Blood and Silk Series #1: Ilya Barinov This is not a love story. This is a story of obsession.

Still haunted by her traumatic past, Kalisz Roman finds it hard to trust the people around her. But when her heart starts to beat for someone she just met, can she finally overcome her fears and start anew? *** Running away from her traumatic past, Kalisz Roman tries her best to live normally by working as an editor. She often secludes herself and dresses up like a grandma to take away others' attention. But when the need to leave the place she's staying in arises, Kalisz contacts her friend, who offers her a place to live. There, she meets Kronack Crown, the guy who suddenly makes her heart beat fast. Kalisz knows she's not supposed to fall for him, let alone trust him, but she keeps finding herself drawn to him. When she thinks she's finally living happily, her past suddenly crawls back, scaring her to the core. Afraid to trust again, can Kalisz finally choose to face her fears and fight the demons clouding her thoughts? Or will she leave everything behind again and hide, even if it means breaking her heart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Alyssa Aragon believed that a person can fall in love many times. She easily falls in love to a man who's sweet and with good looks. Everything changed the moment she met Ezekiel Joachim Valmont. It wasn't just her heart that stayed loyal, but also her heart, mind, and... lips? She doesn't want to like him because he's serious and mysterious. But at the back of her head, lies the number one reason why she forced herself to hate this man. He hurt someone who's important to her. She hates him for what he did... or so she thought. Cold and aloof, Ezekiel Joachim Valmont whose name was popular in the business industry, didn't care about anything except his brother. What he hates most is betrayal. In a world full of love and heartaches, he shielded his heart from it, until he met Alyssa. He tried hard to stay away, for her sake. But... like a rubber band, it still bounces back even when stretched. And just like a rubber band, it was never broken... and so is his feelings. He woke up and found himself swimming in the ocean no matter how deep it gets. And the farther she stayed away, the deeper his feelings grew. Can the cold and aloof billionaire be able to capture the wounded beauty who's trying to flee? And can she accept the wounded billionaire? Covered with secrets and lies due to fears, worries, hesitations... will they be given a chance to be together once they unveil the scars of their past? Book Cover: shaney_art Date Published: August 10, 2025 Date Finished: November 16, 2025

"Pagkalipas ng maraming taon, muling nagtagpo ang mga landas nina Renz at Noryn dahil sa anak na itinago nito sa kanya. Puwersahan niyang inuwi si Trace - ang kanilang anak sa Calatrava, kasama si Noryn... at si Hans - ang lalaking pinakasalan at ipinalit nito sa kanya." ======================================= BLURB: Kinukuha ni Noryn ang libro sa dala niyang handbag nang marinig niya ang pagbubukas ng pinto sa cockpit. Nag angat siya nang bahagya ng tingin para lang itulos sa kinauupuan. Pakiramdam niya tinakasan siya ng lahat ng dugo sa katawan nang magtama ang tingin nila ng matangkad na lalaking lumabas mula roon. Kumakabog ang dibdib na napatuwid siya sa pagkakaupo. Renz's expression was unreadable as he approached. Naguluhan si Noryn. How did they end up on board with Renz? Noryn was so anxious that she didn't realize how tightly she was gripping the book. Ngayon naiintindihan niya na kung bakit may dalawang jet planes. Ang isa ay para sa kanila ni Hans habang itong sinasakyan nila ay dederetso sa Calatrava. Hihintayin niya na lang ba ang susunod na mangyayari? In a matter of minutes, ipapatapon na siya ni Renz palabas ng jet. Aalis ang sasakyang iyon nang hindi siya kasama, gustuhin niya man o hindi. Isipin niya pa lang, para na siyang mababaliw. She'd rather die kaysa mabuhay nang wala sa tabi niya si Trace. Nangingilid na ang mga luha at nanginginig ang mga kamay niya nang huminto si Renz sa gilid niya. Noryn swallowed the lump in her throat as she felt Renz tower grimly above her. But pain and betrayal were evident in his voice when he started talking. "Malaya kang bumalik sa Amerika kasama ang asawa mo, Noryn. But you can not take my son with you. Maraming taon na ang nawala sa amin, tama na 'yong isang beses mo siyang ipinagkait sa 'kin."

