Unexpected Us

Twinkle, a former pageant coach has just adopted a boy that primarily changed his life. While Mara, an aspiring beauty queen, is ready to take back what once was hers. The two women never expected their paths to cross, until they both discover they have a claim to the same child, Angelo. Both believe they deserve to raise Angelo, and neither one is willing to step back.

But the more they are forced to deal with each other - the more their walls start to break. Their tension turns into chemistry, and before they know it, the person they once tried to avoid becomes the one they look for. As they take care of Angelo together, they start forming a bond that neither of them expected, and it slowly grows into something confusing and impossible to ignore.

"Unexpected Us" is a spinoff fan novel based on Jun Robles Lana's 2025 film Call Me Mother, starring Vice Ganda and Nadine Lustre. This book follows the main idea of the movie but adds one big twist: What if two supposed rivals feel something else than hatred for each other?