Something Embarrassing Gift Novels & Stories

Sa isang prestihiyosong unibersidad, kilala ang dalawang estudyanteng naging mortal na magkaaway dahil sa kompetisyong nangyayari sa pagitan nila. Si Kendall Lin, isang Chinese Filipino at nag-iisang anak ng hinahangaang mag-asawang abogado sa kanilang bansa, ay pinipilit na makamit ang lahat ng pangarap ng mga magulang para sa kan'ya. Habang si Isaiah Thomas na nagtataglay ng likas na katalinuhan at isa sa mga tinitingalang model student ng Cavin International School ay isa nang sikat na businessman dahil sa biglaang pagkamatay ng kan'yang mga magulang noong bata pa siya. Sa paaralan kung saan ang sistema nito ang naging dahilan ng kanilang kompetisyon, doon din nila nahanap ang safe haven nila. Kung saan nananatili ang abandonadong silid ng Arts club, nagawa nilang makita ang sansinukob sa kanilang mga mata. In between the pressure and their high dreams, with their hearts trying to find its key to open it and kiss each other's soul with gentleness, will they ever get to do it wholly? Can enemies be friends and can their friendship be worth for something more? Something for love?

Dante Matino Cruz is a delivery rider, sweating day and night just to keep food on the table and medicine for his ailing mother. Life is hard, but his pride is harder—no shortcuts, no handouts, no selling himself for money. Celestine Isla Navarro is a CEO who thrives in a world where hesitation means weakness. She’s used to buying what she wants and bending people to her will. But the day she crosses paths with Dante—sun-bronzed, stubborn, and infuriatingly unyielding—something inside her shifts. Her first proposition is reckless: a single night, no strings attached. Dante’s answer? Not for sale. But fate doesn’t end with one rejection. Celestine offers him something else: a job. A dangerous but well-paid position as her personal bodyguard. The money could save his mother, even secure work for his childhood friend, Liza. It’s everything he’s been breaking his back for—served on a silver platter. Now Dante faces a brutal choice: swallow his pride to protect his family, or stand firm against a woman who never takes “no” for an answer. What begins as a battle of wills turns into a dangerous, slow-burning game of temptation. Pride versus desire. Fire against fire. And in this game, someone will surrender. The question is—who will break first?

What will you do if you can do something a normal human can't do. Will you cry? But did you ever heard a wolf's howl under the blue corn moon? Fangs, a yellow as sun eyes, and dog hair. Araloona is a lost wolf. Finding out her true identity is hard for her not until she perceives the creatures who killed her family. A newborn. A lycanthrope. She is Araloona. His own Luna.

{Warning: Some chapters of this story, entails erotic and matured contents. Read as your own dim fit, or at your own detriment. Consider this an authors advise.} "Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn into liquid. Or burst into flames." * * * Amethyst Villarreal had been secretly in love with her best friend - Sebastian Almonte. But something between her dream to win the heart of the man she love. Pietho, her cousin who is her best friends fiance. Alam n'ya na mali ang mahalin ito ngunit ayaw paawat ng kan'yang puso. She tried to hide it, even if it pains her the most, but she couldn't believe and never expected that Wade Harris Coleman - Seb's best man, knows her romantic feelings toward her best friend since then. Ngunit sa kabila ng inis n'ya rito ay natagpuan n'ya ang kan'yang sarili na ibinubuhos dito ang lahat ng sakit na dinaramdam n'ya sa mahabang panahon. And the next morning she found herself next to his bed . Now, how was she going to get out of that mess? ✓ Collaboration Series of PaperInk Publishing House ✓ Not for minors

Amber Natalie Veloso enters an arranged marriage with Pierre Nikolai Sanvitores, hoping it could grow into something real. For an entire year, she endured his distance, his indifference, and his cold silences, clinging to the belief that time can soften even the hardest heart. But love, Amber soon learns, is not something that can be taught or forced no matter how patient she is, and no matter how long she waits. Especially not when Pierre heart already belongs to someone else. Realizing she could never compete with a love that came before her, Amber makes the most difficult decision of her life. She offers Pierre the one thing he's always wanted—a divorce, and the freedom to be with the woman he truly loves. But in exchange, he must spend the next two weeks being the husband she always dreamed of having. He must love her, cherish her, and give her the marriage she never got to experience before she walks away for good. It was supposed to be a simple deal. But as the days count down and the inevitable goodbye draws closer, lines begin to blur, hearts begin to waver, and feelings neither of them expected start to surface. After all, what happens when the person you're finally ready to let go becomes the one you can't bear to lose?

Mary Florence Pendleton never wanted power, wealth, or danger. All she ever wanted was a quiet life, a college degree, and a chance to help her struggling family. But everything collapses when her parents reveal a terrifying truth. Their family owes an enormous debt to Trenton Maxime Aldridge—the most powerful and feared mafia lord in the province. A man whispered about in fear. A man with no mercy. A man who never forgives betrayal. Instead of demanding money, Trenton demands something far more shocking: a bride. The marriage was meant for Mary’s beautiful and ambitious step-sister, Clementine Pendleton. But on the night the deal is meant to be sealed, Clementine disappears. With their reputation and lives hanging by a thread, Mary’s parents beg her to take Clementine’s place. Mary agrees—only to protect her family. She promises herself one thing: This marriage will only be temporary. She will endure Trenton’s cold world, search for Clementine, finish her studies, and eventually ask for divorce. But the deeper Mary is pulled into Trenton’s dangerous empire, the more she realizes something terrifying. The ruthless mafia lord everyone fears may not be as heartless as the world believes. And the closer they become, the more dangerous their growing feelings become. Because love inside a mafia empire is not just forbidden—it can destroy everything.

A contract signed in desperation. A love neither expected. When Claire’s world crumbles in a single day, her ruthless ex-boss, Calyx Cervantes, offers her only salvation. A marriage of convenience with no strings attached. But as secrets unravel and past wounds resurface, what begins as a lifeless arrangement soon ignites into a consuming passion. Caught between betrayal, obsession, and a dangerous enemy from their past, Claire and Calyx must decide. Will their contract be their undoing, or the beginning of something far more dangerous, a game of temptation, desire, and obsession?

She lives a life that isn’t truly hers, with a past she’s never questioned, and a man who claims to be her husband. But when she’s hired to care for a stranger’s child, something stirs—familiar eyes, a voice that tugs at her soul, and a home that feels too much like memory. Unseen beneath calm waters lie truths long buried. He’s been waiting for her return. In a world where love can be forgotten, will the heart remember what the mind cannot?

Moana Evangelista thought marrying Luke Verde would finally give her the happiness she had dreamed of. But six months into their marriage, all she finds is cold distance, no affection, no warmth, not even a touch at night. And then Luke’s father comes home. Zacharias Verde is everything her husband is not. He is attentive, intense, and dangerously tempting. One forbidden night ignites a desire neither of them can control. Was it a single mistake, or the beginning of something they can never walk away from?

Hector is an abusive and heartless Mafia boss. In his eyes, nothing in this world could ever soften his heart. Then there is Elena, a woman who would do anything for the people she loves—a woman capable of stooping to the most revolting lengths just to save her father who needs her. Even when Hector commands her: “Take off your clothes and get on the bed.” But the question remains: is this really all their relationship will ever be? What if there is something more beyond being just "fuck buddies"?