Anthea Nyx P. Espinoza

Salustiano Varkas is a man who built an empire on calculated coldness and unyielding power. To the world, he is a titan of industry, but to his enemies, he is a target. When a high-stakes betrayal leaves his fleet in ruins and his life hanging by a thread, he is discarded and washed up like broken driftwood on the jagged shores of a remote coastal village. Sunnira Meranda "Summer" Dela Cruz is the village's fiercest secret. An orphan who raised her younger brother and herself on the rhythm of the tides, she isn't intimidated by much. She knows every hidden cove and knows exactly how to handle the storms, both on the ocean and in her life. When Summer finds a man broken, bloodied, and barely breathing on her shoreline, her instinct isn't to run, but for him to survive. She drags him into her modest shack, expecting nothing but a heavy burden. But as Salustiano awakens, stripped of his security detail and his suit, the two worlds collide. He is a predator forced into the company of someone who doesn't fear his bite. She is the anchor he never knew he needed. In the quiet intensity of the island, where status means nothing and the sea dictates the rules, the billionaire will learn that while he was a master of his own empire, he is completely at the mercy of the girl who saved his life. After a lifetime of commanding others, has the beast finally found his master? Santi x Summer

Mula sa marangyang buhay sa Maynila, napilitang lumipat ang pamilya Monticer sa tahimik at maliit na baryo ng San Lucero-ang Abaca. Si Estiva, isang dalagang lumaki sa karangyaan at sanay sa modernong mundo, ay biglang naharap sa isang reyalidad na malayo sa kanyang kinagisnan. Walang kaibigan, walang kasanayan sa simpleng pamumuhay, at walang ideya kung paano makibagay-until she meets someone completely different from her. A man who is simple, grounded. . . and willing to do everything for her. Sinasabi nilang ang dalawang magkaibang mundo ay hindi kailanman magtatagpo. Ngunit paano kung handa siyang suungin ang lahat para patunayan na mali sila? Hanggang saan niya kayang ipaglaban ang isang "forever" na tila imposible? In San Lucero, will Estiva's life finally change? Or will this be where she experiences everything for the first time-friendship, love. . . and heartbreak? Sa isang bayang puno ng bagong simula at lihim na damdamin, posible bang matutong tumibok bilang iisa ang dalawang pusong lubos na magkaiba?

Claire, a famous actress and author, has finally agreed to let her bestselling work be adapted into a live production with one strict condition: she gets a say in the casting. But what happens if the management casts her ex-crush slash the man she has a petty little beef with as the male lead? To make things even more complicated, Claire herself has been chosen as the female lead.

‎Akala nila buo na ang mundo nila. ‎ ‎Si Lorenzo Emmanuel Vargas, CEO, heir, and legacy bearer, ilang ulit na niyang nilibot ang mundo, nakausap ang mga taong may pangalan, at nakipagkamay sa mga desisyong bumabago ng landscape ng negosyo. Ang apelyido niya, mabigat. Ang reputasyon niya, matatag. Pero kahit anong taas ng narating, bakit tila may kulang pa rin? ‎ ‎Si Mira Ysabel Reyez, ang nag-iisang anak ng mayamang angkan sa San Roque, Negros Oriental. Sa mansyon at hacienda siya lumaki, pinuno ng prutas ang bawat anihan, pero hindi niya alam kung anong klaseng bunga ang ibibigay ng mundo sa labas. Walang karanasan sa trabaho, ni sa pag-ibig, pero may apoy sa puso niyang gustong kumawala. Hindi dahil kulang siya, kundi dahil alam niyang may mas malawak pang mundo kaysa sa paligid ng pangalan nila. ‎ ‎Sa isang dating app na trip-trip lang, nag-match ang dalawang taong hindi naghahanap. At sa isang pagkikitang hindi planado, nagsimulang mabuo ang tanong: Paano kung ang kulang sa buhay mo ay yung taong hindi mo kailanman inaasahan? ‎ ‎Sabay-sabay nating subaybayan ang kwento nina Lorenzo at Mira, dalawang taong hindi inaasahang matutuklasan na may bahagi pala sa kanilang sarili na matagal nang nakakulong... at sa isa't isa lang pala makakawala.

Iñigo Soledad de Merced is the most loved and admired among all the Soledad de Merced with his kindest smile and gentle soul, he could easily charm his way into anyone's heart if he wanted to. Confessions, gifts, and letters of declaration of love from his admirers were something he was used to having from the moment he was old enough to understand. He could have hundreds of admirers and receive thousands of love letters... Yet none of those would matter-not because he's arrogant and proud, but because Iñigo's heart already belongs to someone else. An anonymous girl named Ellie. One chain of emails. Thousands of exchanged messages. Four years of searching. And he finally found her... Elleriene Velasco-the only girl who made his heart skip a beat, and the only woman he ever loved. But there was only one problem. Iñigo was fooled. The Ellie of his dreams wasn't Elleriene Velasco... rather, it was Jordan Reverie, his brother's best friend and the woman who stole his first kiss. But time had already passed, and wounds had already healed, without even knowing, he had already lost his dream... his reverie. Iñigo lost her. He lost Jordan Reverie.

Contract 1: The baby carrier Avisha Xienna Perez is a woman who grew up living a simple life-not surrounded by luxury, yet never lacking, thanks to her hardworking parents. She was raised to value honesty, perseverance, and contentment, believing that a quiet and decent life was enough. Until everything suddenly changed. A shocking incident turns her world upside down, forcing her into a desperate situation where she needs an enormous amount of money-fast. With no other option left, she makes a decision that feels like holding onto a blade just to survive. That decision leads her to Lorenzo Joaquin "Primo" Montenegro, a powerful, cold-hearted billionaire who is used to getting everything he wants. In exchange for financial security, Avisha agrees to become the baby carrier for a man who treats life like a contract and emotions as liabilities. What begins as a strictly business arrangement soon becomes complicated. Boundaries blur. Emotions awaken. Secrets threaten to destroy everything they agreed upon. In a deal where love was never part of the terms, what happens when hearts get involved? How far would you go when survival is the price-and love is the risk you never planned to take?

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