26-year-old Crissy Lopez’s life is in dire need of a makeover. Her wardrobe revolves around ratty shirts and beat-up sneaks; her grueling schedule as a TV Executive leaves no room for a social life; and worst of all, she’s still hung up on the Evil Ex who left her five years ago. When her fashionable grand-aunt passes away and leaves behind a roomful of vintage stuff, the Shy Stylista inside Crissy gradually resurfaces. Soon, she feels like she's making progress -- with a budding lovelife to boot! But the grim ghost of her past catches up with her, threatening to push her back into depression. To finally move on, Crissy learns that walking away is not enough. This time, she needs to take a leap of faith.

Fate's been playing tricks on Cara Nicolas lately. She agrees to go on a blind date with her best friend’s fiancé’s cousin, only to discover that the guy is her first love from high school, Lucas Lobregat. Now that would have been a charming story, except that the date turns out to be one of the worst ever. And they can’t even pretend it never happened, because they’re both suddenly part of the wedding preparations. Just as she is starting to get to know more about the boy she used to love, Oliver Sta. Maria, an old flame who owes her some closure, surprisingly shows up. With two pasts resurfacing, which will Cara choose to rekindle? Or can she have the chance to choose at all? Playlist: "Brighter Than Sunshine" by Aqualung *** This book is available in Amazon (bit.ly/blastamazon) and Smashwords (bit.ly/blastsmash).

It is not easy, he will tell you. Chad has been trying to ask Megan out on a date for four years. Now that Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, he has to hone his convincing skill even more and do something really, really exceptional to finally hear a "yes". Under pressure, he begins carrying out his plan: a romantic dinner date—whatever that means.

Troubled by her past, Queen Sta. Maria struggles to live a normal life. Finding comfort from the popular Noah de Mateo, she goes through her junior life at Luna East Arts Academy, but only to find out that she is only getting herself into more drama—jealous girls, brainwashed columnist, terror teacher, and parties. And when her past mixes with her present, she is rendered with no choice but to (make her life a whole lot messier) straighten things out.

This is for the Luna East Academy project in my #romanceclass... You can read other stories by other authors regarding the stories of other students in Luna East Academy here: http://lunaeast.underthepillow.net/ Hope you enjoy it!

After years of living abroad, 28 year old cake artist Eloisa Carreon is back home and working at Reyna Bakery, where she is expected to carry on the family tradition of creating the best cakes in Manila. But it's a return to drama: Her over-protective brother supervises her every move; her parents worry about her growing independence; and her friends won’t stop setting her up with guys who never turn out as advertised. So when she is asked to design the cake for a big wedding – staged to cover up a couple’s elopement – Eloisa takes on the duties with an understandable dose of cynicism. What starts out as an obligation takes a turn when Eloisa meets her match in Sean Alvarez, the wedding's handsome videographer. The attraction between them is undeniable, but Eloisa's got a dramatic, meddling family and her own emotional baggage to deal with. She must decide if she should take the risk and follow her heart, before she loses her mind. And when better to do it than during the year's biggest wedding?

Caitlin's friendship with Marcus, the de facto frontman of the world's biggest boy band Gezellig, has long been an object of scrutiny by almost everyone--their friends and families, the media, and his fans--ever since they "went public" a couple of years back. Who wouldn't be interested? She was a nobody, catapulted into the limelight of his fame when he struck an unusual friendship with her. To both Caitlin and Marcus, what they have is a "perfect little thing." But then something comes along and threatens it. In a no-holds-barred interview, will they finally be forced to settle the score?

This is my short story contribution for Luna East Volume 2.