"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

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?

"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.

Isang mapait-matamis na bahagi ng kabataan ni Emilie si Liam, her teenage crush her first kiss. Paminsan-minsan ay sumasagi ito sa isip niya. Pero hanggang doon na lang at hindi niya inasam na muling makikita niya ito. Pero muli ay nagkita sila pagkalipas ng sampung taon. And men like Liam, a hunk, gorgeous, and rich, didn't stay single. And yet, to her delight, he was actually unattached. Then he offered to marry her. A marriage that had nothing to do with love but everything to do with convenience. His convenience and advantage. At kapag tapos na ang itinakda nitong panahon ay maiiwan siyang sugatan ang puso... uli. Kaya ba niyang masaktan uli?

Tamara Alba was a pretty fifteen-year-old girl from the other side of town. Her family was an outcast, itinuturing na yagit at basura sa bayang iyon. Gayunman, hindi hadlang iyon upang pangarapin niya si Sean DeSalvo, ang anak ng pinakamayamang tao sa Trinidad. He was the center of her universe. And yet it would remain her best-kept secret. Pagtatawanan at lalaitin siya ng lahat kapag may nakaalam sa damdamin niya para dito. Sean hated her family pagkasuklam na humantong sa pagpapalayas nito sa pamilya niya mula sa lupang pag-aari ng pamilya nito. Hindi pa man sila nakakalayo ay inutusan na nito ang mga kaibigan nitong sunugin ang bahay nila. Foolishly blinded by love, hindi nagkapuwang ang poot sa dibdib niya. Young Tamara left town-keeping Sean DeSalvo in her heart. -Credits to Martha Cecilia-

He would be hers... someday Walong taong gulang si Delaney Williams nang iuwi ng kanyang ama ang isang labimpitong taong gulang na lalaki-an orphan. She knew he hated her. But the moment she laid eyes on the handsome young boy, she promised herself that she would be his wife someday. She was forbidden... Utang ni Prince Delgado kay Major Zachary Williams ang buhay niya, ang pagkalalaki niya, ang dignidad niya. He had every intention of paying him back. Subalit hindi niya inaasahang ang pagbabayad ay ito mismo ang magtatakda. Kung paano at kung kailan. When Zachary died, he left him a legacy-spoiled brat Delaney Williams. ©Martha Cecilia

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