Being on top is second nature for the renowned supermodel, Mireia Aguero. She literally needed to be on top to get where she is now. On top of a bed? Sports car? Billiard table? Kitchen counter? Mini bar? Name it. Her world expanded in the same way that her wardrobe scaled up. Mireia Aguero became the name that anyone in the industry recognized. But fame comes with risks. The fashion industry was suddenly rattled by the death of a model. It opened questions that led to more sinister speculations. Her best friend hired a bodyguard for her. Axel Dawson. The sweet boy that she knew years ago. In her world, the spotlights are illuminating her path, the runway is her domain, the extravagant dresses are her armor, and with her face made up... she conquer the world. If at the end of the day, she take down the shield, sheath away her protection with her war paint cleaned off her, leaving her bare and unadorned... it won't be in a way that he would see. Because he might be the same boy inside the man that he is now, but she is no longer the girl that she once was. Not anymore.

Belaya Lawrence is the most sought-after actress of her time. She loves her job. She loves living different lives, even if she only has one. It's challenging and wonderful at the same time because she can be anyone through the script that is given to her. But sometimes, when you have all the things that you ever wanted in life, it can also be boring. Pakiramdam niya kasi ay may kulang. The thing is, it's not easy to find that missing thing if you don't even know in the first place what you're looking for. Until one day, she met him. So with her favorite Chanel on her shoulder, her wicked and kickass Louboutin, and red lips on point, she embarks on the most exciting project of her life. This time, there are no cameras, no lights, no directors, and no writers. Everything is unscripted, and she's all for it as long as it leads to the only result that she wants, which is... making the hot single dad, Pierce Dawson, hers.

Kilala si Adelia o Lia Asterio bilang isang musical prodigy. She earned the title "Queen of Versatility" with her impeccable talent in music. Musika na ang naging buhay niya. She just loves the feeling of being in love countless times through music. Pero hindi ibig sabihin no'n hindi niya pa nararanasang magmahal ng totoo. She once fell in love... but she let him go. Pinili niya ang musika. For years, she stayed away. Until a night of terror rattled her harmonious world. Natagpuan na lang niya ang sarili na tinatahak ang pamilyar na daan patungo sa bisig ng taong alam niyang magagawa siyang protektahan. In the arms of her greatest love... Gunter Dawson.

Kakikilala pa lang ni Charity kay Cash ay sinabi agad niya rito na pera ang problema niya. Tinulungan naman siya ni Cash. Ang kapalit niyon ay magpapakasal sila para makuha na ni Cash ang nais nito mula sa tiyahin nito. It was a marriage of convenience and she was okay with it because she had no plans of getting married in the future with the purpose of love. Isa pa, hindi naman sila nagsasama at malayo sila sa mga mata ng tiyahin nito kaya feeling dalaga at binata pa rin sila. Sa papel lang talaga sila kasal. Hanggang sa dumating si Angelo sa buhay ni Charity. She fell in love with him and after months of being together, he finally asked her to marry him. Kinain niya ang lahat ng sinabi niya na hindi siya iibig at magpapakasal dahil sa pag-ibig. Gustong-gusto ni Charity na umoo sa proposal ni Angelo pero kasal siya kay Cash. At dahil nagbago na ang ihip ng hangin sa buhay niya, nagdesisyon siyang makipaghiwalay sa asawa niya. Pero ayaw pumayag ni Cash unless magpapanggap uli siya na asawa nito sa harap ng ama ng babaeng nais pumikot dito. For the last time, pumayag siya para tuluyan nang makawala rito. What she didn't know, it was the start of something more than their "business transaction" years ago. Nagbago uli ang ihip ng hangin. She wanted to be Cash's forever.

