Celeste Rionna Mendoza-has always been the rock of her family. Bilang panganay na anak sa isang wasak na pamilya, umiikot ang buhay niya sa pagprotekta sa mga kapatid at sa pagtiyak na hindi nila maramdaman ang mga sugat ng pag-abandona na siya mismo ang nagdala. When Kohen Huxley Ramirez, the charismatic son of a powerful politician, enters her life, he awakens a part of her that has long been silent-her desire to be loved and to choose something for herself. But Rio's fragile happiness crumbles when she learns Kohen is engaged to another woman. Devastated, she leaves him without demanding answers, never allowing herself the luxury of heartbreak. Habang lumilipas ang mga taon, nakatuon si Rio sa kanyang pamilya at sa lumalago niyang career. Pero nang muling magkrus ang landas nila, biglang nagbalik ang mga matagal nang inilibing na damdamin, at lumitaw ang mga sikreto ng nakaraan. For the first time, Rio must decide if loving Kohen is worth risking the walls she built-and if she can forgive the man who broke her heart to save her.

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #4 How does it feel to live with tons of what ifs and should-have-beens? Knowing that under different parameters, you could have worked it out. Knowing that if you only weathered the storm together, you could have built a home in each other's arms. Napakaraming sana--ganiyan ang naging takbo ng buhay ni Ysabelle Katana Montecer. Sana mayaman siya. Sana mas maganda. At sana may kapangyarihan siyang ibalik ang oras. If only she had listened to the little voice in her head, she could have been in a relationship with the only man who ever caught her attention--River Mattias Fuentabella. But it was too late for her. She was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. A heartbeat away from silence. Kahit ayaw niya, kailangan niyang tanggapin ang hatol ng tadhana. River would always be out of her reach. He was close, but not too close enough for her to hold. They could have happened. They could have been together. But sadly, they never were.

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erps series #2 complete [unedited] If only you loved me; maybe our fate would have become better and maybe the pain would have become worth it. Princess Aziah "Ziah" Florencio doesn't believe in being attached to the concept of love and she had given up the idea of finding a prince as she never had been introduced to fairytales. Okay na sa kan'ya ang hindi magmahal, basta hindi rin siya masasaktan. Her habit of making players cry unexpectedly made her cross paths with a known player who seemed to be interested in her. . .but also sends her a lot of mixed signals. Ryker Miguel Adeva is the epitome of the reason why Ziah avoids being in love. . .unfortunately, he is also the reason why being loved seemed to be a good experience. With all the contradictions and bending of beliefs, will Ziah finally be able to let herself experience being loved? In exchange for also unguarding her heart against Ryker? If only she allows herself to love him?

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.