(ERA Series Book 1)-COMPLETED A secretary carries on a secret relationship with her boss and must face the dire consequences awaiting them in 1950s Escolta, Manila. --- Eloisa Aldaba is your typical 1950s secretary working in the posh and historic street of Escolta, Manila. For the longest time, she had her sights set on one man, her deboinaire boss, Jaime Miranda. She tried meeting someone new, only to end up with a failed attempt in dating. Her heart leapt with joy when she found out that Jaime has secretly harbored feelings for her for the longest time. As Eloisa and Jaime gets involved in a secret relationship, their past comes back to haunt them as well. It turns out that Eloisa had forgotten her childhood memories because of the war. Her own family had been involved in a feud with Jaime's family, which caused her misfortune. Together with a sultry and mean movie actress trying to steal Jaime from her, Eloisa must face her past as well, as revealed through her aunt who had taken her in after the war ended. As dark truths begin to emerge, secrets are revealed and hearts get broken. Eloisa and Jaime realize that their love is not enough to keep them together and to conquer the odds against them. Warning: This story deals with mature themes not intended for younger readers. Proceed with caution. Started: June 1, 2020 Ended: August 4, 2020 (Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels)

WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST (ERA Series Book 2)-COMPLETED A rich girl falls in love with an activist and must face the odds against them during a turbulent 1970s Martial Law era in Manila. *** Set in the mid-1970s, Rania Elvira "Ranie" Miranda lives a charmed life as the daughter of a department store owner. Everything in her world goes well, until she meets the outspoken Silvestre "Bestre" Felix, who is secretly an activist writer. Tensions flare between them the moment they know each other. Until one night, when they shared a slow dance, things changed for them. Bestre admitted to Ranie that he only had eyes set on her the entire time. Ranie soon realizes that she feels the same way too. Together, they embark on a hidden relationship and Ranie learns the reason for Bestre's fight. His advocacies as an underground writer was to continue the fight left by his activist cousin, who died at a young age. This made Ranie brave enough to stand by his side and be with him no matter what happens. But challenges await both of them. Together with another guy dating Ranie and Bestre facing the risks of getting arrested, they must face the forces trying to keep them apart. Written January-July 2021 This is the revised version as of July 2022 (Photo by cottonbro on Pexels)

In the midst of a wild party, eighteen-year-old Eris Villarreal, vanished without a trace, as if the night had swallowed him whole. Panic gripped his friends, as their laughter turned into silence. As minutes ticked away, secrets will start to spill, darkness will conquer as evil will manipulate their minds, and death will chase their shadows. Date Started: March 20, 2020 Date Ended: - Book Cover by JV Arts

Si Alex, ang nag-iisang lalaki sa classroom nila na gustong-gusto maging PO of Peace Officer. Ang gusto niya lang daw kasi eh peace, justice and ang mga bullies na yan, bugbugan na maalis sa kanilang skul named Nublar International Academy at ang isang grupo na sikreto at walang nakakaalam at ang may alam lang ay ang kanilang rivals and ang mga gumagawa ng masama at labag sa kanilang rules, yun lang... pero pano kapag nangyari lahat ng kanyang gusto, pano kapag inanyayahan siya ng isang grupong na galing sa future na nagngangalang SPKFSO. Tignan at alamin dito lang sa SPKFSO - Special Police Kid for School and Organization... this is the start of kids rule at maging alagad sila ng batas!!! Always on Saturdays!!!

Si Ricky Cellado ay ang top agent ng National Bureau of Investigation. Sanay siyang humawak ng mga mabibigat na mga kaso ngunit isang araw ay may misteryosong tawag siyang natanggap na lumindol sa kanyang buhay. Sa kabilang banda ang Katipunan ay naghahanda para isagawa ang pagpapabagsak sa Gobyerno, na ayon sa kanyang pananaw ay nilalason ang utak ng bawat Pilipino, gamit ang Rebolusyon. Ngayon, nasa kamay ni Ricky kung paano niya pipigilan ang Katipunan sa pagsasagawa ng digmaan na siyang kikitil ng maraming inosenteng Pilipino. Fact: Ang Katipunan ay isang kapatiran na inumpisahan nina Andres Bonifacio, Ladislao Diwa, at Teodoro Plata noong 1892. Ang punto ng kapatiran na ito ay para ipaglaban ang kalayaan ng mga Pilipino kontra sa mga Kastila. (Note: May mga parte sa istorya na ito ay kathang-isip ko lamang.)

This is a story of two people na hindi nabiyayaan ng matinong itsura sa pisikal na anyo, ngunit bawing bawi naman sa panloob dahil mabait talaga sila; well at least they thought. Kapag dalawang panget ang nagkatuluyan, maganda ba ang kakalabasan? Kapag nagkaanak sila, totoo ba na artistahin ang magiging itsura nito? Date started: 1/23/2017

Chang3 has come.

He would find her, he promised. And so he did.

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