PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE YOU CONTINUE : If you're not used to another writing style, which includes transitions in between, then I suggest you either read this book with all your deep comprehension and critical understanding, or to wait 'til I'm done revising the book for an even more clean finish. I will be editing this soon after I'm done with the first installment, The Secluded Trails of Deceit, so... ' expect additional chapters of their love story ' some scenes and lines will likely be revised, deleted, and/or replaced ' improvement in writing style and narrations ' revelations, plot twists, and back stories will be reconstructed

At the very end of her heart's beating, there's someone hiding, purposely locked up and sealed by none other than her own loving. That girl is known as Giovanna Chantria Asuncion. Who chose to forget what was all in the past but faced it again when someone she never thought would be connected in the crash... From smiles, laughs, and giggles, everything turned out so fast. It suddenly revolved around betrayals, lies, and disguises, which, in the first place, all of the people never thought they would actually end up saying their goodbyes. So... The question is, can they handle it all at once? When there are hidden masks behind them that they're not aware of; secrets that they don't want to talk about. Is love enough for them to accept the secluded trails of deceit they have already buried deep?

Lance Milonel Zapanta is a womanizer, but his days as a bachelor are numbered. When family duty calls, he is set on a marital arrangement with the youngest supermodel and heiress, Ace Heartily-Villamayor. The boy is not your typical socialite brat, he's a millionaire by worth who takes pleasure in the flashes of cameras. Being the only 'princess' of the family, he was pressured into marrying the Zapanta's bachelor. DATE STARTED: 08-30-20 DATE FINISHED: 02-01-21 OFFICIAL COVER: IEC Creations (under editing)

Jakob Raje Buenavista is the province's most elusive bachelor-handsome, composed, and utterly uninterested in fame. Raised in a lineage of old wealth, Jakob chooses the scent of earth over champagne, the quiet of the ranch over the roar of the city. He's every woman's fantasy, yet he remains untouchable-rooted in tradition, wrapped in mystery. Then comes Crushette Miracle Ishie Sandoval-loud where he is quiet, dazzling where he is modest. A diamond in the glittering world of city socialites, Crushette is groomed for the spotlight and destined for politics, with a name that commands attention and a confidence that could spark a war. And now? He's been promised in marriage-to a stranger from the countryside. They weren't meant to meet. They weren't meant to marry. But fate-and family legacy-have other plans. DATE STARTED: 02-26-21 DATE FINISHED: 08-12-23 EDITING STARTED: 04-26-25 OFFICIAL COVER: IEC Creations (under editing)

Lost, Lose (Loose Trilogy #1) Two high school students from different academic tracks, one from Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSS) and the other from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), are united by tragic pasts that continue to haunt them. Both have lost loved ones due to past injustices-one stemming from a societal failure, the other from a scientific or technological disaster. As they work separately to seek justice for their families, they find solace in each other's company. Together, they navigate their personal struggles while discovering the possibility of love amidst their shared pain.

Despite growing up in a dark home, Carlina Angela Delos Santos tries her best to show everyone the opposite of her reality. Wearing a facade of a typical bubbly and sweet lady who loves socializing and playing her music, she managed to mask the darkness in her. The only thing that makes her feel alive is Raz Ezekiel Austria, the famous athlete from the varsity. She's like a dead beat inside when she's with everyone else and can only feel the rush and thrill when he's around. It was like he was a thread of hope she's holding on to. Just like her music, he saw her as an escape to the pit of darkness. Tempted to get into his world, she tried hard to get his attention. The little problem is...how can she actually get close to him when everytime she tries to, he's shooing her away like a pest?