Deus Ex Novels & Stories

Allison Madie Bartolome was really hard on herself. She always give a second chance to her ex but the second chances that she gave weren't enough. Those second chances always give her heartaches but looked at her she sacrificed her true happiness just because of a man she truly loved who doesn't see her worth and appreciate her as a woman and as a partner. Then one day, she realized that giving a second chance to a person you love wasn't enough to make you feel happy. She realized that second chances are not just given to someone, they are thought through carefully giving it. Second chances must be given to the person who deserves to be given it.

Struggling with the same mad man, Arist Bañara, who she never wanted, Mercian Ara Bueno spent the rest of her two years within her boyfriend's iron hands. She became the woman that wasn't really her and even developed fears that could easily bully her in times of attacks. When the couple had the chance to move at Arist's biological parents' house, Mercian hoped to finally seek help from others to escape from her boyfriend's mistreatments. But what shocked her was actually seeing Lucre Marcus Zorron being Arist's brother. Who would've thought that the man she lived with all this time was related to her ex lover?

She only wanted to live. He only needed a wife—on paper. But what started as a contract… is about to rewrite their hearts. After Rain Italy Cuervanue refuses to be sold off to an old man to pay her aunt’s debt, she’s thrown out of her own home. Desperate and alone, she flees to the only place that still holds her father’s memory, the beach house he gave her on her 18th birthday, only to find out it’s been sold. And not just to anyone. To Matthew Fuentavello, the youngest, powerful, and most feared CEO in the country, from a family known across Asia. To her shock, Matthew offers her a deal: Marry him for six months, a secret contract to fulfill his grandfather’s condition for taking full control of their empire. In return, she gets the beach house back. The catch? She must also work for him as his secretary. No one must know they’re married, except his family. Rain agrees with no choice left, never expecting that the man she married on paper… is the uncle of her cheating ex-boyfriend, the one who broke her heart with her own cousin. As they pretend by day and blur the lines by night, a dangerous chemistry starts to grow. Office rumors spark. Jealousy brews. And when the whispers get too loud, Matthew drops the biggest bomb—Rain isn’t just his secretary. She’s his wife. Just when Rain begins to believe in their stolen happiness, the past comes knocking. Her ex wants her back. Matthew’s ex, the woman who once rejected the deal Rain accepted, now wants him again. And Rain begins to wonder… Was she just a second option? Or is there something Matthew’s been hiding from the start… something real?

Si Zariah Luccien Ybañez ay mapagmahal na kapatid at handang gawin ang lahat para sa kanyang pamilya. At sa hindi inaasahan ay tinakbuhan ng lalaking nakabuntis ang kapatid niyang bunso at sumabay pa ang kuya niyang may utang na sampung milyon. Pinatawag si Zariah ng boss niya sa opisina nito. Ayaw niya sanang pumunta dahil ex-boyfriend niya ito, at ayaw niyang makita. nang makarating ng opisina ay inalok siya ni Froilan ng contract marriage. Kapalit ay babayaran nito ang utang niya at sasagutin ang gastusin ng bunso niyang kapatid. Tatanggapin ba ni Zariah o pipiliin mabaon sa utang kaysa makasama ang ex niya?

Perlm Marie, the naughty girl. Ang babaeng ginamit at niloko ng kaniyang ex na si Andy pagkatapos nitong gumaling sa cancer. Gusto niya itong kalimutan, malas niya nga lang dahil napunta siya sa lalaking sarado ang puso. Ang lalaking ayaw kalimutan ang nakaraan, si Deon. Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay kinasal ang dalawa, kinasal sila dahil sa kanilang mga rason. Perlm wants to forget Andy and to be independent. While Deon wants to fulfill his grandmother's dream and the university. Kaya bang palitan ng contractual marriage ang tunay nilang nararamdaman? Can someone's love be replaced with another love? And what if dumating ang kinatatakutan ng dalawa? Ang magbalik ang kanilang mga minamahal.

In the novel "I Am in Love to a Womanizer," 30-year-old emerging writer Liezel-Anne Narisma finds herself entangled in a complex web of past love and unforeseen connections. Liezel was given a break when a big entertainment company offered her to make her novel into a TV series. Liezel's professional journey collides with her personal history when her ex-boyfriend Benedict Sarmiento, part owner of the agency that caters to the production's props and set. Benedict, a dedicated man with a clandestine past, discovers that the show's TV series eerily mirrors his own life. As it slowly unfolds, old wounds resurface, and Liezel becomes an unexpected anchor for Benedict's ex, Kathy Jones, a married woman with whom he had a relationship and the reason for his and Liezel's falling out as lovers. Amidst the complexities, a surprising revelation forces Benedict and Liezel to confront their shared history, paving the way for an uncertain future.

Baliw na baliw si Larsen Cleo sa kanyang ex-boyfriend na si Wil— na gagawin niya ang lahat para mapaibig ulit ito. She even used Georgel Kien, the well-known CEO of Juanillo Corporation that is one of the biggest corporations in the country. Ginamit siya ni Cleo sa pag-aakala na magseselos ang dating nobyo at sakaling balikan siya nito.  But things make it worse.  After successfully getting back together with Wil, her heart is nowhere to be found. She seems uninterested towards Wil anymore and something was missing from her the day Kien and her decided to end the fake boyfriend thing. Afterwards, Cleo realized that she loves Georgel Kien now, not her ex boyfriend.  How can she make him fall in love if Kien is about to marry someone? Huli na ba ang lahat para sa kanila? 

"Mahal ko ang pamangkin mo dati." "At ngayon, akin ka na. Nilaro niya ang puso mo, pero ako? Wawasakin ko kahit sino para sa'yo." Hindi kailanman inakala ni Ysabel na ang kanyang pagluha dahil sa isang sirang relasyon ay magiging daan upang mapasakamay siya ng pinakamapangahas at pinakamakapangyarihang lalaki sa buhay ng ex niya. Ang sariling tiyuhin nitong si Leonardo Verano. Tahimik. Malamig. Pero nakakabaliw kung tumingin. Inalok siya ng kasal nito. Proteksyon. Kayamanan. Lahat ng nawala sa kanya, ibinalik, kapalit ng sarili niya. Pero ang magmahal kay Leonardo ay may kasamang kondisyon. At ang unang batas? Bawal mong banggitin ang pangalan ng pamangkin niya, habang buhay.

(Grant Saavedra's Story) Tanggap ni Kiara na isa siyang 'Single mother' pero hindi pala tanggap iyon ng kanyang anak. Naghahanap ng pagmamahal ng isang ama ang anak niyang si Kian, at isa lang ang nais nito maging daddy, walang iba kundi ang ex niyang si Grant! Paano niya matatanggihan ang kanyang anak kung pati si Grant ay nais din na maging ama para sa anak niya? Mahulog kaya ang damdamin niya sa binata na walang pinakita kundi pagmamahal sa kanilang mag ina? O masasaktan lang siya sa kasinungalingan na malalaman niya? Handa ba siyang sumugal at naisin na lumaban kung malaman niya ang tunay na dahilan sa pagbabalik ng binata sa buhay nila?

[ Cavalier's Girls Series'1] CAVALIER'S GIRLS SERIES #1 A woman named Lythe Nyx Cavalier the dreamer and a future Thomasian in UST, fall in love at a very young age. She envies herself too much and feels she doesn't have value when her boyfriend uh– I mean her ex, left and fooled her months ago with no clear reasons. One day she will meet, again, Callyx Willford a devoted person and a bully engineer from DLSU. Will Lythe forget about her past and just look forward and won't be scared to fall in love again? and learn to appreciate herself? or will she risk for her happiness and break the wall she buildeth for herself? Will you risk falling in love again even it's hard? And will Lythe and Callyx still chase each other even though the fate on them is constantly pushing them away? Will they have an endgame?