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Zambales Series || Back Of My HandAfter coming back to her hometown, Zambales, Marquisha was faced with the huge difference of the people, the place, her parents, and even the person she once knew like the back of her hand.-Bigong umuwi si Marquisha sa hometown niya sa Zambales matapos niyang iwan ang ex-fiance dahil sa isang mabigat na dahilan. Iniwan niya rin ang magandang trabahong nagbigay ng ipon at magaan na buhay sa kan'ya at pamilya niya dahil sa isang matinding karanasang hindi na niya gugustuhin pang makita at maranasan ulit.Ngunit pagbalik, ang inaasahan niyang "tahanan" na uuwian, malayo na sa alaala niya.Ang mga taong minsang malalapit sa buhay niya, malayo na ang loob sa kan'ya.Ang mga lugar na madalas niyang puntahan, tila wala na dahil napalitan na ng mga building.Ang mga magulang niya na inasahan niyang iwe-welcome siya, hindi gano'n ang nangyari nang makita siya-na tila ba ayaw ng mga itong naroon siya.At ang unang taong minahal niya nang sobra . . . iba na rin ang tingin sa kan'ya.Nawala sa kan'ya ang lahat ng inaasahan niyang uuwian dahil sa pagpili at pagkamit sa pangarap na sa huli'y sumira ng buhay niya.…

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Nueva Ecija SeriesDefying BeliefsHiraya Bella Alvarez was forced to take her summer vacation at her grandparents' home in Gapan City, where she spent her childhood years with her then-best friend and childhood sweetheart, Percival Cristobal. But she carries painful memories she'd rather not remember in that place, which made her not go back for so many years.On the other hand, Percival Cristobal believes that first love actually dies--that it was all just an experience and it should be left in the past . . . or so he thought.___Book cover illustrated by: @heynette ❤️…

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Nueva Ecija SeriesSummer ShenanigansForced to leave the life she was used to in Manila since she was twelve, Mayari De La Paz found it so hard to adjust her lifestyle in a place surrounded by farm, river and mountains called Laur, Nueva Ecija. She just wanted the summer to end so she can go back to there for her studies, until she met the person who had the biggest part of her childhood--Emilio Valdesotto.Started writing: August 2025Book cover illustrated by: Ate Heynette ❤️…

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Editing || Not your typical "best-friend-turns-to-lover" love story. ;)…

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✨Watty Awards 2020 Winner under Young Adult category! 🏆-Serene Villanueva is unknowingly suffering from depression. She knew she's been thinking and planning on killing herself without hurting her family, but for her, everything is normal.Until one day, Cody showed up in front of her, making her realize that she's not fine, and it's okay to not be fine; that her mental health is suffering and she needs to do some actions to treat her illness.But it was too late, because all the bad things in her life has been piling up, and she has decided to finally end everything, including her "not so" precious life.…

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🌻 Editor's Pick January 2022 ✨🌻 Watty Awards 2023 Shortlist ✨🌻 Watty Awards 2023 Winner ✨|| first installment of "habit series" ||Ramona Castillo kept on bugging Caleb Eusebio for a letter to which he couldn't give because for him, letters are bullshits. He believed that there's no need to write a letter when you can say things to someone personally.What he didn't know is that . . . the letter she was asking is something she might save her.__This story is in the male lead's point of view.__Book cover design by: marisswritesThanks, Canva. (✿◠‿◠)…

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• Part of WattpadRomancePH's Romantic Bliss RL• Wattys 2021 ShortlistBaguio Series #1Mary Shella Matias is a simple cashier in a department store, planning on coming back to her favourite place--in Baguio. Until she met Gian Benitez--an admin assistant of the mall near her workplace. They both shared a long and sensical conversation that one night at the building while Mary's waiting for the rain to stop pouring.Together, they will share the adventure of different emotions as they both fell in love with each other. Until one of them will realize that the feelings they have is never sure in the first place, thus, the reason to push the one to leave the other without a word...Book cover design by: marisswritesThanks, Canva. (✿◠‿◠)…

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✨ Part of WattpadFilipino's "quick reads to satisfy your cravings" reading list-Michelle Zanea Cortez is a first year college student, studying Marketing Management in Nueva Ecija State University. She likes drinking coffee, playing guitar and studying hard.On the other hand, Raphael Vincent Alvarez is in the same course and block as her and he also loves to play guitar. But--he dislikes the bitter taste of coffee.By the time that Ravie asked for Michelle's number, will he finally learn to appreciate the bittersweet taste of coffee and ask her out for a cup of it?…

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"Weeks after a one-night stand, Areeya Cervantes finally agreed to Hunter Santiago's unique proposal with terms and conditions that will challenge their 'relationship', until one of those was breached-or more."-vixen series #1-Hindi alam ni Areeya na ang lalaki palang naka-one night stand niya, kung saan humiling siya ng kung ano-anong demands, ay ang bagong boss pala niya. Wala naman siyang pakialam sa mararamdaman ng mga lalaki pero hindi niya magawang hindi ma-anxious dahil boss niya ito. Baka pag-initan siya kung sakali, lalo na, bad review pa tungkol sa nangyari sa kanila ang narinig nito, tulad ng 'malaki' lang pero hindi magaling sa kama at ang pinakamalala, pineke niya ang kan'yang mga halinghing.Nang dahil dito, paulit-ulit na nagpo-propose ng bagong idea si Hunter kung saan magkakaroon sila ng second-night to spend together, to prove her wrong--na hindi basta malaki lang ang mayroon ito kundi magaling din at hindi totoong pinepeke niya ang ano mang naramdaman niya noon.Makalipas ang ilang beses ng pagpu-pursue ni Hunter, sa wakas, napapayag na rin siya! Pero pagkatapos nito, ginusto na ni Hunter na magtuloy-tuloy ang ginagawa nila. Nang lumipas ang mga linggo, pumayag na siya, tutal, hindi naman 'yon ang unang beses na pinasok niya ang sitwasyong 'yon.Pero may mga terms and conditions siya na kailangang sundin ng lalaki, at once ma-breach ang isa sa mga 'yon, kailangang magbayad ni Hunter ng compensation at automatic na matitigil kung ano man ang mayroon sila.-Cover design by: marisswrites…

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Delilah Lacsamana, an architect, lost her long-time boyfriend due to a car accident right after she agreed on marrying him, which leads to Hennessey to stay with her and take care of her all throughout her healing.[Revising...]Delilah Lacsamana, an Architect, met Dion Salvador, an Engineer, when they were paired in a house project in Antipolo.Dion is from a family of great engineers, and has promised to marry the daughter of his Dad's friend, but refused in the end when he finally developed his feelings for the apprentice.Since a tragedy happened to Deli's life that made her tormented, she grew colder towards Dion, and never showed affection anymore. Deli loves Dion too much... but she couldn't be the same sweet and happy girl anymore for him.But Dion knows, and she, staying with him, is more than enough for him.But an unforeseen event happened...And that totally ruined her life, being unable to live the usual life she once had.Will she be able to live a new life after what happened? Will she be able to open her unmended heart to someone?Book cover design by: marisswritesThanks, Canva. (✿◠‿◠)…

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Katrina Casey Valdez, who hated every man on earth, loves playing around with men and leaving them hanging when she finally saw their desperate faces for her body, until she met Tyrone Kenneth Lopez, who made her feel that she's more than what her ex-boyfriend made her feel before.Baguio Series #5Katrina Casey Valdez hated every man on earth when she was fooled by her ex-boyfriend, Jeremy, after getting what he wants from her. But when she realized that she has the beauty that man always wanted in every woman, she used it to have her revenge.She entertained every man who wanted to be close to her, then break their hearts after giving the motives that she wanted the same, like those men wanted something from her.She just hated every man that gets close to her, especially for the reason that they want her in bed with them; she will never gave it to anyone because she hated all of them.But Tyrone Kenneth Lopez came to her life. He came with the fear of being rejected and heart broken by her. But he's more afraid to not have even the slightest chance to be close with her, so she took the risk.And the risk he took ended up KC remembering everything he's trying to forget on what happened in Baguio.Book cover photo from: PinterestBook cover design by: marisswrites…

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✨ Part of AmbassadorsPH's reading list, Ambassador Reads 📚|| fourth installment of "habit series" ||Constantine Dominguez failed his qualifying exam in a course that he was forced to take. He has already decided not to continue studying college because he never really knew what course he wanted in the first place after that. But his mother asked one last favor from him--to take the course that she's specialized in for one whole semester and if he still won't like it, he's free to drop out. Since he loved his mother so much, he didn't think twice and just enrolled in that course. Aside from playing computer games all day and all night, the only thing that he wanted to do in his life is to make his mother happy.He thought that his life will just be all that . . . not until he met Destinee Esquivel--again--after five years.He approached her and tried to introduce himself again but little did he know, she doesn't remember him anymore. He tried to make her remember him and the promise that the two of them shared--even the way they sealed it--but to no avail, she really couldn't recognize him. So he continued following and observing her for the following weeks and months. Then he realized that she wasn't really the same girl he met in an amusement park, more than five years ago. The two Destinee that Constantine met had two different memories . . . and he's starting to be convinced that they are two different people, sharing the same face, same name, and same bad habit.And then a mind-blowing truth unfolded right in front of his eyes as he realized, the person he made his promise with will never be there anymore. There's no one he can obey his promises to because he lost her completely without even having her in the first place.But . . . is that really all there is to Constantine's life?…

