Childhood sweethearts Elena Alverado and Gabriel Santillan built their marriage on years of trust, shared memories, and quiet devotion. To Elena, love was simple-something you protected, endured, and believed in without question. Until one night changed everything. A single mistake-or what appeared to be one-leaves Gabriel waking up beside Elena's half-sister, with no memory of what happened and no proof that nothing did. Circumstances speak louder than words, and silence becomes its own kind of betrayal. When a lie is layered carefully enough, even the truth begins to look cruel. Caught between loyalty and doubt, Elena chooses to stay. Not because she is certain, but because leaving would mean admitting that everything she believed in might have been a lie. As resentment festers and guilt takes its toll, the truth slowly begins to unravel-revealing envy disguised as love, silence mistaken for guilt, and a betrayal that was never what it seemed. In the end, Elena must face the hardest question of all: After all the years, all the pain, and all the lies... what remains worth holding on to?

Atlas Petrakis was never meant to run an empire. At twenty-six, he was famous for something else entirely-winning Formula One championships, crashing luxury cars, and making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Responsibility was never part of the plan. But his Grandfather Eros Petrakis forced him to become the new CEO of Petrakis Shipping Company, and assigns someone to train him. Jane West. Brilliant. Sharp. Unimpressed. Jane doesn't care about his fame, his money, or the women who chase him. To her, Atlas is simply a reckless billionaire who needs discipline. And she plans to fix him. The problem? Atlas Petrakis has never liked being told what to do. What begins as a battle of egos inside a glass office turns into something far more dangerous-flirtation, tension, and a slow-burning attraction neither of them wants to admit. Jane refuses to fall for him. Atlas refuses to give up the chase. But in a world of power, business deals, and family expectations, the biggest risk might not be losing the company- It might be losing their hearts.

Rosella spends years working far from home, believing that the best way to love her mother is by building a better future for her. But when an unexpected moment brings her back, she realizes that sometimes simply being there matters more than any dream she once planned, and that the place she truly needs to be has always been home. -- This International Women's Day, Hershey's celebrates the strength of women through a story about sacrifice, love, and coming home.

COMPLETED ✔️ PUBLISHED UNDER PHR LIB BARE Pomee Fuentez may be married to her first and only love, Chase Dri Grecco, but the ring on her finger means nothing when she doesn't have his heart--and she's willing to break her own for it. *** Pomee has been in love with her best friend's brother Chase for as long as she can remember. When one drunken night leads them in bed together, Pomee ropes Chase into a marriage he doesn't want to save him from her parents' wrath. Pomee tries to be the best wife, but Chase turns from being sweet and kind to cold, neglective, and indifferent. Even worse? He loves someone else, and he blames Pomee for ruining his relationship. Pomee asks for two weeks--two weeks for him to pretend he loves her...and then she lets him go. The moment she does, Chase will crush her heart to dust in his hands, but it doesn't matter. To Pomee, he deserves to be happy--even if it's not with her. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

"Itinuring na kitang akin buhat noong una kitang masilayan. At ngayong nasa mga bisig na kita, wala ka nang magiging kawala pa dahil akin ka lang. Lagi mong tatandaan na pagmamay-ari ng isang Damon Salvador ang isang Phoenix Specter. I will possess your heart, mind and body, forever..." - Damon Salvador *R18 *NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG READERS *READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

Determined to find his long-lost sister, Rage Crown believes he doesn't have time for love. But when he unexpectedly falls for his best friend's little sister, can he be brave enough to face the consequences and defy the odds? *** Rage Crown knows falling for his best friend's sister is against the rules. With him busy looking for his long-lost sister and working on his company, he is certain he can do it. But when he meets Auri, his best friend's cute and adorable little sister, Rage begins to doubt his resolve. No matter how hard he tries to keep his distance, he always finds himself drawn to her. To give his feelings for Auri a shot, Rage musters up his courage and faces the consequences of breaking the club's rule. But just when he thinks he can finally be with Auri, a sudden twist of fate and a haunting past try to tear them apart. With the numerous problems coming their way, can their love withstand the odds? Or will they have to sacrifice their feelings to protect the people they love? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

(Finished) Thalia Andreasson isn't born with a silver spoon. In order to fit in during college, she pretended to be this rich popular girl persona and eventually becoming their university's student council president. That was until Rukawa Omari, an aloof yet a popular basketball player of their university, knew her secret.

Carter Altaraza is lethal, skilled, and ruthless on the battlefield. But after the war, there are no warriors--there are only survivors. And then Alandra Grande teaches him how to live. *** Carter thought he'd outlived the war, but the war outlived him instead. Regret and guilt from the death of his friend and fellow soldier made his life meaningless, and he suffers through the pain that carries him through his days. One night during training in Sydney, Carter ends up in rumpled sheets with a mysterious woman-a woman he meets again years later back in the Philippines. What happens when she shows him that he can also survive from a battle within himself? Can Carter recover from suffering and bearing his battle scars? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela CONTENT WARNING: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers.

Knight Velasquez would willingly and silently sacrifice himself in order to protect the people he cared the most about, even if it meant endless trouble and deceit. But his life soon took a quick turn when he fell for the woman who saved him from his world of pain. ****** To ensure the safety of his beloved brother and friends, Count Knight Velasquez would willingly suffer through his domineering father's punishments. However, just as he reached his limits and desired to give up, a certain Sweet Monday Lopez unexpectedly came into his life and saved him. Before meeting Knight, SM can be said to be living an ordinary life with a fair share of painful past but they soon realize that ordinary is an understatement and their love comes with a price. DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WARNING: WITH MATURE CONTENT COVER DESIGN: Ren Tachibana

[Book 4 of the Carter Brother series *can be read separately* ]. Rated-R Novel (only Rated R on some chapters). Adrian Carter is desperate and that doesn't happen very often but he can't help it. Seeing his brothers so happy with their soul-mates is making him envious and even more determined to find his own one-true-love. His biological clock is ticking and he needs to find her before he perceives time to run out. In fact, he's already planned everything and all that's left is her. But when she abruptly whirlwinds into his life one-day, Ade finds he's got more than he's bargained for and in the face of this spit-fire, all his plans are going down the drain. As fire fights fire, who will get burned and who will rise above the flames?