Around Manila Series 2 Missy and Anton Sometimes, letting go means less wounds than holding on. Missy, a Broadcasting student and iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is known for her social skills. She blends in anywhere, whether it's a hairstyle, an outfit, or new people. With her personality, she effortlessly connects with others. Missy believes that every connection is like a string, some loosely tied, others knotted tightly. She spent her life gripping them tightly, even when they burned and hurt her hands. Because to her, that's what love looked like. But how long can she keep tying knots with people who only want to untangle themselves? How much of herself must she give up just to stop them from turning their backs? Antonio Gabriel Simon, her ex-fling, a Political Science graduate and alumni from PUP, comes back into her life. Antonio has always believed that if someone doesn't like you, just let them go. Their strings cross paths again when they both receive a surprise message from Beebeads: they've been chosen from thousands of past buyers of couple bracelet for a chance to win ₱500,000, if they can prove they're the most heart-fluttering couple. Will they allow their strings to be tied once more? Can they tighten the knots again, despite the thousand reasons to loosen them?

Clover Allison Aguilar has it all-beauty, grace, and the privilege of being the mayor's only daughter. To everyone in town, she's the untouchable princess from a perfect family. But behind the polished smiles and elegant posture lies a girl quietly breaking. And then there's Matthew Dwayne Guerrero, the student council Governor, campus crush, and the boy she's been secretly in love with for years. They've always been just a glance apart, never close enough to touch. Until Clover, desperate to be near him, joins school events just to steal moments beside him. But as their worlds begin to collide, secrets from the past start to rise-ones that threaten to ruin everything Clover's tried to protect, including her heart. Will she risk it all to follow what she feels? Or will she let love fade like a scent that once lingered in the air, now gone with the wind?

San Isidro Series #1 Model Celestine is forced to spend a summer in a small farming town to fix her ruined reputation. There, she clashes with Bren, a stubborn farmer who wants nothing to do with spoiled city girls. But when she discovers that her family's company is secretly planning to buy out and destroy Bren's farm, Celestine becomes the only person who can save the land-and the boy she unexpectedly grows to care for.

Elara Soledad de Merced thrives in attention and affection-being the youngest and only daughter, never once did she experience being set aside and treated as someone deemed unworthy. All her life, she was treated with utmost care and love. The princess with a perfect life who had never gone through hardship. Boys dream of her. Girls look up to her. Some hate her. Whatever she does, everyone follows. Second to none, rejection was something she was never familiar with, until him-her first love and the only man who ever rejected her. But not even her first rejection could stop her, so she pulls out her highest heels and her sparkly little dress, because what Elara wants, Elara gets. Luis Silvino Prodigalidad is what she wants, and she will get him, even if it means painting his hurricane into pink skies.

M. A. F. I. A. Series #1 #1 triad #1 torture She's an underboss, he's a King..... She hates him, he wants to tease her..... But what will happen if she finds herself drifting to fall in love with the guy she hates the most? And worst, she became his addiction...... DATE STARTED: 11/24/24 DATE FINISHED: 12/23/24

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 | ©zerefiera Kasal - isang bagay na pilit iniiwasan ni Victoria. She hated the arranged marriage set by her father. Ni hindi nga niya kayang magustuhan ang lalaki, ang pakasalan pa kaya? Desperate to escape the leash of an unwanted marriage threatening to tie her down, she planned on fleeing to her grandmother's province, but fate had a different path carved for her. Nagising na lang siya na naliligaw sa isang malayong probinsya. The tall towers and luxurious life she grew up with were replaced by beautiful views of mountain range and wide rice fields. The life there was calm, peaceful, and slow - something she always craved for. The life there turned out to be sweet - as she started to get used to the pair of chocolate brown eyes greeting her in the morning; the only pair that could make her heart go wild, yet calm her down at the same time. Kasal - isang bagay na pilit niyang iniiwasan dahil takot siyang magmahal. But the man she met in that foreign province made her think that if she would end up marrying someone... It's going to be him. First Published: 2023 Republished: Nov. 22, 2024 Finished: July 9, 2025

Lucienne Campbell is spoiled and behaves like a brat. She always gets what she wants, and she has a particular love for the purple color. Then, there comes Finn Lucas Sullivan's unique amber-purple eyes. To her luck, Lucas's father owes a huge sum of money to her father and Lucienne wants Lucas to be her slave as a debt collateral. Started: 06/18/20 Finished: 07/13/20

Gorgeous. Sexy. Smart. Confident. Perfect. Kapag may nagtanong kung sino sa palagay nila iyan, they will immediately say that it's Aradel Strauss. They say she was more beautiful than Helen of Troy. She was acknowledged as a goddess of beauty in her town because men worshipped her altar. At dahil sa taglay nitong kagandahan, madali niya lang nakukuha ang mga bagay. Kaya mabilis din siya mawalan ng interes. Noong makaramdam siya ng hindi maipaliwanag na nararamdaman para sa isang tao, binigay at ginawa niya ang lahat para magustuhan siya nito. But it was like he is immune to her beauty, because he always turned her down. Pero hindi siya papayag na hindi niya ito makukuha! Because you see, she is Celeste Aradel Strauss! She had a beauty that it kills you of heartbreak. A beauty that so deadly.

Herietta Cilla Valiente is a kind, beautiful, smart and innocent girl. Pero kahit na halos perpekto na siya sa paningin ng iba, isa lang ang kagustuhan niya, ang magkaroon ng kapayapaan. And a certain someone destroy that peace. So, she tried to push him away. But destruction wasn't what he did. It was what she did to herself.

(Wattys2025 Shortlist) "Will Mama come back? I miss her so bad," Archaia pouted. Sumandal si Theo sa sandalan habang hawak ang anak. He pursed his lips, thinking before he answered his daughter. "I miss her too, baby," he answered before licking his lower lip. "Hmm, how about..." his tone is suggestive, making Archaia focus on her father. "How about I tell you a story?" he suggested. Archaia's eyes sparkled as she moves to face her father. "What story po, Papa? I want to hear it!" Theo eyed his daughter softly before smiling. "The story of how I met your mother." - AN: This story is in its first draft, means it is still unedited. - Started: December 14, 2024 Finished: June 4, 2025 Book Cover made by: Sleepforowls - © sheensofroses 2025