Raising a kid is a difficult task for Sandro, especially if the child is not his own. When adoption is the only way for him to have the right for his best friend's only daughter, how far will he go when blood is always thicker than water? • • • • At a young age, Sandro experienced firsthand how difficult it is to grow up without parents. That's why, following the loss of his best friend and the girl he had courted, he took care of his best buddy's only child. With the support of Alyna, his supervisor and open-secret crush, Sandro will try to be a responsible dad for Chamee, despite his poor temper. But his role as a single father to Chamee doesn't end with the adoption papers; he also has to travel to Aklan to meet Chamee's blood relatives. Will he be able to make it through his journey in Aklan as Chamee's adopted father? Is blood be always thicker than water? ************ The Wayward Son in Aklan © July 2021 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved

Hoping to clear her late father's name, Amara Jean Abella decides to become a lawyer and get the justice he deserves. But when she crosses paths with Atty. Kylo Villaraza, Jean discovers that the past isn't as simple as she thinks. *** Growing up, all Amara Jean Abella wants is to clear her father's name for a crime she believed he didn't do. To reach her goal, she then decides to become a lawyer, setting aside her original dream of becoming a journalist. When she unexpectedly gets Atty. Kylo Villaraza as her OJT mentor, AJ's hate for lawyers grows even more. He is a playboy and a guy who keeps on cursing at every chance he gets. But as she spends more time with Kylo, AJ's impression of him changes. The hate she once felt for him turns into admiration, respect, and love. With their complicated and tangled past constantly haunting them, is AJ strong enough to fight through it all? Or will she set aside everything, including her feelings for Kylo, and have her heart broken even more? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. Cover Design by Regina Dionela

GENTLEMAN series 10: Jorge Felipe Dioann life is like a piece of crumpled paper. Magulo at gusot gusot. She was in the peek of suicidal when the realization hit her. I shouldn't have to end my life here. I need Justice! Her Molester Stepfather tried to rape her. Her ex-boyfriend almost raped her. And worse, pagkatapos niyang makaligtas sa dalawang taong nagtangkang pwersahin siya ay isang lalaki naman ang mananakit sa kanya. She was a raped survivor. Raped by the anonymous person na hindi niya kilala. Pero sinong maniniwala sa kanya? Na kahit ang sarili niyang ina ay nagbubulag bulagan sa kabuktutan ng buhay na mayroon sila? Na nilamon na ito ng tanga at martir na pag ibig. She became hard, cold-freezing Queen and ruthless. Sabik at uhaw pa rin siya sa hustisya. Until Jorge Felipe came to her life. Gusto nitong unatin ang lahat ng gusot sa buhay niya. But how can she do that kung ang bagay na mayroon sila ngayon ay may bahid na pala ng mantsa ng nakaraan noon pa man? Makikita pa ba niya ang hustisyang matagal na niyang hinihintay?

SYNOPSIS After the multiple betrayals and lies, a young and selfless love ends when they both decided to separate ways. Mas pinili ni Regine na unahin ang sarili bago pa man ang iba. Twelve years after, She has now a career to pursue. An ill mother, a son to raise--- and a new man that opened her heart, once again. Sabi nila, "If you don't love yourself, you won't be happy with yourself. If you can't love yourself, you can't love anyone else. You can't give the love you do not have. You can't make anyone love you without loving yourself first." Handa na siya sa panibagong yugto ng buhay niya. Marrying Fernan is the best choice for her. Pero handa na nga rin ba siya na ituloy ang kasalukuyan na nakakulong pa rin sa nakaraan? Will she still accept that Job Medina who broke her heart before--- ay anak ni Fernan?

GENTLEMAN series 14: Ruth Rosales Ruth was lost after a blast of tragedy happened in his family. Scandals poured in and wrong speculations flashed on the television. Nasira ang mga kabuhayan ng pamilya nila. And it took so many years before they regained everything. Nang akala niya ay bumalik na sa normal ang lahat. Julie died. His little sister died after she graduated in college. Ang galit niya ay tila bulkang sumabog. Gone all his dreams for his sister. Nilamon siya ng matinding pait at paghihiganti. Sasamantalahin niya ang lahat ng oras at aangkinin niya ang kahit na sino. "Hi there." Ruth said. She looked directly to his eyes. Focusing those brown eyes. "T-Trey?" He swallowed hard, then finally graced her with that sexy smile that never failed to jump-start any woman pulse. "Sweetheart..." He murmured, his tone low and rough. Nakatitig lang ito sa kanya. Things are happened just like how he planned it. At walang makakapagpabago nito kahit pa ang babaing nasa harapan niya. "You remember?" She sighed. "Not much. All I remember is, You're my husband." He smiled triumphantly. "And I am."

