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[WON BEST IN CLASSICS, CHIKLIT, AND HISTORICAL FICTION CATEGORY IN THE WRITERS PH AWARDS 2024] "With my own hands, I shall burn this empire and disperse the ashes to those who have wronged me. I am the dynasty. I am Mihrisah. " -Mihrisah Sultana As the Ottoman Empire decided to expand their land, lives were taken and blood was spread across the continent. Elena had been imprisoned in her room her entire life and had been maltreated by her family since she was a young girl. So, it was a gleam of hope when the raging Ottoman army burned down their house and massacred her entire family, hoping that she might finally be out of this ill-fated life. But it all came crashing down when she attracted the Sultan Kael's attention and he chose to make her one of his concubines. And just when she felt her life was about to become better, the second prince, Zahir, who was known to be snobby and heartless, started a rebellion and forcefully took the Sultan's crown from his brother. What left her in disdain was when the new Sultan chose her to be the first woman in his imperial harem. Now, how can she run away from the new Sultan and the treacherous life inside the palace? WARNING: This story contains triggering and mature themes. Read at your own risk. Language: Tagalog and English Date Started: March 30, 2022 Date Ended: November 6, 2022 Wordcount: 185, 734 Highest Ranking: #1 romancestories out of 1000

[PUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE] How does it feel to live inside your favorite manhwa as a side character? Reina Ramos is a second-year college student who struggles on her life as an orphan. Upang matustusan ang pag-aaral ay nagtatrabaho siya bilang online seller at cashier sa isang milktea shop. Maliban sa kabi-kabilang pagtatrabaho ay nakahiligan niya ring magbasa ng manhwa. Ang pinaka-paborito niyang basahin ay ang sikat na manhwa na ang title ay "The Wolf King and I" na trending online simula pa man nang ito ay mai-publish. Ngunit isang araw ay laking-gulat niya nang siya ay nagising sa ancient China. She later found out that she had been transmigrated into her favorite manhwa as a side character named Chin, a sickly and weak princess from the Xiao empire that would end up dead based on the manhwa. What was even more surprising was that she had been sent to Zhang Wei, the male protagonist, and the tyrannical emperor of the Qin empire as a concubine to help bring about peace between their warring lands. Inside the imperial palace of Qin, will she survive the treachery, betrayals, and evil schemes of those around her? WARNING: This story may contain a mature and triggering theme that is unsuitable for young readers. Read at your own risk. Date Started: August 7, 2021 Date Ended: December 2, 2021 Language: Tagalog and English Wordcount: 122,728

Nagising si Carina, dalawang taon bago sumapit ang mapait na trahedya ng kanilang pamilya. Nangako ang dalaga na gagawin niya ang lahat, mailigtas lamang ang kaniyang pamilya sa pangalawang pagkakataon. Kahit maitali man ang kaniyang buhay sa kamay ni Leonerre, ang dahilan ng pagkalipol ng kanilang pamilya. Paano paaamuhin ng dalaga ang mapanganib na prinsipe na libangan lamang ang pagkitil ng buhay? In order to save her family from the tragic future, she became the tyrant's lover. Date started: 09/14/21 Date finished: 12/13/22

SIS (Social Issue Series) #3: Gender Inequality Men and women in the 21st Century still aren't able to totally get free from the socially defined roles. They are expected to act in certain ways just because they are male and female. Lalake ka raw kaya hindi ka pwede sa ganito. Babae ka raw kaya hanggang dito ka lang. Ellie Madeline have always dreamed of becoming a pilot. She believes that she was born to fly. Despite the disapproval of the people around her, she was able to take one step closer to her goal. Little did she know that her entrance in the best Aviation Academy in town is just the beginning of her struggle against discrimination. Spencer Donovan is her number one rival. He wants to be the best in this field just as much as she wants. As they pit against each other, Ellie found herself falling for Spencer's unforeseen charms. But her bold advances to win his heart just backfires all the time. That's when Zaiden Pierce decided to join the picture and offer her some help. Who is he? Well, he's just nothing more than Spencer's bestfriend. Or... could there actually be more to that? Started: May 1, 2020 Completed: May 18, 2020

(Game Series # 4) Charisse Faith Viste believes in working hard. She does not believe in luck, only hard work. Bata pa lang siya, nasanay na siya na pinaghihirapan lahat ng meron siya. Being the only girl in a family full of guys, nasanay na siya na kung gusto niyang makuha, kailangan niyang pagtrabahuhan. And because of this, she grew up tough. She already accepted the fact that guys are just too intimidated to even give her a second glance. She'll always be too smart, too confident, too much for everyone. One day, she had this overwhelming feeling of sadness. She looked around and saw that everyone around her has someone by their side... Everyone has someone to embrace... Siya? Libro lang ang kayakap. She used to be fine with the idea of being alone... alone, not lonely. But not anymore. She needed someone to stop her from feeling so lonely.

(Game Series # 2) Aurora Marie Floresca just wanted to escape their house. Ever since her father re-married, palagi na silang nag-aaway dalawa. She wanted her father to be happy, of course, but not with that evil step-mother wannabe. Unang pagkikita pa lang nila, masama na ang kutob niya sa babae. She wanted happiness for her father, but definitely not with that woman... But unfortunately, the witch won. She managed to get her father to throw Rory out. She was forced to stay in Manila for the meantime. She didn't know what to do in Manila! Wala naman doon ang mga kaibigan niya. Wala siyang pamilya. The only consolation she got was the condo unit from her father--well, at least hindi naman yata gusto ng tatay niya na sa kalsada siya matulog. She'd probably get a job or study again, she wasn't sure yet, but she's certain that everything would be fine... until she realized that her next door neighbor would be keeping her up all night with all the banging against the wall.

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The Ice Prince of the Desert (Short Story) London had no choice but to cross the hottest desert just to see the Prince of the Kingdom of Al-Farhinah, Israel "Izzy" Yasin. He isolated himself from everyone and chose to live like a hermet in the middle of the desert. London travelled riding a camel, temporarily dyed her blond hair black and disguised as a man so she would not attract the desert bandits... until she arrived and met Izzy again. BUT he thought she was a deaf young boy who came to steal his black diamond. They fought physically until her headdress fell revealing her true identity.

[NEW CLASSIC SERIES #1] Meet the lead vocalist of New Classic, Isaiah Kalen Mallari. A #Wattys2020 Winner story under Romance category.