OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #2 Being the niece of the volleyball team's coach, Alia is hired to design the uniforms of the players. Seven, who has had a crush on her since the first time he saw her on the campus, feels shy and awkward whenever her presence is there. What more if one summer, the whole team will have to train in the coach's province near the ocean, where Alia is also having her vacation? Every night, since Alia cannot go to the house where the team is staying, the two would just write silly letters to each other and put them in a bottle, then hang the bottle in its usual spot.

Lovice

Loraes

Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Bistre Santiago lives for fun and carefree moments, but her encounter with the serious man like Cyprian Segovia challenges her stance. Haunted by a dark past, she struggles to open her heart to him, yet finds herself fighting for the love she knows she deserves. *** Innocencia Bistre Santiago enjoys living life lightly and having fun-until she crosses paths with a serious man like Cyprian Altair Segovia in a bar. She vowed never to fall in love, yet finds herself irresistibly drawn to Cyprian's charm. However, as her dark past unravels, the people she once turned her back on resurface, revealing the unsettling truth about who she truly is. When freedom comes at a cost and respect must be earned, can Bistre afford the price for her happiness? Will she be ready to confront the truth when she discovers Cyprian's connection to her deepest, darkest secret? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

May isang pinaniniwalaang alamat ng Karagatan na kung saan may mga sirenang nagbabantay ng mahiwagang Perlas sa Hilaga, Timog, Silangan at Kanluran ng Pilipinas. Sa tuwing kabilugan ng buwan ay nag-aalay ng buhay ng tao ang mga sirenang iyon para sa Karagatan. Sa loob ng ilang libong taon ay napanatili ang pangangalaga sa mahiwagang Perlas hanggang sa isang gabi ay ninakaw ng isang pilyong binata na kilalang manggagantso ang perlas ng Kanluran na binabantayan ni Sirene. Isang mahiwagang perlas, isang mamamatay-tao na Sirena, isang pilyong manggagantso na binata, isang hapon na kapitan ng barko, at ang paparating na Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig (World War II). Ang istoryang ito ay panahon pa ng pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas. Date Written: November 15, 2017 Date Finished: July 10, 2018

Calyx Vargaz was a self-proclaim playboy, self-centered and charismatic. He was downright handsome with his beguiling pitch-black eyes and set of dimples. According to a bachelor magazine, he was worth billions and that made women swoon over him... But not all women. Not Etheyl. Etheyl had sex with Calyx. A one-night stand that was followed by another and another. Alam ni Etheyl na sa bawat pagtatagpo nila ni Calyx, unti-unting nahuhulog ang loob nito sa binata. Pero alam din ni Etheyl na katulad ng lahat ng kalalakihan sa mundo, lolokohin lang siya nito at naniniwala siya sa kasabihang "prevention is better than cure". She will prevent Calyx from entering her heart because heartbreak couldn't be easily cured. Kaya nang magbiro ang tadhana at nagtapat si Calyx kay Etheyl ng nararamdaman, kaagad itong binasted ng dalaga. Pero ang binata, sige pa rin ng sige at hindi ito titigil hangga't hindi nakakamit ang matamis na oo ni Etheyl. Paano maibibigay ni Etheyl ang matamis nitong oo kung bago pa nito makilala si Calyx ay isa na itong avid fan ng ampalaya? Can Calyx romanced Etheyl into saying yes, or will Calyx ended up brokenhearted? They say love was accepting someone fully, can Calyx accept Etheyl's past? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Lander Storm hated the color red. Pinapaalala kasi ng kulay na iyon ang pagkawala ng mga magulang niya. He saw his love one's blood scattered on the pavement and he couldn't erase it from his memories. And then he met the beautiful lady in red dress, Vienna Sugon. Pinigilan niya pero nahulog ang puso niya para sa dalaga. Lander knew the consequences of falling for a wayward woman, but fate was really trying to give him another reason to hate the color red. Vienna left without saying goodbye and he was left behind as if a twenty-wheeler truck mowed him for a million times. And after eight years, the lady in red dress came back again. Ginulo na naman nito ang payapa niyang mundo. Nagulo ang sistema niya. Nabaliw siya sa kaiisip sa dalaga. The beast inside his pants awakens at the mere sight of the striking lady in red dress. Vienna awakened the possessive side of him. She made him feel things that he didn't want to feel. And only Vienna could pleasure him the way he wanted to be pleasured. Kaya ba niyang kalimutan ang takot sa mga nangyari sa nakaraan para maangkin ang babaeng bumabaliw sa puso at isip niya o hahayaan na naman niya itong iwan siya ng walang paalam? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Train Wolkzbin eluded marriage for eight years. Hindi siya magpapakasal kahit pa mamatay lahat ng kaibigan niya. Kahit pa magunaw ang mundo, hinding-hindi siya magpapatali sa isang babae. He was enjoying his bachelorhood. Pero mukhang magkaiba ang isip nila nila ni Krisz Romero. Walong taon na ang nakalipas pero pinipilit pa rin nito na magpakasal sila, to the point na kaya nitong ibigay ang katawan nito sa kanya para lang magpakasal siya rito. Train knew that he was in trouble when he felt the beast between his legs awakened at the sight of Krisz nakedness. Pero matigas siya at hindi basta-basta papayag na maapektuhan ng pagnanasa niya sa dalaga ang desisyon niya. But, when his father suffered a heart attack, he had no choice but to succumb to his father's wish. And that was to marry Krisz Romero. Bilang mabuting anak, pumayag siya sa hiling ng ama. Pinakasalan niya si Krisz at habang lumilipas ang mga araw na mag-asawa sila, tinatanong niya ang sarili, nagpakasal ba talaga siya kay Krisz dahil 'yon ang kagustuhan ng ama niya o dahil 'yon sa kagustuhan niyang maangkin ang dalaga gabi-gabi at legal na maging pag-aari niya? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Eight years ago, Iuhence met Mhelanie Tschauder at his mother's birthday party. She was the most stunning and ravishing woman his eyes ever laid on. In just one night, she managed to awaken emotions that only a man who had a heart could feel-apparently, he had none. Eight years later, they met again. The feeling was still there. Hindi iyon nawala kahit na ibaon pa niya iyon sa pinakamalalim na parte ng pagkatao niya. But apparently, Mhel didn't care if she made him feel strange emotions. She didn't even care when he told her that he was always housing a boner every time she was near. Wala itong pakialam sa kanya kahit pa yata masagasaan siya ng sixteen-wheeler na truck. And it irritated him. Wala pang babae na tumanggi sa kanya. Wala pa siyang nakilalang babae na walang pakialam sa kanya. Women begged to be pleasured by him. But not Mhel. She was rritatingly different and she was annoyingly beautiful. Believing that a man got to do what a man got to do in order to get the attention of the woman who captured his heart and mind ... ... he kidnaped her. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED