[PUBLISHED Under LIB] #4. "If I fall for you, will you catch me, attorney?"

The new semester opens with a bang that shocks the four Houses of QED University, an exclusive school for promising students of the science of deduction and art of detection. The Holmesian Harriet Harrison never thought that the day would come when their archnemesis Moriartian faction beat them in the House War. Her competitive attitude toward her class rival Morrie Moreno intensifies, each trying to outsmart and outmaneuver the other. But trouble does not stop there. The most charming Adlerian Aiden Alterra commits himself to a "secret mission" and starts pestering Harriet. The seemingly mute Wilhelmina Williams from the Watsonian faction also gets dragged along with the three in a string of mysterious incidents that will plague the university. Despite their dissenting motivations and unique personalities, the four will have no choice but to work together as a team toward one common goal and against one common enemy. The classes begin. Character illustrations by RAZE_DALI

Para kay Hezira ay isang kathang-isip lamang ang mga bampira. Hindi siya kailanman naging interesado sa mga ito. Pero lahat ay nagbago matapos ang isang madugong gabi nang paslangin ng mga nilalang na 'yon ang nag-iisa niyang pamilya--- ang kanyang ina. Paghihinagpis at ang nais na makapag higanti ang nag-udyok sa kanya para isugal ang buhay at pumasok sa mundo ng mga naiibang nilalang. Alam niyang hindi siya kailanman nabibilang sa mga bampira ngunit paano niya malalabanan ang pangungulila na pinunan ng mga ito? Paano kung sa kanila niya naramdaman ang pagmamahal ng pamilya na kailanman ay hindi na niya mararamdaman pa? Handa ba niyang talikuran ang tanging pakay at tanggapin ang pagmamahal ng mga ito o tatalikuran niya ang mga ito at susundin kung ano talaga ang pakay niya?

Living alone with her sister, Rizaline Chavez has always found Sarah to be loving, caring, and kind. She is her polar opposite. But that's before she discovers a deep secret of her. That abruptly links her to their intimidating SSG President-Ulrich Damian Delgado. United with one goal, they will do anything to demolish that secret before it even leaks. But to do it, they will have no choice but to destroy themselves, too. They need to set aside their personal feelings to accomplish the mission. When everything is falling apart, and the only one who can save you holds the same reason you are hurting, will you dare to hold on? Can a weak heart weaken the wicked one?

Emerald Prescott thought that her life was just normal. Not until her 18th birthday when a group of scary men took her parents and tried to kill her. Good thing someone 'saved' her by taking her to a world of royals. Literally. But that's where everything unfolds. Not only she has to cope with the fact that there's a place where magic exists, but she also has to accept that she's, well, a Princess and the next Queen. Now, having suitors from royal families and people trying to take her throne, can she handle the royalty and the betrayals ahead?

When an unlikely group comprising of a photographer, writer, musician, artist, and poet band together for a documentary film project, anything can happen. Even the impossible. ***** College student Molly Lazuli's dream was always to become a writer. But since her parents never supported that calling, she worked towards an Engineering degree instead. When she winds up in a Humanities course, she is befriended by a fellow classmate, Cole Manzano, who convinces her to team up with him on creating a major project for the finals. Together, they recruit other members: John Garnet Sucgang, who also happens to be Molly's secret crush who is also a painter; Jasper Tupas, a gay actor and poet; and Alexa, a moody musician. Together the group embarks on a journey that not only has them creating a documentary of their lives' triumphs and tragedies, but also makes them realize the true meaning of friendship, acceptance, and what it takes to make their dreams come true. #Wattys2019 Winner Filipino Readers Choice Award 2022 Winner (Young Adult Category) DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

Upang makalaya si Fate sa sumpa ng imortalidad na ipinataw sa kanya ng kasanaan, kinakailangan niyang paslangin ang diyos ng Karagatan na si Amanikable. Magawa kaya niyang paslangin ang dati niyang asawa? Magtagumpay kaya ang binabalak niya kung unti-unti nang tinitibag ng lalaki ang pader ng galit at pagkamuhing nakapaligid sa kanyang puso? The Wattys 2019 Winner/Fantasy Category Disclaimer: This is purely a work of fiction from the author's imagination. First draft: 02|12|21

(This is a winner of Wattys 2020 under the Science Fiction category.) A group of students discover their unique abilities, and go through a mysterious journey of knowing the truth about their school, their power, and themselves. ******** Jacob never wanted to go to Faircastle High School - it was his mother who wanted it. But when Jacob thought that staying in the school was all he had to endure, he manages to top a certain placement exam. Through it, he becomes a member of the Paramount - the group of Faircastle's best eight students that represent the intelligence division they are from. Little did he know that behind the after-school activities and supplemental classes, a secret about themselves will be discovered and awakened. Their lives are about to change, when great power come from the peculiarity and intelligence they all possess. Note: This story is highly inspired by the Thai novel-turned-series, The Gifted and The Gifted: Graduation.

WATTY AWARDS 2020 WINNER (Science Fiction Category) || COMPLETED || Limang Marka: Elite, Independent, Trooper, Slave, at ang Felon Mark. Mga Markang kumakatawan at nagbubukod sa buong populasyon ng bansang Circa na minsang tinawag na Pilipinas. Taon-taon ay isang malaking kaganapan ang isinasagawa sa bansa. Ang Trial. Kung saan lahat ng kabataan sa edad labimpito ay kinakailangang sumalang sa iba't ibang uri ng pagsubok na siyang tutukoy sa Marka na kanilang kabibilangan. Sa ganitong paraan ay napanatili ng Gobyerno ng bansa ang kaayusan at kapayapaan. Cheska Reyes, na walang ibang hangad kundi makapiling ang kanyang nag-iisang kapatid, ay mamamarkahan gaya ng nakararami. Subalit ang pagkakaroon niya ng marka ay magbubukas sa kanya ng pinto upang makilala ang kanyang sarili . . . maging ang Gobyernong naghahari sa bansa. Sa mundo kung saan marka ang magdidikta kung sino ka. Sa kamay ng makapangyarihang Gobyerno. Paano mo maisisigaw ang iyong tunay na pagkatao? "Marks Dictate Us" 2020 Watty Awards Winner (Science Fiction Category) First Novel of The Watty Awards 2019 Winner, Living Pawns. Highest Rank: #2 in Science Fiction |COMPLETED| A wonderful cover by: -starless A Young-Adult Filipino Dystopian Science-Fiction Novel