18th Debut Program Novels & Stories

Laki sa layaw at brat si Beatrice Lustre. Dahil nag-iisang anak, alam niya sa sariling siya ang magiging heiress sa nagkalat na branches ng Lustre Hotel Services sa Pilipinas. Kaya naman sa debut party ng dalaga, engrandeng selebrasyon ang inihanda ng mga magulang. Ang hindi niya alam, sa pagkakataong iyon na pala magbabago ang kaniyang buhay. Dumating ang unfamiliar na gwapong lalaki bilang last dance niya, si Lucas Sebastian Apollo. Siya ang pinakabatang bilyonaryo sa bansa at CEO ng Apollo Groups of Companies. Ang nakatakdang ikasal kay Beatrice pagtungtong ng dalaga sa ika-25 anyos. At dahil unang pagtatagpo pa lamang, pagkamuhi ang namuo sa dalawa. Sa stubbornness ni Beatrice, hindi ito basta-basta magpapakontrol. Bagay kung saan mababa ang tolerance ni Lucas lalo't sanay na nasusunod ang lalaki. Paano nila pakikisamahan ang isa't isa? Ano ang magiging takbo ng buhay nila sa kanilang arranged dating at marriage life? Posible kayang maramdaman ang tunay na pag-ibig sa pagitan nila kung ang kasal ay may malalim pa lang tinatagong agenda?

” Sometimes, the truth can shatter everything we thought we knew.” Genevieve Tiu, the owner of the million-seller fashion brand” Eve’s Apple,” has been in a secret but great three-year relationship with his Trainee boyfriend, Stefan Aragon, but Stefan Aragon decided to break up with Genevieve on the day of his debut in Cascade, with no particular reason as to why he decided to do so. On that same day, a stranger offered her a yellow umbrella to save her from getting sick in the rain. Not knowing that, the Stranger is a friend of her brother and same as his ex, a known idol named Rowan from Oasis. But the thing is Genevieve has no intention of letting someone enter her life with the same profession as his ex as she is busy on knowing her ex’s reason, but there is more than Rowan that Genevieve didn’t know. Rowan is a particle of his past that she no longer remembers, and Stefan is the big reason for that. Yet the twist is not yet done, because there is also a truth that Stefan doesn’t know about her ex-girlfriend. As Genevieve pursues to know the reason why his boyfriend left, she discovers the truth that was too hard to accept, but what if the truth is more than Genevieve that Stefan doesn’t know about? Did he really alter her destiny, or wasn’t the destiny hers to begin with? Love can be a rollercoaster ride, filled with twists and turns we never saw coming. Genevieve’s heartbreak leads her on a path of uncovering hidden truths that have altered her life. Will she choose forgiveness and a second chance, or will she choose to reclaim her destiny?

Alpha Trevor's pack found a cub, a baby wolf, inside a cave near the falls. The baby's eyes was as cold as the winter and her fur is majestic brown and white. The whole pack instantly fall in love with her. That day after they found her, the Alpha took care of her. As the day pass by and her adolescence start, she necame the most majestic werewolf in the pack. She grew up fierce. Coinciding with her 18th Birthday, The round moon appeared out of season. She danced with the Alpha but suddenly both of their eyes turns into different color. They both howl and cry in front of everyone. A symbol burns both of their wrist and an old werewoman shouted, "The Alpha's mate has appeared." They all shout in joy and happiness but her identity and genealogy remained unknown. And eventually, her character may be damage. What if her true identity will bring danger in the pack? What will she do if her identity can kill the Alpha or the Pack? What if, just what if, she's the demon and werewowolf's daughter?

