Bar Series #6 For as long as Avey Hermoza remembered, River Eustaquio wasn't into her. River made it clear that he would never love Avey. Friendship is the only thing he can offer. Avey was fully aware that a man like River would never break his rules for her. So, she tried to pretend that the man meant nothing to her. She even asked River to introduce her to his friends in the hopes that she would forget about him. She never did until she got married to Gael Toledo. Her marriage was supposed to be perfect. She loves the man, and the man loves her. However, everything changed when Gael discovered Avey's betrayal of him. While trying to save her marriage, Avey found herself in a tangled rendezvous with River that eventually led to bloodshed. River has finally realized that he cannot lose Avey for the second time. Now, he holds the gun. Will it be able to save Avey, or will it seal their love for each other until the end of time?

Bar Series #5 Hidden messages. Ignored calls. Stealing glances. Secret rendezvous. Those were the things Zaña Fabiaña never imagined experiencing. She simply desired a normal life in which she could walk through a crowd holding the hands of the man she loved without fear of being discovered. But what can she do? She fell in love with her sister's husband. Aero Lopez has been in love with Zaña ever since he laid eyes on the woman. However, destiny seems not to have agreed when his family forced him to marry the woman's sister. Years later, they met again and found themselves in a tangled relationship. Trying their best to create distance for the sake of their families, they soon found each other lying in one bed and sharing their dreams. But what happens when someone learns of their secret rendezvous? Will they continue to see the silhouette at dusk, or will they stop staring at the same sky? [Photo not mine]

Bar Series #4 Ceej Del Forje is a medical student pressured to become successful after choosing medicine over law. Fuck buddy is her definition of relieving stress. She moves from one to the next with no intention of committing or having her own family. After meeting Sai Villatoro, both agreed to become fuck buddies within a certain period of time. No strings attached. Certainly, no asking or spilling about personal lives. Just fuck. However, an accident happened, making Ceej slowly realize how much she cares for the man. Let's see if the strings are enough to put glitter in their own sky. Book Cover - Starry Tan

Bar Series #3 For Eve Ryn Sotto, time is the most powerful and important thing in the world. Ayaw na ayaw niya na nasasayang ang oras niya sa mga walang kwentang bagay kaya't sinisiguro niya na lahat ng gagawin niya ay naka-plano. She already planned everything in her life. However, Jhules came unexpectedly. It was so sudden that she didn't even foresee it. What is she going to do now? Isasama ba niya ang binata sa mga plano niya o hahayaan na lang niya ang tadhana na mag-desisyon? Will she let Jhules be the hands of her clock, or will she let time ruin both of them? WARNING: This story contains disturbing details that might not be suitable for you such as murder, illegal drugs, and abuse. Please read another story of mine if you are triggered with these kinds of topic. Thank you! Book Cover - Starry Tan

Bar Series #2 Love for brewed coffee. That is what Asha Montemayor and Skater Mejia have one thing in common. Little did they know that the past they have left behind connects their future. One is trying to build a home, the other one is trying to find a home. Sa piling ba ng isa't-isa sila uuwi? WARNING: This story contains disturbing details that might not be suitable for you such as murder, illegal drugs, abuse, and rape. Please read another story of mine if you are triggered with these kinds of topic. Thank you! Book cover - Starry Tan

Forced to enter law school, Artellia Mercaveles wants to prove to her ex-boyfriend and her mother that she can finish her degree despite her passion for the arts. But when she meets Fierro and her newfound friends, she soon realizes that life is more than living up to someone else's expectations. *** Art is the heartbeat of Artellia Mercaveles' soul. But when her boyfriend admits he cheated with someone from law school, she vows to prove him wrong and show the world she can be a lawyer despite her passion for the arts. Living under the shadow of her mother, a celebrated bar topnotcher, the pressure to succeed weighs heavily on her shoulders. Law school becomes her battlefield, and crossing paths with Fierro Oeuvre Fortaverde is the twist she never saw coming. Yet as destiny unfolds, Artellia realizes that chasing everyone's expectations is an endless void. She must now fight to define herself, not how others demand, but as the masterpiece she was always meant to become. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. ILLUSTRATED BY: ArtbyMakade COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

