When her longtime boyfriend proposes to her, Nari does not seem happy. She rejects him, hoping he would understand. But two years, seven days, three hours, five minutes, and thirty seconds later, Nari enters a church and watches him get married to someone else. *** At 21, Nari Miranda graduates from college wanting to complete her bucket list-being independent, visiting the US, traveling Europe, and adopting a dog-so when Benny, her longtime boyfriend proposes and surprises her with a house-their own house--she doesn't feel right. Until she follows the first thing she thinks of that moment: she rejects him. Nari hopes that everything will still be okay between them, but seeing Benny with another girl becomes too much for her. Feeling broken, she goes to a bar to drink her pain away and meets Preston, the man she always coincidentally crosses paths with, not knowing her life will take a whole new different turn. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGNED BY: Louise De Ramos

Berry Lacsamana had given up on life. But when she one day wakes up in a strange bed with someone calling her his wife, her life begins to take a different path. ****** When Berry Lacsamana wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize, hooked up to medical machines, confusion and anxiety consume her. Deepening Berry's fear is the presence of Cadmus Valcarcel who treats her coldly and and looks at her with resentment. "Finally," he said with coldness in his voice that made her shiver, frightening her. "My infamous wife is awake." Berry isn't anyone's wife, lest she is married to Cadmus. However, when she sees a photo of Cherry, a woman who looks like her from every angle, Berry begins to have some suspicions. She knew she was Berry, not Cherry... wasn't she? DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WORD COUNT: 194,647 COVER: ASTRID JAYDEE WARNING: DON'T READ THIS STORY IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE DEPRESSING SCENES, SENSITIVE TOPICS OR MATURE CONTENT.

Tadhana (Self-published)

Frankie (Epistolary with narration)

Anya Tejero was forced to return to a place she chose to forget for years, a remote town where her grandparents' old farm was located. Ten years ago, she committed the most stupid and impulsive decision in her life. She secretly married Lander Rafael Valera, a farm owner's grandson whom she only dated for two months. Blinded by her first love, she dreamed of living with him forever. But her fantasies were shattered into pieces when she caught him cheating on her on their honeymoon night. After a decade, she had to find him again because of the annulment she neglected to process for the longest time. She wanted to revoke her married status before leaving to France where she was planning to settle for good. However, Lander wouldn't sign the papers so easily. He had too many conditions and demands. She needed to put up with his stubbornness and continuous ego tripping. Never in her wildest dream that the period she amounted to erase her bad past would actually result in falling in love to her estranged husband all over again.

The story depicts the game of love and desires. Clarisse De Silva was a lawyer who was famous not only for her skill but also for being a coldhearted person. She was an affectionate woman who only stopped believing in love after series of heartaches and decided to focus on chasing her dreams. In exchange of getting her own law firm, she committed a fake marriage to Pierce Calderon, a womanizer, dysfunctional and easygoing guy. They were living under the same roof but treating each other as strangers. Clarisse was contented with her tedious life not until a younger guy Lance Oliver Perez became her employee. He was a fresh good looking man who brought happy ambiance to everyone. Lance was deeply in love with his girlfriend Scarlet Yamzon; a beautiful, elegant, intelligent law student. Clarisse witnessed the unconditional love and sweetness of Lance and Scarlet which almost made her believe that true love still exists. However, her admiration was shattered into pieces when she found out that Scarlet and Pierce was having an affair. She kept the secret to herself and tried to fix the situation to save Lance from the heartaches. But as she involved herself, she started to have feelings with her employee. Ironically, when Clarisse's heart was about to be stolen by Lance, Pierce started to realize his true feeling for his fake wife. The chase of love began, however the game of betrayal, revenge and cheating continued. All of them was caught in the web of indecency... not until love started to rule everyone. WARNING: This story contents parts suitable only for adults.

"Loving is not turning your woman into someone else because from the start you fall for who and what she really is." The story of Lance Oliver Perez new found love. A sequel to LOVE ME TOO.

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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.