Romanceclass Stories

What happens behind the scenes at a Pio Alvez-Alice Panganiban movie. (with thanks to Jay E. Tria, who owns the characters Alice and Son.)

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?

Mika Arceo is in a rut, and not even her morning encounters with her condo crush Paul has helped her get out of her creative block. When she finds a letter from a fan who calls himself C on the poster she left at the condo's bulletin board, she finds herself slowly getting unblocked. But when C stops writing to her, she finds that her secret fan had been around her all this time.

A golden weekend turned pink. This flash fiction piece imagines Sage and Rainier from the story, 'First Cut' in the medical romance anthology, 'The Doctor is In Love', during the time of the 2022 Philippine Elections. Catch the start of Sage and Rainier's story in https://books2read.com/doctorinlove

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

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".

Seventeen-year-old Alexa Zamora looks as if she's always been the beautiful and graceful center of attention. If you knew her in grade school though, you'd remember a sad little girl, who had lost her parents, and spent most of her time on the martial art arnis-a rough sport, not something girls were supposed to like. If you knew her then, you might have ostracized her for it. She learned from this mistake, and has done her best to hide all traces of her sport and skill in a new school, and now she's New Hope Academy's It Girl. But transfer student Theo Guevarra, who happens to be her old arnis buddy and first love, arrives and makes her question the life she's been living. How long can she keep up appearances, before it all falls apart?

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?

Roy is late to his nth blind date in the last three months. Tiffany is waiting for a private investigator she's hired to help her catch someone in the act. They mistake one another for whoever it was they were supposed to be meeting. What follows is an unforgettable night out on the town and all the bbq they can handle. Tropes: mistaken identity, heat level 1, adult

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.)

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)

Restoration architect Giada Manahan's heart has begun to resemble the adobe walls she loves. At least that's what her friends say. But Gia knows better---she's just being cautious. After all, as a single mom, her kids are her first priority. But one drunken night, her friends push her into a trippy crystal healing ritual. Gia thinks it's a joke . . . until a few days later, she finds a half-naked stranger in her bed. Hot, tatted anthropologist Alex Roces is exactly the kind of guy Gia should avoid. But when they end up sharing a house, Gia finds Alex's charms increasingly difficult to resist. Will Gia continue to keep the walls around her heart? Or will she finally give in to its demands? + + + Note: This was published as "Dare To Love Dangerously" on Wattpad and is now available as an ebook on Amazon. It is also available in print via Createspace (INTL) or through the author (PH)

Rain joins Mark and his high school friends for their game night. This is a chapter that was in the first draft of Fall Like Rain. I edited it out because it felt like an unnecessary scene in the overall story, but I liked it enough to keep it. Meah mentions this part in one of the scenes in the final version of the book, in Chapter 12: "And didn't you go meet his high school friends last week and you told me they thought he was happier now that you guys were talking again?"

Neither Paula nor Juan has felt the kind of attraction they each feel toward each other from the moment they met. It would be so easy to fall in love except that as a single father, Juan's priority will always be his son, Julian. What if they fall for Paula and she's not ready to fall for them? Author's Note: I wrote this shortie as Georgette Gonzales, and it was first published as part of The Tropetastic 2021 Kindness Bundle. 15 #romanceclass authors contributed stories which were published on Gumroad for a limited time. Proceeds of the sale were donated 100% to three organizations -- Gantala Press, RockEd Phils, and Project Propel. I am working on expanding this story into a full novel. Stay tuned.

At twenty-three, theatre actress Erin Javier has yet to fall in love or kiss a boy offstage, away from the klieg lights. She is the perfect leading lady-whose heart men would fight for, win, and protect-unfortunately, only until the curtains fall and the lights go down. In real life, Erin is a certified NBSB whose heart has been hoping for a song to dance to. But when two (two!) men enter from stage left and right, Erin is confused. Who deserves to take center stage in her heart-Mr. Theatre Royalty whose attention and displays of affection make her pulse race, or a good friend whose steady support has helped steer her to success and fulfill her dream?

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.

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

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

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.)