STATUS: COMPLETE ⤷Highest Rank: #2 in Teen Fiction ⤷The Wattys 2025 Shortlisted Growing up always being ridiculed for her mother's night job, Sarisa Ophelia Aloria was determined to prove everyone wrong by becoming the top of her class and graduating with the highest grades possible. But her dreams slowly shattered when Marx Gian Hernandez, the school principal's son, became her classmate in highschool. Always being second to Marx, Sarisa was determined to steal the top spot before graduation comes--even staging a public love confession and pretend to have a crush on the one person she hated just to distract him. What started as a facade fueled by hate, was watered down with something Sarisa didn't even expect as she got to know Marx beyond being her academic rival. In a game of tug of war with your feelings, will it be possible to win when in the first place, you already lost?

A poor young woman takes a job as a maid to help her struggling family, only to find herself slowly falling for her sharp-tongued, fashionable, and very gay boss, turning her patience into an unexpected test of the heart.

So what happens when two people raised under the same roof experience the same spotlight?

When Royse's parents died, all the responsibilities for his siblings and their business were left to him. He never had the chance to mourn their deaths because he needed to remain strong. Pain turned him into the coldest person anyone could meet. For so long, he never thought of marriage because he always prioritized the responsibilities he had for his siblings and their business, until his grandfather offered him marriage. He doesn't even know how many times he rejected the offer, but he was finally convinced after his youngest sister talked to him. Samara, on the other hand, didn't want to get married yet either, but she didn't have a choice when her beloved parents pleaded with her. As the two live in the same house and begin to get to know each other, Samara slowly discovers the pain behind Royse's cold personality. Things become difficult for both of them as they venture into married life, but little did Samara know, Royse had made a deal with his grandfather that if the marriage didn't work, he would file for divorce. Whether Samara liked it or not. Started: 05/19/2023 Ended: 07/08/2023

Jannah, a third-year college student, shoulders the weight of her life's burdens. Every day is a battle to balance her academic life with the emotional turmoil within. Then she is paired with Lucas, the university's star athlete who is also known for being a heartbreaker. Unexpectedly, she finds solace in him-a reckless escape from her troubled life. What begins as an academic partnership becomes something more: a relationship that's limited to physical intimacy.

Disclaimer: This is the first book that I've ever written. Proceed with caution and understanding. --->> Hiraya Francesca is the golden child of Eunthastica University Foundation, the genius prodigy is bound to nothing but success. She treaded her life with grace and confidence. For her, failure isn't a roadblock but a redirection for something greater. A perfectly curated diamond amidst stone and sand. A perfectly curated success in a world full of commonness and mediocrity. Hiraya can have anything in this world, may it be beauty, brain, or boys. Everything. Except for Deimos Soledad de Merced. Kaya noong nagkaroon ng pagkakataon at hinayaan nitong makapasok si Hiraya sa buhay nito ay hindi na niya pinalagpas pa ito. She seized her chance and gambled, ngunit tama nga yata ang sabi nila; lahat ng matatalino, pag dating sa pag ibig ay nagiging bobo. She poured her heart and soul into all the oceans that she sailed and the spaces in between that she crossed, only to be welcomed by betrayal and loss. She loved him, he despised her. She trusted him, he betrayed her. She watched him tore her kingdom, and offer it to his own queen. Stripped out of her own title, the golden child lost her kingdom and crown. Date started: December 2023 Date finished: December 2024

(Hearts in Harmony #1) Casey Keena Valeria doesn't believe in lasting love after being abandoned by her mother without any explanation. Growing up, she learned to depend only on herself-strong on the outside, fiery and competitive on the volleyball court, but so guarded when it comes to anything that could make her feel vulnerable. For Casey, love has always been temporary. Something that leaves. Something that hurts. Then comes Augustine Riel Chan. UST's golden boy. A rising basketball star. Confident, calm, and frustratingly persistent in a way that slowly gets under her skin. The question is, is she willing to risk everything... just to possibly get hurt again?

When FEU photography student Eli Reyes was assigned to cover the UAAP season, he expected highlight reels not heartbreak. Caught between Tyler Cruz, Ateneo's golden boy with a smile brighter than the court lights, and Marco Santos, UST's calm and steady captain, Eli's world starts to blur beyond his camera lens. Three schools. Two players. One story about timing, courage, and the moments too real to capture. Because sometimes, love doesn't fit in focus, you just have to feel it.

A partygoer daughter. A student college repeater. And a 23-year-old dedicated wedding planner. All in one. Emeline Yasha Lucero, a college-repeater who's facing her summer class to pass the last stage in college. Wala siyang ibang goal kundi matapos ang kursong makailang beses niyang binalikan dahil hindi niya maipasa-pasa. A course that made her suffer. But despite facing challenges in her academic pursuits and multiple roles, she is determined to prove her worth to her parents by completing her college education. She promised herself, once she finished college, she will start to study again. Sa kurso naman na gusto at pinapangarap niya. Summer class and wedding planning together with her two bestfriends-that's where her world revolves around. While balancing her summer classes and wedding planning responsibilities, Yasha finds herself caught in a whirlwind of unexpected events after crossing paths with a Vendivil. Meeting him leads her to a big chaos she would never expect. A chaos that will make her taste agony. Chaotic Series 2 written by huescria

Strangers in public. Married in private. Everything is a secret between a Bernardino and a Vendivil. Pero hanggang kailan? Chaotic Series 1 written by huescria