Nang bisitahin ko ang asawa ng namayapa kong kaibigan, hindi ko inasahan na makikita ko uli si Roarke, ang lalaking labis na minahal ng bata kong puso. Ang sabihin na hindi ako handa sa salakay ng mga emosyon ay kulang.

He was still beautiful and it felt as if my heart still knew him.

“I love you but I can’t be with you.”

Iyon ang sinabi ko sa kanya noong maghiwalay kami. Totoo naman iyon, hindi lang ako nagdrama. He had so many good things going on in his life at the time. Pabulusok naman ako pababa.

I needed time to fix myself. I hoped I could get back to him but I was too late. He had moved on. He was no longer mine and he would never be mine again.

The Way It Was

Hindi inakala ni Yelina na darating ang araw na gugustuhin niyang makipaghiwalay kay Poetry, ang asawa niya. Matagal na silang magkasama. Masasabing mahal naman nila ang isa’t isa kahit na alam niya na pinakasalan lang siya nito dahil nabuntis siya.

Their daughter had gone away for college. Malaya na ang babaeng tinalikuran ng asawa niya para mapanagutan siya. It was not too late to get back everything they had lost.

Gustong malaman ni Yelina kung sino siya maliban sa pagiging ina at asawa. Pero paano kung pagkatapos ng lahat ay mabatid niya na hindi pala siya magiging masaya kung wala si Poetry sa buhay niya?

Some Kind of Love

She might have wanted to end their marriage, but his kiss could still melt her whole world away.

Minsan na nagsalo sa mainit na halik sina Devney at Reggie. May binuhay ang halik na iyon sa kanila, pero hindi pa nila panahon. Ang sabi ni Reggie ay kaaalis lang nito sa isang relasyon. Hindi pa yata ito handa.

Nagkaroon uli sila ng pagkakataon. This time, they wanted to make things work. Aware sila sa ilang hurdles. Magkaiba ang buhay nilang dalawa. Magkaiba ang tirahan. Magkaiba ang nakasanayan. Magkaiba ang mundong ginagalawan.

Sino ang dapat na magsakripisyo sa kanilang dalawa? What if they truly didn’t make sense?

But they were determined to work on things that prevented them from being together. Because they belonged together. They only wanted each other.

Then You Happened

“Ikaw ang kaligayahan ko. Ikaw ang tahanan ko. Ikaw ang lahat-lahat.”

Pagkatapos ng mahabang panahon na pagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa, umuwi si Abby para sana pakasalan ang kanyang long-time long distance boyfriend at nadiskubre niya na pinakasalan at binuntis nito ang stepsister niya.

“You made it so hard to love you,” katwiran ng walanghiya.

Sarili niyang mga magulang ang nagsabing huwag na siyang humadlang sa true love. Kaya naman sumama muna siya sa isang matalik na kaibigan sa isang maliit na bayan sa probinsya. Wala naman siyang ibang mapupuntahan.

Doon niya nakilala si Eloy, isang former rockstar na naging vegetable farmer. He was a single dad with a charming grandmother. He was so beautiful, inside and out. They connected pretty quickly. He made her feel so many things. It was easy with him.

Would it be easy for him to love her? Would she be able to love him so soon after a massive heartbreak?

Roni hit the lowest point in her life. Nangyari ang isang bagay na hindi niya inakalang mangyayari sa kanya. Nangyari sa kanya ang kaparehong bagay na nangyari sa kanyang ina. Her husband left her for her best friend.

Alam ni Roni na ang kanyang ina lang ang lubos na makakaintindi sa kanyang pinagdadaanan, ang makakatulong talaga sa kanya. Kailangan niyang malaman kung paano nito nalampasan ang lahat, kung paano nito napaghilom ang mga sugat. Kaya naman mula Boston ay umuwi siya ng Pilipinas at nagtungo sa isang maliit na bayan kung saan na nakatira ang ina.

Doon niya nakilala si Sef, ang anak ng partner ng kanyang ina. She was not ready for him. She was not ready for her reaction to him.

Smalltown Romance Bundle

Then You Happened + The Way It Was + Then Suddenly You + Then Came You

Arkin and Jucylle met in college.  It might look like Mr. Popular fell for Miss Nobody, but they had started as good friends. Nakilala nila nang husto ang isa’t isa. Arkin was not just Mr. Popular and Jucylle was definitely not a Nobody. Then they became the love of each other’s lives.
They promised to love each other forever. For better or for worse. In sickness and in health.
But when the ‘for better or for worse’ hit those ‘worse’, would their love really endure?

