The third story of the Happy Boys. :)

Alexandra was married to Pablo. She thought he was the perfect husband. And he was a great father to their kids. Although she had never liked her mother-in-law, she thought she could not ask for more. That's until Pablo's ex-fiancée, whom he was forced not to marry because of Alexandra, came back. Ang tahanang inakala niyang maayos nilang inalagaan at tinaguyod na mag-asawa, bigla ay nayanig. Alexandra could not imagine her life without her husband. But something happened that made her think of calling it quits. She told him she wanted out. His answer was: "Absolutely not! No way!"

To Have and To Hold Hindi kilala ni Maurin si Vince Hidalgo. Pero isang araw, basta na lang dumating ang lalaki sa apartment niya. Nang makita ito ay isang salita lang ang kanyang naisip: wonderful! Ipinagpipilitan ni Vince na kasalanan niya ang isang aksidenteng nangyari eight months ago. He was a thirty-four-year-old widower at ang kaisa-isang anak nito ay namatay pa sa aksidenteng iyon. Vince wanted her to pay for it. Ayaw ni Maurin na mademanda. She was a teacher at reputasyon niya ang nakataya. Hindi rin naman balak ni Vince na dalhin pa sa korte ang problema. There was only one solution in his mind. "You killed my son," sabi nito na puno ng akusasyon. "You must bear me another son." ------- From This Day Forward Theirs was a whirlwind romance. Nasa kanila na yata ang titulong "Shortest Engagement of the Entire Romance History." Pakiramdam ni Kristel ay wala nang pinakatama pang gawin kundi ang pumayag sa alok na kasal ni Alex. They both fell in love with each other in almost an instant. At hindi nga sila nag-aksaya ng sandali. Nagpakasal sila Soon they discovered each other's fault. Iniwan ni Kristel si Alex sa farm sa pag-asang susuyuin siya nito at hihimuking bumalik doon. Subalit nagkamali siya iba ang naiuklasan niya Alex was busy seeing his childhood sweetheart. Alex is mine! protesta ng puso niya.

Published in 2017 Unedited

Zack was Acky's childhood friend. Madalas silang mapagkamalang magkapatid. Madalas pareho rin ang mga nakakahiligan nilang gawin at parehong marami ang nagkakagusto sa kanilang dalawa. The only difference they had was their belief on love. Zack was born romantic while Acky was realistic. Hindi man magkatugma ang mga paniniwala nila ay nanatiling magkaibigan pa rin silang dalawa. So there really was no reason for him to make her have the same belief about love. Ngunit bakit sa dami ng mga pinagdaanan nila ay hindi nila maiwan ang isa't isa?

Arabella's almost perfect world shattered when her fiance went missing on the day of their wedding. Ang masakit at wala man lang itong ibinigay na matino at katanggap-tanggap na rason kung bakit iniwan siya nito. Pinayuhan siya ng boss at kaibigan niya na magbakasyon muna para makapagpahinga at makapag-isip-isip. Naisip niyang tama ito kaya pumayag siya sa suhestiyon ng babae na sa resthouse ng pamilya nito sa Quezon magpunta. Ang akala niya ay makakapagpahinga siya ng maayos roon, pero isang gabi pa lamang siya sa pananatili doon ay dumating ang isang napaka-aroganteng lalaki na sumira ng pamamahinga niya - si Jared. Pinsan pala ito ng boss niya at naroon din ito para magbakasyon. Pagkatapos ng matinding diskusyon at nagkasundo sila pareho na manatili doon. Magkasama sila sa resthouse pero wala silang pakialam sa isa't-isa. Pero sadyang mahirap iwasan ang atraksiyon na nadarama niya para rito. This beast was so damn hard to ignore!

This is one of my very first books, considered classic by many readers who had the chance to have a copy way back in 1999. Published by Precious Pages Corporation. reprint is now available