UniVerse Series 1 Ravienne Ylana has spent years dodging the harsh spotlight of online scrutiny. Her beauty, once a blessing, became a curse when envious whispers turned into relentless cyberbullying. Now in college, she keeps her world small, avoiding anything-or anyone-that could bring unnecessary attention. Enter Cassiel Quimson: campus heartthrob, band vocalist, and rising star in the entertainment industry. With his sunshine energy and easy charm, he's the kind of guy everyone adores. And Ravi? She's the only one who seems determined to keep her distance. Cassiel is intrigued by the girl who doesn't fall for his usual charisma, and Ravi finds herself drawn to the warmth he radiates. Still, she knows better than to tangle herself in the chaos of fame and its possessive fans. He's ready to chase. She's ready to run. But in a universe where stars collide, can Ravi resist gravity forever?

From greatness to being unknown. Augustina Coleen Lorenzo survived from a car accident, but the damage it brought is to forget her memories. Meeting Lourde Reagan Laxamana, her childhood best friend again brought back the feelings of what she had for him when they were young until med school. This time she has the courage to confess to him. To show him the love that comes from her calamitous heart. As she remembers the details of her life, it starts to unfold the truth about what happened to her. Her vulnerability. Her Indecisiveness. How she identifies the meaning of life during the years in medical school and to walk in the midst of uncertainty and fear in order to navigate one's purpose as a doctor. And how she realizes that the world that she has been chasing most of her life from other people will only be found in her fingertips. And the love that she seeks comes from the one who stayed during the struggling hours of her life. START: FEBRUARY 22, 2025 END: JUNE 24, 2025

on-going A first-year med student from UST Medicine, Gabriella Beatrice Morel always knows that she can do anything she wants because of wealth and a pretty face. She finds solace in jumping from one fling to another because committing is not her thing. That's why entertaining the first-year med student from UP Medicine, Lourde Reagan Laxamana, and a fourth-year med student from UST Medicine, Aldous Francois D'aureville at the same time thrills something within her. A challenge. A game. A distraction from studying. One taught her that love can be felt in silence and consistency to achieve one's goal to become a doctor. While the other taught her that love can be freedom and palpable tension without knowing what tomorrow awaits. To look in front of the mirror and not recognize the person that she was looking at. To realize that over the years her identity was only built by what other people think she is. To see that she was never in touch with herself in the first place. As she reflects, all those wrong decisions, indecisiveness, and mistakes shaped her to become or not to become. That even when the rain and wind come forth to dim her sky, it cannot quiver, for it mirrors strength and love-a strong woman she becomes in the eyes of becoming a doctor. In spite of that, how can she handle another breakthrough when colossal storms with sword thunder come in to barge into her solitude skies? STARTED: JUNE 26, 2025

Life is heavy, especially when you live on the surface of poverty. A nursing student from PLM, Keanah Amorsolo always pushed herself to study and to work harder just to make a difference in the life that she is living in the slums of Tondo. Meeting the most annoying medical student from UP Manila, Jovanni Villareal, is not part of her busy life, especially since he is only determined to piss her off. She did not know that he could introduce her to the other face of life and color it with his ecstatic personality and humor that echoed laughter in her chest. He became an escape for her. Those little hopes she wishes came true with one person. Him. How short-lived moments with her made life for him. How his perceptions of earthly things changed in the eyes of humanity. To love requires sacrificing a part of yourself, but still, it's worth it because it's love at the end of the day. But how can she continue to live when situations have buried her to the ground of chaos and disparity? She tried to scream for help, but only the ground could hear her. And him? He is busy saving his patients lives. START: OCTOBER 31, 2024 END: FEBRUARY 25, 2025