Ipinakasal si Mariel ng kapatid na si Vincent kay Adrian sa Nevada nang labag sa kanyang kalooban. Sa buong buhay niya'y noon lamang niya nakita ang lalaki. Nang matapos ang kasal ay pinauwi siya ni Adrian sa Pilipinas sa pamilya nito. Nakilala niya si Brad, ang stepbrother ng asawa niya. And she fell in love with him, sa kabila ng masamang impresyon nito sa kanya. A forbidden kind of love.

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

Nagkamalay si Alaina sa isang ospital sa isang probinsiya na puno ng sugat ang katawan. She had no memory of her past. She was six weeks pregnant. Ayon sa lahat ay isa siya sa dalawang taong nakaligtas sa isang banggaan ng bus at pickup truck na nahulog sa bangin. She was told days later that she was Mrs. Emmy Javier, ang asawa ng isa pang nakaligtas sa aksidente. Subalit paanong hindi niya maramdaman na asawa nga niya si Philip Javier? Totoong wala siyang maalala sa nakaraan niya, pero hindi ba at hindi naman nakalilimot ang puso? Bakit sa kaibuturan ng puso niya ay naroon ang pananabik sa ibang lalaki? Lalaking sa palagay niya ay kabahagi ng pagkatao niya?

Alaina loved and adored Nick mula pa nang unang makita ang lalaki. Pero nanatiling isang panaginip lamang iyon. Isang trahedya ang dumating sa buhay ng mga Gascon and Nick didn't only take refuge in Sto. Cristo, he took her innocence as well. Ang masakit, hindi iyon alam ni Nick. Ang higit pang masakit, ibang pangalan ang tinatawag nito while he made love to her. At ang pinakamasakit, sa mismong araw at oras na iyon ay binayaran siya ni Franco Navarro para huwag nang makipagkita pa kay Nick.

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-

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

Nakaplano ang pagpapakasal ni Nicole sa kasintahang si Rico. At kuntento siya sa relasyon niya sa kasintahan. Then out of the blue, dumating sa eksena ang pinsan ni Rico, si Mitch Salvatierra, a farmer. Namumula ang balat sa pagtatrabaho sa arawan. Tall and attractive. And she was enchanted for the first time in her life. Tila may magic sa simpleng pakikipagkamay niya rito. Yet she was alarmed. Naguguluhan sa estrangherong damdaming pinukaw ng estrangherong lalaki. ©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**

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.)

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**