Novel & Cerita Text-world Connection

SIS (Social Issue Series) #4: Bullying They say that beauty is a luxury. That good looks is the only privilege that matters. That the world is only in favor of those who were born pretty.Sa panahon nga raw ngayon, parang kasalanan na ang pagiging less attractive. You're unappealing? Emotionally weak? Naive? How pathetic. Now you gotta deal with the consequences, loser. Sounds like bullshit? Yup. The truth may be harsh but it is what it is. Once you failed to reach the very high standards set by the society, you're doomed. Yara Isabelle got the deadliest combination of being unattractive, soft-hearted and innocent. But she used to get by and survive the bullying just fine. Because she got her knight-in-shining armor. Her childhood sweetheart. Not until he stopped saving her. Not until he stopped caring. Not until he got fed up of everything.Sky Edison used to be full of compassion. But that was before something terrible happened within their family. His perception had changed. He now finds it ridiculous that people let themselves get treated badly.However, the downside is that for some significant circumstances, these two have to share a condo as they enter senior high school. What could possibly happen given their situation?How would it feel like living under the same roof not with your bully but your former superhero who's now just a witness of your despair? How would it feel like going home to a place with a person who gets to see you getting bullied everyday at school?

Arielle never thought her biggest mistake would come knocking on her door. Two months ago, she made the most reckless choice of her life. Naglasing siya sa kasagsagan ng kanilang school prom. Sinadya niya iyong gawi dahil alam niyang may taong poprotekta sa kanya. Dahil sa kalasingan ay nangyari ang isang bagay na noon niya pa gustong maranasan sa piling ng lalaking palihim niyang hinahangan... si Eleazar Ramirez, ang kanyang professor. Together, they spend a hot, passionate and sinful night... that she could never forget. Ang buong akala niya ay hinding-hindi na sila muling magkikita pa ng lalaki, pero biglang isang araw ay sumulpot ito sa kanilang bahay. May suot na singing at hawak ang kamay ng kanyang nakakatandang kapatid na babae. Her world fell apart when she realized the man she had fallen for… was her sister’s fiancé. Now, trapped in a secret that could destroy her family and her relationship with her sister. She must face the guilt of loving someone she was never meant to have and Eleazar, was torn between his duty and his desire that he could no longer hide. Nasa kanilang kamay ang desisyon, kung ibabaon na lamang ba sa limot ang gabing kanilang pinagsaluhan, para maiwasang masira ang isang magandang pamilya? O pipiliin pa rin nilang ipagpatuloy ang kasalang kanilang sinimulan dahil pareho nila iyong nagustuhan?

Maria Vienna Schneider is a ghost in the underworld-a second-ranked mafia member who moves unseen, striking with deadly precision. Sa araw, siya ay nagtatago sa maskara ng isang hindi kapansin-pansing nerd, isang pantakip na nagtatago ng kanyang tunay na pagkakakilanlan. Ngunit ang kanyang pinakabagong misyon ay naiiba sa lahat ng kanyang hinarap. Ngayong pagkakataon, hindi siya ipinadala para pumatay. Ipinadala siya upang may protektahan. Her mission? Draven Monticello. Heir of Monticellos, a man marked for death by enemies lurking in the shadows... and the man she's secretly loved for years. Upang maprotektahan si Draven, kailangang gawin ni Mavis ang hindi niya kailan man maisip na magagawa niya—to marry Draven. Bound by duty and deception, she enters a forced marriage with a man who despises her, unaware of the woman behind the mask. Ang bawat sandali kasama si Draven ay parehong isang pahirap at isang kasiyahan, isang masalimuot na sayaw sa pagitan ng tungkulin at pagnanasa. Ngunit habang lumalabo ang mga linya ng kanyang misyon at ng kanyang puso, nalagay siya sa sitwasyon kung saan kailangan niyang mamili. Manatili sa tabi ng lalaking hindi siya kayang mahalin, at isugal ang sarili niyang kapakanan upang si Draven ay protektahan? O ang magparaya at lumayo, bago ang mga lihim na kanyang tinatago ay sirain silang dalawa? In a world where love is dangerous and betrayal is inevitable, Mavis must decide. . . will she fight for the man she can never have, or sacrifice her heart to keep him safe?

