[MATURE CONTENT] Zacheo Lloyd Monterde, a 27 years old bachelor, owns Monterde Publishing and MTD(Monterde Tough Drinks). He was obsessed of Charlotte Elle Francisco, without her knowing, she was his first love. He kidnapped and owns her when he saw her again and brought the lady to an island he owns. As she fell inlove of him, little did she know, Zacheo was struggling about his status with his wife Sabrina, for he wants to divorce her and marry Charlotte. But as soon as she met Zacheo's wife, a circumstances of love triangle arises, made her run away from him and leave the country to start a new life. What will happen when she come back? Did she already erases her love for him? Can she accept him again? Or run away again to leave a barrier for her and for Zacheo's real wife? Highest rank 🎖️Number 8 in beach rank out of 786 stories🎖️

In a garden full of roses, how many of us cared for a single thorn? Whenever we glide on every single rose, we hate it when our dress gets caught up by a thorn. But you say it's your favorite? How much pain can you endure by accepting that every single rose has multiple thorns that can prick you, hurt you, and leave you wounded? For Hardin Grathia Costan, the thorns should be hidden. It should be buried and should never see the light of day. Iyon ang palaging utos ng kaniyang boyfriend. Kapalit ng lahat ng naitulong nito sa kaniya simula nang mawala ang kaniyang mga magulang. Sa pag-aaral at sa buhay na meron siya ngayon. Ayos lang sa kaniyang sumunod palagi sa utos. After all, everyone loves roses, their petals, and their sweet scent. Everyone yearns for perfection. Hindi tinatanggap kung hindi perpekto. Iniiwan kapag hindi sumusunod. She's so used to being the perfect girlfriend. The obedient one. A trophy. Her boyfriend can make her do a lot of things that even she, herself, cannot imagine doing. Change the way she dresses? Stop listening to her favorite artists. Even zip her mouth while he cheats? Okay. But when an unexpected thing happened, her boyfriend needed the money to save his grandmother, his only parent growing up. He traded her for millions. And now, she needed to be a girlfriend for someone she didn't even love. His boyfriend's boss, Flame Augustus Monforte. By the hopes that someday, all of her sacrifices for him would be reciprocated. But how is that Flame able to take out the thorn from the rose I built? I thought it was supposed to be hidden. It should be buried, right? Never to see the light of day? Why am I confused all of a sudden? I am giving him the rose that everyone wants but... why is he craving for my thorns? Started: May 9, 2023 Ended: December 26, 2023

Sta. Maria Series (Herrer Girls- 3rd Generation)

Summer Lee is thirty, gorgeous, successful-and still untouched by love. She's never been kissed. Never even held hands. Not because she's hard to please, but because her overprotective dad and brothers built a wall so high, no man's ever made it over. As the only girl in the family, she's been guarded like a national treasure. Every single man who tried to court her mysteriously vanished without a trace-and she's pretty sure her brothers had something to do with it. Just as Summer gives up on romance, fate throws her a curveball: he comes back. Ruey Zix Montclair-the one boy she secretly wanted, the one her teenage heart never forgot. Now he's back, all grown up: colder, sharper, and devastatingly hotter. But Ruey keeps his distance. He has to. She's his best friends' little sister, and breaking that unspoken rule could destroy everything. He tries to keep the line clear. To look away. To treat her like nothing's changed. But Summer isn't the same girl anymore. And neither is he. And when desire starts to slip past the walls he built, Ruey realizes the one thing more dangerous than crossing the line... is not crossing it at all.

A "simple" girl named Marione Santillan will do anything to have a comfortable life. A golddigger who's after the wealth of her boss. Money excites her. Kung pwedeng akitin niya ang boss ay gagawin niya ang lahat mahulog lamang ito sa kanya kaya noong inalok ng tulong ng isa sa mga malapit sa kanyang boss ay hindi na siya tumanggi pa. Sa larangan ng pustahan, may isang mananalo at may isang matatalo. She gambled for the sake of a wealthy life. The gambling chained her from a situation that will scar her heart forever.

Rohan has been meaning to find the perfect distraction for him whose life is empty. After suffering the death of his ex-girlfriend, he totally lost the will to live. One night while he was drinking in a bar, one cunning woman approached him and talked about money and pleasure. A foolish part of him wanted her to be his hired bed warmer in exchange of giving her whatever she needs. Will he be able to keep the boundaries he's set for this woman? Or will he break it just to free his desires for this woman who warmed his cold heart even after knowing the consequences? ***

So what happens when two people raised under the same roof experience the same spotlight?

Left with no choice, Marianne Larazano sacrifices herself to help pay her brother's debt. But when problems don't seem to leave her alone, she is forced to approach Ryan Del Carmen, the guy she had a one-night stand with years ago. *** Young and innocent, Marriane Larazano gets the biggest twist of her life when her older brother asks her for help in paying off his debt. As a college student, there's nothing much she can do-until an idea comes to her mind. Marriane then joins the secret service, where she sacrifices her innocence in exchange for money. There, she meets Ryan Del Carmen, the ruggedly handsome guy she shares a steamy night with. Believing everything's finally solved, her brother brings more problems, eventually leaving her in a pile of debt. With her life now on the line, Marianne reluctantly approaches Ryan to tell him she got pregnant with him years ago. Now torn between prioritizing her safety and keeping up with her lies, can Marianne ever prepare herself when Ryan finds out the truth?

"I married him knowing he loved someone else. I married him knowing I'd get hurt." Lorelaine has been in love with the same man since she was fifteen. He has done nothing but break her heart, yet she chose to bind herself to him for life. She believes that love is patient, that love conquers all, and that one day, he will love her back. But as the cycle of hurt continues, Lorelaine must face the ultimate question. Is her love a bridge to a future together, or a path to her own destruction?