What's a reckless transferee with a feisty attitude got to do when her new school puts the lives of its students in danger? According to Summer Leondale...try and save it, of course. *** Used to being the new girl, Summer Leondale thinks nothing of staying long in her new school Montello High before she gets kicked out again for not being a model student. But she can't be further from the truth when she discovers that Montello High is more than what meets the eye--a school for delinquents with two rival gangs running the campus. Summer's chance for a normal high school life gets thrown out the window when she gets involved with Van Freniere, the leader of one of those gangs and rumored to be connected to an underground organization. A fire, murders, death threats, and more mysteries...Montello High is a magnet for danger, and Summer's attraction to Van has warning signs all over it. But when the school is surrounded by sinister forces that puts its students' lives in danger...well, Summer's always been a reckless troublemaker, and it's up to her to save it--if she can. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

[Book 1 of 3] Erica could have said no when her parents asked her to transfer schools for her senior year. But she said nothing. She could have ignored Derick Lusterio and his holier-than-thou attitude. But she noticed him instead. She could have walked away when he shared a side of him that no one else knew about. But still, she stayed. Nag-iiba ang takbo ng tadhana sa bawat desisyong ginagawa. Para walang masaktan, itinatago ni Erica ang tunay na nararamdaman. But the lies can only bring a person far enough. The truth will always prevail when it comes to two hearts yearning for love.

[MAKE DUOLOGY #2] When it comes to love, there are no boundaries. You can love your past back when you feel like it. Masama na bang magmahal ng iisang tao lang? Kung mahal mo siya, so what? Hindi tanga ang mga taong nagtatake risk para magbigay ng second chance kahit nasasaktan na. In fact, sila 'yung masasabi mong nagmamahal ng totoo dahil kahit natatakot ay nagawa nilang sumugal ulit.

Nakakabagot ang buhay. Lalo na pag papasok ka nang school, kakain, humiga sa pera, maligo sa puri, mamili ng babae, at matulog. Paulit-ulit lahat araw-araw. Lahat nalaro mo na, poker hanggang pag-ibig naipanalo mo na. Kung sana may pwedeng paglaruan. Yung unique. Yung nakakatuwa. Nang dumating siya sa buhay ko, natuwa ako kasi pinaglaruan ko siya. Humingi siya ng pabor. Binigay ko. Nagpaturo siya. Tinuruan ko. Humingi siya ng masasandalan. Binigay ko. Kasi nakakatuwa siya! Pero habang tumatagal, bakit siya na yung natutuwa at ako na pinaglalaruan? Hate. Lies. Temptations. Betrayal. Pain. Love. All in one. Training To Love.

(Filipino/English) Love is kind. Love is not selfish or rude. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Dyanne Carmela Mariano has been in love with Giovanni Miguel Alvarado ever since her teen years. Their family has been friends even before they were born. The first time she laid her eyes on him, that day.. That very same day, she knew. He is the guy for her. All of her hopes crumbled in ashes when her best friend happened to be Gio's girlfriend. It was agony from where she stood, seeing how the man she loves was being loved by her best friend. That's when she started scheming her way in between them, cheated her way to get to him. Until that fateful night happened, two minds that are too drunk to notice and two bodies too careless to ignore the lust drawing them closer, it is when unimaginable things happen. Dyanne Carmela Mariano schemed her way to become an Alvarado. Is she going to win Giovanni's heart with genuine intentions or is she going to cheat her way to him again? © Youngbaeloves All Rights Reserved | October 2014

Timi is used to having all the boys wrapped around her little fingers. Sanay na sanay na siyang nakukuha ang atensyon ng mga 'to. After all, she's both beauty and brains . But then she meet, Ice--the transfer student and the new vocalist of their school band, Endless Miracle. Talaga nga namang masyado nitong pinanindigan ang pangalan niya dahil sing lamig din ng yelo kung pakitunguhan niya si Timi. That hurts Timi's pride so she took him as a challenge. She will do everything to make Ice fall for her. Little did she know, she will get the biggest lesson of her life. Kung paglalaruan mo ang pag-ibig, hindi ikaw ang palaging panalo. Darating ang panahon na makakahanap ka ng katapat mo na magpapatumba sa lahat ng paniniwala mo.

Five years have passed and finally, Timi is back in the Philippines. Being away and studying culinary abroad, Timi thought she've finally moved on from every pain that she experienced on her teenage years. But the moment she've seen the billboard of Ice in EDSA---now a famous vocalist of the band Endless Miracle---parang nanumbalik lahat ng sakit na naramdaman niya noon. Now that Timi and Ice have crossed paths again, she vowed to herself na hinding hindi na siya magpapaloko dito. But will she be able to resist when after all this time, she've never stopped loving him?

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Elevators. Airplanes. Palaman ng Sandwich. Yung feeling na papunta ka pa lang at excited ka pa lang sa pupuntahan mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa lang yung birthday mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa ang isa pang espesyal na araw. Yung feeling na ilang oras na lang ay pasko na. Yung feeling na tatlong araw na lang simula na ulit ng pasukan. Yung feeling na nasa gitna ka pa lang at di ka pa nakakarating. Yung feeling na malapit na pero hindi pa. Yun ang laging gusto ko. Yung nasa gitna pa lang. Yung nasa gitna ka ng dalawang bagay. Gitna ng isang building. Gitna ng langit at lupa. Gitna ng dalawang matatabang tinapay. Gitna ng byahe papuntang disneyland. Mas gusto ko yung feeling tuwing nagbabyahe kesa doon sa nakarating ka na. Mas gusto ko yung feeling na may inaantay ka kesa doon sa nandyan na. I always like the things in between. "You only like things in between, Coreen. You only like the chase... You only want me chasing after you. You don't want to decide... Pero pakiusap naman, magdesisyon ka na, kasi tao rin naman ako, nasasaktan. And you? I don't think nararamdaman mo yung sakit na nararamdaman ko... You are just too heartless."