Word Santillan, the playboy chef and owner of TADHANA Café, avoids serious relationships like the plague. Novela "Vel" Martinez, the boyish neighbor and ex-employee of TADHANA, harbors a deep hatred toward her ex-boss, "Santillan." Their love language? Pigtasin ang pasensiya ng isa't isa and to bring out the worst in them-in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, until death do they part. But who would have thought that a simple shelter from a storm would lead to an intense evening of passion? Bringing life to their we-didn't-know-we-needed-that-spicy-collabo-ration, now, a growing Baby Book is on the way. Vel's goal? Taguan ng anak si Word. Pero paano niya gagawin 'yon kung katapat lang ng bahay nila ang bahay ng letseng ama ng anak niya, at na-send niya nang hindi sinasadya ang ultrasound photo kay Word? They're perfectly unmatched-but can they build a family together? Word is determined to prove himself worthy to his unwilling bride, and he will not stop until Vel agrees to his marriage proposal. Will Vel give in and allow their enemies-to-lovers plot to move forward?

Cebu series # 2 Louisiana Reign Dawson is not only beautiful but also highly successful in the business world. However, when it comes to love, she has always been vulnerable. She's the kind of woman who would give everything for love, but her world was shattered when her long-term boyfriend betrayed her, leaving her while she was pregnant with their child. Despite the pain, Louisiana faced the challenges of being a single mom head-on. What if a new man enters her life. Will she be able to trust again and allow herself to love, or has her past heartbreak made her too guarded to take another chance on love? Betrayal. Revenge. Acceptance. Love

A Royal Visit In Brooklyn (Lost Island Series Spin Off) Royal, beautiful, regal, and the next in line for the crown of Italy - that's how people see and describe Gabriela Romanov, the future queen from the royal dynasty Casa Savoia. She embodies beauty and perfection, admired by all. Yet, beneath the crown lies a lonely soul, longing for something more. She dreams of escaping the confines of her carefully orchestrated life, of experiencing the simple joys of the world beyond royalty. More than anything, she yearns for love-the kind that isn't dictated by duty or expectation. She never imagined it would happen. Her future has been set in stone. But fate takes an unexpected turn when she goes on a royal visit to Brooklyn and meets Captain Sebastian Gomez Baca-a man who is anything but refined. Brash, rugged, and utterly unlike anyone from her world. Could he be the one to grant her the freedom she craves? Will their love defy the odds, or will duty and destiny force them apart?

Adrestia Lucinda Dela Cruz is a very hardworking young lady from Cebu. At a young age, she already knows what she wants to do and how she can achieve it. In short, she's a strong and independent woman despite being financially challenged. When Dashiel Adam Monasterio moves to Cebu to manage their lands, her simple and quiet life changes. Here, she gets to know more about Dashiel behind the facade of being a rich heir and a playboy. As the two of them spend more and more time, their feelings slowly began to grow and develop. But with their social status far apart, will they be able to love freely, without any inhibitions? -- Published under KPub PH.

Major General Vionna Alliyah LucanBueno, who is known to be the scandalous General embraces her stepfather's surname as she does despite her biological father. She isn't your typical woman, as she inherits the bravery of her mother who's also a soldier, and her dad's brain who's a doctor. Will this not-so-typical soldier, who's the strongest and smartest can handle the mission that the higher-ups gave her along with the guy she loves the most who betrayed her before?

(COMPLETE) Monasterio Book 8: Terrence and Priscilla Priscilla was done looking for the perfect man for her. Sa sobrang pihikan niya pagdating sa lalaki, trenta'y singko na ay nag-iisa pa rin. She got the face and money. Marami naman ang nangliligaw pero hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit ni kaunting spark ay wala siyang maramdaman para sa mga iyon. Maybe because those men who courted her in the past were way younger than her? Ayaw niya sa mas bata sa kaniya. She wanted to have a boyfriend who is years older than her. Naniniwala siyang hindi magiging maganda ang kalalabasan ng relasyon kung mas bata ang lalaki kaysa sa kaniya. Tantrums. Immaturity. Petty fights. Fuck. She hates it. But then, he met the playful Terrence Monasterio. The opposite of everything she likes. Priscilla hates a guy who is younger than her, right? But damn it. She wants him!

