Prologue In Tagalog

“Dreaming is easy. I can dream while I'm sleeping or whenever I want to. But the process of turning that dream into reality, that's the hardest part.”----------------Growing up with a family of politicians, Celeste Louisse firmly believes that she should always be on top. With that in mind, when she entered Avalon High, she already set her eyes to the price- to be a part of The Rank Five. Together with her friends: Kelly, Ashanti and Clio, they immediately rose to stardom when they won the title. Everything is going as smoothly as they planned... but not until the four boys came to take their spots.

Pitong kwento ng pitong magkakaibigan na pumapaslang ng inosenteng tao. May dahilan man o wala, mas nangingibabaw pa rin ang kanilang pangako sa isa't isa. Ngunit nang dahil sa isang pangako ay unti-unti na nga bang magkakawatak-watak ang kanilang samahan? At sa paanong paraan nga ba nila magagawang pumatay?

Handang isakripisyo ni Agathe Clementine Capucine ang lahat para sa kanyang ina. Napilitan siyang makipagkasundo kay Gunther Percival Silvestri, ang tagapagmana ng pinakamayamang pamilya na namuno sa Stonewood City sa loob ng maraming siglo, dahil nasa panganib ang buhay niya at ng kanyang ina. Maliban sa pagpapagamot ng kanyang ina at maligtas ang kanyang buhay, inisip niya kung ano pa ang maaaring mangyari. Hindi niya inaasahan, gayunpaman, na sa gabing iyon, siya ay ikakasal kay Gunther at magpapanggap bilang kanyang tapat na asawa habang pumipirma ng kontrata para gawing pormal ang kanilang pagsasama. Nag umpisang maguluhan si Agathe habang lumilipas ang mga buwan. Nakikipaglaro pa ba siya, o nakahanap na ba ng paraan si Gunther para makuha ang wasak na puso niya?

Mildred has spent most of her life as a prostitute in a club. Men lust after her, they want her, but she was well-known for being violent and disobedient. No man has ever been able to tame her. Zaccheus Gonzales, one of the richest mafia in the country, has turned thirty-five and jaded. He needed a partner to bear his child but no woman could ever satisfy him enough to be his wife. However, he was persistent to have Mildred once he saw her for the first time in the club with nothing but restraints and leash around her neck. Alternatively, Mildred didn't like him at first sight. He was known to her and everyone else as a ruthless killer with no conscience, disregarding the man's attractive physical appearance. She knew better than to trust their species. She despised men and would never submit to them, even if it was Zaccheus who always kept his distance. She had always desired for freedom. What would she do if she finds out she could grasp the freedom she always wanted if she’d only agree to marry Zaccheus Gonzales? Would she trust him and accept?

Tristan Lee has only three things he values in his life: his friends, money, and his beloved mother. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs who only focus on benefits and profits. Like every other heir, his life is already planned from a young age. He will inherit his family business, and he needs the right education for that. As the good, obedient son that he is, Tristan Lee takes up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Financial Management at one of the country's top schools, De La Salle University. He relentlessly pursued excellence. Tristan believes that his life is on the right track with his high grades as a Dean's Lister and good reputation at the university, until he meets Kai Alvaro, the person who makes him question everything that he believes in and the one who turns his carefully crafted world upside down. Tristan finds himself torn between his family's expectations and a love he never knew he needed. _9HEARTS

Mila Alfonzo transferred at Angel Clever University- isang kilalang pribadong eskuwelahan sa siyudad. Ang tanging makakapasok lamang ay ang mga taong matatalino at mayayaman. As a transfer student from rural, hindi naging madali ang lahat sa kaniya. No one wants to befriend her just because of having curly hair and brownish skin. At kung anu-anong klase na rin ng pambu-bully ang ginawa ng mga kaklase niya sa kanya. Sa kabila ng panlalait at pananakit na ginagawa sa kaniya, nagagawa pa rin niyang maging matatag. Pero anong mangyayari kapag makilala niya ang pitong nagguwa-guwapohang lalaki na hinahangaan ng lahat? Magbabago ba ang pakikitungo ng lahat sa kaniya? O mas lalong lumala lang ang sitwasyon niya? Written and Cover Artwork by Li'l Lily

