Wattys 2020 Winner "Sometimes your FUTURE is not in your TOMORROW but in someone else's YESTERDAY." Book Cover Illustration from Pinterest: https://pin.it/13RdXsO Book Cover Edited in Canva by: VR_Athena Date Started: June 15, 2019 Date Finished: August 14, 2020

NOTE: SPG/R-18 | Now available in PPC and National Bookstore | 120 Php | Published under Red Room | Dahil sa kalasingan, pumayag si Cherry sa dare ng mga kaibigan na halikan ang pinaka-guwapong lalaki na makikita niya sa bar. She was looking for an Adonis looking male when her eyes settled on a gorgeous hunk that's sexily drinking his glass of rum. Itinapon niya ang inhebisyon sa katawan at nilapitan ang lalaki at walang se-seremonyang hinalikan niya ito sa mga labi na nauwi sa mainit na pagtatalik sa likod ng sasakyan nito. It was a good night for Cherry, a good memory... Until she meet her new Boss.

NOTE: SPG/R-R18 Dahil sa isang kasinungalingan, nagawang akitin ni Lockett si Creed Santillana, isang sikat na Phiotographer. At dahil din sa kasinungalingan iyon, naangkin siya ng binata. Akala ni Lockett ay walang halaga ang nangyari sa kanila ni Creed dahil kinaumagahan pagkatapos siya nitong angkinin, nag-offer ito ng 'friendship'. Tinawanan niya ang friendship na ini-o-offer nito. It's absurd! Para sa kanya, isa iyong kalokohan at alam niya sa sarili niya na hindi isang kaibigan ang pagtingin niya sa binata. From friendship, he offered her to be his lover. Sino siya para tanggihan ang offer na iyon, lalo na kung nasa kalagitnaan sila ng mainit na pagtatalik habang minumungkahi nitong maging lover siya nito. Hindi akalain ni Lockett na mas lalalim pa relasyon nila ni Creed. Kahit walang label ang relasyon nila, masaya siya. Nararamdaman niyang may puwang siya sa puso nito at ganoon din naman ito sa puso niya. And then one day, her illness decided to be the antagonist of their love story. She has to leave for his sake. Ang hindi niya inakala na sa pag-alis niya ay kasabay niyon ang pagkawala ng memorya niya. At sa pagbabalik ni Lockett, mapapatunayan kaya ni Creed na totoo ang kasabihang 'the heart sees what the eyes can't'?

Train Wolkzbin eluded marriage for eight years. Hindi siya magpapakasal kahit pa mamatay lahat ng kaibigan niya. Kahit pa magunaw ang mundo, hinding-hindi siya magpapatali sa isang babae. He was enjoying his bachelorhood. Pero mukhang magkaiba ang isip nila nila ni Krisz Romero. Walong taon na ang nakalipas pero pinipilit pa rin nito na magpakasal sila, to the point na kaya nitong ibigay ang katawan nito sa kanya para lang magpakasal siya rito. Train knew that he was in trouble when he felt the beast between his legs awakened at the sight of Krisz nakedness. Pero matigas siya at hindi basta-basta papayag na maapektuhan ng pagnanasa niya sa dalaga ang desisyon niya. But, when his father suffered a heart attack, he had no choice but to succumb to his father's wish. And that was to marry Krisz Romero. Bilang mabuting anak, pumayag siya sa hiling ng ama. Pinakasalan niya si Krisz at habang lumilipas ang mga araw na mag-asawa sila, tinatanong niya ang sarili, nagpakasal ba talaga siya kay Krisz dahil 'yon ang kagustuhan ng ama niya o dahil 'yon sa kagustuhan niyang maangkin ang dalaga gabi-gabi at legal na maging pag-aari niya? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Lander Storm hated the color red. Pinapaalala kasi ng kulay na iyon ang pagkawala ng mga magulang niya. He saw his love one's blood scattered on the pavement and he couldn't erase it from his memories. And then he met the beautiful lady in red dress, Vienna Sugon. Pinigilan niya pero nahulog ang puso niya para sa dalaga. Lander knew the consequences of falling for a wayward woman, but fate was really trying to give him another reason to hate the color red. Vienna left without saying goodbye and he was left behind as if a twenty-wheeler truck mowed him for a million times. And after eight years, the lady in red dress came back again. Ginulo na naman nito ang payapa niyang mundo. Nagulo ang sistema niya. Nabaliw siya sa kaiisip sa dalaga. The beast inside his pants awakens at the mere sight of the striking lady in red dress. Vienna awakened the possessive side of him. She made him feel things that he didn't want to feel. And only Vienna could pleasure him the way he wanted to be pleasured. Kaya ba niyang kalimutan ang takot sa mga nangyari sa nakaraan para maangkin ang babaeng bumabaliw sa puso at isip niya o hahayaan na naman niya itong iwan siya ng walang paalam? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

"Do you want to be his favorite obsession?" DAHIL sa isang trahedya, ikinubli ni Virgo ang kagandahang taglay. Itinago niya iyon sa pamamagitan ng pagsusuot ng mga pang-manang na damit. Ayaw niyang maulit ang trahedya na kumitil sa buhay ng mga magulang niya. Halos magta-tatlong taon na rin siyang ganoon, hanggang sa maubos ang pera na iniwan ng mga magulang sa kanya at kinailangan niyang magtrabaho. Hindi naman siya nahirapan humanap ng trabaho dahil tinulungan siya ng kaniyang tiyo na makapasok sa Kallean Financial Firm, kung saan ang tiyo niya ang CEO. Things were normal. Kahit papaano, masaya siya sa trabaho niya. Until one day, her uncle just disappeared into thin air and he was replaced by Lucien Kallean, the owner of Kallean Financial Firm. At dahil sa sekretarya siya ng kaniyang tiyo, nangangamba siyang baka matanggal siya sa trabaho dahil wala na roon ang tiyuhin niya. Ngunit laking gulat niya ng hindi siya nito sinisante. The insolent man even kissed her and offered her to be his lover! What the hell was happening? Why on earth would a handsome man like Lucien Kallean would kiss an old maid looking woman like her? And really, his lover? Was the world coming to an end? Hindi ba nito nakikita na mukha siyang manang? CECELIB | C.C. MATURE CONTENT COMPLETED COVER: ASTRID JAYDEE

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

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

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

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