|Wattys 2025 Shortlist| She was a sunlight. Wild, daring, and free. He was the crescent moon. Silent, disciplined, and powerful. Dorothy Maeve Andino lived like life was a dance she already mastered. But then came Zul Qurnain Rabbani-the man born into legacy, built from faith and restraint. He wasn't supposed to notice her. Yet when their worlds collided, something shifted. What started as curiosity turned into something deeper and too deep for what their pride, culture, and beliefs could endure. Because when the storm meets stillness, something always breaks. She once said if she ever got lost, she'd beg the sun to change its rays just to find her way. But what if even the sun couldn't save her this time? Date started: 03-13- 23 Date Ended: 02- 22- 24

A Spin-Off of New Classic Series Dawn, an avid fan of the chart-topping band New Classic and an advertising arts major, crosses paths with her med student neighbor, Kaleb, under less than ideal circumstances. Their first meeting is clouded by misunderstanding and miscommunication, leading to a rocky start in their relationship. However, fate has more in store for them when Dawn unexpectedly finds herself moving next door, sharing the same roof with Kaleb.

[OFFICE LOVE AFFAIRS #1] As his personal secretary, Chantal's next task is to marry the president. *** Not getting any younger, Xavi is pressured by his mother to get married and settle down. He is lured on blind dates disguised as business meetings and family gatherings. With his patience stretching to its limits, to escape his mother's persistence, he offers extra work to Chantal and boldly asks her hand in marriage. Having faith in love and believing in destiny, Chantal rejects his offer and files for a resignation. She thinks it will be easy to find another job in the corporate world with her credentials and working directly for the highest post in Dela Vega Holdings. However, Chantal has no idea that Xavi will block her applications until she is hard-pressed and unable support her mother, who is undergoing regular dialysis. In the end, she has no choice but to accept Xavi's offer, be his wife in papers, and play pretend.

"Living full of regrets and pain is worse than dying." ​Kristine's world was ripped away when Zachary, the man she trusted, chose another woman and their unborn child over her. When Kristine lost her own baby shortly after his rejection, the light inside her went out. ​Now, she is a ghost in her own life, haunted by a betrayal that won't let her breathe. The grief is a heavy tide, pulling her under until the silence feels like the only peace left. She is slipping away, lost in a darkness no one else can see, slowly Drowning in Pain.

Licantha Naize Mangoba... loved and adored, at first. She was treated like a princess. Her father grants everything that she wants, no wonder why she is definitely a Daddy's girl. Her life was a dream of many, until a tragedy wiped her fairytale. Her mother and brother left because of an accident she caused. Ang batang babae na minsa'y tinuring na prinsesa ay nagkubli sa kanyang sarili, a new personality came in, the opposite of her true color. This one is emotionless, distant, unhappy and unloved. She started to care less with everything unnecessary. Her Daddy maltreated her, illegitimate family came into the picture. Her life decisions depends on her Dad who turned into a ruthless monster. Her father started entering illegal business and became more heartless. Licantha almost copied all of his father's unpleasant behaviour as she grows up, except for the fact that, she never killed her heart...... It's just sealed and guarded to prevent further damage. At sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, isang lalake ang babago sa ginawa niyang personalidad. The guy suits his name magnificently, Pearce Jaevon Cases. He is a proud intimidating high-class aristocratic badboy. He mastered skills in combat at an early age. A warrior, the Heir of Dominion, the trusted alliance of authorities. He was armed to fight illegality. What if a twisted faith played with them? The daughter of a ruthless illegal Mobster and The heir of Dominion who aims to stop crimes. Will this be a hindrance? Will this be a new chaos? Or will this be peace?

"Maganda ka......" he breathily said, his eyes filled with admiration as he gaze at me. I smiled at him; tears are still flowing on my eyes. The pain just won't stop. "How could you say that while I am all sweaty and haggard!" I pouted trying to divert the excruciating pain. He barks the most engrossing laugh that I've ever heard in my entire existence. He kissed my knuckles tenderly and put them on his cheeks. He may be the wildest playboy in Nueva Sierra, but Salvo possesses this genuine charm that no one can resist. Even I, his own best friend who used to be disgusted with his ways in girls admits that his Godly features is surely gift to women but also capable to wreck many hearts as it is. "Be patient a little longer, she will be here any hour from now." He sweetly exclaimed then climbed up to bed and sat behind me. He guided my back to lay on his chest. He really knows how to calm me down. "Mabigat ako, Salvo!" "Magdiet ka kasi." he laughed but I knew deep inside him, he's very worried. Who would know him better than me? ------------ Louisianna Arguello is the only daughter of one of the most influential spanish decent family of Nueva Sierra. Growing-up, she has always been the subject of bullying because she's fat and a product of infidelity. She never met her true mother and was raised by her father and stepmother. She grew up feeling that void inside of her, something that cannot be filled easily. Then she met this liberated son of the Lieutenant General of Philippine Army. His lifestyle is far from the province's conservatism. He's got a reputation and Louisianna didn't like it. But eventually, they became bestfriends until one night changes their life forever. Nagbunga ang gabing iyon at nalaman ng kanilang pamilya. They were forced in a sanctified marriage to prevent unwanted gossips from the people of Nueva Sierra. Their union turned out well until Sianna suddenly disappeared after she gave birth and found gone for good a week later.

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?

Damien Sartori, a ruthless mafia boss, finds an escape from his vices in an unexpected savior: Saoirse. Discovering that only her presence can calm his violent temper, he drags her into his dark world, making her the one thing he refuses to lose. *** Damien Sartori, the youngest boss of the Sartorian Mafia, is consumed by violence and a heavy drug dependency, relying on vices to keep his lethal rage under control. Everything changes when he meets Saoirse, a woman whose natural scent calms him in ways no substance ever could. Drawn to the only peace he has ever known, Damien pulls her into his dangerous world with a ruthless demand: she must bear his heir. But even as he binds her closer, Saoirse begins slipping through his control. When everything he thought he could hold starts to fracture, is their connection enough to keep her bound to him?

You can read this as a standalone story! Sartori #2 "I abused Diablos..." Diablos, the third-born boss of the Sartorian Mafia, was a man who could not be tamed due to his uncontrollable anger. He had to drink the bitter medicines prescribed by the family doctor to keep himself restrained. Never did he imagine that he would taste the sweetest sensation from a woman's skin, far better than bitterness. That taste became the only thing that kept him under control during his fits of rage. But because of his obsession with it, his kindness was abused. . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+

Mature Content Warning: R18+