The Secret Katherine Applegate

Celine Pierce… a fashionista and an heiress to a leading clothing company. She is accustomed to getting her own way with her model good look, charming smile, and her papa’s five credit cards. She is never truly satisfied with life as everything comes too easy. Everything… boys, bags, grades, money… everything. Life in every party. The kind of girl girls admire. She gets everything easily. Except for his heart. He never tells her how he felt, the mysterious man she met on a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. She only knows his name, and the only things she has of him are memories during those two weeks together. The two weeks that changed her whole life.

On the night of our fifth wedding anniversary, I set the table, lit the candles, and waited on the couch for my husband to come home. As I scrolled through my feed to pass the time, a message notification popped up–from his old classmate, Susie Cartman. "Angela, thanks to Calvin's seed, I can finally have my own baby." The message came with a selfie–her grinning at the camera, holding up a medical slip in one hand, flashing a peace sign with the other. I touched my stomach, where our child was quietly growing. Calvin… Did you really think everything in life would always go your way?

Alin nga ba ang isasalba? Ang pagkakaibigan o galit sa mga puso? Ang tungkol sa pagkakaibigan na mas pipiliin ba ang magpatawad o ang mamuo ang galit at manatili.

Regina Jackson’s mind is blown away when her husband leaves her for another woman, yet she’s convinced he’ll return. In the meantime, Regina goes to her vacation home in Orlando for some rest and relaxation. While there, she hires Scott Jenkins, a local contractor, to put a pool in her back yard. The sexy handyman is hard for Regina to resist, and she falls for his laid-back charm and easy-going nature. But, is he as uncomplicated as he seems? Scott Jenkins finds himself attracted to Regina the moment they meet. After Scott discovers Regina’s husband filed for legal separation, he seizes the opportunity to get to know her better. As things get hot and heavy between them, Scott begins to wonder if he should tell Regina he’s living a double life — before she finds out the hard way.

Ang book na ito ay naglalaman ng kuwento ng magkakaibigang may kaniya-kaniyang lihim sa pagkatao. May abogado, doctor at assasin, ngunit iisa lang ang layunin— ang manaig ang katarungan. Si Jennifer or mas kilalang Kailani ay magbabalik after ten years upang ipaghiganti ang pagkamatay ng mga magulang. Kasama sa mission ang matalik na kaibigang si Sasha at ang unang lalaking nagkagusto sa kaniya, si James. Si Khalid na anak ng taong nais paghigantihan ngunit sa bandang huli ay maging kakampi. Si Dexter ay ang abogadong matalik na kaibigan ni Khalid. Bubuo ng isang grupo upang makatuwang sa itinayong pribadong ahensya ng mga detective agent. Isa sa mga kasapi ay si James at ang kaibigang si Micko. Napabilang din ang masungit na pinsan ni Micko na si Cloud. Makilala ng grupo sina Jeydon at Ashton na magaling ding agent. Sa paglago ng grupo ay magkakaroon ng Jr. Group ang Eagle's Wings Secret Agency. Pangangatawan nila Cris, Amalia, Jay at Ruel. Isa sa haliging sinasandalan ng ahensya ay ang tiyuhin ni Dexter na si General Max. Sino-sino ang mga may madilim na nakaraan at ang may itinatago sa pagkatao? Paano nila malutas ang mga sariling suliranin?

She abandoned her baby, but is unexpectedly hired by a ruthless billionaire tech mogul to become his nanny. Emily, a rookie journalist, walked away from her toxic billionaire ex boyfriend, Leo. She left behind everything that reminded her of him, including her newborn baby. Four years later, she encounters the past she thought she had left behind, when she's unexpectedly hired by a powerful billionaire tech mogul, Rex, to become his son's nanny. Just as feelings slowly developed between Emily and Rex, her toxic ex reemerged to take her back. Secrets start to unfold, leaving Emily in a love triangle, a custody battle and series of revelations. Will Emily go back to her ex?, or will she overcome these secrets?. Find out in the book.

Leila, a young Austrian aristocrat and student in Classics, is drawn into a world of conspiracy and danger when her aunt is involved in a suspicious car accident. Leila travels to her aunt’s chalet to take care of her husky, but soon discovers a body in the drawing room. Terrified, she runs out and bumps into Dick, a nosy English banker who becomes entangled in the mystery. When they return to the drawing room, the body has disappeared. Leila takes the husky for a walk and discovers that the body has been moved to a house recently purchased by another branch of her family. She finds a notebook with encrypted entries in the drawing room and uses her linguistic skills to decode them. She discovers the initials, address, and phone number of someone involved in the plot. Leila calls the number and is warned against getting involved. Undeterred, she discovers a bizarre research center where a conference on German mystical past is taking place.She suspects that there is a bizarre cult operating underground. Leila learns about their plan to topple every democracy in Europe. The cult is after an artifact that may be hidden in her aunt’s chalet. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Leila discovers that the aristocratic cult members are pawns in a larger game. They are unknowingly being manipulated to cause disruption in the European banking system using an AI virus.The chaos will cause turmoil in the Euro zone. As Leila and her aunt race against time to stop the virus from being unleashed, they uncover an even more shocking truth: Leila’s own family members are part of the conspiracy. With betrayal and danger at every turn, Leila must use all of her wit to outsmart the cult.

SPG ALERT ❗ WARNING: Viewer discretion is advised. Contains graphic sex scenes, mature contents, adult language and situation intended for mature readers only. Si Scarlet ay isang office assistant sa isang kompaniya. Siya ay isang dakilang utusan sa kanilang departmento. Utos doon, utos dito. Kahit busy siya sa kaniyang sariling trabaho ay hindi ito makatanggi sa kaniyang kasamahan. Kahit hindi siya pinapasalamatan ng mga ito, ay ginagawa pa rin niya ang utos nila, dahil kahit papaano ay nakakatulong siya sa kanila. Nang mag-aya ang kaibigan ni Scarlet na magdiwang ng kaarawan nito sa isang eksklusibo at respetadong male strip club ay wala naman itong nagawa kung hindi ay pumayag. Doon niya nakilala ang isang lalaking stripper na nakamaskara, sinayawan siya nito ng mapangakit at mapanghalina. Hindi niya malaman ang kaniyang nararamdaman pero gusto niya itong makilala at malaman ang pangalan man lang. Hindi niya mawari kung anong sumapi sa kaniya dahil nakita niya na lang ang kaniyang sarili na nakaabang sa backstage at lihim na sinusubaybayan ang lalaki. Nagbibihis ito at nang hinubad ang kaniyang maskara ay nagulat siya sa kaniyang nakita. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa kaniyang nalaman--- “Bakit siya? Bakit ang Boss niya pa?”

"My boyfriend? Huh. He is the heir of HongYoonChoi organisation. HongYoonChoi is one of the richest organisation in the world. And my boyfriend is their heir." If only Celine can turn back time, she would never lie about a man who doesn't exist in her current life. Celine Kim is a jobless 25 year-old single lady. She believed that there will be a bright future ahead of her as long as her father's last will shall remain unfulfilled. "Find HongYoonChoi organization's heirs and tell them my name," her dying father told her before she left his daughter alone. She heard that HongYoonChoi has influential and rich members that passed through generations. However, Celine was afraid to meet the dangerous secret group known for being ruthless killers. One day, Celine attended her highschool friend's wedding. At the reception hall where she met her old highschool classmates who belittled her ever since then, she was so eager to regain her pride and thus she lied about her current relationship with a young rich man whom she never met - HongYoonChoi's heir. Little did she know, the supposedly fake boyfriend was also at the party! This is the start of the struggle in Celine's peaceful life: when she's going to meddle inside the dark organization and when she falls in love with the hideous monster among the three heirs, Joshua, Jeonghan and Seungcheol. "My life has no door, you can never escape," Joshua whispered on the prisoner's ear. In HongYoonChoi, there are no doors. And Celine can't escape from them anymore.

Vincent Beckett has everything—money, power, and a famous legacy that’s being passed down to him. However, beneath the calm facade he usually presents to everyone lies a secret that could bring him and his family legacy down. To make it worse, his beloved grandmother threatens to take away everything that he’s worked hard for if he does not get married soon. After discovering that her boyfriend married her bestfriend, Eve’s life fell apart. Amidst her anger and pain, Eve accidentally destroys a set of the movie being filmed and is bound for jail when an opportunity arises to help fix the crisis she got herself into. Everything seemed to be going well for her until she found out who her boss would be, her long-time rival, Vincent Beckett. Meeting each other might seem like fate, but instead, it seemed to be the answer to both of their problems. Vincent and Eve started their fake relationship to appease their families and meet the expectations placed on them, but the lines they set up slowly began to blur as the chemistry and undeniable attraction they had for each other grew. Will they continue to play the game of marriage for the sake of their families, or will they deny themselves the love they deserve to protect themselves? The Billionaire’s Secret is a captivating story of love, trust, second chances, and the battles between family duty and personal desires, where two people must overcome their pasts to create a future together.