Lumaki si Ulysses Yap sa pangangalaga ng kanyang yumaong lola, kaya't hindi niya masyadong nakakasalamuha ang kanyang kapatid na siya ring kinuha ng trahedya. At kasabay ng pagluluksa niya ay ang mga tanong na di niya rin maintindihan kung bakit niya naiisip . . . at isa na ro'n ay patungkol sa babaeng nag-iisang minahal ng kanyang yumaong kapatid: si Anna Marie. Ang dating pangkaraniwan, ngayo'y di na maipaliwanag. Ang dating binabalewala, ngayo'y hinahanapan na ng kahulugan. Kaya bang makabuo ng isang kuwentong walang katulad ang dalawang taong galing sa isang kuwentong nabasa't narinig na? Gakuwesaribig and Gakuwesaribigin are now published by Lathala Press © 2020. Message me on Instagram (lovelettersofpeach) to avail a copy.

Si Anna Marie at si Mark Yuan -- dalawang ordinaryong high school student na may karaniwang pangalan. Ang pagkakaibigan nila ay dahil sa pagkakaparehas ng kanilang mga hilig -- sa mga kanta, sa mga libro, sa mga pinakikisamahang mga tao . . . at sa mga di karaniwang salita. Dalawang pangkaraniwang tao. Mga di karaniwang salita. Sapat na ba ang mga araw-araw na pangyayari sa kanilang buhay para mag-umpisa ang isang kakaibang ugnayan? Gakuwesaribig and Gakuwesaribigin are now published by Lathala Press © 2020. Message me on Instagram (lovelettersofpeach) to avail a copy.

The thing with Valentine's Day is, either you hate it or you love it. And Zade Pascual definitely belongs to the first category. Para sa kanya, isang araw lang ito ng commercialized version ng pag-ibig. Walang kakilig-kilig at napakalayo sa true love stories na nababasa niya sa mga libro. Nasubok ang kanyang anti-Valentine's sentiment when she unexpectedly meets Andreau Cortez-an award-winning actor and film student at her university-in the cafe where she works-- on Valentine's Day of all days. Andreau, their new cafe regular, surprises Zade by asking for her help with his latest short film project, which she hesitantly agrees to. Despite a rocky start, Zade discovers the real Andreau Cortez beyond the camera and celebrity gossip. Over the fika-not date hangouts and late-night conversations, their effortless friendship blurs into something more, to the point na akala ng lahat (yes, friends and family included) na sila na ni Andreau. Caught off guard by her evolving feelings, Zade must confront her own heart. Hanggang best friend nga lang ba ang tingin niya kay Andreau? Can their story unfold like the happy endings she loves in books? Well, sometimes, the best love stories take time to tell.

(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.

Lena Claire Aragonza's story.

University Series #3. Sevi, the team captain of Growling Tigers, never expected to fall in love again after his first heartbreak with his bestfriend.. until he met Elyse, the spoiled cheerleader from La Salle.

A writer. A weird stranger. A lot of little conversations. An online understanding. Every night. 23:11.

A (not-so) hopeless romantic writer. A weird (not-so-much of a) stranger. A lot of (denying) feelings in between. A (continuation of the online) connection that ends on 11 / 23.

A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

(Trope Series # 1) Cerise's younger sister is getting married and she's expected to attend. The logical thing to do was to attend (duh, it's her sister's wedding! It would be weird if she's not there) but how could she attend when her sister's getting married to Leo, her ex best friend slash almost boyfriend from years ago? And it's not like she could just suddenly blurt out their 'history' because she's pretty sure that she'd be branded as bitter by their relatives... like, it's been years! Move on! She needed to attend. But she didn't want to go alone. She needed an arm candy, but not just any arm candy-she needed someone who would make her the envy of the night. Iyong tipo na walang magdadalawang isip kung nakapagmove on na ba talaga siya. She looked and looked and looked for the perfect wedding date. Until she wound up in a bar and met this bartender named Pablo.