Sparkna Stories

Aya Contreras is thrilled to be studying in the land of sakura and sushi. Tokyo is a fascinating city to live in-vending machines, cosplayers, karaoke boxes, and bright, colorful conbinis on every corner. And the architectural design program she's in is everything she dreamed it to be. The only problem? Her tutor doesn't seem to like her. Well, she doesn't like him very much either. Sure, Ryohei Mori is talented, and there's no denying he's hot. But he's also a surly, bossy know-it-all who eats too many cookies. Another annoying thing about him is he's nosy. And when he stumbles upon the crazy bucket list Aya's sisters forced on her, he teases her mercilessly about it. But when their professor pairs them up for a design competition, things get . . . interesting. Fueled by beer and a whole lot of cookies, can Aya and Ryo cross out some items on her bucket list without killing each other? Or will they realize there's much more to each other than they'd originally thought? + + + NOTE: - This is available as an ebook on Amazon.com - Print copies available at National Bookstore (PH) - This was published by SparkBooks (Anvil Publishing) in 2017 - This contains only the first few chapters

Fresh graduate and with a shiny new license to her name, the idealistic Jazz Candelaria is ready to set foot and make a change in the real world. She lands her dream job in the government as the executive assistant of a very popular congresswoman and suddenly finds herself in the midst of young, aspiring (and rather charming) politicians and lawmakers, much to the envy of her female friends. Just as she gets acquainted with her new career and prospective romances, reality sets in and her perfect world starts crashing down. With the ugly truth about politics, governance and law enforcement, Jazz begins to doubt and question everything around her - including her heart.

In April and May 2015, I ran a New Adult Contemporary class, sponsored by Anvil's Spark Books. Over 30 manuscripts were written during that time! While the publisher's deciding which ones will get a book deal (exciting!), I'll be posting some of the best scenes shared by the authors. Have fun reading and I hope every story becomes a book you all can take home soon! (Thank you, Tara Frejas, for the new cover image!)