The Lying Game Ruth Ware

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.

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?

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.

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?

Katherine's parents were murdered in cold blood by her Uncle who in turn took over the pack. She suffered untold hardship in their hands and lived miserably. Help came one day in the form of the Alpha king who had come to claim her cousin as his mate. He grew interested in her and bought her from her uncle at a handsome price. Love managed to bloom between the both of them but this didn't go down well with Laura, Katherine's cousin. She came up with various ploys to get rid of Katherine and was almost successful at it.

My grandmother only knows how to draw one thing—infants. They're ugly, but people line up to buy the paintings. I watch as she takes those women into unlit rooms. Then, their bloodcurdling screams will ring out. Oddly enough, they always thank my grandmother when they're leaving. One day, I finally find out what exactly my grandmother paints. I discover the truth when I see an infant crawl out of one of the women's bellies—it looks just like the one my grandmother has painted.

Lumahok si Margaux Anson sa laro sa pamamagitan ng pag-aplay para sa posisyon ng prestihiyosong sekretarya sa DH Group of Companies bilang resulta ng kanyang planong ipaghiganti ang sarili. Si Declan Heisenberg ang kanyang hinahangad na biktima. Ang Business Beast, kilala rin bilang ang puki destroyer at hymen breaker, ang lalaking kinamumuhian ng dalagang si Margaux matapos nitong tanggihan ang grand wedding proposal niya noong college days nila. Walang lalaking makakatanggi sa kagandahang taglay niya at isa rin iyon sa dahilan kung bakit buong buo ang galit niya sa kabila ng pagkaalam kalaunan, na ang lalaking kinamumuhian niya noon pa, ay nakakaramdam na pala nang matinding pagkahumaling sa kanya matagal na.

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."

"Akin ka na lang ulit, please... ako na lang ulit..." Hindi lubos akalain ni Sloane na masisira ang tiwala niya sa kaniyang best friend at nobyo matapos itong mahuling nagtatalik. Sa sobrang sakit ng nararamdaman ay dinala siya ng kaniyang mga paa sa isang bar kung saan niya nakilala si Saint, ang sikat na CEO na nagmamay-ari ng isang multibillion company sa tatlong magkakaibang bansa, at hindi inaasahang makaka-one-night stand ito dahil sa sobrang kalasingan. Ang mas malala pa ay nakita niya itong may suot na singsing kaya naisipan niya itong takasan, walang kaalam-alam na ipapahanap na pala siya ng lalaki. Sa muli nilang pagkikita at sa hindi inaasahang pagbubuntis ni Sloane, may mabubuo pa kayang mas malalim sa kanila sa pagtira nila sa iisang bubong o patuloy pa rin silang babalikan ng mga tiwala na nasira mula sa mga taong hindi nila inaasahan? Paano kung ang taong hinahanap nila ay ang isa't isa?