Party, booze, and loud music. Revelry is what her life is. Allura Ciervo always lives up to her name-alluring everyone. She tainted their family name, they said, because of her escapades. She needs to sober up, they said, and uphold their surname. She thought that she's the only one who can sober her up... but someone came. Someone who's not allured to her. Can he sober her up now that he's come into her life?

Zerline Alfaro had always felt invisible to everyone around her, including her own family. She moved through life like a wind, always present but never truly seen. Pain remains unheard and her struggles unseen. And it was okay as she was already used to it. But now she had found someone who made her feel alive, even if their relationship was purely physical. Yet, despite the intensity of their connection, he was in love with someone else, leaving her to wonder if her voice would ever truly be heard. Or... did she need to chase for a love that might never be fully hers?

Asherah Valiarez, an aspiring fashion designer, had always been consumed by her dreams. To her, they were everything, and she was willing to do anything to make her life the way she wanted it to be. At first, it was easy, as she had only one goal in life - to fulfill her dreams and build her own fashion empire. But along the way... she found herself drowning in the depths of her own heart. She got drowned in love. And everything was not easy at all now. She got drowned to him... and she can't save herself from falling.

It takes Xantiel Vouganville a lot of logic and lies to hide who he is--until he has to protect Feuille. She's not running away from danger; she's after it. *** Xantiel Vouganville lives three lives--an engineer by day, a vigilante hacker by night, and a street vendor of genius inventions in between. But when his friend, Xildius, asks him to protect a girl named Feuille Guivellnova, Xantiel finds himself tangled in a mission more dangerous than any system he's ever cracked. Feuille isn't just a damsel in hiding. She's the co-founder of a secret website that exposes and hunts down predators. The more Xantiel watches her, the deeper he falls for her brilliance and secrets. But with every discovery, he realizes Feuille isn't running from danger. She's chasing it to save others. And when the hunters become the hunted, will Xantiel keep his promise to protect Feuille or follow her into the dark where love and death share the same code? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #2 Someday you'll look back on your mistakes and laugh. To name a few instances, these are those awkward first kisses you shared with your first boyfriend, those failed recitations that your classmates don't seem to forget, and those poor outfit ideas that you once thought were cute. Iyong mga dating nakakahiya, nakakainis, at masakit para sa 'yo, pagdating ng araw, ngingitian mo na lang. Maybe by then, you'll realize how much time you've invested in being too emotional. Pero may mga bagay na kahit matagal nang nangyari, hindi natin magawang tawanan. Siguro dahil nakakahiya pa rin? Siguro dahil nakakainis pa rin? O siguro, dahil masakit pa rin? For Amari Sloane Mendoza, it's all of the above. Among all the awkward, failed, and poor instances, falling in love with her classmate, Leon Ysmael Zamora, is the only mistake she can't laugh about.

Camille believes that the purpose of her life is to be happy. She wants to find her happiness whatever it takes. Well, she found it... in Nico's arms, the son of her professor that she hates the most.

Sydney is a futsal player. Her friend, Reeva, was always there to support her in everything. Everyone knows that she has a huge crush for Sky, an Engineering student like her. She was always vocal about her feelings but if Sky's around, she doesn't know how to act properly. In just a swift moment, everything changed between them.

[DECK OF CARDS # 1] Defending him meant signing her death certificate. Siobhan Thiago never wanted to be involved in anything that doesn't concern her. She was never socially active nor woke. Politics and business did not concern her since she was focused on her own well-being. But when Hajiro Klijster Romero came barging into her life, spinning it around a perfect 360° to help her see the cruelty behind their privileged blindfolds, she slowly realized how messed up the world is and it needs more people who are willing to make it better. For months, she was directionless, until everything fell into the right places. Every passing day was a moment closer to her goal which is helping the afflicted. But even the wisest can be corrupted easily if the other end of the barter is someone they couldn't live without. A few years later, everything changed. Atty. Thiago, a BAR topnotcher, suddenly sides with an alleged drug lord in the name of love. Date started: February 24, 2021 Date finished: July 02, 2021 - COMPLETED & PARTIALLY EDITED -

[DECK OF CARDS # 2] In the battle of luck and love, she tries to prevail against all odds. Due to a national case that originally stemmed from a globally known company, Astrid Fuentabella was assigned on a mission to monitor the son of the most powerful female drug lord who fled to Italy. She disguised herself as a part of his security team whilst reporting his every move to the intelligence agency she works for. As time progressed, Astrid realized that the target isn't that bad of a person, unlike his family. He wasn't hot-headed and cruel as the tabloids say. She found a slightly dangerous flatterer, friendly, enterprising, skillful, and brave young man in him. But you never fully know someone unless they open up to you personally. So as she dwelled in the life of the man she once despised, Astrid found something in him that could possibly turn her back against everything she was ever trained for. Date started: June 19, 2021 Date finished: December 06, 2021 - COMPLETED BUT UNEDITED -

After hearing a terrifying prophecy about her life, Reika had to become a stronger Divian to protect herself from the looming danger. Together with her best friend Lexi, they traveled to the Capital for an apprenticeship under a Spirit Master, but events were moving far more rapidly than expected after they discovered their connections with the current Divine Council. With her struggles at controlling her Guardians, the mystery surrounding her parents' death during the Great Havoc, the appearance of Exorcists in the Capital, and the peculiar voice she kept hearing inside her head, could Reika survive the dangers in her life, or the prophecy about her death would come true? PRE-ORDER FORM: https://taralikha.com