Viviana Blair Fontanella is the epitome of a perfect daughter-smart, obedient, respectful, elegant, polite, proper, and most importantly silent-at least, that's what her parents know about her. Her meticulously structured life was measured by rules, obligations, restrictions, and expectations. She was the kind of daughter parents would compare their children to. She's the only daughter of her respectable parents. Her father is a senator and a lawyer. Her mother, an infamous socialite and a devoted Catholic who spends her Sunday mornings at church. For her parents, image is everything, emotions are weakness, and obedience is love. She would always say yes to everything they tell her to do, and she would never dare to ask why does she have to do it. Because in her family, obedience is required. She had learned that long before she could distinguish the difference between oranges and tangerines. In her home, there was no room for failures, only perfection. She was made to be perfect. But perfection, when it became too much, can be exhausting. Anastasia Laurestine Coldwell, however, was chaos personified wrapped in silk and designer clothes. A total opposite of what a proper lady should be like. She walks down the hallway with sunflower hair clips on her hair, and with her pastel yellow backpack, all while roasting her friends for being the reason they lost a ranked game. Being the youngest and only daughter of the influential and wealthy Coldwell family, there were expectations laid on her shoulder, which she shrugged off. She would rather disappoint people instead of apologizing for simply being herself. That of course is partially a lie. She does care, just good at pretending she doesn't. Anastasia was everything Viviana was forced not to be. And yet, in a world designed to keep them apart, falling in love was their ultimate act of defiance. But love, as they will soon learn, has never been enough.

Celine Galvez, a graduating law student and a famous man hater from the University of the Philippines, dedicated her life to fulfill her promise to give justice to her father's death. She pledged to make her family her greatest priority in everything, until she met Lorenzo, the notorious playboy and star of Ateneo Medicine, who slowly wrecked her principles in a way that she surprisingly found pleasuring. Will she be able to keep both her promise and Loren whom she learned to love, when all the hindrances are starting to surface against them? How can she forget him when he left a beating heart that reminds her of him every day? Should Celine just move on and live alone with their child, or will she risk it all to find the star that once fell for her?

SANCTUARIO SERIES 1 (UNEDITED) It has been twenty years since a dam 'accident' flooded the whole town of Sanctuario del Mar. To the rest of the world, it is just a forgotten tragedy-a town lost under the water. But for Niamh Salvatierra, that was the night she lost everyone she loved. Dahil sa tindi ng tagtuyot, muling 'lumuwa' ang bayan mula sa ilalim ng tubig. Bumalik si Niamh para sa isang bagay lang: ang mahanap ang mga labi ng pamilya niya at ang katotohanang pilit ibinaon sa ilalim. But Sanctuario is not the town she grew up in anymore; it is now the kingdom of Silas Feral. Sa bawat hakbang ni Niamh sa putikan, tila mas humihigpit ang hawak sa kaniya ng lalaking sadyang nag-abang sa kanyang pagbabalik. He didn't just wait for the water to recede; he waited for her to have nowhere else to run. Sa gitna ng mga guhong saksi sa kanilang nakaraan, mapagtatanto ni Niamh na ang pagkalunod ay hindi lang pala nangyayari sa tubig-minsan, nangyayari ito sa mga bisig ng isang halimaw. Will she find the answers she's looking for, or will she just end up drowning in the arms of a man who will never let her leave? Date started: February 24, 2026 Date ended: April 25, 2026

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #4 How does it feel to live with tons of what ifs and should-have-beens? Knowing that under different parameters, you could have worked it out. Knowing that if you only weathered the storm together, you could have built a home in each other's arms. Napakaraming sana--ganiyan ang naging takbo ng buhay ni Ysabelle Katana Montecer. Sana mayaman siya. Sana mas maganda. At sana may kapangyarihan siyang ibalik ang oras. If only she had listened to the little voice in her head, she could have been in a relationship with the only man who ever caught her attention--River Mattias Fuentabella. But it was too late for her. She was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. A heartbeat away from silence. Kahit ayaw niya, kailangan niyang tanggapin ang hatol ng tadhana. River would always be out of her reach. He was close, but not too close enough for her to hold. They could have happened. They could have been together. But sadly, they never were.

