This is an excerpt of a ficlet set in the universe of Waiting in the Wings. Full version available on Wattpad.
Gio Gahol reads Play It By Ear
I celebrated Play It By Ear‘s first book birthday on May 15th, and I asked #romanceclass Class President, theatre actor, Gio Gahol to read a scene from the book, more specifically, something from Episode Twenty-One: The Show Must Go On.
This was super short notice. I’d been thinking and thinking and thinking of what I could do to make Yihwan’s first book birthday special (apart from giving away free copies of the book, which I did), and I realized I don’t have a reading of Yihwan and Yoojung just yet. The last time Gio read Yihwan, it was for Summer Crush…and that didn’t have a happy ending for him. See below video for reference.
So yeah, of course I wanted a reading where Yihwan actually gets the girl this time, so I contacted Gio with the idea and he said yes! <3 I sent him the excerpt and a few days later, I got this:
Heehee. Sidenote: Kinilig ako hearing Gio pronounce “Mianhaeyo” correctly. (In the book, it was actually just “Mianhae,” but that’s fine. Everything’s fine. We goooood.)
Now excuse me while I rewatch this for the nth time. <3
#RomanceClass Watch Party!
Last Saturday (the 4th of April), we had our very first #romanceclass watch party, featuring four of our favorite live readings from past events. This was actually us testing some tech for our upcoming April Feels Day event on the 25th, but we figured, hey—why don’t we make this fun? ^_^ And we did have a lot of fun at the chat room!
If you missed the watch party, here’s an edited version of what we viewed that day. And if you’d like to join us on April Feels Day, simply sign up here. No registration fee required. All you need to do is show up (online!) on the day of the event!
Watch #RomanceClass Watch Party! from RomanceClass on www.twitch.tv
COVER REVEAL: Keeping Miss Kalila
Here’s some good news for those of you who read and love my books: I’m releasing a new title on the 1st of April!
Keeping Miss Kalila has been in development since late 2018, but I only went full steam ahead in terms of writing the novel April last year. I wrote another blog entry about my struggles to finish it here.
But finally, everything’s on track and I’m very excited to share this beautiful, beautiful cover created by the amazing Miles Tan. This was based on the original photograph shot by Chi Yu Rodriguez (for @romanceclasscovers) which featured models Gab Pangilinan and Gio Gahol. Check it out!
Keeping Miss Kalila
With a job that she loves, an adorable senior dog, and a baby she fought hard to conceive on the way, life is going well for thirty-one-year old school teacher Kalila Rayos. That is, until her ex-boyfriend and first love, filmmaker Datu Alvez asks if they could try again.
Saying yes shouldn’t be too difficult. After all, she’s still also in love with him and Datu’s efforts to be there for her make her feel she truly has it all. But on top of her worries as a soon-to-be mom, a crisis that hits her school forces her to shift her priorities away from her own desires.
Will the one who got away be strong enough to stay, or will their second chance at love crumble and break her heart once more?
Please note the following content warnings for this book: miscarriage (backstory), casual sexism, and verbal and physical abuse from a parent.
This book follows #romanceclass guidelines requiring HEA/HFN for romance, and is Heat Level 3 (at least one “open door” sex scene).
Keeping Miss Kalila will be released digitally on April 1, 2020, but you may already pre-order a copy on Amazon. If you have already bought a copy, thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy reading Datu and Kalila’s love story.
P.S. If you’re posting about Keeping Miss Kalila on social media, please use the hashtags #romanceclass, #KMKNovel, and #ProjectDatu. ^^ See you all on April 1!
FREE EBOOK: Second Wave Summer
CLAIM A FREE COPY OF SECOND WAVE SUMMER HERE
Hi, everyone. I hope you are all keeping safe and healthy amidst all the uncertainty going on around us. Over here in the Philippines, the whole of Luzon is under enhanced community quarantine, and I believe even the Visayas and Mindanao regions are implementing their own regulations to keep more people from contracting COVID-19. I hope we can all do our part — even in our own little way — to help everyone cope and survive these trying times.
I thank everyone who has been dedicating their time and efforts in making sure our people are tested, treated, fed, and protected. Please please please stay safe.
In the meantime, we #romanceclass authors and fellow Filipino creators are sharing some of our work for free (on Twitter, mostly), for those who need to be entertained and fight off cabin fever. We hope you enjoy.
—T