The Giver Novel Study

Matapos ng kasal ng lalaking minsan na niyang minahal at ng kanyang matalik na kaibigan, nilulong ni Chandria ang sarili sa alak para pansamantalang maalis ang lungkot at sakit na kanyang nararamamdan. At nang magising siya ay katabi na niya ang lalaking hindi niya lubos maisip na makakasama niya, si Pantaleon Farris, ang pinsan ng minamahal niyang kinasal kahapon. Sa takot na maratnan siya nito, agad na lumisan si Chandria sa pad ng lalaking 'yon. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahan, nagbunga ang mainit na gabing 'yon na naging dahilan upang umalis siya ng bansa kung saan niya binuhay ang kambal niyang anak. Ngunit papano na lang kung sa pagbalik nila ng Pinas para sa napakaimportanteng trabaho ay hindi inaasahang magkatagpo ang kanilang landas? Can Chandria still hide the cold billionaire's twins?

It all starts with a huge mistake, but I never expected to fall for a CEO. Falling in love after a one-night stand is more common than we think.

Symphony Del Martin came from a prominent family that gives her everything she needs, but not the freedom she has always wanted. Being the only daughter of their province's well-known politician, she knows that every mistake she makes is equivalent to a consequence she might suffer later on. Her peaceful life turned upside-down when she accidentally got pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's cousin, Wesley. To avoid controversy, her father sent her out of the country. After four years of living with her consequences, she went back to the Philippines as a successful, renowned painter. Dealing with her father's condition, she agreed to marry Wesley, who was now the CEO of his family's losing company, never knowing the consequence that awaits her.

Keira is a beautiful, smart, gorgeous, kind at mapagmahal na anak sa kaniyang mga magulang at kahit na siya ay lumaki sa isang marangyang pamumuhay ay ni minsan hindi siya naging mapagmataas na tao sa kaniyang kapwa. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ni minsan hindi pa sumagi sa isip nya ang pagpapakasal. Pero sa nangyari sa pamilya nya ay kinailangan nyang magpakasal sa taong hindi pa nya lubusang kilala o nakita man lang. Ito ay anak ng isang kilalang bilyonaryong Businessman at ito ay si Daniel Blake Smith. Siya ay matipuno, matangkad at seryosong tao na halos lahat ng kababaihan ay talagang magugustuhan siya. Ngunit iisang babae lang pala ang magpapabago sa kanya. May maganda kayang kahahantungan sa pagitan nilang dalawa? Ano kaya ang maaaring mangyari kapag ang dalawang tao ay pinag-isa sa di inaasahang pangyayari? Mamahalin din kaya nila ang isa't isa o iisang tao lang ang magmamahal?

After hearing her mother's upcoming marriage, Lyla was so upset. Ayaw niyang masaktan ito ulit ngunit nakikita naman niyang masaya ang kanyang ina kaya naman papayagan niya itong magpakasal sa oras na makilala na niya ito. Kahit na ayaw na niyang bumalik ng Pinas ay walang ibang choice si Lyla kundi ang umuwi. Ngunit sa kanyang pag-uwi ay hindi pala ang mapapangasawa ng kanyang mommy ang hihindian niya kundi ang kanyang magiging kapatid na si Lucifer! But like they say, opposite attracts. Pero magiging effective kaya 'yon para kay Lyla?

"You look tired and lazy. I think you're suffering from lack of vitamin me?" ~X~ Three words are enough to describe the playboy billionaire Alexis 'X' Montemayor who owns the very successful Club inside and outside the country. Hot. Dangerous. And oozing with sex appeal. He believed that he would never find the right woman for him despite having a random geisha in his very own Club-V. Not until a woman named Minzireth Paje entered his room and asked him if she is hired or not in the middle of what he called 'play time'. Lured by her sexy smile; piercing golden brown eyes; and voluptuous body, he hired her as his sex-retary. ***** Minzireth Paje is not your typical woman. Nagtungo sa siyudad upang maghanap ng trabahong makapag-aahon sa kanila sa kahirapan at matustusan ang gamutan ng kanyang magulang na may sakit. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng matanggap siya bilang sekretarya ng nagmamay-ari ng isa sa pinakasikat na Club sa Pilipinas. Buong akala niya'y more on paper works; answering calls; at tamang tayo lang sa gilid ng conference room ang kanyang gagawin. Not until her playboy boss, Alexis Montemayor demands her to do her assigned job. And that was to spice his night as his sex-retary. What if she found out what was her playboy boss's dark secret? Would she be able to fulfill her duty? Or resigned, and accept the fact that she is not qualified enough to be one of his sex-retary?

