"UNDER REVISION" The Business Series # 1 Arrcadia, a sharp-tongued and snobbish woman, finds herself trapped in an old family tradition of arranged marriages. At just a young age, she is chosen by the son of her father business partner, the charming and flirtatious heir of one of the powerful business family to be his fiancé. She tries her best to hide in the farthest corner of the table to avoid being picked, yet fate plays a cruel joke on her.

In the quiet halls of St. Benedict's University, Celeste Delos Santos seeks refuge from a past that haunts her every step. Her studies are her shield, her escape from a pain that shattered her world. Love? It's a luxury she can't afford, a distraction from the heavy burdens she carries. But fate has a cruel way of entwining paths. Elijah Buenaventura, the university's charismatic basketball star, unexpectedly re-enters her life. Their initial friction quickly sparks an undeniable connection, one rooted deeper than a simple encounter, a shared history, forged in a tragedy neither can outrun. As their worlds collide, Celeste is forced to confront the echoes of yesterday. Can a heart so deeply scarred find the courage to heal and embrace a love that promises both pain and profound connection?

While deciding what to eat, Lhea Chavez was asked by a man to teach him Tagalog. Yamada Hiro aims to learn Tagalog in order to speak with a Filipino he likes. Although it seemed odd, she agreed. What would happen if she starts to develop feelings for him? Does she still have the ability to help him? Or will she simply stop supporting him in order to prevent him from getting together with the woman he likes?

• THE WATTYS 2025 SHORTLIST • Family is the anchor who holds us steady through the toughest storm of life. But yet---what if that anchor that has been holding us falls apart---disappears from us? What would you do? In the year 2024, when the world fell into total chaos---laws and orders were gone and morality is a fragile glass, and kindness has become a rarity. A certain four siblings have been left inside their home. Upon finding themselves into this rapidly changing world with humans---zombies crawling all over the place. Can Alpha and Beta, the oldest of them, survive this and protect Gamma and Delta, to reunite with their out of contact parents? Can they assure that the four of them will stay in an even number of four or... could one of them change and go astray?

Against #1: Fate. | The Wattys 2025 Shortlist Just like the sun met the horizon, the paths of Ezequiel and Calypso crossed with one thing in mind: they were reincarnated. Because of one kiss that led to a mysterious mark appearing on their wrists, things get more when a strange cat and this man enter the scene. Their connection grew, the strings were weaved, and the last thing Ezequiel knows is that he's been chasing the sunsets with Calypso. This growing fond of feelings shattered when the truth was kept away from him. Devastated as he found out, he can't put his feet in a different path. More strange things happened, the past lives are coming back to him. He saw himself again walking in the same old route as the truth devouring him. It's getting dangerous but why can't he stop himself chasing after him or even the sunset they've been promised to? Date Started: January 25, 2024 Date Finished: August 26, 2024

• The Wattys 2025 Shortlist ✨ Transmigration Series #1: The Luna is a Villainess (Completed) Lilian Ledger is one of the Falcon Mafia's top assassins. She's well known for her code name 'Luna' in the underground society due to the symbol of the moon on the hilt of her swords and her ethereal beauty. But no matter how skilled she is in her profession, Lilian tragically meets her end while saving an elderly woman from an accident. Magically, fate seems to have a different plan for her as she wakes up from the sight of a familiar and yet unknown place. That's when Lilian realized that she's been reborn inside her favorite novel as Selene Quincy, the villainess of the story who is also destined to die. And that's when her new mission to prevent her second death began. Though things will become more complicated the moment she meets the male lead of the story, the Duke-Apollo Heinrich. Lilian Ledger/Selene Quincy x Apollo Heinrich Disclaimer: This story is written in TagLish Book cover by: Gela Draws [[ 90,000 - 95,000 words ]] ----- Date Posted: 09/21/24 Date Started: 09/22/24 Date Ended: 02/24/25 Status: Completed Genre: Fantasy-Romance

Damien Ferrer & Isla Amara Dela Vega Isla had it all. Wealth, beauty, and a life others could only dream of. But beneath the surface was a truth she could never outrun. And then, without warning, she disappeared. Some say she chose to leave. Others believe she was hiding something. But one person never stopped looking. Not because of what she had, but because of who she was. In a world built on secrets, will the truth rise with the tide or sink forever into Saltwater Lies?