Next To A Ring And Hanging Eaves Novels & Stories

"Love can be learned." Iyan ang paniniwala ni Seraphina. Kaya nang ipahayag ng kanyang mga magulang na ikakasal siya kay Sebastian Aldridge Singson—isang lalaking may yaman, kapangyarihan, ngunit walang emosyon—hindi siya tumutol. Sa isip niya, matutunan din nitong mahalin siya… balang araw. Ngunit ang kasal niya ay naging isang bilangguan. Kahit anong pagsisikap niyang makuha ang atensyon at pagmamahal ng kanyang asawa, nananatili itong malamig at walang pakialam. Isinilang ang kanilang anak, ngunit sa halip na maging daan upang mapalapit ang kanyang pamilya, mas lalong lumalim ang kanyang pagdurusa. Hindi lang siya itinuturing na estranghero ni Sebastian—pati ang sarili niyang anak ay may hinanakit sa kanya. Sa wakas, napagod si Seraphina sa laban na siya lang ang lumalaban. Sa unang pagkakataon, pinili niyang mahalin ang kanyang sarili. Iniwan niya ang buhay na puno ng sakit at hinanap ang kalayaang matagal niyang inasam. Ngunit sa kanyang muling pagsisimula, hindi niya inaasahan na ang lalaking minsang nagpaikot sa kanyang mundo ay siya ring maghahabol upang maibalik siya sa kanyang piling. Handa pa ba siyang bigyan ng pangalawang pagkakataon ang lalaking minsang bumasag sa kanyang puso? O tuluyan na niyang pipiliin ang isang bagong simula?

Dahil sa matinding pagmamahal ni Bianca Issabelle Velasquez, nagawa niyang magtiis sa loob ng tatlong taon sa piling ni Daniel Aragon Buenaventura. Alam niyang hindi siya nito mahal pero nangako siya sa abwela nito bago sila ikasal na mamahalin niya ng buong puso si Daniel. Kahit na masyado nang masakit, pinilit niya pa ring intindihan ang pambabaliwala nito sa kanya. Hangang sa dumating ang oras na labis niyang kinatatakutan. Umuwi si Daniel na may dalang divorce agreement at pilit itong pinapa-pipirmahan sa kanya. Ang dahilan niya...wala na daw pag-asa ang relasyo nila. Kailangan na nilang palayain ang isat-isa dahil never naman daw siya nitong minahal! Isa pa, bumalik na ang kanyang childhood sweetheart na balak niyang pag-alayan ng kanyang pangalan. Hangang saan at kailan niya kayang magpaka-martir sa ngalan ng pag-ibig? Kaya niya bang magtiis ng another years sa piling ni Daniel lalo na at may batang nasa sinapupunan na gusto niya sanang bigyan ng kumpletong pamilya? Paano kung dumating na sa punto na iniuwi na ni Daniel ang babaeng mahal nito sa sarili nilang pamamahay? Lulunukin niya na lang ba ang pride niya huwag lang siyang mahiwalay sa lalaking mahal niya or kusa na siyang bibitaw para sa katahimikan ng lahat?

Cassandra Lim, loathed by her own blood - her grandfather, decided to step out of his life with her bravest heart. She didn't want to be involved with his grandfather's businesses. She ran off from her supposed wedding and found herself on the arms of the man she hates the most.Cassandra Lim, trying to be independent found herself signing a contract made by Jan Skylus Cerrano as a bed spacer of his mansion. Hey, she forgot that she hates this man! She hates how his intense and playful eyes bore into her. She hates how his lips smirk maliciously. She hates his cruelty. What comes next after her desperate decision?

Andrea, a kind-hearted and uncomplicated young woman, becomes engaged to her boyfriend, Gabriel. To celebrate, they attend a party at a hotel. However, after excessive drinking, Andrea mistakenly enters the wrong room, where she encounters a stranger. Both being intoxicated, they engage in an intimate encounter. The next morning, Andrea wakes up shocked and anxious, realizing she's naked with a stranger. She hastily departs without seeing the stranger's face, except for the tattoo on his back. After the one-night stand, Andrea's life is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant with the stranger's child. Will Andrea and the stranger ever meet again? Even though she can't recall his face.

One wild night, Gabrielle found herself inside a room making hot love with a stranger. A virgin lady having sex with a virgin man. Woke up alone the next day, she told herself to look for the man and stand up for what she did: taking the man's virginity, to take care of him. She started following the man named Aizayah. Buying him expensive things and dating him to luxurious places is just one of the few things she did for him. With Aizayah's sweetness and innocence, she eventually found herself falling in love with him. She was happy and contented not until she discovered the truth about Aizayah. Will she end up accepting how the man betrayed her or she will leave him with no plan of coming back?

Isang taon na lamang ay mawawala na sa kalendaryo si Patricia. She's turning 30 years old by next year, pero nananatili pa rin siyang virgin. Rinding-rindi na rin siya sa mga naririnig na natatanda na siyang dalaga. Kaya naman, nang gabi na nagawi siya sa isang bar ay hindi na siya nagdalawang isip na isuko ang kanyang bataan sa isang estrangherong lalaki. A completely stranger, kahit ang pangalan ng lalaki ay hindi niya naitanong. After a year, however, mistulang multo na sumulpot sa kanyang harapan ang mukhang iyon. He's not just an ordinary man... but a Billionaire, a top Billionaire.

