Around Manila Series 2 Missy and Anton Sometimes, letting go means less wounds than holding on. Missy, a Broadcasting student and iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is known for her social skills. She blends in anywhere, whether it's a hairstyle, an outfit, or new people. With her personality, she effortlessly connects with others. Missy believes that every connection is like a string, some loosely tied, others knotted tightly. She spent her life gripping them tightly, even when they burned and hurt her hands. Because to her, that's what love looked like. But how long can she keep tying knots with people who only want to untangle themselves? How much of herself must she give up just to stop them from turning their backs? Antonio Gabriel Simon, her ex-fling, a Political Science graduate and alumni from PUP, comes back into her life. Antonio has always believed that if someone doesn't like you, just let them go. Their strings cross paths again when they both receive a surprise message from Beebeads: they've been chosen from thousands of past buyers of couple bracelet for a chance to win ₱500,000, if they can prove they're the most heart-fluttering couple. Will they allow their strings to be tied once more? Can they tighten the knots again, despite the thousand reasons to loosen them?

- UNDER RECONSTRUCTION - [DARK-EROTIC ROMANCE] 🔞 Drakius Leonté, a name everyone knows. A face that's everywhere, from TV screens to giant billboards. The man with a body worshipped by fans and every girl's wildest, dirtiest wet dream. But behind the cameras and the flashing lights, Drakius keeps his darkest secret. He owns Le Secrets Sin, a private, exclusive sex club where his fantasies run wild and his escape from the pressure of fame. But what once gave him pleasure now leaves him numb. No matter how many nights, no matter how many lovers, nothing seemed to satisfy him anymore. Now, he's chasing something different. Someone who can make him feel the pleasure of sex once again. The lust and the desire that is so raw that can shake him to his core. Drakius isn't looking for just another pretty face. He's searching for the one woman who can break through his numbness. He's not just searching for pleasure. He's hunting for her. --- DISCLAIMER : WRITTEN IN TAGLISH [RAW AND UNEDITED]

OVERDRIVE #1 According to Google, burnout is more than just a fleeting feeling of stress. It is a state caused by prolonged, unmanaged pressure that leads to a profound sense of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion. It thrives in toxic environments fueled by unfairness, poor treatment from the people around you, and a total lack of recognition despite everything you do to make them accept you. It is a deeper state of depletion that strips away your light, leaving you hollow. Once you are full from keeping it all in, you will eventually be triggered by a single circumstance. A breaking point that forces you to drop everything you love in exchange for the only thing left to find: peace.

deceret (n.) latin word for "body to body" When Philodemus Elton Treveron's parents were slayed, the only thing that brings him closer to finding the killer is the gold crucifix chain around his neck. Fueled with vengeance, Elton swore to himself that he will find the killer and make him pay. 10 years later, Elton found the very same necklace rested on the slim neck of the shy Stormie Iona Roman-the governor's invisible daughter. Vengeance served hot on the plate garnished with love and a romance that shouldn't have started in the first place gave birth to chaos. In the name of love and revenge, Elton found his lips on her neck...

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.

Blood and Silk Series #1: Ilya Barinov This is not a love story. This is a story of obsession.

Disclaimer: This is the second book that I've ever written. Please proceed with caution and understanding. --->> Eros Soledad de Merced was born to lead, rule, and dominate. Born as the eldest grandson of Soledad de Merced, everyone knew the weight of the crown he was born to carry. He was a man destined to lead. A boy who was born to rule. A man who carried the weight of his responsibilities with excellence and perfection. Eros knew what was expected of him at a very young age, so everything was carved into his mind. He knew his life, and he knew his future. For him, there was no room for failure. It was perfect, it was good... until it wasn't. One summer. A girl named Winter. Cold as her name might sound, yet she was able to set fire to his perfectly drawn life. The plans that were carefully built along his path suddenly became unclear. And amid his crumbling life was her, Winter Eloise Cojuangco. The woman who owns the pair of the most perfect forest green eyes he'd ever seen. The woman he left behind to fulfill what was expected of him. And the very same woman also happens to be the mother of his son. Date Started: December 2024 Date Finished: February 2025

To pay her mother's debt, Valeska Dampierre has to do compromising work in the dark. One sensual deal and intimate night with Rashid Montecarlo, the head of a security agency, gave her hope to save her from danger, but is he the right person to be her savior? *** Valeska Leigh Dampierre spent most of her life in France with her father. But when he remarried, she was forced to move to the Philippines to live with her mother. Burdened by her mother's debt to dangerous men, Valeska takes a job dancing at a bachelor party to make ends meet. Meeting Rashid Montecarlo-the head of a security agency, a temptation in the flesh-is not on any of her plan. Despite barely knowing him, Valeska agrees to move in with Rashid, drawn by an irresistible attraction. But as she delves deeper into his life, she uncovers the darkness he's been hiding. Will Rashid become the light at the end of the dark tunnel, or will he burn her hopes like a dangerous fire?

Ito ang karugtong nang naiwan sa Racing Hearts (De Silva Series #5) Sana magustuhan po ninyo. Labyu!

This is the story of a syndicate leader who fell in love with a hostaged Nun. "I found peace and..love in her. Mapapatawad ba ako ng Diyos niya kung aagawin ko siya sa kanya?" ---- Mayaman at nakukuha ang lahat, iyon ang nakagisnan ng isang anak sa labas na si Trojan Dreau Zobel sa Italya. Hindi lingid sa kaalaman niya kung bakit sa halip na sa Pilipinas ay sa ibang bansa siya itinira ng milyonaryo siyang ama. Hatred burned inside his head. At nang ipinasa sa kanya ang atubili niya iyong tinanggap, iyon na rin ang pagkakataon niya para makauwi sa Pilipinas. He runs a Casa. Isang Casa'ng pinamumugaran ng iba't-ibang masasamang gawain. Wala siyang pakielam kung labag man sa batas ang ginagawa. Lahat para sa kanya ay pwedeng gawing negosyo. Lalo na at siya ang nangunguna sa black market. "Kung hindi ka makakabayad, 'yang anak mo ang kukunin kong kabayaran sa inutang mo!" He didn't listen to any explanation. Ang utang ay dapat binabayaran. Kaya sapilitan niyang kinuha mula sa kumbento ang madreng anak ng negosyanteng hindi na makabayad sa kanya. Pero ang babaeng iyon..ang yumanig sa pag-iisip niya. Hindi niya nagawang ipalapa sa mga matatandang lalakeng milyonaryo ang dalaga bagkus ay mas pinili niyang makasama sa iisang silid. Noong una ay naririndi siya sa tuwing naririnig na nagdadasal ang dalaga, but he was tempted to kiss her. And he was ready to break his group just to get her back! "I will find you, Heaven Celesty Baltazar." ------- All rights reserved 2018 by Gianna Warning: Mature Content. Read at your risk.