The De La Vegas and Lascaris families have been bitter rivals for a long time.
Amidst the intense animosity between the two families, a passionate love affair would blossom between Mia Isabella, Don Emiliano's timid youngest daughter, and Ishmael, Don Ignacio's only son and sole heir.
However, their secret meeting was exposed, and they were separated. But, because of their strong love and desire to be together again, they both prepared to flee and live distantly.
Unfortunately, Don Emiliano discovered their escape, and Ishmael's life was ended at the hands of the Don. Mia Isabella committed suicide as a result of her extreme grief over her fiancé's death. But fate had other plans.
More than a hundred years later, Mia Isabella was reborn in the fourth generation of the Lascaris as Anastasia Vera.
Unbeknownst to her, she is destined to return to her prior life through a mysterious ancient painting.
Therefore, her shuttered love with Ishmael in 1886 was retold once again.
De Avila Series #2
Si Maria Segunda De Avila ay masasabing anghel ng kaniyang mga magulang dahil siya'y likas na masunurin, magalang, tahimik, at malapit sa Diyos. Ang mga katangiang ito marahil ang naglagay sa kaniya sa katayuang hindi napapansin ng karamihan. Siya'y hindi nagtataglay ng pambihirang kagandahan, talentong maipagmamalaki, at talinong kayang makipagsabayan sa karamihan tulad ng kaniyang mga kapatid.
Pinili niya ang buhay na tahimik sa kabila ng panghuhusga ng lipunan sa mga babaeng tulad niya na maaaring tumandang dalaga. Subalit, ang inaakalang niyang tahimik na buhay ay nagkaroon ng hangganan nang bumalik ang lalaking ilang taon niyang hinintay at ang pagdating ng isang pilyong binata na kakambal ang kaguluhan.
Paano haharapin ni Segunda ang dalawang kapalarang naghihintay sa kaniya? Pabalik sa pangakong naudlot ng nakaraan? O patungo sa hinaharap na puno ng pakikipagsapalaran?
Book Cover by Bb. Mariya
Date Started: September 21, 2024
Date Completed: March 23, 2025