Anthology – Tara Tries To Write

NomCom: Tropetastic Kindness Bundle 2

Title: NomCom: Tropetastic Kindness Bundle 2
Published by: #RomanceClass
Contributors: Brigitte Bautista, Angeli E. Dumatol, Mina V. Esguerra, Ana Tejano, Bianca Mori, Danice Mae P. Sison, Carla de Guzman, Layla Tanjutco, Celestine Trinidad, Suzette de Borja, Angel C. Aquino, Jay E. Tria, Chi Yu Rodriguez, Tara Frejas
Release Date: February 14, 2022
Genre: Anthology, Contemporary
Pages: 628

Filipino romance doesn’t have to include food…but it often does anyway. If you’ve read a #RomanceClass book you know all the big and small roles food has played in our stories. Food is history and culture. It’s home and where we’ve traveled. Food can be the catalyst for character reveals and plot shenanigans. We thought we’d make it easier for everyone and set our stories in a food park—the perfect place to hang out, eat the best food, and find HEA. Welcome to #RomanceClass NomCom, happy to serve you kilig!

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What If We Fall In Love?

Title: What If We Fall In Love?
Published by: Tara Frejas
ASIN: B0BP2X6VY3
Release Date: December 31, 2022
Genre: Anthology, Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 180

What If We Fall In Love? is a collection of stories about what ifs that get answered, what ifs that end with happy ever after.

What if you had a chance at love?

Let it be known that Manuel La Rosa had always found Jamia Damiles beautiful, and not only in a breathtaking, how-are-you-even-real kind of way. He also found her smart, competent, and funny—you know, completely out of his league.

But when she agrees to be his fake girlfriend for his cousin’s wedding, Manuel slowly realizes Jamia might be within his reach after all.

What if you took the first step?

Starting a food truck business isn’t easy—just ask Paz Laban, who almost burned down her truck on opening day. Thankfully, help was nearby, and it came to save the day wearing a tight shirt and a familiar face.

They call him Coby now, but to her, he will always be Jako: the shy and lanky son of the Galarosas, who lived across their street in her hometown in Bicol. Little does she know that to him, she’s the unattainable crush…and now he’s ready to shoot his shot.

What if you choose to be brave?

Five years ago, college friends Aki Buenaventura and Bonnie Salvador made an unwritten pact to get married if they find themselves single at thirty-five. It all seemed like a forgotten promise until an ISP fail leads work-from-home employee Bonnie to knocking on Aki’s door and asking to spend a few days at his apartment.

When proximity and the rush of fond memories force Aki to confront his long repressed feelings, will he finally muster the courage to take the leap?

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Pawfect For You: Tropetastic Kindness Bundle 3

Title: Pawfect For You: Tropetastic Kindness Bundle 3
Published by: #RomanceClass Books
Release Date: April 29, 2023
Genre: Anthology, Contemporary, Romance

Table of contents

Pa-meow-manhikan (The Propawsal) by Danice Mae P. Sison (grumpy x sunshine, idiots in like, heat level 2, adult)

Puppy Love by Ines Bautista-Yao (extrovert x introvert, second chance romance, heat level 0, adult)

Best Days Ever by Tara Frejas (royalty x commoner, second chance romance, heat level 3, adult)

Safe Haven by Celestine Trinidad (can't remember anything x remembers too much, best friend's sibling, heat level 0, adult)

Furever With You by Angel C. Aquino (confident x shy & awkward, forced proximity, heat level 0, adult)

No Touching by Jay E. Tria (tall & timid x small & feisty, reluctant helper, opposites attract, heat level 3, adult)

General CWs/TWs: COVID-19 pandemic, pet death, dog anxiety/phobia, animal cruelty
Specific CWs and TWs will appear at the beginning of each story when necessary.

