published under PHR 2013 (Modified version) "I need you. You're the only thing that keeps me sane, the only thing that keeps me going, and the only person who can make me whole again." 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞 Aso't pusa, iyon sina Ethan at Jessica. Pero sa totoo lang ay mahalaga ang binata kay Jessica dahil best friend ito ng kuya niya. Minsan ay inabutan niya si Ethan na iniinsulto ng mortal nitong kalaban. She had to do something, or else ay ramble na naman ang kasunod nito. Mabilis niyang nilapitan ang binata at ikinawit ang mga braso sa beywang nito. "There you are, babe! Kanina pa kita hinahanap." Natigilan si Ethan at tinapunan siya ng are-you-crazy-stare. Nang sila na lang dalawa ay sinita siya nito. "You know, I go to parties to pick up a one-night stand. And since tonight you labeled me, staying here would be useless. Pangatawanan mo na girlfriend kita. You're coming home with me." Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Jessica. Wala sa sariling iniyakap niya ang mga braso sa dibdib. Sumunod ang mga mata ni Ethan sa bagay na pinoprotektahan niya. Pumalatak ito at umiling. "Do you really think na pagnanasaan ko ang mga bubot na papaya?" Ang hinayupak! Kahit kailan ay peste talaga ang lalaking ito sa buhay niya. 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓 Reading Order: Book 1: I Couldn't Ask For More Book 2: Fall All Over Again Book 3: My Sweet Misery Book 4: Creepy Little Thing Called Love

"Your father paid me to marry you, Cielo. Not to bed you. Pero mapag-uusapan natin iyan. Should you want me to sleep with you. All you have to do is ask and I'll oblige willingly." Makalipas ang pitong taon ay bumalik sa Trinidad si Gael para lang matuklasang nakatakdang ilitin ng bangko ang lupain nila na isinanla ng tatang niya bago ito namatay. At iyon ang hindi niya mapapayagang mangyari. Ang problema ay wala siyang maisip na paraan para mabayaran kahit man lang ang interes ng pagkakasanla. Then Vince Saavedra, the bank CEO, made an offer Gael could hardly refuse. Ibabalik nito sa kanya ang titulo ng lupain niya at ang deed of sale ng iba pa niyang ari-arian pakasalan lamang niya ang anak nito -- the stubborn, spoiled, but beautiful Cielo Saavedra. Gael would marry the she-devil herself if it was the only way to get his property back.

an old PHR novel - dahil sa community quarantine, bigyan ko kayo ng konting paglilibangan. 2nd book ko ito na na-publish yeaaaaars ago. enjoy!

"Ai shite imas, Nyssa-san." Inabot nito ang kamay niya at hinawakan iyon. "The presence of your hand and holding it like this balanced me. Everything seems straight and perfect." Suot ni Nyssa ang singsing na ibinigay ni Erik dela Torre sa buong labindalawang taon. It was given to her when she was sixteen ;noong ang batang pag-ibig niya ay tinabunan ng insekyuridad at takot. Sinaktan niya ang lalaking nagbigay ng heirloom na iyon sa kanya. Erik had OCD. He was obsessed with her. Natakot si Nyssa at hiniya niya ito sa mismong gabi ng prom sa hindi sinasadyang paraan. Erik left San Ignacio sooner than she thought hurting. Twelve years later, she still kept the ring. Isinusuot iyon ni Nyssa para i-discourage ang mga unwanted suitors niya. Until she met Kichiro in Tokyo. He was a Daniel Henny look-a-like. Gusto niyang alisin at itago ang singsing niya para dito. But the subconscious thought of Erik stopped her. Nahahati siya sa pagitan ng kahapon at ng ngayon. Sino ba talaga ang bukas niya?

"Sweetheart, I'm yours. And I'll be yours hanggang sa matuyo ang dagat sa San Ignacio. In other words-until I die..." Si Miles ang first crush ni Nadia. Si Miles din ang first love niya at natitiyak niyang si Miles pa rin ang huli niyang mamahalin. They were childhood sweethearts hanggang sa dumating sa buhay nila si Arlyn. Nahati ang atensyon ni Miles. Kalimitan ay ipinagtatanggol nito ang iyaking si Arlyn sa haragang si Nadia. Then came the announcement that shocked Nadia. Mag-on na sina Miles and Arlyn. Pinili niya ang lumayo upang makalimot. Subalit aakalain ba niyang mabibigyan siya ng pagkakataong mapasakanya si Miles nang hindi matuloy ang kasal nito kay Arlyn? Paano? Pipikutin niya si Miles kasabwat ang ina ng binata! But would Miles forgive her?

"My sun sets and shines on you, Jea. I cannot imagine myself living without you..." Their friendship was like wine, tumatamis sa paglipas ng panahon. Jea was Troy's little sweetheart. Troy was Jea's pare. Si Troy ay kilalang playboy, papalit-palit ng girlfriends. Si Jea ay playgirl... at papalit-palit din ng... girlfriends?! Kung kailan huminto sa pagpapalit-palit ng girlfriends si Troy at si Jea sa panliligaw sa kapwa babae ay walang nakakaalam. But they got the shock of their lives when one morning they woke up in each other's arms and as naked as the day they were born. Soon they found out they were no longer friends. But could they be lovers?

"Shut up, Moana, I don't kiss little girls with braces!" Moana Marie was fifteen and had this stupid crush on Vince Saavedra, cool and drop-dead gorgeous. But her feelings for him was way out of line. Walong taon ang tanda nito sa kanya, may girlfriend, apprentice sa kompanyang pag-aari ng daddy nya, higit sa lahat: Hindi nito pinapansin ang panunukso niya. Pero bakit laging naroon si Vince sa tuwing kailangan niya ito that she became dependent on him? When Vince left, it broke her heart. Now, he was back after four years. CEO and general manager ng bangkong pag-aari ng mga magulang niya. Hindi lang ang bangko ang hinahawakang tungkulin ni Vince sa pagbabalik nito. He also assured his role as her self-appointed big brother. What now? Nawala nga ang crush niya rito, nahalinhinan naman ng mas malalim. She was falling in love with him.

Sweetheart 2: Lavender Lace By Martha Cecilia "My old faded blue jeans would be out of place. It'll never fit in to your world of lavender lace." The infamous Rigo dela Serna ng Engineering Department: super-guwapo, ex-scholar, star player, at playboy numero uno. Pero para kay Lacey, Rigor is a cross between Elvis Presley and Antonio Banderas sa kupas at hapit na maong, itim na jacket, at motorsiklo. Nasa high school si Lacey at nasa college si Rigo. Malayo ang high school building sa college but stealing glances from afar, they fell in love. Their young hearts vowed to love each other for always. But vengeance and betrayal separated them.

RAW/UNEDITED VERSION RELEASED under Precious Hearts Romances "Kung aagawin ba kita sa kanya, magpapaagaw ka ba?"

What happens when a New Yorker meets a Tondo Girl? Riot kaya gaya ng pagkakaiba ng mundong ginagalawan nila? O mabubuo ang pagmamahalang walang kinikilalang estado sa buhay?