Scarlet Quinn Reyes, at the age of sixteen, she was infamous for being a liberated playgirl. Boyfriend here, boyfriend there. Basta mayaman at kayang ibigay ang mga luho niya, pasado na iyon sa standards niya. Para sa kaniya, ang mundo ay isang malaking playground. Kayang-kaya niyang paikutin sa palad ang mga lalaki na para bang mga laruan. Her usual targets were much older men. She faked her age, even her personality, just to get what she wanted. Not until Renzo Riku Alcantara came into the picture. He was Scarlet sister’s cousin-in-law, known for being kind and responsible. Bukod pa roon, siya rin ay ubod ng yaman at hindi rin maitatanggi ang angkin nitong kakisigan—mga katangian na nagtulak kay Scarlet para siya ang susunod na targetin. But unlike the men Scarlet had toyed with, Renzo was not swayed by her charm. Ang gusto pa nga niya ay ituwid ang landas ng dalaga para magbago ito. Nagpakakuya siya kay Scarlet, tipong halos lahat ng mga nagiging kasintahan ng dalaga ay ipinapakulong niya. Sa sobrang pagdidisiplina niya kay Scarlet, hindi niya namalayang sarili na pala niya ang dapat disiplinahin... dahil unti-unti na siyang nahuhulog sa dalaga. Ngunit pinigilan niya ang damdamin dahil bata pa ito. Nagpakalayo-layo siya. Saka lang siya bumalik noong debut party ni Scarlet. Ang kaso… buntis na ang dalaga. Ngunit iniwan siya ng tunay na ama ng dinadala niya, kaya si Renzo mismo ang umako at nagpaka-responsable sa bata. Pero sa pagbabalik ng tunay na ama, pipiliin kaya siya ni Scarlet... o mananatili siya kay Renzo?

Sa gabi ng engrandeng debut ng kumpanya ni Rafael Cain Santillan sa stock market, tila wala nang makakapigil sa kanyang tagumpay, hanggang sa biglang dumating ang kanyang asawa na si Pia, tangan ang isang sobre: divorce papers… at isang bantang kayang wasakin ang lahat ng kanyang pinaghirapan. Tatlong buwan bago nito, natuklasan ni Pia ang isang pagtataksil na mas malala pa sa simpleng pangangaliwa, lihim na bumuo si Rafael ng sariling pamilya kasama ang mismong adopted step-sister niya na si Wynona, at may anak pa silang itinago sa dilim. Halos mamatay sa isang aksidente at itinuring na walang halaga, tuluyang nagbago si Pia. Ang dating mapagmahal na asawa ay napalitan ng isang babaeng malamig, matalim, at handang gumanti. Habang unti-unting inaagaw nina Rafael at Wynona ang kanyang tahanan, karera, at maging ang tiwala ng sariling pamilya, tahimik na binabawi ni Pia ang kapangyarihang matagal niyang hinayaan na maagaw sa kanya. Gamit ang kanyang koneksyon, talino, at impluwensya sa mundo ng negosyo at agham, pinaplano niya ang perpektong pagbagsak, iaangat niya si Rafael sa rurok ng tagumpay… para doon mismo siya tuluyang wasakin sa harap ng buong mundo. Ngunit sa gitna ng kanyang paghihiganti, muling babalik ang isang lalaking minsan niyang iniwan, ang kanyang makapangyarihang dating kasintahan mula sa Switzerland, na magtatanong ng isang mapanakit na katotohanan: Si Rafael nga ba ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ng kanyang buhay? Sa mundong pinaghaharian ng pera, kapangyarihan, at pagtataksil, hindi na si Pia ang babaeng inaapi, siya na ang bagyong dudurog sa lahat ng humamak sa kanya.

