Damien Sartori, a ruthless mafia boss, finds an escape from his vices in an unexpected savior: Saoirse. Discovering that only her presence can calm his violent temper, he drags her into his dark world, making her the one thing he refuses to lose. *** Damien Sartori, the youngest boss of the Sartorian Mafia, is consumed by violence and a heavy drug dependency, relying on vices to keep his lethal rage under control. Everything changes when he meets Saoirse, a woman whose natural scent calms him in ways no substance ever could. Drawn to the only peace he has ever known, Damien pulls her into his dangerous world with a ruthless demand: she must bear his heir. But even as he binds her closer, Saoirse begins slipping through his control. When everything he thought he could hold starts to fracture, is their connection enough to keep her bound to him?

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES 3 In need of juicy news for her online publication, the struggling journalism student, Millicent Rae Velasco, was forced to interview the intimidating student council president of their university, Juancho Alas Montero. But, not wanting to be the subject of rumors, he rejected her instantly. So, paano siya? Paano ang last requirement niya bago maka-graduate? Si Juancho ang iniatas sa kanya ng isinusumpa niyang prof na gawan ng profile article! Isa pa, dito na lang siya makakabawi! Kailangan niya pang higitin mula sa dulo ng impyerno ang grades niya! Being in a hopeless predicament, she ended up chasing after him. She hid behind the bookshelves where he was studying, memorized his schedule by heart, and talked to him straight on when she could. She only had one goal---write an article about him. Nothing more, nothing less. But life had a lot of things in store for her. Because through the glances she'd stolen, she picked up the sharp fragments of his life. Through the hidden smiles, she unraveled the content of his heart. And through the pages she'd written, she caught herself falling in love with him.

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Sandejas Siblings First Installment (2025 EDITION) I Ñ I G O "The best way to not get burned is to never play with fire..." Thallia Josephine Raymundo has one mission: to find evidence of the crime her father didn't commit. She must steal it and prove his innocence to save her only family. To do this, she pretends to be the secretary of the most sought-after lawyer in town, Atty. Iñigo Rafael Sandejas-cold, wealthy, handsome, and utterly dangerous. She will do anything to win over this cold lawyer, even if it means playing with fire, manipulating fate, and risking her heart. She is determined to seduce him and ensnare him in her trap. But what if the fire she ignited burns her? What if she ends up falling into her own trap and is tempted by the man? Will she be able to resist if he starts tempting the heiress?

[TO BE REPUBLISHED] seniors series #2 A Senior Highschool series. complete [unedited] 2# NBS Bestseller under Local Fiction [November 2024] Maraming nagsasabi na hindi naman daw patimpalak ang buhay, pero bakit ang daming hurado sa bawat galaw ng tao? Arrisea Cabrera knows this very well. Her beauty leads people to believe she is there to appease them - pero kabaliktaran naman ng kanyang ganda ang kanyang ugali. She doesn't filter her words and actions, she is rebellion itself. Bilang estudyante ng TVL track, she gets all the nasty comments when it comes to being inferior but she fights back with her savage comebacks. Para sa kan'ya, her life means her rules. Adonis Renoir Reverio appears to be the perfect preppy rich boy of the ABM strand because the dark and ugly parts of his world are hidden from the rose tinted perspectives of the people around him. Pero hindi sa kan'ya, sa isang babaing nakipagpustahan na mahuhulog siya rito. It was farfetched for her to know him more than what the surface offers but she did...and both of them suffered a lot because of it. Sometimes, we are only brave enough to try - not knowing the potential losses and not knowing the cost of tasting this kind of euphoria.

