"Paglaki ko pakakasalan kita." Iyon ang pangakong narinig ni Remison sa kanyang kababata. This is the story of an innocent girl growing up, a simple story that many of us will surely relate to. Join Remison on her quest of growing up while facing different realities of love, friendship, and adult life. DALAGA NA SI REMISON By AnakniRizal

Yvonne Maica Lim is an aspiring UAAP court side reporter for UST, she was so close to getting her football player crush after plotting on him for almost a year...but everything fell apart when she had to fake date the infamous star basketball player of the UST Growling Tigers instead. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

Raised to be perfect, prim, and proper, Sabrina Tresvalles has always been in control of her emotions. But her annoying childhood friend and band drummer Pierre Cruz knows exactly how to push her buttons...and how to make her feel. *** Sabrina is the definition of a perfect daughter. Her every move is precise and calculated--she walks with her posture straight and her head high, never crying and never showing signs of weakness. Even her smiles are practiced, and Pierre, her complete opposite: charming, reckless, never afraid to show what he feels--hates that. He hates it so much that he bullies and teases her to no end to make her angry, to let out her real emotions. But when Sabrina begins to feel so much more for Pierre, it seems that the most sophisticated and classy woman would even drop to her knees on the ground for love. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Almost was never enough. The most is where it all lies; the second is no different from losers. If you want to be chosen, be the best among the options-a sweet rule to every test, a bitter reality Eiah was raised in. She gives everything a hard try, even though she can't grasp it all just right. Maybe she was chasing the wrong things. Maybe she needs to work harder. Maybe she's really... almost there. Whatever it is, she's determined to prove her father she's worthy of her name-but heck, not to the point of marriage! That's why, when he demanded that she get engaged while still in college, she had to 'call a friend', Chase, an accounting junior who has kissed girls everywhere. They had to level up their call sign. From bes to babe, will fake couple rings work? Or was it, again, just another almost? Almost the right move; apparently not the best. Maybe they should've just sat with their friendship bracelets rather than become almost too-almost what they aren't meant to be, almost everything they could no longer be.

Portia Cecilia Ignacio is a model daughter. Siya na ang mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para lang sa ikakasaya ng pamilya. She would climb mountains and swim vast oceans just for the happiness of her beloved parents and family. Pero minsan, sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal sa ibang tao, nakakaligtaan na ang pagmamahal sa sarili. Is it really worth it? She shouldn't ask right? It's family! But then... how could one person make her doubt her decisions? Is it really worth the sacrifice? To give all of her? To give everything? To give up everything? All for what she's been hoping for since time immemorial?

SIS (Social Issue Series) #4: Bullying They say that beauty is a luxury. That good looks is the only privilege that matters. That the world is only in favor of those who were born pretty. Sa panahon nga raw ngayon, parang kasalanan na ang pagiging less attractive. You're unappealing? Emotionally weak? Naive? How pathetic. Now you gotta deal with the consequences, loser. Sounds like bullshit? Yup. The truth may be harsh but it is what it is. Once you failed to reach the very high standards set by the society, you're doomed. Yara Isabelle got the deadliest combination of being unattractive, soft-hearted and innocent. But she used to get by and survive the bullying just fine. Because she got her knight-in-shining armor. Her childhood sweetheart. Not until he stopped saving her. Not until he stopped caring. Not until he got fed up of everything. Sky Edison used to be full of compassion. But that was before something terrible happened within their family. His perception had changed. He now finds it ridiculous that people let themselves get treated badly. However, the downside is that for some significant circumstances, these two have to share a condo as they enter senior high school. What could possibly happen given their situation? How would it feel like living under the same roof not with your bully but your former superhero who's now just a witness of your despair? How would it feel like going home to a place with a person who gets to see you getting bullied everyday at school? Wattys 2020 Winner under Young Adult Category

(FHS#1) Braylee wants to make her friends happy, Denver wants to get some sleep. She's hell-bent on making the world a better place while he's desperate for some rest. When their paths crossed on a midnight bus ride, he finally found the remedy in her. But, it just so happens that he's the captain of their rival basketball team, and the enemy of her friends! Highest Rank: #1 in Humor (This is the unedited version. A cesspool of errors ahead lol)

There is a thin line between love and hate, and Constantine Illaraza believes her feet have always been firm and steady on the other side of the ground. She hates him. Sincerely. But what can she do when she has to make everyone believe otherwise? Coco knew what she signed up for. Everything they had done was just for show. The hugs, kisses, and sweet nothings, all of which were hardly theirs. But somewhere between love and hate lies a thin line, a blurring of everything fair and reasonable. A line she tripped and a line he crossed. A great undoing of all things they pretended that were never theirs. Hardly Theirs - a novel Completed (2024). Book Cover art by: haiz & izzazazaie (on X/Twitter)

THE WATTY AWARDS 2021 WINNER: ROMANCE Due to an unexpected pregnancy, ex-lovers Ryo and Frankie are forced to live under the same roof. They can't stand each other but when the moments from their past are slowly catching up, their lingering feelings seem to be much stronger than they thought it would be. *** When Frankie Castañares broke up with Ryo Canencia, she is determined to move on and never meet him again. They are living well on their own with her working hard to be a magazine editor and him reaching his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. But with the news of Frankie being pregnant with Ryo's child, they've got no choice but to act civil and live under the same roof. They bicker over the simplest things and their situation couldn't get any easier than they ought to be. With them still hung up on their past, can they be brave enough to settle their differences and start all over again? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by 17aila_

Lennox Castillano - "Stained" (Boy Next Door #3) Ridge James Castillano - "First Heartbreak" A Castillano Legacy continues . . . Iris Lewis Faustino is a hard-working woman. Life thought her to stand on her own and grab what was in available no matter what happens. Being an only child in a broken marriage made her stronger to face her future and bound to secure their life together with her mother. Her bestfriend, Ridge Castillano helps her to work in one of the well-known Construction Company in the Philippines. Achilles Castillano runs his father's construction company and pursues to court Iris, his cousin's bestfriend, after so many years of having a secret crush on her. Kahit alam niyang hindi interisado si Iris sa kanya. When he thought he got everything under his hands, his world collapsed. Under the circumstances of the buried secrets within his family, how he will get back the woman he wronged? He must protect his wife and children. And he must find the truth behind the wall.