Darkness. Maria Juana Sihurano is full of darkness. Pakiramdam niya ay hindi na siya muling babalik sa dati dahil sa kadilimang dala ng kanyang nakaraan. She felt out of place in her own family. She felt alone but whenever Juan Francisco Birada is around, everything lights up. She wanted to hold onto him because her life depended on it - but her world was shaken when suddenly, Jufran wanted to leave... Alpha Series # 09

Watty's 2018: The Contemporaries Winner! Sandejas Siblings Fourth Installment: Z I D N E Y "Those who won't dare to touch the thorns should never crave the rose..." Zidney Agnieszka Sandejas experienced every hard, bad things at a young age. Separated from her family and having lost her memories, it was really awful. Having her new identity and family, she never felt at ease. Being chased, being called crazy and a killer. Then one night changes everything, waking up in a facility and seeing the most beautiful man she'd ever seen since then, the man who has those curvy thin lips, tousled dark brown hair and dreamy midnight eyes. He's her hero, the man who took her out of the darkness. That man who gave her the light of new hope and love but what if the light from the torch that man has made suddenly went out? What if that darkness comes back, making the delicate rose bleed and hurt? Will someone be able to touch the rose despite the pain the thorns will give? Book 4 of 4

Hoping to work in Japan as a cultural dancer, Maria Victoria Ferrer gathers up her courage and goes to Manila for a training she didn't expect. There she meets Claude Gil, the budding actor who awakens her sexual desires and turns her world upside down. *** Tired of the miserable life that she has in Nueva Ecija, Maria Victoria Ferrer decides to take a chance and work in Japan. But just when she thought she gets to leave right away, she arrives in Manila as a club entertainer for her 'training'. After sharing a heated night with budding actor Claude Gil, Tori finds herself entertaining no one else but him. The sexual tension between them is just too strong and nothing can separate them...until Claude's manager gets in the way. Afraid of destroying Claude's shot at stardom, Tori is forced to make a sacrifice and keep an important secret from him. Finally meeting again after their painful breakup, can Tori and Claude resolve all their misunderstandings and rekindle the fire between them? Or will they end up hurting each other more and realize that they're five years too late? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos