Elara Soledad de Merced thrives in attention and affection-being the youngest and only daughter, never once did she experience being set aside and treated as someone deemed unworthy. All her life, she was treated with utmost care and love. The princess with a perfect life who had never gone through hardship. Boys dream of her. Girls look up to her. Some hate her. Whatever she does, everyone follows. Second to none, rejection was something she was never familiar with, until him-her first love and the only man who ever rejected her. But not even her first rejection could stop her, so she pulls out her highest heels and her sparkly little dress, because what Elara wants, Elara gets. Luis Silvino Prodigalidad is what she wants, and she will get him, even if it means painting his hurricane into pink skies.

[UNEDITED] Callista Emila Monteves lived all her life under the power of her family. And all she dreamed of was freedom. To do what she loves. To live for her desires. But the key to her freedom was way more complicated than she imagined, a man full of compassion and mystery. It will melt her heart but is it worth the risk? And now she has to choose, a life she ever dreamt of or a love more mysterious than midnight? Midnight Momento - Astalièr Series I raindropsandstar

Lauchico 2: Bradley Teo Lauchico High school friends fell in love with each other. Haunted by a traumatic upbringing and a cruel false accusation that once drove her into a lonely life in Washington, Rome struggles to believe she is worthy of the Lauchico name or the future Bradley so desperately wants to build for her. Bradley, ever persistent, chooses to dismantle his perfect image to prove that his love isn't a cage of expectations, but a safe space where Rome's brokenness is cherished. The two trade the pressures, finding their ultimate healing in the realization that a home isn't defined by a status, but by the choice to stay when the rest of the world walks away.

Perez Iverson Claveria belongs to a well-known Claveria family, tied to the very name of their province. Growing up, he's got everything he wants, he needs... but growing up too, he realizes not everything he gets. Kasi gusto niya ng girlfriend pero tila ba ilag sa kanya ang mga babae sa lugar nila. Every meet up is a fail. Either siya yung hindi gusto o siya yung walang gusto. Pihikan. Pero pangit naman. He lacks something in the physical department according to some people. Walang dating. Boring. He's too normal and basic compared to his cousins. But then meeting Lianna Lou Arenas changed that whole game for him. Alam niyang wala siyang pag-asa. Pero ano ngayon? There's no way in hell he's backing out without a fight! E siya yung kausap e! Siya yung chinat! He can feel his legs shaking, his tongue numbing, because even with his family's background, even if he's a Claveria... walang kapantay iyon pagdating sa babaeng unang beses niyang ayaw sukuan. He has girls that he likes... but Lianna... she's someone he's not willing to let go. No fucking way. Even if it turns out to be all lies. Kasi hindi pala si Lianna yung kachat niya. It's a different girl. And the teas of Claveria begins.

Savannah Lewinsky is lost in the woods in the middle of a snowstorm, and her only hope of survival is a mafia debt collector-Silas Fitzgerald. As she tries to escape from him, she only finds herself returning to the arms of the man who wants to own her completely. *** Getting lost in the wilderness is an ironic fate for a forestry graduate like Savannah Lewinsky. Seeking escape from her suffocating relationship after discovering her boyfriend's infidelity, she makes the reckless decision to run in the middle of a snowstorm. But the woods have eyes, and they are drawn to Savannah. Silas Fitzgerald, a man living deep in the forest, has finally found the woman he wants to spend his life with, and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her within his reach-even if it means making her his in the most irreversible way. As Savannah finds herself craving Silas, will she still choose safety, or will she risk it all? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

They say that when you love someone, you feel butterflies. Your heart races and chases after theirs. The sparks from their words leave you giddy and breathless. But how can you feel that way when you realize that he forgets you? A silent tension between Ives Flynn Fujiwara and Matthew Ross Landers. People around them didn't know what is going on between them. They tied up for something, something unfinished. One forgot, one waited. Silence lies between them, but the memories scream. How can they found each other's embraces again? When one drifted away, lost in doubt and fear, the other chooses to stay, holding on to the promises, and the love they once shared. As time passes and distance grows, the question remains: will love be enough to bring them back together, or is holding on just another way of letting go?

Longing for peace in Isla de Vista, Amber is dragged back to the city when her father demands she marry a rich, dumb man to secure their business. But the moment she meets Elijah Buenavista-the "dummy" her father mocks-she realizes he's hiding secrets her family never saw coming. *** Isla de Vista's peaceful shoreline seemed to free Amber Paige Valencia from her father's demands. Yet peace never lasts. After being summoned back to the city, she is forced into an arranged marriage with a Buenavista, Elijah Luis, whom everyone calls a dumb heir. Amber anticipates a dummy. Instead, she meets a handsome, commanding man who's far too self-assured to be the dumb man her father mocks. And once the vows are spoken, the truth begins to unravel. Elijah Luis Buenavista is no simple rich boy. He is the youngest general in history, a strategist who battled in secret and planned their marriage for reasons only he knows. Will Amber embrace his deadly secrets or will loving him put her in greater danger than she thought? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Isla de Vista Series #4 Sky, ah! What a beautiful sky. Chased by many, loved by many, wanted by many, but chasing someone as cold as the snow and as hard as stone. She rides the fleet to the sky, thinking she could reach the moon but it's too far, too far. "I was busy reaching you that I forgot I am falling in my own despair."

NOT A COINCIDENCE Belle Isandrina Lacasandile was in a race against time, desperately trying to get back to her university for a dreaded Inorganic Chemistry exam. After running an errand for a friend from another school, she found herself stranded, with no hope of finding a cab. Panic set in as she feared being late and having to take an even more difficult make-up test. Just as her anxiety peaked, the famous UP Maroon basketball star, Juan Gomez de Liaño, appeared and offered her a ride, saving the day. What started as a simple favor soon grew into an unexpected connection-ice cream dates, spontaneous afternoon hangouts, and an undeniable spark that everyone around them noticed. Their chemistry felt like something out of a movie. But Belle believed their meeting was merely a blessing in disguise, a chance occurrence without deeper meaning. As someone who spent countless hours in biochemistry labs, proving theories with hard evidence, she didn't believe in love born from a random encounter. Was it really just a coincidence? Or could it be something more-science, fate, and destiny intertwined?

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