i don't want us to be just close,coz i want us to be this closer.

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Sa loob ng labinlimang taon, ang makasal sa kababata niyang si Enrique Alfonso ang tanging pinapangarap ni Estella Concepcion. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya si Lucas, ang pinsan at karibal ni Enrique sa politika. *** Makatwiran at hindi nagpapatalo, lumaki si Estella Concepcion na patuloy na umaasang magkakatuluyan pa rin sila ni Enrique Alfonso, ang batang nagpagaan ng kanyang loob labinlimang taon na ang nakararaan. Ni minsan ay hindi nawala ang kanyang paghanga at pagtingin sa binata na siyang magiging susunod na gobernadorcillo ng bayan ng San Alfonso. Ngunit tila gumuho ang kaniyang mundo nang mapag-alaman niyang ipinagkasundo na ito sa ibang dalaga. Desididong mapangasawa pa rin ang binata, hihingin ni Estella ang tulong ni Lucas, ang pinsan ni Enrique. Sa paglipas ng panahon at sa mga sikretong kaniyang matutuklasan, handa pa nga rin bang gawin ni Estella ang lahat upang maikasal sa binatang matagal na niyang inaasam? O tulad ba ng ihip ng hangin ay magbabago rin ang isinisigaw ng kaniyang puso? Cover Design by Precious Pages Corp./LIB Books Book Type: Hardbound (With Book Jacket Cover)

"Why am I constantly falling in love with you?"

One summer night, two souls found their comfort in a bed. #BSS7

Sometimes, what you are most afraid of doing is the best thing that will set you free. #BSS6

It's a fight between Kara and Matias Del Franco, the snobbish businessman who's building a property on her family's land. With neither of them willing to back down, who will eventually get what they are fighting for? Or will this complicated scenario lead them to something they have never asked for? *** Matias Del Franco dreams of having his own business empire to prove his worth to his strict politician of a father. But just as his first building was built, his plans barely even starting, a raging woman called Kara demands for him to return her family's land to her. But neither of them is willing to back down. At such a crucial time, he cannot afford to fail, and he has no choice but to strike an unlikely deal with her. With Kara by his side, he finds his world turning more complicated--and it seems like he's getting more than what he has bargained for. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

Nikolas Matteo Del Franco is the eldest son of former Governor Leonardo Del Franco and veteran actress Emilia David. He grew up with people expecting him to be like his father. Lahat ng kanyang gagawin ay pinapanood ng maraming mga mata. He wanted to be a pilot but his father did not allow him to choose for himself. Nabuhay siya sa utos at gusto ng ama at ginawa niya ang lahat para sa ikasasaya ng kanyang pamilya. At the age of twenty nine, he became the Governor of Vigo Del Mar. Ibinuhos niya ang lahat ng kaya niyang gawin para marating ang nais ng pamilya niya para sa kanya. He built his own reputation and outreached everyone's expectation. His father wanted him to marry a young lady from a political family, pero hindi na niya iyon gusto. Tutol siya sa gusto ng ama na ito ang pumili ng babaeng mamahalin niya. Until he met Yvanna, a known journalist who always makes news articles against him. Wala atang artikulong ginawa ang dalaga na pabor sa kanya. Her influence to media started people to question him. She's a malware for Nikolas and in order to stop her from making baseless issues about him, he did something that will change her life forever.

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