They say that happy-go-lucky people bury their deepest pain behind smiles. For Maverick Evander, an architecture student, was entangled in a web of uncertainty by his parents' decision to separate. Beneath his playful image and a well-known loud circle, he was able to carry a facade-a mystery no one could ever decipher. How can you read someone when they are just black pages in the book? That's how engineering student Rade Archiel Tejano sees Mavric: a blinding sun you could only graze upon. And the more he tries to solve the puzzles in Mavric's mind games, the more Mavric's wall thickens. Will Rade be able to crush someone who is already broken? Will Mavric top someone when he's the one who's falling? In a play where one had to win, both of them fell...hard.

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Two men. One secret conversation. A truth that broke everything. Tyler hated Mikael long before he fell for him, and falling for him might be the one thing he can't charm his way out of. *** Tyler Coast Alderidge Cervando has always had everything, except genuine connection. Charming and privileged, he returns to the Philippines for college carrying ambition and old grudges. Chief among them: Mikael Jasver Chua, the last person Tyler expects to matter to him. What begins as rivalry quietly shifts when an anonymous late-night conversation strips away titles, wealth, and walls, and two people begin to see each other clearly for the first time. But when the truth surfaces, so does the damage. Tyler & Mikael is a story about what happens when two people who were never supposed to fall in love... already have.

DEVIL'S DESIRE SERIES #1 Khallista Dennise Devoria, a passionate fashion designer, agrees to a forced marriage with a stranger to save her ailing mother. The promise was simple sign the contract, play the role of a wife in front of others, and never cross each other's paths behind closed doors. Relief washed over her when his secretary reassured her that they didn't need to act like real husband and wife-no intimacy, no obligations, only a cold, distant arrangement. But her world shatters the moment Thaddeus Goldenthorn the cold-blooded, eldest heir of the notorious Goldenthorn family sets his eyes on her. What was once a silent contract becomes her own nightmare when the man she married breaks his own rules haunted by his demons, consumed by obsession. Day started: July 7, 2024 Genre: Romance / Dark Romance Desire Series #1

DEVIL'S DESIRE SERIES #4 The Romano family hails from the province of Samar, a lineage of farmers living a simple yet love-filled life. Among them is Heaven Rae Romano, their eldest daughter-kind-hearted, cheerful, intelligent, and endlessly curious about the world. On the other hand, the Goldenthorn family reigns over Asia, wielding power, influence, wealth, and a vast business empire. Their name commands respect, but behind their riches lie secrets buried deep-secrets no one dares to uncover. At the heart of this lineage is Allerie Opelhia Goldenthorn, the youngest and only daughter. Cold, feared, untouchable-she is a force no one dares to challenge. When Heaven Rae moves to Manila for college, financial struggles push her to accept a job as a housemaid-inside the grand estate of none other than Allerie Opelhia Goldenthorn. Two women from opposite worlds, bound by fate under one roof. One, bright and full of life; the other, shrouded in darkness and mystery. What happens when warmth meets ice? When curiosity collides with secrets meant to stay buried? Will destiny bring them together-or tear them apart? ... Date Started: 3-3-25 Date Finished:

Astrid Selene Elizalde has spent years imprisoned in a single room, a life defined by walls and silence, with no answers to the questions that have haunted her entire existence. Her only yearning: to understand why. She has known nothing but darkness, and the relentless ache of unanswered questions, each day a reminder of the life stolen from her. But everything changes the moment she crosses paths with Cassius Giddeon, the fourth of the enigmatic Goldenthorn siblings. He is both the key to her freedom and the spark of a dangerous desire she cannot resist. In a world drenched in secrets, power, and obsession, Astrid discovers that liberation comes at a price. Loyalties are uncertain, motives are hidden, and the line between love and destruction blurs. She must navigate the dangerous allure of a man who can save her but may also be the reason she falls and breaks. In the dark heart of the Goldenthorn legacy, Astrid will learn that freedom is never simple, and desire is a weapon sharper than any chain.

Devil's Desire Series #2 As the first born of her family, Agrafina Odess-recognized as Fina is a strong-willed and goal-driven woman. She exceeded all the provocations, aced the years of challenges and landed on the field of psychology. It has been noted to her, the pledge was to always serve and assist; a proven tendency to always come out on top. But then, no matter how life succeeds, hurdles are still a burden. She was given a task by her boss, with no other choices, she was chosen to aid the well-known bizarre and yet, drop-dead gorgeous twin of the Goldenthorn family. Leonid Dmitrius and Samvel Dmitri. A twist of steamy therapy sessions are bound to transpire. This delves into Fina; a battle which herself is the lone enemy. --- Polyamory Story [R18] Written in Tag-lish

Epiphany leaves her job, gets accused by her old college friend (now turned ex-friend) of seducing her douchebag boyfriend, and gets kicked out of the apartment all at the same day. She has has nowhere else to go, no family to run to, and no friends to call for help. She's all alone in this world and she has no one to blame but herself. That's what she gets for burning unwanted bridges. An old friend still gets a wind of her current situation and offers her place as a refuge. Pride is all Epiphany has but she doesn't have any choice but to swallow it whole and accept her friend's offer. Her friend omitted one particular detail though... Epiphany will have to live with the reason why she burned all of the bridges in the first place-her ex.

*THE WATTYS 2025 SHORTLIST* Cassandra, an engineering student, was orphaned young. Since her parents died, she supported herself and her brother. She took all kinds of jobs to pay for their studies and her brother's medical care. She's cheerful, mischievous, and loving, but she never expected her life to change when she met Zac Miguel Ortega, a professor at her university.

(SPHEROID CHAMBERS #2) Black is for darkness, White is for light, Blue is for sadness, and Yellow is for happiness. Different hues and different purposes. But Conrad Efrain Soliven only knows Black and Blue. He lived his life in Black for years and he's oblivious about the other colors. He was born seeing Black and feeling Blue. He's an easygoing person despite everything he had been through. He felt contentment when he met his bandmates. But it is not enough for him to excavate different colors. Until she came into his life, the painter of his life. She put different tints in his plain canvas. She stirred the Black, Blue, White, and Yellow. She made him feel different sentiments. She taught him that every color is indicating how we feel and how it'll turn into something amazing if we blend it precisely. But everything changed in a blink of an eye. White and Yellow withered, and the Black and Blue assaulted the two like an unforeseen bomb that they didn't expect to explode. Black and Blue spilled on a well-colored canvas, giving it a dark and painful stain. "This Sonorous Zeal ravaged us badly. It was a devil in disguise, it made us feel heaven. But now, we are suffering from limitless anguish." Started: 2022 Finished: 2023 Language: Filipino-English