Wattys 2024 Grand Prize winner Goal: Gayumahin ang lalaking crush na crush mo. Plot twist: May ibang nakiinom sa drinks na hinaluan mo ng gayuma.

Forced to leave Italy for her safety, Hera Salviano moves to the Philippines to start a new life. Just when she's adjusting to her surroundings, Hera uncovers secrets about her past, making her doubt everything around her. *** Picky and pampered, Hera Salviano is forced to relocate to the Philippines after her brother's sudden disappearance. Clad with a new identity, she enters a new school with her friends and tries to blend in for her own safety. There she meets Bea and Waige, who unexpectedly become her friends. Just when she believes she's finally making progress, she uncovers a series of secrets and deceptions, triggering something wicked in her. With her doubting everything around her, she runs to Waige and finds the comfort she's been longing for. But when Hera discovers her true past and Waige's real identity, can she overcome all the obstacles and start anew? Or will everything turn into shambles, leaving her broken and blue?

Good side and bad side.

To transform her family's life from rags to riches, Cari is determined to focus on her studies and set the idea of love aside. But upon meeting the mysterious Ross, she knew things will never be the same again. Will Cari be able to tame the fiery beast in him--or let herself burn from the heat? ___ Possessing both beauty and brains, Carmilla Rina Dela Pente is dearly called 'Aphrodite' by her best friends. Despite being a head-turner, Cari has no intention to entertain suitors because she has strict goals set up- to fulfill her family's dreams. One soccer game unexpectedly changes her life, ultimately drawing her to the cold and handsome Ross. For the first time in their lives, both Cari and Ross experienced the bliss of falling in love. But with their feelings growing stronger, Cari soon discovers that their love comes with a price- one that may cost her not only her special love ones, but even more. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Start: May 12, 2020 End: July 18, 2020

WARNING (!) THIS STORY CONTAINS MANY GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, TYPOS AND LOOPHOLES. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE A PERFECTIONIST. YOU ARE BEING WARNED.

All her life, Mary Imogen Suarez was led to believe that she should end up with Parker Adrian Palma. Na dapat, kay Parker lang siya. Na si Imogen ay para lang kay Parker. But the problem was, Parker never looked her way, at least, not the way she wanted him to. For him, she's just the best friend-and a reminder of something he badly wanted to forget. For years, she lived with the knowledge that Parker would never like her back. Akala ni Imo, hindi na siya makakaahon sa naraaramdaman niya para kay Parker-until she met Saint Iverson Gomez de Lianño. Saint was a breath of fresh air. He's attentive, and he made Imo feel loved and appreciated-something she never felt during all the years she loved Parker. But when things started to fall in their right places, Parker decided to finally look her way. What would Imogen do? Would she brave the storm to be with Saint? Or would she tread the strings that connect her with Parker?

BOOK TWO OF AGAINST SINFUL AFFAIR (My Brothers With Benefits) WARNING: R18+ A/N: Read at your own risk. Sabi nga nila, kaakibat ng pagmamahal ang sakit. Kapag nagmahal ka, dapat handa ka ring masaktan. Dahil hindi porket pinapakita niyang mahal ka niya ay totoo na. Sometimes, pretending is not easy. Pretending I don't love you anymore was hell. Pero wala e. Mahal mo siya e, ano pang laban ko? Gusto mo lang naman ako, bakit pa ako susugal sa labanang sa simula pa lang talo na ako? Gustong-gusto kitang ipaglaban. Kaso sa tuwing naiisip kong siya yung laman ng puso mo at hindi ako, nawawalan ako ng lakas na agawin ka. Tama na.. masyado nang masakit. ------- A/N: Full of grammatical and typographical errors. Please bear with me while reading this. Thank you.

Cheaters Club #1: Chasing Chances Started: June 22, 2020 Completed: May 25, 2022

Life has its own way to show what life means to us. We see and appreciate things in good ways, but we learned and reflect most of the time because of its bad ways. *** One night, one mistake imprisoned Lei and Trevor into an unwanted marriage. They pretend to be good and at ease with each other for their son, Evo. But despite everything, Lei suffered physical and emotional abuse from her husband, Trevor. She resists everything, protects him, and gives the best for her son, even it means pain, tears, and punishment. A hopeless and dreamless married woman let herself be his bait for just a single mistake. Until one day, the past dwells and hunts them, where everything started. It will ruin the walls of their home as the only person who binds them perished by their selfishness. As everything falls apart, the table has turned. Could they find love, hope, and reflect on what life means if struggles and sins started with his bad ways? WARNING: Not suitable for young readers and sensitive minds. It contains graphic sex scenes, adult languages, and situations intended for mature readers only. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design: Regina Dionela Readers Discretion is advised. Started on: March 15, 2020 Ended on: April 18, 2020 Status: Completed

Samaniego Series #2