May slight case ng mysophobia si Janine. Clean-freak siya at ayaw na napapadikit sa ibang tao. Ang tingin ng mga tao sa paligid niya ay maarte lang siya at matapobre kaya ganoon siya umakto. Hanggang sa may makadiskubre na mas matindi ang kondisyon niya kaysa inakala ng lahat. And the person who discovered it happened to be Draco Faustino-ang huling taong gusto ni Janine na makaalam ng kanyang sekreto, and who also happened to be her stepbrother. Teenagers pa lamang ay may tensiyon na sa pagitan nina Janine at Draco kaya hanggang maaari ay iniiwasan ni Janine ang binata. Matindi rin ang pag-iwas nito sa kanya. Kaya nagulat siya nang isang araw ay bigyan siya ni Draco ng proposisyon-tutulungan siya nito para mawala ang mysophobia niya. "I'll get close to you until you get used to it... Hanggang sa imbes na umiwas ka ay hahanap-hanapin mo pa ang haplos ko, until you crave to touch me in return." Natagpuan ni Janine ang sarling pumapayag. Because deep inside her, she wanted to get close to him. Kahit ang kapalit pa niyon ay ang pagkabuhay ng damdaming pinili

[ARDENT SERIES #3} I loved him but being with him was very lethal. It may not kill me physically, but it was killing me emotionally. Our relationship was a lethal attachment. And so, I detached myself from him to keep on living.

(Game Series # 6) Assia dela Serna's dream was to become a lawyer. Ever since she was little, she had dreamt of becoming one... But from a young age, she knew that her family wasn't financially capable of sending her to law school. Kaya naman bata pa lang siya, sinigurado niya na magiging maayos lahat ng grado niya. She made sure that everything in her transcript was perfect. She needed to get a full ride scholarship to the best law school in the country, St. Claire's Academy College of Law... But things do not always go according to plan. She didn't make it to SCA, but she made it to Brent. It wasn't the best school, but she met a lot of good people. She was happy. She felt like everything was going according to plan. She's gonna be a lawyer. She's gonna go home to her province and help the people in her town. Everything was great... until her last year in law school. That's when shit started to happen.

The S #4 Kaia Persephone Ziegler is an actress, not just by profession but also in real life. After all, she needs to act if she wants to survive the chains that her father has on her neck. She needs to act like an obedient daughter. She needs to act like a lovestruck fiancée. She needs to act like everything is okay to her even when it is not. She has been acting for her entire life that she is already used to it. That is until she gets saved by Hadeon Davis Serrano during the worst night of her life, a stranger that slowly becomes her solace, an escape where she can get rid of her facade, and a haven for throwing her inhibitions. Something that she never thought she can have in this lifetime. Will Hades be her way out of hell? Or will she only drag him into the pits with her, just like how the myth goes?

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 09/09/2020 Ended: 10/07/2020 Solene Clemente was a typical Civil Engineering student who struggled to put up with her studies. Kung pwede ngang i-bake na lang ang napakaraming itlog sa test papers niya, ginawa niya na. At a young age, she experienced the harsh reality of life-poverty, abuse, and a broken family. But, as someone who could see the bright side of everything, she knew she could make it with only her mother and best friend, Duke Laurence Sanders, whom she secretly loved. Kahit pa naghihirap, basta kasama niya ang ina, kaya niya. Kahit pa madalas niyang hindi maintindihan ang lessons, ayos lang kasi may Duke naman na tuturuan siya. Na kahit gaano kalupit ang tadhana, patuloy siyang lumalaban sa buhay dahil may dalawang taong sumusuporta at nagmamahal sa kanya. She became too dependent on the love they could offer. But little did she know, like the sun she adored, she was destined to be alone.

(Game Series # 7) Jersey thought that her life's already as good as it's gonna get... Wala naman siyang karapatang magreklamo-pasalamat pa nga raw siya 'di siya pina-abort ng nanay niya nung nabuntis siya ng tatay niya. Pero araw-araw din naman sa kanyang pina-mukha 'yun... Hanggang isang araw, napagod na siya at lumuwas na sa Maynila. Bahala na. Kahit wala siyang kilala roon, kahit hindi niya alam kung saan magsisimula. Basta mahalaga, malayo na siya sa nanay niya. Pero mali pala siya... maling-mali. Sa Maynila, nandun lahat ng mapagsamantalang tao. Sa Maynila, nandun lahat ng manloloko. Sa Maynila, nandun lahat ng manggagamit sa kanya... Gusto niya nang mawalan ng pag-asa. Mabuti na lang dumating siya.

While preparing for her wedding, Carly Olivares discovers that she's already married to someone she doesn't even remember. In finding answers to her questions, she then meets Kevin Ian Simon--a tempting test she's not sure if she can pass at all. *** Trying to move forward in life, bratty and manipulative Carly Olivares does her best to focus on her upcoming wedding. But when she discovers that she's already married to someone she can't remember, she tries to find her forgotten husband through the help of Kevin Ian Simon--a guy who claims to know Zacharias. Determined to find the truth and get Zacharias agree to their annulment, Carly is willing to go through the hoops--even traveling as far as Cotabato just to get hints about her past. As she spends more time with a walking temptation like Ian, Carly's suddenly put to a test. How long can she control herself when every time she shares a heated moment with Ian, her memories seem to come rushing back? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design by Louise De Ramos [ #Wattys2020 Winner - Romance category ]

[PUBLISHED under LIB] #2. "If liking you is a crime then why don't you convict me, attorney?"

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