Ampersand Series #2 Heidi Avrielle Montehermoso--witty, charming, smart, and effortlessly endearing. Everyone admires her, from the way her golden hair burns under the sunlight to how her ash-blue eyes glimmer with every smile. She's admired not just for her astonishing looks, but also for her sharp humor. Heidi seems to have it all. But beneath that untarnished image is a desperate girl--one who knows she has to step up and seize every opportunity that comes her way. That's where Allesille Danellia enters the picture: the charming professor from Heidi's hard-earned dream school. "That two-faced professor," as Heidi calls her-always strutting down the halls in her luxurious blazer and skirt, dazzling students with a kind smile, and calling everyone "sweetheart." As infuriating as she is, Allesille is Heidi's one-way ticket to graduation. She's like a broken foggy mirror--reflecting the woman Heidi could've been, had poverty not clung to her like a second skin. In Allesille, she sees everything she despises and everything she longs for. The only good thing? Heidi is resilient. After three long years of enduring that sickly sweet smile, she's still standing--barely, maybe--but with her wishes still aiming for the sky. And this time, she intends to make it past the winter.

Ampersand Series #1 Louzelle Kaye Silvestre, pure and dignified as others described. At her young age, figure skating became her life; the cold rink embodied her home and natural habitat. She fits inside just perfectly, like a snow goddess yet her demeanour is filled with warmth and comfort. Making her approachable and likeable by the most. Unbeknownst to them, Louzelle is filled with paternalistic lies. Judging what's the best for others rather than revealing the whole truth, that even herself wasn't an exception. Not until Krelian Saldavia, a college-junior student of BS Civil Engineering from Danville University sees through her. Even through her inexpressive and not too friendly approaches, she sees more than what meets the eye and that is Louzelle. And Louzelle doesn't like that, by all means Krelian must hate her the same way she does. But what are the chances that it will lead from hidden scoffs, unspoken snarks, and noticeable disapproval to stealing glances, slight quirking of lips, and comfortable silence between the two of them? And what makes Louzelle fight against the odds for a person that makes her ill and addicted at the same time?