Naging simple at tahimik ang buhay ni Luna nang lumipat sila ng tatay at mga kuya niya sa isang malayong bayan. Bawal nga lang siya lumabas ng bahay dahil baka raw matipuhan siya ng isang sundalong Hapones. Ngunit naging matigas ang ulo niya. Sa tuwing umaalis ang kanyang tatay at naiiwan na siya mag-isa, lagi siyang umaalis ng bahay para pumunta sa tabing ilog. Doon ay nakilala niya ang isang sundalong Hapones na magiging dahilan kaya naging magulo ang tahimik niyang buhay. Date Started: March 27, 2020 Date Ended: August 16, 2020

Unang kita pa lang ni Celestine sa portrait ng isang binatang nagngangalang Simoun Pelaez ay may naramdaman na siya sa binata. Para siyang baliw na hindi mapigilan ang sariling titigan ang portrait dahil palaging may nag-u-urge sa kanya titigan ito. Para siyang naaakit sa binatang nabuhay noong panahon pa ng Espanyol. Dumating ang araw na hindi niya inaasahan. Hindi niya inaakalang tatagos siya sa portrait na iyon. Ngayon nasa panahon siya kung saan nabubuhay si Simoun Pelaez at nakaharap rin ninya ang binata. Para siyang mababaliw dahil hindi niya alam kung anong mangyayari sa kanya at lahat ng taong nakapaligid sa kanya ay tinatawag siya sa pangalang Esmeralda! Date Started: April 25, 2018 Date Finished: September 16, 2018 Rank #1 in Historical Fiction (03/27/2019-03/08/2019) Rank #6 in Historical Fiction (01/30/2019) Rank #11 in Historical Fiction (05/09/2018-07/27/2018) Rank #25 in Historical Fiction (04/30/2018)

"Pagsisisihan mo ngayon Rheya na iniwan mo'ko, gagawin ko ang lahat para bumalik ka sa'ken, sapilitan man o hindi, ibabalik kita sa'ken dahil sa akin ka lang! narinig mo? sa akin ka lang! you are mine, not your boss and not even yourself, your whole being was mine! Even death can't separate us, because even in the afterlife i'll still follow you, why? because you tied to me forever! -- Luther Zachary Oxford.

Nikolas Matteo Del Franco is the eldest son of former Governor Leonardo Del Franco and veteran actress Emilia David. He grew up with people expecting him to be like his father. Lahat ng kanyang gagawin ay pinapanood ng maraming mga mata. He wanted to be a pilot but his father did not allow him to choose for himself. Nabuhay siya sa utos at gusto ng ama at ginawa niya ang lahat para sa ikasasaya ng kanyang pamilya. At the age of twenty nine, he became the Governor of Vigo Del Mar. Ibinuhos niya ang lahat ng kaya niyang gawin para marating ang nais ng pamilya niya para sa kanya. He built his own reputation and outreached everyone's expectation. His father wanted him to marry a young lady from a political family, pero hindi na niya iyon gusto. Tutol siya sa gusto ng ama na ito ang pumili ng babaeng mamahalin niya. Until he met Yvanna, a known journalist who always makes news articles against him. Wala atang artikulong ginawa ang dalaga na pabor sa kanya. Her influence to media started people to question him. She's a malware for Nikolas and in order to stop her from making baseless issues about him, he did something that will change her life forever.

It's a fight between Kara and Matias Del Franco, the snobbish businessman who's building a property on her family's land. With neither of them willing to back down, who will eventually get what they are fighting for? Or will this complicated scenario lead them to something they have never asked for? *** Matias Del Franco dreams of having his own business empire to prove his worth to his strict politician of a father. But just as his first building was built, his plans barely even starting, a raging woman called Kara demands for him to return her family's land to her. But neither of them is willing to back down. At such a crucial time, he cannot afford to fail, and he has no choice but to strike an unlikely deal with her. With Kara by his side, he finds his world turning more complicated--and it seems like he's getting more than what he has bargained for. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

