Twenty-one-year-old waitress, Hope, can only dream of living a better life. Keeping her little brother safe is her top priority no matter the cost to her own happiness. So when she meets Caleb, who seems too good to be true, her instinct is to resist - but what if he's the only one who can save her? ***** Hope is struggling to make up for her mother's absence and provide for her six-year-old brother. Enter: Caleb, who comes from money and lives a good life, but can't help feeling like there is something missing. Tired from a long day's work, he stumbles into the small café where Hope works. When fate gives him the opportunity to help his enigmatic waitress, he finds himself in a world where all that matters is saving Hope. But knowing that danger is on the horizon, would Hope let Caleb into her world? Content/trigger warning: This story mentions drug use and addiction. [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T.

Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was "YOU and ME". But we're both not sure if there was an "US". No, we can't bring back the same old feelings, but yes, we can reincarnate the dead love.

[ARDENT SERIES #2] Iarra took the biggest risk of her life-and heart-with Silver Melendrez. But when an unexpected event tears her world apart, her best friend Gio comes back to make things more complicated. Will Gio's efforts be enough to move Iarra's broken heart or will she be forever stuck with a grieving soul? *** Since they were kids, Iarra Montealegre only had her best friend Gio Buenviaje by her side. Then came Silver Melendrez, the guy who caused her best friend's accident. Little did she know that getting to know Silver would turn her world upside down. Just as she forgave him and risked her feelings for him, an unexpected event breaks Iarra's heart one more time. Will Gio's return be able to mend her grieving heart and soul, or will another secret break them apart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. The Wattys 2019 Winner - Romance

[ PUBLISHED UNDER LIFEBOOKS | Wattys 2019 Romance Winner ] For Psyche Aster Tantiangco, the ability to adapt to the world she's living in was a sign of strength. She doesn't care if she would lose her personality as she lived with them. She's used to picking up pieces of people's personalities and making them hers. Why would she see it as bad when it's the only way to survive in this ever-changing world? After all, adaptability and flexibility were beneficial---it was the best way to go around the world. But with the unexpected arrival of the Cupid, she knew that she needed to change again. And that she needed to act fast to change for herself, not for himself. Little did she know that this event will finally destroy her. They say Cupid shoots an arrow to make two people fall in love. But will the Cupid's arrow hurt them, too? Jan 1, 2019 - Jan 1, 2020

The Wattys 2019 Winner | Romance category Silent Lips Series #1 ** Zoey Grace Valderama is known to be the heiress of one of the richest magnates in the country. And because she's known, she doesn't have a private life. Everyone knows who she is, what she loves to do and how she treats people. That also includes the incident that happened to her when she was a child. Because of that incident, people kept on saying things behind her back as if they know what she feels. For once, Zoey wanted to have a quiet life. Nagpasya siyang lumayo muna sa mga taong mapanghusga at alam niyang hindi mapagkakatiwalaan. That's when she met Nickolai Monasterio. Fortunately, hindi siya kilala ng lalaki. Dahil doon, nagpasya siyang itago rito kung sino nga ba talaga siya. And because of that, she found peace. For once in her life, she felt happy. He makes her happy. But she knows she can't be happy forever... because she knows she needs to tell him the truth. The truth about who she is. ** Status: Completed

Wattys 2019 Winner under the Romance category . Be My Daddy's Sequel. Genre: Romance Status: Completed (Under Revision) "Marriage is sacred and so as love." Khiana Leslie Ricks is the second child of Anrie Lee-Ricks and Tuff Ken Ricks. She run away from home to pursue her dream as a fashion designer and there she met her husband Geoffrey Melendez. Her married life is simple yet happy and full of love, but marriage is not always cupcakes and rainbow especially when the evil mother-in-law is there to ruin it all. Her life with Geoffrey was ruined and they end up separating. But destiny is really playful, because after five years ay muli silang nagkita. Nagkita sila sa isang company kung saan tinanggap si Khiana bilang trainee and Geoff is the VP. Difficulties and hardship comes to Khiana lalo na't gusto siyang tanggalin ng mga Melendez sa kompanya. Anong mangyayari kay Khiana sa pananatili niya sa kompanya? Can she survive there or not? Makakahanap ba siya ng bagong pag-ibig o babalik ulit kay Geoffrey. ©SYStories All Rights Reserved