Love of My Life

Hindi nila inakala na mahuhulog at mamahalin nila ang isa’t isa-isa.

He was always in a relationship. A serial monogamist who was currently single. She had never been in a relationship. Never been kissed, never been touched.

Iyon ang naisip ni Lily. Kung may makapagbibigay sa kanya ng magandang boyfriend experience, si Van yata iyon. Kaya naman inipon niya ang lahat ng lakas ng loob at kapal ng mukha.

“Feeling mo ba puwede mo `kong maging crush kasi crush kita?”

Then I Was In Love

Belle Bundle

Then Series

Then Came You + Then Suddenly You + Then You Happened + Then I Was In Love

Alam ni Roni na ang kanyang ina lang ang lubos na makakaintindi sa kanyang pinagdadaanan, ang makakatulong talaga sa kanya. Kailangan niyang malaman kung paano nito nalampasan ang lahat, kung paano nito napaghilom ang mga sugat. Kaya naman mula Boston ay umuwi siya ng Pilipinas at nagtungo sa isang maliit na bayan kung saan na nakatira  ang ina.

Then Came You

Then Suddenly You

They were two different people from what seemed to be two different worlds. Kumbinsido sina Zoe at Hermi na hindi sila ang laan para sa isa’t isa. Pinagbigyan nila ang mga sarili sa isang gabi pero nagpasya na maghiwalay na nang landas pagkatapos.

There were so much going in their lives. Parang wala silang gaanong panahon sa pag-ibig.

Pero kung laan yata ang dalawang tao ay magkakaroon at magkakaroon ng pagkakataon. Nahiling lang nila na sana ay hindi nila kailangan mawalan. They grieved together. They dealt with the loss together. They tried to heal each other’s wounds.

They fell completely in love in the process.

Nagkakilala sila sa isang club kagaya ng madalas na nangyayari sa mga romance novels. They were about to hook up, but Aria bailed out. Naduwag siya sa huling sandali at kahit na hindi maalis sa kanyang isipan ang lalaking nagparamdam sa kanya ng mga bagay na inakala niyang mga heroine sa romance novels lang ang nakakaramdam, hindi niya inasahan na magkikita sila uli.

Wala naman sila sa loob ng isang romance novel para mangyari iyon. But they did see each other again. Kailangan nito ng daycare para sa isang baby at napili nito ang daycare na kanyang pinagtatrabahuhan.

He was a single dad. A very hot single dad.

Puwede ba niyang paniwalaan na ibinigay si Jonathan ng universe sa kanya? Someone to be with. Someone to love and someone who would love her in return. Could she keep him and his daughter?

Parang lahat ng tao sa paligid nina Mia at Isaac ay may masayang lovelife. Naisip nila na hindi naman siguro masama kung susubok uli sila. Baka naman palarin na sila sa pagkakataon na iyon katulad ng ilang malalapit na kaibigan.

Nabuo ang isang blind date adventure. May dadalhin si Mia na kaibigan sa isang date para makilala ni Isaac. Ganoon din ang gagawin ni Isaac. They figured it was a safe way of putting themselves out there. They had each other anuman ang mangyari sa mga date na iyon.

Naisip nila na baka kasi hindi na uso ang paghihintay sa mga panahon na ito. Baka kailangan ng kaunting push. Baka kailangan ng kaunting paghahabol.

It had been a great adventure. Pero mababatid din ba nila sa adventure na iyon na sila talaga ang para sa isa’t isa?

Hot & Single Bundle

Something Wonderful + Unexpectedly In Love + Sweet Tomorrows

Ilan lang sa mga narinig ni Harry sa pagkakaroon niya ng espesyal na pakiramdam para kay Lennon. Pero sadyang makulit ang puso niya. Hindi niya maawat kahit na ano ang sabihin ng ibang tao. Kahit na ano ang sabihin niya sa sarili niya.

Parang wala siyang ibang choice kundi ang umibig sa dalaga.

Maituturing na milagro na nagkaroon ng tugon ang damdamin na iyon. Nakita siya ni Lennon sa paraang hindi siya nakikita ng iba. Mahirap paniwalaan pero mahal din siya nito.

