OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #3 "Winning is everything. If you don't win, you are a failure." Ice is living by those words. After her mom fails to participate in the figure skating championship because of a tragedy, she is expecting four of her daughters to pursue the same goal. Ice feels all the pressure when her sister wins during her time but pursues a different field upon winning. For Ice, the only important thing is figure skating. Nothing else matters. She is only allowed to feel something when she wins or loses a competition. Until she meets Lyonelle in the sports center during summer training, the swimmer who has already won every swimming competition he participates in. Unlike Ice, Lai has it easy. He can have fun, flirt, and be playful and still win. He is not pressured, because he doesn't think winning is the only thing that matters in a competition. He thinks enjoying what you do matters more. "And a smile from you matters too," Lyonelle teases Ice, but the latter just looks at him with no emotion on her face. "Ah, I failed... but it's okay. We still have sixty-four days of summer to spend together."

OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #2 Being the niece of the volleyball team's coach, Alia is hired to design the uniforms of the players. Seven, who has had a crush on her since the first time he saw her on the campus, feels shy and awkward whenever her presence is there. What more if one summer, the whole team will have to train in the coach's province near the ocean, where Alia is also having her vacation? Every night, since Alia cannot go to the house where the team is staying, the two would just write silly letters to each other and put them in a bottle, then hang the bottle in its usual spot.

OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #1 Estella and Yori have always been rivals ever since high school because of debate competitions. They would always switch places for years until Yori transferred to Estella's school and both of them became members of the debate team. They may not be competing against each other in the debate anymore, but they are now competing for the honors and the top student spot. From enemies and academic rivals, they find themselves falling in love in a series of summers.

A youthful, carefree, and romantic one-shot story of Chin and Troy's first child, Trevor Justice Dela Paz. Inksteady ©️ 2022

Pumasok si Zana sa marangyang mansyon ng Salvatore brothers bilang isang katulong. Pero lingid sa kanyang kaalaman, isang mapanganib na laro ang naghihintay sa kanya. Mula sa payapa at simpleng buhay niya, wala siyang kaalam-alam sa tunay na kalikasan at mga balak ng magkakapatid. Ngunit habang ang 6 Mafia Brothers, maingat na nagaganap ang plano, natuklasan nila ang isang nakakagulat na katotohanan-hindi si Zana ang inaakala nilang babae na naging kabit ng kanilang ama. Dahilan kung bakit nagpakamatay ang kanilang ina. Ang malaking tanong, sino nga ba ang babaeng naging kabit ng kanilang ama? May koneksyon ba si Zana sa babaeng iyon? Isinulat ni ginoongink Nick Cusi Gutierrez

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 #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