"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Sa loob ng labinlimang taon, ang makasal sa kababata niyang si Enrique Alfonso ang tanging pinapangarap ni Estella Concepcion. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya si Lucas, ang pinsan at karibal ni Enrique sa politika. *** Makatwiran at hindi nagpapatalo, lumaki si Estella Concepcion na patuloy na umaasang magkakatuluyan pa rin sila ni Enrique Alfonso, ang batang nagpagaan ng kanyang loob labinlimang taon na ang nakararaan. Ni minsan ay hindi nawala ang kanyang paghanga at pagtingin sa binata na siyang magiging susunod na gobernadorcillo ng bayan ng San Alfonso. Ngunit tila gumuho ang kaniyang mundo nang mapag-alaman niyang ipinagkasundo na ito sa ibang dalaga. Desididong mapangasawa pa rin ang binata, hihingin ni Estella ang tulong ni Lucas, ang pinsan ni Enrique. Sa paglipas ng panahon at sa mga sikretong kaniyang matutuklasan, handa pa nga rin bang gawin ni Estella ang lahat upang maikasal sa binatang matagal na niyang inaasam? O tulad ba ng ihip ng hangin ay magbabago rin ang isinisigaw ng kaniyang puso? Cover Design by Precious Pages Corp./LIB Books Book Type: Hardbound (With Book Jacket Cover)

Hestia has learned her lesson: never flirt with a casanova or else, you'll end up with a broken heart and a fatherless child. She has done everything to hide from the playboy but six years later, she and her sweet little kid were found--and chaos ensues. *** Hestia Garcia is aware that the famous bachelor, Lucas Allen Palermo, is a casanova with a lot of affairs yet she still fell in love with him. Well, with his gentlemanly and refreshing aura, who wouldn't? Her plan? Go to the bar Allen is a patron of, flirt with him all night, and give him her . . . valuable thing. But that one blissful night ended with her pregnant and her heart broken. Turns out, the casanova is a jerk--he doesn't even remember her name! Six years and a cute little boy after, a knock on her front door changes Hestia's and her son's lives because there is a certain Palermo at the door, smiling at them. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Levi is a notorious playboy; women around him would beg for his attention, that's until he finds himself kissing a woman who happens to be a nun. For the first time in his entire perfect life, he couldn't look at any other girl and is determined to find the nun who suddenly makes him go crazy. *** Levi Achilles thought he already got the best of both worlds. He got the looks, fame, and wealth, name it--he has it. He loves toying and playing around with girls; until one day, his eyes landed on the loveliest girl he has ever met--Heaven Cachelle--and accidentally kissed her. For the first time, he feels like he could hardly breathe without her. He decided to use his masculine wiles to get her, but karma is a bitch--scratch that. Karma is bitchier than he thought. The girl is his Achilles' heel. ZERO DEGREE SERIES 3: LEVI ACHILLES MICALLER DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Tattoo artist Kael Romano likes it rough, wild, and dirty-no strings attached, just pure pleasure of the flesh. But his life of degeneracy takes a sudden turn when he finds out the secrets hiding behind the pretty face of the goody two-shoes adopted sister of his. Suddenly, things are easy no longer... *** It's hard for the Boracay-based tattoo artist Kael Romano to say no to women and sex-in fact, debauchery is his lifestyle, and he relishes in it. When temptation comes in the sexy form of Anika Liz Romano, the beloved adopted daughter of his estranged parents, he does not even try to resist in the first place. But he has never thought that his short trip to Manila and living out her wildest fantasies for a few days will cost him a heavy price-his heart. Disclaimer: This story is in Taglish Cover Design by Rayne Mariano

College student Christie unwillingly returns to her hometown because of her parents. As the shy new girl of Osmium University, all she wants is a normal campus life and maybe a friend. But her peace is shattered upon meeting the infamous bad boy who seems not as bad as the rumors say... *** Shy and awkward, nineteen-year-old Christie has long been afraid of opening herself up to people. Transferring to a new university doesn't help things, but she's willing to take the risk especially now that her parents seem to have found happiness again. Thankfully, her life in the unfamiliar hometown is starting to look bright...until she catches the eye of a certain popular bad boy, Carl Welhem. Can Christie manage to keep her heart and herself safe from the danger of being the bad boy's obsession? Disclaimer: This story is in Taglish Cover Design by Rayne Mariano

