Katrina Isobel's home might look decent from the outside but it has been a series of broken in the inside. She became a rebellious teenager as a result of this. She has been dubbed as the family's disgrace by a high-functioning raging alcoholic father. When her father decided to bring home a woman who then acted like Cinderella's evil stepmother, she had enough. At eighteen she moved away from home. She moved thousands of miles away to escape and try to find a better life. Fifteen years later, she is now a successful Emergency Physician. One day, her estranged sister had decided to give her a call and told her that their father passed away and that she needed to go back to Guam for his funeral. Later on, Katrina decided that she will stay because she wanted to reconcile with her sister as she's her only family. She is determined to stay out of trouble this time and focus on healing and putting back what she has left with her sisters. Everything is going in her favor. She's settling well in her new job at the nearby hospital. She's now closer than ever to her nephews who she adores. She has a nice condo by the beach, where her nephew, Theodore likes to stay after school. Until one day, Theodore brought his twenty-one year old best friend, Mason, who was supposed to hangout with Theo, but instead, Mason had snuck into Katrina's bedroom.

Love is the most dangerous mission of all, and Vaughn Miguel must decide if surrendering to Kamila's forbidden passion will save him . . . or destroy him. *** Vaughn Miguel Gozar Del Russo has spent years burying his emotions beneath the cold precision of a W 1716 secret agent. His world is built on classified missions, silent kills, and loyalty to the global organization that shaped him. But everything changes the night he captures Kamila Dimaano, an international criminal with a past steeped in blood. What should have been an easy capture turns into chaos when Kamila turns the tables and tricks Miguel into thinking she's the victim instead of the mastermind. Yet Kamila carries secrets that burn, and beneath the criminal reputation lies the fierce woman Miguel cannot let go. When the hunter becomes the hunted, will Miguel choose Kamila over his duty--even as every enemy they've made closes in? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Trying to redeem herself in her family's eyes, Mary Del Russo steps into Joaquin Cornelius Yvarrez's world-only to discover that attraction to the governor comes with more than heat; it comes with consequences. *** Mary Vanya Del Russo lives through the lens of her camera--reckless, bold, and unafraid to chase the truth. But nothing prepares her for Joaquin Cornelius "Neil" Yvarrez--the dangerously handsome governor of Bulacan whose world is built on rules, control, and public image. Neil is engaged to Mary's best friend, Frida--an engagement forged in politics, not love. Yet the moment Joaquin meets Mary, something inside him unravels. Between secret rendezvous and stolen kisses, they find freedom in each other's arms, defying the expectations that cage them both. But power always comes with a price. When Neil's tyrannical father strikes back, leaving Mary fighting for her life, love turns into a war for justice. Exposing his family's corruption means risking everything--his career, his name, his future, and possibly, the woman who made him believe in desire and redemption. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

When Martina Del Russo starts her clerkship at Greyfield Sinclaire Memorial Hospital, she finds herself drawn to Dr. Roy Ezekiel Arguello-a skilled surgeon burdened by a painful past-and their forbidden connection threatens to ignite something neither of them can control. *** Martina Vlanca Del Russo steps into Greyfield Sinclaire Memorial Hospital, determined to prove herself as a medical clerk. But her confidence falters the moment she collides with Dr. Roy Ezekiel Arguello-the brooding surgeon whose icy dismissal cuts deeper than any scalpel. Placed under his watchful eye in the dpartment, Martina endures his relentless criticism and piercing glares. Yet beneath the tension lies a dangerous spark neither can ignore. Every stolen glance, every accidental brush of hands, fans the flames of a forbidden attraction. But when Kiel's ex reappears and rips open old wounds, will Martina forgive those who scarred her? Can Kiel heal the wounds of betrayal and win back the woman he truly loves? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Dominic John Pierceton is the perfect gentleman-a tall, devastatingly handsome American ambassador with a chiseled jawline, piercing blue eyes, and a carefully measured charm that commands every room. His life is built on control, his reputation spotless, his restraint unwavering. But the moment he meets Maria Elenna "Mela" Dellos Valles-Montejo-the shy, eighteen-year-old daughter of the Philippine President with a quiet grace that hides her own buried desires-his world tilts in ways he never anticipated. Mela's innocence is disarming, her blushes revealing what her lips won't dare say. She's only known men like him in the pages of her sister's forbidden romance novels, but Dominic's attention stirs something deeper, something that makes her heart race and leaves her wanting more. For Mela, the stakes are just as high; she knows how hard her mother worked to become president, and risking her family's reputation is the last thing she wants. Yet, with each encounter, she finds herself caught between loyalty to her family and her undeniable pull toward the ambassador. Dominic tells himself he must keep his distance, yet every stolen glance, every accidental touch ignites a desire he can't ignore. Bound by duty and a flawless public image, he's always been in control-but with Mela, that control begins to slip. Behind closed doors, propriety and restraint give way to something darker, a chemistry neither of them can resist. Their worlds are at stake, and yet, neither can bring themselves to walk away. With each encounter, the pull between them grows stronger, promising a forbidden romance that will test how far The Gentleman is willing to go-and just how much Mela is willing to risk.

