(This novel is in PURE ENGLISH.) - - - The door opens at exactly eight o'clock in the morning. I wasn't able to sleep properly last night though. My mind was wandering... thinking of what I am about to witness again today and the following days and so on. It's not like I hate my job. I do love the four corners of this happy place, I must say. The team is doing great with customer service. The names of our menu make us unique and notable. One of our bestsellers is our cookies and cream smoothie that's named "If You Want Me Come And Get Me". Silly, right? Guests also keep on posting positive feedbacks on our freedom board that is refreshed weekly. Oh, that reminds me of the post-it stickers. Did Angela forget to buy again? We are running out of supply! Someone should tell her what to do. Why is she becoming unfocused lately? What's wrong with the boss? The "ding!" sound echoes through the room as the door opens. I always love when it chimes like that. It sounds music to my ears. It also means that we are officially starting another day of business. Different groups of men and women come rushing in and my eyes are glued at everyone. I take a deep sigh as I start observing their behaviours. I can see sadness. I can sense brokenness. I can hear wailing hearts. Some celebrate in happiness. In victory. In genuine love. I shake my head. Today is another day of hearing and witnessing set of heartbreaking and gratifying stories. And, oh, before I forget. Who am I? My name is Sweet. I'm not really sure if my last name would be Escape but anyway, call me Sweet Escape. I am a café.

Bigo sa kanyang unang pag-ibig si Therese kaya naman mas pinagtuunan na lamang niya ng pansin ang pagtulong sa kanyang kapatid para maging isang ganap na singer. Sa kanilang pakikipagsapalaran para matupad ang pangarap niya para kay Zia, doon naman nila makikilala si Sebastian na may-ari ng isang record label. Sa pagdating ni Sebastian sa buhay nilang magkapatid, uusbong ba ulit ang panibagong pag-ibig para kay Therese o tuluyan nang mawawala ang pag-asa niyang may tatanggap pa sa kanya at sa kuwento ng kanyang nakaraang hindi niya kailanman maitatago? - - - - - - - - - - Why TLA #3? Dahil pangatlo kong novel ito under the TRUE LOVE ALWAYS Series but you can read it independently without reading first WILLA AND DM (TLA #1) and BLAKE AND LILY (TLA #2). Sana kapag nagka-time kayo, please also read #1 and #2 which are also stand-alone stories just like this one. Happy reading! :)

"Because at some point in our lives, we'll meet an angel born without wings." (Letters for my Ate Anne Margaret.)

The goddess of the moon can't leave the house today, so she takes visitors instead. (Companion piece to Interim Goddess of Love and Queen of the Clueless, see minavesguerra.com for more.)

After years of living abroad, 28 year old cake artist Eloisa Carreon is back home and working at Reyna Bakery, where she is expected to carry on the family tradition of creating the best cakes in Manila. But it's a return to drama: Her over-protective brother supervises her every move; her parents worry about her growing independence; and her friends won’t stop setting her up with guys who never turn out as advertised. So when she is asked to design the cake for a big wedding – staged to cover up a couple’s elopement – Eloisa takes on the duties with an understandable dose of cynicism. What starts out as an obligation takes a turn when Eloisa meets her match in Sean Alvarez, the wedding's handsome videographer. The attraction between them is undeniable, but Eloisa's got a dramatic, meddling family and her own emotional baggage to deal with. She must decide if she should take the risk and follow her heart, before she loses her mind. And when better to do it than during the year's biggest wedding?

Fate's been playing tricks on Cara Nicolas lately. She agrees to go on a blind date with her best friend’s fiancé’s cousin, only to discover that the guy is her first love from high school, Lucas Lobregat. Now that would have been a charming story, except that the date turns out to be one of the worst ever. And they can’t even pretend it never happened, because they’re both suddenly part of the wedding preparations. Just as she is starting to get to know more about the boy she used to love, Oliver Sta. Maria, an old flame who owes her some closure, surprisingly shows up. With two pasts resurfacing, which will Cara choose to rekindle? Or can she have the chance to choose at all? Playlist: "Brighter Than Sunshine" by Aqualung *** This book is available in Amazon (bit.ly/blastamazon) and Smashwords (bit.ly/blastsmash).

30 year old, no-boyfriend-since-birth Ruth needs to bring a boyfriend to her cousin's wedding, so she gets her friend Ian to play the role.

Now a series by Mediacorp. Watch the episodes anywhere in world on meWATCH's Youtube channel. Keeley accidentally swaps cell phones with a rivaling high school's star quarterback. Unable to switch back until a week later, she must interact with the arrogant boy, passing along texts and voicemails. As she gets to know him better, she realizes there's more to him than sexual innuendos and egotistical comments. But when identities are revealed and secrets are exposed, will Keeley's feelings remain? Available in bookstores now! Look for it under its new title, TEXTROVERT.

Handa mo bang isugal ang lahat-lahat para sa pag-ibig? Paano ibibigay ni Lily ang buong puso niya sa lalaking minamahal kung siya mismo ay may agam-agam sa sarili? Handa ba siyang suungin ang lahat ng laban para makamtan ang lubos na kaligayahan? Paano tatanggapin ng isang easy-going at playful na katulad ni Blake ang rejection ng kaisa-isang babaeng kanyang minahal? Isusuko ba niya ang laban dahil sa pagkabigo? Paano niya mapapatunayang karapat-dapat siyang mabigyan ng pagkakataon? - - - - - - - - - - Author's Note: Here are Blake and Lily from the story, True Love Always (TLA #1), that featured mostly Willa and DM. You can either read this first or the original one, whichever you prefer. This is a spin-off. Both stories are stand-alone. Plus if you have time, check out TLA #3, too! WARNING!!! You may want to purchase your very own Blake from Lazada (charotz) as the story goes on so good luck. :)

What would you do if an incredibly tall, handsome, hot and powerful stranger comes to you, starts flirting and announces to the world that you are his girlfriend for the very first time you two have ever met? Would you go for it? Magpapadala ka ba sa good looks? Sa amoy ng pabango? Sa mala-prinsipeng ngiti? At sa perfect white teeth? She's not really that easy-to-get and impulsive kind of girl kasi isa siyang probinsiyanang pinalaki ng conservative niyang tatay but things are about to change with a man who claims that she belongs to him ora mismo. Her name is Willa Madariaga and this is her story as the "ambushed girlfriend" of Dominic Marcus Fontanilla. Join her and her instant "dictator boyfriend" as they face the ghosts of their past; as they search for forgiveness and genuine happiness; as they solve problems and settle issues; and as they bridge their differences in the name of love. But would that be enough to consider themselves the right persons for each other in the end? O magiging isang magandang chapter lang sila sa buhay ng isa't isa that's worth reading but not worth fighting for? - - - - - 1) Willa and DM (TLA #1) - COMPLETED 2) Blake and Lily (TLA #2) - COMPLETED 3) Sean and Therese (TLA #3) - ON-GOING - - - - - Happy reading! Highest rank achieved: #324 in ROMANCE. ♡