She loves cooking-the kind na humihingi ng perfection. Every dish ay maingat na sinusukat, patiently tinitingnan ang oras, at niluluto nang may puso at intensyon. Sa kusina niya, ang mistakes ay hindi basta lessons-challenges sila para mas gumaling pa. Para kay Maxine, cooking is love made visible. Si Maxine Jane Valdez ay isang second-year college student na pinanganak sa hirap ng buhay. Maaga siyang napilitang magtrabaho nang mawala ang kanyang tatay, para masuportahan ang kanyang nakababatang kapatid na may sakit. Nagtatrabaho siya bilang personal maid ng lalaking lihim niyang minamahal-ang kanyang crush-habang patuloy niyang hinahabol ang pangarap na maging isang chef. Habang mas lumalalim ang nararamdaman ni Maxine, mas bumibigat ang katotohanang unti-unting lumalantad. Paano kung ang lalaking mahal niya ang siyang dahilan ng pagkawala ng kanyang tatay? Paano kung siya rin ang taong minsang sumira sa buhay niya? Sa pagitan ng pag-ibig at katotohanan, pipiliin pa rin ba niyang magmahal, o hahayaan na lang niya ang tadhana ang mag desisyon?

You can read this as a standalone story! Cavanaugh #3 Kaleidoscope is a marine archeologist and a wreck diver. The unbothered, expressionless, and boyish girl with monolid eyes, short jet-black hair and skin of milky white. She has this personality characterizing boredom and emptiness. With just one blank stare from her, all girls would sway and boys would swoon. After all she have to go through with the rough waves of her life, she have controlled not to show emotions.

Timid and soft-spoken, Holy Ildefonso suffers from anxiety and erotophobia due to her deceased parents. As she spends time with the naughty and dashing Laki Cavanaugh, can Holy really face her fears, or will his actions only trigger them more? *** Suffering from erotophobia, Holy Ildefonso finds it hard to be close to other men except for her own brother. When she discovers that her brother is leaving and she must live under the same roof with Laki Cavanaugh, she suddenly feels trapped and unsecure. With him offering to help with her phobia, Holy reluctantly agrees and unexpectedly finds herself being more comfortable with him. However, just when they think that their situation is getting better, challenges and misunderstandings come between them, tearing them apart. As Holy returns to the country and sees the changes in Laki, can they still try to make everything work this time around? Or will they choose to move on and surrender, even if it breaks their hearts? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

As a psychiatrist and psychologist, Grant Crown strives to avoid complications, such as relationships and love. But when he crosses paths with Sussex Eindenborough, Grant finds himself embracing all the complexities related to her, eventually making him break his rules. *** Initially arranged to marry his older brother Kreston, getting interested in Sussex Eindenborough is a big no-no for Grant Crown. As someone who avoids complications, entangling himself with someone like Sussex is too complicated for his liking. He then pushes the thought aside, but he always finds himself thinking about her and wanting to be near her. With Grant willing to break his own rules just to have her by his side, and Sussex striving for her freedom and dreams, can they set aside the complexities and build the relationship they both long for? Or will the secrets and challenges surrounding them crumble what they have and drive them further apart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

After dating several women during college, Keith was sure he had found the girl he would marry. Mayumi, on the other hand, lived differently. She traded her life in the city to live near the beach for personal reasons. Keith met Mayumi on an online dating site amid his upcoming final exams as a fourth-year engineering student. They fell in love instantly when Mayumi visited the city where Keith lives. Starting that day, they became inseparable. They made promises in the name of love and started to reach them one by one. Little did Keith know that Mayumi had a secret that could make him look at her differently. But his genuine feelings for her made him stay and love her deeply. At that moment, he realized that Mayumi deserved his unconditional love. Keith plans to propose marriage to Mayumi at the place where her heart lies; on the beach. But something happened that caused everything to change. What would happen to the promises they made?

Isang kwento tungkol kay Elaria, isang dalagang paulit-ulit na nananaginip ng isang misteryosong lalaking hindi niya kilala sa totoong buhay. Sa bawat panaginip, mas lalong tumitibay ang koneksyon nila pero hindi niya alam kung totoo ba ito o gawa lang ng imahinasyon. Habang lumilipas ang mga araw, nagsisimula siyang makakita ng mga senyales na baka may koneksyon nga ang lalaking ito sa reyalidad.

Lisandro Giovell Constanzo

Synopsis: Six strangers are bound together by secrets, betrayal, and a love that tastes like poison. In the city where power is currency and obsession is law, they find themselves caught in a twisted web of lust, vengeance, and devotion. Some will burn for love. Others will kill for it.

A single encounter with the daring Rave Silvano ignites a heat that threatens to break Sev Astilla's long kept silence. ﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉ All rights reserved. No parts of this story may be copied, reproduced, or distributed without the author's permission