| Wattys 2021 Winner | [ Project Memoria ] "The Marcoses have fled the country," anunsyo ng DZRH. Kasabay ng kalayaang minimithi ng aking bayan ay ang pagpapalaya ko... sa nag-iisang mundong kinamulatan. *** Ceres is a Star But he mistook her For the Moon Because his World Is nowhere near And orbiting out of tune Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Date Started: September 14, 2020 Date Finished: December 18, 2020

"It was never the world that made it impossible, it has always been you." In the year 1966, at the heart of Manila, a determined future public servant Leana Dela Torre got herself into an argument with an anti-bad government aspiring journalist Danilo Orcullo while on a queue for an ongoing enrollment in a university. With their seemingly contradicting principles, opinions, and decisions, they seem to grow in each other, they decided to be together and tried their best to live the life that they have chosen and wanted. After tons of protest, threats of rebellion against the government, and the threat of life; a proclamation was declared, that put the entire land in a law that made the critics in danger and the dead fish alive. Due to the restrictions and new rules, Danilo Orcullo disappeared. After two years of service to the new society, Staff Sergeant Leana Dela Torre did not return to her post. - This is historical fiction inspired by true events. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞; 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞.

Wattys 2020 Winner "Sometimes your FUTURE is not in your TOMORROW but in someone else's YESTERDAY." Book Cover Illustration from Pinterest: https://pin.it/13RdXsO Book Cover Edited in Canva by: VR_Athena Date Started: June 15, 2019 Date Finished: August 14, 2020

WATTYS 2020 WINNER FOR HISTORICAL FICTION Ako si Catalina, nagmahal, nasaktan, humiling kay Tala at sumubok muli. Ang buhay ay mapaglaro at tinatawanan ako ng kapalaran sa aking piniling daan. Ang umibig ba ng tapat ay ganito kasakit? Ako ay susuko na ngunit sa aking pagsuko ako ay tumingin sa Tala sa huling pagkakataon at naroon ka. Ikaw na hindi ko inaasahan. Naroon ka. Hanggang sa muli aking... tunay na minamahal.

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021

Aksidenteng napunta sa panahon ng 1941 si Euphie Encarnacion matapos niyang sundan ang isang babae sa gitna ng ulan. At dahil nag-iisa lang siya sa ibang lugar at oras, Tinulungan siya ng isang lalake at nagbukas ng bahay para sakaniya. Pero ngunit hindi siya makapaniwala nang mapansin niyang ang taong ito at ang hinala niyang dating karelasyon ng Lola niya ay.. Iisa. Kaya lang, mukhang siya rin mismo ay nahuhulog na rin sa binata! Book Cover illustration is made by ME! YES, the one and only me. Check out the published book here: https://www.ukiyoto.com/product-page/the-rain-that-reminds-me-of-you-paperback

Ano ang gagawin mo pag may na-meet ka na time traveling na Katipunero? (Completed-with special chapters) ( Katipunero Duology Book 1) Photo by Maria Luiza Melo on Pexels Book cover by the author Written from October 2013-January 2014

A daughter of two people from the present and the past, Thayana Alcante, must stop Datu Akmad's nefarious ambitions otherwise, the Philippine history would be on the verge of a catastrophe. ***** Thayana "Yana" Alcante has been searching for her biological parents for quite some time. She has also conducted nearly all types of searches but obtained no results at all. When she encounters Bughaw, a guy from the past, he tells her that Yana's parents are still alive and well in his era. Yana travels to the past, and a romance blooms. However, she is unaware that she still has a mission to complete while she is there. And if she fails in that mission, the history of her Motherland, the Philippines, is on the verge of collapsing. ***** Taglish Completed Historical Romantic Comedy 2020 Watty Award Winner

Highest ranks: #1 in Mystery/Thriller #1 in Romance #1 in Adventure #1 in Fantasy #1 in Action #1 in General Fiction #1 in Science Fiction Akira Kara's perfect life fell apart when she discovered that her fiancé wasn't really the man she thought he was. Devastated and broken, Akira was sent away to a cruise in the hopes of moving on. Ngunit sinalakay ng mga pirata ang barkong sinasakyan niya at sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nagtagpo ang landas nila ni Alexander Renaissance, a man claiming himself to be the King of Pirates. "Die here or join us." Alexander offers. Akira, still valuing her shattered life, chooses to become a part of Alexander's crew. Secrets. Revelations. Truth. Join the dark voyage of Akira and Alexander as they uncover the morbid mysteries of their lives, in the name of love.

Sino kaya ang misteryosong babae sa likod ng isang lumang painting? Bakit siya nakatalikod at kilala lamang sa titulo na La Señorita or "The Señorita"? (Mi Senorita Duology Book 1) (COMPLETED-Wattys 2017 Storysmiths Awardee) Photo: "Una India" Oil on canvas ca 1875 by Esteban Villanueva y Vinarao (1859-1920) Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid