WARNING: SOME THEMES AND SCENES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCE Clark Mendoza likes to play, but he stumbled into a different kind of conflict with Tessa Dardenne when he took a path he wasn't supposed to take. Holding firm despite Tessa's influence compels him to take the game seriously before it ruins his plans. Clark's life has been a waiting game since the day he was allowed to feel love for Sabrina Dardenne. But the chance came when he was in a tough situation and had to choose between winning the game with Tessa or losing Sabrina. But Clark has no intention of giving up until the very end of the game. Furthermore, a string of bad luck forced him to leave his safe zone, where his true monster nature could be seen for the first time. If losing is never a part of his vocabulary, will he be able to win the game with Tessa without losing the reason why he's playing in the first place? ****** Clark Mendoza of The Best Man's Wedding - 10/21/2022 - 05/29/2023

ALABANG GIRLS SERIES #4 Sabrina Dardenne lives like a princess all her life, and the only wish of her parents is for her to marry the best man for her . . . sadly, that man is not her boyfriend Ivo. Clark Mendoza will always be the favorite son of his barkada's parents, and all Tessa El Sokkary-Dardenne wants is for Clark to be her son-in-law, while Clark remains of a different opinion. One of the most well-known fashion designers and brand ambassadors in the country, Sabrina, will experience a string of unforeseen events that will leave her unable to make her own decisions. And fortunately for her, Clark, the man she ought to get rid of, is the only person who can spare her from unfortunate circumstances. When everyone around Sabrina and Clark has a different definition of what the best man to marry should be like, will the two say their "I do" when all they ever did was to prove to everyone that they're not meant for each other? ************************** Clark Mendoza The Best Man's Wedding © 2022 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 08/10/2022 - 10/22/2022

[COMPLETED] A typical city afflicted with illegal prostitution and corruption. An intended seduction. Unexpected childhood traumas and unhealthy coping mechanisms. In the year 2010, NBI Agent Alex Schwarz faces his most cathartic case that will cost his sanity. Date Started: May 25, 2020 Date Ended: November 1,2020

[The Sweets] There are just some things that will never change... including how Yoni Salazar feels about her ex, Dean Tyler Laxa. She's a courtside reporter. He's on the starting lineup of the college basketball team. He reads her better than anyone. She knows the secrets etched in between his ribs. There's no way they aren't meant to be. That's what everyone thought... at least until they broke up a few months ago. Amid golden severed heartstrings and the backdrop of a city that never falls, Yoni and Dean prove just how hard it is to break a bad habit. Status: Ongoing! Language: Taglish

[PUBLISHED UNDER LIBxWattpad] erps series #1 complete [unedited] 2# NBS Bestseller under Fiction Philippines Publication [July 2025] If only I knew, would things be different? And if only you knew, will things change? Celest Haeia Ybanez is tired of being the NBSB girl in her circle. Blame the academic workload, the fictional boys, the strict curfew created by her mother, and even the ones who told her they'll wait until she's in college-graduating na siya pero wala pa ring nagpaparamdam sa kan'ya. Idagdag pa na bugbog na bugbog na siya sa katyaw ng mga kaibigan at kamag-anak n'ya na tatanda siyang dalaga. She promised herself that she'll date someone in her last year in college. . .and there she meets Iscaleon Altreano, a meek Architecture student who's also graduating this school year. She had a plan upon seeing him. She knew that Iscaleon was way out of her league; kaya nag-offer siya na magpanggap si Iscaleon na boyfriend n'ya kahit hanggang sa graduation lang nila. For experience, for memories, and for her to have a memorable first boyfriend. Everything was fun. . .if only she knew how things can get hurt if things are bound to get real.

Dreams begin and end in school, that's what Diwata Yvon Mahalina, a student from UP Manila, thought. Because for her, after school, you must be aiming for stability. Nothing can compare to a safe life. However, Ignacio Trillano, a guy who lived in Blumentritt and studied at FEU, disagrees. A quiet life like Diwata's dream was not fulfilling and meaningful, Ignacio argues. Ignacio was a ComArts student who was loud as an airplane flying away. Would Ignacio's words and actions be enough to encourage Diwata to begin a life beyond her comfort?

An unfortunate prologue to things.

Growing up together, Luciana Raphaella Tiongson believed her friendship with her best friend would last for a lifetime. Until she needed to move and they simply grew apart. She tried her best to hold on, but the connection she treasured was already severed to shreds. There was nothing left to do but to let him go. Raffie continued to live on with projects after projects when she received the best offer she could ever imagine. It was a complete three-sixty with Raffie going back to where her dreams started. In her old bedroom with her childhood best friend inside a makeshift fort, watching films together with honey-dipped popcorns. Until the severed pieces became whole again, making her remember how everything used be. With only her and him and no one else in between. Only Yours - an epistolary novel Completed (2025).