"I was looking at you and I couldn't help thinking that you're much more beautiful than the sunset." Napakurap siya. "Paano ko nagagawa iyan?" Bumuntonghininga si Troy. "Huwag mo akong paglaruan, Regina. Alam mo kung ano ang ginagawa mo. But damn, pakiramdam ko'y makapapatay ako kung hindi kita mahahagkan!" Nanlambot ang mga tuhod ni Regina bilang epekto ng matinding pagnanasang narinig sa napaos na tinig ni Troy. Nang mga sandaling iyon, walang makapipigil kay Regina nang umangat ang mga kamay niya para pumulupot sa leeg nito. Hindi maging ang mga pang-iinsulto ni Troy na isa siyang social climber. "Kung ganoon, Troy... hagkan mo ako."

It was a "forced" marriage. Nagpakasal si Marianne kay Victor dahil kailangan. Kahit ang mahal niya ay ang kapatid nitong si Rogel, tinanggap niya sa sariling ito ang kanyang kapalaran. At sino ang hindi mai-in love sa isang katulad ni Victor? Guwapo, matikas, responsable. Kahit paulit-ulit tangkain ni Marianne na tanggihan ang mga halik nito ay parang yelong agad na natutunaw ang kanyang depensa sa haplos pa lamang ng lalaki. Ngunit isang araw ay nakita ni Marianne si Victor sa piling ng ibang babae. At si Victor, nakita si Marianne sa mga bisig ng dating katipan. Pero sino nga ba ang nagtaksil kanino?

Tinakasan ni Regina ang kasal nila ni Xander nang matuklasan niya ang tunay na pagkatao nito. Nagtungo siya sa Hong Kong upang kuhanin ang tatlong taong gulang na anak ng kanyang stepsister. At muli'y tumatakas siya, sila ng batang si Charlyn. Tinatakasan nila ang tiyuhin ng bata, ang Chinese-Filipino millionaire na si Angelo Chan, na gagawin ang lahat makuha lang si Charlyn. Sa pagtakas nila'y hindi sinasadyang nahingan niya ng tulong si Luke Daniels, isang British-Filipino, at gustuhin man niyang makawala rito'y hindi niya magawa. She was stuck with him. Pinag-isipan niya kung sino ang higit na mapanganib si Angelo Chan o si Luke Daniels.

"Don't Mess With My Love" By Sonia Francesca (English Translated) Marriage and having a boyfriend was not in Maya's vocabulary. For her it was just a headache. It all change suddenly when their neighbor Reeve got her attention. "Grumpy" and "Heartbroken", those were her description for the man. But he proved her that he is not just a grumpy brokenhearted man when he took care of her when she got sick, and without asking in return. Plus, despite of his crankiness he never raised his voice on her. He is even an amusing text mate. But... will he still take care of her if she asked him to - even when she's not sick?

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

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.

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**

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**