Note: This version of the story is a draft. The complete book has been published in ebook and paperback and available for purchase :) Tessa O'Connell is a girl with an unbreakable spirit and a strength that will get her through anything. Her goal for her first year as a college graduate is to be fearless and make the best of all the opportunities that come her way. That includes adjusting to her life in New York all alone and a brand new job, all whilst missing her boyfriend as he gets through law school. But with Cole's unwavering love on her side, she's ready to conquer the world and build a life together with the man she's going to marry, even if sometimes she's got to do it all by herself. The insecurities and fears that plagued their relationship have now evolved into a love so strong, it can weather anything-even a long distance relationship. After five wonderful years together, there's nothing that's going to get in the way of their happily ever or is there? On their own for the first time in a long time, Cole and Tessa struggle to make sense of their changed reality which threatens to pull the two away from each other. The one thing they know is that they're meant to be and they'll do whatever it takes to stay together, despite the curveballs thrown their way. With old friends and new, one crazy Nana, stepbrothers and former best friends making a comeback, Cole and Tessa are ready to make the transition into their real life as a couple and this is the story of how two people fight the odds to create their forever. Warning: This story comes with a delectable Cole Stone as you've never seen him before. Suited up, a lawyer in the making, still a little reckless at heart and rough around the edges, he's the bad boy you fell in love with but ageing like the finest wine and all the more in love with his Shortcake.

*SEQUEL to The Bad Boy's Girl' and cannot be read as a stand-alone. Tessa O'Connell is a girl as in love as possible. Her goal for her freshman year of college is live wholly and love deeply, a task made easy by the spectacular man whose name reminds her of ice-cream and who supplies her endlessly with Kit- Kats. But with the couple in college, it becomes apparent that her boyfriend has the ability to charm the pants off of everything with a pulse. When status quo, clingy college girls, old insecurities and her slightly neurotic tendencies cause Tessa to question whether she can actually make the relationship work, it's up to Cole to show her that he's never letting go. Bu even for Cole Grayson Stone it's not easy to convince his Shortcake of never ending devotion as time apart, communication problems and a quirky new group of friends start to unravel the delicate thread that binds the two together. Can the boy who once protected her from the world protect Tessa from herself? Warning: Despite great efforts Cole Stone has still not been located on eBay, if you happen to come across him please let the Shortcakes know!

Lumi-as someone who's being told what to believe and hope in everything as she grows up-reckons that living is a way to comply with and entrust one's entire life to serving superiors on top of the hierarchy. Who will not think of that way anyway? Being harbored in the lands of Castellanos, it is engraved in her mind that she lives to pay her debt of gratitude to the family who sheltered her, who protected her from all the cruelties the outside world has to offer behind those fences. What they're doing is to protect her life and welfare-that's what they told her. So there's no other way to live but be the gullible and obedient yokel of the Castellano clan, because they're doing everything just for her safety. But that's before her life turns upside-down as she discovers a strange note from the attic. "To whoever finds this message, they erased us. This is all that remains. Remember us, please." What does the note want to convey? Is it just one of those mundane trivial stuff found in an attic like the usual when someone decides to clean it? Or is it something connected to her... "safety?" For sure it is for her safety. That's what they always tell her. But what one hears is not always the version of reality. Most of the time, it is the most convenient scheme to twist and bend the truth. That... That's what they will never tell her. --- Start: July 01, 2020 End: December 02, 2020

Arzilea Madrigal had always been crushing over her brother's friend. But he never saw her more than the little sister of his best friend. But she was persistent because she knew he was the one. She held on. Connor Arke knew what he was feeling wasn't right. He knew she deserved someone better; someone not him. But his heart was betraying his mind. He found himself gravitating towards her. But what if when they were almost in their perfect places, everything started to fall apart? An epistolary.

Micaela Grace Osete knew loving him would break her and her heart but she wanted to try. She knew loving him would hurt but he was worth it. Because he deserved to be loved. Hel Niño Delgado had always waited and wished for M to love him back. But then, she came. She wasn't what he wished for but she was everything he wanted and needed and more. But what if the one who wished unrelentingly finally decided to stop wishing? An epistolary.

Joyce Ann Silang was contented with her life. She was happy with her books and anime. But one embarrassing encounter with him changed her life and she knew it wasn't for the best. Wade Yozon knew it wasn't easy getting close to her. She built a wall around herself but Wade was willing to make her defenses fall; brick by brick. What if the lies that piled up caught up to them? An epistolary.

She almost lost him but this time, Merry Arisa Salonga was willing to take a chance to hear him out. She was willing to face her fears because the inevitable had happened-she fell for him. He would do everything just to make her stay. Once Alexis Ran Crowell caught the glimpse of light with her, he never wanted to live in darkness once again. He would make her stay. He would love her. But what if in the end, she still wasn't ready to hold his hand? Would he let go of the peace he had finally found? An epistolary.

Merry Arisa Salonga had told herself that she had moved on already. But one drunken night, she found herself chatting her ex-boyfriend-Alexis Remus. It was stupid of her but she was drunk, okay? But what was more stupid was... she drunk-messaged the wrong guy! Alexis Ran Crowell was busy minding his own life when she appeared. His life was monotonous and it was as if she came just to ruin his peaceful life. But with her came the peace he never thought he would gain in his life. But what if the past that he was trying to bury came back to haunt them? An epistolary.

Selene Illy Montebello is a Princess in the making. She was set to be the most sought after bachelorette and a future beauty queen. Undeniably one of the most beautiful at her age. In a snap, people would bow at her, in just a mere cold stare, people would apologize to her. *** Selene Illy Montebello has everything, beauty, wealth and fame. Except for one man, who used to be wrapped around her fingers. The man cut loose and fell in love with a woman, her exact opposite. Zeus Eliseo Romualdez will never fall in her trap again. More so, he will hate her for a sole reason...An untimely marriage with her. Will love find its way to its owner? Or will both develop hate towards each other? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

UNIVERSITY SERIES #4. Samantha Vera from Ateneo De Manila University, the epitome of kindness, empathy, grace, and solicitude got her life ruined when her parents told her that she was marrying Cy Ramirez, a med student from UP, after their graduation.