Interior designer Trinity Velarde is willing to do everything to make her father happy-even marrying a complete stranger just for his sake. But when love comes knocking at her door, she suddenly finds herself committing a mistake she never thought she'd make. *** Trinity Velarde loves her father so much. Tipong lahat ay handa siyang gawin mapasaya lang ito-kabilang na ang magpakasal sa isang lalaking estranghero na si Archer Ravena. Para sa negosyo, nagpakasal siya. Alam ni Trinity na walang tiyansa na maging maayos ang relasyon nila ni Archer bilang mag-asawa. Paano ka nga ba sasaya sa pagsasamang wala namang pagmamahal para sa isa't isa? Kakakasal pa lang pero hiwalay na kaagad ang nasa isip niya. She is about to accept that she'd get stuck in that marriage and be miserable for the rest of her life. But fate gives her a chance to meet the man who she can really love against all odds. "We all make mistakes. Life doesn't come with instructions. There have been countless tears, joy, and pain for the past years. Paulit-ulit kaming sinubukan ng tadhana. Ilang beses nang nagkabalikan ngunit ilang beses ding pinaghiwalay. Pero gaano man kasakit at kahirap ang pinagdaanan namin, hinding-hindi ako magsisising nakilala ko ang lalaking naging dahilan para maramdaman ko ang ibig sabihin ng tunay na pag-ibig." Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

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(COMPLETE) Monasterio Book 8: Terrence and Priscilla Priscilla was done looking for the perfect man for her. Sa sobrang pihikan niya pagdating sa lalaki, trenta'y singko na ay nag-iisa pa rin. She got the face and money. Marami naman ang nangliligaw pero hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit ni kaunting spark ay wala siyang maramdaman para sa mga iyon. Maybe because those men who courted her in the past were way younger than her? Ayaw niya sa mas bata sa kaniya. She wanted to have a boyfriend who is years older than her. Naniniwala siyang hindi magiging maganda ang kalalabasan ng relasyon kung mas bata ang lalaki kaysa sa kaniya. Tantrums. Immaturity. Petty fights. Fuck. She hates it. But then, he met the playful Terrence Monasterio. The opposite of everything she likes. Priscilla hates a guy who is younger than her, right? But damn it. She wants him!

The start of the third generation Monasterio Series 7: The Dare Not to Fall Walang ibang gusto si Elianna kung hindi ang maiahon sa kahirapan ang pamilya niya. Nga lang ay alam niyang hindi magiging sapat ang kinikita niya sa pamamasada ng tricycle sa araw-araw para mangyari 'yon. Kaya naman nang alukin siya ng tiyuhin niya na maging personal driver ng isang mayamang haciendero ay kaagad niyang pinatulan lalo pa at tumataginting ang sahod na makukuha niya kada buwan. Pero sa isang kundisyon: kailangan niyang magpanggap na lalaki dahil hindi siya tatanggapin kung malalaman ng magiging amo niya na isa siyang babae. Piluka, pekeng bigote at breast binder ang naging kaagapay niya nang sa wakas ay humarap niya sa lalaking ipagmamaneho niya. Pero sandali. Hindi naman siya na-imporma na ubod ng gwapo ang magiging amo niya. At hindi rin siya na-imporma na sa kabila ng pagiging perpekto ng itsura nito ay ang katotohanan na bakla ito... at nagkagusto pa sa kaniya! -- Date Started: July 17, 2022 Date Ended: January 2, 2023

Being kept in the province of Santa Fe Nueva Vizcaya all throughout his life, Reon Alexis Monasterio had to live away far from his family. Sa takot na mangyari ulit ang bangungot ng nakaraan, nagtiis siyang mag-isa kasama ang mga taong hindi niya kadugo ngunit tinuring niya ng pamilya. He felt blank, lonely and incomplete. He knew his parents just wanted to protect him from their enemies and as much as he wanted to understand them, he can't still help but to plant disappointment in his heart. Until he met Isha, ang bagong lipat sa baryo nila. She painted lively colors to his dark world. She put genuine smile on his lips and made him laugh through her silly jokes. He easily fell in love with her within just a short span of time. Pero paano kung sa kalagitnaan nang masayang relasyon nila ay natuklasan niya ang isang sikreto na magiging dahilan para kamuhian niya ito? Would he choose to forget her and live a miserable life without her or is he willing to turn his back on his family and let himself be trapped in the arms of an enemy forever? -- Published under IMMAC PPH.

"People really do wrong decisions when it comes to love. Nagiging matapang, minsan naman ay nagiging duwag. I kept on saying that I love him but I was lack of showing it. I'm incapable of exhibiting my love... and that makes me a coward." - Ania Monasterio "We were two broken souls who accidentally met on that bridge. Maybe our distorted pieces were what made us fit together, just like a puzzle. Hindi ko alam na siya pala ang kakulangan sa buhay ko para tuluyan akong makumplento. She didn't also know that I am the one she has ever wanted and needed to make herself feel complete. We were two broken souls who helped each other to be completed again. She's my soulmate. And so I am to her." - Alas Trajano

|Freelationship Series # 1| Llander Gian Evangelista and Revian Cerise Reynoso made a promise to not get romantically involved as they believe it would ruin their friendship. They failed to realize that hiding their feelings from each other will lead them to miscommunication to being lost in translation.

Adrestia Lucinda Dela Cruz is a very hardworking young lady from Cebu. At a young age, she already knows what she wants to do and how she can achieve it. In short, she's a strong and independent woman despite being financially challenged. When Dashiel Adam Monasterio moves to Cebu to manage their lands, her simple and quiet life changes. Here, she gets to know more about Dashiel behind the facade of being a rich heir and a playboy. As the two of them spend more and more time, their feelings slowly began to grow and develop. But with their social status far apart, will they be able to love freely, without any inhibitions? -- Published under KPub PH.

Being a perfect daughter is what Mera Francheska only wants in her life. She wants nothing but to please her parents and follow whatever they ask even if it's already beyond her. Ang hindi pagkakaroon ng nobyo habang nagaaral ang kaisa-isang patakaran ng mga magulang niya. It's easy for her... too easy. Not until he met Daniel Monasterio, the man who judged and embarrassed her in front of many. "She's pretty. Too pretty actually. Pero walang dating. Puro ganda lang. Hindi papasa sa akin." Those words kept on ringing inside Cheska's head that fueled the anger in her. Dahil doon, nagdesisyon siyang patunayan sa Daniel na iyon na may ibubuga rin naman siya at hindi puro ganda lang. Little did she know that while she's having those small fights and arguments with Daniel, it only made her fall for the man whom she thought was nothing but a playboy. He has been always ready to fight for her; she isn't. He's ready to marry and build a family with her; she married someone else while he's watching from afar. Hearts and promises gets broken. Love becomes ugly and coward.