Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

[FIL/ENG] The Mhorfell Academy of Gangsters was innovated mainly for the accommodation of the so-called black sheep of the society and their families. Mafiosos, gangsters, rebels, and delinquents were all welcomed to enter the mortal gates of hell in the academy and encounter experiences that they would never forget. Alex Cromello, a rebel and a victim of a traumatic event has been condemned by his uncle to study inside the dormitory school, Mhorfell Academy. Little did she know that she'll be meeting with the school's most powerful and influential students who are reigning the student body with their strength and authority. Aside from that, her friends who were also victims of the incident four years ago joined her to face a new pace and new set of opponents. As their new school year runs, mysteries are set to happen, different emotions will linger, feelings deep inside will rise, and a ten-year-old case will be investigated. Together, they were put up to solve them, to battle against the odds inside, and to struggle to graduate alive. #1 Science Fiction (Highest rank) Book 2: Mhorfell Academy and The Onyx Blood Disease (also Published under PSICOM) Book 3: MIKHAELA (Ongoing)

Now published under Pop Fiction, an imprint of Summit Books. P195, Taglish Part 1 Theirs is a story that started all wrong. Naglayas si Gail sa bahay nila sa Manila, looking forward to spending the best summer of her life in the quiet town of Sitio Maligaya. Ang hindi niya alam, gang leader Kurt agreed to a mission na bantayan siya kapalit ng dream car nito. At ang una nilang engkwentro? An accidental kiss, which is also happens to be Gail's first kiss-- ever! Will this mark the beginning of Gail's string of bad luck with Kurt? Or will this gangster be the accident she's always wanted to happen, the wrong person who will make everything right?