"Say, Officer. If one day, those who held us by our necks finally made every deviant thing a crime, what will you be guilty of?" When Aaric Cross gets reassigned into Eastchapel City Police's Crime Investigation Department, he never realized how much of the actual job he missed just from his uncle, Alberth's continuous protection over him for the past years of his police career. Being deprived to carry out immensely life-threatening pursuits, a detective at present could be likened to a sloth with nothing to do save from watching other departments carry out the Tag Chase-the government's directive and focus of the police force to pursue people reported to display behaviour that indicates threats to a certain person or an entity, especially those who hold seats in the government. One of the vigilantes in this chase is a woman behind the sobriquet, Scarlet Foxtrot, who recently made name across the city for breaking into government officials' offices but leaving no traces and even motives. No one figured out how to catch her which made her rise through the ranks having the most sought-after head until she started signing her visit and later on, murder, of one police officer. Aaric soon finds himself entangled in a web of long-running corruption, oppression, and sex slavery within the city that he was never given the chance to hear before. All of which happens just by trying to uncover the mysteries that surround Rue, a woman who always appeared to be related to each succeeding Scarlet Foxtrot murder case.# *** "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong." ―Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV SCARLET BLOOD IS THE FIRST SEASON OF ALEPH

Wanting to start all over again after discovering her boyfriend's affair with a rising actress, marketing content writer Elwen Jiang moves to her late grandfather's house in a gated village, not realizing at first that she has to live next to Darren Hong, a famous actor known to have no take twos in filming idol drama scenes, earning him the title, 'Perfect Shot'. However good, Darren actually deals with his inability to feel and give sincerity, making him unable to cry real tears. After Darren accused her of stalking and spreading false dating rumours about the two of them, Elwen reveals that she sees through Darren's expressions and told the actor that he never once have been sincere about his acts no matter how expressive he looked on camera. Because of that, he began watching her and wondered why she sees through his inability despite his hard work in mastering the art of acting. However, as soon as he gets to find the girl who made him cry for real for the first time several years ago, he would sooner realize that he had to make Elwen see him other than typically just being the idol next door. Disclaimer: I do not own the cover. Credits go to the rightful owner.

Tama nga ang hinala ni Ren simula pa nang umusbong ang salungatan ng mga mundong hindi niya inakalang kinabibilangan na rin niya: Ang tao ay kikilos para sa kanyang sariling hangarin. Pera. Kapangyarihan. Kayamanan. Paghihiganti. Hustisya. Pagmamahal. At sa likod ng masisidhing dahilang nagdidilig sa tapang ng bawat manlalaro sa larong pinagpasyahan niyang laruin, matututuhan ni Ren ang pinakamahalagang bagay na maging anuman ang dahilan upang mabuhay, ang pagkatuto rito, ang magiging pinakamalakas na sandata niya laban sa mga mapanlinlang. Mapansamantala. Mapagmalabis. At mapagkunwari. "Susubukin ang tatag ng tao habang siya ay tumatanda, Apo. Ang malungkot lamang, hindi ka pa nagsisimulang tumanda. Bata ka pa ngunit ang iyong mga kahaharapin ay tiyak na hindi kagaya ng mga nasaksihan ko na." Hanggang saan ang kaya mong abutin at sikmurain upang maipaglaban ang iyong pangarap, karapatan, damdamin... Higit sa lahat, kawalang-sala? *** Still That Boystown Girl Book 3 of That Boystown Girl Series

(This can be a stand alone novel.) Kilala na natin si Ren bilang masipag, kuripot, at business-minded na babaeng katutuntong lamang sa ikalabingwalo niyang kaarawan. Hindi maikakailang nagdeklara ng seryosong kompetisyon para sa kanya ang kanyang mga kaibigan laban kay Knight ngunit wala sa isip ni Ren ang mga bagay na ito lalo pa at hindi niya inaasahan ang mga pangyayaring lalo pang gugulo sa kanyang buhay. Nang dahil sa hindi ka-kumbinsidong kutob ni Knight sa biglaan na lamang paglantad ng Royal Bounty Hunters sa kaso ni Ren na dapat ay simpleng kidnap for ransom lamang, mapapaisip ang lahat kung sino nga ba si Renaissance Apostol, isang araw bago siya mapadpad sa Boystown. Book Two of the Boystown Girl Series

Alam ni Ren na mahirap ang buhay na nag-aabang sa kanya simula pa lamang nang mamulat siya sa mundong hindi dapat niyang kalakihan. Gayunpaman, isa siya sa mga batang hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong makasama ang kanyang magulang kaya naman siya ay namulat sa Boystown - isang bahay ampunan para sa mga batang lalaki. Hindi nagtagal ang kanyang pananatili dito dahil sa isang batang lalaking sumira sa mga pangarap niyang magkaroon ng bagong pamilya. Gayunpaman, hindi iyon naging daan upang magpalugmok siya sa kanyang kapalaran. Lumaki siyang responsable, masipag at matiyaga upang maalagaan ang kanyang sarili at ang kanyang Lolong tumayong kanyang tunay na pamilya. Sa kabilang palad, hindi niya matatakasan ang kanyang sariling kwento. Patunay iyon nang makilala niya si Knight, isang lalaking anak-mayamang palagi niyang makakabungguan sa mga pagkakataong may mga hindi pangkaraniwang pangyayari sa kanyang tahimik na buhay. Ano kaya ang magiging papel ni Knight sa kanyang buhay samantalang masyado na siyang binibigyan ng sapat na sakit ng ulo ng walong lalaking kasabayan niyang lumaki?