[ARDENT SERIES #2] Iarra took the biggest risk of her life-and heart-with Silver Melendrez. But when an unexpected event tears her world apart, her best friend Gio comes back to make things more complicated. Will Gio's efforts be enough to move Iarra's broken heart or will she be forever stuck with a grieving soul? *** Since they were kids, Iarra Montealegre only had her best friend Gio Buenviaje by her side. Then came Silver Melendrez, the guy who caused her best friend's accident. Little did she know that getting to know Silver would turn her world upside down. Just as she forgave him and risked her feelings for him, an unexpected event breaks Iarra's heart one more time. Will Gio's return be able to mend her grieving heart and soul, or will another secret break them apart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. The Wattys 2019 Winner - Romance

[ARDENT SERIES #3} I loved him but being with him was very lethal. It may not kill me physically, but it was killing me emotionally. Our relationship was a lethal attachment. And so, I detached myself from him to keep on living.

Portia Cecilia Ignacio is a model daughter. Siya na ang mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para lang sa ikakasaya ng pamilya. She would climb mountains and swim vast oceans just for the happiness of her beloved parents and family. Pero minsan, sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal sa ibang tao, nakakaligtaan na ang pagmamahal sa sarili. Is it really worth it? She shouldn't ask right? It's family! But then... how could one person make her doubt her decisions? Is it really worth the sacrifice? To give all of her? To give everything? To give up everything? All for what she's been hoping for since time immemorial?