The thing with Valentine's Day is, either you hate it or you love it. And Zade Pascual definitely belongs to the first category. Para sa kanya, isang araw lang ito ng commercialized version ng pag-ibig. Walang kakilig-kilig at napakalayo sa true love stories na nababasa niya sa mga libro. Nasubok ang kanyang anti-Valentine's sentiment when she unexpectedly meets Andreau Cortez-an award-winning actor and film student at her university-in the cafe where she works-- on Valentine's Day of all days. Andreau, their new cafe regular, surprises Zade by asking for her help with his latest short film project, which she hesitantly agrees to. Despite a rocky start, Zade discovers the real Andreau Cortez beyond the camera and celebrity gossip. Over the fika-not date hangouts and late-night conversations, their effortless friendship blurs into something more, to the point na akala ng lahat (yes, friends and family included) na sila na ni Andreau. Caught off guard by her evolving feelings, Zade must confront her own heart. Hanggang best friend nga lang ba ang tingin niya kay Andreau? Can their story unfold like the happy endings she loves in books? Well, sometimes, the best love stories take time to tell.

Collection of ficlets/one shots for my stories (TDG, IIF, TMEUAS and TSIB).

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Dr. Love and Mr. Cupid. Iyon ang bansag kay Dr. Mark Mendoza ng mga kaibigan niya. Ngunit sa kabila ng mga naging kontribusyon niya sa lovelife ng mga ito, nananatili pa rin boring ang kanyang buhay pag-ibig. Cold hearted and Hitler- iyon naman ang tawag sa kanya ni Jianne. Ang nag-iisang babae na nagkaroon ng lakas ng loob na magtapat sa kanya ng pag-ibig. For him, she's like a little brat sister. But not until he saw her dating with someone else. Doon naalarma si Mark. At natagpuan na lang niya ang sarili na binabantayan ang bawat kilos ni Jianne at pinapakialaman ang mga desisyon nito. But not as her self-appointed big brother anymore... This time, as her self-appointed boyfriend.

Sanay na sanay na si AJ Guevarra na napapaligiran ng mga kalalakihan. At iyon ay hindi dahil sa taglay niyang charms-kung meron man siya noon. Growing up in a family like hers, hindi siya pwedeng magpaiwan at magpatukso sa mga kuya at pinsan niya. Kailangan niyang makipagsabayan. Kailangan niyang makaangat. Everything was going well, hanggang sa tumapak si Jake sa talyer nila. Jake Vincent Lim has got the big brother act down to pat. Walang makakalapit sa kapatid niyang si Vivian hangga't humihinga pa siya, that's for sure. Pero sa hindi niya maintindihang pangyayari ay nagawang saktan ito ng isang Guevarra. Gagawin niya ang lahat para sa kapatid kaya nga dali-dali siyang nagpunta ng Batangas with one thing in mind: revenge. At kilala niya kung sino ang makakatulog sa kanya sa mga plano niya. His mind is all about planning at rationalizing pero nang makilala si AJ, everything changed and backfired. Maybe the perfect revenge is not that perfect after all. FRAGMENTED HEARTS #2 (Can be read as a standalone) Cover art by Tricia Mabale (IG: @triciamabale)

Chase Evans may be a notorious playboy, but he’s always known he’d fall hopelessly in love one day. So when he meets Spanish beauty LaCienega [Lah-cie-Ena-ga] Perez and falls head over, he knows for sure she’s what he’s always been waiting for. Except LaCienega is already engaged by the time he meets her and to none other than his childhood best friend Jace Waite who Chase hasn’t seen since high school graduation. Meanwhile, he meets Krislynn Reimer who has a strange attraction for bad boys and imperfection. She's not interested in the pretty boys who are complete jerks like he is. She wants the real bad boys, the ones with addiction problems, family problems, money problems, woman problems, any problems! It’s her favourite hobby to take them home and put a Band-Aid over their hearts and nurse them back to health. Except when they make a full recovery, they always abandon her and always in the cruellest ways. The two utterly can't stand each other so how in the world did Chase end up as Krislynn's boyfriend and how in the world did Krislynn end up as Chase's maid?

Paano nga ba ang umibig? Naranasan mo na bang magmahal ng patago? E ang umasa sa wala? Gaano katagal bago mo masasabing nagsasawa ka ng mag hintay? Kung mahal mo ang isang tao, kaya mo bang isakripisyo ang lahat para sa kanya? Iilan lamang ang mga tanong na iyan na sasagutin ng isang nilalang sa pagtahak niya sa byahe ng kanyang buhay. Ang babae na ang gusto lamang ay mahanap ang lalaking magmamahal sa kanya ng tunay. Pero siyempre joke lang. Mas gusto niya makuha lahat ng cool gadgets, malibot ang buong mundo, at matikman lahat ng masasarap na pagkain. Nasa dulo ng listahan niya ang salitang pag-ibig. Ngunit gaya ng ibang storya, magbabago ang lahat kapag natagpuan na niya ang kanyang knight in shining armor. (Cover by Louisse C.)

Alexa Delos Reyes lost the 'happily ever after' she naively thought she would share with Lance Zamora forever. Years after their breakup, the ex-boyfriend returns, ready to risk it all for Alexa who isn't sure she's willing to do the same again for him. Will they be able to reconcile and start anew? ********** The relationship that initially started thru the Boyfriend Corp between Alexa and Lance became officially real after realizing their feelings for each other. Everyone thought it would last forever--until the day they broke up. After several years, Lance returns to pursue Alexa once more. However, Alexa is unsure and unwilling to risk everything again. This time around, will they finally put the much-needed closure on their painful breakup? Or will this be their last shot to their 'happily ever after'? Cover design by Ilafi Nastit

Stephanie Sy never expected that her curiosity towards her estranged grandma will lead her to a series of bizarre--most of them silly--misadventures. Prompted by the dead woman's diary and accompanied by the annoying but charming Erik, what can she find in this quirky journey of self-discovery and love? *** Bratty, city chic Stephanie Sy never expects she'll go through mishaps--and more--when she ventures to an unfamiliar place for her grandmother's wake and funeral where she discovers the woman's old diary and a supposed upcoming meeting with a man from her past. Never knowing her grandmother, Stephanie decides to visit the places Corazon went to and meet Antonio, the first man to break her grandmother's heart. What follows is a spontaneous adventure Stephanie sets for herself. Joining her is Erik, a man with the heart of a child and a few secrets of his own. Entangled in a series of unfortunate events, Steph will have her own journey of self-discovery and love. Status: Published Under Bliss Books DISCLAIMER: This story is written in English.

Exes aren't supposed to end up as best friends. Exes-turned-bff's should never have a one night stand. Dexter and Hadley do.