Matinding mental block ang tumama sa Romance writer na si Jianina. Ang hirap kasi ng estoryang nakatoka sa kanya. Ang tema, historical romance! Paano niya bibigyan ng hustisya ang magiging hero niya kung ni wala siyang ideya sa hitsura at OOTD ng mga lalaking nabuhay so many decades ago? Umaatikabong research ang kailangan niya.
Buti na lang, inalok siya ng editor niya na magbakasyon muna sa ancestral house ng mga ito sa Quezon. Ma-i-inspire raw siya, panigurado. Kaya naman pala, dahil ang destinasyon niya, isang lumang mansyon na inagiw na ng panahon.
Pero hindi lang agiw ang natagpuan niya roon--kundi pati isang lumang portrait ng isang lalaki.
Iyon daw si Don Lucas del Castillo--ang orihinal na may-ari ng lumang mansyon. Na kung umibig, WAGAS. Literal itong NAGMAHAL, NASAKTAN, NAGPATIWAKAL.
And so, she made a promise. Gagawin niyang hero ang lalaki at bibigyan niya ng bagong pag-ibig.
Pero habang sinusulat niya ang kwento nito--may mali siyang nagawa.
Imbes pangalan ng bidang babae, ang pangalan niya ang nailagay niya!
Dahil doon, bigla na lang siyang nakaramdam ng pagkahilo kasunod niyon ay natagpuan na lamang niya ang sariling nag-gatecrush sa ibang panahon!
Mari-revise pa ba niya ang lahat?
Lavender is in love with Yuan, the perfect guy--kind, sweet, charming, and a musician like her. The problem? He's not real. He only exists in her dreams.
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Lavender Laxamana can't sing or play the guitar in front of anyone anymore. She hides in her dreams where she can perform and play music to her heart's desire with Yuan. Lavender has already accepted that the man she loves is just a figment of her imagination, but when she crosses paths with Aki, a starting artist who goes by the name of Musikero and looks and sounds like Yuan, Lavender is hopeful they can finally be together in real life. But reality slaps her in the face when she finds out Aki is the exact opposite of Yuan, and he loathes her.
While Lavender struggles to find the connection between Yuan and Aki, can she finally find the courage to stop escaping from reality--no matter that Aki may be in love with another woman? And can she finally face the rhythm and beats of her heart and pursue her passion again? How far will she go--or not go--for her dreams?
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.
COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela