Frances and Sebastian are friends. Who agree to date, for show, when convenient. It's fine and probably won't cause feelings because Frances never actually dates anyone more than three times. But do fake dates count? (Set before 2020, no mentions of covid. Heat level 2.)

One night, two beers, three songs. Open Mic Night at NomCom is usually great business for Feliz's craft beer stall-except when a sudden downpour means everything's canceled and everyone's stranded. Ready for a slow and uneventful night, she gets unexpected company when she offers shelter to Manuel, guy with a guitar, a familiar face from high school which was way too long ago.

I've brought this back to Wattpad as a free and complete story because schools have assigned it as part of 21st Century Philippine Literature but HAVE NOT taken steps to give students a full copy. How will you write about a book you haven't read? How can teachers grade you if they don't have a copy of the book? Anyway, the book is here. I'll add a discussion about the book to this story, at the end. Hope you pass your subject and discover books you want to read and discuss! Critique is welcome! [November 2024] I've updated the cover! This new lovely cover for the Philippine print edition is by artsbyannz. === About the book: Zack and Jasmine never dated, but no one else knows that. That story started in college, because she was being a good friend, and he needed help with something. The friendship and affection that followed were very real, but the lie kept causing trouble. Years later, after a falling out and real relationships with other people, the lie resurfaces to bother Jasmine one more time--when Zack's exes ask her to stop him from marrying someone they think is totally wrong for him. She's the only one who can help him, they say, because she's his best friend. They also believe that Zack loved Jasmine the most--and maybe still does.

Hannah is super nervous about her first year at Ford River College, but guess what makes it better? Becoming the new friend of a popular junior guy named Quin. This is a short story set in the world of the Interim Goddess of Love Series. (c) 2015

The goddess of the moon can't leave the house today, so she takes visitors instead. (Companion piece to Interim Goddess of Love and Queen of the Clueless, see minavesguerra.com for more.)

Who is Elizabeth Madrid, exactly? She's Manila's latest It Girl--stylish, staple of the club scene, new best friend of famous-for-being-famous Chrysalis Magnolia. She's also a jewelry clan heiress, a former model, an Ivy Leaguer... except no one actually knew of her until last year. Shouldn't her new society friends be more suspicious? Especially "BFF" Chrysalis, who reportedly already lost an expensive ring to a friend who turned out to be a thief? (Complete part 1 of the Scambitious series.)

Ellie Manuel is a hopeless romantic, stuck in a cubicle all day. She's in her twenties and should be having more fun. But instead of doing what she really wants, like traveling wherever her Philippine passport can take her, she's hung up on the guy who dumped her for not being "ambitious enough." Someone should tell her that there are other cool guys -- who probably even eat at the same office cafeteria! -- who would encourage her just to be her fabulous self. FAIRY TALE FAIL won the 2012 Filipino Readers' Choice award for Chick Lit. Complete book is here! Last 3 chapters are PRIVATE, followers only. Follow my account to read to the end. COMPLETE BOOK ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, B&N, ITUNES, KOBO, BUQO ETC. ============ TRANSLATION PROJECT ONGOING! Hello! So, question: Who's interested in translating one chapter of Fairy Tale Fail into Taglish? :) If you want to try it, go here http://www.wattpad.com/story/14749284-fairy-tale-fail and comment on the chapter you want. I'll reply to your comment to confirm that you got it. Fairy Tale Fail was first published almost 5 years ago and I'm working on a special project for it. This is part of it. :) Message or comment if you want to be involved!

Book 3 of the Interim Goddess of Love trilogy: It's Hannah's turn to find romance! She deserves it, after serving as matchmaker and confidant (as interim Goddess of Love) to everyone else in Ford River College for the past year. Pining for Sun God/senior Quin is a lost cause. How hard can it be for a goddess to find someone to love, and be loved in return?

Book 2 of the Interim Goddess of Love trilogy: If you've been feeling neglected by the Goddess of Love lately, don't worry -- Hannah Maquiling, college sophomore, is in training to take over. The Original Goddess is missing, but Hannah is Interim Goddess now, and she should figure out how to solve humanity's love problems soon. Quin (God of the Sun) is still her mentor, still really hot, but apparently isn't as honest about his other earthly relationships as she thought. It's frustrating, and enough to make her check out possibilities with Diego (God of the Sea) and Robbie (Cute Human). In the meantime, she's decided to spend some of her precious training time helping to break up a relationship, instead of putting one together. Why? Because the girl in question happens to be her best friend Sol, whose boyfriend is stealing not just from her, but from other people on campus. Sol didn't exactly summon the Goddess, but this is what power over Love is for, right? Surely it's not just about matchmaking, but ending doomed relationships too. (Even when it's not what people want.)

College sophomore Hannah Maquiling doesn't know why everyone tells her their love problems. She's never even had a boyfriend, but that doesn't stop people from spilling their guts to her, and asking for advice. So maybe it shouldn't be a surprise when the cutest guy in school tells her that she's going to have to take on this responsibility -- but for all humanity. The Goddess of Love has gone AWOL. It's a problem, because her job is to keep in check this world's obsession with love (and lack of it). The God of the Sun, for now an impossibly handsome senior at an exclusive college just outside of Metro Manila, thinks Hannah has what it takes to (temporarily) do the job. While she's learning to do this goddess thing, she practices on the love troubles of shy Kathy, who's got a secret admirer on campus. Hannah's mission, should she choose to accept it, is to make sure that he's not a creepy stalker and they find their happily ever after -- or at least something that'll last until next semester. (As if she could refuse! The Sun God asked so nicely. And he's so, well, hot.)