Collection of my one-shot stories written from 2011-2016. Book cover by Taryn [@soundthealarm]

⚠️ Warning: R18/SPG ⚠️ Hugo Alberto San Miguel, a debonair chef and the owner of the prestigious Oceanic Restaurant chain across Asia. He is perfectly content at thirty-two, living a life free from drama and full of success. But when he unexpectedly crosses paths again with Adellina Vidallez- the woman he never realized had made a huge mistake in his past, everything begins to unravel. While he's indifferent to the past betrayal, its consequences are already affecting his carefully controlled environment. Adellina Vidallez, a spirited woman who will stop at nothing to protect herself in whatever manner. Trouble is always on her heels, but she's never one to back down. This time, though, things will be different. She's determined to make Hugo take responsibility he placed her in. No matter how tangled things get, she'll ensure that she's always one step ahead of him. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Sa salitang love hindi talaga natin masasabi kung kailan ito aatake o mangyayari. Minsan hindi natin namamalayan ang ating sarili na nahuhulog na pala tayo sa isang tao sa sobrang paghanga natin sa kanila. 'Yung tipong hindi naman natin sila tipo pero nangyayari na lang bigla ang isang himala at iyon ang mahulog. Si Eli sa murang edad niya na 17 ay doon nagsimulang madurog ang kanyang puso. Sa halos na 2 years niya itong naging crush ay sa bandang huli sinaktan siya. Nangako siya sa sarili na hindi na siya ulit magpapadala sa emosyon pero. Paano kaya niya mapipigilan ang kanyang sarili na huwag mahulog ulit kung may makikilala siyang isang lalaki sa paglipat niya sa kursong nursing? Paano niya mapipigilan ang pusong hindi mahulog at hindi masaktan kung sa unang tingin niya kay Maeo na halos hindi niya makalma ang sarili sa tuwing nasa paligid niya ito.

BOOK 1: OUR ONE-SIDED LOVE Nagtransfer si Maricko sa San Lorenzo University para sa isang dahilan lamang - ang magkaroon ng pagkakataong maging malapit kay Hiro Valdez, ang ace pitcher ng baseball team ng SLU. Na love at first sight kasi siya rito noong minsang mapanood niya ang team nito na kalaban ng team ng dati niyang pinapasukang unibersidad. Hindi siya nabigong mapalapit kay Hiro dahil sa mga pangyayaring laging nagbibigay ng dahilan upang magkasama sila. Habang nakikilala niya ito ay lalong lumalim ang nadarama niya rito. Madalas din ay hindi niya maiwasang umasa dahil sa special attention na ibinibigay nito sa kanya. Ngunit agad ding nawala ang pag-asang iyon sa natuklasan niya tungkol dito. Hiro is in love with his childhood friend who is also his best friend's girlfriend. At kahit pa laging siya ang kasama nito ay alam niyang pag-aari pa rin ng babaeng iyon ang puso nito. Hanggang kailan ba siya maghihintay upang mabaling sa kanya ang pag-tingin nito?

Trace Lavigne was SEAL. His code name: Condor. A bird of prey. A hunter. Dangerous and majestic. Uncapable of love... of tenderness. He was angry and bitter. Tulad ng dalawang kasamahan niya--ex-SEAL Ivan and Brad--nakikipaghamok siya na tila ba wala nang bukas. Until an exotic stranger proposed to him. Walang dalawang tao na noon lang nagkita ay magpapakasal sa isa't isa. But the lady was desperate to marry anyone available. And he would rather be the one. Ano ang mawawala sa kanya kung sasang-ayunan niya ang alok ng estrangherang pakasalan niya ito? In one moment of madness,he gave his name to a dark beauty but a stranger. Only that stranger happened to be Jessica Fortalejo--the youngest heiress of the Fortalejo Empire. _____ **all credits goes to Martha Cecilia**

Nagkamalay si Alaina sa isang ospital sa isang probinsiya na puno ng sugat ang katawan. She had no memory of her past. She was six weeks pregnant. Ayon sa lahat ay isa siya sa dalawang taong nakaligtas sa isang banggaan ng bus at pickup truck na nahulog sa bangin. She was told days later that she was Mrs. Emmy Javier, ang asawa ng isa pang nakaligtas sa aksidente. Subalit paanong hindi niya maramdaman na asawa nga niya si Philip Javier? Totoong wala siyang maalala sa nakaraan niya, pero hindi ba at hindi naman nakalilimot ang puso? Bakit sa kaibuturan ng puso niya ay naroon ang pananabik sa ibang lalaki? Lalaking sa palagay niya ay kabahagi ng pagkatao niya?

(Finalist for PHR Novel of the Year 2015) "In this cruel world, you've managed to introduce me gentleness." Caleb came back to the Philippines with an epic plan, to ruin Alaric, his twin brother. Kaya naman ilang araw bago ang kasal ni Alaric ay dinukot at binihag niya ang pinakamamahal nitong fiancée na si Gianna at dinala sa kanyang pribadong isla. Pero sa araw-araw na nakakasama niya ang dalaga ay siya rin ang nahuhulog sa sariling bitag. He fell in love along the way with Gianna. Sa panibagong laban nilang iyon ng kanyang kakambal, masiguro pa kaya ni Caleb ang kanyang pagkapanalo?

UNIVERSITY SERIES #6 Past experiences. Broken hearts. Present tragedy. Those are the things Kierra Ynares from UST Architecture and Shan Lopez from DLSU Psychology have in common. No matter how wretched their similarities are, they still found ways to escape... to look forward to tomorrow, and keep everything that happened yesterday behind.

Nasa high school pa lamang si Nikki nang makilala niya si Matt. She was the campus princess, he was the campus nerd. Pero hindi naging hadlang iyon para magkalapit ang mga loob nila. Masaya siya kapag kasama niya ito. But everything went sour when she denied him in front of her friends on the night of their Christmas ball. That was the last time she ever saw him. She thought she would never see him again. Pero pagkalipas ng pitong taon, bigla itong dumating uli sa buhay niya. He was now a full-grown man oozing with confidence and appeal. And she realized she wasn't completely over him. Was it all right to believe in second chances?