OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #3 "Winning is everything. If you don't win, you are a failure." Ice is living by those words. After her mom fails to participate in the figure skating championship because of a tragedy, she is expecting four of her daughters to pursue the same goal. Ice feels all the pressure when her sister wins during her time but pursues a different field upon winning. For Ice, the only important thing is figure skating. Nothing else matters. She is only allowed to feel something when she wins or loses a competition. Until she meets Lyonelle in the sports center during summer training, the swimmer who has already won every swimming competition he participates in. Unlike Ice, Lai has it easy. He can have fun, flirt, and be playful and still win. He is not pressured, because he doesn't think winning is the only thing that matters in a competition. He thinks enjoying what you do matters more. "And a smile from you matters too," Lyonelle teases Ice, but the latter just looks at him with no emotion on her face. "Ah, I failed... but it's okay. We still have sixty-four days of summer to spend together."

OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #2 Being the niece of the volleyball team's coach, Alia is hired to design the uniforms of the players. Seven, who has had a crush on her since the first time he saw her on the campus, feels shy and awkward whenever her presence is there. What more if one summer, the whole team will have to train in the coach's province near the ocean, where Alia is also having her vacation? Every night, since Alia cannot go to the house where the team is staying, the two would just write silly letters to each other and put them in a bottle, then hang the bottle in its usual spot.

Carter and Athena are mortal enemies. From the first moment their eyes met, they disliked each other immensely. It was HATE AT FIRST SIGHT. They could not stand the mere sight of each other, even being in the same room, the tension was overwhelming, like a grenade of smoke suffocating them. But what is the core of this hatred? Do they really hate each other? Or they are just pretending to play the silly hating game to hide their true feelings. Watch the trailer of the story on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_gyhMrtQRI&t=2s

Pagmamahal? Kailan mo matatawag na pagmamahal ang nararamdaman mo? Kapag ba masaya ka tuwing kasama siya? Pero paano kapag yung kasiyahan na nadarama mo, unti unting napapalitan ng pagdududa? At paano kapag ang taong nagtulak sa'yo upang magduda ang maging dahilan para muli kang magmahal... para lamang masaktan muli? Apat na tao, isang pag ibig. Pagmamahal, o pagkamuhi. Isa lang sa dalawa. Book 1 - available in Wattpad. Book 2 - available in self-published book only. Book 3 - available in self-published book only

"Didn't I promise you? I'll destroy anyone who dares hurt you." But then he left-taking my heart with him.

Alyssa Gwyneth Calaque or 'Aly' is a typical probinsyana girl. Masipag, madiskarte sa buhay at palabang babae. Bata pa lang ay namulat na siya sa estado ng kanilang pamumuhay na hindi lahat ng bagay ay madaling makuha at kailangan munang pagsikapan. She loves the mansion of the Buenaventura, lalo na't doon niya nabuo ang pangarap niya paglaki, na kailangan niyang yumaman para mabigyan ng maginhawang buhay ang kanyang Lola. All her life she's praying for signs. Mga senyales na maghahatid sa kanya sa tamang landas, sa tamang lalake. But what if she fell inlove with someone who doesn't matches her signs? Paano kung lahat ng senyales na ipinagdasal niya ay wala sa lalakeng pinili ng puso niya? Kaya niya bang paniwalain ang sarili niya na maling lalake ang nagugustuhan niya o handa siyang itapon ang kanyang paninindigan para gawing tama ang taong taliwas sa mga senyales na hiningi niya?

Lumaki si Christienne Red Valerio na nakukuha lahat ng kanyang gusto. She's a spoiled brat who loves to play and a well-known for breaking hearts. Wala siyang dare na hindi kayang ipanalo pagdating sa pambabasted ng mga lalake. She can easily make them fall on their knees except for this Buenaventura. A well-known cold and heartless Tres Buenaventura is on her list to make him fall inlove with her. Naging challenge iyon sa kanya lalo na't wala pang babaeng nakakakuha ng atensyon ni Tres and she wants to own it, she wants to win the challenge. Pero paano kung pati ang tadhana ay makipaglaro sa kanya? Matatakasan niya kaya ang larong inumpisahan kung nahulog siya sa sariling patibong at sa lalakeng tuso pagdating sa lahat ng bagay? Unfortunately, the player got played.

Makulay ang mundo ni Tracey sa kabila ng estado ng kanilang buhay. Kontento siya sa meron sila, na ang lahat ay nagsisimula sa mababa bago umangat. Masaya siya sa kanilang buhay kahit na binansagan silang tagabundok. Kaya nakatutok na ang buong atensyon niya sa pag-aaral para makatulong sa pamilya balang araw at makaalis sila sa ganoong sitwasyon. But everything changed when her feelings for someone else worsen. Ang lalakeng palagi siyang isinisilong sa dilim at kinukulayan ng itim ang mundo niyang makulay ay unti-unti siyang binibihag. But what if she found herself being comfortable with the shade of black, with the shade of Israel who's going to bring a storm in her life? Is she willing to embrace his dark side? Kaya niya bang sumilong sa isang pagmamahal na walang dinala sa kanya kundi ay dilim lamang?

When Alexis agrees to help the school's player, she must guard the secret that could unravel everything - even as unexpected feelings complicate the game. *** What happens when Alexis Dawson, the 'resident loser' of Redwood High, agrees to help the school's notorious player, Aaron Walker? How can she stop herself from falling for him? It isn't all love and romance - Alexis has a secret of her own. Join them on a journey of jealousy, betrayal, trust, friendship, and love. A little favour just got a whole lot more complicated. *** He was so close, his breath hit my lips. His eyes darted from my eyes to my lips. I stared intently, awaiting his next move. His lips fell near my ear. "Shut up and kiss me" He whispered roughly. A chill shot up my spine. I pulled back, staring at his eyes and leaned in...

Maurice Severina de Morga, a registered nurse, wants to escape the torment of her family by leaving the country, but Ulysses Ridgen 'Yuri' Suarez offers her a fresh perspective on life. However, just as heaven grants hope, it also finds ways to take it back. *** Neglected and mistreated, Maurice has lived in the shadows of cruelty, cast aside by a family that never saw her worth. Leaving home and building a future abroad seems like the only way to prove she can live on her own. But fate has a wicked sense of irony when she asks Yuri Suarez for a bizarre request in her laboratory class. As a grumpy nurse who detests small talk, dealing with Yuri is far from easy for Maurice. But for once, she believes he is a wildcard deal straight from heaven-a chance at something more. Yet when his life hangs by a thread, Maurice is caught between saving him and saving herself. Is he truly heaven's wildcard, or has fate cursed her with yet another inescapable hell? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos