WARNING: SPG | R-18 | Mature Content Inside | COVER BY: Race Darwin "You're invited to Temptation Island."

Iris Gonzaga-Racini had made peace with her unusual life. Married, but miserable and lonely, Iris vowed to live life to the fullest. When she is invited to an island where even the most depraved desire can become reality, she can't say no. ****** Many would consider Iris Gonzaga-Racini a fortunate woman to be Niccolo Racini's wife, but Iris could not be more miserable or lonely. Despite being married to Niccolo for the past eight years, Iris has never met him. Until one day, when she receives a black invitation from her husband, summoning her to Temptation Island. A paradise where one's kinkiest and most depraved desires can become reality. "You are invited to Temptation Island."

"If tomorrow comes and I forget about this, and I forget about you, will you still love me?" Yesterday. Love. Nothing else matters to Lee Gabriel than Odyssey Lee. If love was a manifestation, iyon ay ang pag-ibig ni Lee. At unti-unti rin yong naramdaman ni Odyssey. Everything was perfect, until it wasn't. Today. Strangers. That's what they are. A few years after they broke up, Lee and Odyssey reunite at their high school reunion. It's awkward and weird pagkatapos ng lahat ng nangyari. But the feeling is still there. Everything is up in the air. Tomorrow. Loss. Slowly, the memory fades. Every moment feels like a ticking clock as Lee's health deteriorates. The heart remembers, but the mind forgets. Everything is uncertain. Language: Tagalog/English Date Started: June 24, 2019 Date Completed: January 11, 2020 Date Published in Paperback: December 2023

Knight Velasquez would willingly and silently sacrifice himself in order to protect the people he cared the most about, even if it meant endless trouble and deceit. But his life soon took a quick turn when he fell for the woman who saved him from his world of pain. ****** To ensure the safety of his beloved brother and friends, Count Knight Velasquez would willingly suffer through his domineering father's punishments. However, just as he reached his limits and desired to give up, a certain Sweet Monday Lopez unexpectedly came into his life and saved him. Before meeting Knight, SM can be said to be living an ordinary life with a fair share of painful past but they soon realize that ordinary is an understatement and their love comes with a price. DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WARNING: WITH MATURE CONTENT COVER DESIGN: Ren Tachibana

Loraes won a race against Primo Villareal for the prize money. But was Primo the real loser in a planned encounter? *** The only thing on Loraes Sovereign Gallardo's mind is winning the race and getting her hands on the prize money. With a past overshadowed by her illegitimacy and the burden of supporting her grandmother, survival means fighting for every peso. She thinks she's racing a stranger until she learns about her opponent--Primiel "Primo" Villareal, a man whose presence she never expected to linger in her life. Victory should have been simple. Primo may have lost the race, yet he seems to be steering everything according to his own plan. Is he truly the loser, or has Loraes stumbled into a game where love is the ultimate wager? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Twillain carries a deep, hidden trauma from a one-night stand at a young age. She spends years dreaming of the same man until she finally meets Deklan Villareal again--the figure from her past--and he offers her not just recognition but the chance of a new beginning. *** Twillain Lovice Sarmiento, a fourth-year education student, only wants to survive her home life and the weight of financial hardship. Tutoring helps her earn a little money, but nothing prepares her for the moment she meets a familiar face at her part-time job. Horace Deklan Villareal, the man who has haunted her dreams for years, suddenly stands before her. Burdened by the guilt of a youthful decision--the termination of a pregnancy she could never forget--Twillain has struggled to move past the shadows of her past. Confronted with Deklan once more, will she let the trauma define her forever, or risk opening her heart to the possibility of a new beginning? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Sometimes the person you've been hoping to notice you is the one who's been noticing you all along. *************** It started with a crush. A quiet one. The kind you hide in your chest because you know you'll never be enough for someone like him. Then it became an obsession. The kind that makes you watch from a distance... memorize his smiles... collect pieces of him he never meant to give. And somewhere in between... it turned into pain. Because he was that boy- the one every girl wanted, the one you weren't supposed to fall for, the one who was never meant to notice you. But he did. He chose the girl who was never supposed to be an option. For a moment, it felt like a dream... Until everything fell apart

Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Bistre Santiago lives for fun and carefree moments, but her encounter with the serious man like Cyprian Segovia challenges her stance. Haunted by a dark past, she struggles to open her heart to him, yet finds herself fighting for the love she knows she deserves. *** Innocencia Bistre Santiago enjoys living life lightly and having fun-until she crosses paths with a serious man like Cyprian Altair Segovia in a bar. She vowed never to fall in love, yet finds herself irresistibly drawn to Cyprian's charm. However, as her dark past unravels, the people she once turned her back on resurface, revealing the unsettling truth about who she truly is. When freedom comes at a cost and respect must be earned, can Bistre afford the price for her happiness? Will she be ready to confront the truth when she discovers Cyprian's connection to her deepest, darkest secret? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano