Nagtagpo. Natagpuan. At magtatagpo muli . . . Siguro.

"If they aren't pretty when they are dead, then why bother keeping the bodies in my cemetery? Just burn them. Burn all of them, and give me the charming ones." I laughed at how psychotic he sounded; or even how psychotic he was."You're young, why do you even own your own cemetery? That can't even be legal." "Why bother concerning yourself over my affairs? This cemetery-" he quickly corrected himself, "My cemetery is the most luxurious and ravishing of them all." He bent down, and began to whisper in my ear, "And I know, that you, my lamb, understand my funeral style, don't you?"

"Until they are dead, do we never part." WARNING: Violence, language, strong sexual content including dialogue may not be suitable for very young readers.

Inanis Messor is The Bone Cutter. He's America's most fierce and cursed celebrity. He's America's modern prophet. He's America's very own murderous darling. Inanis's job is to broadcast a live death on public television once a month, as a sacrifice to the public. Every month on the 15th, Inanis steps on a large, vibrant stage, in front of dozens of cameras, and executes a living political individual as repentance for the sins of America's government. It keeps the public satisfied. It keeps the government from having to own up to their mistakes. Mirea Dhalmi is the daughter of a famous state governor; a man who involves himself in every political discussion the media has to offer. But when he's chosen to be Inanis's next victim, Mirea desperately pleads with The Bone Cutter to spare his life. Inanis agrees, but at a price. Mirea must now become his bride, his public display. She becomes The Bone Harvester, the woman who stands beside The Bone Cutter on the bloody stage that is broadcasted throughout public television. The unfortunate woman who stands beside the celebrity who kills in front of the nation.

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.opgatgaN .naupgataN . . . ilum opgatatgam tA .orugiS

He's like a machine. He hates to be touched. He hates anything to be non-sanitized. He can't stand human emotion. He fakes a personality, just to seem okay. He hates technology, but is nothing without it. He's a professor to the class, but supposed to be a student. He teaches the same thing everyday, but was meant to be there only to learn. And then he loses control, unable to be a machine any longer, he begins to realize worshiping technology is nothing but a curse. He holds the life of an introvert, the life of a mad man, and he admits to it. All of it. ~~ "You're useless. Nothing but a controlled soul in a shell of a body." "Then just label me a machine, there is nothing more insane than that."

Isang libong piso, anim na pares ng damit, makeup kit, isang toothbrush, at cellphone na walang load lang ang nagawang bitbitin ni Hannah nang tumakas siya sa bahay niya. Anim na taon matapos ang pagkamatay ng kanyang ina, naisip niya na it's enough already. Kailangan niyang umalis bago pa siya matulad sa kanyang ina, too absorbed in a poisonous love. Panandaliang sanktwaryo ang hinahanap niya nang mapadpad siya sa rancho ng kanyang Lolo. Pero nang makita at makasama ang dating kalaro at isa sa mga trabahador ng kanyang Lolo na si Miguel Guevarra, nakatagpo siya ng bagay na mas higit pa sa kanyang hinahanap. Pero sooner or later, the past catches up with you at ang mga lihim ay maisisiwalat, ang mga puso'y masasaktan, at may mga taong mapapahamak. Lahat ng ito'y kailangang harapin ni Hannah bago mapunta ang lahat sa kaguluhan. Everything she has to sacrifice... just for the sweetest escape. FRAGMENTED HEARTS #1 (Can be read as a standalone) Cover art by Tricia Mabale (IG: @triciamabale)

Crisanta Camila Alcazar is the baby girl of Altagracia. Bunsong anak ng may-ari ng isang malaking azucarera, she was pampered and always prim and proper. Walang mag-aakalang may magagawa siyang isang bagay na ikakahiya ng kanyang pamilya. When it happened, she was devastated. The truth was revealed and yet everyone seems to their fingers to someone else, hindi siya. Hindi siya kayang paratangan ng probinsiya ng ganoong bagay. She was guilty and regretful. She carried it within her, and never forgave herself. Nang umuwi si Alonzo Salvaterra, nakita niyang pagkakataon iyon para humingi ng tawad. She was always soft spoken but this time, she hopes that her voice was enough. And that it will get to him. This is the second book of Azucarera Series. The series consist of three books. The two other books are: Against The Heart (Azucarera #1) Hold Me Close (Azucarera #3)

[SARMIENTO SERIES #2: SAY & SAID DUOLOGY] BOOK 1: Lyrae Sarmiento, the first born of Sean and Cassandra Sarmiento. She grew wanting to live up to her parents' expectations. And she even wanted to surpass it by all means. She's doing a good job doing what she has to do, until Joshua Sy suddenly came and turned her world upside down. The plans she planned for herself crushed in an instant. And everything became worse the moment she said, "I love you, too." Highest Ranking in Teen Fiction: #2