Critical Novels & Stories

Isla Carter is a fearless journalist known for exposing truths powerful men would rather keep buried. Sebastian Romano is one of those men—an untouchable mafia boss whose influence hides behind wealth, silence, and control. When Isla’s investigation pulls her dangerously close to Sebastian’s world, their connection becomes unavoidable. What begins as watchful distance turns into charged conversations, careful restraint, and a growing tension neither of them planned. Isla knows better than to trust a man like him—especially when the truth about him is exactly what could destroy him. When she finally publishes the story that exposes Sebastian, it should have ended everything. Instead, it changes them. As danger closes in and lines blur between duty and desire, Sebastian is forced to choose between power and honesty, while Isla must face the cost of loving a man she once meant to bring down. Set against a world of secrets, control, and quiet confessions, Byline of My Heart is a slow-burn romance about choosing truth—even when it risks the heart—and discovering that the most dangerous love is the one that refuses to cage you.

"Ms. A paano ba patindigin ang balahibo ng babae? Anong dapat kong gawin?" "Search mo" sagot ko "Ms. A paano ba simulan ang s*x?" "Hulaan mo" sagot ko "Ms. A paano mag f*nger? Yung mapapapikit sa sarap yung babae?" "Ip*sok mo buong kamay mo" sagot ko "Ms. A ito na ang final performance ko" "Ede maganda" "Miss A! Miss A!" Mahal na ata kita Kylus, pero nakatali ka na sa ibang babae kaya wala akong magagawa. Isa lang naman akong s e x t u t o r para sayo

Nang ma-scam ang pamilya ni Jade, tinanggap niya ang alok ng isang bilyonaryong lalaki na paupahan ang sinapupunan niya kapalit ng sampung milyong piso. Walang halong pag-ibig, pawang kasunduan lang… Ngunit bakit, sa huli, bigla na lang siya nitong ginawang asawa? At ngayong asawa na siya ng lalaking binayaran siya para magkaanak, ano na ang gagawin niya?

I never believed in second chances. Not after Cynthia. She was my confidant… until death tore her from me and left this mansion echoing with ghosts. Inilibing ko na rin ang puso ko kasabay ng pakamatay ni Cynthia . She was my wife. My peace. My mistake. Then her daughter moved in. Liza. The forbidden reminder of everything I shouldn’t want—young, alive, reckless in ways her mother never was. She looks at me like she sees through the monster I’ve become. Sa tuwing ngingiti siya,  the ache in my chest returns—violent, dangerous, hungry. Every brush of her skin ignites something I can’t bury anymore. I tell myself it’s guilt. I tell myself I’m just protecting her. Pero ang totoo? I want her. Hindi bilang stepdaughter. Not as Cynthia’s child. I want her as mine—completely, ruinously, irredeemably mine. They’ll call me a sinner. A man who crossed the line. Ngunit sa tuwing tinitingnan ako ni Liza, trembling, wanting... I knew I’d already crossed it. I tell myself I’m protecting her, but each night, the lie weakens. Because when she looks at me, it isn’t fear I see—it’s want. And God help me... I want her too. This isn’t love. It’s a beautiful disaster. And I’d burn the world just to feel her breathe my name again.

Felicity wakes up one morning with no memory of the last five years of her life. The first thing she sees is an adorable little boy timidly calling her "Mommy," while a cold, distant man orders her to take the child to donate blood to her stepsister. Only then does she discover the shocking truth. During the five years she can't remember, she married her stepsister's former fiancé, Hendrix Laviste. Worse, he used their marriage to force her into signing a stack of unfair agreements, leaving her with almost nothing. Furious, Felicity slams her hand on the table. "Keep your precious Mrs. Laviste title. Whoever wants it can have it! The child is mine, I'll take half your fortune, and as for you... you can disappear from my life!" She has no idea how she became such a submissive woman over the past five years. The Felicity she remembers would never have tolerated such humiliation. Determined to reclaim her life, Felicity starts over from scratch. Armed with her intelligence, ambition, and unwavering resolve, she builds her own brand into a business empire and rises to the top of the corporate world. As countless admirers gather around the confident, brilliant woman she has become, Hendrix realizes he never truly knew his own wife. Consumed by jealousy and regret, he can only drown his sorrows in alcohol. "Wife," he begs, his pride finally shattered. "Don't divorce me. The money is yours... and so am I."

Akala ni Evan ay tama ang desisyon niyang pakasalan ang lalaking pinapangarap niya---hanggang sa ang desisyong iyon ay nauwi sa isang bangungot. Naipit siya sa isang loveless marriage, muntik makunan ng dinadalang sanggol, at sa huli’y nakulong pa ng limang taon. Hindi naman siya masamang tao, ngunit hindi niya alam kung bakit naging ganito ang takbo ng buhay niya. Ngunit tila may ibang plano ang tadhana, dahil ang dinadala pala niya ay hindi kay Kenneth. Isang pagkakamaling hindi sperm cell ng asawa ang naiturok sa kaniya sa ospital. Dahil sa takot, inilayo niya ang anak kay Kenneth at iniwan ang pangangalaga nito sa isang kaibigan. Paglaya ni Evan, nalaman niyang ang malamig at tahimik na tiyuhing si Kevin ay nagkaroon ng anak habang siya’y nasa kulungan. Pero ang mas ikinagulat niya ay nang makaramdam ng kakaibang koneksyon sa bata. Mas lalo siyang naguluhan nang hindi na niya mahanap ang kaibigang pinag-iwanan sa sariling anak. "Ella, kapag nahanap mo ang file ng doktor na iyon para sa akin, I will divorce Kenneth immediately. Ang kailangan ko lang ay mahanap ang taong inaasam ko buong buhay ko sa kulungan, hindi ako narito para makipag-agawan sa'yo sa asawa ko."

She's pregnant... but still a virgin. Wala nang mas sasakit pa kay Sariyah Borromeo nang malaman niyang kailangan ng agarang operasyon ang ina niya dahil sa sakit nito sa puso. Dahil sa desperasyong mailigtas ito, naghanap siya ng trabaho—hanggang sa makuha siya bilang kasambahay ng isang bilyonaryong lalaki, si Thorne Calyx Vermont. Ngunit nang makaharap na niya ito, laking gulat na lang niya nang mapagtanto na ito rin ang lalaking nakagirian niya sa kalsada. But when Thorne learned about her situation, he asked a question that changed everything. “Would you be willing to undergo IVF and carry my child?” Tatanggapin ba ni Sariyah ang alok kapalit ng isang bilyong piso? Hanggang saan siya lalaban kung ang kaligtasan ng ina niya ang nakataya? “You just have to accept my offer or reject it. I’m easy to deal with, Sariyah. Accept or reject—that’s it.”

Alam ni Tessa na hindi siya ganoon kamahal ni Zander, ngunit nanatili pa rin siya sa tabi nito dahil may kailangan siya kay Zander at ganoon din naman ang lalaki sa kanya. Pero nang bumalik ang dating minahal ni Zander, bihira na lamang itong umuwi sa kanila. Nanatili si Tessa sa walang laman na silid, ginugugol ang hindi mabilang na gabi na hindi niya kasama si Zander. Kalaunan, nang mapagod na si Tessa, tinanggap niya ang isang tseke at tuluyan na niyang iniwan si Zander. Nang muli silang magkita, may iba nang lalaking kasama si Tessa. “Mr. Velasquez, ikaw ang unang nakipaghiwalay. If you want to date me, kailangan mong pumila.” — Tessa Jewel Morales. Kinabukasan, nakatanggap si Tessa ng deposito na isang daang bilyong piso at isang dyamanteng singsing. May pag-asa pa kayang magkabalikan ang dalawa? O mas pipiliin ni Tessa na hindi na bumalik sa buhay ni Zander?

Natasha Del Mundo suffered from the most painful heartbreak in college. Kaya naman hirap na siyang magtiwalang muli sa iba. But one day, she got a text message telling, "Can you be my textmate?" Napataas ang kilay niya. Sino pa ba naman ang makikipag-textmate sa panahong iyon, na uso na ang chat? At papaano nakuha ng kung sinong poncio pilatong iyon ang number niya? However, instead of avoiding who he is, she finds herself texting back. But until one day, she met Cedrick Thompson; the most successful billionaire-engineer and a businessman. A man that could easily get what he wants. Pero hindi iyon uobra kay Natasha. Kahit ito pa ang pinakamayamang nilalang sa balat ng lupa, hindi siya papatol sa lalaking nuknukan ng antipatiko. Never! Pero bakit ganoon? Kahit anong iwas niya kay Cedrick, he still got into her nerves. Ang masama pa noon, pareho siyang nahuhulog sa lalaki at sa ka-textmate niya. Sino ngayon ang pipiliin niya?

Brain with beauty that's Roxanne Sanchez. She was broken hearted to her ex-boyfriend, Rex, when she found another woman besides her and caught it on bed, having sex with his woman in his apartment. She promised to herself not to fall in love again. The pain is too much! She change her hair style maging ang kanyang pananamit. She looks like a tomboy na ikinagulat ng kanyang room mate at bestfriend na si Joy. She resigned also from her secretarial job para hindi na makita muli ang mukha ng ex and find a new job. What if her new boss, Richard Cruzvov will start to court her? A stick to one and romantic man. Magagawa pa ba niyang panghawakan ang pangako sa sarili na hindi na magmamahal muli? Malalabanan kaya ng isip niya ang sinasabi ng puso niya? Bibigyan kaya niya ng pagkakataon muli ang puso niya to love again?