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The Girl at 829 (girlxgirl)  by MariondeLimaGuevarra
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Do you believe in fairy tales and wishing wells? What if Snow White falls in love with Cinderella? And what if the coin being tossed in that deep wishing well has exactly the same two faces? Just. What. If. Jane Marie Salazar is a graduating student from an exclusive all-girls school. She is rich and the only daughter of an advertising executive and a successful business woman. Jane is smart, tough, out-going and risk-taker. She likes to gamble in life, no "ifs" and no "buts." "Auntie," a woman in her 40s, still awed by the beauty of Taal Volcano, spends most of her time just staring on it. She lives with her soon-to-wed niece named Yasmin, in a house that has a perfect view of the popular scenic spot in Tagaytay City. Broken and tormented by her past love, she literally shuts her door and opted not to marry. Marsha Julia Santos, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Jane. She is a bank teller in one of the prestigious banks in our country. Marsha is prim and proper, raised in a strict Catholic household. A conformist and do whatever it takes to please others, especially for her family and boyfriend. Her long-time boyfriend, Rex is an abusive, possessive, and controlling boyfriend. The "Owner" of Tapsilog Haus, married to a successful real estate agent. She is a caring and loving mother to her only daughter, Nadine. Her life is almost complete - a loving family, a stable business. But there is a piece of her still missing...a closure from her one true love. Four women crossed paths, changed and fell helplessly in love in a world where relationship like theirs at that time were considered unacceptable and taboo. But will their love endure the pain, conflict, and surpass the test of time? And how will these four women reconnect and help each other find answers to one thing common and puzzling them...LOVE.
The Moonlight Lilac by CassNcase
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For love, would you play the role of the hero or the villain? An unmasked serial murderer is on the run, and killings are taking place all over the country. What a bad moment for a girl named Skylar Millie Parker to return home after four years in Canada, quitting a well-paid job. Unexpectedly, something happened on her way home when she met someone who would eventually lead her to an even better job opportunity from a prestigious family. Skylar accepted it without having a hint of the bigger trouble that would appear in her life in the form of a person; a woman named Hera Cythera Arentsvelt. The stories about Cythera intrigued her, even without personally seeing the infamous head of the family as she's always locked in her room. Quiet and mysterious, hauntingly playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. But then the time finally came, and something unexplainable changed inside Skylar the moment she saw the woman behind that name... "I remember vividly the first time I laid my eyes on you. You were wearing your purple robe with the same color as your eyes. I suddenly felt like everything around me had stopped, and you were the only one moving. Slowly taking the steps down the grand stairs. It felt like my breath got stuck in my throat, my heart pumping more blood than it should, and my head whispered to my ear...she looks ethereal." Ngunit ano nga bang malaking gulo na dala ng dalaga sa buhay ni Sky? At ano ang katakot takot na sikreto nito ang siyang tuluyang magpapabago sa buhay niya at sa mga tao sa paligid niya? Worse than that, it looks like Cythera knows something about the infamous serial killer in town... But is she the killer? Anong kaya mong isugal para protektahan ang taong pinaka importante para sayo? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish (Tagalog-English)
Behind Every Man (COMPLETED) by beeyotch
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Nadia de Marco knew what she wanted in life and that is to be the most powerful woman in the country. Growing up in the Philippines, she knew that it would be an uphill climb. There is misogyny everywhere, but instead of fighting it, she decided to use it to her advantage. That is probably the upside of being undermined, being almost invisible-people will never see you coming. While she was watching everyone's moves, no one was watching hers. Things were going according to plan until Avery Brienne Eliseo came into the picture. Suddenly, she got an enemy. And unlike Avery who has her cousin by her side, she has no one. And she needs to have someone. She's been looking for so long until she found Archibald Reign Gallego-the perfect partner in crime... or so she thought.
The Room Service by umaaklas
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The tragedy of the poor is not that they seek to die, but that even in death, the city finds a way to put them to work. Elias came to Recto to kill himself. A scholar stripped of his books and his home, he has one goal: a cheap motel room and a final act of acceptance. But Manila is a predator that refuses to let a body go to waste. When Seb-a sex worker-mistakes Elias's room for a job, the scholar's exit strategy is violently derailed. Trapped between a man trying to leave the world and a man trying to afford to stay in, Elias is forced to confront a devastating truth.