PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #1: Mearah June Escalera Romantic love is different for every person. For Mearah June Escalera, she believes that only those who are unique and special can experience it. Love is certainly not for someone like her--an average girl who, if in a movie, can only be an "extra." Hinding-hindi s'ya magiging pasok sa criteria ng pagiging "main character." As June continued believing that no one can ever see her as someone special, she found herself being confessed to by the guy she least expects to have interest in her. Will Mearah June realize that she's capable of being loved? Or will she continue believing that she's not worthy of being the "main character"? Started: June 24, 2021 Ended: July 5, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #2: Neariah July Serrano Art is subjective. As an Arts and Design student, Neariah July Serrano has always thought that the most beautiful form of art is love---unpredictable, sometimes cunning, sometimes inspirational, and sometimes destructive. But most of the time, love feels like it completes a person. Love is unpredictable. This is what she believes in. Because when she fell for her friend, she hasn't thought about falling for someone else. . .yet she did. As July continues to encounter obstacles with her friend whom she's been crushing on since the school year started, she found herself suddenly falling in love with another guy. Will July finally be loved this time around? Or will it be like a cold day in July? Started: July 6, 2021 Ended: September 8, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #3: Journey Rae Sobral Journey Rae Sobral or Joey has always been a hopeless romantic. She thinks that love is always about a butterfly-filled stomach and a fluttering heart. Hindi pa man n'ya nararanasan ang magmahal nang totoo, marami na s'yang iniisip na pakiramdam ng tunay na pagmamahal. She has always believed her ideals on love. . .not until she fell for him. As Joey finds conflict with her feelings, she found herself falling deeper in love with the guy she has always had concealed feelings for. Will Joey finally discover the difference between her ideals and real love? Or not? Started: September 11, 2021 Ended: October 25, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #4: September Elizabeth Ferreira September Elizabeth Ferreira has always hated life. One moment, everything is falling apart. The next thing she knows, she's being confessed at by someone she cannot even recognize because everything she sees doubles because of alcohol. September drank that night and everything sure was blurry to her. Her memory is foggy and she definitely forgot about everything that happened---even the mysterious guy who wore a dark hoodie and a black leather watch. As September tries to recall everything that happened the night she got wasted, she found herself discovering the truth little by little. Will September remember everything that happened that night? If she does, will the truth make her life a lot better? Or not? Started: November 20, 2021 Ended: November 20, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

A (not-so) hopeless romantic writer. A weird (not-so-much of a) stranger. A lot of (denying) feelings in between. A (continuation of the online) connection that ends on 11 / 23.

It was the right place. It was the right time. He was the right guy. But it didn't last forever.

It was a different place. It was a different time. He was a different guy. Would it last forever? • A sequel to 'Seoulmate' •

Set in a flower shop in Manhattan, New York City, Snooki takes aim in finally seeking for thrills in a new place that she couldn't find in Manila. Something she thought would quicken her heartbeat, apart from her caffeine intake. One blooming day, she found an archer with a bow and glittering arrows that aimed at her heart. And in just a wink, he hit bullseye. While Snooki was in a trance brought upon by the arrows, she was also pursuing the love of her senile flower boss and her old love interest. The said love interest was, get this, the uncle of her very own eye-candy! How frickin' cool fate was for it to devise their lives like that? She thought, it was like a double love, double fun! Ngunit sa gitna ng kawalan ng pag-asa ni resident blooming girl, Snooki, sa kanyang sariling love-life ay hindi pa rin niya sinukuan ang paborito niyang golden would-be should-be lovers. As she felt her own love's fate immobility, she was already leaning to just settle and be the independently happy gal that she always was. Yet what she didn't know was that, from the very beginning, she was already glittering in the eyes of her archer. In the heart of the overcrowded Manhattan, there she was, someone whom he only saw. It was only up to him to pluck up the courage (which he totally didn't have, by the way!) and poetically tell her how he felt. Or else, they would not happen. Or else, New York would suck. Or not. We'll see. This book is part of a series. Something That Will Last (Ceaseless #1) Something That Glitters (Ceaseless #2) Something About Forever (Ceaseless #3) Rough draft; errors ahead; read at your own risk (maybe get it on with that li'l caffeine intake before braving the mess that is starine)

It's always a normal day for Viennica to run around her auntie's cafe as a novice barista. She likes to think that she's good at brewing coffee, but not so much in making latte art. But she gets by. Afterall, she's her aunt's favorite-she thinks. She's stuck in her boring daily routine of coffee and uni, until she decided to make one certain day the most remarkable~ day of her life. Iyon ay noong binuhusan niya ng mainit na kape ang isang customer sa Mostaccio for no good reason. Hindi alam ni Jerrick kung bakit siya nakatanggap ng kape mula kay Vie. Ayos lang sana kung complimentary drink, hindi iyong nagmistulang liquid shampoo! He was mad, of course! Sino ba namang hindi magagalit? And why would a stranger do that if she isn't insane? Matapos ang coffee-incident na iyon ay palagi na siyang nasa café, pestering Vie to give him answers as to why she did that. Pero masyadong stubborn si Vie, and she wasn't planning on giving him what he wanted anytime soon. Kahit inis na inis na siya sa presensya ni "Jerkrick" ay hindi niya ito uurungan. Habang tumatagal, at habang hindi namamalayan, ibang landas na pala ang kanilang tinatahak na nag-ugat mula sa kapeng tumapon. This book is part of a series. Something That Will Last (Ceaseless #1) Something That Glitters (Ceaseless #2) Something About Forever (Ceaseless #3) Rough draft; errors ahead; read at your own risk (bawal 'to sa masungit, at kailangan kalmado ka bago magbasá)

Sir D, Ito flash drive mo. Ako na nag-save ng lecture report mo para mamaya. LUNCH BEFORE LECTURE!!! Okay? Sunduin ka namin pagkatapos mo. We love you. I love you. - Addie, Nadia, and Yanyan CRAVING : A Whenever You Want novelette ynativity, 2022 Cover illustration by charameldraws