Ellie never expected Ridge to return after abandoning her, but now, pregnant with his child and battered by hardship, the only man who can save her from despair is the very one who left her with a broken heart. *** Ellie Oceana Ybarra only wants to finish her studies and prove she's more than her reckless mistakes. Driven by envy, she turns to Ridge James Castillano, the one man who can help her reach her goals. She never believed in lasting love, but Ridge shatters her defenses and makes her fall, only to abandon her when she needs him most. Pregnant and alone, Ellie struggles to raise her son Shane while fighting through hardship. Years later, the past she tried to bury resurfaces when Ridge returns, determined to claim her once again. But love is never simple, and together they will face heartbreak after heartbreak. Will Ellie discover that she deserves Ridge's love, or will their story end in ruin? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Lennox Castillano - "Stained" (Boy Next Door #3) Ridge James Castillano - "First Heartbreak" A Castillano Legacy continues . . . Iris Lewis Faustino is a hard-working woman. Life thought her to stand on her own and grab what was in available no matter what happens. Being an only child in a broken marriage made her stronger to face her future and bound to secure their life together with her mother. Her bestfriend, Ridge Castillano helps her to work in one of the well-known Construction Company in the Philippines. Achilles Castillano runs his father's construction company and pursues to court Iris, his cousin's bestfriend, after so many years of having a secret crush on her. Kahit alam niyang hindi interisado si Iris sa kanya. When he thought he got everything under his hands, his world collapsed. Under the circumstances of the buried secrets within his family, how he will get back the woman he wronged? He must protect his wife and children. And he must find the truth behind the wall.