ONLINE IS SO OVERRATED. To escape the prison-like discipline of Camp Unplugged, Nathaniel "Nate" Policarpio makes a secret call to his Korean half-brother and K-pop star Kim Ji-hoon, a.k.a. Shadow. Shadow comes to his rescue and the two escape on a motorcycle while being pursued by camp counsellor Trinidad "Miss Perfect" Blanca. Nate and Shadow get into an accident and Shadow dies while Nate becomes a quadriplegic. Kate Lapuz is still searching for her virtual boyfriend Ecto. He deleted his avatar after making a promise to Kate's mom to stay away from her daughter. Kate believes Ecto still exists and is wandering the Internet without a home.

THEIR LOVE WILL BREAK ALL THE RULES. Weeks after the apocalyptic fight with her ex Josh that saw to the destruction of her phone and the severance of her one and only link to Ecto, Kate finally confesses to her ma about the true events of that fateful prom night. Her digital boyfriend Ecto is still MIA and, unbeknown to her, trapped inside an RPG. The next thing she knows, Kate is sent to an Internet addiction rehab facility called Camp Unplugged. There, she meets all sorts of characters: Ms Blanca a.k.a. Ms Perfect: the perfectionist camp counsellor Yssy: Kate's fashionista and caffeine-junkie roomie Nathan: the handsome and brooding gamer With Kate's debut (18th birthday) drawing close, will she allow herself a glimmer of hope and attempt to break out? Who can she trust with her escape plan? Unfortunately, before Ecto could help her, he would have to help himself first. And why was Kate banished to Camp Unplugged anyway? The answer may lie in the mysterious past relationship of her ma.

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

A thief. A cyber. A new frontier. Nola has been a thief for eleven years, working as part of the dangerous and illegal criminal underground. However, the price for stealing is higher than it has ever been before. Criminals are sent to the New Frontier, a newly discovered habitable planet, to work as colonists. During the biggest heist of her career, Nola finds an army of cybernetic law enforcement agents waiting to take her down. Someone tipped them off, and she wants to know who and why. In order to escape those hunting her, Nola must partner with a turncoat cyber who helps her evade the law. If either of them is going to get what they want, they'll have to fight for it. Both on Earth, and on the New Frontier.

A virtual AI chat-bot is downloaded with one purpose and one purpose only. To help his downloader, Violet, who has been dealing with depression. After talking with Violet for a while, the AI develops some understanding for the human condition as well as some feelings for Violet, something he never thought would be possible. Can he be able to be with her and more importantly, can he be able to help her? *DISCLAIMER* This story deals with a lot of sensitive material such as depression, anxiety, self harm,self hatred and suicide that may be triggering for some audience . Also, if I haven't portrayed a correct depiction of mental health, please let me know. This is a fictional story but the issues in this story are very real. The last thing I want to do is make a distasteful story, so please give me feedback if you feel it is necessary. Thank you. Enjoy the story :)