(Wicked Ties Series #1) He was never looking for rescue. Seth Alvarez survives by staying invisible, drifting through life from one job to another just to make ends meet for his sick mom. His only rule is to keep his head down and his mouth shut. But his silence fails him when he stammers a clumsy greeting and draws the attention of Cali, a cold-blooded enigma, who offers him a job he can't refuse. The cost of a tempting contract. Plunged into her world of whispered threats and intoxicating deception, Seth walks the thin line between gratitude and fear. Now, the greatest threat comes from within: a sharp, undeniable attraction he doesn't dare name. Bookcover by: Rexx Sab

Jules, a scholar engineering student was suddenly pulled in an empty room by Archer, a famous rockstar who was studying architecture and currently running away from crazy fans, when she accidentally bumped into him during an architectural seminar in Thorns Hotel. Not knowing who he was, she kicked him in the groin and ran away, screaming on top of her lungs. Little did she know, Archer would find ways to see her again.

A dead man. A murderer. Five teenagers. One night, a man is shot dead by a police officer. The rest of the oblivious town begins to spin their own stories about the crime, but five teenagers know the truth. They know a tourist who accidentally caught it all on camera, and they have until sunrise before they get the footage from him and bring the truth to light. Reckless, bored, and foolish, the five of them set off on a wild, spiraling chase across San Viejo's streets, backroads, dead ends, and burning bridges. Along the way, they experience a night that is electric, fun, and daunting; enough to turn their whole lives around. For better or for worse is not a question they need to answer. Yet. But how long will their imaginary capes last once the monsters of the world they're fighting begin to bite back?

WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2023 Stuck in the never-ending responsibilities as one of the breadwinners of the family, Calisse Abigail Guillermo, an Iska from UP Manila, seeks to find true comfort between drinking and smoking. But she never does. Her desire to find consolation in everything is not found within the consumption of toxins. When she meets fellow smoker Chance Luy, a UP med student, in the bustling street of Pedro Gil, she thanks the heavens for a chance to meet him. Chance is your worn-out med student who is stingy. As they ponder about life, would they find solace as they share a moment of smoke?

After twelve years abroad, Lorraine returns to the Philippines-only to be taken against her will. Kidnapped by men under Aries Lucien Salazar, a man convinced she is his fiancée. To survive, Lorraine is forced to play along and pretend to be the woman he's been searching for... until pretending starts to feel real. And when freedom finally comes, Lorraine is faced with a choice-walk away and reclaim her life or stay and risk her heart for a man who was never meant to love her. *** Mature Content Warning: R18+

Self-published under Immac Printing and Publishing Rare Disorder Series #1 complete | unedited "Does my condition invalidates my right for life? Would everything be better if I die?" If there is one truth that Bliss Audrey Laure wanted to turn into a lie, that's probably her own reflection. It constantly reminds her how flawed she is being born with her condition. She's a broken masterpiece, destroyed by the ruthless society. She wants to be accepted. Bliss Audrey wants to be loved without an ounce of pity. But she's well aware that it would be impossible for she is different. Until he came, Devyn Braun. The man who made her feel like a dozen of hyper kittens has been rumbling inside of her heart. But Devyn, despite the life he gave her, is as broken as she is too. He also needs someone who will save him from his pain. Someone who will make him want to live again. Two broken souls met in a cruel world. Will they be able to fix one another? Or one will give up before they could even reach the end? --- Highest Ranking Rank 2: Tula Rank 8: Spiritual Rank 3: Spiritual (10.16.2020) Rank 1: Tula (10.24.2020) Rank 1: Teenfiction (11.14.2020) (07.22.2023) Rank 1: Teenfic (11.14.2020) (07.22.2023) Date Started: May 11, 2020 Date Finished: October 3, 2020

2023 Watty Award Winner || Biggest Twist (Special Prize) stand alone the little mermaid retelling. complete A mermaid cannot cry. Cerenia Louise knows it very well. They were tailed beings without souls therefore the privilege to produce tears was out of the question. Yet, in her previous lifetime, she cried for a prince who cannot return her love for him. Her greatest sacrifice was futile because he cannot love her back and he married another woman which ultimately broke her fading existence. However the angels saw her purity and Cerene was given a chance to live once again, this time, as a human with a soul. Contrary to her previous mission, this time, the prince who's in his reincarnated form named Raghnall Lastimoza must not fall in love with her or else, she will once again feel like fading into bubbles - losing Ragh in the process. When the opportunity of being loved back becomes apparent, will Cerene live her life at peace in the shorelines? Or accept Raghnall's love in the raging sea?

Octavia. That's the name the world knows her by. One word. One name. At seventeen, she was a girl who had her spotlight when she was whisked away to co-star in what would be an award-winning movie. From that moment on, she had never strayed away. Now, at 24, Octavia is a star and has found herself in multiple productions. As she finds herself in Milan, Italy for a new and upcoming movie she is cast in, she crosses paths with Caleb Henderson, the famous writer known to the world as Romero Henderson. However, as the production of the movie begins, Octavia immediately decides her opinion of Caleb. She doesn't like him. She borderline hates him. She hates how annoying he is. She hates the stupid, random topics he always brings up. She hates how he almost always cuts her off whenever she's speaking. She hates how attracted she is to him. I exhaled, trying to rub the tiredness off my face with my hands. I looked down at his shadow on the ground to him. His face looked as if it was glowing from the sun, his eyes narrowing from the brightness. I let my gaze trail from the exposed tattoos on his arms to the stupid smile that was still on his face. "Why are you like this?" For a moment he didn't answer me. He simply glanced at me, knowing that I meant more in the five words. The smile on his face went from pure amusement to bitterness. It was something I had never seen before and I didn't think I wanted to see him smile like that ever again. He pivoted his head towards the sun once again and in a serious tone asked, "Would you have me any other way?" Cover: @EmSlough_

Rose Kaufman is a glorious sinner. A cheater, drinker, and a committed liar. When the devil himself comes to Rose with a single proposition, she can't help but accept. How could she refuse a deal that could give her everything she could ever desire? In return, he doesn't want her soul or her life. He wants her to date his son, Lucien, a man with a hellish pedigree.

Zoe meets Nori in an unexpected event where he saves Nori from trouble. But becoming friends with her wasn't part of his plan. He's supposed to be focusing on his studies and basketball, but he found himself drawn to Nori's mystery. He thought they could stay as friends but he soon realizes that he was falling for her, and being friends just wasn't in his options. In a world where there is chaos, confusions, and unanswered questions, they found peace in each other's space. Just when Zoe thought everything's going perfect with Nori, a sudden incident happened. Nori suddenly disappeared, with no traces and clues. He searched and waited for years but she was really gone. Until one day, he found her. In a psychiatric institute.