PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #1: Mearah June Escalera Romantic love is different for every person. For Mearah June Escalera, she believes that only those who are unique and special can experience it. Love is certainly not for someone like her--an average girl who, if in a movie, can only be an "extra." Hinding-hindi s'ya magiging pasok sa criteria ng pagiging "main character." As June continued believing that no one can ever see her as someone special, she found herself being confessed to by the guy she least expects to have interest in her. Will Mearah June realize that she's capable of being loved? Or will she continue believing that she's not worthy of being the "main character"? Started: June 24, 2021 Ended: July 5, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #2: Neariah July Serrano Art is subjective. As an Arts and Design student, Neariah July Serrano has always thought that the most beautiful form of art is love---unpredictable, sometimes cunning, sometimes inspirational, and sometimes destructive. But most of the time, love feels like it completes a person. Love is unpredictable. This is what she believes in. Because when she fell for her friend, she hasn't thought about falling for someone else. . .yet she did. As July continues to encounter obstacles with her friend whom she's been crushing on since the school year started, she found herself suddenly falling in love with another guy. Will July finally be loved this time around? Or will it be like a cold day in July? Started: July 6, 2021 Ended: September 8, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #3: Journey Rae Sobral Journey Rae Sobral or Joey has always been a hopeless romantic. She thinks that love is always about a butterfly-filled stomach and a fluttering heart. Hindi pa man n'ya nararanasan ang magmahal nang totoo, marami na s'yang iniisip na pakiramdam ng tunay na pagmamahal. She has always believed her ideals on love. . .not until she fell for him. As Joey finds conflict with her feelings, she found herself falling deeper in love with the guy she has always had concealed feelings for. Will Joey finally discover the difference between her ideals and real love? Or not? Started: September 11, 2021 Ended: October 25, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #4: September Elizabeth Ferreira September Elizabeth Ferreira has always hated life. One moment, everything is falling apart. The next thing she knows, she's being confessed at by someone she cannot even recognize because everything she sees doubles because of alcohol. September drank that night and everything sure was blurry to her. Her memory is foggy and she definitely forgot about everything that happened---even the mysterious guy who wore a dark hoodie and a black leather watch. As September tries to recall everything that happened the night she got wasted, she found herself discovering the truth little by little. Will September remember everything that happened that night? If she does, will the truth make her life a lot better? Or not? Started: November 20, 2021 Ended: November 20, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

Heartbreakers Series #2: Leion Eleazar Zendejas Despite being popular because of his academic standing and good looks, Leion Eleazar Zendejas was a stranger to Nicodaine Aceves, the fun, bubbly, and loud student of the Arts and Design track. Walang interes ang dalaga sa honor roll dahil mas gusto n'yang maging masaya at malaya. But when she met the popular overall top 1 student of Torrero University, she immediately got intrigued about him. Nang makita n'ya si Leion, she immediately knew that he'd be a perfect subject for her school project. Hindi inaasahan ni Nicodaine na ang simpleng kuryosidad para kay Leion ang magpapahulog sa kan'ya rito. As Nicodaine continues to fall in love with Leion, fate starts to interfere and mess with her mind, time, and feelings. Leion is the Perfect Heartbreaker. He deserves someone as perfect as him. Kaya bang ibigay ni Nicodaine ang lahat upang makapasok s'ya sa standard na iyon?

Heartbreakers Series #3: Alaric Reuben Frontera Aquila "Aki" Esqueda is one of Alaric Reuben "Abe" Frontera's friends since Grade 11. Nasa iisang barkadahan sila noon at nang ma-shuffle ang sections ng HUMSS ay silang dalawa ang natirang magkasama mula sa kanilang barkadahan. Aki liked Abe ever since she first met him. Pero agad na nawala ang excitement ng pagkakagusto n'ya rito dahil napag-alaman n'yang mayroon pala itong girlfriend. As Aki continues to overcome her feelings for Abe, she started learning the truth about him. Ipagpapatuloy n'ya ba ang nararamdaman o sisimulan n'ya nang kalimutan si Abe Frontera? Will she go with what her heart wants or will she follow what her mind tells her is right?

Heartbreakers Series #4: Uriah Kylo Penalver Si Aryn Valerie "Areli" Lopez ay ang isa sa mga maraming taga-hanga ni Uriah Kylo Penalver, the Cold Heartbreaker. Suwerte nga s'ya dahil ang kapatid nitong si Seraiah Penalver ang best friend n'ya. Areli follows him everywhere and takes every chance she gets to strike him a pick-up line. Iyon nga lang, parang hindi yata sa binata umipekto ang lahat ng pakulo n'ya dahil parang s'ya ang mas lalong nahulog para rito. While Areli's feelings started to get more serious, she finds her heart getting broken by the Cold Heartbreaker, Uriah Penalver. Mananatili pa ba ang pagmamahal n'ya para sa lalaki? O handa ba s'yang patuloy na magtiis at maghintay para rito?

Heartbreakers Series #5: Tavian Giovanni Romero Si Frida Louisse Suarez ay dati nang estudyante ng Torrero University pero dahil sa isang pangyayari sa kan'yang pamilya, kinailangan n'yang lumipat ng pampublikong paaralan para sa unang taon n'ya sa senior high school. But her family's been slowly getting back in shape now. Puwede na s'yang bumalik sa Torrero University at do'n ipagpatuloy ang huling taon sa high school. But she didn't come back to just study. She came back to Torrero University with a plan at hand. Gusto n'yang hingin ang kapatawaran ng dati n'yang kaibigan na si Tavian Giovanni "Yovan" Romero dahil sa mga nagawa n'ya noon. As Frida makes an effort to ask for Yovan's forgiveness, she started to face several obstacles she had not expected. Will she be able to claim her heartbreaker? Or will she just make things worse for the both of them?

Formerly: Yellow (Dela Vega Series #1) Dela Vega Series #1: Andronicus Dela Vega Si Andronicus Dela Vega ay ang isa sa mga apo ni Herodion Dela Vega, ang ulo ng pamilya Dela Vega na tanyag sa Casiguran dahil sa karangyaan. Dahil sa kanyang lola na si Celeste Dela Vega, nakasanayan na nilang magpipinsan ang umuwi sa probinsya tuwing katapusan ng linggo upang magkasama-sama. Hindi gusto ni Andronicus ang pag-uwi sa Casiguran dahil naniniwala siyang ang buhay niya ay nasa syudad. Ngunit nang makilala niya si Persis, tila ba nagbago ang kaniyang pananaw. Persis is the sunrise after Andronicus' darkest nights. However, as Andronicus started to discover his growing feelings for Persis, a dark secret slowly unraveled. Ang inakala ni Andronicus na pagsikat ng araw ay ang siyang paglubog pala nito.