Echelon Series by Janine Lozano

Abelina Dominga Arcilla or Abbie, grew up as the forgotten daughter of a political sharp-tongued, overlooked, and always second to her sister’s perfection. She learned early that in the Arcilla family, appearances meant everything, and love came last.But when her parents sell her grandmother’s land, the only piece of home that ever truly felt like hers, Abbie walks away... moreAbelina Dominga Arcilla or Abbie, grew up as the forgotten daughter of a political sharp-tongued, overlooked, and always second to her sister’s perfection. She learned early that in the Arcilla family, appearances meant everything, and love came last.But when her parents sell her grandmother’s land, the only piece of home that ever truly felt like hers, Abbie walks away. From the mango fields of Bicol to the dirty and noisy city of Manila to the frozen streets of Montreal, she sets out to build a life that finally belongs to her.There, she crosses paths with Keith Billings again, a man whose world spins entirely differently from hers. Where she asks for permission, he commands it. And worst of all, he’s her sister’s ex.Old wounds collide with new beginnings as Abbie finds herself caught between the past she’s desperate to escape and the quiet pull of a man she knows she shouldn’t want.The question isn’t whether she can start over, it’s whether love can take root in soil that’s already been burned. less

Jessica Manlapig thought she understood the price of survival - until Manila taught her otherwise.A journalism student from Nueva Ecija, she works herself to the bone to keep her family afloat, until debt and desperation push her toward The Blue Book - a shadowy network where companionship is currency and morality is negotiable. One night, she is sent to meet a client she knows only by an alias. But when the door opens, the man standing there isn’t a stranger... moreJessica Manlapig thought she understood the price of survival - until Manila taught her otherwise.A journalism student from Nueva Ecija, she works herself to the bone to keep her family afloat, until debt and desperation push her toward The Blue Book - a shadowy network where companionship is currency and morality is negotiable. One night, she is sent to meet a client she knows only by an alias. But when the door opens, the man standing there isn’t a stranger. He’s Alexander Almeda - heir to one of the country’s most powerful families. Cold, calculating, and devastatingly unreachable.What begins as a transaction quickly turns into something neither can define. Jessica’s body becomes collateral; her dignity, a contract. But beneath Alex’s armor of control lies a man haunted by his own ruin, drawn to the one woman he was never meant to touch. Their connection burns with tension - part obsession, part salvation - and every encounter blurs the line between punishment and desire.As Jessica sinks deeper into his world of money, secrecy, and power, she must confront the question she’s been running from since the how far can survival go before it becomes surrender?And when love finally enters the equation, it’s no longer about the contract - but the cost of breaking free.SURRENDER is a story of power and ruin, of a girl who sells her soul to save her family and the man who learns too late that some hearts aren’t meant to be owned. less

Czarina “Sari” Howard, a fiercely independent and accomplished OB-GYN, sees her world violently upended when she’s drawn into a high-stakes legal war that threatens her career and her family’s legacy. Across the battlefield stands Matthew Elizalde, a ruthless billionaire CEO whose interests, and ego, collide with hers in every possible way.Their connection burns with equal parts fury and fascination, a volatile current that blurs the line between rivalry and obsession... moreCzarina “Sari” Howard, a fiercely independent and accomplished OB-GYN, sees her world violently upended when she’s drawn into a high-stakes legal war that threatens her career and her family’s legacy. Across the battlefield stands Matthew Elizalde, a ruthless billionaire CEO whose interests, and ego, collide with hers in every possible way.Their connection burns with equal parts fury and fascination, a volatile current that blurs the line between rivalry and obsession. After a heated, drunken confrontation where Sari dares to challenge Matthew’s power, the tension between them becomes impossible to ignore.The fight soon spills beyond the courtroom, Sari determined to save her family’s clinic, Matthew intent on testing her resolve simply because he can.What unfolds is a story of dominance and defiance, of two powerful, wounded souls locked in a dangerous dance of pride and control, until they realize that what they’re fighting against might also be what’s pulling them under. less

Brianna Kim grew up knowing the world would bend for her... polished, privileged, untouchable. But beneath the cold perfection she wears like armor is a girl who has never learned how to lose. And when she returns to Vigan, she discovers the one thing she cannot the people who don’t belong to her world at all.There, in the sun-drenched streets and quiet corners of a town she once dismissed, she meets Jenny, warm, grounded, painfully sincere... moreBrianna Kim grew up knowing the world would bend for her... polished, privileged, untouchable. But beneath the cold perfection she wears like armor is a girl who has never learned how to lose. And when she returns to Vigan, she discovers the one thing she cannot the people who don’t belong to her world at all.There, in the sun-drenched streets and quiet corners of a town she once dismissed, she meets Jenny, warm, grounded, painfully sincere. A girl who becomes her friend, her mirror, and eventually, her rival without ever knowing it.And at the center of their silent tug-of-war stands Jordan Saavedra. Steady, principled, devastating without trying. A man who moves through life with a quiet gravity that pulls them both in different ways.What begins as curiosity twists into obsession as Brianna finds herself entangled in a story she was never meant to enter, a story of affection, ambition, and betrayal woven between two girls who should never have crossed paths.Now she faces a question she’s never had to Is she willing to lose the girl who trusted her… for the man who never promised her anything?And more dangerously, what happens when the girl who has everything decides she refuses to be second to anyone? less

Olivia Salvador has spent her life unnoticed inside her own home, quiet, obedient, and treated as the least important daughter of a politically influential family. She works at a department store by day, studies at night, and hides her dreams in an old envelope at the bottom of her bag. Her world is small and controlled, held together only by her two closest friends, Mae and Jonathan... moreOlivia Salvador has spent her life unnoticed inside her own home, quiet, obedient, and treated as the least important daughter of a politically influential family. She works at a department store by day, studies at night, and hides her dreams in an old envelope at the bottom of her bag. Her world is small and controlled, held together only by her two closest friends, Mae and Jonathan.Everything changes when Simon Jimenez, billionaire, strategist, and the force behind a trillion-peso development in Madanunan, arrives in Santa Agueda. When his project meets resistance from the Salvador clan, Simon studies their weaknesses and discovers the daughter they keep in the shadows.In a single meeting, he chooses her. Not Clarisse, the polished heiress. Not the daughter prepared for alliances. Olivia.Simon offers marriage not as romance but as calculated precision. The choice throws Olivia into conflict with Helena’s threats, her family’s control, and her own fears. Yet Simon also offers something she has never been protection, autonomy, and the chance to escape a life that has always kept her small.Caught between two cages, one of fear and one of power, Olivia must decide which future she can survive… and which one might finally allow her to be seen. less

Sophia Ysabel Almeda arrives in Madanunan expecting a career breakthrough, not a collision with a man who will dismantle her carefully curated life. Sent by her brother Alex to handle the marketing launch of the trillion-peso Madanunan Crown resort, Sophia thrives in chaos, beauty, and spectacle. She plans to turn the mountain into a global phenomenon, not realizing someone else is quietly shaping the mountain’s future from the shadows... moreSophia Ysabel Almeda arrives in Madanunan expecting a career breakthrough, not a collision with a man who will dismantle her carefully curated life. Sent by her brother Alex to handle the marketing launch of the trillion-peso Madanunan Crown resort, Sophia thrives in chaos, beauty, and spectacle. She plans to turn the mountain into a global phenomenon, not realizing someone else is quietly shaping the mountain’s future from the shadows.Christoph Richter, Ardent Lex Group’s cold, precise lead counsel, arrives in Ilocos to finalize multinational deals and keep the empire legally unshakeable. He is disciplined, unreadable, and entirely uninterested in being distracted, until Sophia storms into his orbit with glitter, ambition, and an energy he cannot quantify.Their worlds crash, first at the resort, then at Elysium’s opening night, and again when Sophia is forced to bring her entire marketing blueprint to Christoph’s suite for approval. What begins as irritation becomes tension, what becomes tension turns volatile, and what turns volatile becomes impossible to ignore.As Madanunan rises, Nobu negotiations, Tsukikage expansion, international press flooding in, Sophia and Christoph are pulled into each other’s gravity. Chaotic charm meets cold precision, and neither escapes unchanged.In a mountain built on power, spectacle, and secrets, Unhinged becomes the story of two people who never should have collided, yet can’t stop crashing into each other. less