Seduction Secrets That Really Work!

(A Novel)
By Aileen Santos

From Ugly Duckling To Confused Swan When painfully shy Celine Anne Sison decides to transform herself (and her life!) by following the techniques in a rare book called Seduction Secrets That Really Work! she finds that things do start changing. First she actually becomes good friends with the fellow call center agent she had to share the book with, the hot-headed Jasper James Angeles. Then she manages to turn fantasy into reality by making their former college Crush ng Bayanthe cute, smart, and athletic JM Serranofall head over heels for her. Finally (without even trying!) she finds their gorgeous new UK training lead Anthony Nunez chasing her like there's no tomorrow. Being adored by so many desirable men may sound great in songs and on paper, but Celine realizes it isn't so easy when all she really wants is to find Real Love.

Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide.

Prologue: Quiet Desperation

"Who the heck does he think he is?!" Muttering under her breath, Celine Anne Sison logged out of eBay.ph in anger, then started googling for the name 'Jasper James Angeles.' She took a deep breath as she waited for the results. It didn't help. One single page came out of the search ("Loser," she thought) and she skimmed through the entries. Whoever this pompous, arrogant snob was ("A-ha, a MySpace blog!"), she already knew she hated him for trying to outbid her for the book she needed for her upcoming reunion... and she hated him even more for the rude way he did it. Did he really think he was the only person on the planet who knew what the word asinine meant? "How immensely asinine of him." she thought. His MySpace page took a bit long to load. Inadvertently Celine's eyes returned to the Explorer tab which still displayed the email from Mitch, their reunion organizer. She didn't have to click on it to remember what it said. Just thinking about that email ("Subject: Batch Reunion") already gave her goose bumps. And the most important part of that email were these four words: Program Coordinator: JM Serrano. She was actually going to see him again. After two long years, she was going to see JM again. The thought made her so giddy that she felt like flying... and so terrified that she felt like
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 2

throwing up on her bedroom floor. The MySpace page finally stopped loading ("No pictures. How pathetic.") and Celine read through his profile. "Weird." she thought, her thick eyebrows knitting together. "We actually work in the same office." Of course, it wasn't so surprising that she'd never bumped into him before. Their call center covered four floors, three shifts, and a total of 80 different teams. And Celine wasn't exactly the kind of person who felt comfortable talking to people outside of her own team. She even had trouble talking to her own team lead! Which was why she desperately needed that book. But this Jasper James Angeles seemed hell-bent on getting it for himself. Their bidding war had now reached P5,000, and it didn't seem like he was going to budge. "If we go to the same office, maybe we could share it." she now thought. As she sat back to contemplate this idea, her eyes fell on something else on his page: About Me: I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. I want you to notice when I'm not around. You're so fucking special. I wish I was special. But I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. : Creep by Radiohead
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 3

For some strange reason, this short snippet suddenly made her reconsider her hatred for the faceless Jasper. Maybe - just maybe - he did need the book as badly as she did. Celine sighed, closed all tabs, and stared at her own "theme song lyrics" on her desktop wallpaper as she pressed Shut Down on her laptop: I learned the truth at seventeen: That love was meant for beauty queens. And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, who married young and then retired. And those of us with ravaged faces lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home Inventing lovers on the phone. : At Seventeen, by Janis Ian The song lyrics disappeared, and soon all that was left was a blank gray screen, where the reflection of a short chubby girl with dark oily skin and dry wiry hair stared back at her. Her eyes were sad behind her thick-rimmed plastic glasses. Celine shook her head as she closed her laptop lid. No, she thought. She needed the book more.

Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide.

Chapter One: Make The Decision

Ten seconds to go. One more call to take, and Celine could finally log out. "Today's the day." she thought. "I'll finally get my hands on the book that will change my life." For one moment she thought about her recent favorite fantasy: Its the night of their reunion, and the ballroom is filled with the people who never noticed her in college. JM is there. A number of pretty girls stand around him, the same girls from their batch who always tried to get his attention. But then Celine walks in, and JM looks up with a smile that lights up the whole room The call light blinked. Celine pressed the black button with a soft sigh. What city and state please? she asked. Her soft, low-pitched voice now carried an East Coast American accent that sounded both friendly and professional. She listened through her headset as her fingers flew across the keyboard. Forks, Washington. Yes I have the number for Edward Cullen in Forks, Washington. she said before hitting enter; the number was instantly delivered to the caller, a teenage girl in Florida. It was probably the hundredth request for that listing that day, and the local tourism office of Forks did a good thing by actually having that number created. Now Celine clicked on the logout page; after pressing a few more keys she was officially done for the day. It was 6:01 a.m.. Bye guys, she said softly, but neither the person to her left nor to her right noticed. Bye Mike. she told her team lead, who stood beside Lyras table with a clipboard and some printouts in his hand. He nodded at her briefly, but then someone on their aisle stood up and clapped, and Mike was already putting on the headset that had been hanging around his neck and moving forward to assist him; Celine was totally forgotten. She sighed and went straight to her locker. Twelve minutes later she was at the 3rd floor of their building, where she found an empty
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 5

