[NEW ADULT FICTION] Upper Side Series #1: Sage isn't looking for a perfect love story. She just wants to know what it feels like---to fall, to hope, and maybe even to break. She knows love isn't easy, but that is part of what makes it worth the risk. ​So when Damian---reserved, enigmatic, and seemingly out of her league---suddenly asks her to date him, she doesn't think twice.

WARNING: Mature Content | R18 STATUS: Complete (Enemies Series 1) Vernaise Sven Sarmiento, the eldest of the fourth generation of Sarmientos, was taught by her grandfather about the ongoing and never-ending issue among the three powerful families in the region. One of those is that Montecarlo's men fall for De Leon's women, and De Leon's men will always hopelessly fall for Sarmiento's women. It's like a spell, true and unbreakable, her grandfather said. And like a child, she always believed that it was real, especially when she thought she held the heart of one of the finest and most eligible men in the De Leon family. The truthfulness of that unwritten spell intensified it and overwhelmed her. But how far will she make herself believe if she is treated as an enemy? Will she still pursue and hope despite the hate and anger thrown at her for bearing the surname of an enemy? Just how far can she go to successfully DATE THY ENEMY?

"In the world of Physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. But in love, the more I push, the harder I fall." Olive is a ghost in the hallways-a Physics genius who prefers the company of complex equations over the chaos of high school drama. She lives her life by the laws of logic, calculated and predictable. Stefen Kim is the glitch in her perfect system. The notorious campus playboy, the heir to a crumbling legacy, and a rebel who finds thrill in breaking every rule-including hers. He is the loud, reckless force of nature that no formula can explain. But as the final bell of their senior year looms, the distance between them collapses. Olive soon discovers that no matter how much she studies the laws of motion, she's completely helpless against the gravitational pull of the one boy she was never supposed to love.

Cream Margaux Aldrin is a twenty-five-year-old fresh graduate who is about to take her masters after a short vacation in her hometown. In an unforeseen event, she was dragged into an unfamiliar mansion where a man who claimed to be her 'fiancé' was waiting for her. Not wanting to get married to the unfamiliar man, Cream attempted to leave the town the next day. Alas, she got caught and was not allowed to leave until she signed the papers. Adrenaline led her to sign the paper. Cream thought she finally escaped her husband-in-paper but... behind the innocent face of a young billionaire, lies a dark secret of obsession. ©marydiem2023

Kaori is one of those self-sufficient women out there living in a chaotic city. To pass her time, when a man named 'Hussein' messaged her, asking if she wanted a sugar daddy, she immediately replied yes thinking it was a joke. What would become of her at ease with a touch of chaos existence after discovering that it was not a joke and that Hussein De Russo is her 'sugar daddy' already?

Never in Kelsey Alena Sanchez's dream did she ever imagine herself being forced into an arranged marriage. Who would've thought that Benjamin Antonio Donovan―a man she has a cat and dog relationship with―will now be her soon-to-be husband? And because it wasn't their decision to tie the knots, their marriage isn't turning like everyone else. Though living under the same roof, Kelsey and Benjamin didn't have the typical husband and wife relationship given their history with each other. But just when things are starting to get better, a secret that one of them is hiding unfolds. How will this secret affect their marriage? Will they continue to develop what they're starting to feel for each other? Or will this secret lead them to finish what they haven't started?

OVERDRIVE #1 According to Google, burnout is more than just a fleeting feeling of stress. It is a state caused by prolonged, unmanaged pressure that leads to a profound sense of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion. It thrives in toxic environments fueled by unfairness, poor treatment from the people around you, and a total lack of recognition despite everything you do to make them accept you. It is a deeper state of depletion that strips away your light, leaving you hollow. Once you are full from keeping it all in, you will eventually be triggered by a single circumstance. A breaking point that forces you to drop everything you love in exchange for the only thing left to find: peace.

The young Everleigh really adored the young Vincent Aiden Sullivan back in their Elementary days. But after that, she believes that she already moved on because Vince went away and she never saw him again. She put her studies above anything else and she is not accepting suitors even though a lot of guys in their school are flocking over her. Wala siyang pakialam sa mga bagay na makasisira sa mga plano niya sa buhay. But when Vince cameback, and when their eyes meet again she knows....She knows that she is in trouble. She couldn't accept the fact na kahit ilang taon na ang lumipas si Vince parin. Hindi niya inaakala na nandoon parin ang kaba at hindi maipaliwanag na nararamdaman niya noong mga bata pa sila. But no....She can't...He is too high for her. He is like the sky and she is just a flower in the ground. She can't love so high. Because if she will she'll be recked. Pero kahit anong iwas niya, matutupok pa rin siya ng alab ng pag-ibig. She can't avoid what's meant for her. She is meant to love so high. Loving so High. Loving Vincent Aiden Sullivan

Her past forgot him, but his heart never could. Ania Guerrero remembers nothing from her past. Each day, she carries the weight of her doubts, haunted by the feeling that something important is missing. Paano mo nga naman makikilala ang sarili mo, kung bawat pagkakataong mahahanap mo iyon ay paulit-ulit na ipinagkakait sa'yo? Everything changes when she decides to accept a job in Manila because that's where she meets him, Damon Terranova, her boss... the childhood love she can no longer remember. Ngunit sa muling pagkikita nila, isang matinding katotohanan ang mabubunyag at isang hustisya ang kailangan niyang ipaglaban, kahit kapalit nito ay ang puso niyang minsang nakalimot.

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.