Sa taong isang libo, walong daan at siyamnapu't anim, ang pag-ibig ay hindi isang marikit na tula o malambing na kundimang iniaalay sa ilalim ng buwan, ito ay isang kalapastangan, isang mapanganib na lason na ang tanging pangako sa mga lumalasap ay dusa, luha, at isang malamig na himlayan. Sa pag-aalimpuyo ng sigwa ng kasaysayan, si Ysabel Villareal-isang binibining namulat sa sinag ng araw ng isang malayang kinabukasan (taong 2025)-ay tinangay ng malupit na tadhana pabalik sa isang bayang nilulunod ng mga prayle sa kamangmangan at nakagapos sa tanikala ng pagkaalipin. Paano nga ba paluluhurin ang isang isipang sanay sa liwanag ng kalayaan sa harap ng isang lipunang ang turing sa kababaihan ay mga maamong palamuting walang karapatang magka-tinig? Siya ay wari'y isang ibong dating malayang naglalayag sa himpapawid na ngayo'y nagpupumiglas na makawala mula sa gintong hawla ng kasaysayan. Ngunit sa kaniyang marubdob na pagnanasang kalagin ang gapos ng panahon, kaniyang nasumpungan ang isang maginoong nakabilanggo rin sa sariling kasalukuyan-isang liyag na may dalisay na pusong handang magbuhos ng huling patak ng dugo sa dambana ng nagdurugong Inang Bayan. Sa ilalim ng alapaap na pinapula ng papalapit na poot ng himagsikan, paanong pagtatahiin ng pag-ibig ang dalawang kaluluwang pinaghiwa ng malupit na batas ng kalikasan at panahon? Ang isa ay pilit hinahabol ang bukas upang patuloy na mabuhay, habang ang isa ay malugod na niyayakap ang kamatayan sa kasalukuyan, matamasa lamang ng kaniyang iniibig-at ng mga susunod na salinlahi-ang isang malayang kinabukasan. Ad Te Repetam Anno 1896.

[Matured Content - R18] - BOOK 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ "Hindi ako rosas na pinipitas, inaamoy, tapos iniiwan na lamang, Ginoong Martin Hernandez." Cover Illustrated by Me (from CanvaPro)

'If we will be stuck in a remote island naked, nothing will even happen.' Those were Rosh's exact words to describe her relationship with Lucho. She's clearly not a fan of friends to lovers trope. They've been friends for five years yet her indignation towards him gets worse every day. It is past mending. She doesn't even know why she dislikes him, or how and where it all started, she just hates him. That's it. Until her 18th birthday came. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

Yvonne Maica Lim is an aspiring UAAP court side reporter for UST, she was so close to getting her football player crush after plotting on him for almost a year...but everything fell apart when she had to fake date the infamous star basketball player of the UST Growling Tigers instead. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

If we were to talk about making the first move, boys are usually the ones who do it, but not in the case of Ireena Razon. For her, it was a now or never situation. Given that it was her last year of high school, she felt she had to do everything. You only turn 17 once in your lifetime, and after that, you can't afford to make foolish decisions anymore, she thought. Little did she know, this "foolish" 17-year-old decision she was about to make would shape the rest of her life. Book Cover from: Su Minh in Pexels

Serene Viviene Quintana has always believed that love is nothing but a distraction. She's spent her whole life dreaming of one thing-to escape her small hometown, become a star, and finally give her and her mom the life they've always deserved. No boys. No feelings. No detours. Just pure ambition and hard work. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Keiser Flever Severino, a once-famous actor who disappeared from the spotlight after punching his co-actor on set. Arrogant. Mysterious. Broken. And somehow, the very thing Serene swore to avoid. As their worlds collide, secrets unfold, feelings bloom, and choices become harder to make. Will Serene risk the dream she's built her whole life for a love that came too soon? And will Keiser be her downfall, or the only one who truly sees her? Because sometimes, the biggest dreams are tested by the quietest echoes of the heart.

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?

[COMPLETED] Precious Snow Villegas can't help but feel envious yet proud towards her parents. Watching her parents falling in love with each other everyday makes her believe that true love really exists. They are the definition of how powerful love is. But even so, she can not help but wonder what it feels like? Where to find it? How to find it? And why she can not seem to find it? In the world filled with random people with different perspectives; filled with lucky couples falling in love, why does it seems to her that she could not find the love she wished for? Or is it just because she never tried looking at the man who was there all along?