As far as Laila knows, she's the obsessed one, secretly fangirling and hardcore stalking the campus semi-cal cutie, Asher James Prudente. But how does Asher, who's totally not interested in a weird, not-so-pretty girl like her, suddenly become obsessed with her to the point of madness? When did their roles reverse? South Boys #5 JFSTORIES

Hollis Ilaria De Guia struggles to find love and acceptance as an illegitimate daughter, but when she's forced into marriage with Tross Ashiel Del Rico, she faces the ultimate test of whether love will mend her broken heart or if the secrets of her birth will shatter her forever. *** On the day Hollis turns eighteen, her life is sealed with a signature she never signed. Her father arranges her marriage to Tross Ashiel Del Rico-the son of a powerful family who despises the very idea of her. Blamed for being born to a woman her father never loved. Hated by half-brothers who wish she didn't exist. Rejected by a husband bound to her only by duty. Hollis has carried the weight of sins that were never hers, enduring a lifetime of pain and accusations she could never escape. But as she enters a marriage built on resentment, Hollis must choose: will she live as the scapegoat of her family's lies or dare to claim a destiny of her own? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

(Reagan Series #1) "My baby hates milk but he savors the taste of that red thick fluid we call 'blood'." --- Aaliyah Lopez Book cover by Aliza Mendoza

Started: 04/27/2021 Ended: 08/24/2021 Ang hirap palang tumanda. Ang hirap magbayad ng bills. Ang hirap suportahan ng pamilyang akala ay isang milyon ang suweldo mo. Ang hirap ngumiti sa nanay na mataas ang tingin sa'yo pero hindi ka kayang ipagtanggol. Ang hirap tabihan sa hapagkainan ng tatay na pinag-uubusan mo ng pera pero hindi ka maalala. Ang hirap mag-abot ng tulong sa kapatid na baon sa utang. Ang hirap intindihin ng hipag na nakakapagpa-rebond pa kahit kapos na kapos na. Ang hirap pakisamahan ng bunsong halos ilahad ang mga palad tuwing makikita ka. Ang hirap ngitian ng mga taong tanong nang tanong kung bakit hindi ka pa nakakapag-asawa. Ang hirap humarap sa mundong isasampal sa'yo na mag-isa ka. Tulong, bigay, utang. Isang iling mo lang, madamot ka na. Kasama mo sila kapag may maibibigay ka, pero hindi mo sila mahahanap kapag wala na. Ikaw ang kakayod, sila ang tutuka. Ikaw ang iiyak sa pagod, sila ang magtatamasa. Iyon ang summary ng buhay ko. Sobra-sobra ang naririnig na paghingi, kulang na kulang ang naririnig na pasasalamat. Sobra-sobra ang pagpapasensya, kulang na kulang ang natatanggap na pagpapahalaga. Sobra-sobra ang binabayaran, kulang na kulang sa kasiyahan. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay ko ang nag-iisang lalaking hindi ako nakita bilang naglalakad na alkansya, ang nag-iisang lalaking nakinig sa mahabang listahan ko ng problema, ang nag-iisang lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng kakaibang saya, ipinangako ko sa sarili na sa gitna ng hirap ng pagtanda, magtitiis ako basta't siya ang kasama. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay pagtalikod sa minahal na pamilya. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay paglaban sa mundong pinatatakbo ng kapangyarihan at pera. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay ang pagdurusa't pag-iisa. Siya ang ginhawa, pahinga, at kasiyahan ko. Dumating man ang araw na tanaw ko na ang dulo. Dumating man ang araw na wala na kaming sagot sa lahat ng bakit at paano. Dumating man ang araw na pareho na kaming talo.