When her longtime boyfriend proposes to her, Nari does not seem happy. She rejects him, hoping he would understand. But two years, seven days, three hours, five minutes, and thirty seconds later, Nari enters a church and watches him get married to someone else. *** At 21, Nari Miranda graduates from college wanting to complete her bucket list-being independent, visiting the US, traveling Europe, and adopting a dog-so when Benny, her longtime boyfriend proposes and surprises her with a house-their own house--she doesn't feel right. Until she follows the first thing she thinks of that moment: she rejects him. Nari hopes that everything will still be okay between them, but seeing Benny with another girl becomes too much for her. Feeling broken, she goes to a bar to drink her pain away and meets Preston, the man she always coincidentally crosses paths with, not knowing her life will take a whole new different turn. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGNED BY: Louise De Ramos

"POVERTY IS NOT HINDRANCE TO SUCCESS!" Sigaw ni Islanda bilang panimula niya sa sinalihang barangay beauty pageant. Iyon ang katagang memoryado na halos 7.2 Billion na populasyon sa mundo. Ginamit na sa slam/autograph book, naisulat na ng maraming sikat na personalidad at sinigaw na ng mga bakla sa mga contests. But to Isla, she hold those words dear to her heart. A girl with a BIG DREAM.. yet small height, namulat si Islanda Macatuto na salat sa pamumuhay. Dapat siya maging maangas, maliksi.. --- mapanuri, mapagmatyag, mapangahas, Matangla--- ehem.. Matigas ang ulo niya pero madiskarte. Living alone, struggling almost every day of her life, nanatili pa rin siya matatag at hinaharap ang kinabukasan na taas-noo. Lumaki man siyang walang-wala, di pa rin pumasok sa utak niya ang gumawa ng masasamang bagay. Kasi naniniwala siyang may magandang darating sa buhay niya pag maging mabait ka. . . But one sunny day, . . She was charged stealing a cellphone by no other than the country's top super idol, Liam Alejo-Torres. Sa kabila ng pagiging inosente niya sa krimen, umikot ang buhay niya na pina-360 degrees nang may minungkahi ito. Dala ng pangangailangan, she made pact with the blue-eyed devil. Will Islanda make the odds placed on her favor? Or will Liam make her play by his rules? Will the unrefined lady bring him down from his high horse? "Never." Sagot ni Liam. "Wag kang magsalita ng tapos, 'tol." Angas namang ngisi ni Isla. Or will the Devil with a Golden Curls, Icy Blue-Eyes and Crooked Grin bring the woman out of her? "Easy as pie." It's Liam's turn to smile. He bit his lower-lip, eyes slitting with his playful grin. "I need PERA not PROBLEMA." Tango pa ni Isla para segundahan ang sinabi. "Let's see about that. How long can you last?" Let the Battle of Wits.. begin!! 🤣

"If tomorrow comes and I forget about this, and I forget about you, will you still love me?" Yesterday. Love. Nothing else matters to Lee Gabriel than Odyssey Lee. If love was a manifestation, iyon ay ang pag-ibig ni Lee. At unti-unti rin yong naramdaman ni Odyssey. Everything was perfect, until it wasn't. Today. Strangers. That's what they are. A few years after they broke up, Lee and Odyssey reunite at their high school reunion. It's awkward and weird pagkatapos ng lahat ng nangyari. But the feeling is still there. Everything is up in the air. Tomorrow. Loss. Slowly, the memory fades. Every moment feels like a ticking clock as Lee's health deteriorates. The heart remembers, but the mind forgets. Everything is uncertain. Language: Tagalog/English Date Started: June 24, 2019 Date Completed: January 11, 2020 Date Published in Paperback: December 2023