Kareena Maya Valentin is the living karma, good or bad that's up to you. She's a golden girl, the university's pride in archery and creative writing. But where there's a gem, there's a warning. She's a player: master of games, best with boys. No one tells tales about her, no traces in the pavement-just black kissmarks where she clocked men. Lips could only suspect she's an undercover Cupid, she shoots an arrow and makes you fall before you realize it was poisoned. Karma never missed her aim. But what happens if her next target is the campus's notorious heartbreaker? Ellison Andres Suarez doesn't believe in commitment, but he's a renowned flirt, a player in her league, definitely a bad card to deal with. But if there are two players in every game, there is always good and bad. Good players try to lose bad cards to win. But bad players? They take all means to win, even with the bad cards. The stakes are high, it's gold on the line, all she has to do is make him cry. Now that bad meets bad, who's playing whom? Will Karma hit bullseye? Or will she be the one Elias plays this time? You bet on it.

To live is to suffer, and to suffer is the price of living. Sky Fay Postrado is a responsible and loving older sister to her siblings and mother. She is tough, truly tough, and can be compared to a bamboo tree. No matter how strong the wind blows, she will bend but never break. But she has one weakness: her love for Van Gabriel Escosa. After experiencing a gut-wrenching, heart-tearing heartbreak, will she still be able to love... after the pain? [Original cover and artwork created by the author] Highest Rankings Achieved: #1 hope (out of 6.31k stories) #1 resilience (out of 24 stories) #1 brokendreams (out of 17 stories) #2 lovelovelove (out of 1.59k stories) #2 classic (out of 718 stories) #2 angst (out of 3.66k stories) #11 betrayal (out of 10.5k stories)

Amid hidden pain and unexpected challenges, two hearts cling to love, navigating a fate they never chose. Essence Series: First Installment. start: 07/21/2025 finish: 02/07/2026

Sometimes, the most dangerous love isn't the one you're chasing... It's the one that has been there all along. The kind that stretches, waits, and becomes wider than the sky.

Jannah, a third-year college student, shoulders the weight of her life's burdens. Every day is a battle to balance her academic life with the emotional turmoil within. Then she is paired with Lucas, the university's star athlete who is also known for being a heartbreaker. Unexpectedly, she finds solace in him-a reckless escape from her troubled life. What begins as an academic partnership becomes something more: a relationship that's limited to physical intimacy.

Argument turned heated night. The Other Half Series first installment. start: 06/21/25

Evangeline Sobrepeña's most hated man on Earth happened to be her ultimate crush's brother. She promised to avoid the psychotic Linel Shault at all cost, but when tables begin turning, how much can Evangeline take just to win back what used to belong to her? Will the tides in the shores of Monte Costa bring back the love she once lost?

WHITE HEAT SERIES 1 | COMPLETED | R-18 Chiara Asunción has survived a life of betrayal, trauma, and neglect, yet the scars run deep. Rebellious, guarded, and carrying the weight of her past, she trusts no one until Demian Chavez, her former senior and now professor, enters her life. Quiet, steady, and strangely attuned to her pain, he offers something Chiara thought she'd lost forever: a chance at justice, healing, and maybe even love. But can Chiara let down her walls for a man who seems so detached yet so determined, or will the shadows of her past keep them apart forever?

All because of one mistake, Everleigh's life turned upside down. She went from being the youngest, most celebrated journalist to a branded homewrecker in the eyes of the public. The media dragged her career to the ground, so she ran, burying the past as far away as she could. Nine years later, she has built a quiet, uneventful life as a creative writing professor at a private international college in the Philippines. But karma has a cruel memory. The only son of the man she was once entangled with now sits in her lecture hall, determined not only to make her pay for the damage she left behind but to pull her into a dangerous game of obsession, desire, and revenge.

Heated Deceptions: A Collaboration Novel written by heartlessnostalgia and HiroYuu101 How far would you go for the man you love to love you back? For Rylee, she would do anything--even lie about a pregnancy--for North Alvarado. *** Rylee Addison Sandoval's longtime crush on her brother's best friend, North Alvarado, isn't a secret. It's as embarrassing as they come, even pretending to get lost around the college department just to catch a glimpse of him. Everyone thinks it's unrequited, even Rylee herself, but one drunk night with North changes it all. Grabbing an opportunity to have him forever, Rylee tells everyone she's pregnant with his baby. North is willing to take responsibility for her and the child, but one problem: there is no child. How long can Rylee's deception last until North finally discovers the truth? And will love be enough for him to forgive her...or not? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela