She loves cooking-the kind na humihingi ng perfection. Every dish ay maingat na sinusukat, patiently tinitingnan ang oras, at niluluto nang may puso at intensyon. Sa kusina niya, ang mistakes ay hindi basta lessons-challenges sila para mas gumaling pa. Para kay Maxine, cooking is love made visible. Si Maxine Jane Valdez ay isang second-year college student na pinanganak sa hirap ng buhay. Maaga siyang napilitang magtrabaho nang mawala ang kanyang tatay, para masuportahan ang kanyang nakababatang kapatid na may sakit. Nagtatrabaho siya bilang personal maid ng lalaking lihim niyang minamahal-ang kanyang crush-habang patuloy niyang hinahabol ang pangarap na maging isang chef. Habang mas lumalalim ang nararamdaman ni Maxine, mas bumibigat ang katotohanang unti-unting lumalantad. Paano kung ang lalaking mahal niya ang siyang dahilan ng pagkawala ng kanyang tatay? Paano kung siya rin ang taong minsang sumira sa buhay niya? Sa pagitan ng pag-ibig at katotohanan, pipiliin pa rin ba niyang magmahal, o hahayaan na lang niya ang tadhana ang mag desisyon?

Summer Lee is thirty, gorgeous, successful-and still untouched by love. She's never been kissed. Never even held hands. Not because she's hard to please, but because her overprotective dad and brothers built a wall so high, no man's ever made it over. As the only girl in the family, she's been guarded like a national treasure. Every single man who tried to court her mysteriously vanished without a trace-and she's pretty sure her brothers had something to do with it. Just as Summer gives up on romance, fate throws her a curveball: he comes back. Ruey Zix Montclair-the one boy she secretly wanted, the one her teenage heart never forgot. Now he's back, all grown up: colder, sharper, and devastatingly hotter. But Ruey keeps his distance. He has to. She's his best friends' little sister, and breaking that unspoken rule could destroy everything. He tries to keep the line clear. To look away. To treat her like nothing's changed. But Summer isn't the same girl anymore. And neither is he. And when desire starts to slip past the walls he built, Ruey realizes the one thing more dangerous than crossing the line... is not crossing it at all.

Meeting again after a nasty breakup, Pyrmont Crown is determined to get even with his ex-girlfriend, Dessert Arenas, no matter what it takes. But with the numerous connections between them, can Dessert and Pyr finally resolve their misunderstandings and have a second shot at love? *** Believing that his ex-girlfriend, Dessert Arenas, cheated on him, Pyrmont Crown vows to get even when they meet again after five years. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make her feel his wrath, even if it means throwing her off Crown Island along with her son. However, when Pyrmont discovers unexpected connections with Dessert, he becomes uncertain of what to do. As they live together again, old misunderstandings about their past resurface, prompting them to reevaluate their relationship. Now, given a second chance, can Dessert and Pyrmont finally resolve everything once and for all? Or will new secrets emerge, driving them apart even more? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Naniniwala si Louisse na kailangan muna na mahal ng dalawang tao ang isa't isa bago sila maikasal. Kaya naman nang malaman niya na ipinagkasundo pala siya ng kanyang mga magulang, ginawa niya ang lahat para magustuhan siya ng kanyang mapapangasawa.

Slow update! WARNING: MATURED CONTENT | R-18 Series 3 of 34 "Bree and Foedus Corp. first, 'cause they're my family. Agrianthropos, second. Everything else can go to hell."- Lev Petrov LEV Three years ago- one phone call, two minutes. I swore I will kill her. She's pestering me with questions I don't like answering but I found myself tempted to. Four weeks before her 19th birthday, I did the unthinkable. I destroyed her trust and left her. Broken and beyond repair. Twenty-four hours before her 21st birthday, nagbalik ako para bawiin ang isang bagay na simula pa'y akin na. Si Bree. Twelve hours after I abduct her, we exchange I dos. Eight seconds after our first kiss as man and wife, I know I will protect her with my gun and with my life. I, Lev Petrov, Heir to a fallen empire, vows to avenge Bree from all of the people that wronged her, and us. It will be my life's mission until the last drop of my sinful blood...I will never let them rest in peace.

It hurts to be deceived by someone you love, and because of that pain, Leandro Dela Paz lost his love for his girlfriend. His relationship with Leighton Acosta was no longer happy. Just when he found a new love, his ex-girlfriend reappeared, claiming she was pregnant. He no longer believed her and was forced to take care of her. However, he forgot that Leighton could also get tired of him and leave on her own with their child. When he finally learned the truth that he was the real father, they were already gone. Can Leandro reclaim the family he lost, or will he face the painful truth that they have found happiness with someone else?

3rd Generation #1: Yves Benedict De Salvo Every clue led back to her.

A certified womanizer. Zyron Fuentes doesn't believe in love because it will just break him in the end. He has proven it when the only girl he wanted to be with, left a deep scar on his heart. WARNING: Mature Content | R-18 | SPG | REMINDER: Be aware of the grammatical error and poor delivery of sentences, dialogues, and so on that you will encounter while reading. The author is always trying her best to improve until she gets better. I did not proofread this story. This is raw and has a lot of flaws. If you can't afford reading a story that is not perfectly written, this is not for you. Thank you for dropping by. I appreciate your time. This book is published under LIB Bare.

Started: February 10, 2021 Finished: August 13, 2021