Dallace, a rebellious student, feels neglected since her father's death. Her mother's new family exacerbates insecurities, leading to harmful behavior. Meeting nurse Xanthus offers unexpected care. Can this connection fill her void? *** Dallace Alfonso, a rebellious Tourism student, longs for her mother's attention following her father's passing. However, her mother's new family leaves her feeling like an outsider, fostering insecurities and loneliness. Unable to quell these feelings, Dallace turns to destructive behavior to find fleeting happiness amid her sorrow. Fortunately, she crosses paths with Xanthus Ylarde, a compassionate nurse who offers her the care and companionship she never imagined possible, evolving their bond from friendship to something deeply meaningful. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. Cover Design by Regina Dionela ••• Published under Kpub PH

PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION Epicenter Tapes #2: She never liked a guy. She always thinks that a girl doesn't need a boy in her life and they are all the same stupid with different faces. Haukea Mavis Bolivar loves basketball but never been acknowledged by her parents like her brother who's a famous band member, she hated him for getting all the attention but she didn't try to talk about it. She wanted to keep everything cool even when she's hurting and in the middle of her insecurities while living her life, she found herself admiring a band member of Epicenter. She never expected that time would come.

Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Loraes won a race against Primo Villareal for the prize money. But was Primo the real loser in a planned encounter? *** The only thing on Loraes Sovereign Gallardo's mind is winning the race and getting her hands on the prize money. With a past overshadowed by her illegitimacy and the burden of supporting her grandmother, survival means fighting for every peso. She thinks she's racing a stranger until she learns about her opponent--Primiel "Primo" Villareal, a man whose presence she never expected to linger in her life. Victory should have been simple. Primo may have lost the race, yet he seems to be steering everything according to his own plan. Is he truly the loser, or has Loraes stumbled into a game where love is the ultimate wager? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Kadiliman, iyan ang isang bagay na kamuntikan nang lumamon sa buong pagkatao niya. She's been fighting her inner turmoils all by herself. She was abused, neglected, rejected and unloved but despite of her tenebrific past, she found luminescence in the middle of the void inside her. Neptune Tallulah Silveri-Ellington has been living her own life alone with her dog named Uno. She's a writer and also a married problematic woman who writes stories with tragic endings because of this pain and hatred that she planted on her system. She never went on public as a writer but they knew her by the name of "Eight" A married woman without a husband. Isang taon matapos nilang maikasal ay iniwanan siya nito nang walang kahit anong maitinong dahilan. After years of separation from her husband, he came back while holding a paper on his hand, asking for his wife's signature, divorce papers. He's been sending those papers for years but Neptune did nothing but to sent back the papers. She won't give in easily. She will do everything just to save herself from going back to her old self no matter what it takes. But what if there are reasons behind those papers? Paano kung may mga bagay palang hindi ipinaalam sa kaniya para sa ikabubuti niya? Matatanggap niya kaya ito? She became a lionhearted woman but will she be able to stay like that until the end? Kahit pa dumating ang panahon na nalaman niya na ang mga dahilan sa likod ng mga papeles na iyon?

Sandejas Legacy Series #4: Raindrop's Tears **Wattys 2022 Winner** "Sandejas Legacy continues..." How far would you go for your family? For Varsha Romana, if it means having to live as her identical twin sister and pose as mother to her twins and wife to Marcus Sandejas, then so be it. *** Varsha Romana, an abused OFW, finds herself back home to the Philippines when she discovers that her identical twin, Storm, left her husband and their kids. With no other choice, Varsha assumes Storm's identity and poses as a mother to twins Sunny and Sky and wife to Marcus Sandejas...who is now blind. Varsha, as Storm, takes care of Marcus and their kids, and though Marcus is doubtful his wife has finally changed at first, she wins their hearts and trust back. Living behind Storm's shadow, Varsha slowly falls in love with her sister's husband...and finds herself in a twisted and wrong affair. They say love conquers all, but when the truth comes out, will love be enough for Marcus and their family to forgive their switch? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

To love is to sacrifice. Iyon ang paniniwala ni Avis Magdalene Sebastian. She believes that love is doing everything for the people you love, even if your happiness' at stake. Ganoon naman talaga pag nagmamahal diba? Avis loves her family dearly. Gagawin niya ang lahat para hindi masira ang pamilya nila. Kahit na masaktan ang sarili, kahit na masaktan siya ay pipilitin niyang magpanggap.... even if it means pushing him away, even if it means denying her affinity-because that's how love should be. It shouldn'tbe selfish... pero minsan ay may pagkakataon sa buhay mo na gusto mo lang magdamot, kahit na alam mong masama, kahit na alam mong bawal, kahit na alam mong hindi puwede. Affinity 1 of 2.

Avis Magdalene Sebastian thought Luke Dashiel had finally moved on. It was a wishful thinking. Ang akala niya ay sapat na ang mga sakit na binigay niya para kalimutan siya nito ng tuluyan. Tatlong taon man ang nakalipas ay hindi pa rin nagbabago ang sitwasyon. Hindi pa rin sila puwede. Marami pa rin hadlang sa kanilang dalawa. Avis is still not willing to risk it while he is still not willing to give up, but no, this won't be like the last time. She's going to make him fall out of love, even if it means playing nice. She'll do whatever it takes to exhaust his feelings for her, give him all of her until he finally decides he had enough. After all, every love story is all about the chase. Affinity 2 of 2.

Cliché? Yun yung good girl meets her prince charming, they both fall in love, the antagonist comes along, here comes the up rise, problem solved then insert the happy ending with matching confetti and balloons. Kung hindi happy ang ending? Then wait for the epilogue. Kaumay! Yung mabait laging bida, yung nagpapaawa ang laging pinapanigan at si good girl at prince charming lagi ang nagkakatuluyan. Pero paano kung maging bida ang isang kontrabida? Maxwell is mean but she's willing to be extra mean just to get the guy of her dreams. It had always been Grant for her since she was seven. No matter how many times she cry, no matter how many times she get hurt, and no matter how many times she get beaten down because of Grant-she'll never get tired of loving him. She'll chase him till the ends of the earth. And if someone gets in her way? Simple, she''ll have them taste her hell. Or they could taste Rush's, Grant's cousin, who's also willing to do every mean things for her. Mean 1 of 2.