Para kay Dianne, maayos na ang lahat-hanggang sa kailanganin niyang iwan ang mga kapatid upang tuparin ang pangarap na matagal niyang pinangarap. Everything feels unfamiliar: the place, the people, the way of living. In her struggle to survive and start anew, she meets a man whose blue eyes once captured her heart-the same man she met during her sister's graduation ceremony. But in this new chapter of her life, is meeting him truly a blessing, or just another test of fate? And as she continues to carry the weight of being both a dreamer and a mother to her siblings, how far can love and responsibility take her before one must give way? Note: This is a work of fiction.

Saige Eve Garcia believed she'd moved on from her college love, Ryder Craig Rivera, but now, with mounting medical bills and time running out, she feels desperate. It's a trade: give him a baby, and he'll give her the cash. *** Saige Eve Garcia believed she'd put her reckless college romance with Ryder Craig Rivera behind her. Now, with medical bills towering and time running out, Saige is desperate. Her sister's life depends on a miracle. Ryder, entangled with his girlfriend, who can't bear children, offers her one. His proposal is cruel in its simplicity: be the mother of my child, and I'll pay for your sister's surgery. No emotions. No attachments. Just her body, his conditions, and a timeline. But when old sparks ignite and boundaries blur between lust and longing, Saige finds herself tangled in more than just a contract. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

MATURED CONTENT (R-18) Phoenix Series#10: Ethan Davidson "Hindi nababase ang pagmamahal sa mukha. Everyone deserves to be loved, beautiful or ugly. Kung mukha lang ang mamahalin sa isang tao, nasaan ang pagmamahal do'n? Mukha lang ang mahal mo hindi ang buong pagkatao niya and that's not love." - Ethan Davidson

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