“Pilitin mo mang baguhin ang sarili mo ay mananatiling ikaw pa rin ang babaeng mahal ko…” TEASER High school pa lang si Jane ay crush na niya si Jester. But Jester didn’t notice her. Hindi ang mga katulad niyang konserbatibo at inosente ang tipo nito. Jester preferred a woman that was hot and liberated. In other words, he wanted a woman who could absolutely “rock” his world! Kaya naman nang mabalitaan niya buhat sa childhood best friend niyang si Matt ang planong pagbabakasyon ng lalaki sa Pilipinas ay talaga namang to the highest level ang ginawa niyang paghahanda. She transformed into a woman she never was. She portrayed like a woman-of-every-man. Nagbago ang pananamit niya, ang kanyang pagkilos, at ang dating inosenteng mukha ay napalitan ng aurang kaakit-akit. Subalit isa na lang ang kulang—she doesn’t know how to kiss. That alone was her big problem! Paniguradong madi-disappoint si Jester oras na malaman nitong hindi siya marunong humalik. Isa lang ang alam niyang makapagtuturo sa kanya. That was her best friend—si Matt. Pumayag naman ito. Matt was like a devoted teacher who taught her how to kiss just right. Oh, so right… Ngunit may hindi siya napaghandaan. Bakit tila bigla yatang naglaho ang interes niyang magpa-impress kay Jester? Bakit bigla ay mas interesado na siyang matikmang muli ang napakasarap na halik ni Matt? Now, she was facing a great dilemma of hearts between Jester and Matt…

In the past three years of being married to Damon Gallagher, Amara Samonte felt lonely all those years. Kung sabagay ano pa ba ang aasahan niya kung pinilit lamang si Damon ng kanyang lolo na pakasalan siya dahil sa isang utang na loob. Ngunit may hangganan ang lahat ng pagtitiis. Sa mismong burol ng ina ni Mara, sa halip na siya ay damayan sana ni Damon ay nalaman niyang may kasama itong ibang babae sa isang private villa. Labis ang hinagpis at ang sakit na naidulot nito kay Mara. After her mother’s burial, Amara left the whole town without a trace carrying the child of her ex-husband. Mapaglaro ang tadhana, Damon and Amara’s world collided again at the auction house. Sa limang taong paghahanap ni Damon sa kanya ngayon ay hindi na siya makakawala pa. “Mara, are you trying to flee again?” “Anong pinagsasabi mo, Damon? Matagal na tayong hiwalay.” “Nasaan ang mga anak natin?” Damon fired back. “Hindi ba ay pinalaglag ko?” Mara still tried to hide the truth. Ngunit hindi na nakapalag pa si Mara nang lumabas ang tatlo nilang anak at tumayo ang mga ito sa kanilang harapan. Makakaya kaya ni Mara na makipag-ayos kay Damon para sa mga bata? Gayong kasal na ito sa babaeng pinakamamahal niya at ang naging dahilan ng kanilang hiwalayan? Will she co-parent with her ex-husband or will she hide the triplets again?

Si Hendrix Montenegro ay isang demonyong nagtatago sa katawan ng isang guwapong Business Tycoon. Bilang Mafia Boss, wala siyang sinasanto. Para sa kanya, ang pag-ibig ay isang malaking basura at kahinaan na sisira lang sa kanyang imperyo. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang isang gabi, sugatan at halos mamatay na si Hendrix sa isang engkwentro. Sa madilim na parte ng eskinita, isang babaeng may mukha ng isang anghel ang sumagip sa kanya. Siya ang naging tanging ilaw sa madilim at madugong mundo ni Hendrix. Hindi alam ng lahat, si Hendrix na kinatatakutan ng mundo ay unti-unting nababaliw sa pag-ibig sa babaeng ito. He will do everything to keep her, even if it means burning the whole world down just to see her smile. Ngunit sa likod ng mala-anghel na mukha ng babae ay may isang madilim at masakit na nakaraan. Biktima siya ng sarili niyang ama—ang taong dapat sana ay nagprotekta sa kanya pero siya pang gumahasa at sumira sa kanyang pagkatao. Ngayong nalaman na ni Hendrix ang sikretong ito, hindi lang basta pag-ibig ang nararamdaman niya. It is now a deadly obsession. Hahayaan ba ni Hendrix na ang nakaraan ang sumira sa "ilaw" ng buhay niya? O ipapakita niya sa ama ng babae kung gaano kalupit maghiganti ang isang demonyong natutong magmahal?

Antonius Altamirano had everything a man could wish for; wealth, vast properties, and a name in the business industry. But then the problem was, he has a very complicated relationship with women. Hindi niya kayang umiwas sa tukso. He’s a good man, but he can easily be tempted. He had to marry Selene Arnaiz, one of the wealthiest and most famous actresses of her generation. It was a marriage for convenience, for Niu it was to save face from all his investors, and for Selene, it was for her fame and career. But Niu had a secret, he has been in a long-time relationship with Dr. Leann Zubiri, the best surgeon in the country. Niu claimed to be in love with her. Leann was contented to being his mistress for she was really in love with him. She can take it, being not the legal wife, as long as Niu would spare time for her. Niu doesn’t want to add more complication to his relationship with Selene and Leann, but Kate Cadelina entered the picture and shook his world. Niu didn’t expect that he’ll be attracted head over heels with the sassy secretary of her sister-in-law. She’s like a breath of fresh air that gave relief from all the stress in his life. Niu was never been this confused his whole life. Being married to a woman he didn’t love and having a mistress was a huge trouble already. How can he handle this now that he wanted Kate to be part of his life? Who will he choose? The woman he married? Or the woman he claimed that he was in love with? Or Kate, his beautiful ray of sunshine that gives light to his chaotic world?

Warning: SPG | R18+ Some chapters contain mature content that may not be suitable for young readers. Read at your own risk! Eloise Manalo wanted to destroy the man who ruined her stepsister’s life. She believed that man was Estevan Alaric Foreman. The ruthless billionaire and dangerously captivating. Kaya kahit labag sa loob niya ay nilapitan niya ito sa isang club, nilunod ang konsensya sa alak, at hinayaang mangyari ang isang gabing puno ng tukso at kasalanan. She had a one-night stand with the devil himself. But the next morning, she wasn’t just left breathless; Estevan offered her a deal, at iyon ay ang maging girlfriend siya nito ng tatlong buwan. Attend his business or family events, live in his grand world, and pretend to be his. All to help him get revenge on the one person who’s taken everything from him—his younger brother. Ang hindi alam ni Estevan? Eloise thinks he’s the man who left her stepsister pregnant and alone. And what she doesn’t know? It wasn’t him. It was the brother he was trying to destroy. Both are playing a dangerous game. Estevan is using her to hurt someone else, and Eloise is pretending to be someone he can trust while waiting for the perfect time to destroy him. But the closer they get, the messier things become. Because desire doesn’t care about secrets. And revenge definitely has a price.

Catalina Ramirez has always been the subject of gossip on campus—labeled a playgirl not for what she did, but because of what people think they saw. When her long-distance boyfriend left for the Philippines, rumors flew that she cheated with her boy best friend, Aiden. What no one knew was that Aiden was simply protective of her, always by her side, never crossing the line. But to others, closeness easily looked like something more. With striking blue eyes as calm and deep as the ocean, Catalina doesn’t need to lift a finger to catch anyone’s attention. Her beauty is effortless, her voice captivating. As a member of a rising campus band, she sings with a passion that defies the quiet disapproval of her mother. Who has always tried to pull her away from music. Catalina feels it deep in her bones: her mother is hiding something from her, something about her past, something she’s not ready to confront. Then came Logan Axel Tyndall. At first, Catalina thought it was nothing but a harmless crush, an infatuation she’d get over in a week or two. She tried to laugh it off, but soon found herself stalking him, chasing after the way he walked, talked, and carried the world like he knew more than he let on. Before she knew it, she wasn’t just falling... she was drowning in him. But Logan wasn’t just another boy. He held the missing pieces of a puzzle she never knew she was trying to solve. Through him, secrets begin to unravel. Questions long buried rise to the surface.

At a very young age, Alfred Zephyr Cordova, also known as Alphy, the guitarist of the Pentagon Band, experienced all kinds of hardship: physical, emotional, and even mental. He worked various jobs just to survive. Due to his hard work and dedication, he was able to SAVED himself from poverty and hunger. At the age of nineteen, he became a self-made millionaire and continuously made a name for himself not only in the field of music but also in business. He made all impossible things possible and is now becoming one of the richest billionaire-bachelors in town. But can money really save us in a life full of injustice, especially if there's an unsolved mystery that happened to you in the past? Is he truly SAVED from the nightmares of the past, or is he just covering them with the fame and wealth he currently has? Aurora Genevieve Delos Santos, a girl with a perfect life-that's what she thought when her family was still complete. But when the truth came, and the moment her father returned to his original family while her mother fell ill, Gen's perfect life disappeared. She had to work in a club and offer her body to everyone just to earn money. When she thought she was able to save herself from what happened in the past few years, that was also the moment she needed to make the same decision because of the same circumstances. In a world full of judgment, is there a chance for her to be SAVED and experience once again her once-perfect life? Or will she suffer until the end because of a past she never wanted?