Love was nowhere to be found. For her, she'll never find love quite as good as the first time. A kind of love that wasn't questionable to the palate even if it wasn't hers to begin with-nothing would ever compare. For him, love can only happen once. A heart that stopped beating is as good as dead. If he couldn't make it right the first time, there's no sense trying for a second. Because no one and nothing would ever come close to how good he once had it. And yet, a universal truth pulls them together, a magnetic force so strong they couldn't fight it no matter how hard they try. Because somewhere between here and now, love has favored their side. Perhaps they were looking at the wrong places when love was always near. Nearly Theirs - a novel Ongoing (2025). Book Cover art by: kathanikath (on X/Twitter)

[Epistolary] An epistolary wherein Thalissa Grace Suero swipes right on a guy she accidentally stole money from three months ago. What's worse than swiping right on a guy who's all kinds of wrong? Language: Filipino/Taglish Content Warning: raunchy and suggestive jokes not meant for minors

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[Sweets Series #2] Benisse repeats one thing to herself whenever Austen Lao comes into view: you can't confuse like with love. What began as a casual fling (an intimate friendship) slowly bled into something more. The new sweet note of her heartbeat forces her to pull the plug on the non-relationship. Denial becomes her armor, distance her defense, and hating him a last act of self-preservation. She can't confuse like with love. Austen has been abundantly clear about his certainty. There's no way the football prodigy could ever feel the same way... Not when his eyes still follow her best friend. Caught between the lies they tell, Benisse and Austen discover the magic of birthday candles and the dirty truth about wishing on stars. Feelings only stay buried for long enough until they're ready to explode.

AFTER HEARTACHES SERIES #3 Milana Ortega stands on a dead-end. Her life stopped when she broke someone's heart and when she broke her own. Her life stopped when she needed to care for her ailing mother. Lev Abriel Exconde can't seem to outrun his past. Stuck in a endless cycle of pursuing his dreams and questioning who those dreams were for, Abe is desperate for answers. Can a love that knows grief all too well change their paths? * * * ONCE MISSED, TWICE LOVED halfbakedwriter © 2024 Book Cover Illustration by Yzabelle (izzazazaie) Book Cover Background from Freepik

erps series #3 on-going If only it were me, would you show love just the same? Maria Sarina "Masha" Escano has always been envious of everything that she is not-which made her heart rotten despite her angelic appearance. Distant, two-faced, and a brat. Iilan lang 'yan sa madalas n'yang marinig. She has an untamed greed for wanting more than what she can take. Para sa kan'ya, mess with her once and she'll make sure you're ruined once-and for all. When boredom strikes her and to help her best friend get even with Rafael Eastre Zaguirre, a famous sought out bachelor, she decided to play a harmless prank-creating a dummy account to pester him relentlessly. Nights of awkward flirting, sending memes, and shared laughter turned into nights where they get to know their inner souls and how a screen between them couldn't hide their fiery need for each other. Okay na sana. Kung ma-in love sa isa't isa, willing naman siyang umamin at humingi ng tawad; ng isang pagkakataon. . .but did she mentioned that the picture and persona that she used is not of herself? But her twin sister's?

[The Sweets] There are just some things that will never change... including how Yoni Salazar feels about her ex, Dean Tyler Laxa. She's a courtside reporter. He's on the starting lineup of the college basketball team. He reads her better than anyone. She knows the secrets etched in between his ribs. There's no way they aren't meant to be. That's what everyone thought... at least until they broke up a few months ago. Amid golden severed heartstrings and the backdrop of a city that never falls, Yoni and Dean prove just how hard it is to break a bad habit. Status: Ongoing! Language: Taglish

LOVE, GABBY The Yearners Club #1 Gabriella Ylaya had big ambitions and with it comes sacrifices and heartbreak. Now, she doesn't know if she's worth anyone's affection. Io Serrano begs to differ. * * * halfbakedwriter © 2025

Kaela Marie De Torre had become accustomed to things ending. Like how their family did not last, long after she was born. Like the friendships that ended just after she became attached. And like how her lifeline passed when she was just starting to make him proud. She has grown comfortable with the idea that nothing lasts. But with endings came beginnings, that's what she realized after she met Clief Andre Alforque. Will their friendship, or more than that, finally last for Kaela? Or will he just be one of those things she has to let go?

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #4 How does it feel to live with tons of what ifs and should-have-beens? Knowing that under different parameters, you could have worked it out. Knowing that if you only weathered the storm together, you could have built a home in each other's arms. Napakaraming sana--ganiyan ang naging takbo ng buhay ni Ysabelle Katana Montecer. Sana mayaman siya. Sana mas maganda. At sana may kapangyarihan siyang ibalik ang oras. If only she had listened to the little voice in her head, she could have been in a relationship with the only man who ever caught her attention--River Mattias Fuentabella. But it was too late for her. She was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. A heartbeat away from silence. Kahit ayaw niya, kailangan niyang tanggapin ang hatol ng tadhana. River would always be out of her reach. He was close, but not too close enough for her to hold. They could have happened. They could have been together. But sadly, they never were.