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THE WATTY AWARDS 2021 WINNER: ROMANCE Due to an unexpected pregnancy, ex-lovers Ryo and Frankie are forced to live under the same roof. They can't stand each other but when the moments from their past are slowly catching up, their lingering feelings seem to be much stronger than they thought it would be. *** When Frankie Castañares broke up with Ryo Canencia, she is determined to move on and never meet him again. They are living well on their own with her working hard to be a magazine editor and him reaching his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. But with the news of Frankie being pregnant with Ryo's child, they've got no choice but to act civil and live under the same roof. They bicker over the simplest things and their situation couldn't get any easier than they ought to be. With them still hung up on their past, can they be brave enough to settle their differences and start all over again? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by 17aila_

Tadhana (Self-published)

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Rivalry, a basketball athlete and a culinary student had never seen herself attracted to any men. Despite her friends' persistent attempts to set her up with various men, or at least one guy, she remained uninterested. Men don't ignite her heart. Wala siyang pakialam sa mga lalaki dahil palagi niyang sinasabing, "hindi sila talo". Her heart is as hard as a rock when it comes to men. But it is as soft as bread when it comes to girls. Malinaw sa kaniya na sa babae lang tumitibok ang puso niya. When their group sailed on the third year of college, Rivalry's heart underwent a subtle shift after encountering Rue. Rue Vallejo, a feeling close, a basketball athlete, and a medical biology student. Achievers Series 1 written by huescria

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 10/07/2020 Ended: 11/18/2020 Elora Chin Valencia grew up in a toxic Christian family where she was viewed as the black sheep. Araw-araw ay ipinaparamdam sa kanya ng mundo na wala siyang lugar sa sarili niyang tahanan. She was a consistent dean's lister and an obedient daughter, which left her wondering what she had done so wrong to be disregarded as a speck of dust in the wind. They made her feel like she was just dirt, filling up the empty space. The one who would never have her own safe place. Feeling all of this contributed to her endless suicidal ideations. Baka nga tama sila. Baka nga wala siyang halaga at kailanman ay hindi na sasaya. She almost believed that. She almost held onto that notion. Not until she met the man in his BS Civil Engineering uniform and gorgeous grin, Troy Jefferson Dela Paz. He kissed her forehead, and her loud thoughts were silenced. Her demons calmed down. Her foes were defeated. For the first time in her life, she had proven her family wrong---a happy Elora Chin was possible. She was loved and well-taken care of. Troy embraced her sharp parts, not minding the wounds he might get. But fate had a lot of cruel things in store for her. Because when she thought she had reached the peak of happiness, she found myself drowning alone in the ocean she now called home, alone in her shame, alone with the waves she couldn't tame.

UNEDITED UNEDITED UNEDITED Kinsella Ava Rowne is into dancing. She loves to complement her fast and swift movements with speedy and upbeat music. Hiphop to be exact. She has a lot of potential and talent but there's a snake pit. She came from a big, old, rich family. Her family's business and assets are so huge she merely lose interest to it. She thinks it's so bland and boring. Her parents will always drown themselves with their businesses. They are so perfectionist. Always want things to go with the plan accordingly, no smudge and mistakes. As their daughter, they also want Kinsella to be perfect. They want her to grow up with gracefulness, elegance and sophistication surrounding her. Poise, posture, proper choice of words and formal manners are very important inside their mansion and wherever they go. Kinsella hates it very much. She feel suffocated. She feel like a dog who always needs to follow and gratify it's master's commands. She hate that since her childhood, they forced her to study on a musical and piano class. Her parents doesn't agree with her hiphop dancing. It doesn't suit their taste and it's staining her supposedly elegant and decent demeanor. Even if she's not into instruments, she forced herself to play and learn the piano in where she met the gorgeous and popular Paesyn Holeary.

Celine Galvez, a graduating law student and a famous man hater from the University of the Philippines, dedicated her life to fulfill her promise to give justice to her father's death. She pledged to make her family her greatest priority in everything, until she met Lorenzo, the notorious playboy and star of Ateneo Medicine, who slowly wrecked her principles in a way that she surprisingly found pleasuring. Will she be able to keep both her promise and Loren whom she learned to love, when all the hindrances are starting to surface against them? How can she forget him when he left a beating heart that reminds her of him every day? Should Celine just move on and live alone with their child, or will she risk it all to find the star that once fell for her?

[PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION] Handa si Isabela Rose Santiaguel na isakripisyo ang lahat-her wealth, her influence, and her advantageous betrothal to billionaire Morris Reverente-para kay Arkhe Alvarez, isang club DJ and infamous playboy. That's how deeply she has fallen in love with him. Ngunit ang pag-ibig ding 'yon ang magpipilit sa kanyang iwan si Arkhe para iligtas ang buhay nito mula sa mga pagbabanta ni Morris. Four years later, she is back in the Philippines from New York, and this time, she needs Arkhe to save her-and finally give her everything she wants.

ELYU SERIES #1 In the sleepy town of San Juan, La Union, the waves are unrelenting. Sereia Montanez leads a quiet life with no desire to rule the waves until a boy from Manila arrived and changed everything... This is a story about a girl, a boy, and an ocean between them.