|Wattys 2025 Shortlist| She was a sunlight. Wild, daring, and free. He was the crescent moon. Silent, disciplined, and powerful. Dorothy Maeve Andino lived like life was a dance she already mastered. But then came Zul Qurnain Rabbani-the man born into legacy, built from faith and restraint. He wasn't supposed to notice her. Yet when their worlds collided, something shifted. What started as curiosity turned into something deeper and too deep for what their pride, culture, and beliefs could endure. Because when the storm meets stillness, something always breaks. She once said if she ever got lost, she'd beg the sun to change its rays just to find her way. But what if even the sun couldn't save her this time? Date started: 03-13- 23 Date Ended: 02- 22- 24

Ang akala ng lahat ay magiging masaya na ang isang relasyon dahil sa pagsasama ng dalawang tao na may labis-labis na pagmamahal sa isa't isa.. Halos sila'y magmukha nang perpekto sa isa't isa dahil kahit pa napakarami nang pagsubok ang naranasan at dumaan sakanila ay patuloy parin silang lumalaban nang magkasama. Ngunit sa rami ng mga gulong sumubok sakanila, kakayanin pa ba nilang umabot sa dulo kung may isa pang delubyong sasalubong sakanila na tiyak na hahamakin ang pagsasamahan nila? Makakayanan pa ba ng bawat indibidwal ang lumaban sa lubha-lubhang hapdi at sakit ng bawat panahon na ilalaaan nila sa isa't isa? Subaysabayan at abangan ang bawat yugto ng pagmamahalan ng dalawang karakter na lumaban sa pinakaunahan. Bading at Tibo. Jonathan Ronze Balmaceda at Anella Maene Repzimo.

For someone like Attorney Kimberly Jane Wencezlao, reputation is important, and involvement with a younger man in her class, especially Elijah Pierceton, is a secret she has to hide. *** "A respected professor at Saigon University and a defense attorney, Attorney Kimberly Jane Wencezlao has built her life on control, discipline, and reputation. Every move is calculated, every boundary firmly in place . . . until Elijah Pierceton. Best on the field and self-assured in the class, Elijah is everything she should avoid--a smug athlete, her student, and the one man who refuses to be intimidated by her authority. He's a risk she can't afford. And yet, with him, she feels something dangerously close to freedom. When everything is on the line, is disobedience worth losing it all?" DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Sienna Loren Monroe, one of the daughters of Monroe's, was a simple yet elegant high school girl. Who only interacts with her closest friends. When you look at her she seems hard to read, but when you start to know her, she's a jolly, cheerful, naughty woman. Who has a lot of equations from her past. She also doesn't entertain boys except her friends, but one day, a man named Danzel Dawson will enter her simple life... Danzel is a high school sweet, tall, caring, handsome man who will spoil and who will love Sienna more than anyone else. Everything is perfect between the two, but it is ruined when the man Sienna has looked for in the past years is already in front of her... Just Pretending? Who is Danzel Gray Dawson and what is his connection to Sienna Past? Started: May 04 2022 Ended: July 14 2023

Warning: 🔞 (This is not suitable for young readers.) Eighteen years of obsession. Eighteen years of unwavering devotion. Lord Diemon, a man who commands empires, finds himself utterly powerless before the woman he desires. This dark romance is a dangerous game of control and surrender, a story of terrifying power and forbidden love. Will his relentless pursuit consume her, or will she break free from his grasp? INFERNÓS 1 | jayewel

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #2 Someday you'll look back on your mistakes and laugh. To name a few instances, these are those awkward first kisses you shared with your first boyfriend, those failed recitations that your classmates don't seem to forget, and those poor outfit ideas that you once thought were cute. Iyong mga dating nakakahiya, nakakainis, at masakit para sa 'yo, pagdating ng araw, ngingitian mo na lang. Maybe by then, you'll realize how much time you've invested in being too emotional. Pero may mga bagay na kahit matagal nang nangyari, hindi natin magawang tawanan. Siguro dahil nakakahiya pa rin? Siguro dahil nakakainis pa rin? O siguro, dahil masakit pa rin? For Amari Sloane Mendoza, it's all of the above. Among all the awkward, failed, and poor instances, falling in love with her classmate, Leon Ysmael Zamora, is the only mistake she can't laugh about.