WARNING/ R-18+ Bata pa lang si Belyn Kho, sabik na siya sa atensyon ng kanyang magulang. Palagi kasing pabor ang Mommy at Daddy niya sa ate niya. Ika nga lagi siyang second choice kapag wala ng pagpilian.Kaya naman pala ganun kay Belyn ang Mommy at Daddy niya, at ni minsan ‘di niya nararamdaman na minahal siya ng kinagisnang magulang dahil natuklasan ni Belyn, sa mismong debut party niya na ampon lang siya ng pamilya Kho.Okay naman sana kay Belyn dahil wala ng bago. Ano nga naman ang pagkakaiba sa nalaman niyang ampon siya at malamig na turing ng ama at ina. Ni malasakit simula't sapul wala siyang nakuha.Kaya lang, nilayuan siya ng mga kaibigan, lalo na ang kasintahan ng malaman na hindi siya anak ng pamilyang Kho.Pakiramdam ni Belyn siya na ang pinakamalas na nilalang sa balat ng lupa. Walang may gusto sa kaniya. Kaysa magmukmok siya sa bugok niyang nobyo na walang balls, nag-focus na lang si Belyn sa pag-aaral.Paglipas ng dalawang taon, bumagsak ang negosyo ng magulang niya at sa loob ng dalawang buwan ay nakatakda siyang ikasal upang makabangon daw muli ang negosyo na minana pa raw ng Daddy niya sa mga magulang nito.Tumutol si Belyn. This time umalma siya. Gusto ni Belyn sa lalaking mamahalin lang siya magpapakasal, hindi dahil pambayad utang lang.Sa gabi ng kaniyang paglalayas, humingi siya ng tulong sa kaibigan niya. Kaya lang, iba ang dumating — ang bestfriend nito na nagngangalang Aaron Chong, na umaapaw tlsa kisig at hotness. Tuluyan nga kayang makakatakas sa kasal si Belyn?Abangan ang love story ni Belyn Kho at Aaron Chong, Isang gabi sa piling mo.

A night of blunders leads to a wedding that will bind their names forever. Hindi inakala ni Isaac Hendrick Castillo na ang matinding pagnanasa niya sa itinuturing na Prinsesa ng mga Contreras ay mabigyan niya nang katuparan sa mismong gabi ng debut party ni Freya Beatrice Contreras. Ang lahat nang ikinilos niya sa gabing iyon ay kanyang isisinisi sa ispiritu ng alak. Pero noong inakala niyang magtatagumpay siya sa kahibangan niya nang gabing 'yon ay doon naman sila nahuli ng mga magulang ng dalaga. They were very angry with him and the only thing that calmed their anger was when he said he would marry Bea. They agreed with him and as soon as everything's settled they got married. Sa unang buwan ng kanilang pagsasama ay naging maayos naman ang lahat sa pagitan nila ni Bea. She was his beautiful and submissive wife and he didn't regret his decision that he married her. Pero noong inakala niya na perpekto na ang lahat sa buhay may asawa niya ay nagkakamali siya. He almost got everything; Business, money, power, and a beautiful wife. Dahil isang hapon ay umuwi na lamang siya sa kanilang bahay na wala na ang kaniyang asawa. She left him without saying a single word. Hinanap niya ito kung saan-saan pero hindi niya ito nakita. Tinanggap niya ang lahat ng sakit nang pang-iiwan nito sa kanya. Pero isang araw ay nasorpresa siya sa pagbalik nito. She changed a lot, she is now cold, sophisticated, a grown-up woman, elegant, beautiful... and has a new lover! And what hurts the most is that he knows that her lover is none other than his cousin, Brent Timothy Castillo! She asked for his signature for their annulment paper, but he would never agree to annul their marriage. She will bear his name forever!

