Isla Atalia is the epitome of allure in Aloha Haven. Sa kanyang ganda at kumpyansa, kaya niyang maging sentro ng atensyon kahit saan siya magpunta. Then there was Vlad Asher Valenciaga, one of the university's brightest students. His life had always been about getting the highest grades, reaching his goals, and never losing focus. While everyone else was drawn to Isla, Vlad barely seemed to notice her. To him, love and relationships were just distractions that could get in the way of everything he had worked for. For the first time, Isla wanted someone to see more than her pretty face. She wanted to be known for who she really was, not just the image everyone had already made up in their minds. And without realizing it, she falls deeply and irrevocably in love with the one man who seems emotionally out of reach.

Malaiah, the woman of hope. She was too young when her father walked away, and too unprepared when her mother was taken from her. Somewhere between those two losses, she became someone who learned to live without being held, carrying a life she never chose, and memories that were never given the chance to exist. Sa murang edad, natuto siyang tumayo sa sarili niyang mga paa, pilit binubuo ang isang buhay na kahit kailan ay hindi naging madali. Aiah learned early how to disappear in plain sight. It became instinct, whenever she felt her presence grew too heavy, too complicated, too much to carry, she would quietly step back. Distance became her language of self-preservation, a way to keep others safe from the emotional chaos she had long learned to endure alone. But Tibo Alexandre didn't respond the way she expected people to. He didn't flinch at her silence, nor did he take her withdrawal as a final answer. Will Aiah stay where silence keeps her safe, or will Tibo become the sound that lingers long enough to break what she never thought could be heard again?

Chiara Levine Acosta grew up in a wealthy family that sees farming as a waste of time. When she chooses to study Agriculture at Aloha Haven, her decision is met with disappointment instead of support. Erosivich Dos Villarreal, on the other hand, grew up with farming as a way of life. Dahil nagmula sa mahirap na pamilya, batid niya ang mga hirap na dulot ng hindi magandang ani, mga utang, at ang pakikipagsapalaran upang maitawid ang bawat araw. Maaari kaya magtagpo ang dalawang puso mula sa magkaibang mundo, o ang bigat ng kanilang magkaibang buhay ang maghihiwalay sa kanilang mga pangarap, na iiwan silang harapin ang mga matitinding hamon ng buhay mag-isa?

Kaia Celestine has spent her whole life living according to expectations that were never hers. While everyone admired her discipline and achievements, she was only counting down the days until she could finally chase the dream she'd kept hidden for years - a life on the runway. She lives a disciplined life, balancing competitive gaming, sports, and academics. But in-game, she's fearless and competitive, known for her trash talk that comes from confidence, not cruelty. Until someone finally matches her energy. Amigo is the guy at the local computer shop who always beats her in ranked matches. Their online rivalry becomes even more intense when they realize they're also academic rivals. The same guy who keeps defeating her in-game is the quiet student she's been seeing around campus for months. Now it's no longer about who's better. Hanggang saan nila kayang panindigan ang pagiging magkalaban kung pareho na silang nahihirapang umatras?

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?

'If we will be stuck in a remote island naked, nothing will even happen.' Those were Rosh's exact words to describe her relationship with Lucho. She's clearly not a fan of friends to lovers trope. They've been friends for five years yet her indignation towards him gets worse every day. It is past mending. She doesn't even know why she dislikes him, or how and where it all started, she just hates him. That's it. Until her 18th birthday came. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

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

If we were to talk about making the first move, boys are usually the ones who do it, but not in the case of Ireena Razon. For her, it was a now or never situation. Given that it was her last year of high school, she felt she had to do everything. You only turn 17 once in your lifetime, and after that, you can't afford to make foolish decisions anymore, she thought. Little did she know, this "foolish" 17-year-old decision she was about to make would shape the rest of her life. Book Cover from: Su Minh in Pexels

In a society where blue is classified for boys and pink for the girls, Shiloh Ching Escarra struggled during his childhood when he discovered his fondness for the toys and colors that were only labeled for the girls. Despite confining himself in the darkness, Brent Matthew Jarsdel, his roommate and the son of his mother's friend, gradually peeked through his thick walls and found a way to paint his world according to what color he genuinely prefers. In the midst of those unexplainable feelings, confusions, and judgements, Brent was willing to risk it all; to fight for the love he unexpectedly found; to build him a home where his true colors would finally be accepted.

They say that happy-go-lucky people bury their deepest pain behind smiles. For Maverick Evander, an architecture student, was entangled in a web of uncertainty by his parents' decision to separate. Beneath his playful image and a well-known loud circle, he was able to carry a facade-a mystery no one could ever decipher. How can you read someone when they are just black pages in the book? That's how engineering student Rade Archiel Tejano sees Mavric: a blinding sun you could only graze upon. And the more he tries to solve the puzzles in Mavric's mind games, the more Mavric's wall thickens. Will Rade be able to crush someone who is already broken? Will Mavric top someone when he's the one who's falling? In a play where one had to win, both of them fell...hard.