Escaping from his responsibilities as a future duke, Terron Dashwood moves to the Philippines, hoping to live a simple and humble life. But when he crosses paths with Eva and discovers her true identity, Terron starts questioning what simple really means. *** Hoping for a simple life, future duke Terron Dashwood leaves his family in Italy and moves to the Philippines alone. There, he meets Eva Galanis, a sari-sari store and barbecue place owner who often treats him as a baggage boy. Knowing that he will return to Italy one day to face his responsibilities, Terron firmly believes that his relationship with Eva is mere friendship and nothing more-but his friends think otherwise. With a deadline for him to return home and a death threat looming around, can Terron fight for his feelings for Eva despite the odds? Or will the complicated past that their families share only bring them further apart? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. Cover Design by Regina Dionela

SYNOPSIS: KUNG may katawang tao ang tsismis, ang magiging pangalan niyon ay Jan Irish. She was a gossip eater and spreader. It's her job and nobody could stop her. Kaya nga pinili ni Jan Irish na maging Journalist para legal na makapag-tsismis sa iba ng mga alam niyang sekreto. She loved her job more than anything. It gave her freedom from speaking what's on her mind. Kaya naman nang bigyan siya ng bagong assignment ng Editor-in-Chief ng Magazine na pinagta-trabahoan niya, hindi niya mapigil ang excitement, lalo na at si Tegan Galvante ang assignment niya. One of the rudest man that every walked on earth. There was no Journalist on the country who succeeded in getting an interview from him and that's her assignment: interview Tegan Galvante. Alam ni Jan Irish na mahihirapan siya pero sisiguraduhin niyang siya ang pinaka-unang Journalist na magtatagumpay na makakuha ng interview ni Tegan Galvante. Gagawin niya ang lahat, makamit lang ang inaasam. Jan Irish mind was already set, she will do everything, use everything in her disposal to get what she wanted ... then she met Tegan Galvante for the first time. And never in her life was she tongue-tied, just that moment. Why? Was it his tattoos? His burned scars? His undeniable good looks? Or was it the feeling he aroused from her? Whatever it was, she's doomed. Because Tegan Galvante was the kind of man that couldn't be trusted with a woman's heart.

NOTE: SPG/R-R18 Dahil sa isang kasinungalingan, nagawang akitin ni Lockett si Creed Santillana, isang sikat na Phiotographer. At dahil din sa kasinungalingan iyon, naangkin siya ng binata. Akala ni Lockett ay walang halaga ang nangyari sa kanila ni Creed dahil kinaumagahan pagkatapos siya nitong angkinin, nag-offer ito ng 'friendship'. Tinawanan niya ang friendship na ini-o-offer nito. It's absurd! Para sa kanya, isa iyong kalokohan at alam niya sa sarili niya na hindi isang kaibigan ang pagtingin niya sa binata. From friendship, he offered her to be his lover. Sino siya para tanggihan ang offer na iyon, lalo na kung nasa kalagitnaan sila ng mainit na pagtatalik habang minumungkahi nitong maging lover siya nito. Hindi akalain ni Lockett na mas lalalim pa relasyon nila ni Creed. Kahit walang label ang relasyon nila, masaya siya. Nararamdaman niyang may puwang siya sa puso nito at ganoon din naman ito sa puso niya. And then one day, her illness decided to be the antagonist of their love story. She has to leave for his sake. Ang hindi niya inakala na sa pag-alis niya ay kasabay niyon ang pagkawala ng memorya niya. At sa pagbabalik ni Lockett, mapapatunayan kaya ni Creed na totoo ang kasabihang 'the heart sees what the eyes can't'?

A GIRL dreams about a Bad boy who is gentle only to her. A BOY dreams about a Girl who is naughty only to him. ****** He was her neighbor. He was her childhood sweetheart. He was her first love. Ten years later... He was everything she abhorred. He was dangerous. She hated what he'd become, yet, her heart still yearned for him. He possessed her body, mind, heart and soul. And she was scared ... scared of what will happen to her if she fell deeply in love again with this Dangerous Gentleman. WARNING: SPG/R-18

World-renowned chef Thorn Calderon is already prepared to be single for the rest of his life. But plans change when his parents set him up through an arranged marriage with Cassia Wisper...the girl who believes he's gay. ****** Thorn Calderon believes that he would never find the right woman for him...not until his parents suddenly tell him to tie the knot with someone he doesn't know. At his age, he just doesn't care anymore. As long as the marriage doesn't interfere with him and his restaurant - the love of his life - then he wouldn't mind obeying them. But just when he's intent to live by the motto 'Happy wife means happy life', sweet and innocent Cassia Wisper drops a ludicrous bomb that renders him speechless. She only agreed to the marriage because she believes that Thorn bats for the other team. Determined to make their marriage work, can Thorn really do everything to make his wife happy - even if it means he has to pretend he's gay? Disclaimer: This story is written in Tagalog and English. CONTENT WARNING: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers. Cover Design by Regina Dionela

*Watty's Shorts Winner, 2020* While cleaning out empty lockers during detention, North Kingsley comes across a battered textbook filled with off-beat and personal messages written in awful handwriting. On a whim he writes them a message back. Days later, he returns to the locker to find a post-it note response waiting for him. From there a timid friendship between seeming strangers strikes up and North finds himself becoming increasingly curious about the person on the other end of his messages, to the point where he stops fighting the feeling that maybe there's something more beginning to grow between them. *PART OF THE "STORY IN A NIGHT" COLLECTION* Started: March 20th 2020 (Chapters 1-20) March 24th 2020 (Chapters 21-22) Completed: April 12th 2020 (Chapters 23-27) * FIRST PLACE 'AUTHORS BOOKS AWARDS' SHORT STORY CATEGORY: 14-08-2020 *Watty's Shorts Finalist: 12-11-2020 *Watty's Shorts Winner: 05-12-2020

Amelia Anderson is a normal high school girl, who likes to stay out of trouble. Living a normal life so far until she is paired with HIM for a school assignment. A mysterious guy whom she never met. Her instincts tell her something is strange about him and she should maintain her distance, but will she able to do that? Will Amelia be successful in leading her normal life or things will completely change for her? Or worse, will she fall for the fallen? *Inspired by Becca Fitzpatrick* *kind of a fanfiction* EDITED VERSION

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

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

She met him in the club. She liked him even before she met him. They got drunk, they dance to the rhythm of dirty music, talk some nonsense and then they end up in a hotel room. She happily gave him her precious virginity but when morning came... She was forgotten. Pagkalipas ng ilang linggo, nakita niya ulit ang lalaki. Pero sa pagkakataong ito, hindi iyon sa ilalim ng iba't-ibang ilaw na nagkikisapan. Sa pagkakataong iyon, ito ang amo niya at siya ay isang katulong sa mansiyon nito. At para dagdagan ang kamalasan niya, hindi siya nito maalala. But what happens when he started noticing her? Would she end up lying to him? And what happens when she runs out of lies and he stops believing her? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED