After years of loving the brilliant but emotionally guarded Maxwell, Yaz finally gets the chance to be with the man she's always wanted. But misunderstandings, rival suitors, family expectations, and dangerous secrets threaten a love that refuses to stay within limits. *** Yaz has loved Maxwell for years. Smart, successful, and admired by everyone around him, Maxwell seems impossible to reach despite their growing closeness. As their relationship deepens, Yaz finds herself caught between hope and heartbreak, uncertain whether the man she loves can truly choose her. Surrounded by a powerful family, complicated friendships, persistent rivals, and unexpected dangers, she must decide how much she is willing to fight for the future she has always dreamed of. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

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Synopsis: After losing Terrence, her first love, to an illness, Shay begins to believe that she can't fall in love again. She holds on to a sketch of Terrence's best friend, "Nathan" and looks for him just as she had promised Terrence. Much to her surprise, she meets "Nathan" when she enters her new school, Trinity High. But "Nathan" introduces himself as Jiroh and denies knowing anyone named Terrence. Thus begins the story of Shay and Jiroh, a boy whose past is inexplicably tied to her own and whose present offers a possibility of a new love. "I'm another 'what if, Shay," Jiroh says. Will Shay let herself fall in love again or will she hold on to her past with Terrence? Can one really move on from one's first love? -Pop Fiction

Synopsis: Shaylie is a typical fifteen-year-old girl from a religious family. Terrence, on the other hand, is not your average boy. To Shaylie, Terrence has always been the enigmatic, aloof, talented and temperamental older brother of her best friend, who has never given her a second look. Until they are thrown together in a date. Their first date sparks an unlikely romance that confuses Terrence, who has long pushed people away because of a secret he has kept throughout his life. But Shaylie is patient with him, giving him a chance to feel things he has never felt with anyone else before. Will they overcome the challenges that stand in the way of their budding love? Or will a happy ending ultimately be too much to ask for? -Pop Fiction