A Royal Visit In Brooklyn (Lost Island Series Spin Off) Royal, beautiful, regal, and the next in line for the crown of Italy - that's how people see and describe Gabriela Romanov, the future queen from the royal dynasty Casa Savoia. She embodies beauty and perfection, admired by all. Yet, beneath the crown lies a lonely soul, longing for something more. She dreams of escaping the confines of her carefully orchestrated life, of experiencing the simple joys of the world beyond royalty. More than anything, she yearns for love-the kind that isn't dictated by duty or expectation. She never imagined it would happen. Her future has been set in stone. But fate takes an unexpected turn when she goes on a royal visit to Brooklyn and meets Captain Sebastian Gomez Baca-a man who is anything but refined. Brash, rugged, and utterly unlike anyone from her world. Could he be the one to grant her the freedom she craves? Will their love defy the odds, or will duty and destiny force them apart?

(Trope Series # 1) Cerise's younger sister is getting married and she's expected to attend. The logical thing to do was to attend (duh, it's her sister's wedding! It would be weird if she's not there) but how could she attend when her sister's getting married to Leo, her ex best friend slash almost boyfriend from years ago? And it's not like she could just suddenly blurt out their 'history' because she's pretty sure that she'd be branded as bitter by their relatives... like, it's been years! Move on! She needed to attend. But she didn't want to go alone. She needed an arm candy, but not just any arm candy-she needed someone who would make her the envy of the night. Iyong tipo na walang magdadalawang isip kung nakapagmove on na ba talaga siya. She looked and looked and looked for the perfect wedding date. Until she wound up in a bar and met this bartender named Pablo.

𝐒𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝟏 | COMPLETED The island of Oasis, nestled on the faraway borders of Sipalay, became Sabrinna Antonette's refuge and solitary paradise when she was extremely burned out while studying BS Pharmacy. Everything about the island was a dream. From the crystalline waters, white sand, rocky islets, lush greeneries- to the people living in it. Ano pa bang hahanapin niya? Iyon na ata ang pinakapayapang bakasyon sa kaniyang tanang buhay. Dagdag pa na alagang-alaga siya ng kaniyang tiyuhin na siyang may-ari ng isla, at ng makisig, guwapo, at napakabait na island boy na si Miguel. Masaya kasama ang binatang trabahador. Nasusunod ang lahat niyang kaartehan. Walang reklamo sa utos at mukhang crush pa siya nito! Mahaba ang pasensya sa kaniya at maasikaso. Ngunit ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng kabaitan nito sa kaniya? Gusto ba siya ng lalaki o sadyang mabait lang ito sa lahat? May nililigawan naman kasi ito sa bayan. Ang kababata nitong si Rochelle. Ang masaklap pa, saka niya lang ito nalaman noong nahuhulog na ang puso niya sa binata.

Napansin agad ni Laura Arden ang mga kakaibang bagay sa bayan ng Van Zanth sa unang araw niya pa lamang dito. Lalo na noong nalaman niyang sa isang lumang mansion siya titira. Pakiramdam niya nagsisinungaling si Aunt Helga noong sinabi nito na silang dalawa lang ang nakatira doon. There are certain times Laura feel someone's presence inside the place. Isa pa ano bang meron sa third floor bakit hindi pwedeng pumunta doon? LIVING WITH A HALF BLOOD Genre: Fantasy Mystery Adventure Romance "She may not be living with normal people." written by: april_avery

The great wall of China love story as they call it. Avery Sienna Zobel has always been everything she was expected to be-brilliant, accomplished, and obedient to a life already planned for her. Love was never meant to complicate it. Until she met him. He is powerful, untouchable, and bound by traditions that say love should stay within the Great Wall. A man already promised to another-someone Avery never thought she would be forced to compete with. When families intervene, they do not come quietly. Warnings turn into pressure. Pressure turns into fear. The people around her begin to suffer for choices she never meant to make. Friendships are used against her, doors close one by one, and the life she worked so hard for starts to crumble-along with her confidence, her future, and her place in a world that was never truly hers. Suffocated and cornered, Avery was left with choices: stay and be broken, or leave and become nothing. So she leaves. She walks away from her surname, her privilege, and the man she loves-choosing to build a life where she must survive without protection, without certainty, and without him. But some love does not fade with distance. Some wounds refuse to heal. Some stories, no matter how far you run from them, remain- ever the same. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.

