This is an unedited version. MATURED CONTENT(R-18) Phoenix Series#1: James Karl Smith SYNOPSIS: Princess Shaina Kim has everything. Mabait, matalino, maganda, sexy, mayaman, mapagmahal, makulit at sweet. She have a bestfriend whose so protective on her. He is James Karl Smith. Ang lalaking matagal na niyang minamahal. And James doesn't know about her feelings. Matagal niyang tinago ang nararamdaman para sa binata. Because she knows that James is afraid of commitment. Pero hanggang kailan nga ba niya maitatago ang nararamdaman para sa bestfriend? Lalo pa at BESTFRIEND at kapatid lang ang turing nito sa kanya? James Karl Smith is a serious type of guy. Everybody respects him. He has a cold personality and full of authority. Dapat lahat ng gusto nito ay nasusunod. Dahil hindi mo magugustuhan kapag nagalit ang isang James Karl Smith. Iisang tao lang ang kayang hawakan ang personality nito. His bestfriend, Princess Shaina. Can friendship will lead to love? The love story of James Karl and Princess Shaina. Date started: July 2018 Date ended: January 2019

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 09/09/2020 Ended: 10/07/2020 Solene Clemente was a typical Civil Engineering student who struggled to put up with her studies. Kung pwede ngang i-bake na lang ang napakaraming itlog sa test papers niya, ginawa niya na. At a young age, she experienced the harsh reality of life-poverty, abuse, and a broken family. But, as someone who could see the bright side of everything, she knew she could make it with only her mother and best friend, Duke Laurence Sanders, whom she secretly loved. Kahit pa naghihirap, basta kasama niya ang ina, kaya niya. Kahit pa madalas niyang hindi maintindihan ang lessons, ayos lang kasi may Duke naman na tuturuan siya. Na kahit gaano kalupit ang tadhana, patuloy siyang lumalaban sa buhay dahil may dalawang taong sumusuporta at nagmamahal sa kanya. She became too dependent on the love they could offer. But little did she know, like the sun she adored, she was destined to be alone.

Timid and soft-spoken, Holy Ildefonso suffers from anxiety and erotophobia due to her deceased parents. As she spends time with the naughty and dashing Laki Cavanaugh, can Holy really face her fears, or will his actions only trigger them more? *** Suffering from erotophobia, Holy Ildefonso finds it hard to be close to other men except for her own brother. When she discovers that her brother is leaving and she must live under the same roof with Laki Cavanaugh, she suddenly feels trapped and unsecure. With him offering to help with her phobia, Holy reluctantly agrees and unexpectedly finds herself being more comfortable with him. However, just when they think that their situation is getting better, challenges and misunderstandings come between them, tearing them apart. As Holy returns to the country and sees the changes in Laki, can they still try to make everything work this time around? Or will they choose to move on and surrender, even if it breaks their hearts? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

"I missed you. When you were gone I felt like dying. I couldn't smile. Couldn't live happily. I became the most miserable person in the world. I couldn't love anyone like I loved you. If people talked to me about fate, I'd laugh in their face. That was how I felt," he cries, just shy of shouting, "So don't ever leave me again. You got it? Ours is the greatest love story ever told." * * * * Sarawat is married. Tine, too. But not to each other. A chance encounter has them rekindling old flames; will they be able to reconcile?

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021