Xialeigh Demonique Villafuerte, the only heiress in the Villafuerte Clan, refuses to follow the path of being Mafia because she prefers working as an agent/hacker. She's highly intelligent when it comes to hacking, and all of her cousins are afraid of her. One day, her teammates invited her to drink, and accidentally, she kissed the business tycoon Bryce Guamez. Their paths cross again because her brother knows about the incident because her brother is Bryce's friend and he tells their family and they force Bryce marrying Xia for the sake of their reputation.

Summer Lee is thirty, gorgeous, successful-and still untouched by love. She's never been kissed. Never even held hands. Not because she's hard to please, but because her overprotective dad and brothers built a wall so high, no man's ever made it over. As the only girl in the family, she's been guarded like a national treasure. Every single man who tried to court her mysteriously vanished without a trace-and she's pretty sure her brothers had something to do with it. Just as Summer gives up on romance, fate throws her a curveball: he comes back. Ruey Zix Montclair-the one boy she secretly wanted, the one her teenage heart never forgot. Now he's back, all grown up: colder, sharper, and devastatingly hotter. But Ruey keeps his distance. He has to. She's his best friends' little sister, and breaking that unspoken rule could destroy everything. He tries to keep the line clear. To look away. To treat her like nothing's changed. But Summer isn't the same girl anymore. And neither is he. And when desire starts to slip past the walls he built, Ruey realizes the one thing more dangerous than crossing the line... is not crossing it at all.

Zohan Delicante's Story (From Bound By Duties) Being beautiful is a blessing to her. Maganda siya kaya kahit papaano, may paraan para magkaroon ng pera na higit pa sa kayang ibigay ng normal na trabaho. Sa pagkita ng pera umiikot ang buhay niya. Nang pumasok siya sa buhay ng isang lalaking nagtatamasa noon, bawat serbisyo niya rito ay may kapalit na halaga. Iyon nga lang, hindi niya inakalang isang bagay pala ang hindi kayang tumbasan ng pera. Paano mababayaran ni Zohan Delicante ang serbisyo ng puso niyang kusang umibig dito at kalauna'y nadurog sa kaalamang hindi siya ang babaeng kailanman ay magiging kapantay nito? Kaya kayang maangkin ang isa't-isa sa kabila ng magkaibang estado ng buhay nila?

Bar Series #6 For as long as Avey Hermoza remembered, River Eustaquio wasn't into her. River made it clear that he would never love Avey. Friendship is the only thing he can offer. Avey was fully aware that a man like River would never break his rules for her. So, she tried to pretend that the man meant nothing to her. She even asked River to introduce her to his friends in the hopes that she would forget about him. She never did until she got married to Gael Toledo. Her marriage was supposed to be perfect. She loves the man, and the man loves her. However, everything changed when Gael discovered Avey's betrayal of him. While trying to save her marriage, Avey found herself in a tangled rendezvous with River that eventually led to bloodshed. River has finally realized that he cannot lose Avey for the second time. Now, he holds the gun. Will it be able to save Avey, or will it seal their love for each other until the end of time?

Detective Yves De Salvo thought it was just another routine case when he was assigned to reinvestigate the death of a prominent businessman. Originally ruled a suicide, the case was reopened under suspicions of murder. As Yves meticulously reviews the evidence, he uncovers a chilling realization: the crime scene and circumstances mirror the plot of a crime novel he read years ago. The novel's author, Hazel Beltran, is a celebrated writer whose dark and intricate stories have captivated readers worldwide. Coincidentally, she is also the stepdaughter and sole heir of the deceased tycoon. But what strikes Yves even more is the shocking discovery that Hazel is the same girl he fell in love with one unforgettable summer years ago-a love he thought he'd never experience again. As Yves scrutinizes Hazel's life, her relationship with her stepfather, and the eerie similarities between her fiction and reality, questions begin to arise. Is Hazel the brilliant but twisted mastermind behind the crime, or is she the victim of a sinister frame-up? With his feelings for Hazel complicating his judgment, Yves finds himself stuck in a Lavender Haze.

Kier and Violet had the kind of love people envied-fierce, passionate, and seemingly unbreakable. He was her calm, the one man she dared to trust with every cracked piece of her heart. But some betrayals run so deep they poison everything good. When Kier crosses a line Violet never thought he would, the perfect romance they built begins to crumble. What he did cut her in a way nothing else ever had. The man she loved became the one who broke her the most.