OVERDRIVE #1 According to Google, burnout is more than just a fleeting feeling of stress. It is a state caused by prolonged, unmanaged pressure that leads to a profound sense of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion. It thrives in toxic environments fueled by unfairness, poor treatment from the people around you, and a total lack of recognition despite everything you do to make them accept you. It is a deeper state of depletion that strips away your light, leaving you hollow. Once you are full from keeping it all in, you will eventually be triggered by a single circumstance. A breaking point that forces you to drop everything you love in exchange for the only thing left to find: peace.

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?

Magkapatid na halos ang turing nina Anika Laviste at Duke Braganza sa isa't-isa. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang mamagitan ang isang mapusok na sandali sa kanila nang minsang nalasing si Anika at nakalimot siya. To spare her from his debauchery, Duke avoided Anika - despite knowing she needed him. Heart-broken and her world in shambles, naglahong parang bula ang dalaga. Makalipas ang sampung taon, muling nagbalik si Anika -- ibang-iba na sa dati niyang nakilala. Despite the changes and the years that separated them, Duke had never forgotten the taste of her. Sa pagkakataong ito, hindi lang tikim ang hangad niya. Itutuloy niya ang naudlot na pag-angkin sa dalaga.

She's a servant of the church with pure and innocent heart. He's a badass tattooed man. An Atheist. Will their different beliefs become a hindrance to their love? - Published under KPub PH.

Keshia Altamirano has a peaceful life, ulila at pinalaki ng mayamang tiyuhin niya ng mamatay ang magulang niya sa aksidente. Masasabi pa rin niyang swerte siya dahil tinuring na rin siyang anak ng tiyuhin at tinuring din siyang kapatid ng pinsan. Maswerteng pinag-aral at kasalukuyang nakakapagtrabho sa kumpanya ng tiyo niya. She couldn't ask for anything more in life. She's contented and grateful. But her life turns upside down ng bigla siyang kidnapin ng isang gwapong lalaki na sa tanang buhay niya ay hindi naman niya nakilala. ang tanong.. BAKIT?

Caelan is out for revenge, determined to ruin Everleigh's life after her affair with his father. But hate is a dangerous emotion . . . and he finds himself craving Everleigh far more than he should. *** Everleigh Palma's life was ruined after she got involved with a married man. Branded as a homewrecker, she buried her past and built a new life as a creative writing professor at a private international school. But she can't get away that easily with her past. Caelan Viglianco is consumed by vengeance, determined to shatter her world after her affair with his father. Yet hatred proves dangerously intoxicating, because the more he despises her, the more he craves her, with a desire far stronger than he ever intended. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

It has always been a dream for Ammy to live prosperously. Worse luck, she was not born with a silver spoon. She has to endure the mud on her feet as she chases her ambitions. Notwithstanding, it did not stop her. She has set her goals and will go the extra mile to get what she aims for her and her mother. She excels in almost everything that she tries and rarely did she place second in competitions; in games. She adheres to her belief that success can only be attained through continuous actions and victory thus she does not let anyone steal her place. Playful kismet, a big threat comes her way. Conrad-a well-born son from an affluent family of Suarezes. He can do anything as great as her, bringing her plans into a blur. Two players, one game. There is only one seat for the victor, one winner in every play. Who will win and who will lose . . . a game with kismet? Ended : October 21, 2022

Siya si Filipa Natalia Ferrer o kilala sa palayaw niyang Pipay. Tubong Pampanga. Anak ng isang maralitang magsasaka. Simple lamang ang pangarap niya sa buhay. Mabigyan ng maginhawang buhay ang mga magulang at kapatid. At isa lamang ang naiisip niyang paraan para maisagawa ang ganoong misyon sa buhay---ang Tita Chayong niya na matagal nang nakabase sa Japan. No'ng una inisip niyang mag-asawa na lang ng matandang Hapon para mapadali ang pagtupad niya sa number one life goal niya. Subalit nang mapag-alaman niyang maaari rin pala niyang magamit ang tinapos na kurso sa Education, nagpursige na siyang maghanap ng trabaho bilang English teacher. Kaso sa kasamaang palad ay hindi siya matanggap-tanggap sa mga pinag-aaplayan... Siya naman si Kaito Furukawa. Nag-iisang anak ng may-ari ng Furukawa Builders, ang pinakamalaking construction company sa buong Kansai. Sanay siya sa maluhong buhay. 'Ika nga'y nakahiga sa salapi. By a twist of fate, nagkrus ang landas nila ng ating dalagang Pilipina na simula't sapol ay mainit na ang dugo sa binata. Napagkamalan pa niya itong bulakbol na salary man kahit na ilang beses nang sabihan ng tiyahin na galing ito sa mayamang angkan sa Osaka. Ang tingin kasi ni Pipay dito batugan, pero dahil kaibigan ng tiyahin niya ang ama nito'y bini-build up na lang sa kanya para may pumatol ding babae. Ano kaya ang magiging reaksiyon ni Pipay kapag nalaman niya na ang inakalang bulakbol na salary man ay may-ari pala ng pinakamalaking video game company sa buong Japan at nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Furukawa group of companies?

[Last of LOYAL HEARTS ] Abuse. Neglection. Independence. Malaki ang epekto sa buhay ng isang tao kapag lumaki sa kapaligirang hindi inaambunan ng pagmamahal. Love composes almost the whole percentage of life in general. Love in any kinds. Along in growing up is a discernment that you're not capable of the platitude affection. Ngunit sa paggising mo isang araw kung saan napagtanto mo ang isang bagay na inaakala mong hindi mo mararamdaman kahit kailan, isang pag-unawa ang pilit kumakain sa isip. And it is thinking that you don't deserve it. You don't deserve reciprocated feelings. Because you also grew up with the thought that you don't deserve the beautiful things. Nang makilala ni Davina si Jaxon, she knew her heart's at stake. Slowly, she let herself be engulfed with his attention. Dapat sa kanya lang ang malasakit ni Jax. She should be at the receiving end of his care and residual affection but love. She wants to hold him prisoner. A committed relationship, emotional issues and life status; Ito ang mga pader na nagbubukod sa kanila. The ones keeping them on the other side of each other. The reasons that resolved to her forbearing. But also became the backwash of their destruction. Both friendship and love. The wall thickens. It stands even higher as the conflict of the past is haunting. This time, Davina is the willing one to break those walls and go across the other side. To his side. Once again. Iyon ay kung tatanggapin pa siya muli nito.

Wild, young and free... Madalas kapag sa murang edad nagsisimula ang isang relasyon, hindi gaanong siniseryoso ang mga bagay-bagay; Rash decisions, immature mindset, juvenile beliefs...but one man excluded himself among those who believe in the theories of young love. He doesn't believe in the ideals. He believes with his heart. Magagawa pa rin kaya niyang ibukod ang sarili hanggang wakas? There are some hearts who would never take their first heartbreak too lightly. Ang iba ay ginagawa pa itong pundasyon sa pagkakaroon ng baluktot na paniniwala sa relasyon at pag-ibig. Some guaranteed detestation from their erstwhile love. Just like how he bled himself dry. Everything was used to be so perfect for Dean Cornelius Ortigoza. From an up and coming rock and roll career to supportive significant others...sa murang edad ay kulang na lang at lalagpasan na niya ang mga pangarap. Mga pangarap nila. One more step to get ahold of his dreams. All in just one single reach. Just one more...until a requisition of vow became a misstep that took a three hundred and sixty degree turn. Inside out. Hearts are breaking. Promises undone. A heart turned cold. The day he became ruthless.