a lot like love

Nagmula si Yannie Ace Ruiz sa isang simple at payak na pamilya. Pangalawa siya sa limang magkakapatid. Wala sa bokabularyo niya ang pagkakaroon ng kasintahan, sapagkat abala siya sa kanyang pag-aaral ng mabuti, pag-aalaga ng mga kapatid, at pagtulong sa kanyang mga magulang. Bukod sa mga nabanggit ay abala rin siya sa pagiging fan girl ng 4SBLUE. Mahal na mahal niya ang nasabing banda at masayang-masaya siya sa tuwing napapanood ang mga ito. Kaya naman kuntento na siya at ayos lang sa kanya kung wala siyang nobyo 'di tulad ng kanyang mga kaibigan. But, not until he met Josh Rain Montez. Nakilala niya ang binata dahil sa naging online slash virtual friend niya na fan din ng 4SBLUE at iba pang mga kpop group. At mula nang ipagkatiwala niya ang puso niya rito ay nagbago na ang takbo ng kanyang buhay. Ang dating simple at payapa, ay nagkaroon na ng kakaibang gulo at saya. Malayong-malayo kasi ito sa inaasahan niya. Mayaman ang binata, nag-iisang anak, famous, habulin ng mga babae, gwapo, talented, sweet, at possessive pagdating sa kanya! Pakiramdam niya ay napakahaba ng kanyang buhok dahil patay na patay ito sa kanya. Na kahit hadlangan sila ng sibat o anomang bagyo ay nakahanda nitong ipaglaban ang pagmamahal para sa kanya. 'Yong dating sa mga libro lang niya nababasa, o 'di kaya'y sa mga drama sa telebisyon lang niya napapanood, ay nangyayari ngayon sa kanya. Will their love win overall?

Clarissa Shafira tidak menyangka kalau permainan truth or dare yang dia mainkan bersama teman-temannya ternyata akan merubah hidupnya. Akibat dare yang Clarissa jalani yaitu mengaku menjadi pacar dari pria pertama yang masuk ke Kafe membuat kandasnya hubungan Axcel Aditama Riguela dengan kekasihnya yang bernama Indira. Axcel adalah pewaris tunggal dari keluarga Riguela yang sangat kaya raya. Sialnya ternyata Axcel adalah kakak kelas Clarissa di SMA. Tentu saja Axcel menyimpan dendam yang begitu dalam pada Clarissa, dia bahkan menjadikan gadis itu sebagai pelayannya demi menebus kesalahannya. Clarissa harus sabar disuruh dan selalu dikerjai oleh Axcel yang membuat masa putih abu-abunya kacau balau. Apalagi Axcel masih belum puas menyiksanya, dia bahkan mematahkan hati Clarissa berkeping-keping dengan cara membuat gadis itu jatuh cinta padanya, memacarinya, lalu menyelingkuhi nya dengan Angel yang merupakan kakak kandung Clarissa. Akibat pengkhianatan dari dua orang yang Clarissa sayangi, akhirnya Clarissa memutuskan pindah ke Singapura. Beberapa tahun setelahnya Clarissa terpaksa kembali ke Indonesia karena dipindah tugaskan oleh perusahaan tempatnya bekerja. Siapa yang mengira kalau akhirnya dia kembali dipertemukan dengan Axcel, mantan kekasihnya yang sangat Clarissa hindari. Bahkan kini Clarissa harus menjadi sekertaris dari pria kejam itu. Benci dan cinta bedanya tipis, kisah yang berawal dari kebencian lalu berubah cinta, kemudian menjadi benci kembali. Akankah kebencian itu masih akan tetap sama? Ataukah kembali berubah menjadi cinta lagi?

