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Love Trilogy #2 This work of fiction may include potentially disturbing readings, scenes and discussions around topics such as sexual, 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.

(FHS #3) Most people say she's a rebel, others call her a badass, but Reika De Juan is just a girl who follows her heart. So much that she ends up following the gay of her dreams, even if it means returning to Filimon Heights.

Emily Devereaux had everything...until it was stolen from her on the night she found her parents dead and their mansion burning. She almost died in the same fire but a mysterious boy saved her before suddenly disappearing in the darkness of the night. Five years later, at 17 years old, she lives a life far from her childhood. Yet somehow, she believes that everything will turn out fine. But things make a dark and dangerous turn when a tall, young man with dark, cold eyes transfers to her school. Emily hopes for a happy ending...the question is, will she be able to have it? MONTELLO HIGH: SCHOOL OF GANGSTERS BOOK 3 COVER DESIGN: Shaina Mae Navarro

What's a reckless transferee with a feisty attitude got to do when her new school puts the lives of its students in danger? According to Summer Leondale...try and save it, of course. *** Used to being the new girl, Summer Leondale thinks nothing of staying long in her new school Montello High before she gets kicked out again for not being a model student. But she can't be further from the truth when she discovers that Montello High is more than what meets the eye--a school for delinquents with two rival gangs running the campus. Summer's chance for a normal high school life gets thrown out the window when she gets involved with Van Freniere, the leader of one of those gangs and rumored to be connected to an underground organization. A fire, murders, death threats, and more mysteries...Montello High is a magnet for danger, and Summer's attraction to Van has warning signs all over it. But when the school is surrounded by sinister forces that puts its students' lives in danger...well, Summer's always been a reckless troublemaker, and it's up to her to save it--if she can. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

Sabi nga nila "kung kayo ay kayo talaga". Kahit gaano pa kayo pag hiwalayin ng mundo, ibabalik at ibabalik pa din kayo ng tadhana sa piling ng isa't-isa. Kahit gaano pa ito katagal, sa huli ay kayo pa din. Iyan ang mga bagay na natutunan ko dahil kay Lolo Gilbert.

Hey! Be Mine's Missing/Untold Chapters [On Hold]

Five years. No messages. No calls. No goodbyes that made it easier. Just silence. In Hey! Be Mine Book 3: Yours, Always, time has passed-but the feelings never truly did. After a heartbreaking separation in Book 2 (His), fate tore them apart. Ayessa was forced to walk away from the love of her life to pay her family's debts through an unwanted engagement. The boy she truly loved-Spence -left for the States, believing it was best for her. What neither of them knew? He left to protect her, secretly paying off the debt she thought separated them. Now, five years later, life looks different. Ayessa is in a stable relationship with Kurt, the classmate who once let her go so she could chase her heart. He stood by her when Spence didn't. He was there when everything else fell apart. But when Spence returns-older, changed, yet still carrying the same love for her-everything starts to unravel. She thought she had moved on. She thought she was happy. But how do you forget someone who never left your heart? As secrets come to light and buried emotions resurface, Ayessa is left torn between the man who gave her peace... and the man who taught her what love could be. Yours, Always is a powerful, emotional conclusion to the Hey! Be Mine trilogy-a story about second chances, the truth behind sacrifices, and the one question that haunts the heart: Can love still be yours... even after all this time? Read more.. ©prettymari

They survived high school. They chose each other. But love in the real world? That's a whole different battlefield. In Hey! Be Mine - Book 2 : His, the story picks up as our favorite opposites enter a new chapter: college. New schedules, new surroundings, and new people. They're still in love-but life isn't the same. He's still the confident, charming guy everyone gravitates toward. She's still the quiet, grounded girl who never asked for the spotlight. But now, they're on different courses, with different lives pulling them in different directions. And just when they thought they'd made it through the hard part... His ex is back-and this time, she's staying. More than just a memory, she's now his classmate. His first love. His fiancée. And she's not giving up without a fight. On her side, things aren't any simpler. One of her new classmates-a serious, quiet guy who's everything her boyfriend isn't-has his eyes on her. He's not friendly. He's not flirty. But he's always there. Watching. Waiting. Wanting her to notice him. In a world full of distractions and doubt, will love still be enough? Find out more... ©prettymari

What happens when Ms NBSB meets Mr Playboy? He's everything she can't stand: carefree, rich, arrogant, and the center of everyone's attention. With effortless charm and a trail of admirers, he's never had to try-at anything, especially love. She's his complete contrast: anxious, reserved, invisible in a crowd, and painfully aware of the social gap between them. She's used to staying in the background while excelling quietly in everything she does-except matters of the heart. Their worlds couldn't be more different. He dates for fun. She avoids it altogether. He lives for the spotlight. She hides from it. He wants her attention. She wants him to leave her alone. But when the school's ultimate heartthrob sets his sights on the most unlikely girl, sparks fly-and not always in a good way. What starts as an annoyance grows into curiosity... then something deeper. He's drawn to her coldness, her intelligence, her mystery. She's confused by his persistence, his contradictions, and the pieces of himself he hides behind his smile. As tension builds and walls begin to crack, the real question is: can two people from such different worlds find something real between them? Or are they simply too opposite to make it work? Read at your own risk. ©prettymari