Sydney James Wantirano is a woman of contrasts. With a fiery, untamable spirit and unyielding principles, she commands respect and admiration. Yet, behind this formidable exterior lies a tender heart that remains devoted to her parents, despite their harsh treatment and the absence of familial love. Her efforts to honor and make them proud are both a testament to her resilience and a source of hidden pain. Everything changes one fateful night when Sydney meets Xarius-a charming, effervescent man who shatters her rigid world. His presence awakens something in her that she never knew she was missing. For the first time, Sydney feels truly at home, valued, and loved-experiences she thought were forever beyond her reach. The irony of finding solace in someone so different from herself only deepens the impact of their connection. But such profound change comes at a cost. Sydney is faced with an impossible choice: between embracing the happiness Xarius offers and fulfilling her obligations to those who have always been her burden. Torn between two conflicting paths, she must decide whether to pay the price for her newfound joy or abandon it to maintain her old responsibilities. Will Sydney find a way to navigate these treacherous waters, or will she escape into the safety of the familiar, leaving behind the twisted wildlands of her heart? Started: July 18, 2020 End: December 17, 2020

STRAND SERIES 1 (HUMSS) I have been admiring every shades of clouds, accepting every darkness from it, and seeing the beauty behind the stormy clouds. But for every sail above it, on an endless clouds, I have never saw myself sailing alone. Because in life, there will always be you. Who promised me to sail together, above the endless clouds.

Published under Pop Fiction. Available at bookstores/convenience stores nationwide for 195php. Taglish. Completed. Two kindred hearts from two different worlds collide and find love. Princess Trish Lua is a certified bad girl. She always win an argument and nobody can beat her whenever she starts explaining herself. At first, her life was damn boring until she met this obnoxious and famous jerk that will perfectly set her life with different ups and down. Will they be together until the end or one of them will give up once he/she know their top most secret? (some parts were deleted - 53 onwards)