GENTLEMAN Series 9: David Tyndale "You can fool around David. But please, Not my sister." David always knew what his role to Lucas younger sister. He will always be her guardian, protector, Hero and friend. Kaya hindi niya sinasadya. He fell in love with her. Nalaman nalang niya na hindi na siya basta kuya o kaibigan lang nito. When one morning he woke up learning that she is about to get married. Thinking that she was about to exchange i do for someone he doesn't even know. He ruined it. He makes everything para hindi matuloy ang kasal ng mga ito. Up to the point that Cashy Marquez loathe him. Sinumpa siya nito. Sinisisi siya kung bakit mag isa na ito. How can he make it up to her kung sa tuwing lalapit siya ay lumalayo naman ito?

GENTLEMAN Series 8: Simmeon Tan Bachelor. Powerful. Wealthy and gorgeous. Ilan lang 'yan sa mga katangian kung bakit "Ilang" beses na rin muntikang mapikot ang isang Simmeon Tan. He play around. He fool around. All right. Pero given naman na daw iyon sa pagiging binata. Because, how will you spend your "Single" time kung hindi mo alam gawin ang mga bagay na iyan. Three consecutive failed "Pikot" happened to him. Lahat iyon ay pinanindigan niyang kasinungalingan lang. Kaya naman mas ikinagulat niya ng may humarap na magandang babae sa kanya at sinasabing anak niya ang anak nito! "What the hell!"

Mula Japan, kinailangan ni kees na pumunta sa korea para hanapin ang "tumakas" niyang pamangkin. Tumakas si Nikita noong gabi pagkatapos ng engagement party nito. The whole clan was so mad and angry. Lalo na ang mga abuela niya. At siya, bilang isang butihing tiyahin. Naatasan siyang hanapin ang pamangkin at ibalik ito sa japan bago ang kasal. Dahil naniniwala ang buong angkan na si Nikita ang magpapatuloy ng henerasyon nila. Pero mukhang dito na mapuputol lalo pa't hindi nito gusto ang ideya ng pagpapakasal. But on her way to Korea, saka lang niya narealized kung saan nga ba niya hahanapin ang taong ayaw magpahanap. Good thing that Matteo Sebastian is to the rescue! Sasamahan daw siya nitong hanapin si Nikita dahil kaibigan daw nito ang pamangkin niya. She can't stand breathing the same air with him. Pero titiisin niya. Matapos lang niya ang "misyong" iniatang sa kanya. Pero ang lahat pala ng tulong ay may kapalit, "How can i pay you back?" "Just share the same bed with me. At least one night!" Hell will freeze over bago siya pumayag sa gusto nito.

He killed himself. He died after he choose to live in hell , after his wife died in the car accident kasama ang anak nilang hindi pa man nito naiisilang. They both died---on the spot. Ang dating masayang si'ya ay nawala. Ang dating makulit at palabirong si'ya ay naglaho na. Because after he woke up in his undying nightmare, everything has changed. Everything made trouble. Hindi niya lubos maisip na bakit kailangan niyang masaktan at parusahan kung ang ginawa lang naman niya ay magmahal at mangarap. Ang mahalin ang asawa niya at pangaraping makasama ito habambuhay. But, not all fairytale have happy ending. By looking at him right now. Walang makakapagsabi kung kailan gagaling ang sakit na binigay ng kahapon sa kanya. At pait ng pag iisa. Pero sadyang binibiro parin si'ya ng tadhana, a woman named Edizel invading his wrecked life after he saw her. Pagkatapos niyang makita kung paano ito kumapit sa talim ng patalim para lamang mabuhay. At tuluyan nang nagulo ang mundo niya nang marealize niya that the woman he lusting for--owned a face who same as his late wife. May kaya pa bang ipagbiro sa kanya ang panahon? Taon na ang binilang simula nang masaktan si'ya. At alam niyang mamatay si'yang iisa lang ang tinitibok ng puso niya. His wife. So he guessed, He don't deserve another Pain.

Meet Lucas. Suma Cum Laude Graduate in Bachelor of Sex in Human Mangiiwan. Number one'ng Bolero. At nangunguna sa number one na palikero. Walang babae na hindi niya nadadala sa kama sa isang bolahan lang. He can easily get someone by simple caressing their soft spot---with clothes on! At lalong walang babaeng tumanggi sa kanya sa kahit na anong paraan. But wait---Who's this Gorgeous Innocent Lady na literal na hindi alam ang salitang "Kakisigan"?---She's a woman behind the huge thick curtain. Babaeng hindi marunong magbasa, magsulat at kumilala ng mga "masasarap na ulam". And Lucas felt something----something he can't explain. At sa lahat ng babaeng ginamitan niya ng kanyang natatanging charm tanging ito lang ang handang makinig, matuto at sumagot sa kanya bago "magpa is-score".what they have are teacher and student relationship. Now, he can't recognize himself anymore. Dahil ngayon siya nalilito kung sino ang nanggagamit at sino ang nagpapagamit. Ito na handang isugal lahat para makaahon sa kamang mangan upang di na laitin ng iba? O siya na ang tanging habol ay ang makapasok sa kaloob looban nito at angkinin ito ng paulit ulit?