It was supposed to stay casual. Harper Hannah Russell was only meant to stay in the Philippines for a short while - just enough time to visit family before flying back to the U.K. to continue her life as a well-known fashion stylist. Falling for someone was never part of the plan. Especially not for Luna Kylie Carter - a quiet, emotionally guarded detective she met through a drunken dare and one dangerously unforgettable kiss inside a local bar. What started as playful banter, late-night conversations, and tension-filled encounters slowly became something far more difficult to escape. But with Harper's return to London getting closer and feelings growing deeper than either of them expected, they're eventually forced to confront the one thing they tried so hard to ignore from the very beginning: Some people are only meant to stay temporarily. The problem is- Sometimes they don't feel temporary at all.

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.

Si Pandora Del Rio ay isang registered nurse na magduduty sa Luna De Vista Mental Institute. Isang sanctuario kung saan ang mga babaeng wala na sa katinuan at sariling pag-iisip ang kanilang inaasist at inaalagaan ng mga katulad niyang nars. Sa kanyang unang pagtung-tong sa Luna De Vista ay hindi agad naging maganda ang kanyang karanasan dahil siya ay ginawa pang hostage ng isa sa mga pasyenteng nagwawala. Doon niya makikilala ang isang pasyenteng nakuha ang kanyang atensyon. [Cover page not mine. Picture credits to the original owner. Source: Pinterest]

Katana Gail Velasco had been an achiever since grade school. Her classmates and friends admired her for always being at the top of the class. She made sure to stay there, not just for herself, but to make her parents proud. Then came Jamie Larisha Escodero. A transfer student. Smart and confident. Suddenly, Katana wasn't the only one shining. And she hated it. She hated her. It felt like Jamie had stolen her spotlight, the one thing Katana had worked so hard to keep. But as time passed, her frustration toward Jamie only grew stronger. Every glance, every smirk, every little victory Jamie claimed sent Katana's blood boiling. What she didn't know was that, with every glare and every word of annoyance, Jamie's feelings for her only deepened. Because every time Katana got mad, Jamie didn't feel irritated- she felt something else entirely. Butterflies. "I-I think I'm in love with her..."

[GXG] When devotion turned into something dangerous. *** Catania Maximiliana Santiago, lived in an orphanage since the day she was born. It was believed that her alleged mother died of childbirth wherein a distant relative left her in an orphanage. Doon s'ya lumaki at inalagaan ng mga madre na tinuring s'ya na parang kanila at minahal ng higit-higit sa kanyang inaasam. Kahit pa man na lumaki s'yang walang magulang ay nagabayan naman s'ya ng mga taong nasa paligid n'ya. She's already feelings to contentment for what she have. However, every child is destined for a family. Kinalaunan ay inampon s'ya ng mag-asawang Carranza. Ang isa sa mga kilalang pangalan sa buong mundo. Catania won't deny how grateful she is for being accepted into such family. Isa na ang kanyang tinuturing na ate na si Margaret, the Carranza's biological daughter and an heiress to their succession. Akala n'ya nagkaroon na s'ya ng matalik na kaibigan at mapagmahal na kapatid. Unbeknownst to her that beneath the exterior lay the undoing of Margaret Claremonde Carranza. NOTE: if you notice a change in a chapter, please note that this book is under HEAVY editing

Hindi ko alam kung swerte ba o sumpa yung pagpasok ko sa mundo ng mga Romano. Akala ko simpleng pamilya lang sila, elegante, mayaman, makapangyarihan. Pero habang tumatagal ako sa loob ng mansion na ito, unti-unti kong nararamdaman na may mali. Masyado silang tahimik. Masyadong perpekto. At sa likod ng bawat ngiti nila, parang may tinatago silang hindi dapat mabunyag. May mga pintong laging nakasara. Mga silid na bawal pasukin. Mga mata na laging nakamasid kahit akala mo mag-isa ka. At minsan, sa kalagitnaan ng gabi, maririnig mo yung mga bulungan - mga pangalan, mga sikreto, at minsan... mga iyak. Doon ko lang naintindihan na ang pamilya Romano, hindi lang basta mayaman o makapangyarihan. May mas malalim pa silang dahilan kung bakit ganun kahigpit ang bawat kilos nila. At sa pagpasok ko sa buhay nila, baka may mga bagay akong matutuklasan na mas mabuting hindi ko na lang nalaman.

~ COMPLETED ~ Side story 4 of Sweet Surrender 🦋 Started: August 2022 Ended: April 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2022 ****UNEDITED****

If I will describe her, she is the perfect personification of sinful and forbidden beauty that I am willing to break the prohibition and worship her.