Book 1 of Rule Series Martina Rasha Radejas is beautiful but rebellious--like an enticing rose covered with thorns. She likes to party. She likes to drink. And she likes men who challenge her--the type who will not easily give in to her. Due to the threat in their families' lives, her brother hired the most annoying bodyguard she ever had. Alano Kerzaes. The ruthless, cold, and most handsome man her eyes had laid into. Her former crush, whose ideal girl is the opposite of her. If she is a rose with thorns, he is a deadly poison who dominates all. How is she going to rule over him when it is her who is ruled from the very beginning? date started: october 03, 2025 date ended: december 28, 2025 This story is written in Tagalog and English.

Lauchico 4: Brittian Teo Lauchico Brittian Lauchico proved that you can really never have it all. Despite his name and money, he could not make the mother of his child stay. Anong kulang? Saan siya nagkamali? He supported her showbiz career from the beginning but it wasn't enough to make Shivonne Pardo de Tavera stay in their life. On the other hand, Oliviana Lola Alerica, was struggling to survive by herself. Imagine, may siyan kang kapatid tapos lahat ay palamunin at walang pagkukusa? Luckily, opportunity strucked her, she became the nanny of Celine Lau ch ico, the only daughter of Brittian Lauchico. It was unexpected. It was all fun until Shivonne came into the picture again. Saan niya ilulugar ang sarili niya?

Grayson Amell Ruiz has it all, the good things and the bad things. But not until Ava Amelia started bugging his life.

Elara Soledad de Merced thrives in attention and affection-being the youngest and only daughter, never once did she experience being set aside and treated as someone deemed unworthy. All her life, she was treated with utmost care and love. The princess with a perfect life who had never gone through hardship. Boys dream of her. Girls look up to her. Some hate her. Whatever she does, everyone follows. Second to none, rejection was something she was never familiar with, until him-her first love and the only man who ever rejected her. But not even her first rejection could stop her, so she pulls out her highest heels and her sparkly little dress, because what Elara wants, Elara gets. Luis Silvino Prodigalidad is what she wants, and she will get him, even if it means painting his hurricane into pink skies.

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Clover Allison Aguilar has it all-beauty, grace, and the privilege of being the mayor's only daughter. To everyone in town, she's the untouchable princess from a perfect family. But behind the polished smiles and elegant posture lies a girl quietly breaking. And then there's Matthew Dwayne Guerrero, the student council Governor, campus crush, and the boy she's been secretly in love with for years. They've always been just a glance apart, never close enough to touch. Until Clover, desperate to be near him, joins school events just to steal moments beside him. But as their worlds begin to collide, secrets from the past start to rise-ones that threaten to ruin everything Clover's tried to protect, including her heart. Will she risk it all to follow what she feels? Or will she let love fade like a scent that once lingered in the air, now gone with the wind?

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025

To care about the opinions of others is to live in a prison you built yourself-but what if caring beyond one's capacity is the only way to keep the world from falling apart? Haunted by a past tragedy and fueled by a vow to never let anyone down again, life gave the perfected art of losing herself to protect everyone else. Anastacia Dawn Naciente has spent years ensuring she never lets anyone down, but Chase Iverson Llegado makes her question the very foundation of her sacrifice. Daggers were shot and words he'll soon regret were thrown, then he finally sees through her cracks, eventually finding himself lost in her yielding warmth. He has built walls and her shadows whispers of charity. Seeping through cracks was enough... or was it really? Uncertainty and hope were all he had, but he heed through the whispers and embraced her tender novelty. "Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner" - Lao Tzu

The first time Floresca Laniela Crisostomo opened her eyes was in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States. She later developed a passion for book collecting, nevertheless, after learning to love reading while growing up in the Philippines. She consequently has a favorite book, just like any other book collectors. She fell in love with the novel "Enchanted by the Charmer," published by a pseudonym known as "The Charmer." Flor is an intelligent young woman who dreams of becoming an author. She spares her time reading books she considers her inspiration. Hiding in that shadow of her own little fantasies, she once hoped to experience the love that she only read in books. Thus, meeting Ezian Lorenzo Del Romano was the first time her heart beat in a way she couldn't have imagined. An infatuation was built up around the corners of her dull heart, and an alluring dust was sprinkled on her perception of what love should be. But it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows when she met Ezlo. When will she be able to feel the love of the female character in her favorite novel? Or will she simply stay the same as everyone else, waiting for Cupid's arrow to strike her drab heart? ••••• Burnt Skies Above Serene Waters 𝘋𝘦 𝘈𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘐