In 2019, Barbs self-published To Love and Die before Pop Fiction released their own version. She considers the book as one of her favorite works. In writing it, her goal was to show that even bad boys can fall in love hard when it’s with the right girl, and that the meaning of true love can be different for different people.
Barbs enjoys listening to classic songs, playing with her dog Tofu, and spending quality time with her husband. Find out more about her at www.barbsgalicia.com.
"May tatlong rason si Desa Franco para pigilan ang nararamdaman niya para kay Baron Medel, ang tattoo artist na matagal nang kaibigan ng pamilya niya. Una, malayo ang agwat ng edad nilang dalawa at nakababatang kapatid lang ang tingin sa kanya nito. Pangalawa, sinusubukan pa lamang ni Baron na mag-move on mula sa isang heartbreak. At pangatlo, ang pinaka-importanteng rason, ayaw ng tatay ni Desa na ma-in love siya sa isang bad boy, basagulero, at playboy na tulad ni Baron.
Pero matagal nang may lihim na pagtingin si Desa kay Baron, at ang pagbabalik nito sa bahay ng pamilya niya ay posibleng sign na para finally aminin niya ang kanyang nararamdaman.
May tatlong rason man siya para ’wag mahalin si Baron, she only needs one reason to love and die for the man she has been pining for so long."
Matapos siyang iwanan ng kanyang nakarelasyong professor, isinilang ang isang bagong Leila Pauleen Perez who became stronger and more independent. Along with her transformation, she now believes that love is a murderer, and that it killed her. Makalipas ang ilang taon, bumalik si Levi Alarcon para ipagpatuloy ang kanilang naudlot na pagmamahalan. Naniniwala siya na what they had was real—isang tamang pag-ibig sa maling pagkakataon. Sa pagbabalik ni Levi, he will teach Leila a lesson on love and second chances.
