Growing Older Novels & Stories

Dirty Secrets Series 4: DEATH ROOSEVELT & LYARA CASTELLANO (Warning! Read at your own risk!) Lyara was only ten when her mother married a young billionaire—a man with piercing blue eyes she could never forget. Rejected and unwanted, she was sent abroad, growing up with only her nanny by her side. Fifteen years later, she returns for her mother’s funeral, who died from a drug overdose. What should have been a simple goodbye turns into a nightmare when she comes face-to-face with the man she once tried to escape. Akala niya’y simpleng pagdalaw lamang, ngunit hindi—dahil matapos ang burol ng kanyang ina ay siya’y muling hinarap ng lalaking may asul na mga mata. Iyon na pala ang simul

Wyatt Roberts, CEO of a successful food company in the Philippines, had wealth, good looks, and power, but lacked love. A past heartbreak had built strong walls around his heart. He was serious, and his employees were intimidated by him. His peaceful life was upset by his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of a powerful business partner of his company, who kept trying to get him to marry her. Desperate, Wyatt asked his new secretary, Effie Cynara, to pretend to be his girlfriend. Feeling pressured, Effie agreed to a one-month fake relationship, hoping to quickly end the problem. But being around each other started to change Wyatt. Effie's kindness, strength, and positive attitude brought bac

Contracted to My Boss When poverty and her sister’s critical illness leave her with nowhere to turn, she reaches out to her boyfriend for help—only to face a devastating betrayal. Outside the hospital, he declares he’s leaving her for another woman, branding her a burden who offers him no benefits. Shattered, she flees and accidentally collides with the CEO of her company, who has overheard every word of her heartbreak. He presents a pragmatic solution: a contract marriage where he gets the wife he needs to navigate family expectations, and she gets the money to save her sister. Seeing no other option, she agrees, and they formalize their arrangement as a strictly business deal with

Mary Florence Pendleton never wanted power, wealth, or danger. All she ever wanted was a quiet life, a college degree, and a chance to help her struggling family. But everything collapses when her parents reveal a terrifying truth. Their family owes an enormous debt to Trenton Maxime Aldridge—the most powerful and feared mafia lord in the province. A man whispered about in fear. A man with no mercy. A man who never forgives betrayal. Instead of demanding money, Trenton demands something far more shocking: a bride. The marriage was meant for Mary’s beautiful and ambitious step-sister, Clementine Pendleton. But on the night the deal is meant to be sealed, Clementine disapp

Soliel Alexis Del Valle, the youngest daughter of the founder and owner of Philippine Airlines. She was raised by her loving Mother but was always compared by her father. Despite being always compared to her older sister, Luna, she loves her sister dearly. She lives in the shadow of her sister. Soliel would always try her best in everything that she does but her father would never see her efforts. She was fine with being her sister's shadow. Her sister fell in love with someone and their dad was against it. Luna got tired of her Father controlling her life, she chose to ran away with her lover. That left Soliel to bear the responsibility of their company. Soliel would always try to learn ab

Growing up with her evil-like parents, Maria Arabella Cortel wasn’t able to do anything when she had to pretend as Maria Renee Garcia, the girl that was promised to marry a Villacorta. She was forced to change everything. Her hair. Her way of speaking and her way of styling clothes. She basically stole her identity. It was all her parents’ plan, but included the real Renee who even pushed her to do it. All for her parents’ obsession with money, and making the real Renee Garcia’s life miserable in their hands. Everything was planned smoothly. Nang napunta na siya sa puder ng mga Villacorta, she felt like slowly succeeding when Mrs. Villacorta didn’t notice at all how she’s not the rea

After Carolina caught her boyfriend, Kyle Gomez, cheating on her, she was completely broken that night. Out of pain and anger, she invited her friends to join her for a night of heavy drinking. Talagang nilunod niya sa alak ang sakit ng kanyang nararamdaman hanggang sa makilala niya ang isang lalaki, at nauwi iyon sa isang one-night stand. The next morning, she woke up in shock. The man she slept with turned out to be none other than her ex’s uncle, Mr. Kenjie Taylor, a powerful business tycoon. Out of fear and embarrassment, she ran away and never showed herself again. She thought she had escaped him for good, but fate had other plans, Carolina later discovered that she was pregnant w

When Claudia’s mother marries into the powerful family, she gains two affectionate stepbrothers—and one who refuses to even look at her. Damien Mancini is cold, distant, and unreadable, a storm wrapped in silence. No one knows why he seems to despise her on sight… and Claudia is too stubborn, too warm-hearted, to let it go. Raised to love loudly and tease playfully, Claudia makes it her mission to break through Damien’s walls, no matter how often he retreats behind them. What begins as curiosity becomes a challenge. A challenge becomes an obsession. And every time Damien slips—every accidental softness, every moment he protects her before he can think—Claudia feels herself pulling him in

It was something that Lissa had wanted ever she laid eyes on their newly appointed supervisor over the small but continuously growing company that she works for. He's gorgeous as hell. And everybody wants him. Sometimes, Lissa even thinks about whenever she 'plays' with herself. But of course, everything that she fantasies will remain as a fantasy. That supervisor of hers is bisexual and prefers to do the deed with men. But that's until she hears a little something from a little birdie in the cubicle next to her. Rumors really spreads fast like a wildfire. Now she uses deception and lies to get what she wants, and that's him. Blackmailing her boss with his secret, Lissa twist

The organization that once ruled the inner workings of the mafia is slowly regaining its strength. They are growing more formidable by the day, determined to reclaim what they believe is rightfully theirs. To dismantle the SKULL's Organization, Avryrylle, Nykesha, Sofia, and Daphnie Keith must delve into the enigmatic world surrounding SKULL. The quest involves unraveling the clandestine secrets that bind the organization and its members. It's a high-stakes clash between leaders, where Avryrylle's diamond mafia group confronts SKULL in a battle of Leader vs. Leader, Organization vs. Organization. Can Avyrylle and her diamond mafia group withstand the risks? Will they successfully unvei