There are some things that aren't worth keeping. Nastia Kahlila Quijano has been convincing herself that walking away was the right thing she did. Even if it's already been three long years ever since she left. But with every passing second and every in-between of those years, she couldn't seem to getaway with the feelings still lingering in her system. She was haunted by the ideas of him, what might have been, and their memories together. Each day, each night; it was a choice she didn't want to regret. She was determined to move forward. But the biggest relapse struck her unexpectedly. All of her effort and hard work went down the drain. She couldn't seem to pull herself back from the memories reeling her in. From the phantom lurking in the form of her next door neighbor seemingly pulling her back to his arms. Maybe she should run away. Far enough where they wouldn't meet ever again. Far from his reach. Maybe she should treat him indifferently until he finally gives up. But Nika couldn't seem to handle the thought of him walking away and ending up with someone else. She couldn't have that either. Maybe, it was time for her to let things happen like clockwork. Maybe fighting it was futile. Maybe the right thing to do was run back to him. In his arms wide open. A place in the world that's only meant for her. Maybe, this time, they were meant to be. Book cover by: goldenaraw (on twitter)

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Nang ma-"reject" ang romance novel ni Pia sa ikalimang pagkakataon ay nagdesisyon na siyang kausapin ang head editor ng publishing house na pinagsusulatan niya upang tanungin ito kung ano ang problema. He turned out to be the gorgeous France Buencamino, the guy she rejected back in college for being a playboy. Ayon dito, kulang daw sa romance ang mga nobela niya dahil hindi pa niya nararanasan ang ma-in love. He offered to help her out. "Date me for a week," anito. "It will give you a brief idea of what romance truly feels like." At tiyak daw na ang resulta niyon ay makakasulat na siya ng isang nobela na siguradong maa-approve. She thought it made sense so she accepted his offer But during their "dates," she started to fall for him. May pag-asa bang mauwi sa totohanan ang "romance" nila pagkatapos ng "one-week date" nila? At kung sakali, kaya ba niyang i-reject uli ito kapag napatunayan niyang hindi pa rin ito nagbabago sa pagiging palikero nito?

More Than I Feel Inside By Jelaine Albert "Whatever happens, even if my heart stops beating, it will not stop from loving you." Unang beses pa lamang na nagtama ang mga mata nila, alam na ni Althea na umiibig na siya kay Gabriel. At wala na siyang ibang pinangarap kundi ang maging kanya ang binata. Nangyari naman ang inaasam niya; she became Mrs. Gabriel Vasquez. Ngunit sa pangalan lamang sila naging mag-asawa dahil labis na kinasuklaman ni Gabriel si Althea. Iyon ay dahil isang kasunduan lamang sa pagitan ng mga magulang nila ang nangyaring kasalan at si Althea ang labis na sinisisi ni Gabriel sa bagay na iyon. Despite everything, she still loved him and she would take every risk to make him love her, too. And fate had been so kind to her. He fell in love with her, too. Subalit kung kailan may katugon na ang damdamin niya kay Gabriel, saka naman niya nalaman na nasa panganib ang kanyang buhay na nakatakdang maglayo sa kanya sa asawa. Will fate still be on her side?

Dana Isabella-Diana and Joshua's daughter- was curiously reading her dead grandmother's diary nang sa pag-angat niya ng ulo'y kakaiba na ang kanyang kapaligiran. She was in the same house... the same room and the same bed... tamang oras, araw, at buwan. Subalit hindi tamang taon. She was in her grandmother's house in Binondo in the year 1928! Back in time, she met the young Leon Fortalejo, bilang si Isabelita. And she fell in love with the handsome Spaniard. Pag-ibig na hindi nagkaroon ng katuparan kahit noong panahon ng kanyang Lola Isabelita. At nasa 1928 siya upang maisakatuparan iyon. Could she change history?

"One day, I'll teach you how to make love... at minsan, parang hirap na hirap akong hintayin ang araw na iyon... when you're this close..." Hindi niya alam kung sino siya at kung saan siya nagmula. Ang tanging alam niya ay kailangang makatakas siya sa mga ahente ng white slavery na tangkang dalhin siya sa Maynila. Sa pagtakas, sa isang cargo ship siya napatakbo. Napapasok sa isang bakanteng cabin at nagtago sa closet. Hindi nagtagal ay dumating ang umookupa ng cabin. At mula sa closet ay kitang-kita niya nang maghubo't hubad si Gino! Sa tingin niya ay tila ito isang "Greek god"! Paano siya lalabas? Saan siya pupunta? Naglalayag na ang cargo ship!

"The she-devil had no right to torture him like this. Just the sight of her made him not all over!" Walang hindi nakakakilala kay Miranda Alcaraz sa bayan nila. Unica hija ng isang ranchero. Kasama ng kabayong si Ivory ay hindi iilang tao ang dumanas ng lupit ng mga kamay niya sa sandaling ginalit o inagrabiyado ang dalaga. Hanggang kay Daniel...Ang kaisa-isang lalaking hindi niya mapayuko. Sa halip ay binigyan siya nito ng "dose of her own medicine." Mga latay mula sa sarili niyang latigo.

NOTE: UNEDITED version Sa Dear Beautiful, ako si Venusa. Kilala ng online readers bilang witty and sarcastic lady-adviser na walang pakundangan kung magtapon ng masakit na katotohanan sa mga diary entry-sender. Iisa lang naman kasi ang problema ng mga magagandang readers ko-Pag-ibig. Kung si Venus ay goddess of love and beauty, si Venusa ay prinsesa ng ganda at love expert-iyon ang akala nila. Wala silang ideya na sa likod ni Venusa ay isang babaeng may lihim. Si Maria. Isang perpektong babae-maganda, matalino, matatag, walang kahinaan-sa paningin ng lahat. Subalit sa loob ng apat na sulok ng silid ko ay naroon ang katotokanan-na mag-isa ako at matagal nang nasasaktan. Ang sakit na iyon ay baon ko mula sa nakaraan. Nakaraan na saksi sa lihim ko. Lihim na nasa mga pahina rin ng diary ko. Ang diary ko na hawak ngayon ng isang tao-si B, ang nag-iisang lalaking may alam sa lihim ko.

R18 | MATURE CONTENT He was the kind of man mothers warned their daughters about. The kind who could get a woman's panties wet just with a look, the kind who would ride a woman hard and fast, make her c*m around his c*ck until she screamed and begged, then toss her away, sweaty and still panting, along with the used condom even before her c*m had dried on her thighs. And Vera was walking straight to him with the most precious thing in her life: her beloved daughter. Published by Bookware Publishing Corp.

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