Monster High Holt

CLEANERS A Filipino Urban Fantasy Series Synopsis When the monsters are real, who protects the innocent? In the Philippines, an ancient evil hides behind human faces. Shapeshifters stalk the night, preying on families while wearing the masks of trusted neighbors. Most victims never see them coming. Those who do rarely survive to tell the tale. Denmar and Marden Santos are twin brothers whose lives changed forever in a single night. Now they're part of a secret organization that hunts creatures most people believe are just folklore. Armed with blessed weapons and trained by survivors like themselves, they must navigate a hidden war where enemies look exactly like allies. Where the helpful janitor might be feeding information to monsters. Where saving one life might require sacrificing another. Because when shapeshifters can be anyone, trust becomes the deadliest game of all. As an ancient power stirs and the supernatural underground prepares for war, the Santos twins face an impossible choice that will determine not just their survival, but the fate of everyone they're sworn to protect. In a world where monsters hide in plain sight, how do you know who the real enemy is? CLEANERS is a supernatural thriller that blends Filipino folklore with modern urban fantasy, exploring themes of family, loyalty, and the price of survival when the line between human and monster becomes impossible to draw.

"Every time I kill, a memory of my mother is erased. Every time I use this power, my own name becomes foreign to my ears." Five years after the Red Rose plague transformed Chicago into a vegetative hell, Nico Moretti survives as a monster wearing human skin. Known as Subject 01, Nico is the Patient Zero who successfully adapted to the alien seeds from Aegis Pharma. However, that power comes with a horrific price: every 1% increase in Mutation permanently strips away 1% of his memories. In the midst of the Great Bloom Cycle that has begun to destroy the remnants of civilization, Nico rescues Elena Vance, a scientist who holds the secret key to Project Catalyst. Nico is now hunted not only by the Apostles—humans who worship the plague—but also by Sovereign, the collective consciousness of the roses that seeks to take over his body completely. With the arrival of The Reapers from space and a military ready to incinerate the city, Nico must fight through thousands of Bloomers toward the Greenhouse. He must choose: lose all his memories to become a God who destroys his enemies, or die as a human who doesn't remember who he is. Blood must be spilled, mutations must bloom. Because in this world, power isn't free—it is paid for with the soul.

Bruce is seen as trash in Mr Chase's family. His wife was involved in a hit and run and he asked his Father for help but he refused and his in-laws tried to blackmail to sign over any inheritance he got so they could help him ,but before he could get the money it was too late because his wife died. He was offered money and a Mansion to bury the investigation of his wife but he refused to take the money and wanted justice for his wife,his wicked in-laws kicked him out of the house because of his refusal to accept the money and his Father abandoned him. In his state of despair he promised to find whoever killed his wife no matter the cost and make them pay. ***Excerpt from the book*** "Why would you want to ruin my life?You have become a monster like your grandfather." Mr Chase yelled and I burst out laughing causing Mr Chase to back away. I stared him dead in the eyes,no trace of a smile on my face. "Father,I will become your nightmare if you don't tell me who killed my wife." I said my voice low and calm, void of any emotion.

"If the world cannot contain me then I shall contain the world." ____ After living half of his teenage life with constant fear, always on the run and being treated like an outcast because he was slightly different from other kids. Uche has a strange healing ability that made him immune to any injury and because of this, Uche had learned to endure the cruelty of humanity, living today to survive tomorrow. Until he met a group of vampires who claimed that he's one of them, curious to find out the truth, Uche ventured into the vampire world only to be met with a different kind of cruelty. He was outcast again, tortured and broken into pieces, all because he was different from the vampires too. He was another monster from them. Still clinging to finding out the truth about him and paying those people that hurt him back, Uche would venture into the underworld. Would he be able to find out the truth about him? would he survive in the underworld full of all kinds of monsters that defies the logic of life? More importantly, would Uche be able to pay back the people that hurt him or would he focus on a different goal entirely? Curious to find out? Add to your library and follow Uche on his journey of conquest. ____ ----discord ( JWB_Kante)

