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_

Anselmo Guevarra is a theology seminarian bound for the priesthood. Erasme Ferrera is a college junior caught in a complicated life. The best they could be is friends. Yet every glance and every word pulls them closer to something they both know they shouldn't want.

After two years of not hearing anything from each other, Billie and Deion unexpectedly meet at a college orientation. Not ending up on good terms in high school, both of them knew that they are never going to be friends again-not when they could only talk in the form of arguing most of the time. Surely, they did not want to meddle with each other's lives again. The last time they did, they ended up breaking each other's young, hopeful hearts. But things take a different turn when Billie is in desperate need of a token boyfriend, and Deion is her only available option. Lovestruck Series: HATEMATE (Part Two) ynativity, 2021 Cover illustration by charameldraws

Amartya's goal for her senior year is straightforward: to finish her senior thesis in Nueva Castallon, graduate, and dip. Constantly crossing paths with a young clergyman named Emilio was out of the list... and so is discovering that her sister is having an affair with Emilio's colleague, who turns out to be Nueva Castallon's most favorite priest.

Everyone expects Pria to marry one of her college best friends a few years after graduating. When she finds out about his plans of proposing a marriage, Pria--certain that she would say yes--informs everyone in advance. Little did she know that he would be proposing to someone else. All her family members and friends are anticipating her wedding before the year ends. Not wanting to disappoint and with her heart still in a state of devastation, Pria comes up with a solution-a proxy groom. And with her other best friend, Sylas, coming back to town for her supposed wedding, she might just be able to pull this stunt off. Hopefully. Cliche Series WEDDINGS FOR DUMMIES ynativity, 2022 Cover Art by Jiselle

All her life, Mary Imogen Suarez was led to believe that she should end up with Parker Adrian Palma. Na dapat, kay Parker lang siya. Na si Imogen ay para lang kay Parker. But the problem was, Parker never looked her way, at least, not the way she wanted him to. For him, she's just the best friend-and a reminder of something he badly wanted to forget. For years, she lived with the knowledge that Parker would never like her back. Akala ni Imo, hindi na siya makakaahon sa naraaramdaman niya para kay Parker-until she met Saint Iverson Gomez de Lianño. Saint was a breath of fresh air. He's attentive, and he made Imo feel loved and appreciated-something she never felt during all the years she loved Parker. But when things started to fall in their right places, Parker decided to finally look her way. What would Imogen do? Would she brave the storm to be with Saint? Or would she tread the strings that connect her with Parker?

Cesca and Aloi are service mates in high school--and this is their conversation thread through the years. One-part epistolary.

Ang pagtingin ni Sun sa pag-ibig ay tulad din ng araw -- lulubog at lilitaw. Ngunit may ilang babae sa kanyang buhay ang nakapagpabago ng kanyang paniniwala. Na di lahat ng kanyang iibigin ay tugma sa pagkakataon. Na di lahat ng kanyang iibigin ay handang manatili. At ang pag-ibig na wasto at mamamalagi ay isang araw-araw na dalangin.

Tila tadhana nang makita uli ni Kayi si Kabi sa isang salo-salo matapos niya itong makasalamuha sa siksikang tren. Sa dami ng kanilang pagkakatulad, nakabuo sila ng natatanging koneksiyon . . . na madaling namang nakapagpatibok ng puso ni Kayi. Mahirap man, alam ni Kayi na kailangan niyang ihinto ang kanyang mga nararamdaman. Una, may boyfriend si Kabi na hindi niya masikmura. Pangalawa, di rin naman niya alam kung posible bang magkaroon ng pagtingin si Kabi para sa kanya. Pero kung tadhana na ang paulit-ulit na nagsasabing pagmamahalan ang dapat magwagi, mapipigilan pa ba niya ito? Pula, kahel, dilaw, luntian, bughaw, indigo, lila -- ano nga ba ang kulay ng pag-ibig? Published by Summit Books under the Pop Fiction imprint © 2020 (with additional content). Now available in bookstores nationwide.

Para sa manunulat na tulad ni Aina, alam niya na kailangan ng mga kapana-panabik na eksena sa isang kuwento upang manatili ang mambabasa. Dito siya mapapaisip sa kalagayan ng sampung taon niyang relasyon sa kasintahang si Khaled. Ang relasyong ilang taong binuo, tutuldukan ba o dudugtungan pa?