***Published in the US with Wattpad Books and in the UK under the title 'LOVE, LOCKED DOWN' -- out now in ebook and paperback, and also audiobook in the UK!*** When the London Lane apartment block is put on lockdown, its residents are in for a whirlwind week. Imogen's stuck living with a one-night-stand in Number 14, and has to face the reality that maybe it's time to grow up. Upstairs, Isla and Danny are still in their honeymoon period, and this could make or break their new relationship; meanwhile, Zach and Serena's steady relationship is on tenterhooks, and pineapple on pizza might actually be the last straw. At Number 22, Olivia's Maid of Honour duties are really pushing her to the edge as a wedding-planning weekend has turned into an entire week... And speaking of weddings, this whole thing has made Ethan realise he wants to spend the rest of his life with Charlotte - if only he can surprise her with the perfect proposal. Follow these five stories of twenty-somethings through their week of quarantine, where romances will blossom, friendships fracture, and relationships are forged that could last a lifetime. Disclaimer: This is a fictionalised and dramatised story inspired by real events that are happening right now. For the most up-to-date FACTS on Covid, you can check out https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040903132-A-message-about-COVID-19

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Getting a proposal and having a so called fiancé is a girl's dream - well atleast for a twenty two year old Jennie it was. Until her parents came to town one day saying that she's arranged to be married, much to her shocked, to a girl named LALISA MANOBAN Warning!!! SPG content! Rated +18 If you are below 18 please don't read

Rejecting Iya's confessions is Jacob's norm. After sharing three kisses that Jacob claimed as meaningless, will Iya finally give up--or will she keep holding on until her dream romance turns into reality? *** "I'm falling for your meaningless kisses." Tatlong halik. Lahat, walang kahulugan. Hindi ko dapat panghawakan pero paano ba ang hindi umasa kung parang meron ang wala? *** I have always wanted to be Jacob Tejeron's bride since I was six years old. People downplayed it to just having an intense crush, a puppy love, or a superhero model. Naisip ko, baka gano'n nga. Baka tinitingala ko si Jacob dahil siya 'yong hero na laging nandiyan para sagipin ako sa lahat ng palpak. I thought I could outgrow this feeling. But like a bad habit, I kept on looking at him; I kept on wishing with him; I kept on falling for him⁠-when all I am to him is a sister. Hindi ako dapat umasa⁠-hindi dapat aasa⁠-kahit sa mga halik niyang wala namang kahulugan. Pero paano ang hindi umasa? #

Ada teams up with Axis, a sought-after bachelor and heir of her family's rival mafia org, to get back his mother's precious heirloom necklace--only to unravel the secrets behind the person who is responsible for her best friend's death. *** She's a sucker for anything shiny! Sinubukang alalahanin ni Ada ang mga nangyari. She attempted to steal a necklace-one of the five Mystical Ladies called the Heart of the Ocean-that turned out to be fake; she encountered the people who killed her best friend, Adalius; and she teamed up with Axis-a rival. Marami ang may interes sa pagkolekta ng Mystical Ladies dahil sa paniniwalang kapag magkakasama ang limang kuwintas, maaari nitong buhayin muli ang yumao na o 'di naman kaya'y bigyan ng buhay na walang hanggan ang may hawak nito. Hindi ito ang goal ni Ada kung bakit nais niyang nakawin ang mga kuwintas, ngunit hanggang saan siya kayang dalhin ng pagkahilig niya sa mga makikinang na bagay na ito? STATUS: Published under Bliss Books DISCLAIMER: This story is in Taglish

*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.

Extraordinary and fearless, Hurricane Thurston decided to go on an adventure to find the three monsters. Together with her protector, Simone, they face challenges that would eventually shake the world of the Ten Kingdoms. Lives will be sacrificed and secrets will be revealed. As they discover powers that they never knew existed before, will Hurricane, Simone and the three monsters be able to face the danger that awaits them? Or will Hurricane be able to change the ending that the prophecy has declared? DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A FILIPINO LANGUAGE STORY

Lumisan pa-Maynila para magkolehiyo ang nagulong pangarap ni Mari Solei Lacsamana nang dumating ang isang tattooed bad boy sa buhay niya, kung saan ang pagtakbo sana niya palayo ay naging paikot-ikot pabalik sa pagkasira nilang dalawa. *** Walang ibang ginusto si Mari Solei kung hindi ang takasan ang abusive niyang auntie at pinsan. Pagka-transfer ng isang bad boy sa school nila, ibinigay nito ang panandaliang 'pagtakas' sa kanya nang hindi umaalis. Ngunit, nang tanggihan niya ang offer nitong tuluyang tumakbo, ang desisyon niya ang humadlang sa sana ay masaya nilang magiging buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo, nag-iba na ang lalaking nakilala niya at mula sa innocent love ay iba na rin ang nais nito. Mao-overcome kaya ni Mari Solei ang pagbabago at paikot-ikot nilang dalawa kung sa bawat paglapit nila sa isa't isa ay kinasisira niya, nito, at ng mga tao sa kanilang paligid?

#3 in Romance 09/21 #2 in Chiklit 09/21 Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

Anim na taon mula nang magbago ang nakalakhang buhay ni Stella Daprisia, inisip niyang isang malaking pagkakamali na ang lahat ng nangyayari sa kanyang buhay. Mula nang iwan ng mga itinuring na kaibigan, iwan ng sariling ama upang sumama sa ibang babae, hanggang sa pagkamatay ng sariling ina-lahat ay mga pangyayaring napagod na siyang iyakan at isipin pa ay parte na lamang ng pangit na pundasyon ng buhay na gusto niyang baguhin. Sa pagdating ni Phillip at ng mahiwagang pocket watch sa kanyang buhay, bibigyan siya ng mga ito ng dahilan upang baguhin ang lahat. May mga pangyayaring maaaring balikan, mga pagkakataong maaaring baguhin, mga sandaling hindi pagsasawaang paulit-ulitin, ngunit sa oras na humingi na ang tadhana ng kapalit sa bawat oras na naibalik, matatandaan pa kaya niya ang mga bagay na nagsilbing daan upang maayos niya ang sariling kinabukasan? Maaalala pa kaya niya ang bukod-tanging nanatili sa kanyang tabi kung siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit niya ito nakalimutan? ----- When It All Starts Again © 2019 by Lena0209 (Elena Buncaras) WINNER OF THE WATTY AWARDS 2019 UNDER YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY Original concept of When It All Starts Again © July 2013 by Lena0209