She only wanted to live. He only needed a wife—on paper. But what started as a contract… is about to rewrite their hearts. After Rain Italy Cuervanue refuses to be sold off to an old man to pay her aunt’s debt, she’s thrown out of her own home. Desperate and alone, she flees to the only place that still holds her father’s memory, the beach house he gave her on her 18th birthday, only to find out it’s been sold. And not just to anyone. To Matthew Fuentavello, the youngest, powerful, and most feared CEO in the country, from a family known across Asia. To her shock, Matthew offers her a deal: Marry him for six months, a secret contract to fulfill his grandfather’s condition for taking full control of their empire. In return, she gets the beach house back. The catch? She must also work for him as his secretary. No one must know they’re married, except his family. Rain agrees with no choice left, never expecting that the man she married on paper… is the uncle of her cheating ex-boyfriend, the one who broke her heart with her own cousin. As they pretend by day and blur the lines by night, a dangerous chemistry starts to grow. Office rumors spark. Jealousy brews. And when the whispers get too loud, Matthew drops the biggest bomb—Rain isn’t just his secretary. She’s his wife. Just when Rain begins to believe in their stolen happiness, the past comes knocking. Her ex wants her back. Matthew’s ex, the woman who once rejected the deal Rain accepted, now wants him again. And Rain begins to wonder… Was she just a second option? Or is there something Matthew’s been hiding from the start… something real?

Jeiara Kyrie Mendez, an 18 years old student whom arrange marriage with Lance Hiro Del Castillo, a 31 years old great soldier. at age of 10 they encountered, he has been her hero. Iniligtas sya ni Lance sa kamay nang mga kumidnap sa kanya para Sana sya pasabugin, naging tulala sya sandali dahil sa trauma na dinanas pero mabuti nalang at nandyan si Lance palagi, she once told him na gusto nya syang maging Asawa when she grow up. pero matapos Ang confession nya ay di na nagpakita Ang lalaki, tinanong nya Ang parents nya tungkol dito but they only said that his on a big mission. nagpagaling sya at naging mabuting anak at estudyante gaya nang payo nito at Ang sinabi nitong kahit saang man sya mag punta ay lagi itong nariyan para sa kanya. Dumating Ang araw nang kanyang ika 18th birthday, Masaya Ang lahat except her bukod kasi sa hiniwalayan nya Ang kanyang mahal na nobyo ay di nya pa alam Kong kanino sya ikakasal pero nagulantang sya nang Makita at malamang Kong sino Ang pakakasalan nya. Si Lance, Ang sundalong naging una nyang hinangaan sa pinaka murang Edad pa lamang. matapos iannounce Ang kanilang Engagement ay Hindi paman nagsisimula Ang kanilang love story ay may gusto nang sumira nito, si Brenda Ang ex ni Lance na first love nito. will they both fall inlove in each other despite sa gap nang kanilang mga Edad? Pano Kung mahulog ulit si Lance sa pagpapapansin ni Brenda? will, Sabi nga nila mahirap kalaban Ang First Love.

BREE LEV. I thought it stands for something simple until I heard his deep soulful voice. A single hello was all it take for him to have my undivided attention. Akala ko hulog siya ng langit. Isang anghel na magsasalba sa akin. I was all wrong. He's a fallen angel with dark blue eyes and cold leather-covered hands. A man mantled with power and veiled with sin. We're opposites. I'm weird and a social butterfly. He's terrifying and brooding. A lone wolf. I love pinks and swirls. He prefers pointed knives and black guns. Darkness seems to be his fave companion and death his pastime. I, on the other hand, will always choose life. He told me to stay away from him. Guess, you know by now, that I did the exact opposite, right? I stayed 'cause I want him so bad, it hurts. I, Bree De Veyra, daughter of one of the families of The Council, lay my life to the head of the Foedus Corp– Lev Petrov. My father's sworn enemy. The master manipulator and my protector. Or my destroyer? LEV Three years ago, one phone call, two minutes. I swore I will kill her. Four weeks before her 16th birthday, I did the unthinkable. I destroyed her trust and left her. Broken and beyond repair. Twenty-four hours before her 18th birthday, nagbalik ako para bawiin s'ya. Twelve hours after I abduct her, we exchange I dos. Eight seconds after our first kiss, I know I will protect her with my gun and with my life. I, Lev Petrov, Heir to a fallen empire, vows to avenge Bree from all of the people that wronged her. It will be my life's mission until the last drop of my sinful blood...I will never let them rest in peace.