Old-fashioned and nerdy Alisson is in love with her sister's fiancé, Jayred, while her sister is in love with someone else. When her sister asks her to be a substitute bride before running away, Alisson agrees. But is she ready to face the consequences of marrying a man who thoroughly despises her? *** Ever since she was little, Alisson has known her place, accepting the fact that her older sister, Adisson, is always and forever better than her in everything. So when their father decides to arrange Adisson's marriage to Jayred--the man Alisson loves--she silently wishes to have her sister's place, which she eventually gets when Adisson asks her to be Jayred's substitute bride before running away. Alisson thought that she would finally have a chance with Jayred until the latter, through his actions, shows that he will never love her. Because she is not her sister, whatever she does, she is never enough. Will Alisson choose to continue trying to make their marriage work--or will she finally have the courage to leave and Don't look back? DISCLAIMER: This story is in Taglish COVER DESIGNER: Raymond Gardener *** HIGHEST RANKING: #1 in Romance (2021) #1 in Love (2020) #1 in General Fiction (2020) #1 Love story (2020)

Monroe Gomez is a spoiled princess whose hobby is to shower hate on those she deems lesser beings. When Fate plays a nasty joke on her and ruins her family's wealth, she's left with nothing but a pretty face. Her last shot at redemption? Joining Temptation Island, the infamous island of sin. *** What Monroe wants, Monroe always gets. Even with poverty looming at the horizon for her family, Monroe Contessa Gomez believes that she can find a way to keep her high-maintenance party girl and socialite lifestyle. But strong will alone won't feed her--worse, she has no skills to depend on nor anyone willing to help her because of her bad temper. Her only hope is to depend on her beauty and body to trap a rich man. But in her visit to Temptation Island, she is forced to swallow her pride and depend on Abram Jacinto, the geek she used to bully in her childhood, or risk being booted out of the place where her wealthy preys are. But in her bid to snag herself a guy, what if Monroe lands herself in deeper trouble? When safety is but an illusion, can she let go of her cruel intentions? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish Cover Design by Rayne Mariano

"Using her attractive looks and magnetic charm, Tessmarie de Leon succeeds in taking revenge-stealing Rogue Cole, the handsome engineer from Kris Francisco, the girl who stole her first boyfriend. But will the lust between Tessmarie and Rogue change into something deeper when a scandal from her bitter past resurfaces in her present?" ******* Having a beautiful face, a curvy, delicious figure, and a vivacious manner, Tessmarie de Leon's assets swoon people to do her bidding. And she is not afraid to use them to steal the hot and handsome engineer Rogue Cole as revenge for Kris Francisco, the very woman who stole her boyfriend from when they were in high school. Tessmarie succeeds with her plan of breaking their relationship and snags Rogue, becoming his new girlfriend. However, a bitter past-a video scandal that caused her to ignore and hide from everyone who knows her-threatens what she has with Rogue. Will this one ugly mistake manage to ruin her perfect revenge... and love?

Living as one of the Guevarra triplets has always been hard for Violet. But when a series of unfortunate events with her sister's boyfriend turn her world upside down, will this finally be the chance to get the love that she has long been looking for? -- Violet was asked by one of her triplets to pretend to be Ryker dela Fuente's girlfriend on their monthsary date--but everything was in shambles when Violet woke up in an unfamiliar room the next morning with no memory of what happened the night before. Will Violet still be able to fix the mess that she got herself into or will more problems keep going her way? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover designed by Gesille Catungal

When two opposite lives intertwine--one being a moody frustrated policeman and the other a naughty virgin mob princess--sexual tension spikes up, conflicts arise, and dark secrets are revealed. How are they to deal if her mob prince fiance is waiting for her to come back and the mob leader wants domination? *** Frustrated with the deaths of his loved ones, Sergeant Vyn Valderama's goal is to get revenge for his best friend's death as well as to search for his best friend's missing sister. When an informant disclosed information about a club related to an elusive group called Amano-Kai, he happened to capture a dancer called Semira. In order to get more information about the spotless group, she gets a witness protection program and has Vyn to protect her 24/7. But what he doesn't know is that Semira Ernestine is much more than "just a dancer"--she's the mob princess of the Amano-Kai, engaged to the mob prince Daegan--and by using her expertise of sexpionage to Vyn, she won't go home until she finds out who is the traitor leaking Amano-Kai's secrets. That is, before their unwelcomed feelings for each other grow--like sexual tension and . . . love? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish ILLUSTRATION: https://www.instagram.com/chrysallion1129/ (author's daughter) COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano