There is a thin line between love and hate, and Constantine Illaraza believes her feet have always been firm and steady on the other side of the ground. She hates him. Sincerely. But what can she do when she has to make everyone believe otherwise? Coco knew what she signed up for. Everything they had done was just for show. The hugs, kisses, and sweet nothings, all of which were hardly theirs. But somewhere between love and hate lies a thin line, a blurring of everything fair and reasonable. A line she tripped and a line he crossed. A great undoing of all things they pretended that were never theirs. Hardly Theirs - a novel Completed (2024). Book Cover art by: haiz & izzazazaie (on X/Twitter)

The filming for their upcoming movie was finally done. Francesca Ingrid Loreto has never been more thrilled and excited for her vacation after months of working on different projects. She was already prepared for her solo trip to Calayan Island when the sleepless nights and one slice of bread diets suddenly took a toll. Francine just found herself rushing to the nearest hospital. Shifting her weeklong itinerary from the beach to the operating room. Through the Nights Completed (2023).

She didn't like being contained and reprimanded. Katja Cyzarine Latorre wished to be free from what her father expects her to be. She didn't belong to the corporate world; she didn't belong in their home. In the kingdom of heathens, Katja was astray. The high concrete walls contained the dark secrets of their family through generations. Passageways served as the foundation of their mischiefs, leading to secret hideaways, leading to what their hearts desire. But when a little spark of light visits darkness, will it be able to amend all the wrong? Heal the scars of yesterday and bring hope to the present?

Tatlong taon matapos mapabilang ni Chancey sa pamilya, naging pressure sa kanya ang pagkakaroon ng anak bilang anak ng Ikauna. Sa araw ng pagkabunyag ng kanyang pagdadalantao, magsisimula na ang sumpang magtatapos sa huling testamento. Magsisimula na naman ang kakaibang gulo sa pamilya sa pagdating ng anak ng Anak ng Ikauna. Ano ang mangyayari kung sa dinami-rami ng mag-aalaga kay Chancey, napili pang bantay sa kanya ang pamilya ng kanyang asawa? Mairaos kaya niya nang matiwasay ang pagbubuntis kung pinalilibutan siya ng mga kinaiinisan niyang bampira? 02/19/2021 - 03/22/2021

Matapos ibalik sa mga Dalca ang Helderiet Woods, kinailangan nang umalis ni Mr. Phillips sa Grand Cabin upang manirahan pansamantala sa timog. At hindi nabanggit sa asawa niyang si Chancey ang katotohanang mayroon sa lugar kung saan siya babalik upang pansamantalang manirahan. Ano ang gagawin ni Chancey oras na malaman niyang sinadya ang pagbalik sa kanya ng Helderiet upang maisakatuparan ng pamilya ang masama nilang plano sa kanilang dalawa ni Mr. Phillips? Maibalik pa kaya niya nang buhay ang asawa sa tahanan nila? Malaman kaya niya ang katotohanang nakatago sa testamento ng Ikauna na ginamit ng pamilya para paghiwalayin silang dalawa? --- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. www.facebook.com/elena.buncaras This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 01/28/2021

Hindi isang ordinaryong gubat lang ang Helderiet Woods na hindi naman tipikal na binibisita ng mga tao sa siyudad, at sa pananatili roon ni Chancey bilang sekretarya ng bampirang si Mr. Phillips, malalaman niya ang mas malalim pang kasaysayan ng kakahuyang bahagi ng kanyang naging naglahong tirahan. Sa habambuhay na kasunduang namagitan kina Mr. Phillips at Chancey para lang maprotektahan ang isa't isa, kakailanganin nilang gumawa ng paraan upang manatiling buhay kahit na hindi sila tanggap ng pamilya. At sa paglabas ng katotohanan ukol sa tunay na pagkatao ni Chancey, malalaman din ng lahat kung ano ang malaking kaugnayan niya sa Helderiet Woods at kung bakit ba siya palaging tinatawag ng misteryosong gubat mula pa noon. ----- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. www.facebook.com/elena.buncaras This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 12/20/2020 - 01/27-2021

Napakadaldal na babae ni Chancey kaya kataka-taka kung bakit siya ang napiling sekretarya ni Mr. Donovan Phillips sa gitna ng napakatahimik na lugar ng Helderiet Woods. Kalat na kalat ang balitang walang tumatagal na sekretarya sa chairman ng Prios Holdings kaya't tinaasan na ang pasuweldo sa lahat ng makapapasang aplikante. At bilang competitive na nilalang, inilaban ni Chancey ang pagkakataon niya sa ngalan ng magandang sahod. Anim na buwan ang kontrata niya para pagsilbihan ang lalaking bihira lang lumabas sa mansyon nito sa gitna ng kakahuyan. Anim na buwan para makatagal sa chairman ng Prios Holdings. At anim na buwang patutunayan na karapat-dapat siyang ma-regular sa trabaho. Makatagal kaya siya nang anim na buwan kung ang pagkakataong inilaban niya para sa pera ay kaligtasan ang kapalit sa kamay ng isang bampira? (UNDER EDITING) ---------------------- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. Book cover made by Siiryal graphic shop. www.facebook.com/elena.buncaras This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 11/20/20

Inggo de Paz has a long line of girls waiting outside his door. He never thought Maureen Salas, his best friend's little sister, would be one of them. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 EDITOR'S PICK OCTOBER 2021 Jiya Valle learns too late that kissing her sworn enemy since high school Migo Salas doesn't come without repercussions. And to her, it's a secret she's going to bring with her down to her grave--but Migo has other plans. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

Ingrid is being stalked by a mysterious stranger. She thinks he's a psycho and is deeply afraid of him. However, her curiosity got the better of her, which made her seek him instead. She doesn't anticipate that by doing so, she has given him the power to mess her up so bad and turn her world upside down. RNS#1 A novel by Jamille Fumah