Hardships

Being a taboo makes it all the more exciting... * * * * * Three years ago, Joslyn Patel met a man whom her best friend described as “sex on legs”. Three years ago, Gabriel Reid met a woman whose smart mouth he'd hoped was as good at blowing as it was at retorting—it had been way more than he'd imagined, by the way. Three years ago, sparks were ignited, their intertwined fate was set in stone and they had a night to remember. Fast forward to two years later, Gabriel now has a girlfriend so he definitely shouldn't be thinking about the woman from that explosive night but he can't help that the memories were now imprinted on his mind... and perhaps another part of him. Fate would have it that when Gabriel finally meets the best friend his girlfriend wouldn't stop talking about, she happens to be Joslyn, the mystery woman from two years ago. Tension brews between the two but nothing can be done about it. Skip to the present; Gabriel is now single again and nothing stands between him and finally getting the woman he's spent three years wanting, but what happens when before he can begin his chase, his divorced mother introduces a man her age as her new fiancé. What happens when the man turns out to be Joslyn's father? After all, a taboo relationship makes it all the more hot and exciting.

My grandma once told me about mystical stories, that they are living creatures who lives in between the shadows. I didn't believe it, who would believe such magical stories? But I realized that magical isn't the point of my grandma when I met him. He was bathing in blood, holding a long thick flanged mace on his left hand while licking the blood dripping on his right hand. That's how I met him, the creature I fell in love with.

Stephanie Gray, the youngest successful owner, and the most popular CEO has met an accident that leads her to meet the most handsome and innocent looking Mer-prince of the Kingdom of Atlanta, Hariel Atlan. Hariel falls in love with Stephanie the first time he met her and seeks help from a Merman Sorcerer named, Ludi. Hariel got his wish and had a pair of legs. Now that he got to the land, he looked for his princess and found her that she will crash into the wall of the building. Yet again, he saved her in time. Now, Hariel was dragged into Stephanie's dangerous situations but that didn't matter as long as he was with her. Until Stephanie found out that he was a merman. "Merman or not, you're the guy I fell in love with." Will their love continues even though Stephanie found his secret or It will be another tragedy that happened 4 years ago?

Raven Thaddeus is the older son of the Samaniego. Gwapo, babaero, at ayaw sa commitment. Lahat ng gusto niya ay nasusunod at nakukuha. Hanggang sa nakilala niya ang babaeng assistant at kaibigan ng kanyang kapatid na si Sienna. He hates her so much to the point na wala siyang ginawa kung hindi ay sigawan 'to at pagsabihan ng kung ano anong mga salita. Not until one steamy night happened na magpapabago sa kanilang buhay. When he finds out about her pregnancy, she asks Sienna to get rid of it. Bukod sa ayaw niyang magkaroon ng responsibilidad at masira ang kanyang iniingatan na pangalan ay mayroon pa siyang dahilan kung bakit ayaw niyang tanggapin ang dalawa sa kanyang buhay. Kahit na sobrang nasasaktan ang dalaga ay ginawa niya ang lahat para sa binata, para mahalin siya nito pabalik hanggang sa nalaman niya ang isa sa dahilan kung bakit galit 'to sa kanya. Her heart shattered into pieces knowing that the person she loves suffered too much. Will Sienna choose to stay by Raven's side or stay away from him? Kaya bang pawiin ng totoong pagmamahal ang sakit ng nakaraan? Will Raven find the true happiness he deserves after surviving his traumatic and painful past?

Isla Haraya; an exclusive Island for people who wants to forget from their heartaches and unwind to the toxic city, a place where you are free to do everything you want inside the premises; Elora Faye Sanchez, a restaurant manager got the chance to set her feet to the said Island, to forget; to collect and fixed her broken heart, where she will meet Sebastian Mikael Evans -a mysterious and savagely handsome billionaire. Hindi naging madali sa kanila ang lahat dahil maraming dumating na problema sa kanilang dalawa. At nang akala nila ay maayos na ang lahat sa kanilang relasyon ay may bagong pagsubok na naman ang darating, isang pangyayari na magbibigay sa kanila ng labis na lungkot at sakit. Magagawa kayang hilumin ng pagmamahal ang sakit na darating sa kanila? Ipagpapatuloy pa ba nila ang kanilang pagmamahalan gayo'ng palaging may nakahadlang sa kanila? Will they choose each other despite the pain? Hatred Anger. Trust. Love.

