(Published under Pop Fiction) I was not expecting na ang normal na takbo ng buhay ko bigla na lang magugulo. I am a 23-year old certified NBSB virgin tapos isang araw, bigla na lang akong naging nanay. Akala ko, instant coffee at instant noodles lang ang meron, pwede din pala ang instant anak plus instant gwapo at hot na hot na husband. And who knows instant ano din ako sa buhay ng wafong tatay ng kunwaring anak ko. Handa nga ba ako sa pinasok ko? Basa na dali!!

Men are trash--at least that's what Anne believes. But what if this photographer finds herself inexplicably attracted to an obnoxious womanizer who's only supposed to be the subject of her photo exhibit? Can she stick with her views, or will she break her own rule to risk things with him? *** Twenty-six-year-old Anne Alba is a photographer struggling with her career--and she hates men. For her, men are all trash, and it's her golden rule to never engage with them if she can help it. So, when her art director suggested a hack to get her career going--to have a photo exhibit with a male model--she finds herself opposing it. But what Anne didn't expect is that she will find herself inexplicably attracted to the model, Trent DiMarco, an obnoxious womanizer whom she met on the wrong foot. When Trent makes a mistake that requires her forgiveness, she finds herself fantasizing about him... and his punishment. Despite the odds, can she continue to be a man hater? Or will Anne finally take the risk of breaking her own rule? *** Disclaimer: This ONGOING story is in Taglish Cover design: Astrid Jaydee

Berry Lacsamana had given up on life. But when she one day wakes up in a strange bed with someone calling her his wife, her life begins to take a different path. ****** When Berry Lacsamana wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize, hooked up to medical machines, confusion and anxiety consume her. Deepening Berry's fear is the presence of Cadmus Valcarcel who treats her coldly and and looks at her with resentment. "Finally," he said with coldness in his voice that made her shiver, frightening her. "My infamous wife is awake." Berry isn't anyone's wife, lest she is married to Cadmus. However, when she sees a photo of Cherry, a woman who looks like her from every angle, Berry begins to have some suspicions. She knew she was Berry, not Cherry... wasn't she? DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WORD COUNT: 194,647 COVER: ASTRID JAYDEE WARNING: DON'T READ THIS STORY IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE DEPRESSING SCENES, SENSITIVE TOPICS OR MATURE CONTENT.

Xavier Yuchengco - billionaire extraordinaire, gorgeous CEO of UNB, untamed and elusive as a bull, was at the height of his success, and was having the time of his life when suddenly hit by a mid-life crisis. He just woke up one day without the usual morning erection, and things escalated quickly. To his utter horror, he lost his usual vigor to bang even the hottest woman on Earth. Thus, putting a bitter end to his womanizing ways. He was a perennial playboy, and suffering from impotence was a hardcore karma to him. And his dreaded problem became worse when his ailing mother started to emotionally blackmail him and pressure him to settle down and produce an heir before she'll be kissed by death. Desperate to find cure to his epic erectile problem and grant his mother's wish, he paid a one whole page ad in the Daily Newspaper that reads: BANKING MAGNATE, LOOKING FOR A WIFE TO BEAR HIM AN HEIR. ONLY LOVELY, HOT WOMEN WITH MATERNAL INSTINCTS NEED APPLY. Absurd idea, yeah, he knew that, but desperate problems call for desperate measures, too. But his desperate stint seemed a messy failure when all of the hot, lovely women who poured at his doorstep to apply to his ad did not do a thing to excite his still sleeping junior. He was ready to ditch the idea and seek medical help when a last minute applicant popped in his office, and took his breath away. And for just a split second, he was sporting the hardest boner he ever had in his life. Right at that moment, he knew he was redeemed! For a while, things seemed to be working perfectly fine. He got back his voracious sexual appetite, secured a wife, and started raising a happy family. But the sweet angel whom he thought he would spend his lifetime with suddenly disappeared, and for the first time in his life, he knew what it is to have a woman break his heart.

"I'll do anything you want, wag ka lang mag sumbong." He was staring at my eyes and lips alternately. Nawala yung ngisi nito. "Anything? Seryosong tanong nito. "Yes." Napapalunok kong sagot dito. ********* I've been in love with him since forever. He's Alexis Del Franco A campus heartthrob and a charmer but you want to know what's even more interesting? He's my Best Friend's Brother!

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I was 16 back then when I married you. You were 18. Kahit bata ka pa lang, successful ka na agad. Ikaw na agad ang nagpapatakbo ng kompanya niyo. Samantalang ako, sakit sa ulo ng mga magulang ko. Kaya nga siguro ako ipinakasal sayo para magtino ako. Pero kahit isang taon na tayong dalawa na nagsasama, we are still strangers. Walang kibuan, walang pakialamanan. Minsan nga wala pang imikan. Pero that's fine with me kasi hindi naman kita mahal At alam kong hindi mo rin ako mahal Pareho lang tayong naipit sa sitwasyong ito na hindi natin kayang takasan. Pero sana lang dumating ang panahon na kahit papaano masasabi kong YOU ARE MY HOME