To Kade Sanford Black, falling for his best friend Xanthie Lorenz, a serious and drop-dead handsome songwriter, was a line he did not want to cross. Knowing all too well the huge possibility of losing the only person who could see through him, he took a step back and put a distance to sustain their friendship - especially since Xanthie is soon to marry. Will Kade be able to hold back his feelings until he sees Xanthie married? Or will he finally have the courage to confess his feelings...and risk losing the only friend he has? WARNING: This story contains depictions of suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises that may be upsetting for some readers. Any depictions of mental health issues herein are not meant as a replacement for medical care. If you or someone you know deals with similar issues, they should seek the help of a medical professional. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know in the U.S. is contemplating suicide, please encourage them to call 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. For international resources, please visit: http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/international-suicide-hotline s.html CECELIB | C.C. Cover by Ren Tachibana

Celine Galvez, a graduating law student and a famous man hater from the University of the Philippines, dedicated her life to fulfill her promise to give justice to her father's death. She pledged to make her family her greatest priority in everything, until she met Lorenzo, the notorious playboy and star of Ateneo Medicine, who slowly wrecked her principles in a way that she surprisingly found pleasuring. Will she be able to keep both her promise and Loren whom she learned to love, when all the hindrances are starting to surface against them? How can she forget him when he left a beating heart that reminds her of him every day? Should Celine just move on and live alone with their child, or will she risk it all to find the star that once fell for her?

~~my entry to the friends-to-lovers- trope/cliche~~ GENRE: Erotic Romance (M/F) LANGUAGE: Taglish ( sprinkled with Hiligaynon and Akeanon dialogues) DISCLAIMER: This work is for MATURE ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes between two consenting fictional characters of legal age (under Philippine laws). Some readers might find the graphic descriptions of sexual acts and highly sexualized dialogues offensive. Thus, reader discretion is advised which means that when you read this work, you (yes, dear reader, you) made a conscious decision to consume material content of a sexual nature. You chose to read this. No one forced you. Then again, there is HEA to be enjoyed. So, enjoy! ***** Date Started: June 9, 2021 Date Finished: September 27, 2022 Date Reached 1M Reads: December 1, 2023 Date Edited for Publishing: February 1, 2024

[Bloodshed Gang Series #1] Secret Trilogy: Secretly In A Relationship With a Gangster (Book 1 of 3) A Gangster secret love story with the most amazing, alluring, adorable and captivating girl in his eyes. You could say he's crazy over her-- but hell! He is addicted to her! In his heart, no one could replace her. He has a cold personality, but he is a very warmhearted guy towards HER. He is a guy every girl wants, but he only wants HER. No one has ever seen him smile, but he smiles like a lunatic idiot in front of HER. He is a strong guy, but has been broken into pieces because of HER. All Rights Reserved: Missflorendo

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[Bloodshed Gang Series #2] Jasper David Perez, a gangster turned businessman, believed he could get whatever he wanted. He never thought he would fall for someone like Cinderella Maglangit Wagas, a woman far from his type, but he did. And he even went to great lengths to get her. However, things did not go exactly the way he had hoped. Jasper was set to marry someone else chosen by his parents, whereas Cinderella was forced to marry a man she didn't love to pay off her father's debt. Will their hearts ever find each other again? Can they still have a happy ending if they are bound to spend the rest of their lives with others? (c) missflorendo 2020

Secret Trilogy: The End of Secrecy: Married With King Daryl Smith (Book 3 of 3) A story that will light you up, make your jaw locked, and fill your eyes with tears. *** All Rights Reserved: Missflorendo June 22, 2014

[Smith Twins Series #1] Top secret agent Christian Klein Smith and aspiring journalist Adara Olivia Alejo are determined to expose and bring Governor Almendras down. But as they dig deeper into his corrupt and illegal ways, they find themselves tangled in a series of complications that hinders them from getting the justice they are fighting for. *** Coming from a simple family, Adara is determined to reach her dreams and make her father proud. She would graduate from college and be a fearless journalist who would always deliver the truth no matter who the enemy is. Everything should have been easy, but when Adara gets tangled up with top secret agent Christian Klein Smith and his team, she finds herself in the middle of a chaos that brings her world upside down. With the intent to finally bring the wicked Governor Almendras down, Christian and Adara team up to investigate the governor's illegal and heinous crimes and get the justice that they are both fighting for. Despite the challenges that she continues to face, can Adara still risk it all and find true love? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

NOW A PUBLISHED BOOK under Sanctum Press, Inc.! ✨️ Growing up with the paramount expectations of her mother, Cygny Novessa Amorsolo's future is already devised. A robot that was designed to be successful after several years, a human caged inside the prison of her mother's concrete expectations-that's her . . . but not until kismet rewarded her a perfect fiasco. Her well-planned future started to turn chaotic when a guy came to ruin it all. He became her destructive motivation towards her independence, the handsome wrecking ball against her perfect goals, and the only person that made her experience what life is. Cygny is definitely challenged. But would she give up her future just for this guy? Would she really choose him over her dreams? But above all, is he worth the risk? Started: July 15, 2019 Ended: September 21, 2019 DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A FILIPINO LANGUAGE STORY

TEACH SERIES #1: 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐞, 𝐒𝐢𝐫 Sascha begins her college year as an average education student. Not until Mr. De Vega comes in the scene, her new Professor. As she and Mr. De Vega grow closer, she realizes something. She finds it harder to stay away from him in school. Keeping their relationship, a secret suddenly becomes ten times harder. What will happen if they find out their secret? Would she risk it all just to be with him? Sometimes love is hard to fight, especially if you are not sure if it's real love. ___________________________ Genre: Adult Romance Started: Dec. 20 2019 Finished: Jan. 31 2020 NOTE: • This is first draft/rough story. • I don't own the photo used for the cover.