The Zorron Series #5 (R21) complete | published on immac Mercian Ara Bueno is an ambitious tourism student who manages their family's small carinderia in Manila. After years of dedicating her loyalty and love to Arist Bañara and receiving nothing but heartbreak and trauma, she finally breaks up with him to save herself alone. Her not-so-peaceful life turns for the worse when she unintentionally crosses paths with Lucre Marcus Zorron, who is well-known for the wealth and reputation of his family. Mercian tries to give Marcus a piece of her trust, hoping he is the right person this time. Despite the uncertainties, they decide to take a reckless gamble on love. However, love isn't always enough to convince someone to stay. Love can sometimes be the reason to let someone go.

Kio Soledad de Merced always kept his life quiet and private. He never wanted anything flashy and grand. Attention and spotlight were the two things he never wanted to have. Calm and easy, that's how he preferred his life. Shiloh Lumiere Bendia's life was far from what he wanted, she was born for the spotlight. Living under the scrutinizing eyes of the world, Lumiere's life consists of cameras and flashes following her whenever she moves. The world gravitates around her, and everyone who sees her is drawn to her light, including him. The moment he saw her on that stage with the spotlight shining on her, he knew he would spend his whole life admiring her from afar. But with the twist of fate and a little luck, his fate might have changed. A secret moment. A lingering stare. Quick stolen moments behind the camera that no one knows about. But to what extent can they sacrifice for a losing battle they knew they would never win? To love is to risk. To risk requires courage and courage is only found in places we're too scared to take. ---- Date Started: March 2025 Date Finished: June 15, 2025

Raising a kid is a difficult task for Sandro, especially if the child is not his own. When adoption is the only way for him to have the right for his best friend's only daughter, how far will he go when blood is always thicker than water? • • • • At a young age, Sandro experienced firsthand how difficult it is to grow up without parents. That's why, following the loss of his best friend and the girl he had courted, he took care of his best buddy's only child. With the support of Alyna, his supervisor and open-secret crush, Sandro will try to be a responsible dad for Chamee, despite his poor temper. But his role as a single father to Chamee doesn't end with the adoption papers; he also has to travel to Aklan to meet Chamee's blood relatives. Will he be able to make it through his journey in Aklan as Chamee's adopted father? Is blood be always thicker than water? ************ The Wayward Son in Aklan © July 2021 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved

The lethal and the pure. The black and white. Opposite sides burning each other's souls. Parvana Naia Bukhari and Zeus Vincenticus Ferrer. When she first stepped into his life, he knew she was nothing but trouble. Sweet smiles and prayers doesn't fit with his rock n roll soul. As fast as they catch the burning flame of attraction, it spiraled down into nothing but specks of dust. What the fuck is love when religion, beliefs, and their entire lives contradicts each other? This is how we started. And this is how we end.

[First of HIDDEN BEACH Series] Savannah Brielle Palomarez is one opinionated woman. She never backs out in arguments kahit sino pa man ang kaharap niya. But that one strong asset of hers is the prospect that ruined a long-lived relationship. Kaya walang pag-aalinlangan siyang lumuwas palayo sa siyudad at nahantong sa probinsyang unti-unti nang tinatakpan ng alaala niya. From that moment, her life changed. At ito ay sa katauhan ng isang lalakeng sinasangga lahat ng patutsada niya. Bawat bala ay tinutumbasan nito ng patalim. Not to mention his oh-so-hot charms. So basically, she just met her match. Savannah knows better. She's done with sinister-looking guys. They break hearts. But from the moment she saw her walls crumble, lahat ng pagpipigil sa sarili at matibay na paniniwala ay parang bula na nag-laho. Kahit ano pang gawin na pag-puwersa sa sarili at isipan mo, when the heart speaks, there's nothing you can ever do. Screw mind over matter.

Renesmee Venice Esquivel was the only girl in the Last Section who overcame a harrowing and dark past. She was bruised, hurt, and full of scars in her heart and still in the process of healing through the last section's arms, but the wound was starting to open and bleed again when her nightmare started to haunt her in the present. After a long series of unveiling truths, secrets and enemy, will the last section stays on Raiven's hold? Will Raiven tighten her grip, or will she be force to let go of them now? Would she still accept the insults of her past to continue ruling the last section, or will she now give up and listen to the praises of the other side?

Will Raiven continue to rule the last section if they are starting lost one by one on her grasp? How can she reign the throne if there's no last section anymore?

"I will rule all of you." Raiven said to the last section. Mahirap makihalubilo sa isang seksiyon na lahat ay lalaki. Mas lalong mahirap kung makasama ka sa isang batch na puro lalaki. Pero paano kung ang isang babaeng katulad mo... mapasok sa isang unibersidad na para sa lalaki? Will she can still able to reign her throne if the last section keeps violating her rule? Status: COMPLETED Start: Sept. 3, 2020 End: March 11,2021

Dulceñara Yvette Laurell, molded by scars and silenced rage. Escaping a toxic home in search of peace, she finds unexpected chaos-and healing-in the presence of Isaac Bryce Dela Frontera, a man who teaches her that freedom isn't just found, it's chosen. But when the past calls her back, so do the wounds. Branded a rival in her own family, Dulceñara is torn between reclaiming herself or giving in to the roles others forced upon her. In a world where love feels like war, can a candied rivalry ever lead to sweet redemption? Date started: 01 - 30 - 23 Date ended: 03 - 01- 23 HIGHEST RANK #1: ARTIST

|Wattys 2025 Shortlist| She was a sunlight. Wild, daring, and free. He was the crescent moon. Silent, disciplined, and powerful. Dorothy Maeve Andino lived like life was a dance she already mastered. But then came Zul Qurnain Rabbani-the man born into legacy, built from faith and restraint. He wasn't supposed to notice her. Yet when their worlds collided, something shifted. What started as curiosity turned into something deeper and too deep for what their pride, culture, and beliefs could endure. Because when the storm meets stillness, something always breaks. She once said if she ever got lost, she'd beg the sun to change its rays just to find her way. But what if even the sun couldn't save her this time? Date started: 03-13- 23 Date Ended: 02- 22- 24