The Beautiful Ones: A Novel

“Be my wife.” Lucia looked at him, questioning his sanity. “You're out of your mind.I don't even know you ”. Lucas Mariano's voice was icy, his gaze unreadable. “You need help.Your sister requires care.I can help you both.You have quite the image so I'm sure you'll need it. It's transactional-nothing more.”He finished. Once the rising star in the ballet world, Lucia Moretti's life is shaken after a brutal divorce and a terrible fire that leaves her and her sister homeless. Now, with her dreams buried,her heart is guarded and her main focus is keeping both herself and her sister alive. Enter Lucas-Merciless, cold and sinfully compelling.He offers a contract marriage which comes with everything Lucia needs but at a cost she doesn't understand…yet. What started as a formality quickly grows into something far more twisted when her ex-husband,Matt-lucas’s best friend-returns, determined to have her again. “You got married to Lucas?” Matt snarled,fury dripping from his voice. “Is this your revenge?” He continued icily. No, Lucia said without emotion. “This is survival.” As sparks fly and secrets come to light, Lucia Finds herself torn between a past that nearly broke her and a man who might shatter her in a brand new way. In a world of socialites, betrayal and fake love, Lucia must ask herself: Is she the puppet or the one holding the strings?

It was just supposed to be pretend. A favor, a wish, a temporary arrangement with a man she was never meant to fall for. But what began as a way to help someone else quickly becomes a game of emotional boundaries and unexpected desire. Because when your heart’s not supposed to be involved… what happens when it is?

Beauty. Fame. Money. These are the things Eros grew up with and cannot live without. Spoiled by his parents, he had everything he wanted. Everyone wants to be in his circle. People will take desperate measures just to be noticed by him. He has every girl he wants wrapped around his palms. A certain girl got his attention. A girl who doesn’t want him. He tricked the poor girl into falling for him and threw her out of his life. After that cruel day, they never spoke again. Forgetting and burying the memories they spent together. As we all know, Karma is real. An accident happened that turned the Beauty to the Beast. From a flawless young lad to a scarred one. No one recognized him anymore. No one wants him anymore. He was left all alone. This might sound cliché, but they met again, the same day in a different year when they broke up. “Psyche….” Eros knew who she was and memories flooded his mind. He doesn’t want her to know who he is but he also hopes that she knows. Will Psyche recognize the scarred beauty?

Si Yvonne Buenavista ay lumaki sa pangangalaga ng kanyang Lolo. Noong mamatay ang kanyang Lolo Isko ay naawa sa kanya si Don Frederick Castellanos. Ipinagkasundo siya nito sa apo nitong si Alaric Harlan Castellanos na noon ay iniwan ng girlfriend nitong modelo. Labag man sa loob niya ay pumayag siya sa engagement matapos makitang mukhang mabait ang apo nito. Ngunit hindi niya inasahan na pagkatapos ng engagement ay ang lalaki mismo ang magpapalayas sa kanya dahil hindi pa ito handang magpakasal. Binigyan siya nito ng pagkakataong lumayo at takasan ang nakatakda nilang kasal. Paglipas ng limang taon, nagulat na lamang siyang makita si Alaric Harlan Castellanos sa harap ng apartment niya at sinisingil siya ng kasal.

KHUSUS 21+ Kendrick Malik adalah pengusaha pria sukses di Amerika. Kekayaan, ketampanan, kekuasaan- semuanya dimilikinya. Hanya ada satu yang belum berhasil Kendrick wujudkan, yaitu kepuasannya di ranjang. Hingga akhirnya ia berhasil menemukan seorang wanita simpanan yang luar biasa cantik dan seksi. Lalu bagaimana kelanjutan hidup mereka? Apalagi disaat Adeline tahu kalau Kendrick adalah seorang duda dan mempunyai sepasang anak yang selalu menunggu kedatangannya di rumah.

Paano kung malaman mo na ang papel na pinirmahan mo na akala mo ay para sa insurance lang ay marriage certificate na pala? Paano kung magising ka na lang isang araw tapos malaman mong matagal ka na palang kasal sa isang lalake na hindi mo pa nakikita o nakikilala? Paano haharapin ni Mikael Mendoza ang panibagong buhay niya kasama ang isang lalake na ayaw makita ni anino niya? Damon Monverde, isang magaling at kilalang Doctor. Kinatakutan din siya dahil sa taglay na kagaspangan ng ugali nito na kahit pinakamaliit na pagkakamali ay hindi niya pinapalampas. A man with few words, but when he speaks it is sharper than the sharpest thing on earth. Paano matitiis ni Mikael Mendoza ang katulad niya? May pag-asa rin kayang mahulog sila sa isa't-isa? THE SWEET BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE

Jelek, culun, ratu jerawat, dan masih banyak panggilan buruk lainnya yang disematkan pada Alana di sekolah. Kehidupan sekolahnya memang seperti itu, hanya dicari ketika ulangan dan ujian tiba. Seolah tugasnya hanya untuk memberi anak-anak dikelasnya contekan. Situasi di rumah pun tak jauh berbeda. Ayah dan ibu yang selalu bertengkar ketika bertemu, membuat Alana lelah akan semua itu. Di suatu hari ketika dia benar-benar lelah dan kabur ke sebuah toko antik, dia menemukan sebuah buku fanfiction. Nama salah satu tokoh itu mirip seperti namanya, namun yang membedakan adalah Alana yang ada di dalam novel cantik dan pemberani, tak seperti dirinya. Di saat perjalanan pulang, tanpa diduga-duga saat pulang dia ditabrak oleh sebuah truk. Dan ketika bangun, wajah tampan seorang aktor papan atas berada tepat di depan wajahnya. "Alana? Kau kenapa? Aku ini kan kakakmu?" Alana masuk ke dalam novel itu!

Trapped by her stepsister, Arianna Chloros was forced to serve a stranger with her eyes blindfolded and her hands tied. She gave birth to three babies, one of whom was said to not have survived. Seven years later, she appeared as a screenwriter for a film adaptation of her novel, under the pen name Voleta. "Voleta, are you truly Arianna, the pitiful woman on that one night?" "Yes, Mr. Arsen. You remember it! Because of your actions, there were three children born."

Harga diri seorang Ethan Samuel, CEO paling tampan sejagad raya tercoreng saat lamarannya ditolak oleh Anna —wanita sederhana yang sama sekali bukan tipe Ethan. “Siapa dia sampai berani menolak aku?” “Aku nggak butuh uangmu!” Namun, saat Anna yang mau melepaskan diri dari Ethan, wanita itu malah semakin terseret dalam kehidupan aneh CEO itu. Dapatkah Ethan menaklukan Anna? Atau malah, wanita itu yang menguasai Ethan?

Entah itu kesialan atau keberuntungan yang Irene dapatkan karena bertemu dengan seseorang seperti Aiden Cristover. Pria tampan dengan sejuta pesona yang dapat memikat hati setiap wanita. Namun siapa sangka dibalik sifat nya yang dingin dan angkuh ia memiliki rahasia yang bisa mengubah pandangan orang dalam hitungan detik. Dan itu pun terjadi pada Irene, satu fakta yang ia ketahui membuat nya ingin berlari sejauh mungkin. Namun semua itu rupanya sia-sia karena pria ini sudah mencintai nya sejak pertemuan pertama. Lalu bagaimana cara Aiden membuat Irene kembali ke pelukan nya? Dan apa saja rintangan dalam kisah cinta mereka? Kalau berkenan silakan baca.