table at Starbucks. She checked her watch, decided to get a coffee, leaving an old copy of her schools Folio on the table as she stood up. If Jasper came in while she was at the queue, he would still know where to go because of the Folio. At least, that was what they agreed on yesterday on YM, when he asked her how they were supposed to recognize each other. Briefly she wondered what Jasper looked like, but then the cute barista asked her what she wanted, and she immediately blushed and stammered. The usual, please. The thick eyebrows that she secretly stared at so often from behind her daily coffee suddenly knit in confusion. Im sorry, he said, his smile friendly but detached. But what would your usual be? Celine pursed her lips. Of course he wouldnt remember her, even though shed been giving him her order everyday at around 6am. Her face grew hot with embarrassment. Caf Mocha. she mumbled. With her cheeks burning, she paid and made her way to the bar. She kept her face hidden behind her hair as she stood there, afraid to look up at him again. "I need that book now." she thought, trying to keep the stupid tears from forming in her eyes. After the girl barista gave her her coffee, Celine turned and was surprised to find someone standing next to her table, frowning down at the Folio as if it offended him. "Is that him?" He was tall and thin, with arms that stuck out like spindles from his shirt sleeves, his hands shoved inside his jean pockets. His face looked sort of scary. Like a skull with pale skin stretched over the bones. A pair of metal-rimmed glasses rested on the bridge of his thin nose, and his too-long hair fell in messy, greasy waves on his shoulders. She took a deep breath and moved towards the table. Are you looking for someone? she asked timidly. He looked shocked to see her. The expression that followed the shock was even less flattering. She set her mug on the table and sat down, then nervously adjusted her own glasses on her nose.
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 6

Im Jasper. he said, his voice almost breaking midway. He cleared his throat. Are you Celine? Yes. Celine unconsciously ended up staring at him. "He looks like a vulture." He cleared his throat again. Uhm, can I sit down? Celine was almost startled. Oh, yeah, sure.

They sat awkwardly at that table for the next few minutes, not knowing what to say. Which was in complete contrast to the way were fiercely outbidding each other last night for the "last known copy of Seduction Secrets That Really Work - the book that has dramatically changed the lives of anyone who's ever used these top secret techniques in their life." Jasper kept looking at his watch and looking at the door, his long right leg thumping nervously against the next chair the whole time. Celine kept taking sips from her coffee, keeping her eyes busy so that Jasper wouldnt catch her staring at his bony face again.

6:47am. The seller said hed meet us at seven, right? Celine asked, tentatively. Jasper didnt even look at her. Yeah.

6:59am. Celine wanted to ask another question to ease the uncomfortable silence, but then decided to just purse her lips and focus on her coffee.

7:07am. A regular looking guy in a white shirt and dark blue jeans stood at the caf entrance, and for some reason both Jasper and Celine noticed him at the same time. He returned their gaze unashamedly, his eyes curious and interested. Then his face slowly spread into a friendly smile, and as he walked over to them Jasper and Celine noticed the thick spiral-bound book in his hand.
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 7

Hey there. Jasper and Celine? His smile was bright and his manner was comfortable as he deftly pulled out the chair between them and sat. He set the spiral-bound book in front of him; its edges were worn, some pages looked like theyd been folded several times, and there were coffee stains on the cover. Seduction Secrets That Really Work: The Top Secret Manual. By XX & XY. I cant stay long," the guy said, "I have to get back to my friends. But heres your book, and I want to ask you guys something before I give it to you. His voice was medium deep, and the way he spoke was animated yet drawn out at the same time. He had the kind of energy that made Celine feel a bit special because she was the one he chose to talk to. Even Jasper seemed a bit more relaxed than a few minutes ago. The guy now leaned slightly forward; he looked like he had a lot of amazing jokes running in his head, and he was about to share one with them. Do you think its even ethical for me to be selling you this book on how to attract the opposite sex, when youre obviously two very interesting people who dont even need it? Celine blushed and looked down, but felt compelled to look back up at him again. Jasper smiled for the first time that morning, and sat up a bit straighter. Actually, Jasper finally said, I really think it would help me Are you kidding, man? The seller looked incredulous. I mean, look at you. You look like that vampire guy all the girls are falling in love with. Whats his name? Edward Cullen? Celine said. She felt slightly light-headed as she spoke to him for the first time. Yeah, that guy. Youre another of his fans, huh? He grinned at her, and Celine looked down and blushed again. But you, Celine Celine looked up, and realized he was now looking at her intently. It was mesmerizing. Take off your glasses. he whispered. His request sounded so confident, commanding, and sexy. Celine took off her glasses. No one had ever looked at her - in all her 22 years of existence the way he was looking at her now. Are those eyes even real? his voice was husky, and an awed smile lit his face.
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 8

Well, yeah she stammered. They remind me of Egyptian princesses. he said. Jasper was now looking closely at Celines eyes, too. Now the guys expression turned playful. You know what I want to do with you? he told her, a naughty look in his eyes. I want to take you to one of those fancy stores in Greenbelt, get you to wear an amazingly sexy red dress. Then Im going to make out with you inside one of their window displays where everyone can see. Celines imagination ran wild. She didnt know if she wanted to run away and hide, or jump on his lap and tear off his shirt. She never experienced these thoughts for anyone before. Isnt she adorable when she blushes? he asked Jasper, whose smile was still there. Suddenly he switched gears. So yeah, Im not really sure if I should be selling this to you guys. There could be poor souls out there who need this so much more than you do. Jasper now looked like he was almost ready to agree with him. Celine had forgotten all about the book and just wanted to know what his price was. Were still buying it. said Jasper. He was now sitting up straighter in his chair; his nervous leg movements were completely gone. The guy looked at him with an expression of respect and camaraderie. Alright, if you say so. He smiled at them both. I really have to get back to my friends though, so if you really want this We do. Celine said. But everyone knew she wasnt just talking about the book. Okay hold out your hands. Celine obediently did as he said, and when he slowly-and-deliberately handed her the spiralbound pages she felt his fingers draw slow circles on the underside of her palms. Are you giving me your cash? "How about my body?" thought Celine. But eventually she collected her wits long enough to hand her money to Jasper, who added his share and handed the whole wad of bills to the seller. Arent you going to count them? Jasper asked. Nah, I trust you.
Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide. 9

He stood up from his chair now. Celine felt a sense of panic. Like all the good feelings she was feeling would disappear with him. Wait! she said. Shouldnt you give us your number, in case she trailed off, lost for a viable excuse. In case we have questions. Jasper said. He seemed reluctant for him to leave, too. Celine brightened and nodded. Hmm What if you write down your numbers on this napkin? Celine and Jasper did as they were told. When they handed him the napkin he folded it and kept it in his jeans back pocket. Ill see you guys around. He winked. And then he was gone. Two minutes later, they both realized with amazement that they didnt even ask him his name.

And two days laterafter theyd read enough chapters from the 800-page, P5,999-peso Seduction Secrets That Really Work!they realized exactly which of the books techniques hed used on them and they couldnt wait to try them out, themselves.

=== Buy the complete book now and find out what happens to shy girl Celine as she discovers (and applies!) these Seduction Secrets That Really Work! Its a romance-novel-AND-dating-workshop rolled into one book! CLICK HERE: http://tinyURL.com/SeductionBook

Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide.

10

Do you work in a Call Center in the Philippines? Or do you manage a Caf? Then contact Aileens team at

+632 906 490 3273 now

so we can work together & have your own mini-workshop & book signing for 100 people!

About The Author A former shy girl herself (and she still is, sometimes, whenever she feels like it!), Aileen Santos grew up in an all-girl school, so for most of her teen years she felt like life had forgotten to give her that all-important manual on How To Relate With Guys. Several years and more than $10,000 worth of psychology studies & relationships research laterall while living a real-life dynamic romance of her own!Aileen is now a Certified Professional Coach with a Master's Degree in Counseling, and she facilitates workshops & soul treats for single men and women who are ready to create and experience more love & satisfaction in their lives. For more information about her workshops & coaching work, visit her page at www.AileenSantos.com. She lives with her husband in Manila, along with their two daughters.

Seduction Secrets That Really Work! (A Novel) 2009 by Aileen Santos. All rights reserved worldwide.

11