She's Maria Hadassah Alonzo, one of the best celebrity icons in the Phillipines. They say she has it all - looks, fame, and money. But she's tired living the extravagant life. For once, she wants to be who she really is, not somebody she has to portray in front of the camera.
He's Miguel de la Vega y Salazar, an insulares born in an influential family. Being the youngest son, his greatest fear is to be the black sheep. But he's tired pleasing everyone. For once, he wants to be who he really is, not someone his family tells him to be.
Perhaps, it is their same desire to live life without judgment that connected them by fate itself. The problem is, she's from 21st century and he's from 19th century.
"In Asian myth, the two people that are connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, and circumstances."
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* Story is written in TagLish and few Spanish phrases
* Romance x Historical Fiction
Lumaking hindi kilala ang tunay na mga magulang, maagang namulat si Leroncillo San Roque sa kalupitan ng mundo. Ngayong nabigyan siya ng pagkakataong maipaglaban ang pagkakapantay-pantay, handa ba siyang isakripasyo ang lahat maatim lang ang hinahangad na tagumpay?
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Mulat sa bulok na sistema ng lipunan, tumatak sa isipan ni Leroncillo San Roque ang kawalan ng hustisya at hindi patas na trato sa mga mahihirap. Bagama't lumaki sa kalinga ng isang prayle, hindi pa rin naging madali ang daloy ng kaniyang buhay. Patuloy pa rin siyang sinusubok ng mga tao, ng pagkakataon, at ng tadhana. Ngayong naipit si Leron sa isang sitwasyon na maaaring magpahamak sa mga taong mahalaga sa kaniya, ano nga ba ang tamang hakbang upang makamit niya ang inaasam na kalayaan at hustisya? Magagawa ba niyang linlangin ang kalaban at mailigtas ang kaniyang amain at mga kaibigan? O mapupunta lamang ba sa wala ang lahat ng kaniyang pinaghirapan?
Cover Design by Louise De Ramos