Lennon and Harry were young and very much in love. They had so much to look forward to. Pero kaagad sinubok ang pag-ibig ng mga ito. Isang araw, pumutok ang balita na buntis ang ex-girlfriend ni Harry at ito raw ang ama.

Would Lennon step aside? Would their love had to be set aside?

Just Another Girl

Who would’ve thought her one-night stand would become the love of her life?

Eileen had the best birthdays mainly because her husband would always make sure she’d have a very special celebration. Pero bago niya nakilala si Yancey, madalas na makalimutan ang birthday niya. Hindi naise-celebrate mula pagkabata niya. Kahit na siya ay nakakalimutan na.

Binalikan niya ang nakaraan, kung paano nagsimula ang mga espesyal na birthday celebrations…

When she turned twenty-three, her boyfriend left her to be with the woman who got away. She was very devastated.

One year later, she made sure she would reclaim her birthday. Hindi nga lang niya inakala na hahantong siya sa isang hotel room kasama ang isang estrangherong nagngangalang Yancey.

Inakala niya na hindi na sila magkikita uli. One-night stand lang. But he happened to be her boss’ boss and her best friend’s older brother.

Untangled Love

“You are my favorite. You will always be my favorite.”

Rafe and Delphine had passion and fire when they met. Their insatiable romance burned bright, then it was gone.

Pinaniwalaan ni Rafe na pinagtaksilan siya. Nagpakasal si Delphine sa ibang lalaki.

Many years later, they reconnected. She was now a widow. He was still unmarried and he still wanted her, it was madness.

While they were rekindling the fire, Johann, his nephew, and Mina, her daughter, were having their own romance.

In Another Life

She looked at him and realized it was for the best. That things fell apart with him.

If you catch the bridal bouquet, it is believed that you will be the next person to get married.

No way. Iyon ang naiisip ni Nicole nang hinampas niya palayo sa kanya ang bouquet na tinutumbok ang direksiyon niya. There was no way she would do it again.

Tinamaan ng hinampas niyang bouquet si Keith Darlington. Their eyes met and they were instantly attracted to each other. Hinayaan niya ang kanyang sarili na maakit sa lalaki. Hinayaan niya na matupok siya ng apoy.

He sweated bullets when his condom shredded on him. Lalong hindi napakali ito nang malaman nitong fertile siya. Tinawanan lang niya ito at sinabing wala itong dapat na ipag-alala dahil wala siyang kakayahang magbuntis. Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit iniwan siya ng kanyang asawa.

Anong gulat na lang nila nang malaman nilang buntis siya sa muli nilang pagkikita.

Darling

EB Bundle

“May isang lalaki or isang tao na bothered tayo kahit na ano ang gawin natin…”

Para kay Henri ay si Stefan iyon. He was her first love and first major heartbreak. Marinig lang niya ang pangalan nito ay walang palya ang pagkislot ng puso niya.

Kaya parang nauga ang mundo niya nang bigla na lang lumitaw at bumalik sa buhay niya ang lalaki. Hindi na niya gustong ungkatin pa ang nakaraan pero hindi maiwasan. May mga bagong impormasyon siyang nalaman. Nabigyan siya ng paliwanag sa ilang pangyayari sa nakaraan.

They had the chance to get to know each other again. The attraction and passion were still there. Pero pilit niyang pinaglabanan ang nadarama. She was terrified it would happen again.

They had a good thing and then he was suddenly gone.

Henri knew the heartbreak would destroy her this time. Kaya kailangan niyang protektahan ang puso niya. Magtagumpay kaya siya o ito na ang tamang pagkakataon nilang dalawa?

Then We Try Again

Alexis and Casey met and fell in love in college. They were young and uninhibited. They were passionate about each other and about their dreams. They had a clear picture of what they wanted to do and what they wanted to be in the future.

They undoubtedly loved each other but sometimes love was not enough. Choices had to be made and they didn’t choose each other. Alexis had to choose herself and Casey chose someone else.

Years later, they met again. One became the person he wanted to be and one had a very different life. Casey learned he had a daughter with Alexis.

How were they going to forgive each other? How would Casey forgive Alexis for hiding his daughter from him? How would Alexis forgive Casey for marrying someone else?

This time, would love be enough? What would the choice be?

Always You

Romance author with nom de plums Belle Feliz and Emma Belle