"I will not promise you a happy life once you agreed to this union." Isang Arranged Marriage ang kinasangkutan nila Lumiere Jane Ramirez at Drake Achyls Hernandez matapos ang kanilang Senior Highschool. Isa itong Promise of Union ng dalawang pamilya at sa kanila ito maisasakatuparan. Habang naghihimutok sa galit sa pagtutol si Drake ay kaiba naman kay Lumiere dahil ito ay matagal ng may gusto kay Drake. Akala niya isang fairytale, kapag naikasal ka sa taong matagal mo ng gusto pero mas lalong naging cold, indifferent at malupit sa kaniya ang lalaki to the point he handed her a divorce. Namatay ang lolo ni Lumiere at sinisi niya ang lahat kay Drake. Nais na niyang iwan ito at hindi na magpakita pero nagkita sila sa isang bar. Nakita ni Drake na nakikipagsayaw sa iba ang kaniyang asawa. Sa unang pagkakataon ay inuwi siya nito sa condo para komprontahin. Dahil sa kalasingan ay nauwi ang lahat sa isang mainit na gabi. Kinabukasan ay nakita ni Lumiere ang divorce agreement at pinirmahan niya ito dahil hindi naman niya kayang pilitin ang lalaking mahalin siya. At ang nangyari kagabi ay dahil lang sa kalasingan. It was just a s*x. Umalis si Lumiere at hindi na muli pang nakipagkita kay Drake. After 5 long years, nagkita silang muli ngunit siya ay nobya na ng kaniyang pinsan na si Orphen. Lalo siyang nagalit ng malaman niyang may anak na ang mga ito. Pinilit niyang bawiin si Lumiere at nagsimula ang bawat dagok sa kanilang buhay. Isa bang sumpa ang Promise of Union o kailangan lang nilang mapatunayan na para talaga sila sa isat-isa.

MATURED CONTENT Even after falsely accused and treated inhumanely by the people, Grace Lopez never find anger towards the world. She was an orphan who was living in an abandoned island. She was waiting to be recognized by the people. She patiently waited for someone who has a good heart to make her dreams come true-to live in the city. One day, a group of men lost their way in the island. Grace helped them with her heart and she happened to fall in love with one of them-Blaze Villacorta. Just when she finally recognized the stranger thing called love, the real intention of the men exploded right in her face. Wounded, she left the island and live in the city. The innocent Grace Lopez has become a fierce and elegant woman after years of living in the city-with her husband but her perfectly planned life was ruined when she met her first love again after almost eight years. When the strongest emotion in her heart was triggered by anger that actually leads to something that made her feel the familiar butterflies in her stomach, will she be able to keep her vows she swore to her husband?

Pumayag si Hailey sa alok ni Selina na maging kabit ng asawa nitong si Justine. 10 milyon ang kapalit kapag nagtagumpay syang akitin at maging kabit nito. Gusto na kasing makipag hiwalay ni Selina kay Justine ngunit wala syang maisip na magandang dahilan para mahiwalay dito kaya naisip nya na kung magkakaroon ng kabit si Justine ay iyon ang gagamitin nya para mapa-walang bisa ang kasal nila. Pumayag si Hailey para sa pera. Unang araw pa lang nilang nagkakakilala ni Justine ay kaagad na nya itong naakit at may nangyari sa kanila. Noong una ay inisip ni Hailey na para sa pera lamang ang ginagawa nya ngunit noong tumagal na ay napamahal na sya kay Justine at nais na nyang totohanin ang lahat sa kanila. Ano kaya ang gagawin ni Hailey sakaling magbago ang isip ni Selina at itigil na ang kanilang napagkasunduan? Paano kung si Justine mismo ay ayaw na syang pakawalan? Paano nya aaminin dito na kaya lang nya ito inakit ay dahil sa utos ni Selina? The Legal Mistress

Nagimbal ang mundo ng labinpitong taong gulang na si Elyne nang matuklasan ang isang sikretong matagal na panahong inilihim sa kan’ya. Dala ng matinding galit, unti-unting binago ng masakit na katotohanang iyon ang tahimik niyang buhay. Iyon din ang nag-udyok sa kan’ya upang tahakin baluktot na landas na hindi niya ginusto. Kailanman ay hindi niya naisip na ganitong kapalaran ang ibinigay sa kan’ya ng mapaglarong tadhana. Ni sa hinagap ay hindi rin niya naisip na magiging magulo ang kan’yang buhay. Maniniwala pa kaya siya na babalik din ang lahat sa dati? Maniniwala pa kaya siya na darating ang araw na mararanasan niyang maging masaya ulit? Maniniwala pa kaya siyang pagsubok lang ang lahat ng nangyayari? Maniniwala pa kaya siyang mayro’n pang natitirang pag-asa? Pero paano nga ba niya magagawang maniwala kung pakiramdam niya, pati ang Diyos na lumikha’y kinalimutan na rin siya?