Larkin, a gorgeous and sweet twenty-something, has dedicated her world-class talent in computers and technology to helping good criminals disappear and catching the worst of them on the dark web. Despite witnessing the filth of humanity in the underground world, she still sees the glass as half-full, dresses in bright colors, and seems like someone untouched by cruelty. She was perfectly content hiding in the shadows and taking down sickos from behind her screen-until she crossed paths with Simon Lucas G. Jonas, a super tall, hunky, and devastatingly handsome tech CEO. From the moment she saw him, she knew he was her type. If she were a computer keyboard, she would've gladly let him stick his flash drive into her USB port. Hoping to impress him (and maybe snag his attention), she decided to break into his supposedly hack-proof, fortress-like cyber wall. She succeeded-earning her ultimate crush's attention... but also his burning hatred. Now he won't touch her with a ten-foot pole, avoids her like the plague, and looks at her as if she's gum stuck to the bottom of his shoe. Her charm and cuteness? Completely wasted on him. Larkin thought she'd cracked every code in the world. Turns out, she's still struggling with the hardest one yet: The Code To His Heart

Dr. Dayanara Scott, now Larralde, spent years working herself to exhaustion just to keep the lights on while her husband gambled away their savings and their marriage. When it finally ended, she walked away free but hollow. She left her prestigious career in Pittsburgh for a teaching job in the Philippines, hoping to rebuild her bond with her daughter and find peace. While she works on winning her daughter back, a boy named Matveyo Zimnyakov, a lazy, unmotivated, and a repeat who can't even explain a covalent bond ends up in her class. When she catches him cheating, she has no choice but to call his father. Men with guns surrounded her office before Isaak Zimnyakov walked in. Tall, broad shoulders beneath a black dress shirt, tattoos peeking through his collar, dark blue eyes that hold no mercy. The kind of man who looks like sin and moves like power. That moment, she knew he was trouble, and she was not wrong. He tried to pay her off to pass his son. She told him to fuck off. From that day, she knew she had stepped into something dangerous. He left, but something about him lingers, a current she cannot ground no matter how hard she tries. Now, her daughter is growing close to Matveyo. Isaak keeps appearing where he shouldn't, obsessed and possessive, and he doesn't bother to hide it from her. And Dayanara can feel it every time they're in the same room. The pull. Equal and opposite. Inevitable. A dipole. She teaches it in theory. But Dayanara is about to learn firsthand that the most dangerous chemistry doesn't exist in the lab. It exists between two people who should never touch.

Creed Del Russo spent years chasing shadows, unraveling every thread of Jillian's absence. But the trail ran cold, until the day she walked into his clinic, clutching a feverish child and wearing a stranger's eyes. *** Dr. Creed Isaiah Del Russo and Dr. Jillian Klairo Esperensa were the envy of the medical floor: twin flames in scrubs, five years deep into a love so certain, they dared to promise forever. But on the day of their wedding, Jillian vanished. No vows. No warning. Just a note that said goodbye. Creed spent years following Jillian's absence, trying to figure out what happened, until she entered his clinic with a fevered kid in her arms and a pair of unfamiliar eyes. She didn't just leave him. She forgot him. Creed must now face the terrifying reality that love, like memories, may be overwritten, as well as the woman who once knew his heartbeat better than her own. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

Savannah Lewinsky is lost in the woods in the middle of a snowstorm, and her only hope of survival is a mafia debt collector-Silas Fitzgerald. As she tries to escape from him, she only finds herself returning to the arms of the man who wants to own her completely. *** Getting lost in the wilderness is an ironic fate for a forestry graduate like Savannah Lewinsky. Seeking escape from her suffocating relationship after discovering her boyfriend's infidelity, she makes the reckless decision to run in the middle of a snowstorm. But the woods have eyes, and they are drawn to Savannah. Silas Fitzgerald, a man living deep in the forest, has finally found the woman he wants to spend his life with, and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her within his reach-even if it means making her his in the most irreversible way. As Savannah finds herself craving Silas, will she still choose safety, or will she risk it all? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Attorney Madison Del Russo feels watched by a stalker who's been observing her for years. She grapples with her dark past, including a traumatic kidnapping experience. Despite her success in the courtroom, she struggles with her feelings of fear and desire for the unknown. *** Attorney Madison Ivery Del Russo thrives on unraveling crimes and courtroom chaos, but the one case she can't close is buried deep in her past. Years ago, her high school graduation turned harrowing when she was abducted and held captive in an unknown place, fearing she'd never escape. Salvation came in the form of a stranger with a Russian accent who vanished as quickly as he appeared. Now, as Madison fights for justice in the public eye, shadows cling to her private life. Someone is watching. Her instincts scream to confront the threat, yet a twisted yearning for the stalker's reveal lingers. Because part of her suspects he might be the man who saved her or the monster who never truly left. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela