Intoxication caused Cera to lose track of the stranger's face throughout a boozy night she spent with him. After that evening, her life grew more difficult than it had been. She began duping folks like it was her forte. When the truth finally came out at the right time, she had to stand by her choices and deal with the consequences. But can she ever start over again considering all the lies that haunts her? Can she start over again with a fresh start? Can she over come love that lingers her heart? Will she choose to forget love and continue life with freedom?

Luxe, Lies, and Love Series #1: The Art of Loving Again Tangerine Amara Menendrez met Xian Yvo Villacer through a sudden engagement. Tangerine agreed to the arrangement because of her parents. They warned her, if she refused, she would be disowned. And as a daughter-one who was never truly noticed, cared for, or loved-she gave in. Xian, on the other hand, had only one reason to agree: to secure his inheritance. Despite the circumstances, they made their marriage work. They built a life, a family, and unexpectedly, they fell in love. But not everything stays perfect. Not everything stays happy. Xian soon discovers the truth-he married a substitute. Tangerine's name isn't even written on their marriage certificate. What happens if he lets her slip away because of this misunderstanding? Can they consider their union strong enough to fix what's broken? Can they think of their daughter to save what remains? Can they unearth the love they buried beneath pain and secrets? Date finished: September 28, 2020 Currently under editing.

(LINGAYEN SERIES 1) Astynomia has a dark skin and black curly hair, the reason why she is being ignored and bullied. A third year high school student who transfered and studies at Pangasinan National High School, leaving her childhood bestfriend in Manila. The bullying intensifies after joining the promenade. People call her names after a video leaked that saw her face together with her boyfriend having a sex that cause her breakdowns and lowered her self steem. She wanted to go back to the times when she's with her childhood bestfriend Acel. She wanted to go back to which she feels secured whenever he's around her. She wanted to go to back to the times where they can share their stories on each other. How badly she miss her bestfriend, how badly she wanted to see him again. But the question is, when? Started: July 2020 Finished: August 2020

Hyacinth Brianna Wayne Galvez grew up in a family of teachers-where lesson plans were praised and chalk-dusted hands were the norm. But her dreams don't fit on a blackboard. Hyacinth wants to build, to create, to engineer a world where she is finally enough. Yet everywhere she turns, voices whisper that she's aiming too high, that engineering isn't a place for someone like her. Torn between loyalty to her family's expectations and the fire of her own ambition, Hyacinth walks a path riddled with doubt, fear, and quiet rebellion. But dreams aren't her only burden. Haunted by a broken home and the shadow of her parents' failed love, Hyacinth fears emotional closeness. Her heart builds walls higher than any machine she could ever design. When someone unexpected begins to reach through her carefully constructed barriers, she must face a choice: risk everything for love-or push it away before it can hurt her. As she stands at the intersection of two futures-one carved by fear, the other forged by courage-Hyacinth must choose: Will she let the voices of others decide her fate, or will she fight for the life and love she truly deserves? A heartwrenching story of resilience, dreams, and the courage it takes to say goodbye-to fear, to doubt, and sometimes... to the people we love the most.

Two fates intertwine became a mere echo of what once bloomed. Their relationship was shattered, a melody that once harmonized their lives now broken and disjointed. What happened to Maelia that transformed her into a different person, her heart guarded by fragments of an unfinished serenade, a testament to her resilience? Khaos Luel, amidst his success, carried within him fragments of an unresolved symphony, forever entangled in the remnants of their shared past. Their reunion was an intertwining of altered destinies, echoing the haunting resonance of an interrupted melody. Each carried fragments of a once-loud tune, now muffled by time and the weight of their separate journeys. This meeting, a collision of changed souls, spoke volumes through the echoes of that unresolved harmony lingering between them. Will the unfinished melody be complete after years of interruptions?

This story is written in taglish. *COMPLETED "WARNING: MATURE CONTENT (R-18) Call of Heart Series #1: Miles from Fate Reila Isabella Dela Fuente is the only child of Celina and Marshall Dela Fuente. Dahil nag-iisang anak, gano'n na lamang kahigpit ang mga magulang. Laging bantay-sarado ng kaniyang bodyguard. Hindi niya kailanman naranasan ang maging malaya sa kahit anong bagay. She couldn't even make decisions for herself, because her parents were always there to decide for her. Reila Isabella willingly follows everything her parents tell her. She's not allowed to hang out with friends. She's not allowed to have a boyfriend and must prioritize her studies first. Naiintindihan niya ito kaya kahit minsan ay taliwas man sa kaniyang nararamdaman, patuloy lang siyang sumusunod. Ngunit ano'ng gagawin ni Reila sa oras na magsimulang umusbong ang matagal niyang binaon dahil sa limitasyon? Susugal ba siya o susunod pa rin sa utos? Barriers rose up. Just when she knew she has found her fate, nothing else she can do but to hope. Her fate may be near her, it feels like she's still miles and miles away from him. Samuel Benjamin Salviejo Reila Isabella Dela Fuente

Camille is a typical family-centered person who will do anything for her family - even if it entails losing her passionate dream to hold a stethoscope. However, a person's life is not so different from the sun that is bound to set each day. At some point in her life, she loses all, but apparently, not ALL. Amidst her bleak times - and as someone perceived as aromantic - Camille finds comfort under the cradle of a light guised as a man named Anais. But then again, everything existing is entitled to its own end. So much can change in a year. So much has happened at 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣. Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Unless stated otherwise, all names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this book are either creations of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

[ARDENT SERIES #3} I loved him but being with him was very lethal. It may not kill me physically, but it was killing me emotionally. Our relationship was a lethal attachment. And so, I detached myself from him to keep on living.

The Wattys 2022 Winner! Category: Romance Campo Razzo has always been a refuge for animals and for Adamaris Segovia, it is also the home of her dreams. But with her best friend transferring to Puerto de Marina, Adamaris was left with no choice but to help manage both the camp and the farm. She knew she needed more help than ever but the return of the eldest son of the Camporazzo wasn't the help that she actually needed. She knows accepting his help may either make her or break her. Coming home to Campo Razzo is the last thing that Reeve Camporazzo wanted to do. He had a perfect life back in the Metro but one thing led to another, destroying his career and leaving him with nothing. Now that he's back home, he was offered a job to manage the Camp and to do that he needs to work with the lady who had been on his mind since the day he left his hometown. Days of working together made them accustomed to each other's presence, reminiscing the past and rekindling their forgotten feelings. Adamaris began to believe that Reeve has changed and he was willing to stay for the better. But as soon as problems arise and a probable love triangle, can Adamaris overcomes her doubts and find forgiveness? Or will she choose to protect her heart?

Determined to lift her family out of poverty, Syrean Romano decided to work for the Balsameda Hotel-a place her mother forbids her to go. Iyon lang ang tanging lugar na naiisip niyang magiging daan upang makamit ang kaniyang pangarap at matupad ang kaniyang kahilingan na mahanap ang ama. Upon entering the Balsameda Hotel, she meets the man she thought she would never see again at hindi niya inakalang magiging boss niya ito. Working as a waitress in the morning and a singer at the Balsameda Bistro at night, was enough proof that she could never get away from the intense stares of Wyatt Balsameda. Wyatt Balsameda has always been compassionate with his employees but one thing is for sure, he was sure as hell attracted to the lovely Miss of the Balsameda Bistro. His constant visit to the Bistro made it difficult for him to withdraw his attention from the exquisite singer. Stealing glances, subtle aversions and almost clandestine meetings brought their feelings out of control. Syrean soon realizes that she was falling in love with Wyatt and it wasn't a part of her plan. Neither did staying. As secrets between their families were unraveled, their feelings for each other were tested by time and faith. Upon breaking her silence and a sudden call from home, Syrean have not anticipated that she was headed for another crashing moment in her life. And that...she only needed Wyatt's embrace to pull herself together.