Rose Tan

Writer's Block Series

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue

2017

“Crush kita nang slight. `Yong puwedeng bukas, hindi na kita crush. Kaya samantalahin mo na. Panggigilan mo na ako.”

Kung isa kang romance novelist at nangyari sa iyo ang isang gasgas na gasgas na plot: pinasok ng guwapong estranghero ang bahay na pinagbabakasyunan mo, ano ang gagawin mo?

Kikiligin, gaya ng mga bida sa pinagsususulat mo?

HINDE!

Ano ka, shunga?

Babatuhin mo ng lata ng fruit cocktail sa ulo? Well, that was what I did. I’M J.C. PRESLEY, I daydream for a living. The handsome stranger in my house, he’s COOPER MACKEY, half American-half psycho. Ipinosas niya ako sa balustre ng hagdan, ano ang iisipin ko? Soul mate ko siya?! `Course not!

IOU Men

Mako, The Charmer

2017

“I really think I’m falling for you… Give it a chance. Give us a chance.”

Amby needed a perfect boyfriend. Natagpuan niya iyon kay Mako, the boyfriend she hired to show-off to her beloved aunt.

Mako was so perfect. Kumbinsidong-kumbinsido ang tiyahin ni Amby na may relasyon sila ng binata.

Pero ang sabi ng tiyahin, hindi raw siya mahal ng boyfriend niya.

Nang ireklamo niya iyon kay Mako, wala raw itong magagawa. There were things he could not fake. Like love. Hindi raw iyon nabibili.

Puwes, if Amby could not buy his love, she would buy his time.

IOU Men

Clint, Mr. Daddy Pants

2017

“Pangit akong magmahal. Nagpapakaalipin ako, `tapos nai-stress ako, `tapos… hindi na maganda. N-namamatay `yong pagmamahal ko. Nawawala. Ayokong mahalin ka. Ayokong mamatay ang pagmamahal ko sa `yo.”

Clint.

Callie couldn’t get him out of her mind. She simply liked thinking about him.

He made her smile. A lot. Kapag kasama niya si Clint, she felt so… real. Lahat ng labels na ikinabit sa kanya ng lipunan… parang nawawala. Nahuhubad hanggang ang natitira na lang ay kung ano siya talaga.

Babae.

Tao.

It was… beautiful.

Sa katunayan, maisip lang ni Callie ang mukha ni Clint, gumagaan na ang pakiramdam niya. Parang wala na siyang problema.

Sana puwedeng maging ganoon lagi—magaan, masaya, makulay.

Pero may mga responsibilidad si Callie. She was a single mom and she had to deal with the pressures of parenthood day in and day out.

IOU Series

Des, The Miserable

2015

“Kapag pinipilit kong kalimutan ka, mas nahihirapan ako. At some point, I just gave up.”

Nagulat na lang si Des nang biglang sumulpot sa kanyang apartment ang biyenan niyang hilaw na hilaw—si Don Fredo, ang hacendero na tuso. Pero hindi na hacendero ang don, lalong hindi na tuso. May Alzheimer’s disease ito at nangangailangan ng pagkalinga at pang-unawa.

Kalinga? Pang-unawa? Sa taong umapi sa kanya?

Ang solusyon lang para mawala sa poder ni Des ang matanda ay ang hanapin ang nag-iisa nitong anak, si Gray. Her first love. Her forever heartache.

IOU Series

Samantha, The Nanny

2015

“`Wag kang masyadong sweet at baka naman pati ako, ma-in love sa `yo. Mas malaki ang problema mo `pag nagkataon… Maligalig ako `pag in love.”

Mukhang pera, lahat ng raket, kakarerin. Iyon ang lifestyle ni Sam. Kaya nang kunin ni Atty. Bartolome “Tulume” Madlangbayan ang serbisyo niya sa halagang three hundred pesos per hour, kinagat agad iyon ni Sam.

Madali lang naman ang trabaho: girlfriend siya kunwari ng lalaki para maitaboy ang dalawang “manang” na obsessed sa alindog ng biyudong abogado.

Pero raketera man, mahina ang “processor” ni Sam. Hindi niya naisip na naisahan siya ng guwapong abogado. Ang naisip lang niya ay ang 300 pesos times many times. Hindi niya naisip na wala pala siyang imu-multiply kapag hindi niya kasama ang lalaki.

Para makarami ng “times,” dapat lagi silang together.

Three hundred times twenty-four—iyon ang goal ni Sam para maka-quota ng pambayad sa bills. Pero paano kung laging busy ang attorney?

Impakta Series

Impakta 2

2016

“Don’t be a monster. You’re not. You can’t be like me.”

She was LUCY BROWN.

Scarred.

Cold.

Deadly.

Impakta Series

Impakta

2016

"Leave me now. Go on with your life, live for the day when I will be just a memory."

MADISON BOLIN - Heiress, Philanthropist... beautiful... DEADLY.

Standalone (Thick Version)

The Woman He Loves

2015

“Bakit kita iiwan? Bakit ko iisipin man lang na iwan ka? Mahal kaya kita.”

Hindi pa nakontento ang mga mahal nila sa buhay na pagpanggapin sina Libby at Adam na may relasyon. Humirit pa na ipakasal sila, alang-alang daw sa bayan. Ang masaklap pa para kay Libby, inakusahan siya ni Adam na kasabwat sa pamimikot.

Ang sabi ni Adam, “I won’t marry you, Libby. I don’t love you.”

Kaya sumumpa si Libby, “Hahadlangan ko ang kasal ko!”

Pagkalipas ng isang linggo, ang huwes naman ang nagsabi, “You are now husband and wife.”

Standalone (Thick Version)

Gold Digger

2015

“Bawal ka magselos, nai-stress ako.”

Kung malateleserye ang buhay mo, simple lang ang papangarapin mo: Ang magkaroon ng simple at hindi komplikadong buhay.

Akala ni Rachel, nakamit na niya iyon sa probinsiya.

Pero nakilala niya si Principe, Ben C.

Walang ordinaryo sa lalaking mapungay ang mga mata at mahilig sa sexy. Una pa lang, tinangka na agad nitong i-take home si Rachel. Kaya naman, determinado siyang iwasan ang lalaki, at all cost.

Pero dahil teleserye ang buhay niya, nasabit siya kay Apo, ang duwendeng alaga ng nanay ni Ben. Kinatuwaan daw siya ni Apo, despuwes, siya ang dapat pakasalan ni Ben. Pareho naman sila ni Ben na against sa gusto ni Apo, nagkasundo sila na hindi magmamahalan, whatever it takes.

Kahit inobliga sila ng nanay ni Ben na mag-HHWWPSSP araw-araw sa tabing-dagat.

Standalone (Thick Version)

Wicked

2013

“Pag mahal na mahal mo ang isang tao, hinahalikan mo, ‘diba? Mahal na mahal kita James.”

She was angry. Abandoned at birth, abused, illiterate, and betrayed by the only man she loved and trusted—Larcy vowed revenge.

Gaganti si Larcy sa lahat ng taong sumalbahe sa kanya. Unang-una na roon ang kanyang ina. