He was the rebellious bad boy; she was his twin brother's best friend. Six years after a devastating rumor tore them apart, they reunite to discover that the ultimate betrayal was actually the ultimate sacrifice.

In a world where legacy is a game and love is the most dangerous move-who will be left standing when the board is overturned? Celine Almonte was raised like a queen on a chessboard-trained to charm, obey, and sacrifice. But when her father arranges a marriage to secure political power, she refuses to be anyone's pawn. Her plan? Hire a fake boyfriend and rewrite the rules. Enter Liam Estrella-a ghost from her past with secrets. What begins as a calculated performance spirals into something neither of them can control. The deeper they go, the harder it is to tell who's bluffing and who's bleeding. Old promises resurface. New lies take root. And somewhere between photo ops and private deals, a war brews-quiet, personal, and far deadlier than either expected. Because in this game, love is not the endgame. It's the opening sacrifice.

[DECK OF CARDS # 1] Defending him meant signing her death certificate. Siobhan Thiago never wanted to be involved in anything that doesn't concern her. She was never socially active nor woke. Politics and business did not concern her since she was focused on her own well-being. But when Hajiro Klijster Romero came barging into her life, spinning it around a perfect 360° to help her see the cruelty behind their privileged blindfolds, she slowly realized how messed up the world is and it needs more people who are willing to make it better. For months, she was directionless, until everything fell into the right places. Every passing day was a moment closer to her goal which is helping the afflicted. But even the wisest can be corrupted easily if the other end of the barter is someone they couldn't live without. A few years later, everything changed. Atty. Thiago, a BAR topnotcher, suddenly sides with an alleged drug lord in the name of love. Date started: February 24, 2021 Date finished: July 02, 2021 - COMPLETED & PARTIALLY EDITED -

Tatlong buwan na kasunduan sa isang Aroganteng Bilyonaryo.

After being dumped by her long-time college boyfriend, Georgianna Isla Dela Cuesta refuses to be the girl he easily forgets. The plan? Follow him to law school and make him regret for leaving her and the only way to do that is to become better than him at the one place he thinks he owns. Georgianna, born and raised in privilege, never needed to work hard for anything. As the only daughter of the Dela Cuesta empire, she's always been spoiled, high-maintenance, and too "Marilyn Monroe" for society's idea of a respectable woman. Her ex left her because she was "too much" too clingy, too girly, too dramatic and he wanted a girl with a "bright future," not a charity case in designer heels." Until the notorious Thaddeus Gael Resuello, fratboy, born genius, the one worshiped by every girl in law school. She heard all these humors of these girls about him. And yet, in the middle of all the case digests and late night study sessions, it's him who made law school almost bearable for her. She swore this time things would be different... she would never lose herself in a man again, never let anyone treat her like she was nothing. But somehow, somewhere between late-night study sessions and his cigarette smoke, she finds herself wrapped around Thaddeus' fingers... and this heartbreak might destroy her twice

PEARL OF THE ORIENT #2 Most people believe that a dream is the opposite of reality. For instance, you dream of falling dollars like it's raining pitchforks out there or almost drowning in a heap of chocolate syrup; definitely not gonna happen in real life unless someone rich drops his atachi case of money from the top of a skyscraper or terrorists bombarded a chocolate factory as sure as death and taxes. But it wasn't as sweet as chocolate when Almira and Pharell met on both endpoints of Colon Street- a historical street in downtown Cebu City; the oldest and shortest national road in the Philippines inasmuch as their aeonian eyes met that day and the night they closed it before sleep, strange dreams about two lovers whom they did not know began haunting and hunting on their shut-eye. Can dreams be defined as dreams when Almira, a girl diagnosed with KLS also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and the feeling of unreality and hallucinations was part of her illness? And the guy named Pharell, a person with REM sleep behavior, a disorder that let him physically act out his vivid nightmares. Even if finding the answer will lead to danger, they're ready to know everything whether it is really a mystery or only a part of their illnesses. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A FILIPINO-ENGLISH LANGUAGE STORY.

I promised to take care of him until he didn't need me anymore. I made a mistake. I was twenty-two. Just a broke artist with a pair of scissors and a flashlight, hired to be his nanny. I did my best. I built him a sky out of cardboard boxes. I held his hand when the thunder was too loud. I taught him that he didn't have to be alone in the dark. But children grow up. And Silas Vane grew up... different. As the years passed, I started noticing things I couldn't explain. My dates getting cancelled. My debts mysteriously paid off. The feeling of eyes watching me while I slept. I thought I was raising a lonely boy. I didn't realize I was becoming the center of a dangerous obsession. Now, he is a man. A genius who controls everything around him. And he has finally solved the only equation that matters: How to keep me forever.

(Bloodstone Legacy #2) "Sometimes, it takes a pure and innocent beauty to tame the beast of a demon." Every girl wishes to be a princess. To live in a palace, to have the luxury, wealth and tons of servants. Patrisha Azriella Bloodstone have it all, as the Vampire Princess. She has everything...except of something. She craves for love. Love and attention that she didn't feel from her parents. And as well as the freedom. At habang hinahanap ang mga bagay na iyon ay malalayo siya sa mga bagay na meron siya. She will be at the place where the secrets from the past will begin to unfold. And she will meet a ruthless and merciless unknown creature that will have a big role on her life. Will she able to achieve the things that she crave for? And how possible it is if the attention of the darkest creature is on her? Book cover made by: Hanahie_Sheena15 Date Started: November 2017 Date Republished: March 19, 2018 Date Ended: December 21, 2019

De Avila Series #1 "Wattys 2022 Grand Prize Winner" Known as the most stubborn and troublemaker daughter of the De Avila family, nothing stops Socorro from pursuing her dreams and passion for writing. Despite living in the 19th century, she believes women can also do great things like men. Being the next daughter to be sent off to an arranged marriage like her older sisters, she's now determined to create her destiny and break every single custom of what a woman was taught to do. She earns money by writing love letters as a ghostwriter. Everything seems to work according to her plan until she meets a young nobleman who can catch her lies and make her feel the love she thought only exists in books. Book cover design by @mariya_alfonso Language: Filipino Date Started: October 31, 2021 Date Finished: June 18, 2022

[UNEDITED] Miande Yves Ronoua was sheltered all her life. Not just by wealth but literally by people who were trained to protect the only daughter of the Ronouas. But the only thing they can't do is to protect her heart. Not from the only man she gave all her love to. Even if she's always not the first option. But what will happen when the day comes that she realizes? There's no hope for both of them? Is leaving him really for the best? Raindrops of Astalièr - Tonjuarez Series IV She fell first, he fell harder trope raindropsandstar