Belladona is like the rainbow after the storm-loud, vibrant, colorful, impossible to ignore. With her over-the-top outfits and playful humor, she's a walking contradiction: an American Barbie with the heart of a true Filipina. And for Storm Monasterio? She's the calm in chaos, the anchor to whirlwind. If a day passes without seeing her, his world turns into a havoc-harsh winds, heavy rains, and no trace of peace. But what happens when Storm realizes that his Belladona is just a beautifully crafted illusion? Because behind the wild colors and quirky charm is Belladona Mallory Davis-a woman who speaks perfect English, carries herself with demure elegance, and has already promised herself to another man. A woman who made a deal with her father to marry Cameron, the son of his wealthy friend, all to hold together a fragile family that was never truly whole. Mallory is willing to sacrifice everything-her happiness, her one great love, even herself-to keep her mother's heart from breaking. But at what cost? And if Storm was willing to weather every hurricane for her... why is he the one she's willing to leave behind? Because in a love like this, who does Belladona really belong to-Mallory, her family, or Pag-ibig she's too afraid to fight for?

Vien, the boy who broke Mara's heart in the cruelest way, returns as a man, now a fugitive hiding in her condo, relying on her mercy to survive. Maybe this is her chance to get even...but how can he look at her with those eyes, like he's the one who's been bleeding all this time? Into the South: He Didn't Series #1 PROMISES HE DIDN'T MAKE

Saint De Salvo had a reputation for living life on the edge, but this time, he'd gone too far. After a wild, frenzied night, he woke up next to the lifeless body of a woman, with no memory of what happened. Swearing his innocence, he found himself quickly arrested and thrust into the unforgiving grip of the legal system. Desperate and out of options, Saint turns to the only person who might help him: Andrea Dela Torre, his brother's best friend, and a rookie lawyer. Despite their mutual animosity, Andrea feels indebted to the De Salvo family for their past support and reluctantly agrees to take on Saint's seemingly hopeless case. As Andrea digs into the details of that fateful night, she uncovers a series of lies and dark secrets that challenge everything she thought she knew about Saint and his world. Tensions run high as Andrea races against time to prove Saint's innocence.

Kier and Violet had the kind of love people envied-fierce, passionate, and seemingly unbreakable. He was her calm, the one man she dared to trust with every cracked piece of her heart. But some betrayals run so deep they poison everything good. When Kier crosses a line Violet never thought he would, the perfect romance they built begins to crumble. What he did cut her in a way nothing else ever had. The man she loved became the one who broke her the most.

Savannah Lewinsky is lost in the woods in the middle of a snowstorm, and her only hope of survival is a mafia debt collector-Silas Fitzgerald. As she tries to escape from him, she only finds herself returning to the arms of the man who wants to own her completely. *** Getting lost in the wilderness is an ironic fate for a forestry graduate like Savannah Lewinsky. Seeking escape from her suffocating relationship after discovering her boyfriend's infidelity, she makes the reckless decision to run in the middle of a snowstorm. But the woods have eyes, and they are drawn to Savannah. Silas Fitzgerald, a man living deep in the forest, has finally found the woman he wants to spend his life with, and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her within his reach-even if it means making her his in the most irreversible way. As Savannah finds herself craving Silas, will she still choose safety, or will she risk it all? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Dominic John Pierceton is the perfect gentleman-a tall, devastatingly handsome American ambassador with a chiseled jawline, piercing blue eyes, and a carefully measured charm that commands every room. His life is built on control, his reputation spotless, his restraint unwavering. But the moment he meets Maria Elenna "Mela" Dellos Valles-Montejo-the shy, eighteen-year-old daughter of the Philippine President with a quiet grace that hides her own buried desires-his world tilts in ways he never anticipated. Mela's innocence is disarming, her blushes revealing what her lips won't dare say. She's only known men like him in the pages of her sister's forbidden romance novels, but Dominic's attention stirs something deeper, something that makes her heart race and leaves her wanting more. For Mela, the stakes are just as high; she knows how hard her mother worked to become president, and risking her family's reputation is the last thing she wants. Yet, with each encounter, she finds herself caught between loyalty to her family and her undeniable pull toward the ambassador. Dominic tells himself he must keep his distance, yet every stolen glance, every accidental touch ignites a desire he can't ignore. Bound by duty and a flawless public image, he's always been in control-but with Mela, that control begins to slip. Behind closed doors, propriety and restraint give way to something darker, a chemistry neither of them can resist. Their worlds are at stake, and yet, neither can bring themselves to walk away. With each encounter, the pull between them grows stronger, promising a forbidden romance that will test how far The Gentleman is willing to go-and just how much Mela is willing to risk.

Katrina Isobel's home might look decent from the outside but it has been a series of broken in the inside. She became a rebellious teenager as a result of this. She has been dubbed as the family's disgrace by a high-functioning raging alcoholic father. When her father decided to bring home a woman who then acted like Cinderella's evil stepmother, she had enough. At eighteen she moved away from home. She moved thousands of miles away to escape and try to find a better life. Fifteen years later, she is now a successful Emergency Physician. One day, her estranged sister had decided to give her a call and told her that their father passed away and that she needed to go back to Guam for his funeral. Later on, Katrina decided that she will stay because she wanted to reconcile with her sister as she's her only family. She is determined to stay out of trouble this time and focus on healing and putting back what she has left with her sisters. Everything is going in her favor. She's settling well in her new job at the nearby hospital. She's now closer than ever to her nephews who she adores. She has a nice condo by the beach, where her nephew, Theodore likes to stay after school. Until one day, Theodore brought his twenty-one year old best friend, Mason, who was supposed to hangout with Theo, but instead, Mason had snuck into Katrina's bedroom.

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