[PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION, AN IMPRINT OF SUMMIT MEDIA] One competition, one man, twenty-five women, and a bet. Zachary Astor wanted to be the Bachelor for one purpose alone: to prove to his friends that he can ditch twenty-five women without ever looking back at any of them. But will he stand on to his words when he meets Julianne Grey, the only woman who seems to regret being in the competition? Despite what he thinks, Zachary will find his thoughts preoccupied by the weird, silent, and mysterious girl he keeps on giving a rose much to his own amazement and her disappointment.

A dark retelling of the original Grimm's fairy tale with an extraordinary twist. What if Rumpelstiltskin was a hot seducer? Would the story have ended differently?

NO SOFT COPY.. NO COMPILATION • Beauty - check! • Hotness - check! • Swag - check! • Brain - loading.... Aisha Benedict "loading" Vega is a nineteen year old gangster who had led a very carefree and adventurous life. Pero isang chismis ang nagpagulo sa kanyang "tahimik" na mundo. Meeting an arrogant, selfish but drool-worthy playboy had just turned her world upside down. Sinira nito ang matiwasay niyang buhay! A story that will make you laugh through hell and back. Ano ang mangyayari kay Aisha at sa lalaking pinapangarap niyang maging hari kung may Knight na gugulo sa mga plano niya?

Language: Filipino Started in July 2011 | Finished in December 2011 Published in English for paperback (Pop Fiction, 2013) Adapted in Indonesian for paperback (Penerbit Haru, 2016 & 2018) Blurb: Phoebe Bernal shares a secret with one of the biggest stars in the country, Kent Fuentabella. Their secret? They've been secretly married. Of course, no one can know. That's Kent Fuentabella, for goodness' sake, a star so famous that even the tiniest move he makes can create Twitter trends worldwide. Phoebe has known Kent since he was a gangly nobody, but she doesn't even know how they feel about each other. But just when she's trying to sort out her feelings for moody and unpredictable Kent, here comes Harley Villaluz, Kent's biggest rival, who's determined to sweep Phoebe off her feet. Then there's also Elisa, Kent's onscreen love interest, who's determined to take their romance off-screen. Oh, what's a secretly married girl to do - when the country's biggest celebrities suddenly find themselves entangled with her life?