Where love is like a market, and emotions, time, and effort are the things being exchanged, would you dare invest your all in a one-sided economy? Shaireen Mariano keeps supplying love, attention, and effort to someone that gives her nothing in return. No matter how hard she tries, his feelings stay the same, like a flat line that never moves. But despite that, she doesn't take it negatively, as she believes that the flat curve was the space where roots grew deep, foundations were laid, and trust was built. With her persistence, determination, and positive demeanor, could she nudge the long, flat curve of his feelings into an upward trend? Or would her own heart change along the way, shifting the entire market before the final closing bell?

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

[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

Nia and Declan have what some may call an inescapable circumstantial friendship. Their sisters are tied to the bone, best friends since grade school. Her family naturally loves him. His family adores her. She had a crush on him back in high school. He never knew. That is until he accidentally read her old diary. What's the sweet bonus of an honest mistake? She just moved in next door, expected to live only a wall away from him for the next three years. Language: TAGLISH (mostly English) Status: Preview

[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.

She hated him for being better. He loved seeing her try harder. Zybil Mercado has always been the pride of her batch-top of the class, model student, and the perfect daughter. But all of that changes the moment Drei Soteco walks into her world. He is smart, good-looking, and a starter for the Anglers, the school's official basketball team. As he tops the ranks, he also becomes the person she hates the most.