Wattys 2022 Shortlister "You are forever and always be my saviour. The love of my life. My guiding star in this dark world." Book Cover Illustration from Google: https://images.app.goo.gl/cRTBNtu8FPQjWTwz9 Book Cover Edited in Canva by: VR_Athena Date Started: August 14, 2020 Date Finished: October 11, 2020

AIWG Sidestory featuring Misty Kirsten Lee (Kurt's younger sister) and France Zion Madrigal (Wayne's younger brother) "Ma-fa-fall na nga lang ako, sa bading pa!" - Misty *2015 Talk of the Town Awardee*

After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Beckett Furrer. Groom. Bachelor's Party. Drunk. Desire. Lust. And mistakes. Three years later, what happened that day still haunted his sleep and waking hours. Not because the wedding was cut off, but because of the woman who gave him the sexiest and erotic night of his life. But the thing was... He didn't see her face because of the mask she was wearing that night, but he saw the tattoo on her back - that tribal tattoo that never left his dreams and consciousness. It would really be a dream come true if he saw her again... the woman he'd been looking for for three years now. And just like any other coincidences ... He saw her in his friend's wedding. And she happened to be the best friend of his friend's bride. He's the Best man and she's the Maid of Honor. Not to mention that he knows her for years now! How fuck up was this? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Cover Credit: CINDY URETA WARNING: SPG | R-18 | Mature Content FIERCE SEDUCTION Synopsis: For CHARLEN ELEC, to achieve her dream and that is to become a PR Manager means doing everything she can with her head held high. She's not the person who gives up that easily. Kaya naman ng bigyan siya ng bagong assignment ng boss niya, pinangako niya sa sarili na gagawin niya ang lahat lalo na't nakasalalay dito ang posisyong matagal na niyang gustong makuha sa kompaniyang anim na taon na niyang pinagta-trabahuan. Charlene is sure that inviting Nicholas Makkhon to their Company's three special events would be a piece of cake. How hard could it be to invite a Business Tycoon to a gathering, right? To NICHOLAS MAKKHON, the world is full of liars and pretentious people. Even the closest family he had stab him on the back before putting more salt to his wound. Every time he forced himself to get out and connect with people, he ends up backing out and hiding from the crazy world he lives in. And now, a beautiful, charismatic woman came knocking into his door. Inviting him to events that he dislikes attending. Kaagad na 'ayoko' ang sagot niya. But the woman doesn't take 'no' for an answer. She's persistent. She didn't stop until he was nodding his head and saying yes to her invitation. And that irks him. Whatever the reason of his fucked up brain and mouth to say is not going to end well for him. There is a reason why he doesn't attend events. And saying yes to her and attending that event ... It would be one hell of a fight against the demons in his life.

Titus Morgan had only three important things in his life. His friends, his mother and the wealth that he was trying so hard to own. Worried by his friend's welfare, pressured by his father's constant reminder of the well-being of his mother and not to mention the dispute between him and his arrogant half-brother...he had a lot of things in his mind, a lot of plans and a lot of anger, he has no time for distraction like seeing his ex-girlfriend again after five long fucking years. Titus knew that he should stay away from his ex. Why? Because he had a mission, darn it! But he just couldn't help himself. Five years later, he was still smitten with her, he still want to hold her, kiss her, touch her and fuck her. And no one can stop him. No one. But things don't usually go according to what he wants, Titus knows that from experience. So when things started to go south with his ex, he knew he's in trouble. And it's the kind of trouble he wanted to avoid, especially now that he had important things to do than cuddle with her. But even though his mind is shouting at him to move and do what he needs to do, his body won't let him. It wanted to stay rooted with the woman he hated and he wants more of her. And that 'more' includes hugs, kisses, emotions and a lot and lots of sex. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | R-18 COMPLETED

Iris Gonzaga-Racini had made peace with her unusual life. Married, but miserable and lonely, Iris vowed to live life to the fullest. When she is invited to an island where even the most depraved desire can become reality, she can't say no. ****** Many would consider Iris Gonzaga-Racini a fortunate woman to be Niccolo Racini's wife, but Iris could not be more miserable or lonely. Despite being married to Niccolo for the past eight years, Iris has never met him. Until one day, when she receives a black invitation from her husband, summoning her to Temptation Island. A paradise where one's kinkiest and most depraved desires can become reality. "You are invited to Temptation Island."

A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***

You don't know the real me, so you better step back

Bilang President ng student body tungkulin ni Pristine Madrigal na panatilihing mapayapa ang buong paaralan. She set's her own rules at lahat ng estudyante ay kailangang sumunod pero may exception. Trake Darwin Corpuz, the rule breaker and the trouble maker isa sa myembro ng tanyag na gangster kuno group na 7 tails of death. Malaki ang pagkakaparehas ng dalawa pero ayaw nilang mainvolve sa isa't-isa. Complete version is available on Dreame.