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Isla Azul Series #2 (COMPLETED) Nang mamatay ang mga magulang ni Jail, agad inako ng tatlong kapatid niyang lalaki ang responsibilidad sa kumpanyang naiwan ng mga ito. Iyon ang rason kung bakit sa loob ng ilang taon, she thought that everything is fine, not until her cousin called her and told her that their company is actually failing. In just one phone call, she found out who is behind the fall. Saint Trevino, an old-time lover na iniwan niya, ngayon ay handa nang maghiganti para sa lahat ng sakit na ibinigay nila ng kanyang pamilya. He wants to make a deal. Siya, kapalit ng kumpanya. Siya, bayad sa kumpanya. Kaya niya ba na tanggapin ang hinihingi nito, knowing damn well he will only break her this time, or will she just spend her time reminiscing what changed in just one night?

(Finished) Samuel Ignacio Rivera IV always gets what he wants - including Ava Vanessa Vargas. Since he was young, he already planted it on his mind that Ava will always be his no matter how twisted will it become. Even if it could also end into his self-destruction.

Quintero Series Book 3 of 3 (COMPLETED) Sebastian Adriel Quintero is the rebel son of the President. Despite being the first born and the most popular one among his siblings, mayroon pa rin kakulangan sa buhay niya na alam niyang isang tao lang mula sa nakaraan ang makakapuno. In spite of his best effort to find comfort in bars, alcohol, and women, none of it came close as to what she made him feel before. After some years, the woman of his dream is back, only that she isn't alone anymore. Can he bring back those midnight meetings with her that made him feel so alive or will hatred rule their relationship once more?

Quintero Series Book 2 of 3 (COMPLETED) Nathan Adriel Quintero is the perfect son of the President. He is the most obedient and the less problematic among his siblings. Growing up, nakatatak na sa isipan niya ang pagsunod sa yapak ng ama sa pulitika. He will do everything for the legacy of his family, kahit na ang kapalit ay magpakasal sa babaeng hindi niya mahal. Ngunit hindi niya yata kayang pakisamahan ang babaeng pinili ng ama para sa kanya, he can be nice to everyone except her. He can control himself better except when she's there. With the hopes to get rid of her, he tried his best to hurt her which made her leave the country for a long while. After some years, his fiance is back, only that, she do not want to marry him anymore...

In a garden full of roses, how many of us cared for a single thorn? Whenever we glide on every single rose, we hate it when our dress gets caught up by a thorn. But you say it's your favorite? How much pain can you endure by accepting that every single rose has multiple thorns that can prick you, hurt you, and leave you wounded? For Hardin Grathia Costan, the thorns should be hidden. It should be buried and should never see the light of day. Iyon ang palaging utos ng kaniyang boyfriend. Kapalit ng lahat ng naitulong nito sa kaniya simula nang mawala ang kaniyang mga magulang. Sa pag-aaral at sa buhay na meron siya ngayon. Ayos lang sa kaniyang sumunod palagi sa utos. After all, everyone loves roses, their petals, and their sweet scent. Everyone yearns for perfection. Hindi tinatanggap kung hindi perpekto. Iniiwan kapag hindi sumusunod. She's so used to being the perfect girlfriend. The obedient one. A trophy. Her boyfriend can make her do a lot of things that even she, herself, cannot imagine doing. Change the way she dresses? Stop listening to her favorite artists. Even zip her mouth while he cheats? Okay. But when an unexpected thing happened, her boyfriend needed the money to save his grandmother, his only parent growing up. He traded her for millions. And now, she needed to be a girlfriend for someone she didn't even love. His boyfriend's boss, Flame Augustus Monforte. By the hopes that someday, all of her sacrifices for him would be reciprocated. But how is that Flame able to take out the thorn from the rose I built? I thought it was supposed to be hidden. It should be buried, right? Never to see the light of day? Why am I confused all of a sudden? I am giving him the rose that everyone wants but... why is he craving for my thorns? Started: May 9, 2023 Ended: December 26, 2023

Ivy Heredia is the petal of the Heredia chamber. Famous and loved by everybody. Pero kung kanino pa niya gustong makakuha ng pagmamahal... iyon pa ang hindi nagbibigay - ang kaniyang pamilya. They think she was just a pretty face. The petal that doesn't deserve their family name. A celebrity who just needs to flirt with the camera and that's it. She's the petal they watch dying of thirst for they cannot reciprocate the love she deserves. Wanting so badly to be loved by her family, Ivy sashayed her way onto Norman Tamesis' office. Leaving a love letter that she believes will get him to his knees and worship her like any other man. She wanted to marry him, not because she loved him... but because of the reputation she'll have once she got him. She can picture it already! Her family members looking at her with pride and joy. Treating her like she deserves to be part of the family, smiling at her like she's a priced gem. How lovely, right? But as she was about to leave the office, a random Architect Pierce Eiran Monforte entered the premises. With his cold piercing eyes, she knew what to do. With all the information she could get from him, she knew she'd win this time. But is the definition of winning... being with Pierce... in one room... parting her petals? Started: January 25, 2024 Ended: April 8, 2025

Trinity Anne Limson sees every circumstances as calamities to her desire to just do nothing in life. Maging doktor? Hindi niya nakikita ang sarili niya d'yan. Her only driving force to stay in their competitive med program is to meet her mother's high expectations. But in the midst of the uncertainty of failure and peer pressure to make their lives easy, she was forced to be friends with the smart-nerdy guy from their department, Basil Dhin Azares, who is a third year student. The goal is to get something from him and yet he guide her to experienced med school in exciting way. She trusts him like a prayer. Ngunit tama ba na mag mahal nang sobra? Higit sa lahat... Ibigay ang parte ng iyong sarili hanggang sa maubos ka. Maniwala ka sa kanya at malaman mo ang bawat sikreto sa likod ng isang pangarap na maging doktor. That's one way to kill yourself. Maybe the storm will never be calm when life turns into a circus. START: JUNE 25, 2023 END: NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025

Kio Soledad de Merced always kept his life quiet and private. He never wanted anything flashy and grand. Attention and spotlight were the two things he never wanted to have. Calm and easy, that's how he preferred his life. Shiloh Lumiere Bendia's life was far from what he wanted, she was born for the spotlight. Living under the scrutinizing eyes of the world, Lumiere's life consists of cameras and flashes following her whenever she moves. The world gravitates around her, and everyone who sees her is drawn to her light, including him. The moment he saw her on that stage with the spotlight shining on her, he knew he would spend his whole life admiring her from afar. But with the twist of fate and a little luck, his fate might have changed. A secret moment. A lingering stare. Quick stolen moments behind the camera that no one knows about. But to what extent can they sacrifice for a losing battle they knew they would never win? To love is to risk. To risk requires courage and courage is only found in places we're too scared to take. ---- Date Started: March 2025 Date Finished: June 15, 2025