Sa bilyaran unang nakita ni Xander ang isang estudyante na nagsisikap maipanalo ang laro sa kadahilanang ito at ang mga classmates nito'y nangangailangan ng pera para sa project. She was thin and small-breasted. But a beauty in a different sort. And with forest-green eyes. Bukod sa hindi na niya type ang mga skinny women, hindi siya ang uring pumapatol sa estudyante. It would be like taking a baby in its cradle. Little did he know that young, model-thin and small-breasted mestiza wasn't as innocent as she looked. The woman was a tramp, for crying out loud! ito mismo ang babaeng lumabas sa cardboard cake na iniregalo para kay Cash Santa de Leones--isang kasamahang race car driver!

Ang pagkakaligtas nina Xander at Cameron mula sa mga kamay ni Hestercita ay siyang pagtatapos ng ilang taong paghahanap ni Xander sa tunay niyang mga magulang. Walang pagsidlan ng kaligayahan ang buong angkan sa muling pagbabalik ni Alessandro Leon sa piling ng mga Fortalejo at Navarro. And Xander was undoubtedly happy. He had a family. A real family. Subalit kung mayroon mang bahid ng lambong sa kaligayahang nadarama niya, iyon ay ang pagkawala ni Yelena sa buhay niya-na siya na rin mismo ang may kagagawan. Xander had never let any woman in his life the way he had let Yelena in. And he had paid dearly for it.

Nagkamalay si Genevie sa isang ospital, without any memory. Pagkatapos ng reconstructive surgery, natambad sa kanya ang pinakamagandang mukhang papangarapin ng sino man. She was Jillian Nuevo, stepdaughter of a multimillionaire, who was missing. She had an ex-husband, the gorgeous Tennessee Hernandez, an ex-SEAL, at may dalawang anak sila. She had a perfect family if only she could remember any of them and if she survived the attempts to kill her. At kaya ba siyang protektahan ni Tennessee gayong ayon dito ay isa siyang masamang asawa at walang-kuwentang ina? ©Martha Cecilia

Gustong makilala nang lubusan ni Meredith si Andrea Monte, ang babaeng buong buhay niya ay pinagseselosan ng kanyang inang si Agatha. Tinanggap niya ang paanyaya ni Andrea na magbakasyon sa Rancho Monte. She had never known paradise until she saw the mountains, forests, and seas of Rancho Monte. It was an island in the sun. Ang mansiyon ay nasa ituktok ng isang burol at nakatanaw sa karagatan at mga isla. And she had never known love until she met Tristan Falco, the handsome ranch help who was as rugged and mysterious as the virgin forest that he so much loved and as untamed and wild as the strong winds of Monte mountains. Subalit kinasusuklaman ni Tristan ang mayayaman at taga-Maynilang tulad niya. Could she tame the winds and smooth the waters? ©Martha Cecilia

Trace Lavigne was SEAL. His code name: Condor. A bird of prey. A hunter. Dangerous and majestic. Uncapable of love... of tenderness. He was angry and bitter. Tulad ng dalawang kasamahan niya--ex-SEAL Ivan and Brad--nakikipaghamok siya na tila ba wala nang bukas. Until an exotic stranger proposed to him. Walang dalawang tao na noon lang nagkita ay magpapakasal sa isa't isa. But the lady was desperate to marry anyone available. And he would rather be the one. Ano ang mawawala sa kanya kung sasang-ayunan niya ang alok ng estrangherang pakasalan niya ito? In one moment of madness,he gave his name to a dark beauty but a stranger. Only that stranger happened to be Jessica Fortalejo--the youngest heiress of the Fortalejo Empire. _____ **all credits goes to Martha Cecilia**

Anim na taon na ang nakalipas, si Ivan at ang dalawang kasama niya-all of them international agents of high caliber-ay iniligtas si Nayumi Navarro mula sa tangkang pag-kidnap dito. Hindi nakilala ni Nayumi ang tatlong taong nagligtas sa kanya. Pero nanatili sa isip at puso niya ang pinuno ng mga ito, kahit na hindi man lang niya nasilayan ang mukha nito. She was not fatalistic. Pero isang araw ay nagtagpo sila. Muli siyang iniligtas ni Ivan sa muntik nang pagkapahamak. Now her fantasy... her knight in shining armour had a face-a handsome, hardened man, with no interest in loving a woman. And if there was one thing he wanted from her-it was sex with a capital S. "Don't fall in love with me, Nayumi. Trust me, I always say good-bye.

Nang unang masilayan ni Serena si Jared Atienza ay nakita niya rito ang kalutasan ng mga suliraning iniwan sa kanya ng namayapang mga magulang. Jared Atienza was filthy rich. Bale-wala rito ang halaga ng pagkakasangla ng asyenda nila. That he was sinfully handsome was an added bonus. Kailangang maakit niya ito sa anumang paraan. Jared couldn't care less about his grandfather's codicil. He had come to value his independence. Marriage meant giving it up. His parents were wealthy. Hindi sila maghihirap kung hindi siya mag-aasawa. But that changed when he saw Serena Manzanares. Though she wasn't his type, he desired her. Kailangang mapapayag niya ito sa marriage of convenience-sa anumang paraan.

Kristine Series 23 - Wild Enchantment Adriana's new stepmother considered her an excess baggage. Through cunning manipulation, ipinaubaya siya nito sa pinsan nito-filthy rich Jordan Atienza. He was tall, dark, and definitely-No, hindi niya ia-apply rito ang salitang "handsome." "Handsome" was for movie stars and too tame to be applied to Jordan. And Jordan was anything but tame. He was a beast! Hitler personified. At kinasusuklaman ito ni Adriana sa akusasyong sisirain niya ang pagsasama ng daddy niya at ng bagong asawa nito. Now Adriana considered herself Cinderella with a wicked stepmother, one wicked stepsister (sa katauhan ng pinsan niya). At ang bahay ni Jordan bilang prison tower niya. (Oh, that's Rapunzel's!). Anyway, would Jordan qualify as her Prince Charming? Hmp. Duda siya roon. Beast, baka pa. (Oh, dear, she was really mixing up her fairy tales!)

"Now what shall it be? Go home or have a drink with me?" tanong ni Benedict, watching her over the rim of his goblet. Julianne saw the challenge in his eyes. Itinaas niya ang mukha, accepting the challenge, tulad ng pagtanggap ng maliit na insekto sa paanyaya ng gagamba na gumapang sa sapot nito. And this man wasn't an ordinary spider. He was a wolf spider. A predator. But come to think of it, she didn't have anything against wolf spiders. "Okay... I'll have one or two shots," she said boldly, wise or foolish, so let it be. Benedict grinned devastatingly. And she stopped breathing.

Madaling-araw na pero nasa deck pa rin ng pag-aaring yate si Renz Navarro, tired and bored to death. He had just made love to his current girlfriend and found no satisfaction. Nang mula sa kung saan, nakita niyang sumampa sa railings ng yate ang isang... babae! His yacht was more than a thousand yards away from Manila Bay. Ang magkaroon ng hindi inaasahang bisita mula sa madilim na karagatan sa ganoong oras ay bahagi lang ng pagkamangha niya. What took his breath away was the fact that the woman who climbed up to his deck was wearing nothing but seawater dripping down her body!