What The Lady's Maid Knew

Sa edad na siyam, naging kapalit si Anastacia ng malaking pagkakautang ng kanyang ama sa isang mayamang ginang. Pumayag din ang kanyang ama dahil sinabi nitong pag-aaralin siya sa ibang bansa at magkakaroon ng magandang buhay. Pero lingid sa kaalaman ni Anastacia at ng kanyang ama na ipagbibili pala siya nito sa isang Black Market. Sa Black Market na 'yon pula ang mga mata ng mga nanonood. Para 'tong mga halimaw na nagpapanggap na tao. Sa ibang lengguwahe at kurensiya ipinagbili si Anastacia sa isang subastahan. Mag-asawang bampira ang nakabili sa kanya at may dugong Royal. Ang buhay na tila isang bangungot ang inaasahan ni Anastacia sa piling ng mga 'to, pero hindi 'yon nangyari, lalo at iniregalo siya ng mag-asawa sa anak ng mga ito na kaedaran niya, si King. Si King ang bampirang itatangi niya at suwerteng katugon ng kanyang damdamin. Nagmamahalan silang dalawa at maraming pangako sa isa't isa nang nasa wastong edad na. Pero ang pangako na 'yon ay mabibigo dahil ang lalaking minamahal niya ay pinatay. Katumbas ng kamatayan nito ang kanyang kalayaan na kahit kailan ay hindi niya hinahangad. Pinatay raw si King ng isang organisasyon ng mga bampira. Kung ano man ang dahilan, hindi niya 'yon masasagot kung isa lamang siyang tao at isang alipin. Sa paglaya niya sa lugar ng mga bampira, binago niya ang sarili at naging isang kilalang Vampire Hunter. Ang layunin niya'y maubos ang nasa organisasyon na pumatay sa lalaking minamahal at malaman ang dahilan bakit 'to pinaslang. Bago siya lumagay sa tahimik kasama ang bagong nobyo, papatayin niya muna ang mga kalaban niya, para sa ikatatahimik niya. Pero paano kung ang inaakala niyang namatay ay magbalik?

Nang makatakas si Ella sa pagmamalupit at pangmomolestya ng kanyang amain ay napagdesisyunan niyang pumunta ng Maynila at iwanan maging ang ina niyang parang wala na ring pakialam sa kanya. Nakatapos man ng pag-aaral ay inilihim niya ito at namasukan bilang isang kasambahay sa mansion ng isang mayamang businessman na amo ng kanyang tiyahin. Ang pagtatagpo kayang ito ay magiging simula ng isang wagas na pag iibigan o mananatili lamang siyang isang kasambahay sa paningin nito?

Dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo para sa kanyang matrikula, pumasok si Emena bilang part-time maid sa Dankworth Residence kung saan nakilala niya ang bilyonaryong si Seniorito Aries. *** Si Emena ay isang matapang at masipag na dalaga. Lumaki siya mula sa isang mahirap na pamilya. Nagtitinda ng bibingka sa eskinita. Walang ibang layunin ang dalaga kundi maiahon ang kanyang pamilya. Sa kawalan ay pumasok siya bilang part-time maid sa Dankworth Residence kung saan makikilala niya ang isang guwapo, makisig ngunit antipatiko at topakin na si Seniorito Aries. Sa pamamasokan niya sa mansion ay kalaona'y may natuklasan si Emena na isang madilim na sikreto ng kanyang Seniorito. Kakayanin kaya niyang harapin ang kanyang among topakin at aroganteng si Seniorito Aries matapos matuklasan ang sikreto nito?

Aria had it all—prestige, ambition, and a picture-perfect future. But nothing scorched her more than the heartbreak she never saw coming. Years later, with her life carefully rebuilt and her heart locked tight, he walks back in: Damien Von Adler. The man who shattered her. The man who now wants a second chance. Set against a backdrop of high society, ambition, and old flames that never quite went out, For What Still Burns is a slow-burn romantic drama full of longing, tension, and the kind of chemistry that doesn’t fade with time. He broke her heart once—will she let him near enough to do it again? Or is some fire best left in ashes?

ใคร ๆ ก็เป็นเมียผมได้ทั้งนั้นล่ะครับ ใครนอนกับผมแล้วอยากจะครางแทนตัวว่า เมีย ก็ตามสบาย แต่ผม “ไม่เคยเป็นผัวของใคร” ก็แค่นั้นเอง

SYPNOSIS No one dares to mess with him in the Mafia's world. He's a ruthless and heartless Mafia Boss after all. He shows no mercy on his opponents. Even in business world, he’s well known for being a ruthless and merciless man. But, no matter how much he wants to quit as mafia Boss he can’t, not until he finds the culprit behind his parents' death. He’s not a kind of man whom you can go easily with. He has trust issues brought about by the person he trusts yet killed his parents.

This book is principally about a girl named Izzy, a young beautiful Christain girl who has left her country of birth in search of education in a foreign land; but along the way meets her true self. The self that’s been hiding behind the curtains of her parent’s discipline. Her new found self surprises no one, even those she’s involved with and by “those”, I mean boys and men! Her parents have no idea of what her life is like without them and apparently, you’d be surprised to find out how easy it is to trick or better still “deceive” strict parents. Her parents still believe their daughter is pursuing “their” dreams with her eyes on the prize. Well her eyes are on the prize, it’s just not the prize they have in mind. Now, don’t get me wrong, she’s still all about the education, but alongside that, is what she finds pleasure in doing- changing partners when the sex is not what it used to be, cheating, being bisexual along many others. She has a turnaround in her life when she finally goes upcountry to work as a member of an NGO that provides for the poor, where she unexpectedly meets a man who changes her life and brings her back to the faith. This time, she wasn’t Izzy that followed her parents to church and not know why she went, but Izzy who understood her faith and why she loved the Lord and it inspired others in every way. People knowing who she was starts to shame her for who she is now, but she’s a goddamn QUEEN in her own way, and for her, that’s the best way and because she believes it, it’s become contagious!

After getting his heart mercilessly broken by a maid when he was younger, Cameron swears never to love another. But, there is something about Avery that has him crossing the lines he set. He draws a final line promising himself a marriage contract will be the only thing that binds them together. Will he be able to resist her charms? The billionaire swears to protect his fragile heart at all cost.

Gusto lang naman niya ang maranasan na mahalin. Hanggang kailan kaya mong tiisin para sa pagmamahal? Hanggang kailan kaya mong ipaglaban ang iyong pag-ibig na maraming humahadlang? Hanggang kailan mo ipagsiksikan ang sarili mo sa taong ni minsan hindi mo nakitaan na mayroon din siyang pagmamahal sayo katulad ng pagmamahal na nararamdaman mo para sa kanya? Ang hirap. Iyong lihim mong minamahal ang isang tao at hanggang tanaw ka lang. Nakakapanghina. Kung sabagay, sino ba siya para mapansin at magustuhan ng lalaking gusto niya? Isa lang naman siyang langaw na sampid sa angkan nila. Ilang taon na ba siyang naninilbihan sa pamilyang Montefalco? Halos isang dikada na. Minahal naman siya ng pamilyang ito ngunit yung pagmamahal na inaasam niya...hindi niya pa naramdaman. Palagi nalang siyang nag-aasam. Pait siyang napangiti habang nakatanaw sa lalaking matagal na niyang iniibig. Ang lapit lang nila sa isa't isa ngunit nahihirapan siyang ito ay abutin. Hanggang maid na lang ba ang tingin nito sa kanya?