Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son. ***** Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice. [[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]] [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

[Written in Filipino and konting English] Kompilasyon ng mga mahahabang maiikling kwento, mga anik-anik, mga suka ng isa talagang bored na otistik, mga pighati habang naglalaslas, at iba pang mga walang kwentang kwento. Palakpakan!

[ time travel x greek mythology retelling with a twist ] Celena has always been a lover of books. As any sane bibliophile does, she wishes to escape into fictional worlds and forget about her monotonous life that's become slightly painful as of recent events. But what Celena doesn't wish for is to get sucked into the realm of Greek Gods in just a turn of a page - literally. She is trapped in an unbelonging world, becomes witness to an illicit affair of Gods and discovers a piece of the future that shatters her. Celena must do everything she can to alter the future and if forging a deal with a God is what it takes, she will take up the challenge. But will she really keep up her end of the deal?

••• Enma Clarisse Castillo is a twenty year old college student currently on her last year in Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Science. She has a reputation for being a love cynic and a conservative. Growing up in a toxic environment, she has been trying to prove herself to her family, specifically to her mother all her life. Fighting to be seen and to be heard, wearing that mask she carefully carved through expectations and guilt. When Enma finally learned the truth about her family, it cost her an entire year in college. This failure made her realized that she's done fighting for someone else. This time, she will fight for herself and for her own happiness. And on that realization, her paths crossed with Ian. Ian Michael Marron, a 22 year old fresh graduate from UP. He was in a sense, Enma's opposite. He grew up in a comfortable life and without any pressure from his family. He's perfect in all aspects: brain, looks, talent, and even in personality. But this seemingly perfect image will soon break. Two flawed souls, quite different but similar. Just fighting to break off each other's masks, revealing their true selves. Will they love what they see inside? Or will they retreat back to their own familiar traumas? ••• Copyright 2025 Language: Filipino (Tagalog ) and English ᜉᜍᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔

A girl named Khieynna comes from a simple yet lovely family in the province. Her family is the reason why she keeps going in life-to pursue her dreams, to give them a better life, and to become a voice for others. Then came a transferee named Rhansy. They became close, but deep inside, they both had feelings for each other. The question is... Did they ever know? Until one day, fate separated them. Will they ever meet again? Or will everything remain just a memory? But what if destiny brings them together once more? Will everything stay the same-or maybe they're not meant for each other after all? Through all her ups and downs, she knows that everything will be okay one day-just like a gasera that gives her light. Not only while doing her assignments and eating healthy meals with her family, but also when life becomes too dark to find her way-to find her own light. Note: The cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.

They've known each other since they were a child, Zayne, as the older for 2 years, promised to protect and take good care of Norvyn and treat him like he's his one and only younger brother, what would happen if Zayne found out that his supposed to be 'Younger brother' sees him as more than a big brother?

Content to live in his superstar twin's shadow, Evan Reed never expected to join the volleyball team-or fall for his brother's best friend. But one accidental collision sets off a whirlwind of spikes, secrets, and unexpected feelings that just might pull him into the spotlight for good. *** Evan has spent his entire life living in the shadow of his twin brother and volleyball prodigy, Ethan Reed. And to be honest? He likes it there. No expectations, no pressure, just quiet. That is, until one day he trips and falls into a boy, and subsequently triggers a highly dramatic series of events that starts with him reluctantly joining the volleyball team, and ends with him dating his brother's best friend. (And unfortunately, after all of it, he's still on the volleyball team.) *** NOW COMPLETED

Sa isang paaralan kung saan niya makikita ang kanyang tunay na pagkatao. Sa isang paaralan kung saan niya makikita ang magpapatibok ng kanyang puso. Sa isang paaralan kung saan minsa'y nagpagulo ng kanyang munting mundo. Started on March 30, 2020 Ended on July 22, 2020 EDITED: 2025 She is Valery Cahill-a girl faced with countless challenges and questions. Someone seeks to kill her and steal her magic, for she possesses the power to control one of the most sought-after abilities. At first, she had no idea about her gift, but her life is in grave danger if she fails to control her *Spark*. Valery was once an ordinary girl, full of joy and happiness, until she was transferred to a new school-a place she never imagined that would push her into unimaginable peril. Valery manages to stay strong and forces herself to join a Deathly Contest to protect the parents she's been separated from for over 12 years. Though she has forgotten their faces, she has never forgotten the love of the family willing to sacrifice everything for her safety. But as the contest begins, she realizes something she never expected... The game she thought was her battle wasn't her true fight at all. It was only the beginning...

Elara Velasco has one goal - to survive her Biology degree without losing her mind... or her GPA. But that's easier said than done when Silas Reyes, her annoyingly perfect class rival, keeps outshining her in every discussion, lab, and recitation. He's calm where she's chaotic. Precise where she's passionate. And worst of all, he looks too good doing it. Every class feels like a battlefield - until the lines between competition and connection start to blur. Maybe the real experiment isn't happening in the lab... but somewhere in between pride, pressure, and something dangerously close to chemistry.