Adelyn Eliza Belardo lived a carefree life until a fire destroyed their small home and forced her family to live under the roof of Engineer Apollo Reoja-the ambitious and charismatic man behind the Coast Point Hotel renovation. Libre lang ang mangarap, Adelyn believes. Dreaming is free. But as she chases her dream of becoming an architect, tries to lift her father out of poverty, and secretly falls for the unattainable Apollo, she realizes that dreams always come with a price. No matter how hard she tries, it always feels like she's falling short. Every achievement feels insufficient. Every step forward demands proof that she is worthy-worthy of acceptance, of success, of love. In a world that asks too much and gives too little, Adelyn must face the painful truth: How much must you prove to finally be enough? When dreams start costing your heart... will you still dare to dream? And how far are you willing to drift just to survive? ***** ISLA JULIETA SERIES #2

2nd yr, psychology student Abia Ortega meets the nonchalant 4th-year, med student East Valiardo. Being an older sister means being independent, at a very young age Abia took care of herself and her little sister because their parents were both emotionally and mentally absent. She never asked for help, she thought that there was nothing she couldn't handle, she's a strong person, and she raised herself well. But then she met this nonchalant guy from Med..with him? she can be vulnerable, this guy stayed during her worst time and the only person who saw the person she hid for so many years. she never felt this kind of treatment her whole life. Started: Sep 09, 2023 Ended: Oct 13, 2023

Royce Allegre was never meant to kiss Giordana Ramirez. One slip in the dark, and suddenly he was caught in a moment that should never have happened, his lips on the girl he should never want, the girl his family would never accept. He should have walked away. Instead, the memory clings, haunting him, drawing him back to her with a gravity he cannot resist. There is something in her eyes-sad yet fiercely alive and brimming with quiet resilience that pulls him closer, even as every glance threatens to ignite what must remain forbidden. Some mistakes can be buried. Others blossom into obsessions. And Royce is about to discover just how far he will go when desire refuses to be denied... for the wrong girl. The Wrong Love | Book Two --

Engineering Series #1 Growing up independently, Felicette Zchel Valderama already imagined herself succeeding in her future line of profession. She has only one goal in mind-and that's to get a Civil Engineering Bachelor Degree in Summerville, the most prestigious engineering university in their country. When a chance came up, she had discovered that it would never be an easy road. Because for the second time, she unluckily crossed paths with the goal-oriented and persistent Silas Cairo who was not just her academic rival but also someone who would do everything to disrupt her silent heart.

[OFFICE LOVE AFFAIRS #1] As his personal secretary, Chantal's next task is to marry the president. *** Not getting any younger, Xavi is pressured by his mother to get married and settle down. He is lured on blind dates disguised as business meetings and family gatherings. With his patience stretching to its limits, to escape his mother's persistence, he offers extra work to Chantal and boldly asks her hand in marriage. Having faith in love and believing in destiny, Chantal rejects his offer and files for a resignation. She thinks it will be easy to find another job in the corporate world with her credentials and working directly for the highest post in Dela Vega Holdings. However, Chantal has no idea that Xavi will block her applications until she is hard-pressed and unable support her mother, who is undergoing regular dialysis. In the end, she has no choice but to accept Xavi's offer, be his wife in papers, and play pretend.

1/5 La Galliene Cousins Series. Wala ng iba pang nagustuhan at magugustuhan ang isang Daegon Trevor La Galliene sapagkat sa edad na labingwalo pa lang, nahanap na niya ang kauna-unahang babaeng nagkulong sa kaniyang puso upang hindi na umibig pa sa iba. Ang noo'y labing apat na taong bata pa lang. Subalit, gaano nga naman kalupit ang tadhana. Kung kailan handa na siyang magtapat sa babaeng minamahal ay doon niya malalaman ang bagay na hindi niya kayang tanggapin. Boyfriend lang naman nito ang pinsan niya. Out of love and for him to win her heart, he plotted a dangerous scheme that could be the reason for their break-up and just end up with each other instead. Totally, Alloira Euxine Del Rava, Gonʼs first love...entrapped with his arms. July 16, 2021- June 30, 2021

[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.

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025

(Skyline Series # 1) May gusto si Rayana Nirvana Garcia sa isa sa mga kaibigan ng mga nakatatanda niyang kapatid. She always steals glances at him whenever he's around. Her eighteen-year-old heart would always beat in secret for the twenty-three-year-old guy. She's feisty and blunt. Kaya niya ang umamin ng nararamdaman dito. She could even make a move on him. Pero hindi niya magawa. Hindi puwede. Because he's in a three-year long relationship. Until... he isn't.

(Skyline Series # 2) Mahilig magbasa ng libro si Manila Philippines Satorre, madalas mga nobelang tungkol sa pag-ibig. It's no surprise for a bookish like her to swoon over fictional characters and think of also meeting someone like them in real life. Kaya kung ideal guy niya ang pag-uusapan? Dapat katulad sa mga tipikal niyang nababasa na mabait, matalino, matipuno, guwapo, at siyempre... dapat kasing-edad niya rin. It's safe to say that he got it all-except for the last criterion mentioned.