[The Wattys 2025 Shortlist] ********** She spent twenty-four years preserving herself for one man-only for him to choose her best friend instead. Tomorrow, they would vow eternity to each other, while she remained nothing but a spectator to a love she had longed for. Desperate, she devised a plan, one final chance to make him hers. A single drop of aphrodisiac, a carefully orchestrated encounter-she would take what was meant to be hers. But fate had other plans. In the darkness of her deceit, she fell into the arms of the wrong man. A ruthless, merciless, and identical in every way except for the shadows that clung to him like a second skin. Her trickery had backfired, and now, she was at the mercy of a man whose hunger knew no bounds. He devoured her, claimed her, and became intoxicated by her taste, scent, and the desperate, helpless moans she never intended for him. She had set a trap, but it was she who had been ensnared. In her desperation, she had tasted her own poison. And he had found a new obsession. *********************************** Started: March 22, 2025 Ended: April 21, 2025 Revised: August 2, 2025

Rugged Series #3 Long dead soul in a living body. Sey Castellano will never be what her parents always want her to be. No matter how much she tries, she will never be like her twin brother, Fire, who's living up to his name, burning wildly and beautiful. Para sa kanya, bawat panibagong araw na dumarating ay bagong pagsubok para ipagpatuloy ang buhay. She loves her family. She loves her twin. 'Yon nga lang, unti-unti na siyang kinakain ng kalungkutan. It's getting harder for her to see why she still needs to continue existing. In the middle of struggling to live, she met someone who sparks bright light. It was very different in her dark world－it's keeping her distracted, yet attracted. Would he be the one to give her reasons to live or the one who will steal her few reasons left to hang on in life?

Rugged Series #4 Kill Legrand has everything. Growing inside a prestigiously rich family, she can have whatever she wants in just a blink of her eye. But even with all those privileges, she doesn't know why she can't still be contented. Pakiramdam niya ay para siyang isang prinsesang ikinulong sa isang palasyo na kahit gaano man kalaki ay hindi kailanman magiging sentro ng mundo. Taking opportunity of an unfortunate event to cross the lines of her palace, she will move away from the comforts of her sheltered life to find what the outside world is like. Ngunit paano kung sa gitna ng bawat linyang kanyang malalampasan ay iba ang matagpuan niya? Pag-ibig. How can love cross in two worlds that are not supposed to meet? Will the Legrand Princess succeed in melting the ice that sheathed the heart of a very harsh man in form of Six Andrada?

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025

Nyx A heartbreak makes her turn to the Divine being and enter a convent Her decision is final until she meets him Azrael is the least expected person to sway her and tempt her Each time their eyes meet, she knew something has changed Will she choose to break her vow or her heart? Azrael The angel of death they called him to be He was nothing but the right amount of playfulness and darkness Never did it cross his mind to associate himself with the Divine and its servants But Nyx seems to pull him to her each time he comes close Will he finally accept defeat and surrender his heart to the Divine and to her? Azrael Iglesias & Nyx Umali's story This story is written in Tagalog/English. R-18 (SPG) *** WARNING: This story contains flawed characters. *** DISCLAIMER: No part of this manuscript may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ***

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Hakob × Cyra Cyra, the bratty heiress of Cali Inc, fall in lovr instantly with the guy who have many jobs. From Delivery guy, waiter, bartender to janitor. He's beyond out of her league with the thought of her father wanted her to marry a rich man. But can she stop her rebel heart from falling in love with just a man with no title at all?

Macimilian Series #2 Azalea Iolanthe Escribaño likes to live in the soft wind and touch of their small flower land. Everything about her screams gentleness and sweetness. Hindi maipagkaila na isang babaeng hindi makabasag pinggan. Despite her unrecoverable past, she lived her life in the best ways she knows. Having loving parents and a slightly loud friend, she believed she's very much satisfied with it. Nang dumating ang isang bahagi nang kanyang pagkatao, at ang katotohanan sa tunay niyang buhay, tila isang amoy nang kaguluhan ang dala. But then she believes that life is like a flower that has its own time to bloom. She hugged everything sincerely and like how she always is, with so much love. Isa lang ang hindi niya inakala, sa paghihintay nang magandang bunga sa kaniyang buhay, tila isang bala ang pagibig na hindi niya inaasahan. --- Second installation of a three part series. Each stories can stand alone. 2020 Completed Photo not mine. Credits to proper owner

Elites Book 4 Isang probinsyanang gustong sumubok ng kapalaran. Iniwan ni Mutya ang probinsya nila upang mahanap ang kapalaran sa Maynila. Sa kabila ng mga naging problema sa paghahanap ng trabaho, nakahanp siya ng trabaho bilang isang executive secretary ng isang cruise shipping magnate, si Gavin Sanchez. Nakita niya ang pagbagsak ni Gavin Sanchez dahil sa isang hindi magandang pangyayari sa buhay nito. Habang tinutulungan itong bumangon uli, kaya pa rin ba niyang maging isang simpleng executive secretary lang? This story is written in Tagalog/English. R-18 (SPG) *** WARNING: This story contains flawed characters. *** DISCLAIMER: No part of this manuscript may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ***

Determined to find his long-lost sister, Rage Crown believes he doesn't have time for love. But when he unexpectedly falls for his best friend's little sister, can he be brave enough to face the consequences and defy the odds? *** Rage Crown knows falling for his best friend's sister is against the rules. With him busy looking for his long-lost sister and working on his company, he is certain he can do it. But when he meets Auri, his best friend's cute and adorable little sister, Rage begins to doubt his resolve. No matter how hard he tries to keep his distance, he always finds himself drawn to her. To give his feelings for Auri a shot, Rage musters up his courage and faces the consequences of breaking the club's rule. But just when he thinks he can finally be with Auri, a sudden twist of fate and a haunting past try to tear them apart. With the numerous problems coming their way, can their love withstand the odds? Or will they have to sacrifice their feelings to protect the people they love? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano