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Di era yang tampaknya semakin maju ini, hampir semua orang tidak pernah terlepas dari platform yang ada di ponsel mereka. Termasuk platform kencan online. Tidak ada yang menyangka pertemuan Alana dan Alan di aplikasi kencan online berlanjut hingga mereka melakukan kesalahan yang fatal. Akan tetapi kesalahan tersebut justru membuat Alana bisa melupakan Bagas, mantan kekasihnya. Namun bagaimana dengan Alan yang masih menginginkan Fina di hidupnya?

For matured readers only (TAGLISH) "Akala ko sapat na ang salitang I love you para umabot tayo hanggang dulo..." Galing sa sawing pag-ibig si Marion. Kinse palang siya nang unang umibig. Naging masalimuot ang buhay niya sa murang edad dahil sa kapusukan at katigasan ng ulo. Nagresulta para matakot siyang magmahal dahil naging sugatan ang puso niya. Pero makalipas ang ilang taon heto at nagbabalik ang sumugat sa puso niya. Si Shin Dela Vega. "Oo nagkamali ako, nasaktan kita. Hindi rin kita naipaglaban noon, pero gusto kong malaman mo na ikaw pa rin ang mahal ko hanggang ngayon at gusto kong itama ang lahat, all I need is a second chance Marion..." pakiusap ni Shin. Pero may isang humihingi ng pagkakataon na lingunin niya. "Wala akong pakialam sa sasabihin ng iba. Manhid ka ba? Hindi mo ba nakikita na palagi akong nasa tabi mo kahit noon pa. Hindi kita iniiwan at kaya kitang ipaglaban kanino man. Hinihintay ko lang na bigyan mo ako ng pagkakataon na mahalin ka para maramdaman mong karapat-dapat din ako sa puso mo," pag-amin ni Grant Tyler sa kanya. Nalilito ang puso niya. Sino ang dapat niyang piliin? Magbibigay ba siya ng ikalawang pagkakataon para kay Shin, ang taong minahal niya o susubukan niyang muling buksan ang puso para kay Grant Tyler?

"I can't fall in love with you, Lucas," I whisper, my hands sliding down to the ache pressing against his grey sweatpants. His breath catches, lips parting, veins rising along his forearms as he responds to my touch. "Why? Is it because of your husband?" His voice is husky, hands pinning mine to his straining cock "Come with me, Eleanor. I’ll treat you better than he ever did." My chest heaves as we hold each other’s gaze. I swallow hard, my mind racing. Should I abandon my revenge and go with the man I shared a night of reckless passion with? * Eleanor Harper’s life is built on lies. Her husband betrayed her, her best friend deceived her, even her daughter isn’t biologically hers. Now, Eleanor is playing the long game. She is dismantling their power piece by piece through her inherited company. Then Lucas Kane steps into her life. He is a man from her past with secrets of his own. He becomes both an investor and an unexpected love interest. As the lines between vengeance and vulnerability blur, Eleanor must choose. Will she pursue revenge or trust the man who could save her—or destroy her?

In a sweeping tale of love lost and fate’s quiet redemption, When Love Lies follows the deeply moving, decades spanning journey of Josephine and Kenneth, two young lovers torn apart by betrayal, secrets, and the weight of family expectations.

Although he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, Daniel King Carnillo was a magnet for bullies. Despite the severe bullying, he was able to survive his fourth year in high school. One day, a group of guys took his card and threw it away. Incidentally, Hannah Mae De Vera found it-she was the most popular girl in school-she tampered with King's name on the report card and happily showed it to her mother. But her mother found out about the tampering and made a deal with her. She shall need to graduate with excellent grades in math, otherwise she would be expelled and unable to proceed to college. That was why she needed the help of King. King became her tutor and unintentionally their hearts fell in love with each other. But a revelation from the past ruin everything they started. Despite knowing the truth, King and Hannah manage to graduate, struggling to ignore the feelings they had once. But Hannah wasn't able to pass the aisle due to deep devastation. Will the wounds from the past heal the heartaches of the present?

