"It was never the world that made it impossible, it has always been you." In the year 1966, at the heart of Manila, a determined future public servant Leana Dela Torre got herself into an argument with an anti-bad government aspiring journalist Danilo Orcullo while on a queue for an ongoing enrollment in a university. With their seemingly contradicting principles, opinions, and decisions, they seem to grow in each other, they decided to be together and tried their best to live the life that they have chosen and wanted. After tons of protest, threats of rebellion against the government, and the threat of life; a proclamation was declared, that put the entire land in a law that made the critics in danger and the dead fish alive. Due to the restrictions and new rules, Danilo Orcullo disappeared. After two years of service to the new society, Staff Sergeant Leana Dela Torre did not return to her post. - This is historical fiction inspired by true events. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞; 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞.

wattys 2020 winner • mystery/thriller ━━━━━━━━━ Everyone thinks she is dead. Even I thought so, too. While the town spoke of her dead name, Amethyst Cambray is actually alive, and she is asking for my help. ━━━━━━━━

Famine, war, and death. These were the things Rita saw during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The country was under the shade of Imperial Japan. Loyalty, patriotism, honor and duty above all. These were the values that Imperial Japanese soldiers have. Seiji, an officer with Filipino blood was caught in between his duty and honor, and his heart. The red string of fate happened to connect these people in the midst of war. Story written in Japanese, English, and Tagalog. Started: April 15, 2018 Finished: February 5, 2021

Wattys 2019 Winner in Historical Fiction Category Dahil sa isang pagkakamali, out of nowhere ay bumalik sa taong 1855 si Choleng. Nalayo man nang tuluyan sa pamilya ay hindi naman niya inasahang makikilala ang mga taong may kanya-kanyang dinadalang pighati sa kani-kanilang puso ang magpapagulo at magpapasakit nang bonggang-bongga sa kanyang ulo. Maghihilom pa ba ang mga pusong minarkahan ng pagkamuhi at hinanakit? May pag-asa pa nga bang muling mabuo ang mga nagkapira-pirasong pagsasama na winasak ng salapi, kapangyarihan, pag-ibig, at mga ibinaong lihim? Samahan si Choleng na tuklasin ang katotohanan sa kanyang paglalakbay pabalik sa nakaraan. Alin nga ba ang dapat niyang paniwalaan? Ang banta ng kanyang pangitain? O, ang banta ng nagbabalat-kayong katotohanan? Simulan: July 16, 2017 Tinapos: October 29, 2020 #1 in Historical Fiction 05/10/2018 #1 in Classics 05/18/2018 #1 in Mystery 08/06/2022 Wattpad's Talk of the Town 03/01/2022 Current Book Cover: Binibining RaichiMirae Previous Cover: Binibining thiszyourclover

May isang pinaniniwalaang alamat ng Karagatan na kung saan may mga sirenang nagbabantay ng mahiwagang Perlas sa Hilaga, Timog, Silangan at Kanluran ng Pilipinas. Sa tuwing kabilugan ng buwan ay nag-aalay ng buhay ng tao ang mga sirenang iyon para sa Karagatan. Sa loob ng ilang libong taon ay napanatili ang pangangalaga sa mahiwagang Perlas hanggang sa isang gabi ay ninakaw ng isang pilyong binata na kilalang manggagantso ang perlas ng Kanluran na binabantayan ni Sirene. Isang mahiwagang perlas, isang mamamatay-tao na Sirena, isang pilyong manggagantso na binata, isang hapon na kapitan ng barko, at ang paparating na Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig (World War II). Ang istoryang ito ay panahon pa ng pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas. Date Written: November 15, 2017 Date Finished: July 10, 2018

Ang Unang Serye. "Isang araw, nagising na lang ako sa loob ng kuwentong isinulat ko." Natuklasan ni Faye na nagagawa niyang makapasok sa kuwento na kaniyang isinulat. Ang kaniyang nobelang Salamisim ay tungkol sa pagmamahalan ng isang dalaga na anak ng gobernadorcillo at ng isang binatang nabibilang sa samahan na naglalayong pabagsakin ang pamahalaan. Nakilala ni Faye ang lahat ng karakter na kaniyang pinangalanan. Naranasan niya ang lahat ng eksena na binuo ng kaniyang malikhaing kaisipan. At narinig niya ang lahat ng linya na kaniyang pinaghirapan. Hindi siya naniniwala sa Happy Ending, ngunit paano na ngayong nakilala niya si Sebastian Guerrero? Ang pangalawang tauhan na siyang magiging hadlang sa kuwento. Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng manunulat upang protektahan ang kaniyang akda kung mahuhulog ang kaniyang damdamin sa antagonista? Date Started: February 29, 2020 Date Finished: May 26, 2020 Published by Flutter Fic/ Anvil Publishing All Rights Reserved 2020

Prequel of "I Love You since 1892" Pilit hinahanap ni Aleeza ang mga kasagutan sa mga kakaibang panaginip at pakiramdam na nararanasan niya sa tuwing bumubuhos ang ulan at sa tuwing nakikita niya ang estrangherong naghahatid ng magkahalong saya at lungkot sa kanyang puso: si Nathan. Magagawa kaya nilang maitama ang pagkakamali ng nakaraan upang maiwasan ang trahedyang dulot ng bawal na pag-ibig na nagsimula pa noong una at nagpapatuloy kahit ilang siglo na ang nakalipas? O hanggang sa panahon bang ito ay hindi pa rin nila mababago ang nakasulat sa kanilang kapalaran? A story that will look back from its past and present. Will the lines connect them for the second time around? or Will history repeats itself? [Next: "Bride of Alfonso"] Date Written: May 06, 2017 Date Finished: November 12, 2017

If there was one thing Blaze Vitale perfected over the long years of suffering and pain, that was pretending to be okay and making "I'm fine," the most common lie in human history believable. He had to be fine. For his brother. He decided to be fine and made himself smile. It was hard, but he had to do it right-with a smile. Then she came along, the woman who had the same face as his beloved. He was a mess and broken, and he thought she was his salvation, that she was the answer to his affliction... But he was wrong... because instead of fixing him, she broke him even more. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | R-18 COMPLETED Cover: Astrid Jaydee

Blake Vitale was a mess. Alam niyang para siyang bomba na malapit nang sumabog. He can even hear the ticking of the clock in his head, the time bomb in his soul. Pero pilit siyang kumakapit, pilit siyang lumalaban para sa hustisya at para sa kakambal niya. Sa paglipas ng mga taon, normal na sa kaniya na wala siyang emosyon at wala siyang maramdaman. Day after day, he got broken and broken until there's nothing left of him. He plead for forgiveness. He plead for absolution and for remission of every sins he committed. But would his broken soul's plea be heard? Or would he lost his soul altogether? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED Cover: Astrid Jaydee

Knight Velasquez would willingly and silently sacrifice himself in order to protect the people he cared the most about, even if it meant endless trouble and deceit. But his life soon took a quick turn when he fell for the woman who saved him from his world of pain. ****** To ensure the safety of his beloved brother and friends, Count Knight Velasquez would willingly suffer through his domineering father's punishments. However, just as he reached his limits and desired to give up, a certain Sweet Monday Lopez unexpectedly came into his life and saved him. Before meeting Knight, SM can be said to be living an ordinary life with a fair share of painful past but they soon realize that ordinary is an understatement and their love comes with a price. DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WARNING: WITH MATURE CONTENT COVER DESIGN: Ren Tachibana