Harper Esmeralda Gazellian is a known soft-hearted and innocent princess of Sartorias. But can she still maintain this image now that she must rule as a Queen? *** Harper's life has never been complicated. She grew up in the shadows of her silbings-- her eldest brother, King Dastan of Nemetio Spiran, the formidable Prince Zen of the prophecy, and the feisty Princess Esmeralda. With such strong siblings protecting her, what could go wrong for a well-sheltered princess? But she is determined to prove that she is more than just that. When her brother Finn falls into a coma and his mate, Kalla, dies after Atlas takes her heart, Sartorias is in shambles. With King Dastan and Queen Leticia still recovering from the war, Harper is determined to stay by her siblings' side to help. But as the King of Mudelior, King Kreios Sageton Doyle grows more impatient, waiting for her for years, a scandalous society paper surfaces, igniting everyone's interest in their dramatic relationship, forcibly bringing her to Mudelior. The princess- now the queen is conflicted, to stay by King Kreios's side, her mate and start her responsibility as a queen, or fulfill her promise and insist that she has to return to Sartorias to prove that she has to be a better princess first before claiming the title as the queen?

(This is a winner of Wattys 2020 under the Science Fiction category.) A group of students discover their unique abilities, and go through a mysterious journey of knowing the truth about their school, their power, and themselves. ******** Jacob never wanted to go to Faircastle High School - it was his mother who wanted it. But when Jacob thought that staying in the school was all he had to endure, he manages to top a certain placement exam. Through it, he becomes a member of the Paramount - the group of Faircastle's best eight students that represent the intelligence division they are from. Little did he know that behind the after-school activities and supplemental classes, a secret about themselves will be discovered and awakened. Their lives are about to change, when great power come from the peculiarity and intelligence they all possess. Note: This story is highly inspired by the Thai novel-turned-series, The Gifted and The Gifted: Graduation.

In Olympus Academy, the first and only school to house Filipino demigods and mythological creatures, students are divided into four classes: Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Omega. Carrying one of the titles comes with great responsibility, especially to Reign, a girl who continues to live through the privilege and burden of being an Omega. All eyes are on her class as a new student arrives, bearing a legend that many do not believe and some, refuse to. Reign decides to dive deep into the legends of Olympus Academy, in efforts to understand their new member, and eventually she will. She will come to know two cruel truths about their very existence: Mythological creatures like her are being hunted for power. And as for the demigods who belong to the same class as her, they were a consequence, a threat, an ultimatum of what was once destined. To be the hunted or become the hunters? To be the protectors or become the protected? The Omegas need to make a choice. But being descendants of the original Omegas, demigods who defeated gods, titans, and even overcame Chaos, the first deity to ever exist in mythology... They know they're just as powerful to choose another option that's not given: Become no one but themselves.

◤ SEMIDEUS SAGA #01 ◢ Semideus - demigod, a half-immortal child of a God or Goddess. Abigail Young is a student recently expelled from her previous school. It only took a day for her world to change. As a new member of Olympus Academy, the first school to house Filipino demigods, she has to cope quickly with the sudden shift of her reality. One of which, is to accept the fact that she's someone who belongs to this new realm. But it doesn't stop there. Slowly, the demigods are exposed to a big event that is to take place. It includes the death of an oracle, blueprints and prophecies from the Mother of the Gods, Rhea. And when you thought this is the only thing that can happen, then you guessed it wrong. Because this is just the start of something big.

(After High Series # 1) Saffron Rose Borromeo appears to have it all-top grades, family connections, and a guaranteed future in law. But appearances can be deceiving. Maximiliano Jose Delgado is her academic equal and complete opposite. Brilliant, intense, and fiercely independent, he seems to see right through her polished facade-and he clearly doesn't like what he sees. From their first day at the SCA- College of Law, they're locked in a rivalry that goes beyond textbooks and test scores. It's personal. It's consuming. And neither understands why the other brings out such strong reactions. But when good intentions collide with wounded pride, their carefully constructed worlds begin to crumble. Some secrets destroy trust. Some lies are meant to help. And sometimes, the person you're trying to save is the last person who wants your rescue.