Erica wants to have it all figured out. She's fresh out of college, itching to put her master's degree in psychology to use. Her fiancé of five years swears on his life they'll set a date for their wedding any day now. On top of it all, her sister and best friend Nolan are destined to be the anchors by her side for the rest of their lives. These are all the makings of a damn good life. So why do her feelings get all scrambled up after a silly argument and a drunken kiss that doesn't know when to stop? .・。. ✧ Nolan has been in love with Erica probably since the moment he laid eyes on her way back in high school, but an on-again-off-again relationship with her current fiancé has kept him from ever making a move. So he sat back and tried to get a handle on his own life. He's dating a few girls here and there. He will definitely put his license in business and finance to good use. Things are stable with his best friend sticking by his side. Until a bottle of wine and a list of complaints about her husband-to-be leads her to lock lips with him, and he can no longer find the strength to resist her. Now, they're both screwed. first draft; unedited

When lonely artists Ashton and Ria come together, nothing can prepare them for the collision. They're drawn to each other like day and night, but with more in common than they could ever know. After being burned by past lovers, they're hesitant to give their connection a chance, sending them on a journey of discovering themselves and one another. Though the longer they spend time together, painting love across the starless nights, the faster shadows of the past slip through the cracks of their fantasy. Beneath Ashton's gentle exterior rests a nest of lies. He's hiding something, a past so dark it puts Ria's very life at risk. Blinded by her need to free him from pain and self-destruction, she takes his flaws head-on and falls onto the radar of his most ruthless enemies. With lies, secrets, and schemes storming over the horizon, it'll take everything to keep Ria from falling into darkness as she attempts to save Ashton from his own. .・。. ✧ second draft; unedited This book contains the rewritten version of Strokes, Tides, and Stars. Each book will be separated into parts.

This work of fiction may include potentially disturbing readings, scenes and discussions around topics such as self-harm, physical violence, emotionally triggering materials, death and suicide. Please engage in self-care as you read this work. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Project M #ProjectM1 31/12/17

There are three words to describe the famous Dr. Ymar Stroam who owns the very successful and well known YS Pharmaceutical. Serious. Intimidating. And snob. While Czarina Salem is jolly, energetic and secretly green minded. Oh. And she loves eating banana. Magkaibang-magkaiba ang dalawa at alam na alam 'yon ni kupido. But Cupid still decided to play with them. One faithful night, while Czarina was busy flipping the pages of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, she heard a knock on the door. Akala naman niya ay si Channing Tatum o kaya naman si Chris Evans na ang kumakatok kaya mabilis niyang pinagbuksan. But what she saw outside her doorsteps is neither Channing or Chris. It's none other than her hunky neighbor, the always brooding Doctor Hottie whose smile could drop anyone's panties. Ang kaso, sa isang buwan na pagiging magkapit-bahay nila at paninilip niya sa kaguwapuhan nito ay napag-alaman niyang mamahalin ang ngiti ng Doctor. But that night, Doctor Hottie smiled and even took his clothes off in front of her! What the fudge was happening? Nagunaw na ba ang mundo at sila nalang dalawa ang natira? Paborito niya ang prutas na saging, pero hindi yata kakayanin ng matris niya ang malaki at mahabang saging na nasa harapan niya. CECELIB | C.C. COMPLETED

With his amethyst eyes, to die for smile and gorgeous body, Lash Coleman was a very handsome male specimen. Girls fall at his feet, but he never catches any of them. His eyes were trained to only one woman. Nez Fernandez. A woman he shouldn't have feelings for. He was not supposed to like her as a woman. He was not supposed to lust over her. And he was not supposed to fall in love with her ... but he did. Simula't-sapol, alam niyang mali ang nararamdaman niya. His feeling for Nez was forbidden. He tried to stop what he was feeling. He tried so hard to forget her and it worked when she left to live in abroad. Nakalimutan niya ito at nagpatuloy ang buhay niya na wala ang dalaga. His life was okay, he felt contented even. But Nez was destined to ruin his cool façade and happy life. For ten years, Nez stayed in the US, but now, she's back - haunting his dreams and waking hour. What would a man do with pent-up feelings? Titikisin ba niya ang sariling nararamdaman o aangkinin niya ang dalaga kahit alam niyang bawal? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Kieffer Sandoval