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Aisleen has lived her life to the fullest. She has always been the life of the party until an accident turns her supposed bright life dark. Struggling with the new life that she has now, will Aisleen be willing to take the risk even if her love is indeed blind? *** Twenty-year-old Aisleen Echavez has it all--the looks, the fortune and the fame. She would always be the center of attention and a lot of people would be jealous of what she has. But when an unexpected scenario makes her blind and takes away the brightness from her life, what was once the "perfect" life has started to crumble down. With her life now pitch dark, will Aisleen be brave enough to fight through the odds and fall in love? Or will she choose to stay confined in the darkness that's starting to fill up her empty heart? *** Stars Swimlane - December 2020 Editor's Pick - December 2021 *** PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION

"Break Na Tayo? Kailan Pa?" All Rights Reserved Young Adult Romance

Independent journalists Stella Escott and Ully Harwell visit Freymount in hopes to create a viral blog. There, the town's myth Aletheia came back, the 19th century vampire who seeks for revenge. *** In the present times, journalists Stella and Ully head into the town of Freymount to discover the mystery of the girl who used to be loved by many men. Her disappearance became a huge tell tales for many. The goal of these journalists is to make the story go viral that became an intrusive situation to extent that their lives fell into danger as well. Digging deep through files and stories, what secrets and agenda could they find out? Does Alethia really disappeared or it is just a myth of the past? And how would they react if one day they will encounter creatures that to believe aren't real? That a human-like being lives for blood? Could it be real or not? *WATTYS 2020 WINNER - PARANORMAL AWARD* *Editor's Pick 7/28/21* Image used credit to @marinanawe (twt) This story is written in Tagalog/English

World Trip Series 2 Struggling to keep her career in the spotlight, Cosette finds a new way to save herself from becoming one of the misfits. In Paris, she sets up a new career not until a French man asked him to act as his fake-girlfriend. Would she be able to use her dying acting career or she'll romantically end up falling for him? *** Twenty-three-year-old Cosette Pelleprose Calafiore's acting career is a total disaster. Doing sideline on her career wasn't enough to pay her bills until an opportunity came for her to work in Paris as an English educator. Studying the language, Cosette has no expectations but eating baguettes and croissants on her breakfast until a French man showed and fired up her dying career. To act as a fake girlfriend is one of her priority and the public shouldn't know about it. Would their show for the public's eyes will turn to something romantically or will it break Cosette's dream all over again? Disclaimer: The story is written in Tagalog, English, and French.

Selene Illy Montebello is a Princess in the making. She was set to be the most sought after bachelorette and a future beauty queen. Undeniably one of the most beautiful at her age. In a snap, people would bow at her, in just a mere cold stare, people would apologize to her. *** Selene Illy Montebello has everything, beauty, wealth and fame. Except for one man, who used to be wrapped around her fingers. The man cut loose and fell in love with a woman, her exact opposite. Zeus Eliseo Romualdez will never fall in her trap again. More so, he will hate her for a sole reason...An untimely marriage with her. Will love find its way to its owner? Or will both develop hate towards each other? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

Loving him is my favorite thing to do. Falling on his charms makes me love him more but then, it change how it goes. He hurt me. He fooled me by his words. It breaks my heart. He doesn't care at all. He left me just like that. There's no definite reason but the only thing he did to me is that I make my self stronger that no matter what happen, you can't tempt to fall for you again. Never again.

(World Trip Series 1) Flight attendant Celyne wakes up married during a layover in Las Vegas. But what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... right? *** Celyne Anderson's layover from her flight to Las Vegas was supposed to be fun-drinking, dancing, kissing strangers. She wasn't supposed to wake up in bed with a diamond ring on her finger, married to said stranger. But Devin Carrington, her billionaire husband, seems to be on board with playing house back in the Philippines, and he and Cely try to navigate the life of the married. Being a wife isn't as tough as Cely thought, but when she starts digging for the truth about that night waking up in Vegas, is the marriage still worth fighting for? Is Devin? Cover Design by Louise De Ramos Disclaimer: This story is written in Tagalog and English *** Highest rank #1 General Fiction #1 Tadhana #1 Pag-ibig

Kilala si Ruth Avila bilang masayahing tao, mapagkaibigan at matatag ang loob. Lahat ng dumating sa kanyang hamon ay kanyang nilalabanan basta't kasama niya ang kanyang pamilya at mga kaibigan niya na nagbibigay lakas loob sa kanya. Hangga't sa dumating ang puntong bumagsak ang pagiging masayahing Ruth na noon din ay kilala bilang socialize person, anong nangyari sa kanya? When she knows about this, she cried every night. How to live long? A question in her mind that never stop asking her. And what will you do if you know when will you die? Gonna live it or take some rest?

World Trip Series 4 Kiersten applied as an intern in a company based in London. She dreamed to live like how royals in the country would live like. And being a visitor to a foreign land, would she be able to meet someone who will treat her like a princess? *** Twenty-one-year-old Kiersten Gillespie found an opportunity to get experience as an intern at a London-Based Company. It was a dream to live and breathe the same air with the British Royals. Also fulfilling her internship hours that go around for three months and that she knew her experience will be on the top. But before she could even start her work, she already messed it up. How would she handle the situation or this will cost her position? Would she able to fix her own mess or a prince will save her day?