Trashy Love

Napapalibutan ng tungkol sa politika si Marina Hidalgo, isang vice mayor ang kanyang ina at isa namang attorney sa public attorney’s office ang ama niya. Galing siya sa pamilyang matagal nang nagseserbisyo sa gobyerno, ngunit iba ang tumatakbo sa kanyang isipan at plano niya sa kanyang buhay. Siya lang ang sumalungkot sa generation ng pamilya nila nang kumuha siyang kursong journalism dahil gusto lang niya ng tahimik na buhay, hindi rin niya gaanong pinangangalandakan sa buong unibersidad niya na galing siya sa pamilya ng mga Hidalgo. Marami siyang iniiwasan at isa na roon ang pamilya Sanchez, ang namamayagpag ngayon sa municipality nila lalo na’t Sanchez ang nakaupo na mayor sa lugar nila at isang dahilan na kaaway na pamilya sa politika ng mga Hidalgo ang Sanchez. Pero kung anong iniiwasan niya iyon naman ang lumalapit sa kanya, nang makilala niya sa isang press conference si Filan Sanchez, ang pangalawang anak ng mga Sanchez, bilang journalism student siya ang naatasang mag-interviewed nito para sa kanilang school newspaper. It all started in the interview, press conference at ang mga tanong na kailangan niyang ibato sa batang Sanchez, akala niya roon lang matatapos ang lahat, but nag-uumpisa pa lamang ang lahat.

Diane will do everything it takes to secure her place in her late father's company and that includes getting married to Nicholas Langston. Nicholas Langston, however, has a girlfriend he plans to marry. He never expected to get married to Diane Matthews, neither did he expect to have feelings for her. Diane has to deal with her growing feelings for Nicholas Langston, her bad blood with her sister in-law, Jenny Langston and her arch enemy, Derek Hale, who would rather see her dead than be the C.E.O of a company. In a twists of events, Diane finds herself and her sister, Malvika making claims over the same man in the worst ways. All these caused by someone who would rather see Diane dead than watch her be the object of two men's affection.

My father organized a husband for me. He needed me to get married to him for his benefit but never thought about mine. Where I come from our fathers told you who you should marry. Women are nothing but pawns for them to toy around with. I was prepared for a ruthless husband like my father was, but I was surprised when I met Dex. He is patient and honest. His father and his brother want him to be as ruthless as them. My father wants control and money. Dex has the power to end them all if he gets help from his biggest enemy who was once a friend.

This book gathers different love stories, yes, love stories. All these stories that I collected over time, that were told to me by friends, acquaintances, relatives and others from my own imagination ink. And perhaps, there is some coincidence.

Waking up to a sudden change in your life, how do you think you'd cope? Same goes for Jasmine Kane whose life changed overnight because of a simple Marble. Problem arises when the owner of the Marble comes to find her and she falls in love with him and puts herself in more danger. Now she has to choose between saving her own life and Dying to save the one she loves....is their love really the one to die for? Will it be a Tragic Ending or A Happy Ending?

Pierre Paul Abutu gives a humorous, fascinating and dispassionate narration of the unique intimate and romantic events of his life from teenage to adolescence, and into the early stages of his adult life. This narration revolves around the lives, and relationships of sixteen ladies with whom he shared happy, intimate, eventful and evergreen moments of his life with. These love affairs occur in Pierre Abutu’s life, at his university, the Augustine Nnamani Campus, Agbani, in Enugu Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Akwa Ibom State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Due to his religious beliefs, personal convictions, personal principles, metaphysical and supernatural predictions and postulations, the media, intellectual and literary effects in his life, most of these affairs either ended abruptly or amicably. These love affairs also reveal the negative attitudes, traits and deceptive machinations of these girls and ladies. Even though certain unpleasant and resultant effects were never intended at any particular stage, or with any of these girls and ladies, one thing was very clear: each love affair was and would always be evergreen to Pierre Abutu.

Michelle never planned to see Ray again—not after that reckless night on the beach, when too much alcohol led to a one-night stand. Three years later, they’ve both moved on: Michelle is in a steady relationship, and Ray is engaged to be married. But when she is assigned as the new CEO’s personal Chef, the past resurfaces with dangerous intensity. How long can she resist the forbidden desire that threatens to unravel everything she’s worked so hard to protect?

"We shouldn't be doing this" "I'll be the one calling the shots honey, bend over." Kiara has never been one to mess around. Being the daughter of the CEO of Lux Empire, she has it all. But, she works hard, lives a silent life, and gets by happily. When Luca Ettore, her father’s best friend, slips into it, she isn’t sure how to go about it. The sexual tension is undeniable, and the way he makes her feel is illicit. It’s a mess, a whirlwind of love and pain, tears and shocking revelations as they travel through a timeline of their own. Will their love rise above societal expectations? Or will it all come crashing down?

She won't take him back--no matter what. Or will she? Hayden Jenkins has lived in her hometown of Missoula, Montana, ever since she was born. She loves a simple life surrounded by her loving family, and that seems to be everything she needs. Or so she thinks. When her oldest brother’s wedding approaches, she fears facing a ghost from her past, the one who left her heartbroken seven years ago—Spencer Bailey, Hayden’s former high school sweetheart and the man who made her pretty much give up on real love. After graduation, Spencer left Montana to pursue a career in music in Los Angeles, which ended the relationship between Hayden and Spencer. They never spoke with one another again. Until now. Spencer's return leaves Hayden uneasy and anxious, still unprepared to face him after so long. Will it bring back unresolved feelings? Will they be forced to confront their past? Or will it be a second chance to rewrite their love story?

Since day one, Shen has never been so fascinated by the bouquet of red roses and box of chocolates that always appear at the gate of her apartment every evening. Thinking it was just only nearby to her, or someone she knew, she didn't put any attention onto it. Not until a crime happened in Metro whose main suspect is a secret admirer, she became eager to find all the possible answers that may lead to the true identity of her mysterious secret admirer.