Summer 2013
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MatureComplete Mon, Jul 31, 2023
Published date: July 9, 2020
Finished: August 31, 2023
"You deserve a love that always feels like summer."
Fresh out of high school, Henziel Celino Gonzaga had no plans-only a heart in need of healing. Seeking peace and a fresh start, she joins her grandmother on a community service trip to Mindanao. Far from the cold memories of Cebu, she hopes to find clarity... not love.
Then she meets Davis Cañon Alvarez.
With Davis, her world begins to thaw. He brings warmth, color, and the kind of joy she thought she had lost forever. In his presence, every moment feels like summer-bright, passionate, and full of promise.
But summer is never meant to last.
When life begins pulling them back to their separate worlds, the warmth they shared faces the chilling test of reality. Can a love that blossomed in the sun survive the coming storm?
Or will it melt away-just another fleeting season in their lives?
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