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I read all kinds of books, but my favorite genre is romance that isn't all about romance. That is to say, I prefer books with a lot more than just romance while staying romance... you know what? Fck this explanation, go check out my library and see for yourself.

Also, I don't review books I hate, not because I want to "be positive" no I'm not into toxic positivity. In fact, I read a lot of negative reviews because often that's where I can analyze if I should get the book or not. I just hate writing negative review because it's exhausting haha.

I’m a Filipina romance author, mostly writing stories with time-travel and paranormal elements, but I’ve published a few contemporary ones and more than a dozen in my drafts. Those are complete crap, and the mere thought of rewriting them makes me want to pull my hair out.

I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid, but when I develop fear of blood after a traumatizing experienced of being force to watch The Omen Trilogy by my parents’ religion when I was eight, I decided it’s better to be a lawyer. However, financial restraint aside, it was obvious that my temper would land me in jail instead, so I propose to marry my husband and moved out of the Philippines, away from my violent parents.

In Europe, I daydream of traveling through time, but this dream is more impossible than the first two, so I did the next best thing. I write them and send my lucky characters to adventures that I should be having.

The first time-travel I’d written was FUMES VARIOLAS during the National Novel Writing Month in 2013 (not published yet). However, IN ANOTHER TIME book was the first story idea I came up with back in 2006 while driving on autobahn, Germany. It was during one of our many cross-country road trips from Spain to Norway. I wrote no notes for it, but the story lived in my head. I wrote many other romances through the years before I finally sat and wrote it in 2019. It's scheduled for released on October 17, 2024.

As a reader, I enjoy all kinds of fiction books but draw a line at gore and selected horrors. I fell in love with manga books but discovered the charm of colored web comics (manhwas) at the height of the pandemic.

I have a strong affection for animals and nature. I live near the Mediterranean coast with my family and I enjoy spending my time reading and falling in love with fictional characters. I also enjoy watching movies, telenovelas, Asian dramas, and anime while eating noodles with chopsticks and drooling at the 70s, 80s, and 90s music videos.

I hang out a lot on Instagram in the same username, and occasionally, I share my story drafts on free writing websites.