I can tell when people are lying. Gaya ng isang lie detector machine, nakakaramdam ako ng munting boltahe ng kuryente na dumadaloy sa katawan ko sa tuwing nagsisinungaling sa'kin ang taong kausap ko. At kapag hinawakan ko naman ang kamay ng taong nagsisinungaling sa'kin, nababasa ko ang isipan niya sa sa loob ng sampung segundo. I can't trust anyone in this world. Not even my own family. Para hindi na uli ako maloko o ma-traidor, gaya ng nangyari noong hindi pa ko nagtitiwala sa abilidad ko. Natagalan, oo. Pero nasanay din naman ako sa kakaiba kong mundo... ... hanggang sa nakilala ko siya. Ang nag-iisang tao na hindi ko maramdaman kung nagsisinungaling ba o hindi. Just who is this guy?

Alas Ferrer finally recovered his eyesight but Belle is nowhere to be found. And according to the people around him, she doesn't exist in the first place. How can Alas find someone he haven't seen in all his life? In this fairytale, the beast is bound to leave his castle and walk down the thorny path in search for the faceless woman who broke his heart. What the eyes fail to see, the heart will never cease to forget. Book 2 of The Beauty Tames the Beast by Hannah Mariam NOTE: This story was first written in 2018, which may romanticize toxic relationships and red flags amongst characters. Please take it with a grain of salt as revision hasn't started yet.

(Yours Series # 1) Nileen Riviera thought that after getting her degree in medicine, she'd easily check off the next thing on her list-to have a boyfriend. Ang kaso, walang lumalapit sa kanya. It's either intimidated sila dahil topnotcher siya sa boards o kaya naman ay baka pangit lang talaga siya. She was close to getting royally pissed at the universe until she met Marcus-the guy who got her demoted into the second place in the boards. She was pissed at the guy dahil ito ang dahilan kung bakit disappointed ang nanay niya sa kanya. Niles was determined to just ignore his existence, but it seemed like the universe had a mind of its own.

Christian Sage Monterio is not someone you messed up with. At age 17, he's fearless, bold, and dangerous. However, an incident happened that drove him away from the only girl he loved. Sage is on the hiding. He is a bad news to the remote village of Mallory Castillo. The world is looking for the billionaire's son. The 17-year old boy who killed someone. NOTE: This story was first written in 2017, which may romanticize toxic relationships and red flags amongst characters. Please take it with a grain of salt as revision hasn't started yet.

The lethal and the pure. The black and white. Opposite sides burning each other's souls. Parvana Naia Bukhari and Zeus Vincenticus Ferrer. When she first stepped into his life, he knew she was nothing but trouble. Sweet smiles and prayers doesn't fit with his rock n roll soul. As fast as they catch the burning flame of attraction, it spiraled down into nothing but specks of dust. What the fuck is love when religion, beliefs, and their entire lives contradicts each other? This is how we started. And this is how we end.

Alexa Delos Reyes lost the 'happily ever after' she naively thought she would share with Lance Zamora forever. Years after their breakup, the ex-boyfriend returns, ready to risk it all for Alexa who isn't sure she's willing to do the same again for him. Will they be able to reconcile and start anew? ********** The relationship that initially started thru the Boyfriend Corp between Alexa and Lance became officially real after realizing their feelings for each other. Everyone thought it would last forever--until the day they broke up. After several years, Lance returns to pursue Alexa once more. However, Alexa is unsure and unwilling to risk everything again. This time around, will they finally put the much-needed closure on their painful breakup? Or will this be their last shot to their 'happily ever after'? Cover design by Ilafi Nastit

(Yours Series # 2) Julienne Salvacion definitely didn't think that she'd reach the age of 32 and still be unmarried. She was sure that she'd, at least, be engaged before she turned 30. But she was dead wrong. She badly wanted to settle down already like everyone else around her, but guys kept on dumping her because according to all the male population, she's just 'too much.' She was the problem. Fine. So, when she met Levi, arguably the hottest guy she's ever laid her eyes on, she 'fine-tuned' her personality to match his. She could do that. She grew up in a family where she's always forced to smile and say that everything's alright. But until when can she pretend?

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.

PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION BOOKS "I'm breaking up with you, Gab." Tapos na ang kontrata. Hindi na boyfriend ni Gab si Gatorade at ni Dominique si Marcus. Pero doon na nga lang ba natatapos ang lahat? Mawawalan na ba sila ng koneksyon sa isa't isa kung kelan may sumusulpot ng romantic bone sa loob ni Alexa? O may gagawa ng paraan para magkita muli sila? Pero teka. . . may isa pang kumukulit sa romantic bone niya. Para kanino nga ba ang bathump bathump at doki doki ni Gab?

Ulap. Araw. Buwan. Mga Planeta. Mga bituin. Iilan sa mga bagay na imposibleng maabot ng isang ordinaryong tao. Pero kahit imposible, dumarating pa rin sa punto ng buhay natin na gusto natin silang abutin, na pinapangarap natin silang matitigan ng malapitan, na hinihiling natin na mahawakan sila ng ating mga sariling palad. Ang dahilan? Simple lang, dahil ang mga bagay na iyon ay magaganda na tipong hinahaplos nito ang ating mga puso kapag tinitingnan natin sila. Celestine Cervantes loves the clouds, the sun, the planets, the moon, the stars and Justin Abdullah, yet they cannot love her back even if they want to. Simply because the first five are inanimate things and are not capable of feeling anything while the last one just simply cannot because he's not like her, even though he really wants to win her heart.