Around this month a year ago, I was hanging out with some friends at the Manila International Book Fair, chatting about books and author stuff when we heard some massive screaming from readers (yes, readers!) in the convention hall for some event. We started making jokes about how we want the same thing, too, but…
When Sparks Fly by Ines Bautista-Yao Published on August 15, 2016 Genre: Sweet Romance Amazon | Goodreads Twenty-four-year-old photographer’s apprentice Regina has always felt like the plain, dull orange next to the shiny red apple that is her best friend Lana. But then she meets Ben—the first guy to ever break Lana’s heart, and the first guy to…
It’s raining here in Manila now, and I am working from home because I tried heading to work but faced atrocious rainy-day traffic. Thank goodness for remote access, yes? So many things happened in the past few weeks! Let’s recap: 1. #FeelsRushIn I had a blog post for this but I’ll just put it here….
Crushingly Close by Stella Torres Published July 19, 2016 Amazon | Goodreads At twenty-four years old, Agnes Escueta has risen from the ranks to become a producer for Sports Tonight. No one can touch her, it seems—not even crush-worthy anchorman Daniel Ferrer, who she gets to work with every single day. When a road trip to…
I’m really about to go to bed, but I received the email I’ve been waiting for from Amazon so I have to post this first. I’ve been talking and sharing teasers about the next book, Keep the Faith, that I’ve been working on in the past year and a half. I promised that it would be out…
Before we get to the news, some things that happened in the past weeks: 1. #romanceclass lecture with musicians This used to be a romance book discussion that’s transformed into a lecture, to lessen the pressure of having to read the books before the meet-up. I was excited because I like reading about musicians/bands in…
Maybe This Time: Stories of Love and Second Chances by C.P. Santi Published on June 3, 2016 Goodreads | Amazon An accidental reunion . . . a sneaky plot . . . things finally falling into place. Maybe This Time contains three heart-warming stories of love and second chances. Because when fate gives you a break,…
So last week, I realized that my Facebook page just reached 300 likes. While not all 300 people will probably see my posts because of the Facebook algorithm, I realized that hey, 300 is still a pretty nice number and it’s not so easy to get to that especially when you don’t post as much…
I meant to write about this earlier but I couldn’t find the proper time for it. It could also be that I’m just totally terrified about this – and I forgot how that felt until now. But it’s here, so I’m just going to ride this terror/excitement out. I have a new short story out on…