The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

'Pain isn't remotely kind in that way. Pain wants its promised pound of flesh, ounce for ounce. It won't settle until you're left with nothing but a flaky shell of who you were. The burn of betrayal and the sting of rejection hurt, but nothing compares to the pain of being empty. Nothing hurts worse than not hurting at all and it makes no sense and perfect sense at the same time and I'm convinced I'm going crazy and I'm actually okay with that.'

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

[SY SERIES #1] He may be cold but it wasn't a hindrance for him to manage melting my heart. Because he did, always. But the only thing is, it is so hard to move him. If he manage to melt mine without doing anything, his arctic heart is the opposite. Winner of the #Wattys2018 The Storysmiths award.

[SARMIENTO SERIES #4] Peanut butter and jelly. Suit and tie. Fish and chips. Unlike all those things that go together, Scarlett Espino and Daniel Ramirez are the opposite. They are like oil and water, you and your ex, and for some people, pineapples on pizza. He is willing to do anything for the one he loves, while she is afraid of taking risks. He is vocal about his feelings, while she is good at hiding what she truly feels. Despite the differences, Daniel's consistent and sincere efforts move Scarlett's heart. He slowly chips down her walls until she is ready to put it all on the line. But just as they take a chance on love, they discover an unexpected tie which connects them both. Like how it usually is in the movies, their relationship takes a turn to reality and wakes them up from their dream.

Phoenix would rather stay rooted in Baguio and work his ass off rather than experienced the buzzing life in the center city. He would rather bury himself with work in his kingdom rather than to go out and have some dirty fun like his lunatic friends. He would rather feel the cold damp weather than to feel the heat in the center city. He hated traffic. He hates noisy street. He hates hot places. He fucking hates everything that has something to do with the big buzzing city. ... then everything changes... And those changes were not acceptable to him. Not in a lifetime. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

She was his secretary and he was her boss. Plain and simple. No complications. No problem. Nothing. That was Lysander's life before he started desiring his secretary in ways that he couldn't even explain. Siya ang tipo ng tao na walang masyadong pakiaam sa iba, pero pagdating sa sekretarya niyang palaging dahilan ng pagsakit ng ulo at puson niya, nawawala siya sa tamang huwisyo. Lysander knew where this was leading him... but would he risk it? There's a possibility that he might lose the most efficient secretary he ever had. ... but there was also a big possibility that he might lose his head if he didn't risk it. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | R-18 COMPLETED

In Evren Yilmaz life, everything, and everyone around him had a use and purpose. He was a ruthless lawyer after all, and he didn't get the title "ruthless" for nothing. Para sa kanya, ano ang silbi ng isang tao kung wala man lang siyang paggagamitan? Tulad ng isang bagay, bakit ka bibili kung hindi mo naman gagamitin? That belief was soon forgotten when he met Faith Gabriel, a feisty temptress with a beautiful and seductive machine gun mouth. Fate must be playing a twisted game with him because all of the sudden, he wanted to be used by her... in more ways than one. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED