Barely Working Novels & Stories

CLAIMING HER A wrong hotel room. A stranger’s arms. A secret she swore to bury. For years, Fiona Mendez endured a loveless marriage built on betrayal and empty promises. She clung to the hope that Aries—the man she once loved—would finally choose her. But fate had other plans. One mistake. One night. One moment of weakness. A wrong hotel room led her to Nagi Fujiwara—a stranger whose touch made her forget her pain. But when morning came, so did the horrifying truth. The man she thought was her husband was someone else. Before she could even process what happened, Aries shattered what was left of their marriage—not because he found out, but because he had someone else. Discarded and humiliated, Fiona fled to Cebu. She was ready to start over—until two pink lines changed everything. She was pregnant. And the father? A man she barely remembered. For two years, she raised her daughter Lizha alone, determined to leave the past behind. But peace never lasts forever. Forced to return to Manila for work, Fiona braces herself for the ghosts of her past. What she doesn’t expect is to come face-to-face with the man she swore she’d never see again. Nagi Fujiwara The father of her child. Her new boss. The ruthless, powerful, and dangerously possessive. A man who always gets what he wants. And this time, he wants her. Fiona may have run from him once, but now that fate has brought her back into his world, there’s no escaping him. And Nagi will stop at nothing to claim what’s rightfully his.

Kung kailan namang anniversary, saka pa nakipaghiwalay ang long-term-boyfriend ni Valerie. Ang ending, super brokenhearted ang bida natin. Para mabawasan ang lungkot, napagpasyahan na lang niyang umalis sa bahay nila at magrenta sa malapit sa trabaho niya. Kaya lang, ang mamahal na ng renta ng mga paupahan sa ngayon. Kulang na kulang ang budget niya dahil isa rin siyang working student. Saan siya hahanap ng mura e halos lahat ang mamahal na. Saan puwede tumira nang wala gaanong gastos? Sa ilalim ng kanal? Sa labas ng mga convenience store? Buti na lang, to the rescue ang friend niyang beki - si Kendra. May kakilala pala itong nagrerenta sa murang halaga na willing magkaroon ng kahati sa kuwarto at sabi ay mabait naman daw. Yon ang sabi. Hindi diyan natatapos ang kanyang problema dahil ang magiging roommate daw niya ay isa palang lalaki. Para rin daw pumayag ang landlady na magsama silang dalawa, magpanggap silang mag-jowa. OMG! Paano na? Hindi pa ba niya itutuloy ang pagrerenta kung isang hot roommate pala ang kanyang makakasama?

Aljin Dion Savadra is no ordinary substitute teacher at Saint Louis Academy. Behind his striking looks and magnetic charm, he hides a powerful secret—he’s the owner of a global corporation. Desired by many but untouchable to all, no woman has ever managed to capture his heart. Miara Christ Quito, the academy’s Student Council President, lives a double life. Brilliant, respected, and admired for her beauty, she seems to have it all. But when the school day ends, she trades her uniform for a janitor’s uniform, working in secret to support her struggling family. At twenty-one, she has never been in love, never been kissed, and never let anyone close—until her new professor steps into her life. When Miara discovers that her substitute teacher is also her boss, her world turns upside down. And worse, Aljin corners her with an ultimatum: "You need money, and I need a wife. Why don’t we help each other? Marry me, and I’ll give you everything you need. Your secret stays safe, baby." Caught between desperation and pride, Miara must decide—should she resist a man determined to have her or risk everything by accepting his dangerous offer? Could her ruthless boss and professor become something more… or will he break her heart beyond repair?

Elara Calliope Borja is a working student. And at the age of 22, she got pregnant by her partner. Natatakot siyang ipaalam kay Xzavier dahil baka hindi nito matanggap ang kaniyang pinagbubuntis. Until one day she decided to tell Xzavier that she's pregnant. Labis ang kabang nararamdaman niya noong araw na iyon. Maayos pa ang pag-uusap nila noong una pero nang isingit na ni Elara ang tungkol sa dinadala niya ay labis itong ikinagulat ni Xzavier. Pero sa kabilang dako ay sobrang ikinatuwa ni Xzavier ang sinabi ni Elara. Hanggang sa pumasok sa isipan niya ang kaniyang ina. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit niya nasabi ang hindi niya dapat sabihin. At dahil nga sa sinabi ni Xzavier ay labis na nasaktan si Elara kaya napagdesisyonan niyang magpakalayo-layo at buhayin na lang mag-isa ang bata. Sa paglipas ng panahon ay paano na lang kung ang anak niya na mismo ang humiling na gusto nitong makita at makilala ang kanilang ama? Itutuloy pa ba ni Elara ang pagtatago sa kanila o gagawin na lang niya ang kagustuhan ng anak alang-alang sa kaligayan nila?

Ysa is one of the hottest secretaries in town, but she is also a certified NBSB. She has already achieved her dreams: having a good life, providing what she wants, and working on her dream company. But still, there's something missing in her life. Love life. Pero hindi siya naniniwala na ito nga ang kukumpleto sa kanya lalo na, hindi maganda ang impresyon niya tungkol sa pag-ibig. To prove to her aunt that she doesn't need someone romantically in her life, Ysa accepts her challenge to date someone. And like what she already expected, it's a failure. May nobya na ang ka-date niya at tanging one night stand lang ang habol nito. Mas tumibay ang paniniwala ni Ysa na walang matinong tao pagdating sa pag-ibig. Or even love itself. Love can ruin someone. Kaya hindi niya kailangan ang pag-ibig sa kanyang buhay. Pero paano kung makakatagpo siya ng isang lalaking taliwas sa iba? A man who is different from others in just one look. A man who seems unable to do cheating. A man with one word, despite his playful aura. And a gorgeous man who she tries to sleep with one drunk, hot night. Mababali kaya nito ang paniniwala niya? O ito ang magiging dahilan para mangyari ang kinatatakutan niya?

Pained by his first love, who left him without any reason, Atticus Soren Castillo (42) became ruthless and heartless when it comes to love and relationships. He always uses his woman like a toy to release his anger that is stuck in his heart because of his past. Not until he met Maeve Leilani Pascual (21), a transferred student at the university where he is working, who captured his attention for a reason he can’t explain. His first plan was to only bed Maeve to fulfill his fantasy, but his heart had another plan when he fell for her without any warning. And for the second time in his life, he is willing to sacrifice everything that he has just to hold Maeve in his arms until the reality hits him: that the girl he currently loves is the daughter of his first love, who wounded his heart. “Six stories... Six writers... One darkly twisted series..." TWISTED DESIRE SERIES COLLABORATION Twisted Desire 1: Trapped With My Daddy's Seduction AUTHOR:Yvette Stephanie Twisted Desire 2: The Professor's Obsession AUTHOR: GuemByoel Twisted Desire 3: My Ninong's Poisonous Touch AUTHOR: Cactushoney Twisted Desire 4: Playing Fire with my uncle AUTHOR: Vladmire Twisted Desire 5: Cousin I Can’t Resist AUTHOR: MotonariMitsuMouri Twisted Desire 6: Craving my Ruthless Brother AUTHOR: Rosenav91

Seraphina Voss is a kind, ordinary 22-year-old college student who only dreams of a quiet, peaceful life. But everything shatters the night she is kidnapped on her way home. Her first defiant cry rings out: “Sino ka?! Bitawan mo ‘ko!” — yet no one answers, as she is taken away and locked inside a cold, luxurious room that is nothing more than a gilded cage. Her captor is Dante Moretti: ruthless, powerful, and wealthy enough to own almost everything and everyone in the city. He took Seraphina simply because he wanted her, believing he has the right to claim anything his eyes set on. Seraphina begs every maid and guard for help, but no one dares assist — they value their jobs, families, and lives too much to cross Dante. To break her spirit, Dante slowly makes her life miserable: freezing cold room, barely enough tasteless food, lights kept on 24/7 so she can never rest, and closed curtains that keep all sunlight away. He wants her weak, helpless, and completely dependent on him. He reminds her again and again that she belongs to him entirely — body, life, and will. He cruelly claims the world has forgotten her; her family thinks she ran away, no one is looking for her, and only he holds her fate. All suffering will end, he promises, the moment she submits and accepts she is his. But even as she grows weak, sick, and hopeless, Seraphina refuses to surrender. He may have trapped her body, but she will never let him own her heart, her spirit, or her identity.

