[COMPLETED] Veronika Elvera Higuera decided to be independent at an early age. She does not waste time to provide for their needs that she forgets that she... was also in her youth too. But when a nerdy, handsome, innocent looking and rich guy entered her life, things started to spin around. She experienced happiness in their own time... but until when? When life threw her dream right in front of her face... can she let go of it and choose them? Him? Or, did she even try to choose him in the first place? That Juan Time Stopped - Intro: To the Dreams of my Youth a Series [Thesis/Special Project] raindropsandstar

[Sarmiento Series #1] Growing up in the Philippines, Amara Roussane Faustino has always dreamt of being a model. So when the moment came to move with her father who lives in Italy, she grabbed the opportunity in a single heartbeat. Her dream has always been to be closer to Milan. Not knowing that moving to Italy would be one of the biggest regrets she will make in her life. Yves Marcellus Sarmiento took over his family's wine business at the age of twenty-five. Three years later, the business has never been as successful. He has it all. Good looks, skills, and wealth. Except for one thing. He doesn't know the woman underneath the crimson mask who caught his attention during the masquerade ball. Amara has always hated Yves since the very first time she took step on Italy. Her father constantly compares her to Yves, leading her to despise him. She thinks he's too arrogant and full of himself. What will happen when she finds out that the man behind the silver mask ended up being the man she hates the most?

Almost was never enough. The most is where it all lies; the second is no different from losers. If you want to be chosen, be the best among the options-a sweet rule to every test, a bitter reality Eiah was raised in. She gives everything a hard try, even though she can't grasp it all just right. Maybe she was chasing the wrong things. Maybe she needs to work harder. Maybe she's really... almost there. Whatever it is, she's determined to prove her father she's worthy of her name-but heck, not to the point of marriage! That's why, when he demanded that she get engaged while still in college, she had to 'call a friend', Chase, an accounting junior who has kissed girls everywhere. They had to level up their call sign. From bes to babe, will fake couple rings work? Or was it, again, just another almost? Almost the right move; apparently not the best. Maybe they should've just sat with their friendship bracelets rather than become almost too-almost what they aren't meant to be, almost everything they could no longer be.