Chryzelle had given Calix three hundred and sixty-five chances every year. But he wasted them all. Hanggang isang araw ay nag-quota na ang puso niya. Hiniwalayan niya si Calix na parang naging daan naman para ma-realize nito ang importansiya niya. Si Calix naman ang humabol-habol sa kanya pero dead-ma na siya sa muling panliligaw nito. Pagod na siya. Pero para namang pinapaikot siya ng tadhana. Circumstances made her closer to him again making her fall for him all over again. Until one day, she found herself agreeing to the last wish on his list. Minahal niyang muli si Calix at binigyan ng panibagong pagkakataon. But will that one thousand eight hundred and twenty-fifth chance be worth it?

(published under PHR) May mga naghahanap po ng story na ito sa akin. Ilang taon na rin po mula nang ma-published ito kaya siguro hindi na makita sa stores. Kaya ito ang naisip kong unang i-post rito. Sana po ay magustuhan nyo. Enjoy reading! :) "Truth or dare?" Nakangiting tanong ni Cassandra kay Jethro nang tumapat sa dating boyfriend ang nguso ng boteng ipinaikot niya. "Dare." Muli siyang ngumiti. "Sige, inuutusan kita. Mahalin mo 'ko uli." Nang matahimik ang mga kasamahan ay sinikap ni Cassandra na tumawa. "Pwede bang 'truth' na lang? Wala na kasi akong ibang maisip na ipagawa sa 'yo... maliban sa ang mahalin ako." "Fine," parang napipilitan na lang na sagot ni Jethro. "Truth." "Okay. If there's one thing that you want to tell me, what will it be?" Tinitigan siya ni Jethro nang deretso sa mga mata. "Bakit bumalik ka pa?" Natigilan si Cassandra. Paubos na ang tatlumpung araw na palugit sa kanya para makasama si Jethro. Pero mababawi niya pa kaya ito bago tuluyang angkinin ng iba kung sagad hanggang langit ang galit nito sa kanya?

The 1'st story in HCD, Mc Driggs Keyser and Caselyn Domingo. Sip the aroma of love!

Na kay Keith Rivero na ang lahat. Bukod sa good looks at successful career, mukha rin siyang walang problema sa buhay. But the truth was he had a dark and dirty past which he tried to forget. Except for one thing: his missing daughter, Yona. At paglipas ng maraming taon, saw akas ay nahanap din ni Keith ang kanyang anak. Pero hindi lang si Yona ang natagpuan niya kung hindi pati ang babaeng tumayong ina ng bata, si Sylve.

Maki Frias had always been a mystery. Hindi lang para sa mga residente ng Bachelor's Pad kundi para din sa kanyang sarili. Hindi niya alam ang kanyang pinanggalingan. He didn't remember anything about his life before he was five. Dahil doon, para siyang laging naglalakad sa dilim. Growing up without somewhere to belong to could do that to a person. Mabuti na lang at nakilala niya si Allen Magsanoc. Mula pagkabata, ang babae na ang nagsisilbing ilaw ng kanyang buhay. She was his family, his best friend, his superhero, and his only love. Allen was someone he could call his home. Pero noong college sila, nakagawa si Maki ng malaking kasalanan, dahilan kaya nawala kay Allen ang pinakaimportanteng tao sa buhay nito. Ang masama pa, habang nagdurusa ang dalaga, kinailangan ni Maki na mawala nang hindi nagpapaalam. Years later, muli silang nagkita. Katulad ni Maki, ibang-iba na si Allen kaysa dati. This time, he wanted her to be a permanent part of his life. Ang problema, galit na galit sa kanya si Allen at wala itong balak na magpatawad.

Nagulat si Trick nang pagkatapos ng isang buwang pagkawala ng kanyang ama mula nang lamunin ito ng dagat, bigla itong sumulpot. Ang lalong nakapagpabigla sa kanya, may kasama ang papa niya na babaeng mas bata sa kanya nang ilang taon. Anika looked innocently beautiful. Pero may nakita pa si Trick sa kislap ng mga mata ng dalaga-she was in love with his father! Hindi makakapayag si Trick na sirain ng babaeng tagaisla ang relasyon ng kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para mailayo si Anika sa papa niya. Kahit pa dumating sa puntong paiibigin niya ang isang babaeng malayong-malayo sa iisipin ng marami na tipo niyang babae...