Captain Awkward

CONTRACTS AND SECRETS BY JET HERRERA Synopsis: "We keep on searching for a person whom we can spend our lifetime with, not knowing that they're just an inch away." -Captain Gerbacio Escalante Matapos mabigo sa pag-ibig ay gusto na lamang ni Antonia Buenafe na maging successful sa kanyang career. She’s doing fine until one pregnancy test and a double red line changed everything. Ginawa niya ang lahat para hindi malaman ng kanyang ex-boyfriend ang tungkol doon. Captain Gerbacio Escalante needs a bride. Hiniling ng kanyang lola na nasa ospital na mag-asawa na siya at ang gusto nitong pakasalan niya ay si Antonia. Ang problema, hiwalay na silang dalawa. Malapit na ring matapos ang kontrata ng pagtatrabaho nito sa kanyang opisina. Pero dahil ayaw niyang biguin ang kanyang lola, kinausap niya si Antonia at nagkaroon sila ng kasunduan. Kapalit ng malaking halaga ay magiging asawa niya ito sa loob ng isang taon. Naging maayos naman lahat ngunit isang umaga ay bigla na lamang itong hinimatay sa loob ng kanyang opisina.

I wake up to find the entire room shrouded in thick smoke and flames. I grab my phone and call my boyfriend, a fire captain I've been dating for five years. The phone rings seven whole times before he finally picks up. His sharp, irate voice comes through before I can get a word out. "Bella! How many times have I told you not to make false fire reports out of jealousy! You're a Warrior. Don't you feel ashamed of yourself for constantly picking fights with an Omega like Laura?" Suddenly, I hear Laura Knapp's sweet, pitiful voice on the line. "Thank you, Daniel. I'm safe because of you." As the flames spread, I have no option but to dial the emergency hotline. But the dispatcher tells me, "Sorry, ma'am, but all firefighters in your area are currently tied up. The earliest we can send help is in 30 minutes. Please hold on." I hang up with a bitter smile and see the news of a fire captain rescuing an injured pregnant woman. The flames close in around me, and just before death takes me, I send Daniel Ingram one last text. "Farewell. I wish you a happy life together."

Humiliated on Christmas Eve, Catherine Hopkins runs into Clinton Blunt...the dangerous hockey captain no one dares cross. He offers a deal: fake dating to ruin her ex. Lies turn into sparks, and sparks into something real. On a school trip, Clinton discovers the truth: Catherine is his fated mate. In a world of werewolves, pack politics, and deadly secrets, love comes with risk. Can Catherine survive the danger surrounding her…while her heart draws her to the one who might destroy her?

Clumsy, coffee-obsessed sports reporter Tessa Lane is just trying to survive another awkward press conference when a PR disaster turns her world upside down—literally. After tripping into the arms of world-famous, scandal-stained soccer star Leo Santiago, the tabloids explode. The solution? A fake relationship to fix his image... and her career. Tessa's no actress, and Leo's charm is far too real. What starts as staged hand-holding and scripted smiles soon turns into late-night texts, unexpected kisses, and a chemistry no camera can fake. But when the line between pretend and real begins to blur, they’ll both have to decide—are they playing the game, or falling for it?

Leah Alcaraz is a unsociable girl and a very shy one. Madalas itong iwasan ng mga co-workers niya dahil sa awkward nitong pananalita at manang na pananamit. No wonder at wala siyang naging kaibigan o kasundo man lang sa mga ito dahil masyado siyang "old fashion". However, the introvert girl suddenly became wild in a one pleasurable night. Naibigay niya ang bataan sa hindi kilalang lalaki! But what would she do if she finds out na ang lalaking naka-one night stand n'ya ay ang soon-to-be brother-in-law pala niya?! Will the fate be with her?

Shana‘s world turned up side down when she realized she was wolfless. However, when Shana got bullied as the wolfless transfer student in a new school, the hot hockey captain suddenly ran to her and lifted her in his arms. ____________ "You were there for me when I needed you. Now, it's my turn to be there for you." Blinking in astonishment, I found myself staring into the familiar face of Bear— the chubby-cheeked, infectious-smiled, and brilliantly blue-eyed best friend I had thought I had lost.

Top one of the whole school, that is Denisse Lighte, the perfect student they are admired. Captain of the Basketball team and an MVP of his entire career, Cury Black. Lighte and Black, a perfect student and an athlete. Doesn't have an idea between the existence of the other. But Cury once saw her and he was mesmerized by her. What if suddenly you found your body became other person? You can't think of it right but that is what happen to them. They can't find way how to undo it and they are forced to live what are their bodies now.

Elena never planned on marrying a stranger, especially not someone engaged to her sister. But when her sister disappears days before the wedding, Elena is forced into an arrangement she never agreed to, with a man she knew nothing about. Nathaniel Sinclair, billionaire heir with his dreamy looks and charming attitude is just as unenthusiastic about the situation as she is. Their marriage begins with distance, awkward silences and the quiet understanding that neither of them asked for this. But as days turn into weeks and forced proximity becomes a regular thing, Elena starts to wonder: what happens when two people trapped in an arrangement begin to fall for each other? It was never meant to be love. But love has a way of rewriting the rules.

Chloe Brooks is the new kid who wanted to keep a low profile. All she wanted was to get through high school in peace and make at least one friend to help her through. That plan of hers was ruined when she ran into Mason Carter-the popular charming captain of the Football Team. Since then, her life has never been the same. Join Mason and Chloe as they maneuver their way through high school life, handle embarrassing situations and possibly fall in love along the way.

An Arrogant King who doesn't allow no one to defy him, and a lost Queen that no one knows of; who is defiant. Will cross paths in the most awkward way. What happens when a ruthless King meets a rogue who will defy him in every little thing? Will he be able to control his anger, and make her obey him? or will she who doesn't believe a man can control not even her heart fall for a heartless man? ............................................................................................................ Meet Nikolas and Rose, two vampires with different beliefs and different desires. Not only will they defy each other, but they will also bend their hearts for a bit of taste of each other.