THE WATTY AWARDS 2021 WINNER: ROMANCE Due to an unexpected pregnancy, ex-lovers Ryo and Frankie are forced to live under the same roof. They can't stand each other but when the moments from their past are slowly catching up, their lingering feelings seem to be much stronger than they thought it would be. *** When Frankie Castañares broke up with Ryo Canencia, she is determined to move on and never meet him again. They are living well on their own with her working hard to be a magazine editor and him reaching his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. But with the news of Frankie being pregnant with Ryo's child, they've got no choice but to act civil and live under the same roof. They bicker over the simplest things and their situation couldn't get any easier than they ought to be. With them still hung up on their past, can they be brave enough to settle their differences and start all over again? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by 17aila_

Sandejas Siblings First Installment (2025 EDITION) I Ñ I G O "The best way to not get burned is to never play with fire..." Thallia Josephine Raymundo has one mission: to find evidence of the crime her father didn't commit. She must steal it and prove his innocence to save her only family. To do this, she pretends to be the secretary of the most sought-after lawyer in town, Atty. Iñigo Rafael Sandejas-cold, wealthy, handsome, and utterly dangerous. She will do anything to win over this cold lawyer, even if it means playing with fire, manipulating fate, and risking her heart. She is determined to seduce him and ensnare him in her trap. But what if the fire she ignited burns her? What if she ends up falling into her own trap and is tempted by the man? Will she be able to resist if he starts tempting the heiress?

[REVISED EDITION, 2024] (Published Under Flutter Fic) Lost Island Series #1: Unmasking the Waves Deception "He was like that of the waves bringing the sand with him in the sea. The only thing is that he didn't bring the sand back to the shore, he made sure the sand will stay where the waves are." Zirena Sandejas aspires and will stop at nothing to accomplish her goal of becoming a published article writer. The only way to do it was to spy on the enigmatic and controversial model-the press' apple of the eye, Wave Aeden Nievarez. She had to know the darkest secrets lurking beneath. She had to unmask him and expose the truth. She sneaked into his life while he unknowingly crept into her heart. As they started to know each other beyond the surface and fell deeply in love, what if he unmasked her first and found out about her deceit? Book 1 of 5 - Lost Island Series

Sandejas Legacy #3: Chaining Lockets Sandejas Legacy continues... "He's still chained like a locket, not to me...but in someone else's neck." Crest Veronica Sandejas is the high-maintenance fashionista heiress of Atty. Iñigo Sandejas. The ultimate kikay of the century, she loves shopping, glittery things, booze, and parties. She believes in living her life to the fullest because she can only have it once. She loves spending money; she loves hanging out with friends and partying all night that her father could already imagine white strands of hair on his head. She's a happy-go-lucky woman, but behind those smiles lies the loneliest woman you'll ever meet. Crest was living the life until she met that man with seductive gray eyes and a strict, cold face, Lt. Lorcan Keith Dmitrov, the man who would turn her life upside down. She thought it was the start of her own happy ending, but soon realized she was not in a fairytale with rainbows and butterflies. Instead, they're in a dark fantasy, scary and twisted. When the secrets from their past start unraveling and monsters start chasing them, what if the ends of the links locking them met? Will they be able to free themselves from the chains tied to them?

Sandejas Legacy #2: Missing Chances "Sandejas Legacy continues..." "Chances are easy to give yet hard to offer again once missed." Darshana Sandejas was still young when she met Chance Salcedo, an artist eleven years her senior. She confessed about her feelings and affection, but the latter turned her love down and broke her heart, missing the chances she had given. Years later, they met again at an art exhibit, and the tables turned. This time, it was he who wanted a chance with her. One glance, and they got drowned again. The supposedly one-time thing turned into something more. She found herself taking chances again, but one foolish mistake and she saw it fade right before her eyes until it was gone. They missed the chance for love. The only chance they had.

Lost Island Series #5: "Listen to the song, to the symphony of the sea and sail towards the love that was lost yet found again." Cathalina once called the palace her home, but now it feels like a cage. Sheltered, hidden, and controlled, she was nothing more than a puppet, obeying the commands of those who dictated her life. Lost and lonely, she realized it was time to break free and rediscover herself. When her parents announced her arranged marriage, she had reached her limit. She refused to let others decide her fate any longer. This time, she would make her own choice-to search for the man her heart truly longed for. Fleeing into the night, she found herself aboard a ship, where she met the tall, enigmatic, with striking midnight-black eyes, and handsome Captain Lucian Alessandro Castanier. Would their love rewrite a fate that's been sealed long ago? Could it defy fate? Could it defy the very forces that threaten to tear them apart-even death itself? As they sail together upon the endless sea, will they reclaim a love that was once lost? Or would the cruel destiny make history repeat itself? Book 5 of Lost Island Series Note: Please read the first four stories related to this series before this one. Or, you can read any of the first four then this if you prefer. But I suggest you'll read this last for more thrill.

Watty's 2018: The Contemporaries Winner! Sandejas Siblings Fourth Installment: Z I D N E Y "Those who won't dare to touch the thorns should never crave the rose..." Zidney Agnieszka Sandejas experienced every hard, bad things at a young age. Separated from her family and having lost her memories, it was really awful. Having her new identity and family, she never felt at ease. Being chased, being called crazy and a killer. Then one night changes everything, waking up in a facility and seeing the most beautiful man she'd ever seen since then, the man who has those curvy thin lips, tousled dark brown hair and dreamy midnight eyes. He's her hero, the man who took her out of the darkness. That man who gave her the light of new hope and love but what if the light from the torch that man has made suddenly went out? What if that darkness comes back, making the delicate rose bleed and hurt? Will someone be able to touch the rose despite the pain the thorns will give? Book 4 of 4

Sandejas First Generation: "I might wanna fly like a paper plane but in the end, I'd still choose falling for you." Leona Harriet Abelló and Ejercito Sandejas story. The epitome of a perfect daughter, Leona Harriet Abelló has always aimed to be the best in whatever she does to please her parents. She's not just a beauty queen⁠-she's also a student model, part of the cream of the crop of her university, and of students aiming to graduate with flying colors. Though greatly admired by everyone, it is not a secret that she's friends with the university's black sheep⁠-Ejercito Carlton Sandejas, her total opposite. Everyone is telling her to stop being friends with him, but there's this inexplicable pull between the two of them that Lena just can't cut Jer off from her life. As their relationship progresses from pure friendship into something more, she has found herself doing the exact things she shouldn't do: breaking the rules, playing with fate, and like a paper plane flying freely with the wind, she just found herself falling. Hard."

(FHS #3) Most people say she's a rebel, others call her a badass, but Reika De Juan is just a girl who follows her heart. So much that she ends up following the gay of her dreams, even if it means returning to Filimon Heights.

(FHS #5) Silverianne Villafranca only wanted one thing when she came to Filimon Heights - freedom. However, she got more than what she bargained for the moment she met the town's local rebel who comes with a crazy package.