When her longtime boyfriend proposes to her, Nari does not seem happy. She rejects him, hoping he would understand. But two years, seven days, three hours, five minutes, and thirty seconds later, Nari enters a church and watches him get married to someone else. *** At 21, Nari Miranda graduates from college wanting to complete her bucket list-being independent, visiting the US, traveling Europe, and adopting a dog-so when Benny, her longtime boyfriend proposes and surprises her with a house-their own house--she doesn't feel right. Until she follows the first thing she thinks of that moment: she rejects him. Nari hopes that everything will still be okay between them, but seeing Benny with another girl becomes too much for her. Feeling broken, she goes to a bar to drink her pain away and meets Preston, the man she always coincidentally crosses paths with, not knowing her life will take a whole new different turn. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGNED BY: Louise De Ramos

Naniniwala si Adonis Emilio sa usong phrase na "Walang Forever". Hindi dahil sa wala siyang ka - forever kundi dahil sa klase ng trabahong mayroon siya. He was very much in love with his childhood sweetheart but he had to let her go dahil sa mga bagay na hindi niya kayang pigilan. Now, Adonis found himself in a mission that he later on realized -- it was bigger than everything else in his life. What will this mission bring to his life? MCJUNIOR #4

Genesis thought she already found the love of her life. Bakit naman kasi hindi? They've been together for so long that she couldn't remember a time when she didn't know him. Akala niya sila na talaga. Malaki ang tiwala niya. She even put her life and dreams on pause para sa kanya... innocently believing that for him, she's the end game, too. Mali pala siya. But then she met Parker... who's probably the most broken soul she's ever met. Against better judgment, she fell for him. She was hoping that he'd fall for her too. She did everything right... or at least she thought she did. Pero mali na naman pala siya. Kailan ba siya sasaya? Just this once... sana naman.

Maia Celine Zorales vowed to never cross paths with Finley Angelo Suarez again... which was hard considering that they are attending the same school. It was fine; she could just pretend that he does not exist-at least in her reality. Everything was going according to plan... until her world turned upside down when her parents told that they lost all their money. Suddenly, Maia felt helpless. But just because she is helpless does not mean that she will ask Finley for help... of all people... right?

Karaminah Viel Trajano has always been told that she's... peculiar. She just doesn't like the things that girls her age are expected to like. But she loves writing... that's probably the only normal thing about her. Problem is, her parents do not support her 'career' of choice. For them, it's nothing more than a hobby. It's either she follows their steps and become a lawyer or become a lawyer. She chose neither. Now, she's forced to work to make a living. But she's not really made for work. Given the choice, she'd spend the day daydreaming about her scripts and characters. Fortunately, someone offered her a job... Madali lang naman daw ito. Magiging 'manager' daw siya ng basketball team. She agreed... After all, how hard could it be to manage a bunch of boys who spend their days running back and forth on a wooden ground... right?

Hera x Magnus

S O O N If Mike Samuel Cuevas is given a chance to correlate his life with three words, it would be "bruises", "rejection", and "failure". Bruises for all the marks he had whenever his father hurt him physically for being such a disgrace to the family. Rejection for all the times he was left by all the women he genuinely loved. Failure for being the lowest in class, for being academically weak, for having no skills to showcase, and for leaving his responsibilities while studying in Med School. As he left the city, he met the life he was yearning for in the province of Siargao: a solemn life where he is well-appreciated and where his mind is in peace. In this place, he found a father figure in the persona of Dr. Barcelon, a doctor to the barrio in one of the municipality of Siargao. Most of all, he found a great love in the persona of Glamour Montanilla, a hardworking nurse of the said municipality. Will he finally stand for himself and bring out his courage that was chained behind the bars and claimed that the doctor is out? Or will he just let those chains tie him up again into the abyss and claimed that the doctor is in?

O N G O I N G TRIGGER WARNING: anxiety attack, rape content, self-harm, depressive episodes, traumatic flashback. Please read at your own risk. ***** "Maganda at matalino talaga 'yang si Jayla, kaya lang may scandal 'yan." These are the words that are usually thrown at Janica Leila Montejermoso, an aspiring lawyer who dreams of giving justice to the abused and neglected children like her. Due to her childhood trauma, Jayla grew up strong, determined, and indestructible. She wanted to prove to everyone that there are still more to life than being a victim of her childhood past. Not until her sex video with her long-term boyfriend leaked, which gradually break her already broken soul. Being with his girlfriend since they are born in the same delivery room, Niccolo John Cadiente is branded as "buntot ni Jayla"; and he's proud of that. He's a dreamer, he dreams of becoming a successful and competent doctor someday, a pediatrician specifically, while building his own family with Jayla. But what if he became the reason of the gradual downfall of his only love? Can they still guarantee that a victim's aftermath is still worth living after all? Or they will just let their hellish past swallow them whole?

C O M P L E T E D Trigger Warning: anxiety attack, depressive episodes, rape content, physical abuse, psychotic episodes, eating disorder, child abuse, child neglect ***** Sabrina Princess Dominguez Dakila--a strong independent woman who aspires to become a lawyer, and Storm Prince Fontanilla Esquiñas--a man with dark childhood past who aspires to become a doctor, promised to each other that they will have their first kiss under the first rainfall of the month of May. They both believe in "Agua de Mayo", a Spanish term which refers to the first rainfall of May, and is believed to have healing properties. What if the moment comes that they are both under the first rainfall of May but they are no longer together? Would they keep their promise? Or would they pretend to be strangers? Highest rank: #3 humor #4 romance #2 chicklit

Iris Gonzaga-Racini had made peace with her unusual life. Married, but miserable and lonely, Iris vowed to live life to the fullest. When she is invited to an island where even the most depraved desire can become reality, she can't say no. ****** Many would consider Iris Gonzaga-Racini a fortunate woman to be Niccolo Racini's wife, but Iris could not be more miserable or lonely. Despite being married to Niccolo for the past eight years, Iris has never met him. Until one day, when she receives a black invitation from her husband, summoning her to Temptation Island. A paradise where one's kinkiest and most depraved desires can become reality. "You are invited to Temptation Island."