ROMANCE|MATURECONTENT|LIGHTDRAMA [UNEDITED] Khrystal comes from a wealthy family in Vista Querencia. She has everything in life; looks, power, money. But despite everything, she's still worthless. Because in everyone's opinion, she was just a good for nothing bastarda-an illegitimate daughter that taints the Dagsinal clan. Agustine Bhryll Revelar, on the other hand, is a well-known businessman. He also has everything in life including what Khrystal doesn't have-a good reputation. In an unforeseen circumstances, the two have to meet for business and unexpectedly created a bond with each other. Will that attachment remain as time goes on? In the midst of the filthy name that rests on Khrystal, will she still be able to show her true worth? Book Cover made by: Gen Hidalgo S: 11/19/21 E: 08/31/22

If we were to talk about making the first move, boys are usually the ones who do it, but not in the case of Ireena Razon. For her, it was a now or never situation. Given that it was her last year of high school, she felt she had to do everything. You only turn 17 once in your lifetime, and after that, you can't afford to make foolish decisions anymore, she thought. Little did she know, this "foolish" 17-year-old decision she was about to make would shape the rest of her life. Book Cover from: Su Minh in Pexels

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For love, would you play the role of the hero or the villain? An unmasked serial murderer is on the run, and killings are taking place all over the country. What a bad moment for a girl named Skylar Millie Parker to return home after four years in Canada, quitting a well-paid job. Unexpectedly, something happened on her way home when she met someone who would eventually lead her to an even better job opportunity from a prestigious family. Skylar accepted it without having a hint of the bigger trouble that would appear in her life in the form of a person; a woman named Hera Cythera Arentsvelt. The stories about Cythera intrigued her, even without personally seeing the infamous head of the family as she's always locked in her room. Quiet and mysterious, hauntingly playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. But then the time finally came, and something unexplainable changed inside Skylar the moment she saw the woman behind that name... "I remember vividly the first time I laid my eyes on you. You were wearing your purple robe with the same color as your eyes. I suddenly felt like everything around me had stopped, and you were the only one moving. Slowly taking the steps down the grand stairs. It felt like my breath got stuck in my throat, my heart pumping more blood than it should, and my head whispered to my ear...she looks ethereal." Ngunit ano nga bang malaking gulo na dala ng dalaga sa buhay ni Sky? At ano ang katakot takot na sikreto nito ang siyang tuluyang magpapabago sa buhay niya at sa mga tao sa paligid niya? Worse than that, it looks like Cythera knows something about the infamous serial killer in town... But is she the killer? Anong kaya mong isugal para protektahan ang taong pinaka importante para sayo? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish (Tagalog-English)

Started: 04/27/2021 Ended: 08/24/2021 Ang hirap palang tumanda. Ang hirap magbayad ng bills. Ang hirap suportahan ng pamilyang akala ay isang milyon ang suweldo mo. Ang hirap ngumiti sa nanay na mataas ang tingin sa'yo pero hindi ka kayang ipagtanggol. Ang hirap tabihan sa hapagkainan ng tatay na pinag-uubusan mo ng pera pero hindi ka maalala. Ang hirap mag-abot ng tulong sa kapatid na baon sa utang. Ang hirap intindihin ng hipag na nakakapagpa-rebond pa kahit kapos na kapos na. Ang hirap pakisamahan ng bunsong halos ilahad ang mga palad tuwing makikita ka. Ang hirap ngitian ng mga taong tanong nang tanong kung bakit hindi ka pa nakakapag-asawa. Ang hirap humarap sa mundong isasampal sa'yo na mag-isa ka. Tulong, bigay, utang. Isang iling mo lang, madamot ka na. Kasama mo sila kapag may maibibigay ka, pero hindi mo sila mahahanap kapag wala na. Ikaw ang kakayod, sila ang tutuka. Ikaw ang iiyak sa pagod, sila ang magtatamasa. Iyon ang summary ng buhay ko. Sobra-sobra ang naririnig na paghingi, kulang na kulang ang naririnig na pasasalamat. Sobra-sobra ang pagpapasensya, kulang na kulang ang natatanggap na pagpapahalaga. Sobra-sobra ang binabayaran, kulang na kulang sa kasiyahan. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay ko ang nag-iisang lalaking hindi ako nakita bilang naglalakad na alkansya, ang nag-iisang lalaking nakinig sa mahabang listahan ko ng problema, ang nag-iisang lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng kakaibang saya, ipinangako ko sa sarili na sa gitna ng hirap ng pagtanda, magtitiis ako basta't siya ang kasama. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay pagtalikod sa minahal na pamilya. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay paglaban sa mundong pinatatakbo ng kapangyarihan at pera. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay ang pagdurusa't pag-iisa. Siya ang ginhawa, pahinga, at kasiyahan ko. Dumating man ang araw na tanaw ko na ang dulo. Dumating man ang araw na wala na kaming sagot sa lahat ng bakit at paano. Dumating man ang araw na pareho na kaming talo.