖 Full Synopsis (Professional, 30-Chapter Summary) In a realm where the abyss bleeds whispers into men’s hearts, Aria, a gifted warrior bound to light, finds herself tethered to Lucien, a man scarred by an ancient mark. Their alliance begins in unease but quickly deepens into fragile trust, even as shadows stir within him. As armies clash and kingdoms fracture, Rowan, the enigmatic elder, and Kael, a fierce commander, fight to keep their ranks united. Yet Lucien’s mark grows restless, seeding betrayal, suspicion, and fear. Aria stands at his side, convinced that his humanity can be preserved, while others believe the abyss has already claimed him. The march to war spirals. Battles scar the land, alliances fray, and Lucien’s struggle becomes the fulcrum of fate. In the Breaking Storm, shadow and flame engulf the battlefield. Lucien teeters on the edge of becoming a weapon of the abyss. Aria refuses to yield, her voice anchoring him even as his blade rises against her. Kael’s blood is spilled in defiance, Rowan binds the storm in desperate runes, and Aria steps into the abyss itself, whispering her vow. In the climax, Lucien shatters his own blade, breaking free from the darkness—but not without scars. The storm collapses, leaving silence in its wake. In the aftermath, enemies bury their dead side by side. Kael rebuilds broken ranks, Rowan warns that the abyss never releases its scars, and Aria tends to Lucien’s healing—both body and soul. Though the mark lingers faintly beneath his skin, her vow holds stronger: never again will the abyss take him. The book closes on dawn: the storm passed, the stars returned, and two hands held fast against the dark.

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?

The story is about a girl named Chantelle who is being controlled by her uncle. She meets a man named Delcan, and she is drawn to him, but she is also afraid of getting close to him. She is struggling to find a way to escape her uncle's control and live her own life.

Alyanna Samantha Anderson, as one of Anderson's princesses, used to get what she wanted. She thought her life was close to perfection since she could get everything she wanted. She never had a boyfriend, and that's why when she met someone who really intrigued her interest, she ignored all the red flags and still fell for him. Enrico Lorenzo De Guzman, Enzo, to his close friends, was never the type of a person that you will see socializing outside their circle. He's fine being alone, actually. He can last a day without talking to anyone... but not with her. He kept his feelings longer than he could remember because he knew he's not her type. But can they really ignore the feelings they're both keeping? Can they let this once in a lifetime chance slip because they think they should not be together?

After the tragic death of her mother and being abandoned by her father with her new born sister. Kaleah finds out she is about to get deported; her friend comes up with a plan to get her married so she can stay in the country. Her first date with her potential date ends up in a disaster, also earning her a stalker. She thinks it is hopeless after meeting her friend’s big brother and sparks fly, enough to earn herself a rich powerful husband. The catch, it is a fraud to get her to stay in the country. But it is not, she just hadn't realized it yet.

"Even if I'm just a work of your hallucination, for me, this is my reality. You are my reality. " Angelic Yuzon, is a Psychologist in a well-known psychiatric hospital. She's already contented with her life, reaching her dream job and having a loving family and bestfriend. Being a Psychologist is not an easy job but because of the sworn duty she will do everything just to do her job right but as time goes on she gets closer to her new patient and she promises herself that no matter what happens she will never leave his side. Rue Fabias, a man with a very complex life and situation, he mistaken Angelic as his fiancé before because of his illness. For that reason, he badly wants her to stay in his life. Will Angelic accept the offer to stay together with him under one roof in exchange for a higher wage? or will she accept it because it is what her heart cries out for? As time goes on, a mystery arose about Rue's ex-fiance, will Angelic still stay as she promised herself despite of those? Come find out the bizarre story of Angelic and her patient who came from a casket.

Nikki is Chad's secretary and is half a step closer to losing her job. She is defined as clumsy and forgetful. Chad is so close to ridding her of her job. One fateful night, she texts her nude image to her boss, will this cost her job or...

A girl decides to take revenge on her sister's , but her feelings change after she gets close to him and she falls in love with him, and revenge turns into love until she reaches the point of love and decides to give up revenge to live in peace with him

{Warning: Some chapters of this story, entails erotic and matured contents. Read as you dim fit, or at your own detriment. Consider this an authors advise.} "My heart tells me this is the best and greatest feeling I have ever had. But my mind knows the difference between wanting what you can't have and wanting what you shouldn't want. And I shouldn't want you." • • • Keishana was reluctant to love the man her sister also loved so she did everything not to get close to him. But who would have thought that they would be so close to each other that they could hardly be separated? And in an unexpected turn of events, he fell on her and there was no other way to regain his love for her sister whom he had promised to marry. Will she be able to give up everything, including her family, just for the sake of the man she loves? Or is she willing to let go of everything they have to make her sister happy?