"You belong to me, sweetheart, to my heart, now and forever." Hindi mapaniwalaan si Joana na makalipas ang pitong taon ay muling nagbalik sa buhay niya si Franz. Seven years of heartache pero mukhang determinado si Franz na patuluy siyang magdusa sa kasalanang bagaman hindi niya ginawa ay inako niya. Isa lang ang alam niyang solusyon upang matahimik na silang pareho, ang magpakasal kay Arnel.

Sweetheart 1 By Martha Cecilia "Ikaw ang aking panaginip... ang aking magandang pag-ibig." Isang matinding crush ang umusbong sa batang puso ni Kimberly para kay Renz noong sixteen siya. Love letters and gifts, waltz and a song, promises and the very first kiss. All grew into a beautiful love noong eighteen siya under the stars and the moonlight. Mananatili ba ang magandang pag-ibig when she was already pregnant at eighteen at si Renz at tumalikod sa pangako?

Madeline was foolish to have accepted a job from a strange old man. Ang trabaho ay nasa bayang nilisan niya may limang taon na ang nakalipas at ipinangakong hindi na babalikan. As if being pulled by some invisible string, Madeline travelled south. At sa pagkamangha niya, ang bahay na inialok sa kanyang tirahan ay ang bahay kastila na noon pa man ay itinuring nang haunted house. She and Keith hadn't believed that. Because it was in that old villa where they had first made love. Sa bahay ding iyon sila bumuo ng mga pangarap. Sa bahay na iyon siya naging maligaya hanggang sa gabing ipinasya kiyang lisanin ang San Ignacio. Now, would the same house bring her back the magic it had brought her five years ago?

"Ai shite imas, Nyssa-san." Inabot nito ang kamay niya at hinawakan iyon. "The presence of your hand and holding it like this balanced me. Everything seems straight and perfect." Suot ni Nyssa ang singsing na ibinigay ni Erik dela Torre sa buong labindalawang taon. It was given to her when she was sixteen ;noong ang batang pag-ibig niya ay tinabunan ng insekyuridad at takot. Sinaktan niya ang lalaking nagbigay ng heirloom na iyon sa kanya. Erik had OCD. He was obsessed with her. Natakot si Nyssa at hiniya niya ito sa mismong gabi ng prom sa hindi sinasadyang paraan. Erik left San Ignacio sooner than she thought hurting. Twelve years later, she still kept the ring. Isinusuot iyon ni Nyssa para i-discourage ang mga unwanted suitors niya. Until she met Kichiro in Tokyo. He was a Daniel Henny look-a-like. Gusto niyang alisin at itago ang singsing niya para dito. But the subconscious thought of Erik stopped her. Nahahati siya sa pagitan ng kahapon at ng ngayon. Sino ba talaga ang bukas niya?

Joe had been Guada's friend since forever. Wala siyang problema na hindi nito ginawan ng paraan, totoo man o kinatha niya. Kinatha, dahil mas gumagawa siya ng problema para lang makita nitong mahal niya ito hindi lang bilang kaibigan. Ang huling problemang hindi niya sinadyang mangyari ay sinabi niya sa mommy niya na kasal sila ni Joe. Now she had to convince Joe to pretend he was her husband. But for the first time in her life, he refused to help her! Dahil sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay may babaeng hindi niya nagawang ilayo rito-si Elliana. At ngayon ay hindi lang ang pag-ibig niya ang nanganganib na mawala kundi maging ang pagkakaibigan nilang dalawa. ©Martha Cecilia

"Your father paid me to marry you, Cielo. Not to bed you. Pero mapag-uusapan natin iyan. Should you want me to sleep with you. All you have to do is ask and I'll oblige willingly." Makalipas ang pitong taon ay bumalik sa Trinidad si Gael para lang matuklasang nakatakdang ilitin ng bangko ang lupain nila na isinanla ng tatang niya bago ito namatay. At iyon ang hindi niya mapapayagang mangyari. Ang problema ay wala siyang maisip na paraan para mabayaran kahit man lang ang interes ng pagkakasanla. Then Vince Saavedra, the bank CEO, made an offer Gael could hardly refuse. Ibabalik nito sa kanya ang titulo ng lupain niya at ang deed of sale ng iba pa niyang ari-arian pakasalan lamang niya ang anak nito -- the stubborn, spoiled, but beautiful Cielo Saavedra. Gael would marry the she-devil herself if it was the only way to get his property back.

Cats and dogs. Iyon ang tulad nina Charles at Angeli. Kailanman ay hindi na yata sila magkakasundo pa. Not until Angeli got dumped by her star basketball player boyfriend. And Charles by her smart and beautiful girlfriend. Now that they both have something in common, kakailanganin nila ang tulong ng isa't isa. Pinlano ni Angeli ang isang palabas na tiyak niyang ipagseselos ng kani-kanilang ex-boyfriend-girlfriend. And Charles was her leading man. Everything seemed to be working according to her plan. Ngunit unti-unti ay nakikita ni Angeli ang sarili na nadadala sa palabas nila. Hindi kasama sa plano niya ang ma-in love kay Charles. Pero paano ngayon? Dahil sa kanilang palabas ay nagkabalikan sina Charles at Cathy? ______ All credits goes to the owner of the book Martha Cecilia and the publisher. COPYRIGHT © 2002 by Precious Pages Corporation All rights reserved

Charlize dela Serna wanted her first boyfriend to be perfect. Someone she could be proud of. Subalit hindi ganoon si Jason. He was the campus nerd... and Ichabod Crane to her friends because he was tall and lanky. And worse, he was her boyfriend. At ikinahihiya niya. Subalit ang kasabihang malalaman mo lang kung gaano kahalaga ang isang tao kapag nawala na siya sa iyo ay naging totoo kay Charlize. She lost Jason on the night of her debut party. Pagkalipas ng maraming taon ay nagbalik si Jason. Hunky and very attractive. And she was surprised to learn that after all those years she still longed for him. But he was still the same Jason she met when she was younger. Imperfect. Higit sa lahat ay ikinamangha niya ang iskandalong nakapaloob sa pamilya nito. Would she do the same mistake she did seven years ago? _____ (Book written by Martha Cecilia, The Romance Diva. All credits goes to the owner/writer/publisher of the book.)

She was running for her life. Sa nakalipas na anim na taon ay inakala niyang ligtas na siya. Subalit sa kaunting minutong nasilayan ang mukha niya sa telebisyon ay nagsimula na ang maraming panganib sa buhay niya. She staged her death. Hanggang sa matagpuan siya ni Jose Luis. Big, tall, and lethal. Hindi lang iyon, the man was sexy as hell. Iniligtas siya nito sa isang tiyak na kamatayan. Subalit tinakasan na niya ang lalaking ito anim na taon na ang nakararaan. Kasama ba ito sa mga nagtatangka sa kanya? Gayunman, may palagay si Cheyenne na mas nanganganib ang puso niya rito kaysa sa buhay niya.

Nang unang masilayan ni Serena si Jared Atienza ay nakita niya rito ang katuparan 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. ____ **from the works of Martha Cecilia**