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Carnelia Manelli, isang anak ng Major General ng military at sikat na Fashion Designer na sina Jared at Kacey Manelli. Dahil dito, hindi naging madali ang buhay niya simula pa ng ipanganak siya. Bata pa lang ito ay pinasok na siya sa loob ng military camp upang matuto itong maprotektahan ang kaniyang sarili laban sa mga kalaban ng daddy niya. Lumaking palaban, malakas, mainitin ang ulo at tuso si Carnelia. Sabi nga ng iba ay nasa kaniya na ang lahat kung hindi lang siya panget at mataba. Totoo nga ang kasabihan na walang taong perpekto, kung kaya't hindi siya nabiyayaan ng kagandahan na meron ang mommy niya. Ngunit kahit na naging mahirap ang buhay ni Carnelia ay masaya ang buong pamilya nila. Maayos naman ang lahat, hanggang sa may nangyaring masama na siyang naging dahilan ng pagkasira ng masayang buhay nila. Simula noon ay desidido na si Carnelia na gagawin niya ang lahat para mapaghiganti ang mga taong nanakit sa mga mahal niya sa buhay. Two years! Ganiyan katagal ang paghahanda na ginawa niya para matupad ang kaniyang pangako... Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana! Dala ang masayang balita na natanggap ito bilang financial analyst sa malaking kompanya ay nangyari naman ang isang trahedya na babago sa kaniyang buhay... Being kidnapped by an unknown group... Being experimented... Tortured... And died horribly! ... But as soon as Carnelia opens her eyes, she knows that she's in trouble! She became someone else! The worst part is that she figured out that her new body's owner is Heavenhell Athanasia Caventry. The supporting character in her favorite novel is known for being the stupid daughter of the mafia boss! _________________________________________ Written by: DemLux Pain

[SOON TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER LIBxWattpad] seniors series #5 A Senior Highschool series. complete [unedited] Solstice Lavender Reverio had it rough, the only silver lining in her life is her childhood friend-Etienne Nealcail Soteiro. However, the two of them are both compatible but also fight like cats and dogs. As if mixing oil and water. Two magnets that parallels each other. It was built just to fall apart. Deceptions, betrayal and the loss of trust for each other only makes it hard for them to form the love that they're trying hard to attain. We all have to admit, no matter how hard we try-men are sometimes just really from mars and women are from venus. Thus, could these two find the perfect balance? Can you make something work, with only bits of chemistry?

Highest rank #14 LOVE--- Twenty-two-year-old Laliana Summers can hardly believe it when she becomes a famous author. But the dream slowly becomes a nightmare when a mysterious stalker breaks into her home. This person knows everything about her, and soon being in the spotlight becomes Laliana's own personal hell, with nowhere to hide. --- Forced into a decision that leaves her with no privacy, Laliana is stuck with a bodyguard to watch over her until the stalker is found. And this particular, breathtakingly handsome bodyguard is proving to be a terrible distraction for her ability to focus on writing. ---------------------------------------------------- ▪️FEATURED on @crime's Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @TeenFiction's "Funny Bones" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @NA "Reads of the Month" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @NA "Hold my Wine | Chicklit" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @ContemporaryLits's "Contemporary Romance" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @PsychologicalNovel "Triggering Romance" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @NewAdultReads "Featured" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @WattCliches "Beating Hearts" Reading List! ---------------------------------------------------- Copyright- @AuthorCassidyKate Cover created using CANVA PRO Started- 03/31/2021 Highest Ranks: ❊#1 in Relationship - 11/08/2021 ❊#1 in Comedy - 01/14/2022 ❊#4 in Chick Lit - 07/19/2021 ❊#1 in Bodyguard - 08/16/2021 ❊#14 in LOVE - 02/07/2024 ❊#6 in Young Adult - 02/29/2024 ❊#3 in Love Story - 02/07/2024 ❊#41 in Romance - 08/13/2021 ❊#9 in Humor - 08/29/2021 ❊#5 in New Adult - 07/31/2021 ❊#1 in Contemporary Lit - 05/31/2021 ❊#10 in Author - 06/02/2021 ❊#1 in Secret - 09/08/2021 ❊#1 in Crush - 10/02/2021 ❊#2 in Life - 04/28/2022 If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad, you are at risk a malware attack.