what is a picaresque

Prologue. “You are not her,” his deep, dangerously dark voice whispered softly in her ear. “W…what do you mean? I am not who?” holding her breath unconsciously, she stuttered. “My bride. You are not the woman I was supposed to marry. Where is she?” His hoarse voice pierced through her chest like a knife and she felt her knees go weak, and then staggered backward, shivering. “Where is my bride?” === Sapphire Rodriguez's life got turned upside down when she suddenly had to take her twin sister’s spot on her wedding day. When she thought nothing could be worse than the maltreatment she was getting from her family, her twin sister got involved in an accident a day before her wedding which caused her to go into a state of comatose and she had to be the substitute bride until the real bride wakes up to take back her place. When the billionaire who married her was smarter than she had expected, Sapphire knew that her life was never going to be easy because this husband of hers will not believe that she didn't cause her sister’s accident in order to take her place at her wedding.

Rhaiven Mendoza, ang dakilang playboy na kilala sa buong campus. Dahil sa kakaibang katigasan nya ng ulo ay kinakailangan syang kunan ng yaya para may magbantay sa kanya. Ngunit, lahat ng yayang kinukuha ng kanyang mga magulang ay hindi nagtatagal dahil sa kalupitan nito. Hanggang sa nakahanap na nga sila ng magiging katapat nito. Si Haila na kayang gawin lahat para sa kanyang pamilya. Magkakasundo kaya sila o mapapabilang rin si Haila sa mga yayang napatalsik nito?

"What's wrong with us making love Clark? I.. I like you, kaya anong mali sa gagawin natin?" Halos manginig ang kanyang boses. He smile weakly saka inayos muli ang kanyang roba. "Someday you'll going to thank me for not making love with you tonight." Iyon lang at tuluyan na itong tumalikod at tinungo ang pinto. "No Clark.." She whisper. Papalabas na ito. "Someday you'll going to regret not making love with me tonight." Puno ng pait na sambit niya. -----<<>>----- Hanggang saan ang kaya mong tiisin para sa pag-ibig? Ano ang kaya mong ibigay para sa pagmamahal? Paano kung ginawa mo na ang lahat ay hindi pa rin sapat? Arabella Santana, the sole heiress of Don Armando Santana, a billionaire magnate. Spoiled rotten by her father. What Arabella wants... Arabella gets. But not Simon Clark Dela Fuente. Tahasan pa rin nitong tinanggihan ang kanyang pag-ibig kahit handa niyang ibigay ang lahat-lahat.

Alice menjadi kacau setelah ia mendapati kekasihnya berkhianat di belakangnya. Kehidupannya yang kala itu terpuruk mendadak berubah setelah Erickson, presdir yang ia hormati dan kagumi memintanya menjadi tunangannya dan menawarkan kesepakatan di dalamnya. Namun, satu hal yang memberatkan Alice, yaitu mereka harus tinggal bersama dalam satu atap. Bagaimana bisa?  Orang bilang cinta itu berbahaya, ia membuat siapapun kehilangan akalnya. Alice yang sudah terjerat ke dalam hidup Erickson, kini harus siap menghadapi segala macam bahaya yang tak pernah ia lalui. Itu semua karena rahasia Erickson yang seharusnya tak diketahui Alice.

Matteo Imperial,a drop dead gorgeous billionaire. One of the most eligible bachelors of the country. But behind those charming looks that could make anyone easily fall for him; is a ruthless business man that everyone is afraid of. He is a womanizing jerk who promised himself not to tie the knot. He sees girls as merely toys that could warm his bed and he could dispose of after using. But looks like karma has its own way to play with him; when a beautiful woman that has a pair of mesmerizing blue eyes and a strange outfit that suddenly caught his attention with just a glance.  He never felt the desire to own someone before, but in just one glance. . . He felt like he suddenly got bewitched.  He fell and drowned just like that, too deep that he couldn’t see the bottom of it. Drunk and Desire then that mind blowing night happened. But the next morning, he woke up, with an empty space beside him. Nang magising siya ay wala na ang misteryosang babaeng iyon na para bang isang panaginip lamang ang lahat. That strange woman who stole his sanity is nowhere to be found. A thing that no one dared to do, not with the infamous Matteo Imperial. But what if fate decided to play with the Matteo again?  After not being able to forget that night, that woman whom he never knew who, yet wouldn’t leave his mind, showed up again, 5 years later. Muli niya itong nakita sa hindi inaasahang lugar at pagkakataon. A woman who has different eyes but the exact same face as hers. And she drives him insane the same way that woman did. And worse is she claims to be a completely different person, her twin sister. Or is she?

Paano nga ba maging masaya lalo na kapag nalaman mong isa ka na lang kabit ng lalaking unang nangako sa'yo ng kasal at pagmamahal? Si Joy Fuego, isang simpleng babae na masaya at kuntento na sa buhay pag-ibig niya kay Ricks Gregorio-- ang kan'yang nobyo dahil kahit na mahirap lang sila pareho ay responsable at mapagmahal naman ito sa kan'ya. Hindi man nito naibibigay sa kan'ya ang lahat ay alam niyang mahal na mahal siya nito at kahit na kailan ay hindi siya nito magagawang lokohin. Pero paano na lang kapag dumating ang isang malaking pagsubok sa pagsasama nila at malaman niyang kasal na pala ito sa iba? At ang masakit pa ay bago lamang nito nakilala ang babaeng pinakasalan. Matitiis ba niyang maging isang kabit lang ng lalaking pinakamamahal alang-alang sa magiging anak nila o nakahanda na siyang palayain ito at hayaang lumigaya sa piling ng babaeng pinili nitong pakasalan?

Hindi inakala ni Zynteria na magtatagpo pang muli ang mga landas nila ni Kirito. Natagpuan niya ang sariling nagsisilbi bilang shef sa barko nito. Aminado siyang may pagtingin pa rin siya para dito pero hanggang kaya niya ay sinusupil niya iyon. Ngunit ano ang pumasok sa isip niya at tinanggap ang alok nitong week-long cruise na sila lang dalawa? Hindi lang iyon, naniwala rin siya rito nang sabihin nitong mahal pa rin siya nito. Umasa siyang magkakaroon na ng magandang wakas ang kanilang love story. Pero namatay ang kaniyang pag-asa nang malaman niyang ikakasal na pala ito....

Maura Andromeda memilih untuk tidak percaya lagi pada janji setelah ayahnya berbagi cinta. Keluarga barunya sama sekali tidak menyukai dirinya, apalagi saat ia dijebak oleh kakak tirinya dengan menaruh obat tidur kemudian mempertemukannya pada pria yang telah meminum obat perangsang hal itu membuat Maura hamil. Ranggapati Danutirta, pebisnis bidang properti, muda, tampan yang telah dijebak bersamanya malam itu. Pria yang ditinggal kabur oleh calon pengantin wanita pada hari pernikahan. Rangga merasa jika Maura berbeda dengan kebanyakan wanita yang ia temui, membuatnya ingin menjadikan maura sebagai pendamping hidupnya. Apakah Rangga mampu menaklukan hati Maura?

Warning: Matured 18+ contents! MARANGYANG pamumuhay kagaya ng nararanasan ni Celestine Rain Alcazar ay isang malaking kasinungalingan. Kahit ang totoo ay nakakulong siya sa isang kahong walang kalayaan upang ipakita ang tunay niyang pagkatao. Pera, alahas, kayamanan, kalayawan, maalwang buhay, natatanging kagandahan at talino—a perfect barbie-like figure and most men are drooling over her. Sa kabila niyon ay may kulang pa rin na hindi kayang bilhin ng pera, ang isang kasiyahang matagal na niyang hinahangad. Pakiramdam na naiipit at nakalubog ang isang paa sa hukay nang magpasya ang kanyang ina sa arranged marriage kay Ezekiel Bellevera—isang playboy hunk. Hindi alam ng kanyang ina ang malalim na pagtatago niya ng mahabang taon sa kanyang tunay na pagkatao. Dahil hindi ang klase ni Ezekiel ang kanyang inaasam. She’s a mystery of being Not A Saint and she will prove that everybody is. Ngunit paano kung mahuli niya ang kayang fiancé at ang taong mahal niya na gumagawa ng milagro sa likuran niya? Kaya ba niyang magpatawad at kalimutan ang lahat o mag-uumpisa na ang paghihiganti niya sa mga Adan na sumira ng kanyang buhay?

As a young girl, Amelia had the dreams of her own especially to get married to that man that would love and cherish her. Amelia is the first daughter of the Jackson's family, she was the girl that had it all, breathtaking looks, a father who loves her a lot, a Fiance who was handsome and rich. Unfortunately, she also has a stepmother and stepsister who could ruin everything for her. Betrayed by her step sister, And her best friend, Anabella ended up having a night stand with a stranger. Few months later when she found out about her pregnancy, Amelia was kicked out from her home by her father who value his reputation more than anything else. Six years later, now a superstar actress, A man barges into her life and offered to take her hands in marriage and also take care of Her triplet boys. Not this time when she already had it all. A successful career and three adorable sons. She definitely won't need a man to mess things up for her. ** Mr.Quinn the youngest billionaire was in search of the woman he had a naughty night stand with when he was drunk ... Six years later, he stumbled upon four handsome boys who looked exactly like himself and exclaimed "Who Is your mother?" .