"Kung hindi ba ako isang bodyguard mo lang, mamahalin mo rin ako?" Sa unang pagkakita pa lamang ni Redentor kay Samantha ay kinainisan na niya ito. Marahas, walang finesse, at tila lalaki. Pero wala siyang magawa, pinagbabantaan ang buhay niya at ito ang napili ng pinsan niyang maging bodyguard niya at sinasabing si Samantha ang pinakamahusay. Sa unang pagkakita pa lang ni Samantha kay Redentor ay gusto nang lumukso ng puso niya. Magdadaan muna sa ibabaw ng seksing katawan niya ang sinumang nagnanais na saktan ito. Then she realized Red had a girlfriend-babaeng ang mga katangian ay ang kabaliktaran niya: Mestiza, petite, and voluptuous, at malaanghel ang kagandahan. While Samantha was tall, dark, rough, and tomboyish. Mauunsiyami ba ang damdaming noon lang niya naramdaman sa buong buhay niya?

Anim na taon na ang nakalipas, si Ivan at ang dalawang kasama niya-all of them international agents of high caliber-ay iniligtas si Nayumi Navarro mula sa tangkang pag-kidnap dito. Hindi nakilala ni Nayumi ang tatlong taong nagligtas sa kanya. Pero nanatili sa isip at puso niya ang pinuno ng mga ito, kahit na hindi man lang niya nasilayan ang mukha nito. She was not fatalistic. Pero isang araw ay nagtagpo sila. Muli siyang iniligtas ni Ivan sa muntik nang pagkapahamak. Now her fantasy... her knight in shining armour had a face-a handsome, hardened man, with no interest in loving a woman. And if there was one thing he wanted from her-it was sex with a capital S. "Don't fall in love with me, Nayumi. Trust me, I always say good-bye.

Tadhana (Self-published)

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES 3 In need of juicy news for her online publication, the struggling journalism student, Millicent Rae Velasco, was forced to interview the intimidating student council president of their university, Juancho Alas Montero. But, not wanting to be the subject of rumors, he rejected her instantly. So, paano siya? Paano ang last requirement niya bago maka-graduate? Si Juancho ang iniatas sa kanya ng isinusumpa niyang prof na gawan ng profile article! Isa pa, dito na lang siya makakabawi! Kailangan niya pang higitin mula sa dulo ng impyerno ang grades niya! Being in a hopeless predicament, she ended up chasing after him. She hid behind the bookshelves where he was studying, memorized his schedule by heart, and talked to him straight on when she could. She only had one goal---write an article about him. Nothing more, nothing less. But life had a lot of things in store for her. Because through the glances she'd stolen, she picked up the sharp fragments of his life. Through the hidden smiles, she unraveled the content of his heart. And through the pages she'd written, she caught herself falling in love with him.

Lena Claire Aragonza's story.

Cassandra Emerald Fortalejo is the sassy "it girl" Roche Dreyden Sevarro wants to forget. Yet every time he tries to, he keeps coming back to the same place he once left. *** Cassandra has built a reputation as the queen of effortless cool. Boys come and go--mere accessories to her glittering life--but Roche, a snobby swimmer at the sports club, refuses to be just another name on her list. A rising star in competitive swimming, Roche is selective, too proud to admit that Cassandra once fooled him. He tells himself he's over it, that she's nothing more than a fleeting mistake in his past--so he becomes a playboy to prove it. And yet, every time he tries to forget, he finds himself tangled in the one memory that won't let go. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

[PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION] Handa si Isabela Rose Santiaguel na isakripisyo ang lahat-her wealth, her influence, and her advantageous betrothal to billionaire Morris Reverente-para kay Arkhe Alvarez, isang club DJ and infamous playboy. That's how deeply she has fallen in love with him. Ngunit ang pag-ibig ding 'yon ang magpipilit sa kanyang iwan si Arkhe para iligtas ang buhay nito mula sa mga pagbabanta ni Morris. Four years later, she is back in the Philippines from New York, and this time, she needs Arkhe to save her-and finally give her everything she wants.

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NOTE: SPG/R-R18 Dahil sa isang kasinungalingan, nagawang akitin ni Lockett si Creed Santillana, isang sikat na Phiotographer. At dahil din sa kasinungalingan iyon, naangkin siya ng binata. Akala ni Lockett ay walang halaga ang nangyari sa kanila ni Creed dahil kinaumagahan pagkatapos siya nitong angkinin, nag-offer ito ng 'friendship'. Tinawanan niya ang friendship na ini-o-offer nito. It's absurd! Para sa kanya, isa iyong kalokohan at alam niya sa sarili niya na hindi isang kaibigan ang pagtingin niya sa binata. From friendship, he offered her to be his lover. Sino siya para tanggihan ang offer na iyon, lalo na kung nasa kalagitnaan sila ng mainit na pagtatalik habang minumungkahi nitong maging lover siya nito. Hindi akalain ni Lockett na mas lalalim pa relasyon nila ni Creed. Kahit walang label ang relasyon nila, masaya siya. Nararamdaman niyang may puwang siya sa puso nito at ganoon din naman ito sa puso niya. And then one day, her illness decided to be the antagonist of their love story. She has to leave for his sake. Ang hindi niya inakala na sa pag-alis niya ay kasabay niyon ang pagkawala ng memorya niya. At sa pagbabalik ni Lockett, mapapatunayan kaya ni Creed na totoo ang kasabihang 'the heart sees what the eyes can't'?

Ever since Sari's sister married the seemingly perfect man, she had dreamt of her own happily ever after. Gusto niya rin ng gwapo, mayaman, at gwapo na papakasalan. She'd settle for nothing less. And when she set her eyes on Cohen Isaac Gomez de Liaño... she knew that she'd stop at nothing to get him to notice her.