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Title + Cover Reveal | Make My Wish Come True

November 15, 2016 No Comments

make my wish come true full cover

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!

Featuring stories from:

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

Cover by Miles Tan
Edited by Rix Forto

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About #RomanceClass

#romanceclass is a community of authors who attended various writing workshops organized by Mina V. Esguerra, readers of books by those authors, and readers of English-language romance books by Filipino authors. Visit romanceclassbooks.com to see the full catalog of books!

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Peripherals, The Writing Community

Deleted Scenes | “Chapter Fourteen – Max” from If the Dress Fits

November 12, 2016 No Comments

Carla de Guzman’s latest book, If the Dress Fits is featured in this week’s Deleted Scenes.

If the Dress Fits

Martha Aguas kind of has it all–she’s an accountant who loves numbers, an accident-prone puppy that loves her, and the perfect wardrobe.

Yes, she wears a dress size 24, her bras don’t fit and she’s never had a boyfriend, but so what?

It becomes a big deal when her perfect cousin Regina announces her engagement to Enzo, the only boy she’s ever loved (he doesn’t know, so don’t tell him!) Suddenly Aguases from all corners of the globe are coming for the event, and the last thing Martha wants is to be asked why she still prefers her lattes with a waffle on the side.

Thank god for Max. Goofy, funny, dependable Max, who finds himself playing the fake boyfriend at the family festivities. But why does it feel like only one of them is pretending?

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Click on the Continue Reading button to read Carla’s message and the rest of the deleted scene.

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Deleted Scenes | “Payday” Trip from Keep the Faith

November 5, 2016 No Comments

For this week’s Deleted Scenes, author Ana Tejano shares a snippet she removed from her latest book, Keep the Faith.

Keep the Faith

As a community development worker, Faith was quite familiar with heartbreak and recovery after all the time she spent on disaster relief missions. So when her five-year relationship ends right before she left for a mission trip to a typhoon-stricken town in Iloilo, she tries not to make a big deal out of it. How can she be broken up about a breakup when she’s with people who literally lost everything?

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Review

Review | The Bye-Bye Bouquet by Chi Yu Rodriguez

November 4, 2016 No Comments

Every month for the past year, like clockwork, Meile Simon has gotten orders at her shop for the same type of bouquet, from the same guy, delivered to twelve different girls. By the third month, she starts to take note.

Warren Leigh likes women. He does. He knows there are too many beautiful women out there just waiting to be plucked by the right guy. But he firmly believes that personal relationships with them must have an expiration date.

When the girl who likes to watch flowers bloom encounters the guy who’s only in it while the fragrance lasts, curiosity gets the best of both of them.

In the midst of intermittent weather, will their connection blossom or wilt?

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What Drew Me In

Two things:

First, Chi Yu Rodriguez has been my friend since IDK 2007 (?) and we’ve been kind of writing buddies for a bit before I dragged her into this beautiful mess (haha!) called #romanceclass. So of course I knew I was going to read this book, especially since she used my Broadway bias, Aaron Tveit, as a character peg!

Second, isn’t that cover just gorgeous? It’s so out of character for the author, though, but perfect for the story. (Don’t kill me!) Another equally beautiful version of the cover exists, by the way, lovingly created by Carla de Guzman.

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Giveaway

#RebelFiction Giveaway Winners!

November 4, 2016 No Comments

My #RebelFiction giveaway has ended last October 31, and I’ve finally drawn five lucky winners! Here are the lucky ladies and the prizes they will be receiving:

Winner #1: NICA

A copy of Supernova by Luna King + a Rebel Fiction lanyard and button pin

Winner #2: RAYE BANGSAL

A copy of Our Last Colorful Days by Tyra + a notepad and pencil

Winner #3: ELLA BANTA

A copy of My Fat Chance by Sofia + Vanilla Twilight by Luna King

Winner #4: JEV MARIANO

A copy of Vanilla Twilight by Luna King + Leia’s Diary by Victoria Amor + I Knew He Was Trouble by Heart Yngrid

Winner #5: MIKEE GARCIA

A copy of Marceline Cinco’s High School Survival Guide by Rose Tan + Love in a Game by Kayla Caliente

I will be sending emails to each of you so that I can facilitate the sending of prizes ASAP. Thank you all for participating, and till the next giveaway! <3