PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION Epicenter Tapes #2: She never liked a guy. She always thinks that a girl doesn't need a boy in her life and they are all the same stupid with different faces. Haukea Mavis Bolivar loves basketball but never been acknowledged by her parents like her brother who's a famous band member, she hated him for getting all the attention but she didn't try to talk about it. She wanted to keep everything cool even when she's hurting and in the middle of her insecurities while living her life, she found herself admiring a band member of Epicenter. She never expected that time would come.

Bistre Santiago lives for fun and carefree moments, but her encounter with the serious man like Cyprian Segovia challenges her stance. Haunted by a dark past, she struggles to open her heart to him, yet finds herself fighting for the love she knows she deserves. *** Innocencia Bistre Santiago enjoys living life lightly and having fun-until she crosses paths with a serious man like Cyprian Altair Segovia in a bar. She vowed never to fall in love, yet finds herself irresistibly drawn to Cyprian's charm. However, as her dark past unravels, the people she once turned her back on resurface, revealing the unsettling truth about who she truly is. When freedom comes at a cost and respect must be earned, can Bistre afford the price for her happiness? Will she be ready to confront the truth when she discovers Cyprian's connection to her deepest, darkest secret? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

WARNING (!) THIS STORY CONTAINS MANY GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, TYPOS AND LOOPHOLES. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE A PERFECTIONIST. YOU ARE BEING WARNED.

Loraes won a race against Primo Villareal for the prize money. But was Primo the real loser in a planned encounter? Rayless Daybreak coming January 12. Add this to your library and get notified when it's available for you to read. *** The only thing on Loraes Sovereign Gallardo's mind is winning the race and getting her hands on the prize money. With a past overshadowed by her illegitimacy and the burden of supporting her grandmother, survival means fighting for every peso. She thinks she's racing a stranger until she learns about her opponent--Primiel "Primo" Villareal, a man whose presence she never expected to linger in her life. Victory should have been simple. Primo may have lost the race, yet he seems to be steering everything according to his own plan. Is he truly the loser, or has Loraes stumbled into a game where love is the ultimate wager? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

You can read this as a standalone story! Cavanaugh #3 Kaleidoscope is a marine archeologist and a wreck diver. The unbothered, expressionless, and boyish girl with monolid eyes, short jet-black hair and skin of milky white. She has this personality characterizing boredom and emptiness. With just one blank stare from her, all girls would sway and boys would swoon. After all she have to go through with the rough waves of her life, she have controlled not to show emotions.

THE WATTY AWARDS 2021 WINNER: ROMANCE Due to an unexpected pregnancy, ex-lovers Ryo and Frankie are forced to live under the same roof. They can't stand each other but when the moments from their past are slowly catching up, their lingering feelings seem to be much stronger than they thought it would be. *** When Frankie Castañares broke up with Ryo Canencia, she is determined to move on and never meet him again. They are living well on their own with her working hard to be a magazine editor and him reaching his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. But with the news of Frankie being pregnant with Ryo's child, they've got no choice but to act civil and live under the same roof. They bicker over the simplest things and their situation couldn't get any easier than they ought to be. With them still hung up on their past, can they be brave enough to settle their differences and start all over again? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by 17aila_

He is trouble incarnate. While she's a studious, well-mannered student, he's a delinquent who gets tangled up in all sorts of problems. They are completely opposite... yet unexpectedly ended up in some kind of weird "secret" relationship. South Boys #4 JFSTORIES

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.

Zera Damonisse Delafuente, "the bratty girl" of the Delafuente clan who has an alluring and goddess beauty will do anything just to lure her crush to fall inlove with her. Sa larangan ng pangmamanipula at pang-aakit, nangunguna ang kanilang pamilya roon lalo na't binansagan ang kanyang ina na mangkukulam. Zera thought she's the one who's luring him, but little did she know, she's the one who's gonna be lured by him.