© alana_bitch The notorious Detroit MS-13 gang is known for being cruel and ruthless, killing anyone that dares to rival or betray them. And Sian (pronounced Sean) is one of them. She takes part in their vicious attacks, burglaries, and other crimes. One day Sian and a fellow gang mate are sent out on a mission. Things get sticky and her fellow mate takes things to far, and a woman ends up dead. Not soon after, Sian finds herself locked in an interrogation room and the rest of her mates in cells. The police bargain with her, successfully cracking her. She tells all about the gang, and the things they have been doing over the years, though it pains her to trade on the only family she knows. Sian and the police know that consequences will await her, therefore they place her under their protection program, assigning a a cop, Officer Lee, to look after her. Sian soon finds herself feeling things for this cop that she had never felt before, a love that she had never known. Though she has a secret, a secret that connects to her to Officer Lee's deepest pain. A secret that could change everything.

Often when I am asked about my new novel, ‘The Headmaster’s Wager’, I am asked about my memories of my late grandfather. This does not surprise me. After all, I have written a book in which the protagonist, Percival Chen, shares many characteristics with my grandfather. Percival is the headmaster of an English school in wartime Vietnam, as was my grandfather. Percival lives most of his adult life in Vietnam but is ethnically Chinese, and this is crucial to his sense of identity. In addition to being a successful educator and entrepreneur, he is a gambler, drinker, and womanizer. All of these qualities in Percival are inspired by my grandfather. I choose that word carefully – inspired. The book is a work of fiction, and is not ‘based upon’ my grandfather’s life. It does not memorialize him or recount his actions or memories. Instead, it picks up on a thread of his life, and an era he experienced.

WELCOME TO HELL. --- Date started: January 29, 2012 Date finished: November 21, 2012 (PUBLISHED UNDER VIVA • AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE)

From online story to published book. Diary ng Panget BOOKS 1 to 4 are now available in bookstores nationwide for only 150 pesos each. Thank you everyone for making this story a success! Please do support the book! <3 Movie adaptation under Viva Films (April 2, 2014) Cast: Nadine Lustre as Reah "Eya" Rodriguez, James Reid as Cross Sandford, Yassi Pressman as Lorraine Keet and Andre Paras as Chad Jimenez. Certified BLOCKBUSTER hit! Thank you, guys!