Great parents doesn't always mean great children. Some are lucky to become even greater... but there are those who shed blood just to achieve a piece of what their parents had. THE TALE OF CASSANDRA MARLENE MONTEVERDE BOOK 1

[Politico 1] All eyes are on Serena. Molded into politics since she was young, there was no room for disappointment. She only has one way to go on and nothing to back out. Living for her is a routine and a duty. There's no other way to turn things around and disrupt the smooth cycle of her dull life. So when she crossed paths with the mysterious Chaos, she wasn't prepared for the storm in her heart and mind that sent her questioning all the things she thought she knew before.

Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

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THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES 3 In need of juicy news for her online publication, the struggling journalism student, Millicent Rae Velasco, was forced to interview the intimidating student council president of their university, Juancho Alas Montero. But, not wanting to be the subject of rumors, he rejected her instantly. So, paano siya? Paano ang last requirement niya bago maka-graduate? Si Juancho ang iniatas sa kanya ng isinusumpa niyang prof na gawan ng profile article! Isa pa, dito na lang siya makakabawi! Kailangan niya pang higitin mula sa dulo ng impyerno ang grades niya! Being in a hopeless predicament, she ended up chasing after him. She hid behind the bookshelves where he was studying, memorized his schedule by heart, and talked to him straight on when she could. She only had one goal---write an article about him. Nothing more, nothing less. But life had a lot of things in store for her. Because through the glances she'd stolen, she picked up the sharp fragments of his life. Through the hidden smiles, she unraveled the content of his heart. And through the pages she'd written, she caught herself falling in love with him.

ELYU SERIES #2 The storms in San Juan, La Union are ruthless and tempestuous. Driven by her traumatic past, Avery Felicia Perez turned her heart into a stone to shelter it from further pain. She contented herself to bear witness of other people's fairytale love stories until a boy decided to break her barriers and pursue her... A tale of young love that started in high school. The years that followed proved that their love is one for the books. But while one is chasing his passion tirelessly, one is falling behind and slowly... falling apart. Until one day, you have to choose between chasing your dreams and being with the one that you love. No one ever told her that this life is a big storm, and she needs to find her shelter. Or be one, for all that matter...

Childhoold friend, childhood sweetheart. All extant in childhood. Rashiela Eloise Labrador had a rough beginning to her teenage year. Betrayal destroyed her home and condemned her young perception of life. Despite her shattered belief and broken smithereens, Kielo Javier Montejano embraced the difficulty of pulling all the pieces of Rashiela, to make her whole again, to forget the past that kept on haunting her throughout. But just when each segment is in the right place, here come storms that shatter both of them. Kielo fell in love with someone else. At the same time, Rashiela just recently found out that she is pregnant with their child. Will co-parenting be enough, or will Rashiela do everything to have her Kielo back?

Joverly Fausea Dizon.... judged and humiliated. People tend to normalize everything through comparing. Fausea does not follow the norm. She is her own standard. She does what she think is right. No criticism, no scandal, and no one can break the thick brick wall of her confidence. The society can talk about her, she doesn't mind at all. She is pampered and showered with love. Wala siyang dapat ika-insecure dahil mahal siya ng kanyang mga magulang. But what if a tragedy will take it all away? And what if amidst the chaos, someone from her past that has been bruised so well comes along? Salvation or Vengeance?

Soliesse Adelina is a sophisticated woman from a private family of de Andrades. For the last five years, she was caged at their mansion which most may call a dream-perhaps a home. She knew she was missing a lot about life and she wanted to regain her freedom-even if it means, she has to break the rules. On her 27th birthday, she left Spain and flew to the Philippines. Here, she decided to live a real life with a fake identity. But starting from scratch is harder than she expected, she doesn't know much about the unfamiliar country. In her adventure, Soliesse landed at Yohan Thaddeus Suarez's, an airline CEO, a pilot, and a licensed private investigator. He is a workaholic man who seemed to be lost for reasons to stay at home-he never knew what home is anyway. Two hunters in the wild, lost in places they have been. Will they be able to hunt their homes together or will their relationship remain a forbidden escapade? Ended: August 26, 2023

THIS IS A BL STORY [COMPLETED] Satoshi Asano, an autistic genius who lives for order, was captivated by Eissen Alcarez, who ruins his carefully controlled world. Angst Rating: ★★☆☆☆