It has always been him, he was my first love, and so, I had to let him go. He wasn't made for this life. He, was made for greater things. He was too much of a tornado for this small town, that doesn't mean I miss him any less. It's been 9 years since we last saw each other. Nine years of hatred on his part and self-loathing on mine, why did I let him go? Now, he is a successful billionaire, living the life one could only dream of. I wish things were different now that he's back but that just seems like a foreign concept to him. He doesn't want me anymore, but I can't blame him either. It was me who broke us and it is going to be me who will put all the pieces back together. Even if it is the last thing I do before death comes knocking at my door.

In the glittering world of Vespera, power is bought with blood, and beauty is the ultimate weapon. Tatlong taon na ang nakalipas nang mamatay ang pangalang Margo Valderama sa isang malagim na sunog. Ngayon, nagbabalik siya bilang si Eris—isang "Jade" na natabunan ng putik sa Iron Roots, handang pumasok sa The Sanctum, ang sikretong pagsasanay ng mga pinakamakamandag na mistresses sa bansa. Her mission is simple: Infiltrate the Thorne Empire. Destroy the people who framed her father. And kill the man she once loved—Julian Thorne. Julian is the Conservator. He is cold, lethal, and obsessed. He thinks he’s rescuing a broken girl from the slums to turn her into a perfect pet. Little does he know, he’s invited his own executioner into his bed. In a house where love is a defect and secrets are currency, who will break first? "Rule Number Thirteen: Kill them all."

Bella, she is strong, beautiful a goddess in the flesh but she has a past that she cannot easily forget. Forcing herself into an alcove, she decides to move on to leave the past where it belongs. She tried moving on but trauma still haunts her, following her like a shadow something she cannot easily shake off and having him as a constant reminder does not make life easier. She strived to build her own fortress, a safe haven away from all of the chaos. Leonardo is a man of his time, mysterious, handsome and successful, being an heir to the vast Mendoza Empire, all eyes are on him. He too harbors a dark past of his own, one he wishes to run from. He tries to move on and he thinks he has realization dawns on him telling him he is back at the starting point. All she has ever wanted was true freedom but when she got it, it was painfully taken away. He had the freedom he wanted but it led him astray. After so many years they find each other. She is forced but he does it willingly, an alliance set for them to get married. Will they fall in love along with their walls or with their love get destroyed along with their fortresses?

When We Fall is a second-chance romance about a love that never truly ends. Maya Lancaster had everything wealth, beauty, power, and a future carefully planned by her family. But the one thing she wanted most was the boy she loved in college. Ethan Cruz was different from her world quiet, proud, and hiding a heart that fell first and never recovered. When her powerful family tore them apart, Maya chose to let him go to protect him. Four years later, fate brings them together again in the most unexpected way. Maya is now a successful CEO. Ethan is a respected surgeon, and the man she never stopped loving. As old feelings resurface and buried wounds reopen, Maya and Ethan must decide if love is worth risking everything again. With family pressure, unspoken pain, and undeniable chemistry standing between them, When We Fall is a story of young love, heartbreak, and the kind of connection that time can’t erase. Some loves don’t fade. They wait.

Anggun sudah berada di depan pintu kantor ruangan Rico. Langkahnya terhenti ketika mendengar desahan seorang wanita. Tiba-tiba jantungnya berdegup keras, tangannya mengepal erat. Pikirannya, sudah kemana-mana. Dia memegang gagang pintu tersebut dan keberuntungan sedang berada di pihaknya. Pintu itu tidak terkunci sehingga Anggun bisa membuka pintu tersebut perlahan nyaris tak terdengar. Dan betapa terkesiap ketika dia melihat suaminya sedang bercinta dengan seorang wanita. Tubuh Anggun bergetar, napas memburu karena dia tidak menyangka bahwa Rico akan berselingkuh. Walaupun Anggun tidak mencintai Rico tetapi jika suaminya itu berselingkuh dia tidak bisa menerimanya. Sebenarnya siapa wanita itu? dan apa yang akan terjadi dengan pernikahan mereka? Akankah Rico memilih Anggun istri syahnya atau wanita yang sedang bercinta dengannya?