I run a romance writing class and community called #romanceclass. In case you were looking for books like mine, I'll recommend these. Some books were not written during a workshop, but if they were written following the #romanceclass guidelines, you can expect: - Complete novels - Happy, satisfying endings - Characters who are NOT "average" - Gender/queer sensitive plots and characters - No sudden death or illness plot twists - If there are love scenes, they are consensual, responsible, and hot. Some books are mine, some are by other authors. Copies of the books can be found/bought from romanceclassbooks.com. Support an author, buy a book. :)

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?

Being perfect isn't supposed to be this hard. Alex dela Cruz has it all. Looks, money, and a killer sense of style. When the annoyingly gorgeous Adam Cordero calls her selfish, she decides to prove him wrong by transforming Christy Marquez from an invisible misfit into a ruling princess of Asia Pacific Academy. Great hair? Check. Flawless red lipstick? Check. Instant popularity? A slightly too big check. But now, Alex is on the brink of losing the plastic tiara she's supposed to get as prom queen, her best friend, and her heart to the unlikeliest of candidates. Too bad she isn't letting anything-or anyone-get between her and that tiara. This is a young adult novella soon to be released on Amazon.

Like her boyfriend back in the States, 18-year-old Mela Connor is spending Spring Break by the beach. But the difference is she's spending it on an exotic island in the Philippines, where she'll spend the next six days finding her estranged mother. In the process, Mela meets her self-appointed tour guide--the hunky beach bum, Paolo, who helps Mela make amends with her past while struggling not to fall in love with her.

Igo is mesmerized by Yasmin the first time he sees her back in grade school. But that soon changes when she announces in class that her dream is to marry a prince. He wants nothing to do with her thinking she's a dunce but after a mindless remark at her non-existent prince, she becomes a permanent fixture in his life whose main role is to annoy him every chance she gets. Their frequent bantering leads to an unusual friendship growing up and eighteen year-old Igo finds himself inevitably falling for Yasmin. His desire for her becomes clearer and stronger during their spontaneous Pagudpud Escapade where his very own cousin, Zac, threatens to sweep Yas off her feet. He is able to hold his cousin at bay when he invites Yasmin to a financial seminar and they become young entrepreneurs giving him more time to spend with her. But will Igo be ready to admit his feelings knowing he isn't a prince material? Especially if his own cousin, the perfect Zac, who seems to be the type she is looking for confesses to her first? === A #romanceclass2016 output. This is the draft I submitted :) This class ran from March 1 to May 31, 2016.

Roxanne Mabini, a twenty-five-year-old single mother of twins joined a speed-dating event just to have fun and get speed-dating checked off her bucket list. She wasn't looking for anything. She merely played along, stayed open-minded without expectation. That was until the devastatingly handsome bartender named Aloysius "Wish" Gregorio stepped up and filled in for the lack of male participants and mesmerized Roxanne more than she'd ever expected. Literally, he is every girls wish. Finally, she meets a man who shares her interests. But will a girl whose heart has been shred in pieces learn to trust and love again? When Chris drops back into her life, Roxanne's first love and the father of her children, old flame reignites. He's been waiting for the right timing ever since he was forced to leave her and now he has to win her back. Will the power of chemistry and strong connection be enough to fight the old flame that is once again burning bright? Roxy must make a big decision: which is more important, to provide a complete family to her children or her heart's desire to be with someone to share her life with?