Decided to help get justice for his twin brother's wife, falling for an accomplice is the last thing on Ruckus Crown's mind. But with the unexplainable interest he feels for her, Ruckus unexpectedly breaks all his rules-even if it means hurting the people around him, too. *** For Ruckus Crown, people in their underground prison do not deserve care and attention. They are prisoners who have committed hideous crimes, making them unfit for a decent life. However, Ruckus finds himself drawn to Sunset, a mafia boss' accomplice in the case of his twin brother's wife. He knows he should keep his distance from Sunset, but he just finds himself wanting to be near her, eager to know her more. With a chance for freedom, Sunset agrees to deal with Ruckus' parents behind his back. Little does she know that her choices will eventually lead her back to him. With her doubts about men and commitments and him possibly breaking the rules, can Ruckus and Sunset find a happy ending to their love story? Or will their doubts and the surrounding threats ultimately tear them apart?

Cardinal Series 1 Soul Trilogy (Book 3) Just when they thought everything was going according to plan, a seed sprouted from the ground, changing the game entirely.

Summer Lee is thirty, gorgeous, successful-and still untouched by love. She's never been kissed. Never even held hands. Not because she's hard to please, but because her overprotective dad and brothers built a wall so high, no man's ever made it over. As the only girl in the family, she's been guarded like a national treasure. Every single man who tried to court her mysteriously vanished without a trace-and she's pretty sure her brothers had something to do with it. Just as Summer gives up on romance, fate throws her a curveball: he comes back. Ruey Zix Montclair-the one boy she secretly wanted, the one her teenage heart never forgot. Now he's back, all grown up: colder, sharper, and devastatingly hotter. But Ruey keeps his distance. He has to. She's his best friends' little sister, and breaking that unspoken rule could destroy everything. He tries to keep the line clear. To look away. To treat her like nothing's changed. But Summer isn't the same girl anymore. And neither is he. And when desire starts to slip past the walls he built, Ruey realizes the one thing more dangerous than crossing the line... is not crossing it at all.

[COMPLETE] CALIBRATED DISTANCE Book 1 of "The Ones Who Were Watched" series Calibrated Distance isn't a love story dressed up as dystopia. It's a surveillance log of the unseen. A memory file buried in silence. A slow, aching trace of what it means to be watched... and still choose to feel. Mira and Gael aren't chasing fate. They're carrying ghosts. They glitch through memory, speak in half-truths, and love like it's a crime - quiet, calculated, and devastatingly human. This isn't about enemies-to-lovers. There are no cliché rescues. No loud confessions or perfect endings. Just two people tethered by the data that tried to erase them... and the one decision that rewrote their future: To remember. Calibrated Distance rewires the trope: No hero. No happily-ever-after. Just resilience in the face of erasure. Grief that doesn't ask for permission. And love that survives even the worst kind of surveillance - the one we do to ourselves. This isn't about being seen. It's about seeing yourself again - after the system said you shouldn't exist.

Sue Dajero has never cared about labels. Branded a playgirl for changing boyfriends as easily as outfits, she's long stopped explaining herself. But being a part of a political family means her reckless choices come with consequences-ones her family refuses to ignore. To keep her in check, they assign her a bodyguard. Someone who won't indulge her brattiness. Someone she can't control. TL Fajardo is running from a love he'll never have, hoping that a new environment will help him move on. But guarding Sue is nothing like what he expected. She's chaos wrapped in confidence, temptation disguised as trouble. And the more time he spends with her, the harder it is to keep his distance. She's known for breaking hearts. He's struggling to heal his own. But like an eclipse, are their hearts destined to cross and find solace in each other-or are they only meant to collide, never to stay?

Secret Marriage #1: complete Heart.

Sollano Brothers #2: Yleo Lexus Mat Sollano Matagal ko nang siniksik sa utak ko na hindi para sa akin ang pag-ibig. Sino ba namang magmamahal sa kagaya ko? Wala akong yaman, wala akong magandang pamilya na maipagmamalaki. Nagsasayaw lang ako sa bar para mabuhay. Yleo Lexus Mat Sollano was born into power, wealth, and expectations. Isa siyang tagapagmanang sanay na siya ang may kontrol, hanggang isang bagay ang gagawin niya, hanapin at alagaan ang anak ng dating kasambahay nila. Solana Eleanor Salazar grew up far from luxury. After her mother's sudden death, naiwan siyang mag-isa sa mundo, hanggang sa dumating si Yleo, dala ang pangakong proteksyon. She was quiet, reserved, and far from the women Yleo usually knew. But there was something about Solana, her strength, her calm presence, her quiet fire that drew him in. What started as a promise soon turned into something deeper. At habang mas lalo silang napapalapit sa isa't isa, mas lumalalim ang damdamin. But love between two worlds is never easy. Judgment, and social status, begin to pull them apart. Solana struggles to find her place in his world. When everything starts to fall apart, will they choose to fight for what they have, or let go of a love that was never meant to be easy?

Sollano Series #3: Khalil Luis Sollano They say I'm beautiful. But when I look in the mirror, all I see is someone unworthy. To them, I'm a face to admire, to me, I'm just... a flaw to hide. Clementine Liezel Fauso is a graceful ballerina na punong-puno ng insecurities at self doubt. Lumaki siya sa isang marangyang pamilya na tunay na nagmahal at nag-alaga sa kanya, kahit alam niyang adopted siya. Tahimik ang mundo ni Clementine, hanggang sa unti-unting gumuho ito nang umamin ng nararamdaman sa kanya si Khalil Luis Sollano, ang lalaking itinuring niya ng kapatid. Pero hindi nagpatinag si Khalil. He loved her in silence for so long, pero ngayong may pagkakataon siya, pinili niyang ilaban si Clementine, kahit pa bawal, kahit pa masakit. Binuhos niya ang lahat para maparamdam kay Clementine na karapat-dapat siyang mahalin. Ngunit isang lihim ang babago sa lahat. A truth about Clementine's real identity will unravel, isang rebelasyong magdudulot ng trahedya na hindi inaasahan... at magbabago sa kanila. Now, love isn't enough to save them. But is it enough to bring them back?

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025

Bar Series #5 Hidden messages. Ignored calls. Stealing glances. Secret rendezvous. Those were the things Zaña Fabiaña never imagined experiencing. She simply desired a normal life in which she could walk through a crowd holding the hands of the man she loved without fear of being discovered. But what can she do? She fell in love with her sister's husband. Aero Lopez has been in love with Zaña ever since he laid eyes on the woman. However, destiny seems not to have agreed when his family forced him to marry the woman's sister. Years later, they met again and found themselves in a tangled relationship. Trying their best to create distance for the sake of their families, they soon found each other lying in one bed and sharing their dreams. But what happens when someone learns of their secret rendezvous? Will they continue to see the silhouette at dusk, or will they stop staring at the same sky? [Photo not mine]