Seumur hidupnya, hanya satu nama yang terpatri begitu dalam dihatinya. Hanya satu nama yang mampu membuatnya menangis dan tersenyum disaat yang bersamaan. Dalam setiap mimpinya, Clara selalu membayangkan lelaki itu. Clara Devina tidak bisa dengan mudah menghapus nama lelaki itu, lelaki yang menjadi Cinta Pertamanya. Ketika lelaki itu tiba-tiba saja hadir dan mengguncang dunianya, ia pun harus dihadapi satu kenyataan pahit dibalik kehadiran cinta pertamanya. Apakah Clara bisa berakhir dan bersama dengan Cinta Pertamanya?

"Fuck.." I moan as my feverish skin makes me dizzy with lust. [Yes.] "Evet, Mila. You make me want to ravage you when I should be disgusted by the thought of even touching you." He mutters. "But I'm not. Instead, everything about you makes me mad with desire and I can not control it. God's, I tried to but I don't want to anymore." He removes his hand from the wall, wrapping his fingers around my jaw and he forces me to stare up at him. "You've already had a taste of me and one taste is all you get." I swallow loudly, throwing his words back at him. >>> When it comes to my prince charming, my life has been anything but a fairytale. The Esposito family robbed me of all I held dear to my heart. From the depths of my dignity to the depths of my son. I was living in continual terror; my body, as well as my trust and beliefs, were being exploited. Until one fateful day, I gained the strength to flee, dashing into an Irish bar and meeting a Turkish man. I stayed with him for the night before being compelled to return to the house of terrors. After being thrown down a flight of stairs 37 weeks later, I gave birth to my son. I knew who the father was the moment my son's gaze met mine, but I opted to keep it to myself. However, destiny had other plans for me, and I begged my son's biological father for protection as I fled the Italian mafia. We will work together to rescue our son and demolish their network, all while finding love along the way. My name is Mila Starkk, and this is my Screwed Up Love Story.

Twenty-eight-year-old playboy Ralph Van Halen has always lived life on his own terms. As a founder and Production Head of one of the country's leading Fashion Houses, JC group Inc., he's loaded. His stunning good looks make him one of the most eligible bachelors on the Forbes list. He doesn't believe in true love and relationships, for him a no-strings-attached fling is the way of life. What happens when Ralph hosts a campus interview at one of London's leading Technical Colleges and meets the stunning twenty-year-old innocent Raven Porterfield? His world turns upside down as he gets very attracted to her. He recruits her as a trainee in his company.  However, he soon learns that Raven has a boyfriend and is a very dedicated and good girl. She doesn't trust the likes of Ralph at all and is determined to remain true to her boyfriend.  Will Ralph forget Raven? Or will this new feeling turn into an obsession for him? What will Ralph do to get Raven? Read on to find out in this twelfth book of the Forbidden Love Series.

Bumukas ang malaking pintuan sa harap ko, at narito ang lalaking minamahal ko, ang mata'y walang damdamin habang lumalapit ako sa altar. Ngumiti ako kahit na masikip ang dibdib ko. Narinig ko ang musika habang dahan-dahang naglalakad patungo sa lalaking naghihintay sa harap. Si Kiel, nakatitig nang seryoso sa akin. Walang kahit anong kasiyahan ang makikita sa kanyang mukha, at ito'y nagdulot ng kirot sa aking puso. Iniharap ko ang aking kamay, ngunit itinuring niyang wala ito at agad na umusad patungo sa harap ng pari. Iniwan akong nakatambad ang kamay sa ere. Yumuko ako, bahagyang nahihiya. Sumunod ako sa harap ng pari, at sinimulan na ang misa. "Maari mo nang halikan ang iyong asawa," ang sabi ng pari. Humarap ako kay Kiel, inaasahan ang isang halik sa labi, ngunit sa pisngi lamang ito dumapo. "Nakuha mo na ang titulong Mrs. Valerian, ngunit tiyak kong hindi mo makukuha ang aking pagmamahal," bulong niya. Pumikit ako, at naramdaman ang sakit sa aking puso. "Tandaan mo 'yan, Sam? Hindi mo makukuha ang aking pagmamahal dahil may iniibig na ako," dagdag niya habang nagpalakpakan na ang mga tao. Tumulo ang isang butil na luha. "Sarap mong pagmasdan habang umiiyak," layo na nito sa akin pagkatapos ng mga salitang iyon at agad na lumabas ng simbahan. Pinalis ko ang luha ko at mag-isang ngumiti sa harap ng mga taong masaya para sa amin. Kumikirot ang dibdib ko sa likod ng aking mga ngiti. Daig ko pa ang sinaksak, ngunit hindi ko pinahalata. "Saan pupunta ang asawa mo?" inosenteng tanong ng isang matanda. Ngumiti ako, ngunit hindi na nagbigay ng pagsasalita. "Baka excited lang," mapanukso ng isa. Tumawa ako, kahit na parang pinipiga ang puso ko. Ako si Samantha Alexandria Perez, o dapat bang sabihin Samantha Alexandria Perez Valerian, and I am his unwanted wife.

Van and Chad are best friends. While Chad considers Van his best friend, Van's feelings exceed friendship. She has been secretly in love with him since they were kids, but she can only love him in secret. Besides being best buddies, Chad sees Van as a tomboy, and it seems impossible for him to notice her as a woman. Will Van have her happily ever after with Chad, or will she remain the tomboy who secretly loves her best friend?

Amy Norman, a young, beautiful, intelligent and free spirited girl, born into one of the wealthiest families in California. She is loved, pampered and adored by both her parents, although they are divorced. Amy reciprocates their love and affection, but, what if her parents love wasn't enough for her? What if she truly desires some other kind of love? And, what if that love is forbidden?

Lia Harrison is a witch who cannot use magic. Her poor aptitude for magic is a stain to her mother's reputation. That is, until a wrong turn in the bustling city of New York leaves her stranded and in the company of a Demon. Travis, a high-ranking demon, is on a mission to kill the Jade witch. The first face he sees when he arrives on Earth is Lia’s. Lia thinks that he is a human. The fact that she has no knowledge of a demon’s traits only makes matters worse. Travis doesn’t sense any magical aura from Lia and also assumes she is human. And so the Demon and the witch become friends, both being none the wiser. In a world where witches and demons walk separate paths, will their love end up like the dying embers of a flame, or will it transform into a blazing inferno?

Conrad Lexus Farris. All he wanted is to skip his toxic life away from the city for a while. Dawn Zelena Augustino. All she wanted is to finish her studies and find a great job to achieve her dreams in life. But when their paths crossed, kapwa nagulo ang payapa nilang buhay. Hindi man maganda ang una nilang pagtatagpo, naging daan naman iyon upang makilala nila ang isa't-isa. But the summer that made their heart extremely happy, was also the summer that made their heart empty. Akala ni Dawn, kaya niyang ibaon sa limot ang lahat. Ngunit paano niya magagawa iyon gayung sa init na kanilang pinagsaluhan, may nabuong sanggol na mag-uugnay sa kanila ng lalaking bigla na lamang siyang iniwan sa ere at naglaho na parang bula? At sa di inaasahang pagkakataon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Yun nga lang, hindi siya nito kilala. Malamig at arogante ito makitungo sa kanya na parang hindi na ito ang lalaking nakilala at minahal niya limang taon na ang nakararaan. Ayaw niya na sanang ipaalala ang masaya at mapusok na pinagsaluhan nila noon. Ayaw niya sanang umeksena sa buhay nito lalo pa't nalalapit na itong ikasal sa ibang babae. Kaso nang makita ni Conrad ang anak niya, di maipagkakaila na parang pinagbiyak na bunga ang dalawa. At ang masaklap pa nito, ang bata mismo ang umamin sa lalaki. "You're my dad right? Mama has many photos of you together and told me a lot of stories about you!" Connor screamed in excitement. Napaawang si Conrad at di makapaniwala sa natuklasan! At nang magtama ang mata nila ng lalaki, alam ni Zele na ito na ang magiging simula ng kalbaryo niya.