My name is Calla Lind. For 20 years, I have lived within the shadow of my beautiful older sister - chasing and holding onto an illusion of love. A love that will never belong to me... Now with this second chance of life, I won't chase after illusion. I won't rely on someone else for happiness. I will do what I want, enjoy what I do, and learn to let go. NOTE from the writer: I'm an amateur writer so please overlook plot holes, grammar issues, or anything else a story is supposed to have. This is my original story so... as the saying goes "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all".

The "unbothered" model from the famous family of actresses will use a Delafuente to cover up her issue. Keyla is a wellknown bratty model for having a rebellious attitude. Latching on to Kaizen will put her from the top and will boost her career. Iyon ang kanyang pakay pero sa huli ay magbabago ang kanyang isip sa kanya. For the first time, she's bothered and it's because of him. It's because of Kaizen.

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

At sixteen, Sunngifu is more of a spoiled child than a dignified thane's daughter. She is destined to a life of wealth and power. Until her father fails to pay the Viking's tribute...

Inure: (v.) To accustom to accept something undesirable, evil, or painful. An other worldly girl is reincarnated as Queen Estella de Royalis, the villainess of a novel that is killed by her own husband. Having no other choice, she strives to save herself from that fate. However, the novel she read is not the reality she believed. ______ I tried on another, a red one this time. I twirl in its large skirt. "This one matches your eyes," I say as I spin. "This one too." I stop, putting my hands on my hips. "Are you going to order all of them?" "If I want to, yes, I will." He doesn't budge. I sigh, sitting next to him. "You know that you don't have to do this. I can go buy my own dresses." "I know, but I want to see you wear dresses that I chose. Besides, is it so wrong to want to spend time with you?" ______ Note: This is entirely my work. I want to see if I'm able to write something without a plot set up for me. I hope you like it!

ENGLISH An orphaned high school girl trying to live a normal life was caught up in a bullying issue which made her high school life difficult. One time when she was trying to save a classmate from being bullied, she accidentally slipped and fell to her demise. She then, woke up the next morning in an unfamiliar castle, face and body. Panicking and hysterical, she finds her way through the large castle and realizes she is in the novel that she read as the main villainess who will die in the near future, specifically four years from the present, after the main lead appears. Having no choice and wanting to live for as long as she can in her new life, she strives to win over the people who have the possibility of killing her in the near future. Will she be able to live her life peacefully as the next empress of the nation? Or will she dies like the cruel villainess in the novel that she read? (Updates on Weekends <3)

When a human girl marries the Dragon King, she discovers a dangerous bond and a world of pleasure that she never knew existed. Kings of Faelen 1 *** Left with nothing after catching her fiancé with another woman, Liliana does the unthinkable: she sells her womb. With the rare ability to carry supernatural offspring, she's a prize coveted by many. Her highest bidder? The Dragon King. Although terrified of the cold, brooding king, Liliana is stunned by his rough, primal way of doing sex - one she can't get enough of. Love was never meant to touch their cold contract, yet as the tortured darkness surrounding King Rhydion ensnares her heart, and she discovers she is carrying his heir, she begins to wonder if she's made a mistake. As a human, her child will be handed over to a rival Dragon female and raised far from her arms, and when the gorgeous, ruthless she-Dragon Serathyne stakes her claim on the unborn heir, Liliana knows she must fight for her place - or risk losing everything, including King Rhydion himself.

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

Emily Devereaux had everything...until it was stolen from her on the night she found her parents dead and their mansion burning. She almost died in the same fire but a mysterious boy saved her before suddenly disappearing in the darkness of the night. Five years later, at 17 years old, she lives a life far from her childhood. Yet somehow, she believes that everything will turn out fine. But things make a dark and dangerous turn when a tall, young man with dark, cold eyes transfers to her school. Emily hopes for a happy ending...the question is, will she be able to have it? MONTELLO HIGH: SCHOOL OF GANGSTERS BOOK 3 COVER DESIGN: Shaina Mae Navarro

When a private night unexpectedly becomes public due to a scandal, Mirrow Crown does his best to remove the videos and track down the girl he was with. However, when they finally meet again, misunderstandings arise, straining Mirrow's relationship with her, his family, and his friends. *** After meeting in a bar and spending a steamy night together, Mirrow Crown believes that he has finally found the girl for him. She is innocent and captivating, completely capturing his interest. However, when their encounter unexpectedly turns into a public scandal, Mirrow is frustrated to the core. With Silence disappearing and their reputations at stake, he does everything he can to erase any evidence of that video, even traveling around the world just to find her. When they finally meet again, misunderstandings come between them, leaving Mirrow angry and confused. Despite the undeniable connection they share, will Mirrow choose to let go for the sake of his friendship with Luc? Or will he fight for his love for Silence and break all the rules? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano