Critical Approach Novels & Stories

Catalina Ramirez has always been the subject of gossip on campus—labeled a playgirl not for what she did, but because of what people think they saw. When her long-distance boyfriend left for the Philippines, rumors flew that she cheated with her boy best friend, Aiden. What no one knew was that Aiden was simply protective of her, always by her side, never crossing the line. But to others, closeness easily looked like something more. With striking blue eyes as calm and deep as the ocean, Catalina doesn’t need to lift a finger to catch anyone’s attention. Her beauty is effortless, her voice captivating. As a member of a rising campus band, she sings with a passion that defies the quiet disapproval of her mother. Who has always tried to pull her away from music. Catalina feels it deep in her bones: her mother is hiding something from her, something about her past, something she’s not ready to confront. Then came Logan Axel Tyndall. At first, Catalina thought it was nothing but a harmless crush, an infatuation she’d get over in a week or two. She tried to laugh it off, but soon found herself stalking him, chasing after the way he walked, talked, and carried the world like he knew more than he let on. Before she knew it, she wasn’t just falling... she was drowning in him. But Logan wasn’t just another boy. He held the missing pieces of a puzzle she never knew she was trying to solve. Through him, secrets begin to unravel. Questions long buried rise to the surface.

Si Elena Madrigal, isang sikat at hinahangaang fashion designer, ay kilala sa kanyang Majesty Designs, mga obra na simbolo ng karangyaan at kapangyarihan. Ngunit sa isang iglap, ang mundong itinayo niya ay gumuho sa kamay ng mga taong minsan niyang minahal at pinagkatiwalaan, ang dating kasintahan niyang si Adrian De Leon, na ninakaw at ipinagbili ang kanyang mga disenyo, ang matalik niyang kaibigan na si Vanessa Alcaraz, na nilamon ng inggit, at ang boss niyang ginamit ang kanyang talento para sa sariling ambisyon. Habang unti-unting nabubura ang kanyang pangalan sa industriyang minsan niyang pinasiklab, isang lalaking matagal nang nakamasid sa kanya mula sa dilim ang lumapit. Si Nathan Arguelles, isang makapangyarihan at misteryosong billionaire. Tahimik ngunit mapanganib. May tinig na kayang bumura ng alinlangan. At sa isang boses na malamig at mabigat sa pangako, bumulong ito: “Be mine and marry me, Elena. I’ll give you back the world they stole from you.” Ang kasunduang ito ay hindi tungkol sa pag-ibig, kundi sa paghihiganti. Para kay Elena, ito ang tanging paraan para muling mabawi ang lahat. Ngunit sa ilalim ng mga halik na nilalabanan niya, sa bawat titig na tila binabalatan ang kanyang kaluluwa, unti-unting nagbabago ang laro. Sa pagitan ng pag-ibig at paghihiganti, kailangang  piliin ni Elena kung mananatili ba siya sa apoy ng paghihiganti o hahayaan niyang ang lalaking dapat sana’y biktima lang… ang maging dahilan ng pagbabagong hindi niya inaasahan. Paghihiganti ang dahilan niya…ngunit ang nakaharap niya, ang lalaking kayang baliktarin ang lahat.

Levi Velez, isang simpleng dalagang mapagmahal sa sariling ina. Gumuho ang kanyang mundo ng mamatay ang sariling ina. Kinupkop ng mag-asawang Montenegro, pinag-aral at itinuring na anak ngunit dahil sa nag-iisang si Michael Angelo Montenegro A.K.A. Mike Montenegro ay gugulo ang munting mundo ni Levi.

Cheated on by the jerk fiancé, she decided to seduce the handsome billionaire she had a one night stand with.

Isang pagkamuhi na nauwi sa kakaibang init ng temptasyon. Magagawa ba niyang iwasan ang init ng mga halik ng lalaking kinamumuhian? Saan hahantung ang kakaibang init kung mismo ang kanyang katawan ay napapaso sa kakaibang sipsip na ginawa ng naturang kinaiinisan? Abangan ang kwento ng pag-ibig na magbibigay init sa bawat buntong-hininga ng mga mambabasa.

Dahil sa aksidenteng nangyari kay Luther ay napauwi ito ng probinsya upang doon ay magpagaling. Advise din kasi ng private Doktor nito na mas mabilis itong gumaling kapag nasa tahimik at sariwang lugar ito manatili muna. And then binigyan siya ng personal Maid na siyang mag-aasikaso sa kanya. Si Harmonica o mas kilala sa pangalang Harmie isang certified Maria Clara. Ngunit papaano kung may pagka-syunga at tanga si Harmie? Magkakasundo ba kaya sila ni Luther? Mapapabilis ba kaya ang paggaling ng binata kung ang kasama niya ay parang sa channel lang ng radio na hindi magkaintindihan? Anong gagawin ni Luther kay Harmie upang magka-konek naman sila kahit paminsan-minsan lang?

They loved each other too loudly, too deeply, and too young. Zenia lost her voice trying to save Xairon. Xairon lost his world without realizing he was the one destroying it. She disappeared to survive. He stayed behind, unaware that she carried a life born from their love. When fate brings them together again, love returns—wounded, fragile, and dangerous. This time, they must decide whether love is worth risking everything… again. But how do you forgive the man who broke you, when your heart still remembers how he once saved you? Sometimes love deserves a second chance. Sometimes it destroys you twice.

SPG | R-18 Sa edad na bente cuatro ay isang licensed agriculturist na si Hera at nagtatrabaho para sa bayan nila. Magisa na lang siya sa buhay, ngunit sinusuportahan siya ng ama niyang gobernador kahit na tagong anak lang siya. Tanging ang puno, lupa at mga hayop lang ang bumubuo sa kaniyang mundo. Not until she becomes a witness to a murder, an event that shatters her peaceful existence. Nasaksihan niya ang isang karumal-dumal na pagpatay ng isang nakamaskarang salarin malapit sa tirahan niya. Plano rin siyang patayin ng killer, ngunit naunahan niya ito. Isang desperadong hampas niya lang ng pala niya sa ulo nito, ay naging duguan ito at nawalan ng malay. Akala niya ay makukulong din siya, kaya tinawagan niya ang ama niya. That's when she find out that the man was actually a dangerous mafia. Isang mafia lang naman ang kinalaban niya! At higit sa lahat, ay hindi raw ito magigising agad dahil na-comatose ito. Upang makaligtas mula sa iba pang masasamang tao na siguradong maghahanap sa lalaki, ay sinunod ni Hera ang utos ng kanyang amang gobernador— “Hide him. Keep him alive. Never ask why.” He becomes her darkest secret—but not forever. After a year, the man awakens with no memory of who he is. Sa takot na mapatay siya nito ay naghasik si Hera ng isang delikadong kasinungalingan— “Ako ang asawa mo.” As the days passed by, the man craves her touch, while she prays he’ll never regain his memories. Kakayanin niya ba ang bawat nagaalab na haplos ng lalaking kinatatakutan niya? Hera thought that her lies would save her forever, pero paano kung bumalik ang memorya ng lalaki?

Ethan Grey Parker is one of the youngest and most successful businessmen of his generation. Wealth, power, and a promising future are already within his grasp. The only thing standing between him and his inheritance is a marriage he never wanted. His father has made it clear: the family fortune, the company, and everything Ethan is destined to inherit depend on one condition-he must marry Shally Marie Villafuerte. But Ethan has no desire to settle down. Marriage was never part of his plans, especially not an arranged one. Yet for the sake of his future, he finds himself trapped in a decision that is no longer his to make. Unfortunately, Shally Marie feels exactly the same. Young, ambitious, and determined to live her life on her own terms, Shally refuses to let marriage dictate her future. She isn't ready to become someone's wife, especially not a stranger's. But no matter how hard she protests, her father's decision is final. With no one willing to stand by her side, Shally begins to lose hope. Because the one person who could fight for her... isn't there. Her older sister. The woman who fears no one. The woman who never backs down from a challenge. The woman who would burn the world before allowing anyone to ruin her sister's future. But what happens when she suddenly returns? Will she succeed in stopping the wedding before it's too late? Will she be able to free Shally from a future she never chose? And if the marriage is called off, what will Ethan do when the very thing he once wanted to escape is no longer within his reach? In a story filled with family expectations, sacrifice, and unexpected emotions, lives are about to change the moment one woman decides to stand against everyone..

Mula pagkabata ay nakatatak na sa murang isipan ni Daviana Policarpio na si Warren Gonzales ang kanyang magiging asawa dahil sa naging kasunduan ng kanilang mga Lolo. Hinihintay na lang nila na maka-graduate siya sa kolehiyo para matuloy iyon. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, at ng dahil sa mapaglarong kapalaran at panahon; kalahating taon bago mangyari ang plinano ng matatanda sa kanilang pamilya ay nalaman ni Daviana na mayroon pa lang girlfriend ang lalaking itinatangi at itinakda sa kanya. Hindi alam ng dalaga kung marapat bang ipagpasalamat niya iyon, dahil nang gabing matuklasan niya na may lihim na kasintahan si Warren ay iyon din ang gabing hindi inaasahang muling magsasanga ang landas nilang dalawa ni Rohi Gonzalez; ang anak sa labas at half-brother ni Warren na mula pagkabata nila ay natitipuhan na ng dalaga. Subalit, hindi niya pwedeng ipilit dahil ang sabi ng mga magulang nila ay si Warren at hindi si Rohi ang lalaking nakatakdang maging kabiyak niya at makasama hanggang sa kanyang pagtanda.  Susuwayin ba ni Daviana ang mga magulang upang tuluyang pagbigyan ang isinisigaw ng kanyang puso?