Something Spectacular: Special Chapter "Isabelle finally used Gavin's voucher on a date!" Here is the much awaited Special Chapter I wrote together with readers during my Write With Me session on Kumu! This chapter contains interaction among SS and SP characters (a crossover!). Enjoy reading, my brave souls! April

Isabelle Dizon was perfect. A straight A business course student, a sensible lady, a responsible daughter any parent would wished for. But she felt something lacking. She often felt she was living to her parents idea of what she should be, and she started to doubt if that was what she really wanted. As her uncertainty and longing continued, she met a group of people from a poorly funded, nearly dissolved, university organization. A group of six university students who taught her the value of friendship, the courage that comes with pursuing her dreams, and the importance of living in the moment and creating Something Spectacular. Something Spectacular written by: april_avery Genre: Teen Fiction

Gabriel is sick and Shane is beside her during her ups and downs. But with both of them losing time and connection, will they be able to pull off an adventure of a lifetime? "This is not a love story. This is a story about falling in love... with being alive." Something Phenomenal Written by april_avery Genre: Teen Fiction/ Young Adult

Do happy endings really exist? Because of her parents, Kayren Melody Samaniego strongly believes in one. Will she do everything to get her own happy ending or she will let her family be in between and have a sad one? *** Kayren Melody Samaniego grew up with her stepbrother, Zairus Nathaniel and as time went by her feelings for him became unstoppable. A feeling where she realized it was forbidden because she loved him more than just a stepbrother. She tried to avoid him but Zairus confessed his feelings for her. Will they be able to fight for their love or just give up because it is forbidden? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Yehirah takes a new job being a nanny to the child of a single father, but every bedtime story she whispers is laced with the truth no one dares speak aloud: the child she's taking care of is the one she gave away. *** Yehirah Alcantara has only one goal: to build a better life for her family. Accepting a job as a nanny to Architect Dwyne Mendez's daughter, Hillary, seems like the perfect start. But what begins as a sacrifice to survive turns into a quiet confrontation. Hillary isn't just any child-she's the daughter Yehirah once gave away out of desperation. With Dwyne unaware of their shared past, lost in the fog of amnesia, Yehirah's return to their lives is both a lifeline and a frightening truth waiting to be revealed. Now, faced with the slim chance of redemption, Yehirah must ask herself: will revealing the secret shatter everything or will it bring back the child and the man she never stopped loving? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos ILLUSTRATOR: Ajjay Arts

Xyleenah gave Kaius her heart and body to secure her future but still ended up a failure. After years of hiding from him, fate reunites them, and the child she's kept for years may be the key to a love that never truly ended. *** Struggling through college, Xyleenah Vivien Cruz never expected kindness to come from the top student in her class. Desperate to graduate, she struck a deal with Kaius Warner Legaspi-the guy who left her with a shattered heart and an unexpected pregnancy. Years later, Kaius returns as a respected doctor and owner of the café where fate leads Xyleenah to apply. With her pride bruised and her secrets buried deep, she has no choice but to work under the man she once left without a word. But Kaius never forgot her. And now that he knows the truth about their son, he's ready to fight for the family that was stolen from him and for the love that never truly ended. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos ILLUSTRATOR: Ajjay Arts

TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #4: Audrey Deana Valdez

TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #3: Allysa Rosette Millanes

PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #2: Zion Miguel Villareal

PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #1: Sieana Claire Atienza Naisipan ni Sieana Claire Atienza na lumuwas ng Manila para doon na mag-aral. Tutol man ang kanyang mga magulang, nagpumilit pa rin siya sapagkat may gusto siyang takasan. Walang iba kundi ang lalaking nanakit sa puso niya, ang kanyang first boyfriend. Hindi niya akalain na sa loob ng dalawang taon nilang relasyon ay niloloko na pala siya ng taong lubos niyang minahal. Masakit. Sobrang sakit para sa kanya kasi halos ibigay na niya ang lahat pero nagawa pa rin siyang lokohin nito. Isa lang ang nasa isip niya, ang lumayo sa lalaking nanakit sa kanya. Sinabi niya sa kanyang sarili na hindi na siya magmamahal kasi natatakot na siyang muling masaktan. Posible nga kayang mangyari 'yon kung makilala niya si David Ryker Santiago na ubod ang sama ng ugali sa Univeristy na kanyang nilipatan. Marami rin ang nagsasabi na aloof ang lalaking 'yon kasi iwas siya sa mga tao. Ngunit paano kung ang aloof guy na tinatawag nila'y wala nang ginawa kundi ang bwisitin siya... Hahayaan niya bang makapasok 'to sa buhay niya o ilalayo niya ang kanyang sarili kasi natatakot na siyang muling masaktan pa? Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.