Art Series #2: Shades of Sadness Crashing of the waves, the horizon, sunlight against her skin and beers, those are the meaning of comfort, as what Melpomene believes. Fresh wounds, bloods on the lips and bruises all over her body, those are the meaning of life... the meaning of still breathing. Soothing smile of her mother, her embrace and her kisses, those are the meaning of happiness. But, there's only one description of mystery and afraid, and it was Shade. Her melancholic life became confusing and scary when she met him. She was afraid by the fact that Shade, could make her heart race and make her feel alive even without doing those things that she practically do just to prove she's still sane and alive. Shade made her feel different emotions that she couldn't name. But.. she's aware of one thing, and that is something had changed to her vocabulary. Soft kisses by the shore, stealing glances through the door and sailing throughout the dawn, those are the new meaning of comfort and Shade is the combination of happiness, life and breathing. Started: May 28, 2020

Bad Girl Series #1: Zarin Dela Costa Madalas nating itinatago ang totoo lalo na pagdating sa mga bagay na nararamdaman natin dahil takot tayo sa kung ano ang magiging sagot ng iba lalo na ng taong pinag-aalayan natin nito. Zarin Dela Costa has always been strong and rude. Ang ayaw n'ya sa lahat ay 'yong mahihina at lalampa-lampa. Kaya naman hindi n'ya mapigilang mairita sa kababata n'yang si Sage Leugim Del Valle dahil ganoong-ganoon ang ugali nito. She always lectures him about improving his self. She always pressures him to be better. But deep inside, she has always been trying to hide the feelings she has for him. As Zarin continues to conceal her love for Sage, she started entering a conflict she wasn't ready for. Will Zarin finally express her love for Sage? Or will her love fade as she starts to discover a part of him she wasn't aware of?

Bad Girls Series #2: Zenica Alameda Madalas na hindi natin napapansin ang mga bagay na nakapaligid sa atin dahil nakatutok ang atensyon natin sa ibang bagay. Zenica Alameda has always been a sucker for Severiano "Seve" Manzanares, the playboy. She has always believed that he was just misunderstood. Kilala n'ya ito; She knows that he's been struggling with his family and with his cheating mother so she has always been patient with him. She promised to stay by his side and to always be there for him. This is the love she first knew. But as Zenica struggles with her seemingly unrequited love for Seve, Lael Jaxtyn Lozoya came into the picture and showed her the things she wasn't aware of before. Now that Lael came, will she finally notice the things she cannot see in the past?

Notorious as a girl who loves money more than anything in La Fortuna is eighteen-year-old Sunny Vega. So when offered shit-ton of cash to pretend as the long lost daughter of a rich hotelier, she sure as hell won't say no. It's fun until her pretense leads to her getting engaged with Ico Benavidos, the governor's son and a snobbish med-student who makes her want to let the money go. A love laced with pride, prejudice, and everything in between. Kailanma'y 'di naniwala si Sunny na may karapatan ang ibang taong diktahan kung magiging ano at sino siya. Alam niya ring sa puntong 'to ng buhay niya'y 'di na reputasyon, kakilanlan, o legasiya ang mahalaga. Pero paano kung ang taong nagturo sa kaniyang mahalin ang sarili niya'y siya ring taong paiiyakin siya? How will she face the disdain in his voice? The ridicule in his eyes? And after all these years, how will the sunrise finally bring her refuge from her crimes... when it only reminds her of the bad times she left behind? ━ ☼ ━ La Fortuna Series #3 ❀ romance ❀ new-adult ❀ drama ❀ humor s t a n d - a l o n e art by: 제딧 © 2020

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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.

Sandejas Legacy Series #4: Raindrop's Tears **Wattys 2022 Winner** "Sandejas Legacy continues..." How far would you go for your family? For Varsha Romana, if it means having to live as her identical twin sister and pose as mother to her twins and wife to Marcus Sandejas, then so be it. *** Varsha Romana, an abused OFW, finds herself back home to the Philippines when she discovers that her identical twin, Storm, left her husband and their kids. With no other choice, Varsha assumes Storm's identity and poses as a mother to twins Sunny and Sky and wife to Marcus Sandejas...who is now blind. Varsha, as Storm, takes care of Marcus and their kids, and though Marcus is doubtful his wife has finally changed at first, she wins their hearts and trust back. Living behind Storm's shadow, Varsha slowly falls in love with her sister's husband...and finds herself in a twisted and wrong affair. They say love conquers all, but when the truth comes out, will love be enough for Marcus and their family to forgive their switch? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos