Isang galawgaw na dalaga mula sa taong 1926 ang naiipit sa dalawang desisyon: kung tutuparin ang kanyang dapat gampanan sa lipunan o susundin ang matagal nang ninanais ng kanyang puso. --- Kilala si Almira Amorin bilang isang dalaga na mahilig mamasyal sa mga kalye ng Escolta na nakabihis panlalaki. Paborito niya itong libangan para makapuslit siya sa kanilang tahanan. Ngunit nang malaman ito ng kanyang striktong ama, pinagbawalan na si Almira na gawin ang kanyang nakagawian. Para magtino si Almira ay sinabihan siya ng kanyang lola na pagkatapos ng isang taon, kailangan na niyang makahanap ng mapapang-asawa. Kung hindi ay ipagkakasundo na siya sa isa sa mga may-kayang binata na kilala ng kanyang pamilya. Ngunit nang magkaroon ng pagkakataon si Almira na sumali sa isang patimpalak kung saan may salaping mapapanalunan, naisipan niya na maging kandidata ng Queen of Manila. Ipinangako niya sa sarili na gagawin niya ang makakaya niya para manalo at makapasok sa isang unibersidad. Ito lang ang tanging paraan para mapatunayan niya ang kanyang sarili at ipakita sa kanyang pamilya na hindi pag-aasawa ang kanyang kagustuhan sa buhay. Ngunit paano matutupad ni Almira ang kanyang mga pangarap kung ang landas na kanyang tatahakin ay puno ng mga hadlang? Started: 04/28/2024 Ended: --- (Book cover by the author, character art done by Peekabluh)

WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST (ERA Series Book 3)-COMPLETED A careless, rebellious daughter faces punishment from her father. She must survive the everyday routine of a department store staff and deal with her growing pains during the mid-1980s. *** Set in the nostalgic year of 1985, Anna Diana "Andie" Miranda is known for her rebellious and party-going ways. Her eighteenth summer started with a gift of punishment from her wealthy and strict father, a part-time job at their family department store. This was the consequence she faced after partying late at night without the old man's permission. Andie's world was shaken the moment she stepped foot inside the pristine halls of Luxuriant Department Store. Dealing with people outside her league and learning the ups and downs of employee life were just some of the challenges she had to face. Aside from trying to prove herself worthy of her father's trust, another dilemma added to the picture. Benjamin "Ben" Robles, her fellow staff member, never failed to stir her up and cause her distress. But after she rode behind him on his motorcycle to bring her home on a Saturday night, her heart raced faster than the speed of Ben's big bad bike. Together with their love for the teen actress Julie Vega's songs, this smart-mouth troublemaker filled Andie's days and nights longing for his presence, and hopefully, a souvenir of his love. Warning: This story deals with mature themes not intended for younger readers. Proceed with caution. Date started: November 5, 2021 Date Finished: April 1, 2022 (Photo by Loc Dang on Pexels)

At 25, NBSB pa rin si Thea. For her, love at first sight does not exist. But what if love knocks her down accidentally? Ipipilit pa rin ba niya ang point niya o kakain niya ang lahat ng sinabi niya?

WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST (ERA Series Book 2)-COMPLETED A rich girl falls in love with an activist and must face the odds against them during a turbulent 1970s Martial Law era in Manila. *** Set in the mid-1970s, Rania Elvira "Ranie" Miranda lives a charmed life as the daughter of a department store owner. Everything in her world goes well, until she meets the outspoken Silvestre "Bestre" Felix, who is secretly an activist writer. Tensions flare between them the moment they know each other. Until one night, when they shared a slow dance, things changed for them. Bestre admitted to Ranie that he only had eyes set on her the entire time. Ranie soon realizes that she feels the same way too. Together, they embark on a hidden relationship and Ranie learns the reason for Bestre's fight. His advocacies as an underground writer was to continue the fight left by his activist cousin, who died at a young age. This made Ranie brave enough to stand by his side and be with him no matter what happens. But challenges await both of them. Together with another guy dating Ranie and Bestre facing the risks of getting arrested, they must face the forces trying to keep them apart. Written January-July 2021 This is the revised version as of July 2022 (Photo by cottonbro on Pexels)

(ERA Series Book 1)-COMPLETED A secretary carries on a secret relationship with her boss and must face the dire consequences awaiting them in 1950s Escolta, Manila. --- Eloisa Aldaba is your typical 1950s secretary working in the posh and historic street of Escolta, Manila. For the longest time, she had her sights set on one man, her deboinaire boss, Jaime Miranda. She tried meeting someone new, only to end up with a failed attempt in dating. Her heart leapt with joy when she found out that Jaime has secretly harbored feelings for her for the longest time. As Eloisa and Jaime gets involved in a secret relationship, their past comes back to haunt them as well. It turns out that Eloisa had forgotten her childhood memories because of the war. Her own family had been involved in a feud with Jaime's family, which caused her misfortune. Together with a sultry and mean movie actress trying to steal Jaime from her, Eloisa must face her past as well, as revealed through her aunt who had taken her in after the war ended. As dark truths begin to emerge, secrets are revealed and hearts get broken. Eloisa and Jaime realize that their love is not enough to keep them together and to conquer the odds against them. Warning: This story deals with mature themes not intended for younger readers. Proceed with caution. Started: June 1, 2020 Ended: August 4, 2020 (Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels)

Congresswoman Leni Robredo and Senator Bongbong Marcos, who competed tightly during the vice presidential race in the Philippines, accidentally sleeps with each other after the proclamation of the Election 2016 winners causing unexpected feelings to sprout between them. Bongbong plots a plan to make Leni fall in love with him for him to fish more evidences to support his camp's electoral protests but ends up falling in love with her unexpectedly. A/N: Typo and grammar errors may be visible within the story as well. Read for your own risk + enjoy! WATTPAD ACHIEVEMENTS: Featured on Wattpad: 06/02/2016 Highest Wattpad Romance Chart Rank: #5 Wattpad's Featured Leni Robredo Story Rank: #1

UNIVERSITY SERIES #6 Past experiences. Broken hearts. Present tragedy. Those are the things Kierra Ynares from UST Architecture and Shan Lopez from DLSU Psychology have in common. No matter how wretched their similarities are, they still found ways to escape... to look forward to tomorrow, and keep everything that happened yesterday behind.

University Series #2 Hiro, a student pilot from DLSU, was very clear with his number one goal in life. It was to study in the best flying school in Florida. However, he agreed to have a no strings attached relationship with Yanna from FEU Tourism, the woman who cannot be tamed with her sexcapades.

UNIVERSITY SERIES #4. Samantha Vera from Ateneo De Manila University, the epitome of kindness, empathy, grace, and solicitude got her life ruined when her parents told her that she was marrying Cy Ramirez, a med student from UP, after their graduation.

UNIVERSITY SERIES #5. Ever since they were kids, Avianna Diaz from UST Architecture and Larkin Sanchez from UP Film were inseparable, not until Larkin's fame grew over time, and they suddenly found themselves taking different roads at the same time.