WATTYS 2020 WINNER | "The fantasy is bound to be just as it is. Our reality awaits for you." For the peculiars, the Orphic Dimension is not just a space that mortals who have unlocked abilities share. It is their world, their secret. Not until Exiquel Four-- in pursuit of finding her missing peculiar brother-- accidentally enters a portal leading to the dimension. She blends in to their world and become one of them temporarily. However, mysteries keep crossing her path the longer she stays. And before she'd be able to find her brother and return to reality, she would need to unveil the Orphic secret. But what if the reality that awaits for her is not the reality that she looked forward to? What if Exiquel Four Bellisima is the secret itself, and within her identity lies the true reality? [TAGALOG-ENGLISH] #8 in Science-Fiction [ACADEMIES OF REALMS #3] STANDALONE SCIENCE-FANTASY

Emilia Azalea Elizconde born in an almost perfect life. Lumaki siya sa isang marangyang buhay. Everybody loves her and a lot wants to be like her. Ngunit hindi talaga lahat ng bagay sa mundo na mayroon ka ay mananatili sayo. Ang iba mawawala. Still, may mga nananatili at ipaparamdam sayo kung gaano ka kahalaga, and the next thing you know, masaya ka na ulit. No pain anymore, no trace of a broken heart because you're already healed. Pero sadyang mapagbiro ang tadhana para kay EA. Sa muling pagbubukas ng kanyang puso, she'll unexpectedly cross a boundary, and it was wrong, it was a very big mistake she have to get through. Magmahal na siya ng di niya katulad, wag lang sa taong di niya dapat mahalin. She don't wanna ruin their family, hindi ang pag-ibig niya ang sisira rito. Pero nahulog na siya and the only thing she would have to do is to hide. But that's if, she can really hide her feeling. [Wattys 2016 Trailblazers winner] (If I Can Trilogy Book 1) STARTED: 02|03|16 FINISHED: 05|16|16 Levelion

Jethro Elizconde is madly inlove with the girl he didn't have to fall in love with. He does not care about the rules nor loving her can break him. He's ready to fight until he can make it right. STARTED: 03|06|2017 FINISHED: 06|12|2017

Marami man ang humadlang kay Emilia at Jethro. Hindi nila hinayaang matapos ang lahat para sa kanila. Sa una palang alam na nilang hindi tamang umibig sila sa isat-isa. Pero ano nga bang laban mo kung tumibok na ang puso mo at hindi na kaya pang pigilan ng pagpapanggap ang nararamdaman mo? May ibang pinipili nalang itapon at kalimutan ang lahat at may iba namang lumalaban and that's what Jethro and EA did. Tinakasan nila ang lahat para maging masaya, manindigan at maging malaya sa pag-ibig na tila ipinagkakait sa kanila ng mundo. At sa bagong mundong kanilang tatahakin. Hanggang saan ang kanilang kakayanin? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng pag-ibig sa dalawang pusong pilit na wawasakin ng tadhana? Kakapit ka pa ba o bibitaw na? How long you'll keep holding on If the only thing that's right is to let go? STARTED: 05|28|2016 FINISHED: 03|03|2017

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Sa loob ng labinlimang taon, ang makasal sa kababata niyang si Enrique Alfonso ang tanging pinapangarap ni Estella Concepcion. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya si Lucas, ang pinsan at karibal ni Enrique sa politika. *** Makatwiran at hindi nagpapatalo, lumaki si Estella Concepcion na patuloy na umaasang magkakatuluyan pa rin sila ni Enrique Alfonso, ang batang nagpagaan ng kanyang loob labinlimang taon na ang nakararaan. Ni minsan ay hindi nawala ang kanyang paghanga at pagtingin sa binata na siyang magiging susunod na gobernadorcillo ng bayan ng San Alfonso. Ngunit tila gumuho ang kaniyang mundo nang mapag-alaman niyang ipinagkasundo na ito sa ibang dalaga. Desididong mapangasawa pa rin ang binata, hihingin ni Estella ang tulong ni Lucas, ang pinsan ni Enrique. Sa paglipas ng panahon at sa mga sikretong kaniyang matutuklasan, handa pa nga rin bang gawin ni Estella ang lahat upang maikasal sa binatang matagal na niyang inaasam? O tulad ba ng ihip ng hangin ay magbabago rin ang isinisigaw ng kaniyang puso? Cover Design by Precious Pages Corp./LIB Books Book Type: Hardbound (With Book Jacket Cover)

Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

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_

Farah only wishes for two things in life-to be acknowledged by her father and to be noticed by the guy she secretly likes. But when things go haywire in her supposedly perfect life, she finds herself in the middle of a mess she can't seem to get out from. Can Farah fight her way through it all? *** Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Farah Demitri Sastre has always liked the simplest things in life. She wants to take over their family's ceramic and pottery business and finally be with Rhys, the guy she continuously and secretly likes for the past eight years. As she tries to win her father's trust and her friend's heart, Farah encounters one problem after the other... making her perfect world crumble down into pieces. But as she tries to pick the pieces up, she unexpectedly digs a secret past that's been trying to tear her family down. Can Farah be strong enough to face her fears and protect her loved ones no matter what it takes? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design by: Abilaine Isabelle

Euphoria Adelaine Delangel is a cunning and formidable woman. She's a welter of all shrewd and twisted things. Try to get in her way, the next thing you know, you're wrapped around her pretty little fingers. Not even the greatest con could fool her. She's far too scheming. Emotionless, cold-blooded. She was a fire, a great massive fire that could burn the heart out of you. A fire that can never be put out but only grows larger and ignites brighter over time. But one certain wind, one swift motion of air, blew the fire away. Her, along with it. She did something very, very bad. Verboten and impermissible. She spent all her life trying so hard to be the perfect daughter, the protective sister, and a fine company heiress that she is now, but one guy, one cold brush of his lips whirled a mistake that was enough to crush it all. To destroy all her hardships. To wreak havoc on all her plans. They say playing with fire is dangerous and risky, so why not kiss it instead? First Installment of Kissing Delangel Series Date Started: April 9, 2020

"How can I be friends with someone I want to kiss all the time?" ZETA WEIBLICH COMMUNITY SERIES: a series collaboration of Frappauchino and YGDara. ZWCS#4: Price of a Kiss -Brooklyn Tori Jimenez