Romanceclass Stories

Aina Macaraig finds out that famous TV reporter Maki Angeles is actually her long-lost childhood friend. They meet each other again after so many years, and Maki now has a chance to fulfill a promise he once made her, many years ago. This story was part of the Tropetastic Kindness Bundle, a charity anthology that featured all-new romance short stories from 15 #RomanceClass authors. Each author was assigned a trope and a shared setting (the fictional St. Tropez Court condominium in Ortigas, Metro Manila). The trope for this story is "First Love".

Newly reinstated EG Project roadie Filipina Legaspi flies with her band back to the Philippines for Summer Crush, unaware of the emotional waves that engulf her when she sets foot in the beaches of San Juan, La Union. (This story is part of the Backstage Pass series, and occurs after the events in the book Scandalized, and the short story, Gabriel's Checklist.)

NJ Mabini, drummer of Catholic worship band Manalig, can't stand their newest member, violinist Van Esquivel, but no matter how hard she tries, she just can't seem to avoid him. When her old violin teacher comes across them grudgingly sitting together at a food park, she asks them to play a duet for a recital. NJ wonders if they can set aside their differences long enough for the performance, but turns out that they have more things in common than she thought. Maybe they can be friends, after all. And maybe...more? This story was part of Nomcom: Tropetastic Kindness Bundle 2, a charity anthology that featured all-new romance short stories from 14 #RomanceClass authors. Each author was assigned a trope and a shared setting (the fictional Nomnom Commons Food Park in Ortigas, Metro Manila). The trope for this story is "Only One Table".

Ficlet in the universe of the Playlist series, 'Songs of Our Breakup' and 'Songs to Make You Stay.' Jill and Shinta are much younger in their books (in their 20s!). Prompt here is Shinta plans Jill's 30th birthday party. Hehe this was fun. Songs of Our Breakup bit.ly/Playlist1Breakup Songs to Make You Stay bit.ly/Playlist3Stay

This is a collection of short stories, ficlets, and one shots featuring characters from my previously published work. You may find my books on Amazon and other reading platforms such as Apple Books, Barnes&Noble, Kobo, Overdrive, Radish, and Scribd. Some of my work are also available here on Wattpad. For more information about my books, go to tarafrejas.com.

Two friends, an old orange Beetle and years of memories. Romance at its finest, I think.

After a three week work trip abroad, Luigi Quirino from 11A comes home to a package that is not for him. He discovers it belongs to an annoyed Patricia Co from 11K and intends to make it up to her, if she lets him.

A one-shot of PasigLaban snippets inspired by this tweet by Mina V. Esguerra: https://twitter.com/minavesguerra/status/1519861140800819201?s=20&t=kI6cznAiBpw-6BGwxGeXzQ Featuring characters from my Lakambini universe: Erin and Ramon from Waiting in the Wings, Pio and Audrey from Like Nobody's Watching, Datu and Kalila from Keeping Miss Kalila (with quick mentions of Isagani and M from a still unfinished book from the same universe)

First 5 chapters of my latest book, published and available worldwide now. Eighteen-year-old Clara Liwanag is a small-town girl with a big dream: to be a hard-hitting national news reporter. The only problem? She's been stuck at her family's resort in Pampanga her whole life. So she makes a foolproof plan to achieve her goal. Step One, check: Get a scholarship to study in Manila, the place where all the action is. What's not part of The Plan? Meeting basketball heartthrob and aspiring photographer Mickey King. He's annoying, distracting, and always manages to catch Clara at her worst. But as much as she hates to admit it, he has a sweet, caring side that makes her think twice. When Clara starts struggling in school and her plan falls apart, she wonders if she should have listened to her parents and stayed closer to home. Should she give up and go back, or face her fears in a city that could break her heart and her spirit? *This novel is part of the #RomanceClassFlicker series, but can be read as a standalone. The complete book is available on Amazon or my website (link in my profile page). Happy reading!

(a ficlet set in the universe of Waiting in the Wings)

A #RomanceClass prompt story set after the end of Fall Like Rain. Roadtrip or Rain and Mark on their first international travel together as a couple ❤️

Spelling bee veteran Iris Garcia meets her match in academic overachiever Luke Sandoval. (This is a short story for the Luna East Arts Academy series.)

A one-off ficlet set in the universe of Alta: A High Society Romance Anthology (published 2019 and written by Carla de Guzman, Bianca Mori [me] and Suzette de Bora.) Features characters from my story Safe Places, Nicky Aventado and Natalia Aritz. This story is set in the past, where Nicky and Natalia were classmates at an art college and Nicky learns he might have feelings for his best friend. From a #RCReadathon2020 Prompt & Pairings, Please! prompt.

Music producer Teddy's always been told that he's "lucky sa work, malas sa love." So when he accidentally asks Andi, the girl of his dreams, out for a dinner date at NomCom food park, he's going to need a lot of luck (and a little bit of magic) to find a secret speakeasy and win her heart. *** Was a part of NomCom, a Tropetastic Anthology for charity

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

When Faith's five-year relationship ends right before she leaves for a typhoon-stricken town in Iloilo, she chooses not to make a big deal out of it. She's not a stranger to heartbreak after all - she deals with it every day with her disaster relief work. How can she be broken up about her lost love life when she's surrounded by people who literally lost everything? All she wants now is for her life to go back to normal. Never mind her unanswered questions about the breakup, or that (not so) tiny ache in her heart whenever she sees her ex. She's okay now and maybe she's even starting to like Nico Tamayo, the attractive new guy at work. With new possibilities on the horizon, Faith thinks she is well on her way to moving on. But when her past comes calling back to her, will all the good things in her present be enough to keep her on the path? Or will she finally learn that there's more to heartbreak and recovery than what she knows? CONTENT NOTE: This book is heat level 0 and follows #romanceclass guidelines requiring happily ever after (HEA) / happy for now (HFN) for romance. There is no mention of COVID-19, and the events of this book happened years before lockdown. There is mention of a super typhoon hitting the country and its aftermath. More info: https://anatejano.com/books/keep-the-faith/

Rain De Castro has been in love with her best friend, Mark Velasco, for almost the entire time she has known him, but she's clearly in the friend zone because he's happily in a relationship. Or so she thought, until the news of his break-up reaches her. Now that Mark's single again, she decides that it's time to get out of the zone. But when her cousin Lissa comes into the picture and sets her eyes on Mark, Rain feels troubled when he gets a little too friendly with her. Rain is determined to fight for what she feels this time, but is it worth the effort if it's a losing battle from the start? Will she back off to give way for her best friend's happiness, even if it means losing him to someone else again?

When Charlie Ronquillo finds herself short-staffed for a couple of days, she finds help in the most unexpected person: Sid Agustin, her fruit and vegetable supplier, who was also the same guy who recently ghosted her. Left with no choice, she lets him help, and discovers that there was more to their failed date that she didn't know. Will Charlie give this attraction another chance, or is it better to close the door and forget everything about it?

Meah Constantino is everyone's friend: cheerleader, matchmaker, fixer, and the one who'll drop everything when you call at 3 a.m. Not even her career shift from psych to events kept her from being the steady person everyone can rely on. Being needed is easy. Being seen? No, thanks. When a last-minute work change brings Joseph Rodriguez, the guy she's vowed to forget, back into her orbit for the concert tour she's directing, Meah's world tilts off-balance. It's been three years since she last heard from him, and now they're together for four weeks, pretending their history doesn't exist and that she doesn't want answers. Meah is determined to stay away from him, but somewhere between prod meetings and supply runs, she remembers why she fell for him in the first place, especially when Joseph keeps breaking through her carefully compartmentalized life. All Meah wants is to reach the finale with the heart she gives so freely out of Joseph's reach again. When the encore fades, will Meah protect her heart the old way, or will she give Joseph a chance to win her over? CONTENT NOTE: This book is heat level 0 and follows #romanceclass guidelines requiring happily ever after (HEA) / happy for now (HFN) for romance. There is no mention of COVID-19, and the events of this book happened years before lockdown. The book mentions pet loss and grief, as well as parental abandonment in the backstory.

Forget Me Not is already available in paperback! If you like this story, pls. support me and buy the book. It's only 220 pesos +shipping fee of 65. The book includes one chapter that is not posted here. Here's the order form: http://bit.ly/1aw6aRe Fill out only if you are sure. Thank you very much! *~*~*~*~* The contemporary novella I finished in Ms. Mina Esguerra's #romanceclass. Hope I learned a thing or two from her. Hope you all would love it! Synopsis: Can your heart also forget what your mind could not remember? Rianne has lost her memory of the past two years due to an accident, but letters from a mysterious "Sparks" -- found in a pile of unread mail at home -- has been helping her cope. The letters tell her of a couple's love story, making her hope to find the same unconditional love someday. Rebuilding her life has been a mess though: her guy best friend is claiming to have been her boyfriend that time, but she seems more at ease with a mysterious stranger. Does she trust the past she can't remember, or take a chance with a more uncertain future?