Summer Valeen Cuevas, a hardworking pediatrician at a prestigious hospital and daughter of the governor in their province in Bulacan, and will be one of the employees of Wife Corporation because of her friend who sent his application without her knowing. At first, Summer wants to pull out her application to that Corporation, but her friend forced her to try that first as a pastime because she finds out that her friends need the money. Her friend explain everything and she can’t say no to the reason her friend told her. Summer thought that no one would choose her so she was shocked when she received an email from Wife Corporation because someone hired her. She was very nervous when she received the address of the customer who chose her and she could not believe that the one who had chosen her to be his wife for three months was the young successful billionaire, Vladimir Imperial, the only son, heir, and owner of the hospital where she worked. What will Summer do when her co-workers find out that she suddenly became the wife of the new owner of the hospital she worked in? Can she stand up for what she entered as the wife of the cold and rude billionaire owner of the hospital she's working in, and be the mother of his four years old only son? In the three months that she will be Vladimir's wife, will there be a love affair between the two of them? What if the real mother of Vladimir's son returned, would she be able to let go of the father and son she already loved? What a love game awaits for Summer?

Isabel Rodriguez is working as a journalist for six years and she was assigned to interview Callix Montero who is a well-known businessman. Callix Montero is not only a businessman, he's also a billionaire. He's handsome. He's hot. A lot of women are fantasizing him. Unang kita pa lang niya dito ay aminado na siya sa sarili niya na gusto na niya ito. Akala ni Isabel ay mai-interview na niya ang guwapong si Callix ng araw na 'yon ngunit hindi pa pala. Callix told her that he'll only allow her to interview him if she would have sex with him. Hindi siya puwedeng magsumbong sa editor-in-chief nila dahil nalaman niya na pamangkin si Callix nito. Kahit magsumbong siya ay wala siyang magagawa kundi ang pumayag sa gusto nito. Pumayag si Isabel na makipag-sex kay Callix para ma-interview ito. Mahal niya ang kanyang trabaho at kapag hindi niya nagawa 'yon ay posibleng mawalan siya ng trabaho. Dahil sa pagpayag niyang 'yon sa nais na mangyari ni Callix ay tuluyan na ngang nagbago ang takbo ng buhay niya. Habang tumatagal na nakakasama niya ito ay mas lalong lumalalim ang nararamdaman niya? Ano'ng gagawin niya? Is he the perfect man for her or a perfect man to destroy her life forever?

Tahimik ang buhay ni Alexandra Cruz—isang working student na mas piniling magbanat ng buto, magtinda ng balut, at alagaan ang ama kaysa umasa sa kahit kanino. Para sa kanya, malinaw ang direksyon ng buhay: magsikap, magtiis, at huwag umasa sa mga pangakong madaling mabasag. Samantala, si Diego ay kabaligtaran niya—isang lalaking mayaman, sanay sa luho, at handa nang mag-settle down para sa babaeng mahal niya. Isang proposal ang dapat magtatatak ng bagong yugto ng kanyang buhay… hanggang sa hindi sumipot ang babaeng pinili niyang pakasalan. Sa gitna ng galit, lungkot, at pagkalasing ng damdamin, isang impulsive na desisyon ang ginawa ni Diego—isang publikong proposal sa isang estranghera na hindi niya kilala. Isang alok na hindi dapat tinanggap, at isang kasunduang nagsimula sa maling dahilan.. Isang lalaki na desperadong ayusin ang wasak niyang mundo. Isang babaeng ayaw madamay sa problemang hindi kanya. Ngunit paano kung ang isang maling simula ay humantong sa isang relasyong pilit na pinaninindigan? Hanggang saan ang kaya nilang tiisin sa isang kasal na nagsimula sa kasinungalingan? At sa gitna ng isang kakaibang proposal, matutunan kaya nilang piliin kung alin ang mas mahalaga—ang planadong buhay, o ang pag-ibig na hindi nila inaasahan?