You can read this as a standalone story! Cavanaugh #3 Kaleidoscope is a marine archeologist and a wreck diver. The unbothered, expressionless, and boyish girl with monolid eyes, short jet-black hair and skin of milky white. She has this personality characterizing boredom and emptiness. With just one blank stare from her, all girls would sway and boys would swoon. After all she have to go through with the rough waves of her life, she have controlled not to show emotions.

Isla de Vista Series #5 Cresia, the girl of perfection, emotionless, unbothered, silent, and immovable. She is used to the life dictated to her how to live it. Like a dog without a chain, she follows rules, she follows the footsteps, she follows everything expected of her because that is what she thinks she is born for. "If love is free then why does it cost so much?"

Timid and soft-spoken, Holy Ildefonso suffers from anxiety and erotophobia due to her deceased parents. As she spends time with the naughty and dashing Laki Cavanaugh, can Holy really face her fears, or will his actions only trigger them more? *** Suffering from erotophobia, Holy Ildefonso finds it hard to be close to other men except for her own brother. When she discovers that her brother is leaving and she must live under the same roof with Laki Cavanaugh, she suddenly feels trapped and unsecure. With him offering to help with her phobia, Holy reluctantly agrees and unexpectedly finds herself being more comfortable with him. However, just when they think that their situation is getting better, challenges and misunderstandings come between them, tearing them apart. As Holy returns to the country and sees the changes in Laki, can they still try to make everything work this time around? Or will they choose to move on and surrender, even if it breaks their hearts? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

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If there is one thing Vander Lewis regrets that is rushing through life.

[Now available in bookstores nationwide for Php175.] "Ang hirap sa 'yo akala mo ikaw lang ang nahihirapan! Hindi mo kasi alam ang pakiramdam ng iniwan." - Vaughn Filan Lianna left Vaughn over false information months after their wedding. She was then carrying their twins in her womb. And after five long years of hiding, she learned about the truth. Hindi pala totoo ang mga paratang at pagdududa niya tungkol sa totoong pagkatao ng kanyang asawa. But things already changed when she returned. Vaughn became as distant as stranger, and she couldn't blame him because it was all her fault. Now, she regrets everything. Vaughn seems to no longer love her. But despite that, she chooses to stay. She's not a martyr neither a fool. She just wants her children to have a complete family; with the man who owns her heart. Pero hanggang kailan siya magtitiis para lang mabuo ang pamilyang kanyang inaasam? Sapat bang mahal niya ito para manatili siya? [This is not your cliché love story. This is Married to a Hot Magnate part II. For adults only.]

Tierra Alta Series #1 | Silent Whisper of the Heart Emerencianna's life changed after her father decided to get her engaged to a man she didn't even like. Matigas niya iyong tinutulan hindi lang dahil hindi niya gusto ang lalaki, kung hindi dahil mawawala ang kalayaan niya sa kanya. There are three things that Emerencianna loves the most; her family, her freedom, and, of course, extravagant things. Nang takasan niya ang mga bodyguard na tinalaga ng kanyang ama upang masiguro ang kanyang kaligtasan para lamang magparty ay agad siya nitong pinarusahan and the punishment for her misbehavior is to spend some months with her fiancé! She had rebuked her father's punishment for her, but later lost the argument. Chaos started after she moved in with her fiancé's family, and in the midst of the disarray, she found herself falling into another trouble.

Ynessa was in an unhappy marriage with her husband, Tage Lasten Del Prado. After 5 years of unhappy marriage, Tage decided to file a divorce na inaayawan naman ni Ynessa. She did everything to have him kaya hindi niya basta-bastang isusuko nalang ang asawa. Ynessa don't trust people easily. Maybe that was the reason why she doesn't have friends na pwede niyang pagkwentuhan ng problema niya tungkol sa asawa. Gusto niya lang naman magkaroon ng pamilyang masasabi niyang kanya. A husband na makakatuwang sa habang-buhay, anak na magpapawi ng mga pagod at lungkot niya at mga kaibigan na maituturing niyang pamilya. Was it too hard to have? 'Yan lang naman ang hiling niya. She was never been loved by her family on both her parent's side. She tried hard to fit in. Pilit nakikipaglaro sa mga pinsan kahit pinagkakampihan siya ng mga ito. They would steal her toys and break it. They would slap or pushed her and will act like she was the villain while crying when their parents are near. Papaluin siya ng mga magulang nila. Her parents won't know kasi busy sila sa kompanya. Since then, wala siyang naging kakampi. She may have all the material things but she never had an affection from family. She never felt to be in a family. Kaya nung nakilala niya si Tage, pinangako niya sa sarili niya na makukuha niya ito. She never get the love of her relatives but she'll get his. And up until now, she's still trying her best to have it. Doing her very best to get it. Kaso ang hirap. Ang sakit-sakit ng mahalin ang asawa niya. Nakakaramdam na siya ng pagod pero ayaw niya pang tumigil. Gusto niya pang ilaban kasi ayaw niyang may pagsisihan siya bandang huli. Ayaw niyang mabuhay sa what ifs and what should have been kaya kahit masakit, she'll do everything para ipaglaban ang pagmamahal sa asawa.

When 20-year-old Fallon Lopez lays eyes on a man who's quite a few years older than her, she immediately feels an attraction toward the mysterious man. She finds herself being drawn to him, feeling a spark grow between them and the tension grow thicker by each passing minute. Though, who knew that he was the man she could never have? . . . "You're playing a dangerous game." "Maybe losing has a sweeter taste than victory."