The Perfect Stranger: A Novel

"Kapag lumalapit ang isang tao sa'yo tapos..tapos..biglang bumibilis ang tibok ng puso mo---" hindi ko na naituloy ang sunod ko pang sasabihin dahil pinutol na niya at diretso siyang sumagot. "Inlove! You're inlove with him!!" "Inlove? S-sure ka?W-walang halong biro?" nakakunot na noo na tanong ko. "Oo. Inlove ka. Bakit? Kanino mo nararamdaman 'yan?" "Ah. Eh. Nevermind." sagot ko na parang walang pakialam sa sinabi niya. Inlove. It can't be. "Kay stranger ka inlove?" "Hindi! Hindi!" agad kong sagot. Sa dinami-dami ba naman ng pangalan na sabihin niya kay stranger pa talaga. ----------------------------------- Basahin ang storya ni Mesaiyah na ikinasal sa estrangherong tagapagmana ng Yakuza. Tunghayan kung paano siya unti-unting mahuhulog dito.

'Rejected by The Alpha, Claimed by The Mafia Rogue' Estelle Montague had never wanted a second chance more than she did now. Her resolve was firm; she would do anything to avenge all the betrayal and loss she had suffered. She vowed that all those who had traded her life, heart, and love for betrayal, pain, and tears would be held accountable. So, without a second thought, Estelle gave up her status as Lennon Pendleton's Luna and gave herself to a rogue, a mafia rogue named Wade Pendleton.

Anna menerima perjodohan dengan Jeremy, duda satu anak. Namun setelah menikah, gadis itu baru mengetahui satu per satu fakta tentang suaminya itu, tentang anak sambungnya, dan tentang banyak hal yang membuatnya tercekat. Sayangnya, Anna tak bisa lepas dari genggaman Jeremy. Lantas, bagaimana kisah Anna selanjutnya?

Isabel Rodriguez is working as a journalist for six years and she was assigned to interview Callix Montero who is a well-known businessman. Callix Montero is not only a businessman, he's also a billionaire. He's handsome. He's hot. A lot of women are fantasizing him. Unang kita pa lang niya dito ay aminado na siya sa sarili niya na gusto na niya ito. Akala ni Isabel ay mai-interview na niya ang guwapong si Callix ng araw na 'yon ngunit hindi pa pala. Callix told her that he'll only allow her to interview him if she would have sex with him. Hindi siya puwedeng magsumbong sa editor-in-chief nila dahil nalaman niya na pamangkin si Callix nito. Kahit magsumbong siya ay wala siyang magagawa kundi ang pumayag sa gusto nito. Pumayag si Isabel na makipag-sex kay Callix para ma-interview ito. Mahal niya ang kanyang trabaho at kapag hindi niya nagawa 'yon ay posibleng mawalan siya ng trabaho. Dahil sa pagpayag niyang 'yon sa nais na mangyari ni Callix ay tuluyan na ngang nagbago ang takbo ng buhay niya. Habang tumatagal na nakakasama niya ito ay mas lalong lumalalim ang nararamdaman niya? Ano'ng gagawin niya? Is he the perfect man for her or a perfect man to destroy her life forever?

He was born to lead and never questioned. While she was born to fight and never obey. When fearless troublemaker Raven Scott is forced into a fake engagement with arrogant billionaire Dean Kingsley by their powerful families, sparks don’t just fly they explode. He’s used to control, silence, and absolute obedience. She’s built on rebellion, fire, and brutal honesty. They hate each other’s guts but have no choice but to play the perfect couple to protect their inheritance. Behind closed doors, they clash like fire and gasoline. But hate has a wicked way of turning into something else. And the most dangerous game of all... might just be love.

The cruel and arrogant billionaire, Maddox Richmond, desires more than mere revenge from the smart-mouthed but sexy-as-hell Zara Fisher. He craves to have all of her, to be his and his alone. But will she go down without a fight? ------------- "Did I tell you how sexy you look in that robe?" Sinking his hand behind my back, he helped me sit up and adjusted my back against the handrest. My wrists were still bound, but he seemed in no rush to release me from the torture. "The moment I saw you, I wanted to peel it off you."

Isang kontrata ang magtatali kila Ysla at Nathan. Kasunduan na may hangganan at dahil lamang sa mga personal nilang dahilan. Si Nathan upang masunod ang kanyang lola at si Ysla upang makaganti sa kanyang fiance at sa mga taong inakala niyang pamilya. Paano kung magbago na ang pagtingin nila sa isa't-isa kasabay ang pagbabalik ng dating pag-ibig ni Nathan at pagdating ng mga problemang dulot ng pamilya ni Ysla?

Elise is an unemployed woman from the modern world and she transmigrated to the book "The Lazy Lucky Princess." She hated the book because of its cliché plot and the unexpected dark past of the protagonist-Alicia, an orphan who eventually became the Saint of the Empire. Alicia is a lost noble but because of her kind and intelligent nature the people naturally love and praise her including Elise. When Elise wakes up in the body of the child and realizes that she was reincarnated to the book she lazily read, she struggles on how to survive in the other world and somehow meets the characters and be acquainted with them. She tried to change the flow of the story but the events became more dangerous and Elise was reminded why she hated the original plot. Then Alicia reaches her fifteen birthday. The unexpected things happened when Elise was bleeding in the same spot Alicia had her wound. Elise also has the golden light just like the divine power of the Saint. "You've gotta be kidding me!"

Naya and Declan had been in a relationship for one year when he proposed to her. Siya na ata ang pinakamasayang babae sa buong mundo nang makatanggap siya ng engagement ring mula sa lalaking mahal niya. Pero lahat ng kaligayahan sa puso niya ay biglang naglaho kasabay nang parang bulang naglaho rin ang binata. He’s nowhere to be found. Sa pag-uwi niya sa Pilipinas galing Spain, hindi lamang pagka-brokenhearted ang bitbit niya kun’di pati ang malaking problema. Saan naman siya hahanap ng lalaking ipakikilala niya sa kaniyang mga magulang bilang boyfriend niya gayo’ng excited ang mga ito na makilala si Declan? And then she met Dream Aguilar. Kahit hindi niya tipo ang lalaki dahil iba ang dating nito para sa kaniya noong unang pagkikita pa lamang nila... pero inalok niya pa rin itong magpanggap na nobyo niya para ipakilala sa kaniyang mga magulang. But things went different between the two of them habang lumilipas ang mga araw na magkasama sila. She fell in love with him. Big time. Ito nga ata ang purpose kung bakit siya nasaktan sa una niyang pag-ibig. Itinadhana sila ni Dream para mahalin ang isa’t isa. He’s the perfect man, perfect lover, perfect partner. Pero isang araw, may lihim si Dream na kaniyang natuklasan. Lihim na hindi niya malaman kung ano ang dapat niyang maramdaman. For the second time, she was hurt again. Is she willing to forgive him and continue to love him? Or will she leave him forever and just let the wound in her heart heal over time?

Jiang Xi yang awalnya terbangun dan merasa dunianya berubah semua. Dengan perasaan yang kacau, dia menyadari dirinya masuk ke dunia novel yang pernah dibacanya. Jiang Xi di dalam novel bernama Jiang Zhaodi yang merupakan pemeran figuran, tidak melebihin beberapa bab sudah menghilang. Dengan membawa empat orang adiknya, dia bertahan hidup di tahun 60an. Apakah dia bisa mengubah nasibnya dan berhasil mengalahkan pemeran utama dalam novel?