Bivianne Cordova will do everything just to become a perfect daughter. She'll always aim for the top, no matter who she encounters. Academics? She'll ensure she'll never be defeated by Yeshua Tada for the number one spot in the entire school. Sports? She'll never let Fahrenheit Academy beat her in futsal. And she'll do all that to please her mom. But when Zenith Cordova introduced a guy to her, confusion arose in her heart. She didn't want to date that guy with marriage in mind. Because there's only one person whom she wants to be with and marry. Can she defy her mother for the first time to be with Oxem? Or will she just give up on the challenges they will face?

This story was about my bitter and sweet love story. My bitter-sweet love story began when I was twelve years old. I had a huge crush on my neighbor, Dean Samaniego. He's tall, handsome, and smart but a little bit aloof, especially to me. He always ignored me though we were just neighbors. After six long years of having a crush on Dean, I finally decided to give up my feelings for him. The fact finally hits on me, that no matter what I did he's not going to like me back. We moved to another city after a tragedy falls on my family. Since then, Dean and I have never met again. But after ten long years, we finally meet each other. He is now a lawyer, a well-known and successful public defender while I'm just a small coffee shop owner. After I met him again I realized that I still liked him a lot, but I found out that he's already engaged to someone else. Is this a second chance that God gave me to pursue Dean again or a second chance for me to feel the heartache that I once was felt before?

Their loving lies Brixxen Laurence Ocampo, a sweet and loving brother, his mother died because of cancer and his father already have another family, which makes his sister the only family he got. The reason he treated her his world. But his world came crushing when his sister was diagnosed with the same ailment that killed his mother. He was very scared, what if his sister would also leave him just like what his mother did? So, even though they do not have money, he did everything to support his sister’s treatment. He worked hard, with all the jobs he can get, but it still wasn’t enough. He worked so hard but he can’t still afford the chemotherapies of his sister, he was so devastated that even if he doesn’t want to, he accepted the job as a crossdresser. But little did he knew that because of that job he will meet the answer to his prayers. That because of that he will be trapped in a deal that he cannot reject. That because of that, he will be married. And be the wife of Mr. Kalvin, the rumored gay heir of the Hawkingstons. What would happen? What would be the result of lying to cover up a lie? Lies after lies. Is it still possible to feel love even if they’re surrounded with lies? Can their love and lies survive? What if the truth will soon be brought unto the light, what would happen in their lies? Their Loving lies?

This book is a mystery, romance, crime thriller. Heath has been searching for a genetic unicorn for 15 years. He believes she will save mankind from a self destructive end. He has kidnapped and killed many women in that search. Dane is an FBI, SAC. He has to find and stop Heath. No one believes him when he first presents the case of eleven victims. His ADD can't see the link between them. He HAS to convince him! Faidh has been kidnapped and manipulated genetically. Once she is rescued, she not only fights health repercussions but also assists Dane in finding Heath's lair and preventing him from harming any other women. As they uncover harsh truth after harsh truth Faidh and Dane grow ever closer. Can there be love in the face of such hardship? What will that mean to Dane; to Faidh? Will they catch Heath? Who is Sarai, and what does she mean to Dane?

Tea is trapped in a loop where she continues to live different lives. Sometimes, she is young and sometimes she is old. Sometimes, she is a man and even worse, a dog. She doesn’t know why she appears in different places all the time or why her life changes when she closes her eyes. All she wants is to sleep and never awaken. -- But she doesn't know, there are conspiracies lurking beneath the calm world she lives in and a world outside that is waiting for her return.