It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation but at the end of the day, blood trails will mix with the beach and bodies will get mangled. Dinner is served. Organs are on the plate. It's time for a feast. ✧ Wattys 2021 Horror Category Winner ✧ ✧ Biggest Twist Awardee ✧

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021

Regan Cordova yearns to taste true freedom. So when an opportunity to be independent arrives, he takes it without any second thoughts. With a clear goal in mind, he's ready to prove that he's not just a mere shadow following his parents' footsteps. But because of a single mishap, a fire that he thought had burned out long ago starts to blaze stronger than before. Treyton Franco, with his unruly wild hair and lethal eyes, cannonballs back into his life and messes him up big time. The two share an unwanted past and to exact revenge, Treyton uses it to make Regan's world a living hell. But how did love flourish amidst hate and relentless rage? After everything Regan has gone through, why does his heart still beat for the person he can't pursue? And when he's being chased by the man who brought him pain, will he still allow himself to be drawn to his flame?

wattys winner 2021 editor's pick nov 2021 Naloko, nasaktan, at isinumpa sa langit na siya'y magiging stronger and better habang yakap ang bote ng alak. 'Yan si Megan Espirtu. Nang lokohin siya ng kanyang high school boyfriend na si Derek Lorenzo, ipinangako niya sa sarili na magsisisi ito dahil sa susunod na mag-krus ang mga landas nila ay siya na si Megan 2.0: successful, prettier, and so much better, until ten years later. Derek is set to be married to a socialite and celebrity vlogger. Si Megan? Well, hindi siya successful, hindi rin siya prettier, at higit sa lahat ay naiwan siyang bitter. Hindi lang iyon, siya pa ang assistant ng wedding planner ng dalawa. With the wedding of her ex and a reluctant artist as her only salvation to not be fired, Megan is faced with the question that has been silently mocking her: was it really his loss or hers?

[ WATTYS 2021 WINNER | Fantasy ] [ TALE #1 ] Noong siya ay musmos pa lamang, laging kinukuwentuhan ng kaniyang ina si Yuyami tungkol sa isang mundong puno ng hiwaga, ang Evernight. Laman ng kuwento nito ang tungkol sa Maleficis, ang dakilang mangkukulam, at kung paano niya pinakalat ang pag-aalala, takot at kadiliman sa buong kalupaan na iyon. Laman din nito ang iba't ibang tauhan na may taglay na kapangyarihan. Lumaki siya na akala niya ay kakaiba siya dahil sa taglay niyang katangian. Kaya niyang maglabas ng usok at magpagaling ng mga sugat. Kaya niya ring gumawa ng liwanag at maging taong lampara. Paano kung totoo pala ang kakaibang mundo na laging binabanggit ng kaniyang ina noon at nabibilang siya roon? Paano kung mapadpad siya sa mundo na akala niya ay kathang-isip lamang? Ngunit sa pagdating niya roon, kailangang maitago niya ang kaniyang katauhan. --- Simula: January 2021 Wakas: May 2021 (COMPLETED)

"I feel more than infinite with you." When Adrian died, Annara, a student library assistant, began hearing ghostly voices. Later in life, she meets Wicker, who resembles him, and this changes everything, making her realize that those strange voices were all in her head while revealing some of her secrets; that Adrian did not die the way everyone thought he'd be. *** Mula pagkabata, hanggang sa sila ay tumanda, hahawakan ni Annara ang pangakong binitawan sa kanya ni Adrian; na magsasama sila habangbuhay at siya lang ang tangi nitong mamahalin. They were so in love and so young. She used to write him letters, he always reserved a seat for her, and they both enjoy doing things that excite them. Annara's heart and soul were torn apart when Adrian died in a tragic accident when she was young. She begins hearing odd mystical voices in sorrow from him-voices she couldn't comprehend, as if all noises were emanating from beneath the ground. Some may find it distracting and unpleasant, but she finds it terrifying and intrusive. And then Wicker appeared, who resembled the man she had previously fallen in love with and poured her dearest affection into. He had a striking resemblance to Adrian. Parang pinagbiyak na bunga ang katangian at hitsura nila. He happened and changed everything. Nang dumating ang lalaking ito sa buhay niya, nanumbalik ang lahat ng alaala niya para kay Adrian. She began hearing lesser voices. Pawang binubura ng lalaking ito ang mga ingay na noo'y kinatatakutan niya. Those voices began to sing a different melody, with an unusual tone she hadn't heard in a long time. Could he be the one who helps her get rid of these voices, or will he make things worse? You may hear different sounds everywhere, every day. But it is somehow unsettling if you could hear strange voices of the dead.

