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RISE ABOVE THE ZODIACS SERIES | Uno - AQUARIUS Title: Show Me How (Jan Quaro Zodiac's Story) Genre: Romantic comedy | Light Erotica | R-18 Synopsis: Jan Quaro Zodiac is the owner of the "Panaderia De Quaro". Tagamasa. Tagasalang. Tagabalot. Tagabantay. Tagatinda. Tagasilbi. He is a one-man army; kaya niyang gawin ang lahat ng mga gawain sa shop nang mag-isa. He has never employed a single soul since he opened his business as he was just too proud and confident working alone. He has been running his bread-slash-coffee shop for years now, at ang madalas niyang mga customers ay pawang mga babaeng estudyante sa katabing kolehiyo na walang ibang ginawa kung hindi magpa-cute sa kaniya. Everybody wants to get the shop owner's attention, but if you ain't buying his bread and cookies, Quaro won't entertain. Pero iba ang diskarte ng isang dalagita na matagal nang pabalik-balik sa shop ni Quaro; dinaan ba naman sa mala-Oscars na drama ang binata upang mapansin nito? Kahit ang matalino at wais na si Quaro ay nalinlang! Paanong drama at anong diskarte ba 'ka mo? You will have to read and find out yourself.

Terperangkap dalam perjalanan waktu, Wiryana Pangestu mendapati dirinya di kerajaan Wanawaron—tanah yang hanya dihuni wanita dan memiliki tradisi unik: seorang pria akan diculik dan dipaksa menghamili putri kerajaan demi melanjutkan garis keturunan. Namun, saat Wirya menganggap tugasnya sederhana, kenyataan justru membuatnya terjebak dalam dilema: “Hamili sebanyak mungkin wanita, atau yang tersisa darimu hanya tinggal nama!”

Arilyz Naquin only wants one thing, and that is to make her parents proud and support her in her dreams. However, she knows it is impossible to happen especially when she learned about her pregnancy at such a young age with her boyfriend, Keegan Rajani Vega. They discovered the importance of dreams, passion and youth as things started to crumble that leads them to grew apart. . .

Isabell Ramos is a friendly and outgoing person. She wants her parents to be proud of her despite of being neglected. It hurts her to foresaw how her parents love her sister, Rein Ramos. But she still handle to hide her jealousy because she loves her sister so much. It didn’t hinder her from being a loving sister to Rein. After Isabell and Rein’s graduation, their family went on a vacation in a province, where Isabell met Ian Von Dela Cruz, that will change her perspectives in life. He will make Isabell feel that being too selfless will only drown her. He will make her realize that she also deserves to be loved and cared by someone.

Dipaksa menikah dan terperangkap dalam keluarga kurang peduli, Annala Rusja hanya menginginkan kebebasan. Tapi badai besar membawanya ke masa depan ke dunia yang tak dikenalnya. Di kota modern, dia bertemu Reihan, pria dingin nan cerdas yang justru sangat terobsesi pada penjelajah waktu. Pertemuan mereka berawal dari pertengkaran, tapi perlahan tumbuh jadi sesuatu yang tak bisa mereka hindari. Namun, cinta di antara dua dunia tak pernah mudah, terutama saat masa lalu tak mau melepaskan, dan keluarga Reihan menyimpan luka yang lebih dalam dari yang Anna bayangkan. Ketika dua zaman yang berbeda bersinggungan, mampukah cinta mereka menemukan tempatnya di masa kini?

Lovinia Andres family's firm went bankcrupt and went into debt and the onlt way to save it was to marry Sergio Marquez, the she hated. And the only way she saw for her parents to be proud of her was to accept the marriage. That was the beginning of the tale of her married life. Sergio Marquez, is a succesful billionaire tycoon. He is savage, ruthless and gentle man. But everything he has is nothing to him, it's not success for him. He only wants to be loved and married to the woman who only can soften him but he can't have her. When he heard of the graduall loss of Lovinia's company, he took advantage of the situation. He offered marriage and he knew from the veru beginning that no one could refuse his tempting offer, even the woman who hated him to death.

