DE SAN ESTEBAN SERIES, BOOK 1: Silly banters. Stolen glances. Unspoken feelings. Wandering eyes. Nolina Verano always had these feelings for Raphael Antonio de San Esteban. These feelings that disappeared and returned like waves. She didn't know what to call it. Or maybe... she didn't want to. She was young. It felt like too much. As she grew, she thought it was just a silly crush. But then college happened. Same city. Same university. They got closer. And too close! Until they became... friends? Oh, and roommates, too!

In a circle of friends where everything looks normal, Klaus and Blair act like nothing's going on between them. But when no one's around, they end up crossing the line they never talk about, slipping into secret pleasure they both pretend doesn't mean anything. Until it slowly stops obeying them until silence between them starts saying more than words ever could. And in the end, is it still just a pleasure, or was it never just that at all?

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

Everybody knows that Billie has only ever liked Deion. She spends her four years in junior high school waiting for him to notice all her advances. The most she can get in return is a friendly glance. But when Deion finally paid her some attention, Billie starts to rethink if he is worthy of her efforts. Disclaimer: This is written in epistolary format. Lovestruck Series: HATEMATE Part One Cover illustration by charameldraws ynativity, 2021

Adara Karisa Lois A. Cuestano

Inggo de Paz has a long line of girls waiting outside his door. He never thought Maureen Salas, his best friend's little sister, would be one of them. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

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Ailani Ember C. Pantaleon

Tired of endlessly messaging his famous vlogger crush in hopes of getting noticed, Cholo Cervantes finally gives in and installs a dating app to find the right one for him. . .only to end up matching with the same woman he has a hopeless crush on, Sean Velasco. The Art of Kissing Back ynativity, 2020

Bad Girls Series #2: Zenica Alameda Madalas na hindi natin napapansin ang mga bagay na nakapaligid sa atin dahil nakatutok ang atensyon natin sa ibang bagay. Zenica Alameda has always been a sucker for Severiano "Seve" Manzanares, the playboy. She has always believed that he was just misunderstood. Kilala n'ya ito; She knows that he's been struggling with his family and with his cheating mother so she has always been patient with him. She promised to stay by his side and to always be there for him. This is the love she first knew. But as Zenica struggles with her seemingly unrequited love for Seve, Lael Jaxtyn Lozoya came into the picture and showed her the things she wasn't aware of before. Now that Lael came, will she finally notice the things she cannot see in the past?