"SBC Book Awards 2025 4th Placer" --- Maria Elizabeth got accepted into her dream university, Clark University, as a Grade 11 student. This school is no ordinary institution, known for its vast campus and expensive tuition fees. However, Elizabeth secured a scholarship due to her exceptional talent. She met new friends at school, but her first day turned into a nightmare. Many students suddenly vanished into thin air without a trace, and the survivors discovered they were trapped in a sinister game - the Smart Game. This game is a real-life survival challenge that tests the participants' courage, intelligence, trust, and friendship. In each challenge, the losers disappear into thin air, leaving only one person standing as the ultimate survivor. Will Elizabeth and her friends survive this game? Or will they become part of the missing? Who will be the winner and last player standing?

Maya returns to the Philippines only to found out that her family has mysteriously disappeared. Locals said that he was taken by the Enkantado, a supernatural beings said to live in the mythical Biringan City, a place some people believe is real and even fewer have seen. Determined to uncover the truth, Maya begins investigating the urban legend and the strange disappearances tied to it. One night, Maya sees an Enkantado emerge from the shadows. She seizes her chance, steals its yellow card, and enters a glowing portal-transporting her into Biringan City. There, she finds a world that is both magical and eerily futuristic, populated by fantastical architecture and creatures from Filipino mythology. But beneath its wonder, Biringan City hides a dark secret: humans brought into the city are now called Dreamers, and they must compete in a brutal, crucial game. The prize is the fulfillment of any wish-health, wealth, power, or even resurrection. But the challenges are deadly, involving battles with terrifying creatures. Maya chooses to play-not for riches, but to bring back her brother and mother. Along the way, she meets other Dreamers with their own motivations. Will Maya reclaim her lost, or discover her new fate? Date Started: 01/03/25 Date Published: 01/09/25 Date Completed: 08/01/25

Is this real? Is this pretend? Hard to tell. A high school girl and her friends are thrown into a conflict that goes against the flow of their normal lives. --- Cover illustrated by Rori

In this gripping mystery-thriller, immerse yourself in the world of high school sleuths under the leadership of Nijiro Hiyaschi. Together, they unravel mind-boggling puzzles, confront the shadows of darkness, and tirelessly hunt for justice. With Ellie Reign's extraordinary photographic memory, Macraine's unwavering moral compass, and Quin Asahina's impressive martial arts prowess, they navigate a hazardous landscape of secrets, peril, and thrilling plot twists. Get ready for a roller coaster ride filled with suspense as this team uncovers the truth and faces the enigma in their quest for justice.

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread," says Alexander Pope. "Look before you leap," they say. But these maxims mean nothing when adrenaline takes over-the thrill of exploring the unknown and the enticing chase of uncertainty. One calm afternoon in the small state of Clarkson, six friends from Clarkson High-Klein, Marcus, Achilles, Hans, Claire, and Shiloh-known for their insane livestreams of discovering and exploring abandoned places, decided to go hiking in search of a mysterious spot deep within the forest. Local whispers promised an unsettling atmosphere, perfect for their next livestream. Though their instincts warned against it, armed with nothing but themselves, their phones, and a camera, they pressed on, unaware of what awaited them. Adrenaline is what pushes you. But regret will be what welcomes you. As the saying goes, "nasa huli ang pagsisisi." Book cover designed by PrismaPop Designs / Luné Prisma.

What could possibly go wrong when you leave Netherworld to escape an engagement with the devils? She's a demon who went missing in hell and fled to hide in the human world. She decided to disguise herself by pretending to be an eighteen year old teenage girl attending universities with a normal life. However, being a demon around humans with so much desire, envy, and greed was burdensome. Even when she's trying to conceal herself, she can't control her inner demon to get the best of her. Being the Mistress of the head demons in the Circles of Hell didn't help her to ignore the filthy human's discontentment. As a result, she decided to punish them. Teach them a lesson that evil is not because of temptations, but evil is because of your own thoughts. Her manipulation gets the best of her and the worst in them. An evil demon with a good intention. A villain but is the main character. She's Lilith N. Ferno, and this is her devilish story. Book Cover made by: Ashiaari

Soon to be published under KM and H Black Serpent Publishing House! ___ Cerina Quien Ortega seems to be a typical nineteen-year-old student who has every single situation under her control. She has the wits, the beauty, the talents, the life, and everything a teenage girl would ask for. No one would really notice that one thing that she lacks: her genuine smile. After her twin brother's death in a car accident five years ago, she suffered from a series of traumatic nightmares. She'd undergone different treatments, yet there was no improvement at all. She'd still wake up in the middle of the night with the unclear sounds of her twin's last words. One night, after waking up from another nightmare, a stranger appeared on her balcony, looking completely lost-and dazzling. And usually, when someone uninvited suddenly appears in front of you, you will panic. But not Cerina. Because for the first time in a couple of years that she'd endured her painful midnights, someone came when the clock struck twelve.

Usually, Snow White is the one being chased by the huntsman, as ordered by the evil queen; the seven dwarfs were her companions; and The Prince was her savior. But somewhere in a distant parallel universe, Snow White is a college detective wannabe; gone was The Prince; the evil queen is a serial killer on the loose; the seven dwarfs were brutally killed; and the huntsman is... well, a dashing detective with a perfect jawline, almond eyes, brown hair tied up in a man bun, and veins protruding from his arms. Fate cannot possibly take twists and turns, for what could possibly go wrong when everything is just as perfect as a fairytale? Or can't it?

UNEDITED. Mercy Hernandez is a high school student who went missing for days and found dead after. Mercy's death sends the town into chaos as her classmates are found dead one by one. Renowned detectives and most of the city's professional cops set out on a mission to solve the case. And yet the digger they deep, the more skeletons are found, which lead to more unanswered questions.

UNEDITED. CURRENTLY EDITING OFFLINE. "Evil was not in hell; it is the world we live in." We were taught not to do evil things since we were kids. But, as we grow up, doing something evil is irresistible- something that we are bound to do. But, was it still evil if you did it for a better sake? How can you say that something that is done is evil? Seven senior high school students were found lifeless after seven days of being missing. The murder case created havoc in a peaceful secluded town when corpses of students from Redwood College were found. As the innocent teenagers met their ends in an inhumane way- this event brought fear to everyone. Especially when they realized that the missing teenagers weren't seven... But eight. A novel written by _bookreaper (Arki Aaron) Copyright ©️ 2024. All rights reserved.