Siya si Erika Fernandez, bata pa lang ay mulat na siya sa hirap ng buhay. Hindi na bago sa kanya ang pagta-trabaho ng mabibigat, at ang paninilbihan sa iba. Isang araw, nakilala niya si Brandon Monteverde, isang gwapong mayaman na sing-lamig ng yelo kung umasta. Palagi itong seryoso at parang galit sa kanya. Pero kahit iritado sa senyorito, ginawa ni Rika ang lahat manatili lang sa trabaho. Iyon ay ang pagiging personal maid ng isang CEO. Si Brandon Montevede, isang lalakeng lumaki sa marangyang pamilya. Lahat ay nagagawa at nakukuha niya. Maliban na lang ang makawala sa planong pagpapakasal sa babaeng 'di niya gusto para lang sa paglago ng negosyo. Iyon ay dahil nahulog ang puso niya sa makulit at anim na taong mas bata sa kanya na si Erika. Palagi siya nitong napapasaya, at siya rin ang naging depinisyon ng salitang "pahinga". Magiging sapat nga ba ang pagmamahal para piliin ni Brandon si Erika kapalit ng lahat ng kayamang meron siya? Lalo na't ang pagmamahalan ding iyon ay nakabuo ng isang tagapagmana?

Hellios Madriaga is a ruthless entrepreneur from the real state world. He was feared by his competitors and enemies, because of his ruthless ways. To please his father, he married Santina Hermosa. His father's friend's only daughter. The woman had enticing eyes and a sweet smile. She was an angel, and he was the devil. She was innocent and fragile, while he was rude and cruel. He knew that he was in big trouble for desiring his wife. But how can he avoid, these tempting pleasures? Now that all he thinks about is making love with her and possessing her like she's someone he owns.

After being reborn, I'm taken back to the day I confessed my love for my childhood friend. In my past life, I had to plead and beg before he begrudgingly agreed to marry me. "You look pathetic when you beg me for anything, Annabelle." That was what Hayden Gulman always said to me. He was so cold to me that he even canceled the part where we read our vows to each other during the wedding. When I was eight months pregnant, he took a photo of my belly covered in stretch marks. Then, he complained to his true love about the unhappiness he faced after marrying me. When I went into a difficult labor due to my agitation, he and his true love were on vacation. At that moment, my heart finally died. It turned out my one-woman show couldn't be considered love at all. Now that I've been reborn, I smile when I see the disdainful look in his eyes. I say, "We have nothing to do with each other from this moment on. I only wish to be happy."

“For better or worst, for richer or for poor, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.” How long would you hold to the vow you promised to each other in front of God when you’re the only one’s fulfilling it in the first place? Because of an accidental pregnancy, Ann and Clayton found themselves in a messy situation. Wala mang nararamdaman si Clayton para kay Ann, dahil sa pamimilit ng ina ng lalaki, nangyari ang isang kasal na pareho nilang hindi ginusto. Paulit-ulit mang sabihin ni Ann na hindi niya rin gusto ang kasal, Clayton thinks otherwise. He felt that she really got herself knocked up to trapped him with her. Hurtful words, alienation and cold treatments were the response Ann got from her husband. But for their son’s sake, she stayed with him, wishing that someday, Clayton could learn to love them. She could tolerate everything just to have a complete family for her son. But one day, Ann found herself running away from him and she didn’t have the choice but to break the vow she never thought she would do in order to heal her soul that Clayton shattered... because in the first place, Clayton’s heart is not for her. And when Ann decided to leave, that's when Clayton had a change of heart. Can they have the shot of second chance or it will remain as a broken vow?