Syrhane Ong is a Medical Technology student in her third year. She is clever, outgoing, and driven by a strong desire to succeed. Her family is Chinese, and they are highly traditional when it comes to marriage. Syrhane has never dated anyone because she knows her parents will pick a guy for her in the end. She was frightened of falling in love, of getting hurt, and of hurting the person she cared about. Syrhane Ong's buddy and classmate, Soren Gonzales. They've known each other since their first year of college because they're in the same class. As a result of the pressure and problems they're carrying, they've had to deal with a lot of obstacles. Unlike the other students, Soren's family is not wealthy. He is a scholar and a hardworking student who is striving to maintain a good grade while still supporting his family. That one night, though, changed everything. They began to have strange feelings for each other. The friendship between a male and female who developed feelings for each other. Owen Cujuangco, on the other hand, appeared out of nowhere in Syrhane's life. This individual will cause the two of them to break up. Because Syrhane's father wants Syrhane to marry Owen, she has no choice but to obey his father because that is the only way she can make him proud of her. Soren made a wish for the two of them, hoping that the stars would align in their favor. He wants to love Syrhane, but he knew it would be impossible due to their disparities in their current circumstances. They've been waiting for each other to cross their paths again as time passes, and time will bring them back together.

Ellara Veloz, seorang jurnalis muda, mengalami mimpi aneh yang terus berulang. Dalam mimpi itu, ia melihat sebuah rumah tua yang asing baginya. Di loteng rumah itu, tersembunyi sebuah peti misterius—dan di permukaannya, terdapat garis-garis samar yang membentuk rute menuju sesuatu yang tak diketahui. Terobsesi dengan mimpi tersebut, El mencoba menelusuri jejaknya. Namun, yang ia temukan justru lebih aneh dari yang dibayangkan—tidak ada satu pun catatan tentang desa dalam mimpinya, seolah-olah tempat itu tidak pernah ada dalam sejarah. Bersama sahabatnya, Julian Edward, El berangkat mencari desa itu. Perjalanan mereka dipenuhi keanehan: jalanan yang hanya terlihat di bawah cahaya tertentu, pemukiman yang sepi tanpa tanda kehidupan, dan bangunan tua yang tampaknya telah lama ditinggalkan. Namun, semakin jauh mereka melangkah, semakin banyak sosok asing yang mulai memburu mereka—seakan ada sesuatu dalam peti itu yang tidak boleh ditemukan. Apa sebenarnya rahasia di balik peti tersebut? Mengapa desa itu seakan terhapus dari dunia? Dan yang lebih mengerikan, apakah mereka benar-benar siap menghadapi jawabannya? Perjalanan ini bukan hanya tentang menemukan sesuatu yang hilang—tetapi mengungkap sesuatu yang seharusnya tetap terkubur selamanya.

Sinovia Amora Villarreal, a girl that only dream is to make her parents proud of her. She will do anything to make her parents notice her, even they will decide to arrange marriage her to a guy that she didn't even know. How will she cope up with the situation? Will she accept what's happening to her life or for the first time in her life, she will refuse what her parents want?

Fate. What is fate? According to my research, it is to be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way. Iyon na ang dapat na mangyari e—nangyari na e. May magagawa pa ba? It is what it is kaya tatanggapin na lang? Para bang kahit anong mangyari sa buhay mo, wala ka nang magagawa. Iyon ang nakatadhana, iyon ang dapat na mangyari, iyon ang nakasulat sa libro ng buhay mo kaya wala na. Tanggapin mo na lang. I was born rich. Nakukuha ko ang lahat ng gusto ko—kailangan ko man o hindi. My attitude and personality was already rotten that nobody can tame me except for the man who introduced himself as my fiancee. If my parents were both heartless for me, he isn't. Ako lagi. Ako muna bago ang iba—bago siya. But, the story of my life isn't favor of me. From being proud and arrogant to pathetic life. Good thing that I have him. He is always the shoulder that I always have to lean on. He is like my guardian angel for taking care of me. Siya lang talaga ang may kayang umunawa sa akin. Siya lang talaga ang nag-iisang umiintindi sa akin. That's why I kept on asking him, why — why does he love me so much?