WHITE HEAT SERIES 1 | COMPLETED | R-18 Chiara Asunción has survived a life of betrayal, trauma, and neglect, yet the scars run deep. Rebellious, guarded, and carrying the weight of her past, she trusts no one until Demian Chavez, her former senior and now professor, enters her life. Quiet, steady, and strangely attuned to her pain, he offers something Chiara thought she'd lost forever: a chance at justice, healing, and maybe even love. But can Chiara let down her walls for a man who seems so detached yet so determined, or will the shadows of her past keep them apart forever?

THE WATTY AWARDS 2021 WINNER: ROMANCE Due to an unexpected pregnancy, ex-lovers Ryo and Frankie are forced to live under the same roof. They can't stand each other but when the moments from their past are slowly catching up, their lingering feelings seem to be much stronger than they thought it would be. *** When Frankie Castañares broke up with Ryo Canencia, she is determined to move on and never meet him again. They are living well on their own with her working hard to be a magazine editor and him reaching his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. But with the news of Frankie being pregnant with Ryo's child, they've got no choice but to act civil and live under the same roof. They bicker over the simplest things and their situation couldn't get any easier than they ought to be. With them still hung up on their past, can they be brave enough to settle their differences and start all over again? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by 17aila_

Anim na taon mula nang magbago ang nakalakhang buhay ni Stella Daprisia, inisip niyang isang malaking pagkakamali na ang lahat ng nangyayari sa kanyang buhay. Mula nang iwan ng mga itinuring na kaibigan, iwan ng sariling ama upang sumama sa ibang babae, hanggang sa pagkamatay ng sariling ina-lahat ay mga pangyayaring napagod na siyang iyakan at isipin pa ay parte na lamang ng pangit na pundasyon ng buhay na gusto niyang baguhin. Sa pagdating ni Phillip at ng mahiwagang pocket watch sa kanyang buhay, bibigyan siya ng mga ito ng dahilan upang baguhin ang lahat. May mga pangyayaring maaaring balikan, mga pagkakataong maaaring baguhin, mga sandaling hindi pagsasawaang paulit-ulitin, ngunit sa oras na humingi na ang tadhana ng kapalit sa bawat oras na naibalik, matatandaan pa kaya niya ang mga bagay na nagsilbing daan upang maayos niya ang sariling kinabukasan? Maaalala pa kaya niya ang bukod-tanging nanatili sa kanyang tabi kung siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit niya ito nakalimutan? ----- When It All Starts Again © 2019 by Lena0209 (Elena Buncaras) WINNER OF THE WATTY AWARDS 2019 UNDER YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY Original concept of When It All Starts Again © July 2013 by Lena0209

Famine, war, and death. These were the things Rita saw during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The country was under the shade of Imperial Japan. Loyalty, patriotism, honor and duty above all. These were the values that Imperial Japanese soldiers have. Seiji, an officer with Filipino blood was caught in between his duty and honor, and his heart. The red string of fate happened to connect these people in the midst of war. Story written in Japanese, English, and Tagalog. Started: April 15, 2018 Finished: February 5, 2021

Feeling trapped in the cold town of La Bianco, all Helga wanted was to start a new life in a city where no one knows her name. Forcefully trapped in a mystical mirror for decades, all Drystan wanted was to break free and live again. When they meet, an unforgettable bond blooms, and they vow to help each other out. But what if there's a price to pay for the freedom of the boy in the mirror?

Tahimik ang buhay ni Caricia hanggang sa dumating sa nirerentahan niyang apartment si Nola. The latter told her that they would be roommate for life. Noong una ay hindi siya sanay na may kasama, hanggang sa dumating sa punto na hindi na niya kayang mawala ang babaeng itinuturing na niyang kaibigan at kapatid. They are having a good life together not until Caricia and Nola's boss, Torque, suddenly switched life. Hindi maipaliwanag ni Caricia ang mga hiwagang nangyayari. But one thing's for sure, she has to find the truth behind something she could not imagine. ***2019 WattysPh winner under Mystery-Thriller category***

Dahil siya'y bunga ng kawalanghiyaang ginawa sa kanyang Ina at nang dahil sa kanya'y namatay ito, si Liliana Adona ay nabuhay sa piling ng kanyang mapagmalupit na Tiyahin na kapatid ng kanyang Ina. Gusto lang naman ni Liliana Adona maghugas ng kanyang mga sugat at latay sa isang batis na nakuha niya sa kanyang Tiyahin ngunit nang madapa siya sa kababatuhan dahil sa kamamadali ay bigla na lamang siyang bumagsak sa hinaharap - sa harap ng isang binata. Nais niya lang naman makatakas mula sa pang-aabuso at pananamantala ng mga Kastila ngunit napakalayo na kaagad ng kanyang napuntahan. Galing sa panahon ng mga Kastila papunta sa panahon ng kalayaan, tunghayan natin ang kanyang paglalakbay sa mundong bagong-bago para sa kanya. (December 15, 2020 to March 29, 2021.)

Sophia D. Ark, an ordinary college student that loves reading fiction as its only way to escape her not-so-good reality. After dying in an unfortunate accident, her soul transmigrated to a world inside of a romance novel set in medieval times. She possessed the body of a young lady from the second most powerful noble family in the Asterin empire, Elizabeth White, the villainess who is destined to be doomed and die a pitiful death. Will she be going to let the plot dictate her fate? "Now that I am living in her stead. I, Sophia, refuse to be used as a stepping stone for the protagonist's advancement! I will take control of my life this time." Completed: September 2021

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021