It was meant to be just a celebration. Nothing more, nothing less - or so Cecilia Roth thought , a German major trying to keep her life simple. She never, in her wildest imagination, would have expected to catch her new professor in unprofessional behavior with one of her former colleagues. Professor Dietrich - feared for her coldness, her discipline, her distance - caught in a moment that changes everything. And professor Dietrich? She doesn't let things slide. Especially not when it comes to Cecilia. Between rebellion and power, emotion and emptiness, a tension begins to grow. A glance turns into something more. A line starts to blur. And maybe, in the end, Cecilia will question more than just her professor.

Stephanie Walker is eighteen, moving across the country from Los Angeles to New York to begin her dream: law school at NYU. A new city, a new home, new friends, new everything. She's excited, but sleepless nights, old wounds, and quiet struggles follow her everywhere. She wants to live like any other college student, to blend in, to feel normal, but life hasn't been simple, and surviving on her own is harder than she expected. Every late night, every study session, every solitary drive home reminds her that life doesn't come with easy answers. Some nights, she leans on quiet habits she'd never tell anyone about, just to make it to morning. Elena Shay is thirty-two, NYU's Dean and a respected law professor. Her life is built on control, precision, and endless responsibility. At work, she's commanding, elegant, untouchable. Outside it, she's soft, warm, and human, but never careless. Elena doesn't date casually; she doesn't waste time or energy on anything that isn't worth it. She's deliberate, certain, and careful... Until Stephanie. Stephanie isn't just another student. She's sharp, captivating, and unafraid to be herself in a way that draws Elena in deeper than it should. Suddenly, the carefully maintained line between professional and personal life begins to blur. The rules, the expectations, the life Elena's worked so hard to control all scream that nothing between them can ever happen. And yet, the pull becomes impossible to ignore. As their worlds collide, Stephanie discovers a side of life she's never dared to touch: warmth, comfort, attention, and desire from someone who sees her fully, not as a girl with a "rough" childhood, but as a woman. Together, Elena and Stephanie fall into chaos, vulnerability, and longing they didn't know they were missing. Every glance, every touch, and every moment carries risk. Risk of exposure, of judgment, of everything crashing down, all shaped by the choices resting in their hands.

Amara Alonso is 22 years old and is in her final year studying English literature at NYU. She's smart, kind and gentle, she always has been. But she carries a quiet sadness that most don't see. After losing her mother and sister in a tragic car accident 8 months ago, she was left with an alcoholic father who she blames for their death. She promises herself to push through her last year of college but soon falls into a cycle- skipping classes, tear-stained eyes, and an empty stomach. Emilia Zayed is a 29 year old creative writing professor. Emilia is poised, intelligent and emotionally guarded. She keeps everyone at arm's length- students, colleges, friends, and especially family. She doesn't trust people and shows no intention to. She shows no interest in anybody around her, until a soft brown eyed girl enters her lecture with a look of hurt deep in her eyes that she can't seem to stop thinking about. Emilia notices Amara's writing first. There's something about her work-so raw, so aching, so lonely. It touches something in Emilia she thought she'd buried. Never has a student's piece of writing made her feel this way. They shouldn't get close. They can't get close. But they do. And it's slow, quiet, and deeply emotional. It's Amara showing up during Emilia's office hours not just to talk about writing but about life. It's Emilia realising Amara needs more than feedback-she needs someone who sees her. And it's Amara finally finding someone who doesn't leave. The two form an unspoken bond they can't explain. It's forbidden in the eyes of everybody else. But they can't help but feel softer around each other. Will they ever act on it? Will Amara's hurt or Emilia's closed offness prevent them from ever truly opening up and giving in?

Volume 1 (Again) Dawn Loraine Hermoza, known to as "Lori," is a famous actress and model from a wealthy family, living in the year 2025. But her world turns upside down when she is suddenly transported back to the year 1995-the year a series of brutal murders begins, claiming the lives of her mother's friends and schoolmates. There, Lori meets Serina Leonor De Vellière -a quiet and enigmatic girl whose name she's heard since childhood. Serina was known to be her mother's best friend... and the final victim of the notorious "Lollipop Killer." determined to change what's already set in the past. She starts her own investigation, hoping to stop the murders before they happen. But time is fragile, and changing fate always comes with a cost.. Can she rewrite the past to save the future? Is she willing to risk her life to protect those who were once doomed and a girl she never expected to fall for? Because in saving Serina Leonor... She just might lose herself.. "I wasn't supposed to be here... but somehow, I got trapped in her year."

May mga pagmamahal na parang Aurora Borealis- minsan lang magpakita, ngunit habang buhay mong hahanapin. Isang beses mo lang siyang masisilayan, ngunit sapat na iyon para baguhin ang paraan ng pagtingin mo sa pag-ibig. Para kay Aeris Elana Estrella, si Kalvin Rafael Calderon ang kanyang Aurora- isang liwanag na dumaan sa kanyang buhay nang hindi inaasahan, at iniwan siyang kumakapit sa alaala ng minsang naramdaman. Hindi sila naging sila. Walang malinaw na simula, at lalong walang maayos na wakas. Isang kwentong natigil sa gitna- puno ng mga salitang hindi nasabi, at damdaming hindi naipaglaban. Ngunit paano kung ang isang pag-ibig na tinanggap mong tapos na... ay hindi pa pala handang magpaalam? Sa muling pagkrus ng kanilang landas, mabubuhay ang isang kwentong matagal nang tinakasan- at isang damdaming pilit nilang kinalimutan. Sa pagitan ng nakaraan at kasalukuyan, haharapin nila ang tanong na matagal na nilang iniiwasan: maaari pa bang ituloy ang isang kwentong minsang nahinto- o may mga pagmamahal talagang hanggang doon na lang? O mananatili na lang silang alaala- tulad ng Aurora sa kalangitan, maganda... ngunit hindi kailanman mahahawakan?

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Book 3 of the Among the Ashes Trilogy

After the Ashes: Fragments of Her A companion to the Among the Ashes trilogy. While the world burned in Nyx's story, another battle was unfolding in silence. Fragments of Her follows Lux. The twin who vanished behind memory, shadows, and lies. As she pieces together what was lost, fragments of truth begin to surface: secrets about the Verduci bloodline, the experiments that shaped them, and the memories erased to protect her. Told through quiet recollection and fractured thought, this book reveals the unseen side of Among the Ashes - the choices that shaped Nyx, the past that destroyed Lux, and the fragile bond that held them both together. It's not a continuation. It's the other half of the story.

Book Two of Among The Ashes:Midterm Lies

Arden University is no ordinary school. Hidden deep in the mountains and built for the elite, it's a place of prestige, power-and whispers. Enter Nyx Reed. A freshman who looks more like she stumbled into campus by mistake-oversized hoodie, outdated phone, and eyes that never meet yours. Among the rich and polished, she's awkward, quiet, and clearly out of place. But for some reason... she's everywhere. In every fan club. In every encounter with the university's most admired (and off-limits) professors. In every rumor that seems to spark around her without warning. She says she's just trying to pass. Just another face in the crowd. But as eyes start turning her way-and shadows from the past begin to stir-it becomes clear: Some masks aren't just worn. They're lived.