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

[COMPLETED]✓ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐱 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 (Strand) "I witnessed her pain and agony. She's like the uncalm sea, who screams for help, but nobody is there to lift her. So, I embraced her from afar... it's as if I am embracing the sea's sadness, just to make her calm." *** At the age of 18, Aurora Leigh Ramos was forced to marry someone she didn't like. Kung kaya't kahit na labag man sa loob, she decided to disobey her parents and leave Davao City. While she was on escape, she met someone who helped her go to Ilocos Norte. However, all her positive thoughts were washed away when she found out that the boy who motivated and helped her had a girlfriend in that place. She was left with no choice but to continue her life alone... even if it meant sadness, grief, and loneliness would embrace her. Aubert Dane dela Cruz was a man with one word. This was why when he met Aurora, he didn't leave his eyes on her. Ginawa niya ang lahat para protektahan ang babae, kahit na ang kaakibat nito ay ang pagsaway niya sa kanyang pamilya. Alam ng lalake kung gaano kasakit ang mga dinanas ng babae. Is he willing to embrace the sea's sadness from afar? O hahayaan na lang ba niya itong magpatuloy sa buhay na piniling tinahak ng babae? Start: February 24, 2021 End: March 31, 2021

Luella Rose Jacinta has always lived in the shadow of her twin sister, Luenna Ambrose Jacinta. While Luenna is loved and recognized as the Jacinta to daughter, Luella has been kept hidden inside their mansion. Almost no one knows she exists. When Luenna runs away to escape her arranged marriage to Davian Terron Salvatore, Luella is forced to take her place to protect their family's business. She becomes Davian's bride, pretending to be the sister everyone knows. But what happens when Luenna comes back and takes her place again? Will Luella be able to let go of the life she was never meant to have? And can she walk away from a love that was never meant for her?

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 11/20/2020 Ended: 01/29/2021 How far would you go for someone? How many hailstorms and dark clouds would you endure? How many falling stars would you wait for to make a single wish come true? For Reese Deborah Madrid, the sky was the limit. She was used to having whatever she wanted. Clothes? Shoes? Jewelry? Name it. She could get it without putting in so much effort. So, when she hoped for another shot of love with her ex-boyfriend, she was ready to sacrifice everything to win him back. Even if that meant she had to look stupid and desperate. Even that meant she had to suffer through the pain of watching him be disgusted by her. Even if that meant she had to deal with his harsh words and apathy. She did everything in her power to go back into his arms. She stood up to the rain that soaked her and the sun that burned her skin. She waited from daybreak to nightfall, hoping that he would eventually fall back in love with her. She thought she was getting there. She felt like she'd made it. But then, in the world where she could be anything, she lost everything in the name of her love for him. Because much like the sky, Harvin Rouge Foster was only meant to be loved from afar.

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #1 Have you ever been so smitten with someone that you were just so grateful they existed? Tipong makita mo lang siya, solved ka na. Kahit hindi mo siya makausap o makasama, inspired na inspired ka. That was the case for Dawn Karsen Navarro, a die-hard fan of a prominent singer and songwriter, Dior Kobe Gallardo. Kahit pa laging General Admission ticket lang ang nabibili niya at halos kasinlaki lang ng gagamba ang natatanaw niya mula sa upuan, marinig niya lang ang boses ng binata, kuntento na siya. So, when luck pulled a trick on her poor heart, she didn't hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity. She went from being in the farthest row to being in the backstage, from seeing only a glimpse of her idol to a face-to-face encounter, and from hearing only a fraction of his life to knowing everything there was to know about him. She had made a lot of progress. But, why did she go back to being seated in the farthest row? Why did she go back to being just a mere fan? After everything they vowed, why did she go back to being a stranger in the midst of the crowd?

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 10/07/2020 Ended: 11/18/2020 Elora Chin Valencia grew up in a toxic Christian family where she was viewed as the black sheep. Araw-araw ay ipinaparamdam sa kanya ng mundo na wala siyang lugar sa sarili niyang tahanan. She was a consistent dean's lister and an obedient daughter, which left her wondering what she had done so wrong to be disregarded as a speck of dust in the wind. They made her feel like she was just dirt, filling up the empty space. The one who would never have her own safe place. Feeling all of this contributed to her endless suicidal ideations. Baka nga tama sila. Baka nga wala siyang halaga at kailanman ay hindi na sasaya. She almost believed that. She almost held onto that notion. Not until she met the man in his BS Civil Engineering uniform and gorgeous grin, Troy Jefferson Dela Paz. He kissed her forehead, and her loud thoughts were silenced. Her demons calmed down. Her foes were defeated. For the first time in her life, she had proven her family wrong---a happy Elora Chin was possible. She was loved and well-taken care of. Troy embraced her sharp parts, not minding the wounds he might get. But fate had a lot of cruel things in store for her. Because when she thought she had reached the peak of happiness, she found myself drowning alone in the ocean she now called home, alone in her shame, alone with the waves she couldn't tame.

[COMPLETED]✓ "The darkness of the star terrified me. She was healed because of her perseverance, brave personality, and strong heart. I couldn't help but be proud of her, even she reached her goal without me by her side. " *** Amelia Vega Mariano had a worst life. She felt unloved by her family, even though she was the eldest daughter. Ganoon pa man, ginawa pa rin niya ang lahat upang maging masaya ang buhay niya. Admiring Stanley Ian Salazar, the mayor's son of Ilocos Norte, was her only way to alleviate all the worries she was experiencing from her family. She believed that, aside from her family, only Ian could make her happy. Naniniwala rin siyang malabo na mapansin siya ng lalake, ngunit nagulat siya nang isang araw ay bigla na lang nitong hiningi ang kanyang numero. She was confused but happy because her four years crush had already noticed her existence. Para sa pagmamahal niya sa lalake, handa niyang gawin ang lahat. But when the boy broke her heart and threw painful words at her, she knew darkness wrapped her heart. Of all the things she did to be happy, she still suffered from a mental disorder. She was in the dark, waiting to be healed. Will the star's darkness be healed when the only person she trusted left her hanging? Start: April 1, 2021 End: May 25, 2021

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(Skyline Series # 1) May gusto si Rayana Nirvana Garcia sa isa sa mga kaibigan ng mga nakatatanda niyang kapatid. She always steals glances at him whenever he's around. Her eighteen-year-old heart would always beat in secret for the twenty-three-year-old guy. She's feisty and blunt. Kaya niya ang umamin ng nararamdaman dito. She could even make a move on him. Pero hindi niya magawa. Hindi puwede. Because he's in a three-year long relationship. Until... he isn't.

Royce Allegre was never meant to kiss Giordana Ramirez. One slip in the dark, and suddenly he was caught in a moment that should never have happened, his lips on the girl he should never want, the girl his family would never accept. He should have walked away. Instead, the memory clings, haunting him, drawing him back to her with a gravity he cannot resist. There is something in her eyes-sad yet fiercely alive and brimming with quiet resilience that pulls him closer, even as every glance threatens to ignite what must remain forbidden. Some mistakes can be buried. Others blossom into obsessions. And Royce is about to discover just how far he will go when desire refuses to be denied... for the wrong girl. The Wrong Love | Book Two --