The Lost Recipe Novels & Stories

Consunji #1 "Why... Why are you doing this to me, Xavier?" "Why do you hate me so much too, Zaria? Why do I have to resort into kidnapping you just so you could give me all the attention that I want from you?" *** Zaria Ismene Valderama doesn't like to associate herself with men eversince she caught her own father cheating on her Mom. She avoided them like a plague, not wanting to have any issues with them especially that she's a rising model in the Philippines. Ngunit paano niya magagawang iwasan ang isang taong parang buntot niya kung makasunod sa kaniya? Xavier Consunji is literally around the corner if she's around too. Ilang beses na nitong sinabing gusto siya nito, but she doesn't like to entertain him knowing that the Consunji cousins have a reputation with girls. They're playboys. Ang mga lalaking dapat iwasan ni Zaria. But Xavier have gone madly jealous. He lost patience when she was paired up to another male model, and it resulted into kidnapping Zaria to be able to own her completely. He even threatened her into marrying him, or she will lose her career and worst, she won't be seeing her mother anymore. What will happen to their relationship that started in the wrong way? Will it be a smooth sail? Or it would be a bumpy ride for the two of them? How will they be able to hold on their marriage once she found out the truth about what was supposed to be buried a long time ago? Will their love prevail? Or it will drown them instead?

Meet Zarina Da Cerna—a living princess by name and blood and an aspiring actress chasing the same dreams once held by her late mother. But fairy tales shatter easily. Her father, ruined by his addiction to casinos, drowns in billions of debt owed to the ruthless tycoon Rayne Madrigal. Cornered by desperation and greed, he commits the ultimate betrayal—selling his one and only daughter to the man he owes. Rayne Madrigal is everything Zarina despises: a cold-hearted businessman who bends the world with money and power, a man who believes everything—and everyone—has a price. Yet when he sees Zarina’s innocent face and undeniable capability, he is intrigued. He brings her into his world as his personal maid and secretary, binding her to his control. She hates him. She curses him in her thoughts while he sleeps. She dreams of escape. But hatred blurs into something far more dangerous. No matter how hard she fights it, Zarina finds herself drawn to the very man who stole her freedom. Trapped between resentment and desire, she falls for Rayne—and against all odds, becomes his wife. Rayne, however, marries for reasons of his own. All he wants is his father’s validation. His heart remains locked, untouched, and unwilling to love. Marriage becomes a battlefield. Love turns into silence. And eventually, they chose divorce. Yet fate is never done. When given another chance—another crossing of hearts and wounds—will they find their way back into each other’s arms? Or will love, once broken, remain lost forever?

Spain – isang tahimik na parke. Isang araw na dapat ay tulad ng iba, ngunit isang pamilyar na presensya ang yumanig sa mundo ko. "Mommy!" Napalingon ako sa sigaw ni Selene, mabilis na tumatakbo palapit sa akin. Kasunod niya si Cassian, mahigpit na nakahawak sa kamay ng isang matangkad na lalaki. Isang lalaki na hindi ko kailanman inakalang muli kong makikita. Nanlamig ang buong katawan ko. Hindi maaari. Dahan-dahan siyang lumuhod, bahagyang tinatapik ang ulo ni Cassian bago bumaling sa akin. "They got lost," malamig ngunit malalim ang tono niya. "I figured their mother would be worried." Napalunok ako, hindi makapagsalita. Alam kong nakita niya. Alam kong ramdam niya. "You…" bulong ko, halos hindi lumalabas ang boses ko. Ngunit bago pa ako makakilos, isang mas mabigat na presensya ang lumunod sa paligid. "Seraphina!" Napapitlag ako nang marinig ang boses ng taong matagal ko nang tinakasan. Si Daddy kasama si Mommy… at si Victor Alaric Vasquez. Malamig ang titig ni Daddy nang mapadako ang tingin niya sa kambal. "Who are these children?" malamig niyang tanong. Bago pa ako makasagot, isang malakas na tinig ang pumuno sa hangin. "They're mine." Napalingon ako sa kanya sa lalaking minsan ko lang nakilala ngunit ngayo'y handang ipaglaban ako.

Synopsis –CEO’s wife who chose Herself Elaine Flores married into power — but never into love. Bound by a family arrangement, she became the wife of billionaire heir Aron Salazar, a man who believed he was trapped in a marriage he didn’t choose. For five years, Elaine tried to be enough — quiet, patient, understanding. Pero sa likod ng lahat ng iyon, unti-unti siyang nauubos. When Aron finally admits he cannot love her the way she deserves, Elaine does the unexpected. She walks away. Walang drama. Walang paghihiganti. Just one suitcase and her dignity. Alone in Singapore, she rebuilds her life in the ruthless world of high finance. What begins as survival turns into transformation. Through discipline, brilliance, and quiet strength, Elaine rises from an overlooked strategist to a respected global risk architect. Ang babaeng minamaliit noon ay ngayon, siya na ang hinahangaan. But power has a way of crossing paths again. When business forces Aron back into her world, he no longer finds the soft-spoken wife he left behind. He meets a woman who negotiates without fear, commands respect effortlessly, and no longer needs his validation. Now equals in the global arena, they are forced to confront the past — and the truth: Hindi niya lang iniwan ang isang asawa. He lost a woman who chose herself. The CEO’s wife who chose Herself is a story of growth, redemption, and a love rebuilt not by obligation — but by choice.

GRAY SERIES 2 (Jackson Gray's Story) Mereya was unable to face her long-term partner after a one-night mistake. She slept with a stranger whom she thought was her boyfriend, and it happened to be Jackson Gray, the town's hottest bachelor! Worse, she became pregnant as a result of one dark night! The next morning, she was kidnapped by the father of her child. Things heat up when Jackson asks for her hand in exchange of the truth—the truth about her father's death, the truth about her boyfriend's fiancee, and the truth about her real identity! "Marry me, and I will free you from all the lies and pain; be my queen, and let us destroy them together," Jackson murmured solemnly as he caressed Mereya's body. They thought everything's fine until nights became darker. Mapaninindigan ba nila ang pagmamahalang nabuo dahil sa mga pagkakamali o maghihiwalay sila ng landas na parang hindi sila nagkakilala kailanman? -------- GRAY SERIES 1 ONE NIGHT LOVE (TAGALOG) BOOK 1, 2 and 3 - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 2 ONE NIGHT DARKER (TAGALOG) - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 3 LONGING FOR MY EX-WIFE'S RETURN - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 4 LOVE GAME WITH MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 5 AFTER DIVORCED: LOST IN LUST AND LOVE - ON GOING GRAY SERIES 6 QUEEN OF JACK: SEDUCING MY ENEMY'S FIANCÉ - ON GOING

“You're nothing different from a rotten corpse if you don't have anything to prove." Origin Laurier is a young girl who was once an ally of an underground criminal organization called the Westside Dragons. She is hailed as the mafia’s killing machine, the Scarlet Beast, who only knew how to live as a tool for the mafia boss. Because of her deadly talisman ability, she never fails all of her missions. But the tables started to turn when she suddenly lost her ability and was kicked out of the mafia believing that she is not useful anymore. Origin is left homeless and scattered as she wonders how to regain her power and approval of the mafia boss she admires the most. On her path back to power, she stumbled upon a good-looking, yet emotionless guy who knew everything about her past, and stepped on her pride as a legendary assassin. He is W, the Student Council President of Greendale University, a school founded to protect the new generation of talisman users from being hunted down by scientists and evil organizations. W offered to help get Origin’s abilities back in exchange for forging an alliance with the Student Council who turns out to be members of a military agency called FEAR, Westside Dragon’s sworn enemy, secretly protecting and recruiting talisman users to Greendale. Upon joining the Student Council affairs, Origin will learn that there is more to humanity than she thinks. As her fate interconnects with the Student Council President who has a hobby of stalking her, how can she handle this new everyday life and her future that is uncertain of her relationship with the Mafia she grew up into?

“Akin ka lang, Vespera. Kahit stepsister kita sa papel, kahit bawal tayo sa dugo at mata ng mundo—hindi na kita pakakawalan ulit.” Ako si Vespera Luxienne Salazar, 29 anyos na nagtago limang taon sa Italy kasama ang kambal kong anak—sina Azrael at Nyxienne—mula sa lalaking sumira at sumakop sa puso ko: si Draven Kairos Valtieri. Siya ang ruthless na mafia heir ng Valtieri empire—guwapong mapanganib, puno ng tattoos, at may obsession na hindi na matitinag. Simula nang mag-merge ang pamilya namin dahil sa arranged marriage ng mga magulang, bawal na pag-ibig ang naging simula namin: isang gabing puno ng galit, pagnanasa, at kasalanan na nag-iwan sa akin ng kambal. Nang malaman kong may kinalaman ang ex niya sa aksidenteng muntik nang pumatay sa akin at sa mga anak ko, umalis ako. Ngayon, bumalik ako dahil sa sakit ng ina ko—handa na sanang harapin ang nakaraan, pero hindi ang muling pag-alab ng obsession niya. Habang nagmamakaawa siya at pinoprotektahan kami, lumalabas ang mga lihim: ako pala ang lost heiress ng ancient Moretti bloodline, at ang kambal ang may dalang kapangyarihan na gustong agawin ng mga kaaway. Sino ang tunay na traidor? Makakalaya ba kami sa bawal na pag-ibig na ito, o mas lalo lang kaming mabibitag sa dilim?

Back in college, Damian Cross and Alexandra “Alex” Vega shared a reckless kind of passion—one built on stolen nights, whispered names, and a promise that it was nothing serious. No commitments. No future. Just fire. Pero hindi alam ni Damian, that fire left something behind—twins. A boy and a girl Alex raised on her own, telling them their father died years ago. While Damian built his ruthless empire and became one of the world’s most powerful billionaires, Alex buried their past and became a decorated soldier. Until one mission went wrong, leaving her unit dead… and turning her into one of the most sought-after bodyguards in the country. Seven years later, Alex’s world shatters again—her daughter is diagnosed with leukemia. Desperate for money for the surgery, Alex takes the job she almost rejected: protect a billionaire being hunted by enemies. She nearly drops the file when she sees his name. Damian Cross. Damian, on the other hand, isn’t thrilled either. He laughs in disbelief when he’s told his new head of security is a woman—until she walks in. The same fierce eyes. The same fire. The same woman he thought he’d lost forever. Now, Damian must face the truth: the bodyguard sworn to protect him is the only woman he’s ever let too close… and she’s hiding the biggest secret of all—his children. As bullets close in, old wounds reopen, and sparks reignite, Alex must choose: keep the walls she built for seven years, or let Damian back in—and risk breaking more than just her own heart.

Dalawang taon matapos ang kaniyang perpektong kasal, akala ni Chloe Valdez ay natagpuan na niya ang lalaking mamahalin niya habambuhay. Pero isang papel ang tuluyang gumiba sa lahat ng iyon. The marriage certificate she once cherished… was fake. Gulat at sakit ang naramdaman ni Chloe, lalo na nang malamang ang lalaking minahal niya ng anim na taon, si James Alcantara, ay matagal na palang may ibang asawa. Ang mas masakit pa, ang asawa nito ay ang kanilang guro na anim na taon ang tanda sa kanya. What’s worse? The child she thought they’d lost? It wasn’t Chloe’s to begin with. Hindi lang pala siya naging panakip-butas, kundi napagbintangan pa siyang baog at inangkin pa ang anak ng tunay na mag-asawa. “Wala akong asawa. Wala akong anak. At ako ang magmamana ng lahat,” malamig na wika ni Chloe habang pinuputol ang huling tali sa pusong minsang ibinigay niya nang buo. Everyone thought she’d run away. But Chloe stayed. Quietly, strategically, with revenge wrapped in her grace. Akala ni James, babalik si Chloe. Akala niya, mapipilit pa niyang ayusin ang nasirang kasal. Hanggang isang araw, nakita niya si Chloe sa balita. Ngunit hindi na siya ang babaeng iniwan at sinaktan niya noon. Siya na ngayon ang babaeng pinagkakaguluhan ng buong bansa. Mayaman, makapangyarihan, at nakatayo sa tabi ng isang lalaking nasa tuktok ng kapangyarihan.

"That demon took my dignity, and he will never be able to get it back even if the payment is death." —Amelia. A mistaken prostitute. A billionaire who raped her. And a story of chase. Daughter of a famous company owner, Amelia Raine Salvador. Pagka tapos pumanaw ng kaniyang ina ay muling nag asawa ang kaniyang ama, dahilan para magalit siya ng tuluyan sa mundo dahil ang ugali ng bagong asawa ng kaniyang ama ay malayong malayo sa ugali ng kaniyang pumanaw na ina. Despite being famous for being a womanizer and cold hearted, Chase Santiago still gets everything he wants with his money and power. One day, Amelia lost her way so she came to Chase house to ask for help. He mistaken her as a prostitute and raped her because he was drugged by his enemies. Nalaman ni Amelia na siya ay nag dadalang tao kaya nag madali siyang pumunta ng ibang bansa. When she returned with her twins, Amelia did not expect that she and Chase would meet again, and in their second meeting, Chase still thought she was a prostitute. Nalaman ni Chase ang tungkol sa twins, naging malapit siya sa mga ito ngunit binalaan siya ni Amelia na lumayo siya sa kanilang buhay. But one day, Amelia's ex-fiancé arrives, asking her to come back to his life. There are still many questions in Amelia's mind, was her decision to return right? Or how can she ignore that she is starting to like Chase? Will she confess her feelings or will she just bury it in oblivion because just like the moment her mother left her, she was destined to be alone forever.