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_

Katrina may be a successful emergency physician, but she was once labeled a "disgrace" by her abusive father. She's determined to focus on her career until Mason, her nephew's best friend, starts pursuing her. *** Katrina Isobel is a successful emergency physician in Chicago. However, in Guam, her alcoholic and abusive father constantly labeled her a "disgrace" as a rebellious teenager. After moving away at eighteen to build a better life, she returns to Guam fifteen years later following her father's death. Katrina is determined to reconcile with her sisters and focus on her career, settling well into a job at a local hospital. But little did she know, her life would face a complication when her nephew's best friend and a son of a multi-billionaire, Mason Lyndhurst, began pursuing her. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

After getting hurt by the people around her, aspiring chef Dacia Holgado builds up her walls to protect her heart... until band bassist Eris Arriaga comes along and tears them apart. *** Graduating culinary arts student Dacia Holgado gets the biggest twist of her life when she crosses paths with Epicenter's bassist Eris Arriaga. She hates his guts and vices while he hates how pampered and perfect she is. They are complete opposites, but Dacia's version of an ideal man unexpectedly changes the more she gets to know Eris. As Epicenter slowly reaches their dream and gets a shot at stardom, Dacia and Eris' relationship is suddenly put to a test. Is their young and passionate love enough to help them survive? Or will they realize that what they have is really just a phase and is meant to end? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design by Regina Dionela

Elexius Karsen Villareal will always be a dream for Fiore Amaryllis Barcelo, but keeping him close is a luxury she can't easily afford. When it's too early for her young heart to date her older brother's best friend, how long can they stay together despite the circumstances that keep them apart? *** Elexius Karsen Villareal is a dream she has badly wanted ever since she was a kid. Fiore Amaryllis Barcelo always considered that their age difference is never a barrier once she puts her mind toward getting Elexius. But her dream man is never an effortless catch in her reality. Love cost more than she imagined. Can she continue to hold onto that love when it only caused her deep pain? When her young heart clouded by ambiguities and doubts after the betrayals and tragedies she and her family had gone through, will she ever go back to the arms she once thought of as her safe haven? Will the fire within their hearts bring light to their vague future, or will it only burn down the things they want to protect? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

Mari Gauxiena Donovan, a sophisticated yet impatient doctor, crossed paths with Captain Jaxon Alexander Ventura because of a mission in Afghanistan that made their two different worlds collide. She's used to saving people's lives; while he's used to sacrificing his life to save people. She holds a scalpel inside the operating room. He holds a gun every time he goes to war. She stays inside a hospital. He stays inside a battlefield. They were there for a mission, but little do they know that this mission will also include them... falling for each other. *** Inspired by Descendants of the Sun

Portia Cecilia Ignacio is a model daughter. Siya na ang mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para lang sa ikakasaya ng pamilya. She would climb mountains and swim vast oceans just for the happiness of her beloved parents and family. Pero minsan, sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal sa ibang tao, nakakaligtaan na ang pagmamahal sa sarili. Is it really worth it? She shouldn't ask right? It's family! But then... how could one person make her doubt her decisions? Is it really worth the sacrifice? To give all of her? To give everything? To give up everything? All for what she's been hoping for since time immemorial?

Rosabella Nataline swore to keep off dating when she got her heart broken two years ago. She kept herself protected and bound by a rule she established. It was absolute and unbreakable. Until he came. Unannounced. Secretly loving her in a safe distance. Secretly Yours - an epistolary novel Completed (2024).

There is a thin line between love and hate, and Constantine Illaraza believes her feet have always been firm and steady on the other side of the ground. She hates him. Sincerely. But what can she do when she has to make everyone believe otherwise? Coco knew what she signed up for. Everything they had done was just for show. The hugs, kisses, and sweet nothings, all of which were hardly theirs. But somewhere between love and hate lies a thin line, a blurring of everything fair and reasonable. A line she tripped and a line he crossed. A great undoing of all things they pretended that were never theirs. Hardly Theirs - a novel Completed (2024). Book Cover art by: haiz & izzazazaie (on X/Twitter)

(Game Series # 4) Charisse Faith Viste believes in working hard. She does not believe in luck, only hard work. Bata pa lang siya, nasanay na siya na pinaghihirapan lahat ng meron siya. Being the only girl in a family full of guys, nasanay na siya na kung gusto niyang makuha, kailangan niyang pagtrabahuhan. And because of this, she grew up tough. She already accepted the fact that guys are just too intimidated to even give her a second glance. She'll always be too smart, too confident, too much for everyone. One day, she had this overwhelming feeling of sadness. She looked around and saw that everyone around her has someone by their side... Everyone has someone to embrace... Siya? Libro lang ang kayakap. She used to be fine with the idea of being alone... alone, not lonely. But not anymore. She needed someone to stop her from feeling so lonely.

Twelve years after the breakup, Esmee and Luca are forced to settle down under one roof while Esmee waits for her father's recovery in the hands of Luca's physician parents. With more than a decade filled with questions on what went wrong in an almost-marriage relationship, they may find themselves tangled once again in midnight couch conversations and underneath-the-blanket college tales more often than before. And perhaps discover something more than what they've settled with after they parted lives twelve years ago. Stand-alone Epistolary MORE OFTEN THAN NOT August 2023