Sandejas Siblings Third Installment: Z E I J A N "Let him pull the trigger and it will aim straight to your heart..." Alyx Riadna Alarcon feels perfect, 'yan ang iniisip at pinaniniwalan niya. She has no flaws, pretty face, a body to die for, fame, men are doing everything just to ask her out but not anyone likes her, only a few at sanay na siya doon. She thinks she's perfect, maganda naman siya pero bakit hindi lahat ay naaayon sa pabor niya? She always lives the same old boring day and she's so ready to live in a cliché but one night changes everything. That night, she met the most beautiful man she'd ever seen. Wavy black hair, thick eyebrows, angled jaw, red pouty lips and oh, those beautiful blue eyes that got her attention the very first time her eyes met his and when he smiled? Damn, she knows she's fucked. How will that man change everything in her life? What if the boring day becomes chaotic? What if slowly, the secrets will unfold? About her? About him? Will it start a war?

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #2 Someday you'll look back on your mistakes and laugh. To name a few instances, these are those awkward first kisses you shared with your first boyfriend, those failed recitations that your classmates don't seem to forget, and those poor outfit ideas that you once thought were cute. Iyong mga dating nakakahiya, nakakainis, at masakit para sa 'yo, pagdating ng araw, ngingitian mo na lang. Maybe by then, you'll realize how much time you've invested in being too emotional. Pero may mga bagay na kahit matagal nang nangyari, hindi natin magawang tawanan. Siguro dahil nakakahiya pa rin? Siguro dahil nakakainis pa rin? O siguro, dahil masakit pa rin? For Amari Sloane Mendoza, it's all of the above. Among all the awkward, failed, and poor instances, falling in love with her classmate, Leon Ysmael Zamora, is the only mistake she can't laugh about.

Watty's 2018: The Contemporaries Winner! Sandejas Siblings Fourth Installment: Z I D N E Y "Those who won't dare to touch the thorns should never crave the rose..." Zidney Agnieszka Sandejas experienced every hard, bad things at a young age. Separated from her family and having lost her memories, it was really awful. Having her new identity and family, she never felt at ease. Being chased, being called crazy and a killer. Then one night changes everything, waking up in a facility and seeing the most beautiful man she'd ever seen since then, the man who has those curvy thin lips, tousled dark brown hair and dreamy midnight eyes. He's her hero, the man who took her out of the darkness. That man who gave her the light of new hope and love but what if the light from the torch that man has made suddenly went out? What if that darkness comes back, making the delicate rose bleed and hurt? Will someone be able to touch the rose despite the pain the thorns will give? Book 4 of 4

[PUBLISHED UNDER LIBxWattpad] seniors series #3 A Senior Highschool series. complete [unedited] We are expected to be filial to the ones who brought us into this world. Pero hanggang saan ba ang hangganan ng pagiging mabuting anak? Philomena Gracia Valderama is the epitome of an obedient daughter, lahat ng utos sa kan'ya ng kan'yang mga magulang ay sinusunod n'ya nang hindi ito kinukuwestiyon. There's only one thing that she can't give to them freely, her choice of career. Pero sa huli, she still can't repel from their decisions and she has to sacrifice her passion for practicality. She's currently in HUMSS, because they want her to take law in the future even if she wants to be a teacher instead. Iscalade Jance Altreano is the social butterfly of the STEM strand, lahat 'yata ay kaibigan n'ya kahit ang mga terror nilang professors ay nagiging matalik n'yang kasundo. Except for her, this particular shy girl who tells him that he is her best friend. At sa unang pagkakataon sa buhay n'ya, he doesn't want her to be on his list of friends... because he certainly wants more. We all want to be freed from the invisible chains that we don't let others see but sometimes staying chained is easier than pursuing our freedom. highest rank: #3 teen fiction

You can read this as a standalone story! Sartori #2 "I abused Diablos..." Diablos, the third-born boss of the Sartorian Mafia, was a man who could not be tamed due to his uncontrollable anger. He had to drink the bitter medicines prescribed by the family doctor to keep himself restrained. Never did he imagine that he would taste the sweetest sensation from a woman's skin, far better than bitterness. That taste became the only thing that kept him under control during his fits of rage. But because of his obsession with it, his kindness was abused. . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+