│PUBLISHED│ Tigers #5 Luke Palermo

Niobe Alcaraz, the perfect daughter, ran off to a far away country to escape the impending controversies, scandals, and heartbreaks which are brought about by a certain conflict she wishes to hide. Upon her departure from her comfort zone, she crosses path with Gab Borromeo, the independent, mysterious and charming mechanic, who will re-route her direction in life. With memories from her past and the extra baggage she carries, she finds herself struggling with love, loss, and duties as teenager and as mother.

Three years ago, Kurt broke Anica's heart big time. Anica tried to give love another chance when a man named Seth introduced his life to her. Pero, katulad ni Kurt, sinaktan lang din siya nito sa parehong paraan. Pained by what they did to her, she lived her life like those two guys who hurt her, playing with other people's hearts, her heart turned cold. But Kurt re-appeared in her life again with no piece of memories of her or their life before. Sa pangibagong tagpo na'to, will Anica's heart turn soft? Will she love again? This time, Will Kurt Winchester Stay? The story of Anica Salcedo and Kurt Winchester.

Alvy Valdez and Dennise Santos were best friends but were separated due to painful circumstances. Dennise enters a relationship with Victor Galang, Alvy's best buddy, which deeply aggrieved Alvy who has feelings for Dennise, his first love, since their high school days. Alvy then leaves the country to study abroad, move on, and to forget his feelings for Dennise. Things start to get dramatic when Victor turns out to be severely ill and dies a year after Alvy's departure. After how many years, Alvy comes back in the country, having worked in Korea, with a new identity as Doctor Ly Seung Park. He meets Dennise again in the Philippine Medical Center's Emergency Department where both will be working at. Dennise is now a resident doctor, while Alvy is a successful surgeon despite his early age. Alvy does not reveal his identity, feeling guilty of leaving Dennise for eight years without any formal goodbyes and and with his thought of Dennise still loving Victor. But, with the unfolding of the secrets of the past, will both be able to find where they truly belong: in each others arms? And will they both be able to face the challenges that they are bound to face?

I saw him that day the guy who always wear white he was standing there in front of a grave stone holding a bouquet of roses dyed in black the guy who always wear white cried ...

Unedited version of She's Dating the Gangster.