Around Manila Series 2 Missy and Anton Sometimes, letting go means less wounds than holding on. Missy, a Broadcasting student and iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is known for her social skills. She blends in anywhere, whether it's a hairstyle, an outfit, or new people. With her personality, she effortlessly connects with others. Missy believes that every connection is like a string, some loosely tied, others knotted tightly. She spent her life gripping them tightly, even when they burned and hurt her hands. Because to her, that's what love looked like. But how long can she keep tying knots with people who only want to untangle themselves? How much of herself must she give up just to stop them from turning their backs? Antonio Gabriel Simon, her ex-fling, a Political Science graduate and alumni from PUP, comes back into her life. Antonio has always believed that if someone doesn't like you, just let them go. Their strings cross paths again when they both receive a surprise message from Beebeads: they've been chosen from thousands of past buyers of couple bracelet for a chance to win ₱500,000, if they can prove they're the most heart-fluttering couple. Will they allow their strings to be tied once more? Can they tighten the knots again, despite the thousand reasons to loosen them?

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Legacy series #1: Asianna Penelope Galvez Ardiente Some love stories are meant to heal. Others are meant to ruin. Being the daughter of public servants, Asianna Penelope Ardiente has spent her life walking the straight path---where justice is absolute, and the law is never questioned. But all it takes is one man to shatter everything she thought she knew. Ruzzel Hades Tuazon is a name spoken in whispers, a shadow lurking behind the country's most powerful crime syndicate. As the heir to an illegal empire, his world is built on deception, blood, and power---everything Penelope has been taught to despise. Yet the more she tries to stay away, the more she is drawn to him. Falling for him is more than just a mistake. It's a betrayal of everything she stands for. But how do you fight against the one person who makes your heart race, even when you know he could destroy you? In a world where love and sin collide, how far will she go before she becomes his favorite crime? 01/01/2024 06/14/2024

Aveyanna Torre has held a deep-rooted belief since the tender age of eight: Vicious Herran would be the father of her children. Every year, they meet in their secret treehouse, a promise they made to each other. But as their bond deepens and Vicious's demons begin to surface, cracks appear in their once-perfect connection. With everyone warning her to run, will she fight for their love? Updates every Friday. All chapters are already scheduled. Started: September 5, 2025 Will end: July 31, 2026

THE BELL JAR SERIES 1 She's afraid to fail---so she never names her fears, never crosses waters she can't see through. Raylene Emmerson "Emily" Barrameda has always played it safe. She always strive for the best but not fond of the idea of taking risks. Kahit pa sa academics. Kahit pa sa pangarap niyang maging isang magiting na nurse. That is, until her professor forces her into contrivance she never asked for---one that involves none other than the College of Nursing's elusive top alumnus, Jose Alfredo Salazar. Thrown into his orbit, Emily finds herself unraveling. He taught her to cultivate a broader perspective. He challenges her limits, opens her eyes to a hunger for learning she never knew she had, and slowly, the walls she built begin to crush. Because maybe, just maybe... crossing the waters she never dared name might lead her to the version of herself she never expected to become.

Iñigo Soledad de Merced is the most loved and admired among all the Soledad de Merced with his kindest smile and gentle soul, he could easily charm his way into anyone's heart if he wanted to. Confessions, gifts, and letters of declaration of love from his admirers were something he was used to having from the moment he was old enough to understand. He could have hundreds of admirers and receive thousands of love letters... Yet none of those would matter-not because he's arrogant and proud, but because Iñigo's heart already belongs to someone else. An anonymous girl named Ellie. One chain of emails. Thousands of exchanged messages. Four years of searching. And he finally found her... Elleriene Velasco-the only girl who made his heart skip a beat, and the only woman he ever loved. But there was only one problem. Iñigo was fooled. The Ellie of his dreams wasn't Elleriene Velasco... rather, it was Jordan Reverie, his brother's best friend and the woman who stole his first kiss. But time had already passed, and wounds had already healed, without even knowing, he had already lost his dream... his reverie. Iñigo lost her. He lost Jordan Reverie.

[UNEDITED] Elyssia Lopez is smart, disciplined, and on track to graduate laude. By day, she's a nursing student at UST. By night, she's a lethal assassin for Crimson Veil. Her mission? Marry Zagreus and pretend to be his wife. It should have been easy. After all, he was hopelessly in love with her. Crimson Veil had failed to end him again and again... until the night of the explosion. The party, the car--everything was meant to end it. Two years of deception, two years of danger, and she thought she was finally free. But chaos tore through the room. People screamed and stumbled toward the exits. And in the middle of it all... he was there. Zagreus Romanovich Volkov--alive. From that night on, everything change. (the photo used for the book cover is not mine. crdts to the rightful owner.) Start: September 8 2025

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Blood and Silk Series #1: Ilya Barinov This is not a love story. This is a story of obsession.

Having the talent to shut people out, Aviatrice Sachal Coronia lives peacefully as she throws irrelevant people out of her life. Not until she met a man named Arlecchino Kage Salvatore her once peaceful life became a chaotic hell. **** Due to a tragic accident, Aviatrice Sachal Coronia learned to isolate and detach herself from people. However, she was never eager to cut ties with someone as annoying as Arlecchino Kage Salvatore. Their frequent, unexpected encounters in the most unlikely situations somehow bring them closer, adding an element of mystery to their relationship. One fateful day, Aviatrice's flight from Italy is hijacked by armed men with a sinister plan to assassinate the Consigliere on board. As a former Air Force pilot, Aviatrice refuses to stand by and watch her passengers come to harm. Little does she know that her heroic act will lead to an unexpected turn of events-a marriage to the very man she saved, the Consigliere, who had vowed to marry his saviour. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish