"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021

Love was never what the books promised it would be. It wasn't magical. It wasn't gentle. It never filled my stomach with butterflies or made me feel like I was someone's favorite person. The love I knew never felt like home. It never gave me comfort, security, or peace. Instead, it left me questioning my worth, drowning in insecurities, and begging for affection that was never truly mine. Maybe it was never love at all. Because love isn't supposed to make you feel invisible while the person you love gives their heart to someone else. Yet there I was, forced to watch him choose her every single day, while all I could do was love him in silence... and let him love another woman. Every memory became another wound. Every goodbye felt like torture disguised as hope. Now, I'm left wondering if a heart that has loved this deeply can ever learn to love again. Or if he was the last person I'll ever love.

"You are invited to Temptation Island."