Esther finds it unnecessary to aim high in academics, not until a consistent honor student, Noah, strikes her heart in a due. For the first time in her life, she becomes one of those who strives the hardest just to be a step closer to Noah. However, the world isn't too merciful for Esther. Aside from losing a loved one, the people's prying eyes forged her thoughts that she was undeserving of Noah's love and attention. The opposite does attract, but it will only take one farther. And in the midst of trials, Esther is once again challenged about whether to fall back or reach for the touchstones. - Date started: May 12, 2024 Date ended: July 31, 2024 - To be published.

Rianna Lou Austria has lived her whole life under the weight of a last name that everyone fears. Being the daughter of a powerful but corrupt politician meant one thing-judgment. No matter how much she tries to stand on her own, people only see her as her father's shadow. For Tristan James Alonzo Medina, that shadow is everything he despises. To him, Rianna is the daughter of the man who destroyed lives, the very embodiment of the corruption he vowed to fight. He swore he would never fall for someone like her. But hearts don't follow promises. As their worlds collide, hate turns into something more dangerous-something that neither of them can control. Every stare, every clash, every unspoken word only pulls them closer to the line they swore never to cross. Love against hate. Truth against lies. Her heart... against his judgment. He promised never to fall for the daughter of the man he despised-until she became the only exception to his conviction.

A dream was hope, fantasy, or a goal. It wasn't supposed to be reality. If it was, Miracle wouldn't call it a dream. Being married to the man she loved since she was sixteen was a far-fetched reality to woke up to, especially if she remembered getting wasted at the fact he was marrying someone else tomorrow. How come his vows were sworn to her? Vows so far from the dream she wished just never came true.

[ARTIST SERIES #2] [THE WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST] Raised in a family of achievers, Guia Torres is a straight-A student and a dutiful daughter who feels obligated to prove her worth through grades. Now in senior high school, she crosses paths with Iggy Clemente, an annoying schoolmate, who taught her to be brave and break free from her family's expectations. However, fate isn't always their friend, and roads are meant to come to an end. Can they start a journey to their right destinations, even if it means going separate ways?

The forbidden fruit that everyone wants to have a taste, a woman of the world, liberated, wild, and without a doubt, gorgeous - Odine Beateressa Santibaniez. She believes that with her beauty she can wrap a man in her fingers. She can have everything in just a snap. True enough, many are allured and the list goes on and on. Indeed, she is a nightmare dressed like a daydream. But her prowess was put to the test when the man she's eyeing didn't even give her a second look. Her pheromone didn't work on Illion Logramonte, a real snob who hates her kind. Hindi niya iyon matanggap. She was furious. No one has ever turned her down. She always has her way. To gain her glory back, she will do everything to have Illion, by hook or by crook. She will make sure, she will have him on bended knees and in blind need for her. Behind every man's downfall is a woman. At sisiguraduhin niyang siya iyon. She will be Illion's greatest downfall. Mark her words! Logramonte 02: Wandering One (dreame) Logramonte 03: Unruly One

Rivalry, a basketball athlete and a culinary student had never seen herself attracted to any men. Despite her friends' persistent attempts to set her up with various men, or at least one guy, she remained uninterested. Men don't ignite her heart. Wala siyang pakialam sa mga lalaki dahil palagi niyang sinasabing, "hindi sila talo". Her heart is as hard as a rock when it comes to men. But it is as soft as bread when it comes to girls. Malinaw sa kaniya na sa babae lang tumitibok ang puso niya. When their group sailed on the third year of college, Rivalry's heart underwent a subtle shift after encountering Rue. Rue Vallejo, a feeling close, a basketball athlete, and a medical biology student. Achievers Series 1 written by huescria

Lia isn't your typical nerd whose world spins only around grades and accolades. Sure, she graduated as class valedictorian while leading the student council-but she also makes time for pilates, late-night hangouts, and real friendships. Then there's Atien-charming, effortlessly sociable, and co-owner of the local gym. Their friendship grew without pressure, without pretense: just study dates, workouts, shared routines... until somewhere along the way, they fell-hard. Did they mean to fall in love? Not at all. But were they struck by an invisible arrow buried too deep to pull out? Absolutely.

Yvonne Maica Lim is an aspiring UAAP court side reporter for UST, she was so close to getting her football player crush after plotting on him for almost a year...but everything fell apart when she had to fake date the infamous star basketball player of the UST Growling Tigers instead. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #2 Someday you'll look back on your mistakes and laugh. To name a few instances, these are those awkward first kisses you shared with your first boyfriend, those failed recitations that your classmates don't seem to forget, and those poor outfit ideas that you once thought were cute. Iyong mga dating nakakahiya, nakakainis, at masakit para sa 'yo, pagdating ng araw, ngingitian mo na lang. Maybe by then, you'll realize how much time you've invested in being too emotional. Pero may mga bagay na kahit matagal nang nangyari, hindi natin magawang tawanan. Siguro dahil nakakahiya pa rin? Siguro dahil nakakainis pa rin? O siguro, dahil masakit pa rin? For Amari Sloane Mendoza, it's all of the above. Among all the awkward, failed, and poor instances, falling in love with her classmate, Leon Ysmael Zamora, is the only mistake she can't laugh about.