Si Clara Montgomery ay sanay sa buhay na tahimik, maayos, at laging sumusunod sa rules. Perfect lady-in-waiting ang peg niya para sa future na pinaghihirapan niya. Pero ang future na 'yun, nakadepende sa trabaho ng mommy niya bilang Head Maid sa dambuhalang coastal estate ng mga Vale. Ngayong summer, imbes na libro ang hawak ni Clara, basahan muna ang dala niya para tulungan ang mom niya sa mansion. Akala niya magiging boring at routine lang ang lahat-hanggang sa pinauwi ng pamilya Vale ang pinakamalaking sakit sa ulo nila. Enter Seraphina Vale, ang reigning queen of chaos. Isang rich brat na laging laman ng headlines, at kombinasyon ng dark feminine allure at pagiging spoiled. Ang parusa sa kanya dahil sa latest scandal niya ay "exile": tatlong buwan siyang kailangang tumira sa ilalim ng strict na rules ng lolo at lola niya hanggang sa magtanda siya. Si Clara yung tipo ng tao na dapat i-ignore ni Seraphina, at si Seraphina naman ang rason kung bakit dapat lang umiwas si Clara. Pero dahil sa forced proximity nila sa loob ng suffocating na mansion, magbabanggaan ang mundo nila. Habang tumatagal ang mga gabi at humahalimuyak ang amoy ng dagat, yung asaran nila, unti-unting nagiging something serious. Si Seraphina na sanay na laging nasa kanya ang control, biglang nawawalan ng kontrol sa babaeng nagse-serve sa pamilya niya. At si Clara na laging "proper," makaka-feel ng kakaibang tapang sa harap ng babaeng bawal niyang mahalin. Sa summer na puno ng secrets at stolen moments, sapat kaya ang forbidden desire nila para labanan ang social divide-o maglalaho lang ang summer romance nila kapag natapos na ang bakasyon?

Hope Eloise Sullivan grew up inside a mansion that never felt like home. Under the Zalduana name, she learned early that survival meant staying quiet, staying useful, and never asking for a place no one was willing to give her. But inside the hospital, she is no one's hidden burden. She is Dr. Sullivan-brilliant, sharp-tongued, steady-handed, and impossible to ignore. Then the Levistes enter the picture. And with them comes Zantasia Cazhielle Leviste. Composed, powerful, and dangerously unreadable, Zantasia is the kind of woman Hope should never want to understand. She belongs to a world of influence, arranged alliances, and family secrets-the same kind of world that has kept Hope within limits her entire life. But Zantasia looks at her like she sees too much. And Hope, despite every warning in her head, starts looking back. What begins as tension quickly turns into something far more dangerous: desire, guilt, obsession, and a truth neither of them is ready to face. Because the closer Hope gets to Zantasia, the more the past begins to move-and some buried things were never meant to stay buried forever. In a world where powerful families rewrite the truth, where love can be used as leverage, and where being seen can be just as dangerous as being erased, Hope must decide how far she is willing to go for the woman who could either free her from the limits she was born into... or become the reason she breaks them.

For love, would you play the role of the hero or the villain? An unmasked serial murderer is on the run, and killings are taking place all over the country. What a bad moment for a girl named Skylar Millie Parker to return home after four years in Canada, quitting a well-paid job. Unexpectedly, something happened on her way home when she met someone who would eventually lead her to an even better job opportunity from a prestigious family. Skylar accepted it without having a hint of the bigger trouble that would appear in her life in the form of a person; a woman named Hera Cythera Arentsvelt. The stories about Cythera intrigued her, even without personally seeing the infamous head of the family as she's always locked in her room. Quiet and mysterious, hauntingly playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. But then the time finally came, and something unexplainable changed inside Skylar the moment she saw the woman behind that name... "I remember vividly the first time I laid my eyes on you. You were wearing your purple robe with the same color as your eyes. I suddenly felt like everything around me had stopped, and you were the only one moving. Slowly taking the steps down the grand stairs. It felt like my breath got stuck in my throat, my heart pumping more blood than it should, and my head whispered to my ear...she looks ethereal." Ngunit ano nga bang malaking gulo na dala ng dalaga sa buhay ni Sky? At ano ang katakot takot na sikreto nito ang siyang tuluyang magpapabago sa buhay niya at sa mga tao sa paligid niya? Worse than that, it looks like Cythera knows something about the infamous serial killer in town... But is she the killer? Anong kaya mong isugal para protektahan ang taong pinaka importante para sayo? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish (Tagalog-English)

(#1) "YOU BITCH! HOW DARE YOU! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! ARE YOU HAPPY THAT YOU RUINED MY LIFE?! gigil na sigaw niya sa akin at sinampal ako. "DO I LOOK HAPPY? NO! I'M NOT HAPPY! YOU RUINED MY LIFE, MY EVERYTHING, MY HAPPINESS. HOW COULD I DO THAT TO YOU?! YOU DESERVED IT BITCH! YOU FOOLED EVERYONE!" gigil kong hiyaw at narinig kong nagbulungan ang mga tao. Wala akong pakialam kung masaktan siya. Deserve niya 'yan, sinira niya ang buhay ko! Date Started: October 21, 2016 Date Ended: November 23, 2016 (Highest Ranking #3 in ROMANCE) Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.

Started: 04/27/2021 Ended: 08/24/2021 Ang hirap palang tumanda. Ang hirap magbayad ng bills. Ang hirap suportahan ng pamilyang akala ay isang milyon ang suweldo mo. Ang hirap ngumiti sa nanay na mataas ang tingin sa'yo pero hindi ka kayang ipagtanggol. Ang hirap tabihan sa hapagkainan ng tatay na pinag-uubusan mo ng pera pero hindi ka maalala. Ang hirap mag-abot ng tulong sa kapatid na baon sa utang. Ang hirap intindihin ng hipag na nakakapagpa-rebond pa kahit kapos na kapos na. Ang hirap pakisamahan ng bunsong halos ilahad ang mga palad tuwing makikita ka. Ang hirap ngitian ng mga taong tanong nang tanong kung bakit hindi ka pa nakakapag-asawa. Ang hirap humarap sa mundong isasampal sa'yo na mag-isa ka. Tulong, bigay, utang. Isang iling mo lang, madamot ka na. Kasama mo sila kapag may maibibigay ka, pero hindi mo sila mahahanap kapag wala na. Ikaw ang kakayod, sila ang tutuka. Ikaw ang iiyak sa pagod, sila ang magtatamasa. Iyon ang summary ng buhay ko. Sobra-sobra ang naririnig na paghingi, kulang na kulang ang naririnig na pasasalamat. Sobra-sobra ang pagpapasensya, kulang na kulang ang natatanggap na pagpapahalaga. Sobra-sobra ang binabayaran, kulang na kulang sa kasiyahan. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay ko ang nag-iisang lalaking hindi ako nakita bilang naglalakad na alkansya, ang nag-iisang lalaking nakinig sa mahabang listahan ko ng problema, ang nag-iisang lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng kakaibang saya, ipinangako ko sa sarili na sa gitna ng hirap ng pagtanda, magtitiis ako basta't siya ang kasama. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay pagtalikod sa minahal na pamilya. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay paglaban sa mundong pinatatakbo ng kapangyarihan at pera. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay ang pagdurusa't pag-iisa. Siya ang ginhawa, pahinga, at kasiyahan ko. Dumating man ang araw na tanaw ko na ang dulo. Dumating man ang araw na wala na kaming sagot sa lahat ng bakit at paano. Dumating man ang araw na pareho na kaming talo.

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.

[ MATURED CONTENT | ENGLISH ] Emperor Series #2, Massimo Maxence Vassily. Brielle Xara is arguably the most innocent and purest servant in the palace, or was until the hot poisonous Emperor started acting toxic and obsessive with her, at which point she felt imprisoned. Started: July 22, 2022 Ended: April 8, 2023

It's always the concubine or the servant in a story who the Emperor defends. The story is rendered even more lovely when the Emperor chooses, out of great love for his concubine, to stand up for her against the Empress. Then, he devastates his harem mercilessly. But would you ever be interested in hearing the opposing viewpoint? Georgia Elizabeth Amata yearned for the Emperor's love and devotion her entire life, but she was never given a single instance of it. Because she is the Empress in this tale, and the Emperor wants the concubine in his harem. Date started: 04-21-2023 Date ended: 01-05-2024

[ MATURED CONTENT | ENGLISH ] Emperor Series #1, Magnus Maximiliano Vassily. Blandine Orelia died three times escaping the obsessive monarch Magnus Vassily. She was reborn for the fourth time and he was there again, still madly obsessed with her. Started: April 1, 2022 Ended: September 5, 2022

"You are invited to Temptation Island."