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Ynaria thinks that is where the tragedy that happened to her co-workers ends when they went to the resort in Laguna to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Seven Restaurant. But when they return to Manila, there will be another warning. One by one something will be lost. The hidden secret will be discovered. And who has the plan?

Szarina Kim Orpesa, Labing dalawampung taon gulang. Lumaki sa pagmamahal ng isang pamilya na isang mahirap lamang. Dahil sa kagustuhang makapagtapos ng pag aaral para makatulong sa pamilya na kumupkop sa kanya ay ginawa niya ang kanyang makakaya makapasa lamang sa scholarship ng isang exclusive school sa Manila. Akala ni Szarina kapag lumuwas s'ya ng Manila ay magiging maganda at maayos ang kanyang pag-aaral, akala lang pala niya iyon. Dahil sa isang nag ngangalang Jeran Zeus Underthesaya ang Presidente ng Pilipinas ay biglang magbabago ang kanyang kapalaran. “Pumayag ka lang sa gusto ko Szarina. Ang lupang nakasanla saiyong tiyahin ay pwede mo ng mabawi, hindi kana mag-iisip pa kung paano mo mababawi ang lupa ng mga magulang mo. Isang buwan lang ang binigay na palugit ng iyong tiyahin sa iyong ina, hindi mo mababayaran iyon sa loob lang ng isang buwan na sweldo mo bilang isang sekretarya ko. Mag-isip isip ka Szarina. Ano nga ba ang magiging desisyon ni Szarina? Tatanggapin ba ni Szarina ang inaalok ni Jeran sa kanya? o hahayaan na lang nito na may mawala pang isa sa mahal niya sa buhay? Atin pon basahin ang kwento ng dalawa sa pinamagatang Mr.President Secret Affair ni J.C.E Cleopatra.

Cleorine is from the province who vacationed in Manila to gain experience there before moving out. She met a new friend who became close to her, but she had to say goodbye because she would continue her studies in the province before going back to Manila. Will they meet again?

What if you’re a fallen angel of death and God calls you for reconciliation? Isaac Jacob is a heartbroken and broke businessman. When his wife Maria; the woman that he trusted and love most cheated on him and stole his money as well as ruined his life that makes him miserable and hopeless. Which makes him want to shoot her and her lover but unexpected things happened that worsen his situation. He moved to a slum area somewhere in Manila when he sold everything that he possessed because of bankruptcy. He doesn’t have a choice but to start from scratch with his blind father. Until he met Michael; the archangel who disguised as a teenage girl to gather all the fallen angels on earth and he is one of the fallen angels who need a reconciliation. Michael promised him wealth after he passed the challenge that he need to face. He needs to enter a game that will put him between life and death before he achieves the wealth that he is dreaming of. The game that he needs to find the murderers and help the victims take their stolen lives back. Once he won, the victims will come back to life and live like nothing’s happened but he will be forgotten, but once he loses. The murderers will live and the victims will vanish forever like they never existed. While he is on a game. He starts discovering some things that will connect to his past life. That makes him interested in why her wife cheated on her? Who is her lover? Is it just a simple reconciliation or it is the past that he can’t forget that gives him trauma and breakdown?

Tunnels deconstructs the individual’s Romantic fascination with ‘love’ or the grammaticality of beauty. Ideally, the ‘tunnels’ in the collection are subterranean love poems from the suburban imaginary. These seemingly syntactic tunnels travel through one’s literary imagination or heterotopic dreamscapes, and while αγάπη (Greek for ‘love’) inspires these rhizomic tunnels to navigate the abysmal ‘meta-spectacle’ of gesture, language or moment of poemness, the mind like the many-colored jeepneys of Manila, where driving past roast goose restaurants in Shek Kip Mei or spotting stilt houses in Kampong Kleang, attempt to explore the transgeneric textualities of the everyday, alongside the unstructurality of time and space, the littoral and the liminal.

It happened one night, unexpectedly. But it cannot be revealed for he belongs to the showbiz industry. The truth cannot be told yet. Jameson Kye Velasco is a famous actor in his generation who met Callie Ivianna Perez, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in Ateneo de Manila University. They met at a luxurious and high-end bar in Bonifacio Global City in the most unexpected time. Both of them became wasted as the night got deeper. Callie decided to go to the rest room as she started to feel dizzy. While on her way, she suddenly bumped into Jameson Kye na halata na din sa mukha ang kalasingan. Sa paglalim ng gabi, isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari ang naganap. Jameson and Calllie had a one night stand, na itinuring na ding isang pagkakamali na ginawa ni Callie. Weeks had passed, at kakaiba na ang nararamdaman ni Callie sa kanyang sistema. Little did she know, she was pregnant. At alam na alam niya kung sino ang ama ng pinagbubuntis niya. She reached out to Jameson, but the boy thought it was all her lies just to ruin his reputation. Jameson’s manager and his friends knew about it, and so his manager decided na magsama muna sila ni Callie sa iisang buong hangga’t naghihintay ng tamang panahon para sa DNA test. But until the DNA result came, hindi pa rin naniniwala si Jameson. He even decided na itago ang katotohonan sa madla para lang maisalba ang kanyang karera. Hanggang sa napagdesisyunan na lamang ni Callie na umuwi sa kanilang mansion at mag-isa niyang palalakihin ang anak.

Isadora Ajaziah Falcon 20 year old. Ang nag iisang anak na bastarda at nawawalang tagapagpag mana ng Pamilyang Falcon. Siya ay biktima ng child trafficking noong sanggol pa lang. Lumaki si Isadora na mahirap lang at dahil sa kagustuhan niyang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral sa Manila. Hindi na sya nagdalawang isip, nang magkaroon sa lugar nila ng programa para sa libreng pag aaral sa kolehiyo hindi nya pinalampas ang pagkakataon na iyon. Ano kaya ang kapalaran na naghihintay kay Isadora sa pagluwas niya ng Manila? Siya ba mismo ang makakatuklas kung ano ba talaga ang tunay niyang estado sa buhay? O malalaman lang niya ang katotohan sa lalaking makikilala niya na si Eutanes Titini 25-year old. Kilalang badboy, womanizer at batang-bata na Business man ng bansa. At ano kaya ang magiging papel ni Eutanes sa buhay ni Isadora? Atin pong alamin ang estorya ng dalawang magkatambal sa When love Finds a Way Bastarda series-one ni J.C.E CLEOPATRA.

In the heart of Manila, a city full of mystery, Hestia seeks answers. Driven by the painful memory of her parents' untimely death, she is determined to uncover the truth. Every day is a battle as she navigates through the city's chaos not knowing what she might find. Along the way, she crosses paths with Finn, a local detective, the son of her parents secretary. As they dig deeper into the case, danger lurks in every corner, but so does an unexpected romance. Hestia finds herself torn between her quest for the truth and her growing feelings for the only son of her parents killer. As Hestia embarks on her mission to uncover the truth about her parents' sudden death, she had an unexpected one night stand of a hot manly stranger. Little did she know, that he was the man who will breaks her heart into a tiny pieces. As she gets closer to the truth, Hestia faces potential threats from those who want to keep the truth buried. While focused on her mission, Hestia also struggles to balance her growing feelings for Xavier Caldwell, the only son of her parents killer, which adds another layer of complexity to her situation. After a passionate one-night stand with the enigmatic Hestia, he found himself captivated by her. But when he woke up, Hestia was gone, leaving nothing but a note and a memory. Driven by a desire he couldn't quite understand, Xavier embarked on a mission to find Hestia. Meanwhile, Hestia was on her own mission, oblivious to Xavier's relentless search. But as days turned into weeks, Hestia couldn't help but think of Xavier. She remembered his touch, his voice, and the way he looked at her. It was a distraction she couldn't afford, but also one she couldn't ignore.

Twenty-year-old Francheska Dela Cruz, an aspiring writer was hired in one of the biggest publishing companies in Metro Manila and her first assignment was to interview a philanderer who had a scandalous reputation in his time. Driven by the determination to keep her job and to be noticed by her boss, Dale Trinidad made her decide to push through with the assignment. She found herself in the old capital city of Pasig City, near the Municipal Hall at the heart of Sandoval Avenue in Acacia Alley. A crowded and ragged place with people from all walks of life, Conversations with Micheal Benedicto brought her to the world of passion and lust. His overwhelming vast adventure with all kinds of love and each of his women portrayed a big role in his life. From his first encounter of a carnal affair with his supervisor in his first job to numerous women that came his way. His insatiable desire towards lonely single mothers and older women tainted his reputation and the radical conclusion of his story. All thirty-six women portrayed a big role in his life and shaped him for who he is. Francheska was not just an attendee to Michael's story. She was also about to find out her true identity and the confrontation of reality. It spanned two generations separated by fate, each had its struggle, its pain, lies, betrayal, and joy. Through this encounter, they will finally realize their connection and the real meaning of love, self-sacrifice, acceptance, and forgiveness. That in the end, love is all that matters.

Axecel dela Rosa is a transferee student at Manila University. He comes from a small town in the quiet countryside in Mindanao. He struggles to form meaningful of relationship and feelings in the capital City of Manila. It's not easy, but he try his best to make a new friends in his University. Meanwhile, Christopher Vicente a señior Fine Arts student, is now returning to Manila-and the same University after his long vacation. The coriousity of the two started when they spent a night together after a fun and tiring long week. Their bond continued when Axecel join the swimming club that Top attends. When the swimming club embarks on a journey, the two finds themselves together alone and share a kiss for the second times. And Axecel begin to act again as if nothing happened between them, but Christopher tries his to be a good friend even though he knows he has a strange feeling to Axecel.