#RomanceClass community heat levels:

0 - No sex on or off the page

1 - Off-page sex mentioned in story

2 - At least one “Closed door” sex scene

3 - At least one “Open door” sex scene

4 - “Open door” sex scenes, erotic romance elements, with HEA

Make My Wish Come True

Title: Make My Wish Come True
Published by: #romanceclass authors
Contributors: Ysa Arcangel, Ines Bautista-Yao, Racquel Sarah A. Castro, Suzette de Borja, Carla de Guzman, Six de los Reyes, Mina V. Esguerra, Tara Frejas, Dawn Lanuza, Chris Mariano, Bianca Mori, Chrissie Peria, Chi Yu Rodriguez, C.P. Santi, Kate Sebastian, Miles Tan, Ana Tejano, Jay E. Tria, Celestine Trinidad
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Genre: Anthology, Contemporary, Romance

Get ready for feels this holiday season with Make My Wish Come True, a Christmas anthology by #romanceclass authors. Join a Kris Kringle and receive the perfect gift, or learn how to survive your first Christmas in Manila and the steps you need to take to be with the one you love. Go to parties that will not go according to plan, feel the cold (and probably humid) December air as you explore city streets, and count down to five minutes to Christmas. Meet kind strangers and friends that remind you of home, and discover that the one who’ll make your holidays better has been beside you all along.

With seventeen stories, there’s something for you here no matter what feels you want and need. Fall in love this Christmas with #romanceclass!

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Summer Crush

Title: Summer Crush
Published by: Six de los Reyes, Tara Frejas, Jay E. Tria
ASIN: B06Y4CM2CP
Release Date: April 8, 2017
Genre: Anthology, Romance
Pages: 163

When life, love, and rock and roll come together on the sandy beaches of La Union for music festival Summer Crush, expect nothing less than the crashing of lips, bodies, and waves against the shore, against each other, and against your soul.

Allow these three tales of love to take you away for an unforgettable weekend.

Ana’s life as a corporate warrior, graduate student, and girlfriend to indie rock band boy Miki starts to spin out of control, and she wonders if it is love that has to give. (You Only Need Reminding, Jay E. Tria)

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. (Almost There, Tara Frejas)

Rhys has three problems: Arabella, the theme song with the Trainguy, and singing live for the first time—and now also on that list is Isaiah, sea-sweet Mango Rum kisses, and long overdue decisions she’s intent on avoiding. (Ocean Eyes, Six de los Reyes)

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Great read that made me long for wild beachside revels as though they were true memories (IDK about you but my youthful beach parties ended with regrets and a wicked hangover and aren't things I remember too fondly.) Each story has a different tone and character but all three blend so seamlessly together that I could almost taste the salt in the air, listen to the waves on the shore and maybe fall in love with a handsome rock star.

Bianca Mori, author of One Night

I call this collab 'The Powerhouse Trio'. Yep, I'm calling this that. Jay, Tara and Six just have mad skills in writing, peeps! And for them to come up with one music festival where all their music/band-related characters meet is just mind-blowing.

Miel, author and #romanceclass reader

Summer Crush is a stand-alone, but I've read all the recommended reading for this - Songs to Get Over You (and the whole playlist series), Scandalized, Feels Like Summer, and Just For The Record - and I believe that made this more enjoyable for me. You get the full experience when you read all those other books, and you'll be awestruck at how these three authors made their universes collide. You'll appreciate all the cameos and the inside jokes more. They've put so much work into making their characters believable that sometimes I forget they don't really exist.

Veron, editor and book blogger

This is one of my recent reads and I love this bec its literally three of my favorite authors merging universes together for this amazing beach music festival weekend, and I NEED some getaway time for myself, even if it’s just through fiction! Hah!

H. Bentham, author of The Other Story (from Start Here)

What if they didn't work well together? What if I didn't like these authors' universes being connected to one another? What if this anthology made me 'see' which author I liked best? They do, I did, it didn't. The authors know their strengths and their limits, and work their way around them and with one another quite flawlessly. I enjoyed each story individually, and the anthology as a whole.

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