Warning: Mature Content Men from Hell Series No. 1 Tyler Craig Smith's story "Don't trust what you see. Even salt looks like sugar." Tyler Craig Smith is badly smitten with Zafina Caliente. And so he made her his. Yes, unexpected things happen in unexpected time. One moment, she hated him. Then one moment, she fell for him. Then the last moment, they were already together, for two years straight. Until she needed to leave. Kinailangan niya dahil nabigyan siya ng pagkakataon para makapag-aral sa ibang bansa. That is indeed a wonderful opportunity. So she chose her dream rather than her boyfriend. Tyler didn't let her to leave. But she wanted to pursue her dream. So do Tyler who wanted to pursue her to change her mind and choose him rather than her dream. They were both persuasive... That left Tyler with no choice, but to impregnate her. By hook or by crook. - Trigger warning: nonconsensual

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

Be careful who you give your heart to. Because when you give your heart to someone, you also give the person the power to destroy you. -Maddison Fuentabella Ford

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Sa loob ng labinlimang taon, ang makasal sa kababata niyang si Enrique Alfonso ang tanging pinapangarap ni Estella Concepcion. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya si Lucas, ang pinsan at karibal ni Enrique sa politika. *** Makatwiran at hindi nagpapatalo, lumaki si Estella Concepcion na patuloy na umaasang magkakatuluyan pa rin sila ni Enrique Alfonso, ang batang nagpagaan ng kanyang loob labinlimang taon na ang nakararaan. Ni minsan ay hindi nawala ang kanyang paghanga at pagtingin sa binata na siyang magiging susunod na gobernadorcillo ng bayan ng San Alfonso. Ngunit tila gumuho ang kaniyang mundo nang mapag-alaman niyang ipinagkasundo na ito sa ibang dalaga. Desididong mapangasawa pa rin ang binata, hihingin ni Estella ang tulong ni Lucas, ang pinsan ni Enrique. Sa paglipas ng panahon at sa mga sikretong kaniyang matutuklasan, handa pa nga rin bang gawin ni Estella ang lahat upang maikasal sa binatang matagal na niyang inaasam? O tulad ba ng ihip ng hangin ay magbabago rin ang isinisigaw ng kaniyang puso? Cover Design by Precious Pages Corp./LIB Books Book Type: Hardbound (With Book Jacket Cover)

Published book, series and now a Wattpad Original. Read the original story or watch new episodes weekly only on VivaOne. Hindi intensiyon ni Carmela Isabella ang umibig, lalo na sa taong 1892. Mula sa taong 2016 ay mapupunta siya sa nakaraan nang may isang misyon: huwag hayaang umibig sa kanya si Juanito Alfonso, ang anak ng kilalang gobernadorcillo at ang lalaking nakatakda niyang makaisang-dibdib. *** Palaging kinukuwestiyon ni Carmela Isabella ang mga kuwentong nakabaon sa nakaraan ng kanyang pamilya, ngunit hindi niya akalain na mula sa panahong 2016 ay mapupunta siya sa taong 1892 sa pamamagitan ng isang lumang talaarawan at ang Arch of the Centuries na kanyang nagsilbing portal. Inatasan siya ng isang misteryosong madre upang gawin ang napakahalagang misyon: kailangan niyang mamuhay bilang si Carmelita Montecarlos, ang bunsong anak ng pinakamayamang pamilya sa San Alfonso at siguruhing mapipigilan si Juanito Alfonso--ang nakatakdang mapangasawa ni Carmelita--na umibig sa kanya. Sa nalalapit nilang kasal at sa kasaysayang naghihintay na maisulat muli, ang pag-ibig na hindi naman sinadya upang maranasan ng dalawang inosenteng puso ay muli bang masisilayan pagkalipas ng isang siglo? Book Cover by: LIB Publishing Illustrated (Charcoal Painting) by: Warner Jr. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. Started: June 01, 2016 Completed: April 27, 2017