Oh my... That voice and that laugh. Those tattoos. Those muscles. Every single square inch of that man is pure, unadulterated perfection. Screw his reputation. I don't care that the local news has labeled him a "vicious criminal." The entire town may be afraid of him, but I'm not. I've known bad people in my life, my mom being the worst. They say the eyes are the window to the soul. If that's true, Rooter's soul is good and pure. I don't care what anyone says. I want him. Bad. And my wish comes true. After Rooter saves me from a pair of dangerous thugs, we embark on a passionate romance. But I quickly learn that while Rooter isn't quite as evil as everyone believes he is, he also isn't quite as perfect as I thought him to be either. He's as infuriating as he is sweet and as secretive as he is sexy. Worst of all is his crazy ex-friend-with-benefits who won't go away. Then comes an accusation of a brutal crime. Can our fledgling love survive? ***This story contains adult language and themes.*** ***Please note, this is NOT, I repeat NOT, the final edited version of the story. There may be mistakes with spelling and grammar. Please forgive me if and when you find them. I am saving the final edit for print publication (hopefully)***

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Cover done by @zuko_42

In April and May 2015, I ran a New Adult Contemporary class, sponsored by Anvil's Spark Books. Over 30 manuscripts were written during that time! While the publisher's deciding which ones will get a book deal (exciting!), I'll be posting some of the best scenes shared by the authors. Have fun reading and I hope every story becomes a book you all can take home soon! (Thank you, Tara Frejas, for the new cover image!)

Bethany Hamilton's universe revolves around sugar, dogs, and her nephew Liam. But when she plays babysitter slash mother for a while, she meets the young and handsome Blake Greene. Will her world still orbit around sweet crystals, man's best friend, and to only one boy afterwards? More importantly, would she let herself fall in love after all these years?

Unedited version of She's Dating the Gangster.

Andi was an ordinary girl fairly contented climbing up the corporate ladder. Just happy to be a working girl. but everything got messy when her family surprises her when they told her they arranged her to be married with her long-forgotten childhood friend whom she hadn't seen since elementary when he moved away with his family. Now, Darren, on the other hand, was the son of a now wealthy family. And the only way his father would let him take over the company was if he got married and become a family man. It was the only way his father thought he'd be motivated enough to take good care of the company he grew with his own sweat and blood. So they pretend to go through this whole arranged marriage giving it six months to work out. Andi didn't want to be pressured into settling down because of her career and Darren just wanted his father to retire because of his deteriorating health. Win-win, right? And if it doesn't work out then they can just go back to their normal lives since they weren't married to begin with. Only the two of them knows this little secret. But what if Andi's ex-boyfriend who also happened to be her first love came into the picture? Hard for Andi to ignore because he was back as her boss whom she will be working closely with. Adding to the chaos was Darren's childhood best friend whom everybody knew was his childhood sweetheart. And was out to make Andi's married life to Darren a living hell. Will this pretend marriage last six months or end before it even begins? Read on to find out more about the secrets behind this so-called arranged marriage. And if both Andi and Darren will decide if their marriage is worth keeping or not. Enjoy!

Forget Me Not is already available in paperback! If you like this story, pls. support me and buy the book. It's only 220 pesos +shipping fee of 65. The book includes one chapter that is not posted here. Here's the order form: http://bit.ly/1aw6aRe Fill out only if you are sure. Thank you very much! *~*~*~*~* The contemporary novella I finished in Ms. Mina Esguerra's #romanceclass. Hope I learned a thing or two from her. Hope you all would love it! Synopsis: Can your heart also forget what your mind could not remember? Rianne has lost her memory of the past two years due to an accident, but letters from a mysterious "Sparks" -- found in a pile of unread mail at home -- has been helping her cope. The letters tell her of a couple's love story, making her hope to find the same unconditional love someday. Rebuilding her life has been a mess though: her guy best friend is claiming to have been her boyfriend that time, but she seems more at ease with a mysterious stranger. Does she trust the past she can't remember, or take a chance with a more uncertain future?

In the relaxing ambience of Bittersweet Café Basa, here underlies different stories of love with a pinch of bitterness after the sweetness has gone. The café seems to be full of whirlwinds of love stories at every corner of it. Nine delectable sweetness of each variety on the café's menu also grants the readers a taste of heart break. Chocolate Series (Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate): The series is a story about a girl secretly in love with her guy best friend hoping that he will someday see her in a different light. Caramel Macchiato: Another narrates about two people, secretly in love with each other, trapped in a love triangle, are tangled in a web of lies weaved and twisted by the wicked intentions of someone very close to their hearts. Raspberry Milk Tea: When love is there but fear and self preservation takes over, will this spoil the perfect chemistry and ruin their road to a happy ending? Cappuccino: A friendship strong as a brotherly bond and intertwined by music and lyrics will only be broken and buried into nothingness by the selfish love of one of them for the same woman. Cherry Mocha Crunch: Traumatic experiences of things taken away from her, will she forever be stolen of things she cherishes the most and hurt the rest of her life especially when the thief is her own jealous cousin? Mango Melon Tango: Can a woman who just happens to sit in the café, just being a good observant of all these things, be safe from the curse Bittersweet Café Basa has to offer? Or will she be as mysterious as the café and just happen to have a bittersweet story of her own? Will they be able to conquer their fears and predicaments? Or will they only end up with a realization that it was never really meant to be to begin with? Some people call the café some sort of sweet refuge; however, it is nothing but bittersweet. Can one really call it "refuge" when everyone else's endings are nothing but bittersweet?

Available in paperback version for complete story. PM me for details on how to get a copy. Also available in Amazon and Smashwords for ebook version. Synopsis: What if The One actually walks up to you and even says hello, would you greet back or turn your back unknowingly that you have actually met? Would you know when you’ve actually met? Serendipity is a funny thing that brings a tinge of bittersweet bliss to anyone who is fortunate to experience it. Hello Destiny is a trilogy that explores how serendipitous life can sometimes be. Definitely, Maybe is a story of how fate plays with two people as they meet each decade hoping that maybe this time around, they can finally be together. Almost Mismatch tells how two people so right for each other be so wrong and no matter how much they try to suppress their feelings, true love will not stop at anything. What is meant to be will be. Finally, Dinner Date portrays how two people’s search for love could take them to different places and people only to lead them back to where they started. The world is just like a huge maze that no matter what direction one walks to, there will always be one final destination. There seems to be an invisible string that is handcuffed to two people on each end and unsuspectingly pulls these two people destined for each other back together no matter how long it takes.