Clay Willis is surviving by a miracle and firmly believes that she has exhausted every bad luck in this life and her next two. She is working multiple jobs,her landlord is always after her,the evil kid from the bar is trying to get her fired and her sister has a bad heart, she is positive , nothing can go wrong again. But,once again life chooses to shock her when she finds out that her sister's health has suddenly deteriorated and the cost of a new heart is about as high as the cost of a life. She goes to a family she hates and they request for just that,a life in exchange for her sister's heart. If Clay plays the game well,she might get her life and her sister's back but if she does not,she dies and her sister follows.

In the sprawling city of aspirations, Liam is a young man with dreams as high as the towering skyscrapers. Working from dawn till dusk to pay his dues and support his family. One fateful night, bruised and battered, Liam returns to his tiny apartment that night, only to collapse at his doorstep. Little does he know, his life is on the brink of an extraordinary transformation. A mysterious notification materializes out of thin air, introducing him to the enigmatic "Merchant System." Follow Liam's journey as he navigates an unexpected realm of quests and challenges, leveraging his newfound abilities to embark on a quest for self-discovery, respect, and an opportunity to rewrite the narrative that has confined him. "The Unadorned Sovereign" is a tale of resilience and the unbreakable spirit of a young man determined to defy the odds, even in a world where the rules seem unfairly stacked against him.

Seven years ago, a dark giant shadow visited my house and killed my mother. It changed me, forever. Four years later, after the Mega Human experiment 2.0 went wrong, I became a mutant. I became.... "Shadow Man!" "The boy behind the shadow has been identified as..." "Jude Rutherford! Seventeen year old high school boy..." "Is he Shadow Man?" When the mutant who killed my mother appeared again to destroy me, I knew being Shadow Man was not just my hobby. It was my destiny. Now I must protect everyone I love. And I must find out why my mother died. Who was the dark shadow? And why did he come for her? I must find out all these while hiding my second identity.

Blurb : 21 years old Maxwell lived with his old, poor parents in a wreck and almost abandoned building at Olive street in the downtown city of Los Angeles. They were very poor and his father was also ill of stroke. They manage to feed from the little money his old mum got from her cleaning job but they couldn't take his father to a hospital because the bills was too high for them. In attempt to save his sick father from going to jail, Maxwell agreed to marry the crippled daughter of the wealthy man whom his father had taken the loan from. His life was messed up by his bride and her family as they all made him feel worthless and useless in their home. Find out what happened when Maxwell falls in love and made love to his bride female cousin, Riya. The love, conflict and discoveries that comes afterwards...

Miles Creek, due to his father's unintentionally involvement in his mother's death, broke away from the family and tried to make a living on his own. However, after experiencing business failures and his daughter falling ill, he borrowed from relatives and friends, only to be looked down upon by his in-laws. Even his wife gradually became disappointed in him amidst their financial struggles. Unable to gather the high medical expenses for his daughter, Miles found himself at a dead end. His wife even became a target of advances from her superiors in order to gather the money for medical expenses. With no other options left, Miles contacted the old butler of his family to borrow money, but he was given a condition he must agree to before he could get the money to save his daughter's life.

Nolan Rhys was the silent architect behind Rhys Tech Global's meteoric rise. As Chief Production Officer and master strategist, he not only built the company's success but also orchestrated the foundation of his wife Evelyn's elite business empire—from the shadows. Yet, amid the widespread judgements in high society, Evelyn came to see Nolan as nothing more than a disposable pawn. Driven by ambition and the relentless pursuit of status she shattered their marriage, betraying and humiliating Nolan while stripping him of everything he'd built. Presumed broken and vanished without trace, Nolan disappeared—only to re-emerge as the elusive Phantom king. Now from his exile, he readies himself to dismantle the world that cast him aside, orchestrating a calculated return that promises to unpend the established order. The game is just beginning, and those who underestimated him will soon learn the true cost of betrayal.