The sixteen-year old heir of Favilion's legacy was known for being a great campus journalist and he created a blog called "Black Label" that exploits the government. He had an almost perfect life, not until his parents were killed, and he must find the culprit before the culprit find and kill him. *** Agasé's life was almost perfect. Not until his parents were killed by anonymous people. Then, he found a clue that will point out who's the killer---there are big people behind it. The event made his teenage life different from others. Also, that incident provoked him to continue the exploitation of the wrong deeds of the government. He wrote novels that tell stories that condemning the government's terrible actions. He used his money to investigate and seek justice for the merciless actions. He created a blog site named "Black Label" where he exposed them. He was given a chance to confide the secrets of the past. Narrate the truth about the things that ruined the present. Unfold the secrets of the future. This is his story . . . before he sees the future. VimLights | WATTYS 2021 WINNER UNDER MYSTERY/THRILLER| | WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST | | EDITOR'S PICK APRIL 2022 | Book Cover by: @Art_Ching @ArtChing [Facebook page] (Christmas Event Book Cover giveaway) Disclaimer: This is written in Filipino-English Language. This story includes Violence, and Language. Read at your own risk. Date Started: January 1, 2021 Date Finished: February 15, 2021

Raising a kid is a difficult task for Sandro, especially if the child is not his own. When adoption is the only way for him to have the right for his best friend's only daughter, how far will he go when blood is always thicker than water? • • • • At a young age, Sandro experienced firsthand how difficult it is to grow up without parents. That's why, following the loss of his best friend and the girl he had courted, he took care of his best buddy's only child. With the support of Alyna, his supervisor and open-secret crush, Sandro will try to be a responsible dad for Chamee, despite his poor temper. But his role as a single father to Chamee doesn't end with the adoption papers; he also has to travel to Aklan to meet Chamee's blood relatives. Will he be able to make it through his journey in Aklan as Chamee's adopted father? Is blood be always thicker than water? ************ The Wayward Son in Aklan © July 2021 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved

Hindi si Eunice ang klase ng babaeng naniniwala sa forever kahit pa taken siya. At kahit pa apat na taon na siyang may boyfriend, sobrang bitter pa rin niya pagdating sa usapang love life. Nang magtagpo ang landas nila ng idol niyang romance novelist na si Gregory Troye, hindi niya inaasahang matatawid ang mga limitasyong ibinigay niya sa sarili para lang sa inaakala niyang tunay na pagmamahal. Sa sandaling halos ipamukha na sa kanya ng tadhana na mali siya ng mga naging desisyon sa buhay, mapaninindigan pa kaya niya ang paniniwalang walang happy ending kung ang inaakala niyang ending ay magdudulot sa kanya ng tunay na kahulugan ng salitang "happy?" Para matapos ang kuwentong hindi naman tungkol sa dalawang taong nagmamahalan, pero tungkol sa love; ano nga ba ang kailangan niyang gawin para matapos ang kanyang pinapangarap na collab? At sa di-inaasahang pagsasama ng dalawang taong hindi naman ganoong nagtagal, mahahanap niya sa di-inaasahang pagkakataon ang perpektong kasagutan sa tanong na "Naranasan mo na bang magmahal?" Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by Sempiternal Artist ******** The F- Buddies © 2019 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, except brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 09/05/19 -09/27/19