Wattys2018 Longlist & Shortlist Wattys2019 winner Highest Rank Achieved : #1 in Suspense (11/13/19) #9 in Apocalypse #9 in Zombie #21 in Scary #79 in Horror #95 in Adventure #296 in Action #19 in Guns #13 in Katatakutan #202 in Fantasy "Ang katapusan nang mundo ang siyang magiging simula nang isang bagong mundo." Paano mo malalampasan ang isang delubyong imposibleng matapos? Magagawa mo bang patayin ang taong mahal mo na kaisa na nila? Magpapadala ka ba sa iyong takot o magiging matapang ka hindi lamang para sa iyong sarili kundi pati sa mundong iyong sinilangan? Ang kasagutan ay wala sa baril, patalim o kalasag na iyong dala kung hindi nasa iyo mismo na gumagalaw sa mundong ito. Cover made by : @coffaesthetic

/* Wattys 2019 Winner, Science Fiction Category */ Status: Editing Ang taon ay 2045, at ang pangako ng transhumanismo ay kumikinang na parang gintong dumaan sa dila ng apoy. Marami ang nagpasanib at ilang mga bansa ay naghayag na ng suporta sa pagangat ng kanilang mga mamamayan upang maging mga 'SmartHuman', na tinaguriang 'kinabukasan' ng sangkatauhan. Subalit, sa kabila ng ningning ng hinaharap, isang lihim ang sadyang tinatago sa likod ng mga anino at kung sinuman ang makaalam sa kanilang pag-iral, ay tiyak na mapapatay sa paraang madugo - walang makakarinig, walang makakakita, para bang bigla na lang naglaho. Si Samson Fuerte, ang dating miyembro ng Presidential Security Group, ay agad isinalta sa mundo ng Markus Industries bilang Security Head, ang kompanyang tumustos sa pagpapagaling sa kanya, matapos ang ilang buwan niyang pananatili sa ospital. Nakailag man siya kay kamatayan, sinaksakan naman siya ng spec-ops grade na brain chip sa utak nang hindi niya kagustuhan. Gayumpaman, may isa siyang misyon na kailangan tuparin - ang halukayin ang lahat ng mga lihim patungkol sa pag-atake sa Batasang Pambansa. Suportado ni Elisa Haufmann at ng kanyang mga pinagkakatiwalaan, tatahakin niya ang mga pasikot-sikot ng Kamaynilaan hanggang sa maunlad na lungsod ng Tallinn, at kung sinuman ang humadlang sa kanya ay papaslangin para lang makarating siya sa kanyang destinasyon - iyan ay kung makakarating siya nang humihinga at nakatayo.

WATTY AWARDS 2019 WINNER (Science Fiction Category) [The Felon Mark #2] • COMPLETED Ang kanilang bansa ay nasa alab na ng pagbabago. Dawn, na sa pag-aakala'y tuluyan nang magiging payapa ang lahat, ay isa sa mga maaapektuhan ng ilang misteryosong kalamidad na tatama sa bansa at kikitil ng maraming buhay. Ito ang mag-uudyok sa bagong Gobyerno upang kanilang imbistigahan ang mga pangyayari. Ngunit ang aksyon nilang ito ang siyang magiging daan sa mga bagay na lubos na susubok sa kanilang katatagan, kabilang na si Dawn. Susuungin nila ang mga misteryo na siyang makikipaglaro sa kanilang determinasyon. At sa laro ng kapalarang ito, isa lamang silang mumunting piraso. They are the . . . Living Pawns. "Mystery Devours Us" A second book of The Felon Mark Novel (Filipino Dystopian Science Fiction Novel) A wonderful cover by: @CaroDelMonte

Wattys 2019 Winner | Young Adult (naks!) SYNOPSIS: A story of a 4th year highschool girl named Jersey who grew up dressing and acting like a boy. After meeting the college cutie, Andrei, who's studying in South Mill University, she decided to change herself and to try to be ladylike. But her best friend, Miko, is discouraging her sudden change.