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epistolary #2: of books and kissesHazel Claire Ordoñez, a Marketing management student from Nueva Ecija State University, loved books above all. She kept on buying, and buying, and buying until her shelves are full of it. She spent all her money buying books, her school allowance and her money for school fees, until she has nothing to spend anymore.Theodore Santiago, on the other hand, is a student from the same university as Hazel, studying BS in Engineering. He was playful at times but silent most of the times and above all, he's addicted to kisses.…

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Vanessa Anne Madison has been friends with Austin Johnson for so many years. They were the best-est friends. They've known each other too well, saw each other's dirty closets, known all their darkest secrets--they were the typical best friends everyone know.Until one night, they took the bait of doing things they are not supposed to do. They did things they shouldn't do in bed with a friend.They tried to forget what happened to the both of them that one night. They decided to continue their friendship the way it's supposed to do.But their hearts' burning desire for each other's skin was stronger than what they should do. They continued doing things they shouldn't do in bed with a friend while keeping their friendship in tact like there's nothing they were doing. Until one day, Dion Rafael Gonzales came into Vanessa's life like an uninvited guest--a gate-crasher with obviously no good intentions. His burning desire to ruin the both of them is way stronger than the feelings they have for each other. He has his ways to make someone fall for him and Vanessa was a willing victim of his tactics so that she could protect Austin.She took Dion's bait in order for him not to touch Austin. And Dion was so much willing to do it because her reaction is what he has always wanted.He succeeded without any difficulty in the end.--DISCLAIMER: This story is written way, way back in 2017. Rated SPG. No readers below 18 shall be here.This story will only be published/posted temporarily. Read while it's here. HehePhoto stock used from pexels. Edited in Canva Pro.Book cover design by yours truly. ♥…

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|| third installment of "habit series" ||Calista Fernandez loves coffee and art above anything else. Though she's living a well-off life, her mother was very against her dream of pursuing arts. While she's being forced to take a course she never wanted in the first place, she always went out in the middle of the night to have the breath of fresh air she wanted, vandalizing a wall and drinking iced coffee in a unique-named coffee shop before going home.Until one night, a barangay officer chased her because she was caught vandalizing the wall, which led her to bumping into Fierro Javier who soon became her coffee and walk buddy every midnight.Calista is in love with coffee and art. And then she fell in love at the coffee shop. But she never realized that falling in love is not the only thing that she can feel in that place.__Cover design by: marisswritesThanks, Canva. (✿◠‿◠)…

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"When their mutual feelings became unrequited because of the fear of losing each other, a story will be told."DISCLAIMER: This is not originally inspired by the song Lifetime by Ben&Ben. I wrote this story August 2019 while working because a friend of mine had a problem in something related to this story. I have no intentions on posting it before, but someone encouraged me to do so, since this story needs to be seen to, she said.DISCLAIMER (2): Edited some parts of this story and add something related to the song mentioned above because I really am a big fan, and their lyrics are super relatable and painful. 😭…

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Never date your best friend's sister.…

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Ruth Summer, who was left by Enzo, decided to leave everything behind in Manila and went to Bohol for thirty days to take a break. Then she met Grayson who captured beautiful photos of her-including her heart.***Ruth Summer Rosales' life crumbled right in front of her eyes when her six-year long boyfriend Enzo decided to break up with her for a very valid reason. She was wrecked and unmotivated to do all the things she needed to do so she decided to take a break, resign from her job and leave Manila for a month.There she caught Marc Grayson de Vera who took photos of her without her knowledge. She thought that he's one of the typical pervert guys that anyone can meet anywhere but she proved herself wrong. He is a decent man and a professional photographer.She lets herself be with him as she learns the beauty of Bohol province while they share little details about their life . . . including the things that are not likeable about them. She stayed by his side day by day. He makes her feel loved and appreciated once again.Until she realized that she's no longer hurting the same way anymore . . . that she's claiming her undisturbed world once again in Grayson's arms.But just when she thought she's finally having it once more, events from the past unfolded and reminisced when she decided to open the locked room and saw what life Grayson had before they met. She was, once again, reminded that her real life resides in Manila . . . and it's very far from how perfect her life is in Bohol with him. But she knew she can't be with him.She was, once again, reminded that she'll only be there for thirty days . . . and it's up to her how to make her memories and moments with him last.***Cover design by: marisswritesStock photo from: pexelsEdited at: Canva pro.…

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|| second installment of "habit series" ||Solari Dominguez has a habit of biting her fingernails, especially at the times that she's nervous or guilty. It was a normal mannerism for everyone, not until Justine Klein Olivarez kissed her one day when she's panicking and crying-making her cure the bad habit she has always wanted to quit doing for so long.But she was never informed that a day would come that the kiss she shared with him will only be something to reminisce from the past.__Thia is in heroine's pov.__Book cover design by: marisswritesThanks, Canva. (✿◠‿◠)…

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What if Kim Jung Hwan was brave enough to show Duk Seon his true feelings?This is an entry for "That Korean Chance" by RomancePH and FanficPH.…