WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 EDITOR'S PICK OCTOBER 2021 Jiya Valle learns too late that kissing her sworn enemy since high school Migo Salas doesn't come without repercussions. And to her, it's a secret she's going to bring with her down to her grave--but Migo has other plans. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

[sandejas boys 1] He hates her so much he can't think of anything else. She's invaded his senses--smell, sight, sound. What's left? Ah. Taste and touch.

[sandejas boys 2] "The fuck did you do to make her like you." Yvo blows out his smoke. "Fuck if I know." Kol scowls. "Taste and touch," his older brother says. "Ask her. They're the only ones fucking left."

Mature Content Warning: R18+

You can read this as a standalone story! Sartori #1 "Damien... got addicted to me." Damien, the youngest boss of the Sartorian Mafia, was a man who could not be calmed. Illegal drugs were his way of coping with his anger, until he discovered a strange aroma. He never expected to experience true euphoria from a woman's natural scent, something far more intoxicating than the effects of the drugs he once relied on. . . . WARNING: This story is unedited! All chapters are in their first drafts! Thank you!

[ Hurricane Cousin's : Spiro Gray ] "You are trapped with me... Forever." - Spiro Gray Rivera. Phamela Ibañes was studying under Dereck Rivera's family. She was studying peacefully not until she entered into an open relationship with her sponsor' son at the very young age. The day they kissed, she's now committed with this Heir. She's now his woman. She's now trapped in his arms. •052421

It has always been a dream for Ammy to live prosperously. Worse luck, she was not born with a silver spoon. She has to endure the mud on her feet as she chases her ambitions. Notwithstanding, it did not stop her. She has set her goals and will go the extra mile to get what she aims for her and her mother. She excels in almost everything that she tries and rarely did she place second in competitions; in games. She adheres to her belief that success can only be attained through continuous actions and victory thus she does not let anyone steal her place. Playful kismet, a big threat comes her way. Conrad-a well-born son from an affluent family of Suarezes. He can do anything as great as her, bringing her plans into a blur. Two players, one game. There is only one seat for the victor, one winner in every play. Who will win and who will lose . . . a game with kismet? Ended : October 21, 2022

Anjelous was forced to pretend as someone else's wife after being abducted by a woman who looks exactly like her. Although crazy, it should be easy--her 'husband' was her first love after all--but no, she's trapped in a toxic loveless marriage. But are her feelings enough to make her live a lie? *** Lucienne Anjelous Corpuz has always lived a simple life in Isla Verde. But one day, she wakes up in an unfamiliar room after being abducted, and she is then asked to do an impossible task--to pretend as Mayor Wax Salvaterra's wife, a woman whose face is a carbon copy of hers. She didn't know how it happened but one thing's for sure--someone claimed her identity and married her first love. Now that she finally has the chance to be with Wax, will she be able to break down his walls and melt his heart? Or will discovering the lies that the fake Anjelous made only prove that gaining his 'love' was nothing but a false hope? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Designer: Rayne Mariano

This is the story of a syndicate leader who fell in love with a hostaged Nun. "I found peace and..love in her. Mapapatawad ba ako ng Diyos niya kung aagawin ko siya sa kanya?" ---- Mayaman at nakukuha ang lahat, iyon ang nakagisnan ng isang anak sa labas na si Trojan Dreau Zobel sa Italya. Hindi lingid sa kaalaman niya kung bakit sa halip na sa Pilipinas ay sa ibang bansa siya itinira ng milyonaryo siyang ama. Hatred burned inside his head. At nang ipinasa sa kanya ang atubili niya iyong tinanggap, iyon na rin ang pagkakataon niya para makauwi sa Pilipinas. He runs a Casa. Isang Casa'ng pinamumugaran ng iba't-ibang masasamang gawain. Wala siyang pakielam kung labag man sa batas ang ginagawa. Lahat para sa kanya ay pwedeng gawing negosyo. Lalo na at siya ang nangunguna sa black market. "Kung hindi ka makakabayad, 'yang anak mo ang kukunin kong kabayaran sa inutang mo!" He didn't listen to any explanation. Ang utang ay dapat binabayaran. Kaya sapilitan niyang kinuha mula sa kumbento ang madreng anak ng negosyanteng hindi na makabayad sa kanya. Pero ang babaeng iyon..ang yumanig sa pag-iisip niya. Hindi niya nagawang ipalapa sa mga matatandang lalakeng milyonaryo ang dalaga bagkus ay mas pinili niyang makasama sa iisang silid. Noong una ay naririndi siya sa tuwing naririnig na nagdadasal ang dalaga, but he was tempted to kiss her. And he was ready to break his group just to get her back! "I will find you, Heaven Celesty Baltazar." ------- All rights reserved 2018 by Gianna Warning: Mature Content. Read at your risk.

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 09/09/2020 Ended: 10/07/2020 Solene Clemente was a typical Civil Engineering student who struggled to put up with her studies. Kung pwede ngang i-bake na lang ang napakaraming itlog sa test papers niya, ginawa niya na. At a young age, she experienced the harsh reality of life-poverty, abuse, and a broken family. But, as someone who could see the bright side of everything, she knew she could make it with only her mother and best friend, Duke Laurence Sanders, whom she secretly loved. Kahit pa naghihirap, basta kasama niya ang ina, kaya niya. Kahit pa madalas niyang hindi maintindihan ang lessons, ayos lang kasi may Duke naman na tuturuan siya. Na kahit gaano kalupit ang tadhana, patuloy siyang lumalaban sa buhay dahil may dalawang taong sumusuporta at nagmamahal sa kanya. She became too dependent on the love they could offer. But little did she know, like the sun she adored, she was destined to be alone.