[CARPE DIEM SERIES #1] Kara made a pledge to herself after getting a slap from her disgruntled father that she would one day make him proud by pursuing her passion-writing songs. Eager to get his attention, she hires someone to sing her own song in an international competition, but life plays an unfair game, as it turned out to be Janus, the person she met on the bus, who flatly refused it without explanation. *** Kassandra Maeve Sandoval's passion for songwriting made her develop a habit of always paying attention to the emotion and message of the song. She believes that music describes us so much better than our own words do. When she met Janus Axl Valderama, the guy who captivated the audience with his dreamy vocals and intensely personal lyrics, her life turned the other way around. Janus became her ray of sunshine who brought radiance to her colorless palette. Abruptly, every story has an end, so as theirs. Like the sunsets that used to make Kara smile, their story makes her believe that some things have to end no matter how beautiful they are. Cover Illustrated by: @franzenneee Word count: 120k

[CARPE DIEM SERIES #2] Rayne will do anything to become the Editor-in-Chief of TVOA-to write an editorial for her best friend's death but her rivalry with Nash forces her to confront her grief and a past she can't let go of. *** Avery Rayne Carreon is determined to become the next Editor-in-Chief of The Voice of Arrionians. She promised herself she'd write the editorial that would give justice to her best friend's death. But standing in her way is Nash Dillon Cadogan, a talented and confident Layout Artist who is just as determined to claim the position. With a sharp eye and sharper words, Nash isn't just competing for the title. He has to honor a promise and maintain his 'perfect' facade. Their rivalry starts with stolen glances and tension that grows into something more. And the more Rayne resists Nash's help, the more she starts to see him beyond their competition. Nash is a storm in her world and Rayne knows that after the rain, sometimes all that remains is an empty sky, and everyone leaves eventually.

[CARPE DIEM SERIES #4] Stella was never lost, but Linux made a promise-to find her, no matter how far he had to go. *** Stella Lorien Dela Vega has spent her whole life being the wrong kind of Vega-the black sheep of Zemira's most powerful family. While her parents built schools and legacies, she turned to the stars, the cards, the earth beneath her hands, finding comfort in the things they refused to understand. She has no place in their world, and she has made peace with that. So why has someone come looking for her? Linux Alastair Lustre arrives like a ghost from a past she never wanted to face. An astronaut who has spent his life chasing the stars, believing his place was always out there, where gravity could never hold him down. But no matter how far he ran, one thing always pulled him back-Orion Vega's final words before he was lost to the stars-find my lost sister. But Stella isn't lost. She is exactly where she's meant to be. She doesn't need finding, and she certainly doesn't need a reminder of everything she's tried to leave behind. Yet no one can escape the gravity that threatens to pull them together despite the vastness keeping them apart, so is the truth he refuses to say. Somewhere between fate and gravity, a star reaches for a galaxy. But how can a galaxy ever enter a star-when they were never meant to collide?

[CARPE DIEM SERIES #3] When her family's greed threatens Malaya Beach, Gaiah must prove she's not one of them-even if it means going head-to-head with Kygan, the activist who sees her as part of the problem. *** Gaiah Clementine Escajeda has spent years trying to prove she is more than her last name. She built a life of her own, away from the power and corruption of her family. But when Malaya Beach is threatened, she is forced into a battle that puts her at odds with the very people she loves. Taking a stand means choosing a side, and no one reminds her of that more than Wyren Kygan Calidro-the man who will never let her forget where she comes from. Kygan has dedicated his life to fighting for justice, willing to burn bridges to get it. To him, Gaiah is just another Escajeda-another name that deserves to fall. He doesn't trust her, doesn't believe she can be anything other than the privilege she was born into, and he sure as hell won't let her stand in his way. But with Malaya Beach hanging in the balance, neither of them can afford to step aside. Gaiah seeks redemption. Kygan demands justice. Somewhere between what they stand for and what they've lost, the mountain meets the sea. And when waters rise to meet the sky, even the highest peaks may crumble to the waves below.