Dane was devastated after she saw her boyfriend and bestfriend sharing a kiss. Wanting to forget, she went to the bar and drowned herself in drunkenness. Due to intoxication, Dane doesn't know what happened that night. When she woke up the next morning, she was naked. And only a blanket was covering her entire body. A month later, only then did she realize the mistake she had made. She is expecting a child. But... who is the father? That caused her to look for the father of the child she was carrying. She was caught off guard only to find out that the man who caused her to become pregnant was an infamous actor in the country. Will Dane tell the man the truth? Or will she keep it from him?

Santa Maria Deogracia. Despite being given that name, she is not filled with grace, and she is far from holy.  She is feral, rebellious and arrogant. She felt unfortunate her whole life. Poor and born from an affair between her father and his mistress. A child that no one wanted. A bastard hated by the legal family.  But her life took an unexpected turn when she got entangled with a man called Hellion. Witnessing a gruesome crime and the next thing she knew, she was already under him, moaning, catching her breath while chanting his name—spending a hot night with an enigmatic drop dead gorgeous man with a dangerous allure and piercing stares that weakened her knees. Only to find out the next morning that he is actually that infamous ruthless billionaire, 15 years older than her at that; Lazarus Lombardi.  With her life filled with twists and turns, she never expected to get entangled with him even more when he offered her a job—to be his sex slave. Having a secret relationship, that is wrong yet it felt so right—he became her solace.  Desperate to escape in her toxic home, she married him eventually, thinking that it was the right decision.  Or so she thought. . .  Little does she know, her decision is merely an illusion, shattering her newfound happiness. As she delves deeper into the darkness lurking within him—Unveiling the truth, secrets and betrayals. . .  Leading her to escape from his suffocating grasp.  Santa Maria thought she had finally escaped his clutches, only to find herself entangled in his web once more, years later. And escaping him again is the furthest thing from his mind, not with the obsessive mafia boss; Lazarus Lombardi. Will she ever break free from his grip? or will she remain forever trapped in his twisted embrace?

*** I was complete but useless, when I met him. He was my saviour that time. He enlightened me and gave meaning to my useless life. He became my happiness but at the same time my sadness, that turns out to be my nightmare. I thought that he will be my first and last, but I'm wrong 'coz it's just lust. I gave everything to him, my life, my body and also my heart but he broke it. I was so dumb and became useless again but the worst part is he made me feel so loved but left me afterwards. Nung unang kita niya sa akin para akong isang bimpo na madumi na kanyang ni linisan at inalagaan... But after that, things turns upside down... Nagising na lamang ako ng mag isa at doon ko lang din na realized na panandalian lamang ang lahat. Sana pala hindi na niya ako pinulot pa kung mas malala pala ang huling babagsakan ko. Ang O.A ba ng explanation ko? O.A na kung O.A. But, you can't blame me. Nasaktan ako, nag dusa at nag tiis sa sakit ng iniwan niya ko. Wala siyang tinira pati ata ang kaluluwa ko dala niya. He left me hanging while falling apart. Lahat ng saya noong na kasama ko siya ay na palitan ng isang milyon na sakit nung iwan niya ako. Para akong lobo na bigla na lang binitawan pag katapos pag sawaan. Yes. That's me, the EX- Wife of that monster Zeke Ethan Harmes. I want to know the reasons why he throw me? Why he left me dumbfounded? I need an explanation. I need his acceptable reason. I need him and I love him. Pero mas gusto alamin kung minahal niya ba ako o ginamit niya lang ako para sa yaman?

Para kay Margarette Martha Graciano, tama nang minsang nabaliw siya para sa pag-ibig. Tumigil ang mundo niya para sa pagmamahal na ngayo'y pinaniniwalaan niyang hindi para sa kaniya. Kinalimutan niya na ang batang puso, ang batang puso na umibig nang husto sa lalaking unti-unti niya nang kinalimutan. Ngunit sa pagbabalik sa lugar kung saan nais niyang lumagay na sa tahimik, ay siya ring pagbabalik ng taong takot siyang sirain ulit ang mga pader na matayog niyang itinayo para sa kaniyang sarili. Timothy Ian Lawrenceville, Margarette's greatest first love, heartbreak, and her biggest downfall. Kailanganmay hindi na niya lilingunin ang lalaki. Ngunit hinding-hindi na nga ba babalik pa kung may malaking sugat na naiwan sa mga puso nila? Paano kung ang pag-ibig na mismong gustong kalimutan ay may marka ng kahapong patuloy na bitbit ni Margarette. Ang kanilang anak, ang batang inalagaan niya ng ilang taon, pinuno ng pagmamahal at aruga ay nagnanais din ng kalinga ng isang amang ipinagkait ni Margarette rito dahil sa kaniyang poot dahil sa paniniwalang nagtaksil ang lalaki sa kaniya. Wala nga ba talagang pangalawang pag-ibig at pagkakataon, o sadyang hindi naman talaga ito nakalimutan kahit lumipas ang panahon. It marked, a mark that would not fade easily. A Mark that lasts forever.