(Finalist for PHR Novel of the Year 2015) "In this cruel world, you've managed to introduce me gentleness." Caleb came back to the Philippines with an epic plan, to ruin Alaric, his twin brother. Kaya naman ilang araw bago ang kasal ni Alaric ay dinukot at binihag niya ang pinakamamahal nitong fiancée na si Gianna at dinala sa kanyang pribadong isla. Pero sa araw-araw na nakakasama niya ang dalaga ay siya rin ang nahuhulog sa sariling bitag. He fell in love along the way with Gianna. Sa panibagong laban nilang iyon ng kanyang kakambal, masiguro pa kaya ni Caleb ang kanyang pagkapanalo?

(published under PHR) May mga naghahanap po ng story na ito sa akin. Ilang taon na rin po mula nang ma-published ito kaya siguro hindi na makita sa stores. Kaya ito ang naisip kong unang i-post rito. Sana po ay magustuhan nyo. Enjoy reading! :) "Truth or dare?" Nakangiting tanong ni Cassandra kay Jethro nang tumapat sa dating boyfriend ang nguso ng boteng ipinaikot niya. "Dare." Muli siyang ngumiti. "Sige, inuutusan kita. Mahalin mo 'ko uli." Nang matahimik ang mga kasamahan ay sinikap ni Cassandra na tumawa. "Pwede bang 'truth' na lang? Wala na kasi akong ibang maisip na ipagawa sa 'yo... maliban sa ang mahalin ako." "Fine," parang napipilitan na lang na sagot ni Jethro. "Truth." "Okay. If there's one thing that you want to tell me, what will it be?" Tinitigan siya ni Jethro nang deretso sa mga mata. "Bakit bumalik ka pa?" Natigilan si Cassandra. Paubos na ang tatlumpung araw na palugit sa kanya para makasama si Jethro. Pero mababawi niya pa kaya ito bago tuluyang angkinin ng iba kung sagad hanggang langit ang galit nito sa kanya?

Chryzelle had given Calix three hundred and sixty-five chances every year. But he wasted them all. Hanggang isang araw ay nag-quota na ang puso niya. Hiniwalayan niya si Calix na parang naging daan naman para ma-realize nito ang importansiya niya. Si Calix naman ang humabol-habol sa kanya pero dead-ma na siya sa muling panliligaw nito. Pagod na siya. Pero para namang pinapaikot siya ng tadhana. Circumstances made her closer to him again making her fall for him all over again. Until one day, she found herself agreeing to the last wish on his list. Minahal niyang muli si Calix at binigyan ng panibagong pagkakataon. But will that one thousand eight hundred and twenty-fifth chance be worth it?

Catherine was on the verge of questioning everything in her life, of asking if God, the angels or the heavens were real. Dahil hindi niya maramdaman ang mga iyon sa buhay niya. Mula pa pagkabata ay puro mga masasakit na bagay na lang ang nararanasan niya. And then Azrael came and he was everything she had never seen before. Punong-puno ng hiwaga ang pagkatao ni Azrael. Hindi niya alam ang buong pangalan ng lalaki, edad o kung saan ito totoong nagmula. But those things didn't matter. Dahil binago ng pagdating nito ang buhay niya. He made her pray, he made her believe in miracles and all the things unseen, and he made her fall in love. Nang mahalin din siya ni Azrael, wala na siyang mahihiling pa. She felt like she was inside a dream, a beautiful dream. Pero ang mga panaginip, gaano man kaganda ay hindi nagtatagal. At hindi kailanman magtatagal. That was what Catherine realized when she woke up one day and Azrael was nowhere to be found...

Lath Coleman was way too wicked and tricky for his own good. He would blackmail, threaten and pay someone to get what he wants. And he wants Haze Tito - the woman who hates him from Earth to the moon and back. At mas gugustuhin pa nitong ilibing siya ng buhay kaysa ang makita ang kaguwapuhan niya araw-araw. But Lath Coleman always get what he wants... one way or another. And he was not called wicked and cunning by his twin and friends for nothing. He would have her, in more ways than one. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

With his amethyst eyes, to die for smile and gorgeous body, Lash Coleman was a very handsome male specimen. Girls fall at his feet, but he never catches any of them. His eyes were trained to only one woman. Nez Fernandez. A woman he shouldn't have feelings for. He was not supposed to like her as a woman. He was not supposed to lust over her. And he was not supposed to fall in love with her ... but he did. Simula't-sapol, alam niyang mali ang nararamdaman niya. His feeling for Nez was forbidden. He tried to stop what he was feeling. He tried so hard to forget her and it worked when she left to live in abroad. Nakalimutan niya ito at nagpatuloy ang buhay niya na wala ang dalaga. His life was okay, he felt contented even. But Nez was destined to ruin his cool façade and happy life. For ten years, Nez stayed in the US, but now, she's back - haunting his dreams and waking hour. What would a man do with pent-up feelings? Titikisin ba niya ang sariling nararamdaman o aangkinin niya ang dalaga kahit alam niyang bawal? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Shun Kim had wide range connection when it comes to getting information. He would know ones deepest and darkest secret in just a snapped of his finger. He was the kind of man that someone never dreamt of lying because he'll know even before you spoke a lie. But his vast connection was put to a test when he meets the stunning waitress, Themarie Alfonso. Shun Kim has a ton of connection, but he couldn't find a single information about the woman who robbed his sanity, his peace of mind, his attention and his heart. What to do? What to do? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | R-18 COMPLETED

There are three words to describe the famous Dr. Ymar Stroam who owns the very successful and well known YS Pharmaceutical. Serious. Intimidating. And snob. While Czarina Salem is jolly, energetic and secretly green minded. Oh. And she loves eating banana. Magkaibang-magkaiba ang dalawa at alam na alam 'yon ni kupido. But Cupid still decided to play with them. One faithful night, while Czarina was busy flipping the pages of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, she heard a knock on the door. Akala naman niya ay si Channing Tatum o kaya naman si Chris Evans na ang kumakatok kaya mabilis niyang pinagbuksan. But what she saw outside her doorsteps is neither Channing or Chris. It's none other than her hunky neighbor, the always brooding Doctor Hottie whose smile could drop anyone's panties. Ang kaso, sa isang buwan na pagiging magkapit-bahay nila at paninilip niya sa kaguwapuhan nito ay napag-alaman niyang mamahalin ang ngiti ng Doctor. But that night, Doctor Hottie smiled and even took his clothes off in front of her! What the fudge was happening? Nagunaw na ba ang mundo at sila nalang dalawa ang natira? Paborito niya ang prutas na saging, pero hindi yata kakayanin ng matris niya ang malaki at mahabang saging na nasa harapan niya. CECELIB | C.C. COMPLETED

One word to describe Anniza Gonzales: voluptuous. And because of her voluptuous body, her fiancé cheated on her and the woman he cheated with called her an ugly fat duckling. Hindi lang puso niya ang nasaktan kundi pati ang pride niya bilang isang babae. Kaya ng gabing nalaman niya na niloloko lang siya ng kaniyang fiancé, pumunta siya sa isang bar at nilunod niya ang sarili sa alak. That night, Anniza was so down, hurt, in pain and depressed, then she came across Dark Montero. The handsome bastard who shamelessly kissed her in front of so many people. Sa sobrang kalasingan niya, naulit ang halik na nauwi sa mainit na pagtatalik. Saka lang niya na-realize na mali ang ginawa niya ng magising siya kinabukasan at wala na ang kalasingan niya. So Anniza did the most reasonable thing to do. She ran. At napatunayan ni Anniza na ang kasabihang 'you can run, but you can't hide' ay totoo. Dahil kahit saan siya tumakbo, naroon si Dark at naghihintay sa kanya para akitin siya. Maniniwala ba siyang iba si Dark sa manloloko niyang fiancé? Hahayaan ba niya ang puso na mahalin ang isang makisig at guwapong lalaki na alam naman niyang hindi bagay sa kagaya niyang ugly fat duckling? O babaguhin niya ang sarili niya para maging bagay siya rito? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Calyx Vargaz was a self-proclaim playboy, self-centered and charismatic. He was downright handsome with his beguiling pitch-black eyes and set of dimples. According to a bachelor magazine, he was worth billions and that made women swoon over him... But not all women. Not Etheyl. Etheyl had sex with Calyx. A one-night stand that was followed by another and another. Alam ni Etheyl na sa bawat pagtatagpo nila ni Calyx, unti-unting nahuhulog ang loob nito sa binata. Pero alam din ni Etheyl na katulad ng lahat ng kalalakihan sa mundo, lolokohin lang siya nito at naniniwala siya sa kasabihang "prevention is better than cure". She will prevent Calyx from entering her heart because heartbreak couldn't be easily cured. Kaya nang magbiro ang tadhana at nagtapat si Calyx kay Etheyl ng nararamdaman, kaagad itong binasted ng dalaga. Pero ang binata, sige pa rin ng sige at hindi ito titigil hangga't hindi nakakamit ang matamis na oo ni Etheyl. Paano maibibigay ni Etheyl ang matamis nitong oo kung bago pa nito makilala si Calyx ay isa na itong avid fan ng ampalaya? Can Calyx romanced Etheyl into saying yes, or will Calyx ended up brokenhearted? They say love was accepting someone fully, can Calyx accept Etheyl's past? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED