In her own world, Maddy once dreamed of reaching the end of the rainbow. They say that's where you'd find the most precious treasures. She'd always wish upon the rainbow the things she wanted every time it appeared on the window. Alas, little Maddy, get over that myth. You want it... but you can't have it? Then you've got to do your worst. Maria Athanasia. Steal it. --- After eight years, Maria Athanasia met the man she once promised would be hers. However, it wasn't her that he wanted, but her sister. She'd never accept that. Jiraiya Arden is hers no matter what. ---

Have courage and be kind, iyon ang wika ng paboritong prinsesa ni Cresencia na si Cinderella. Iyon ang namumutawing kataga sa mga alaala nilang dalawa ng Papa niya. At sa dalawanpu't apat na taon niyang pamumuhay sa mundo, iyon ang naging prinsipyo niya. Have courage. Be kind. Against all odds. That way, maybe someday, she'd finally get her happy ever after. But with blood already spilled in her hands... and her heart so cruel... would she really deserve it? --- Why is good always rewarded unkindly? All Cresencia did was try to save her friend from assault, and yet she was the one left behind bars for life. She thought no hope was left for freedom. Until one day, in her six years and visitless imprisonment, a man from her past showed up. He offered her a deal of a life time's worth. ---

Mine Forever (Haciendero Series #1) "You need me and I need you. You want something from me, then pursue me. You won't go back there until I say so." -- Nikita Mari Solano from an old wealthy family was now a failing damsel in distress. She was left with unending debts and she only lives paychecks-after-paychecks. Before her mother died in a terminal illness, she promised she would get back the land and the old house they sold at the time where they needed and used the money for her medication. How would she get it back if she has to deal with the cold-hearted man Atty. Maddox Consunji whose now the house and the land owner? Who was then the one he got rejected from college. Posted: December 2023 Status: Completed ©️ kendaraxx

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021

Laviña Clarene won't run out of reasons why she hates Aristotle. She hates how her life is always entangled with him, na kapag sinabing Laviña karugtong na nito ang Aris. She grew up with him, and even shares her family, not to mention their parents' history. But on top of that, she hates him for taking a big portion of her father's love and attention. Hence, she is always competitive against her archenemy. She won't let him get ahead of her in anything as much as possible. Teachnically, her life revolves hating him. And she knows he feels the same way, too. It's a mutual feeling. But where can this ingrained hate lead her? Will it do her good or will it break her own heart in the end? Hate keeps them together, but hate tears them apart, too. Sa huli, kailangan niyang mamili, to nurture this hate or extinguish it. To hold on to it or finally let it go.

[ Orasan Series #1] Ilang taon na ang nagdaan ngunit hindi ko parin alam kung kailan nga ba ang tamang oras ng pagpapaalam. Kailan ang tamang oras ng pagbitaw at pagpapalaya? Kailan ko ba kakayanin na ikaw ay mahinahong bitawan? Naging marahas kasi ang oras para sa ating dalawa. "Gising na, Sinta." Ilang beses ko na bang narinig ang mga kataga? Kung pwede lang, nagkaundagaga na akong tumakbo ulit papunta sa mga bisig mo kagaya ng mga dati nating ginagawa. Pero hindi pwede, hindi ko magawa. "I think we both now know that we cannot kiss the soul that had already left..." Hindi lang ako isang beses namatay. Not twice, not thrice, I died too many times. Akala ko noon pinakamasakit na ang una, hindi ko inakala na itong huli pala. Pero pangako Sinta, huling beses na dahil pagpatak ng alas dose bibitawan kana. -------- A perspective of dead soul watching her love...love again.

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.

Ludic Selcouthʼs lead guitarist, Castriel Sanz, is known for his calm and quiet demeanor. Everybody addresses him as the hardest to reach band member of Ludic Selcouth. He is the most intimidating and serious one among them. They say that mysterious men like him has a lot of secrets. They werenʼt wrong. Mackenzie Sebastian has this "brat" side that almost everyone hates. She grew up under the care of her grandparents, they spoiled her with so much kindness and affection to the point that they will give her whatever she wants. Sheʼs trying so hard to fit in the society so she wouldnʼt get left behind by her so called friends. She hates being left behind, she hates being outcast. Just like how she hates being ignored by Castriel. They have known each other since their elementary days, but Castriel just wonʼt entertain a loud and clingy girl like her. Sadness, desperation, asperity, and... drugs. Who will be the panacea?

(The Lost Souls on Tour: The First Tour) Reed Gustave Argyros was born with an embodiment of rock and roll, and music running in his veins. He believes that his passion for music is the sole thing that only matters to him after his mother died. Yet, with one glimpse of her obsidian orbs where the darkness conceals, Gustave had no idea that her gaze would be his demise. If love at first sight doesn't exist, then why did Gustave sense the unknown throbbing of his heart from the minute the ocean touched the darkness? Wala na, alam na niyang nahulog na siya. Who wouldn't anyway? Kaya nga gagawin niya ang lahat upang pati ang kadiliman, mahulog din sa asul na dagat. Hindi siya papayag na siya lang ang nababaliw rito. One-sided love? Hell no. He will get her, he will own her. And he is sure that he can succeed. Gustave was confident that he will get everyone under his control. Sensuous, sexy, and hot. He even got the looks, the body, the voice, and the chivalry that could make every woman fall onto their knees. But when it comes to her, he suddenly feels insecure. Isang sulyap, hindi na muling nasundan. Isang salita, hindi na muling napansin. One question made Gustave ponder if there is still something lacking in him. Gustave isn't a fan of giving up. Thus, he will do anything to make her notice him, to make her know him. Ngunit hindi lahat ng bagay aayon sa gusto niya. Years had passed, and he had gone unnoticed. Imbis na magsawa, lalong nahulog. Ngunit mananatili na lang ba siyang nakatingin mula sa malayo? Wala na ba talaga siyang pag-asa? When he will be noticed? When she will know him? Will she ever know him? - [Grammatical Errors, Typo Errors, and Loopholes ahead. This is my first story, expect it to be flawed and unedited.] I do not own the book cover that I used, credits to the rightful owner. Date Started: May 11, 2022 Date Ended: July 25, 2022

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Lahat daw ng tao ay ipinanganak para sa isang misyon. Bago pa man tayo isilang ay may naghihintay ng hinaharap sa atin. Some people says it depends on us, that our purpose lies on our hands, chiseled by our own decisions. It was a lie for Angeleigh Jariyah Alvarez, an only child, living her remaining years to the fullest. Like her, not all people are eligible to create their own meaning, when fate chose her ending since birth. Tiyanak, bruha, mapanlait, makasarili at anghel na sugo ng lupa. Ganoon siya ilarawan ng mga tao sa paligid. She didn't care. It is not her responsibility to please everyone around her because it wouldn't change a single thing. The world would not treat you any better if you're kind. She has no heart for the unfortunate and no one call her out, until Zachary Ismael Javier, a poor orphan striving to live for his dreams comes her way. Magkaiba ang buhay na kinasanayan, ang mundong pinagmulan at ang pananaw sa buhay. She's childish and arrogant, he's responsible and kind. When two different worlds met, what will happen? Will he succeed to tame the demon inside of her? or will she continue living in the meaning, she created herself? Two Years in their senior high, two people, two different perception and two different worlds. What could be lying beneath it? Finished: August 2021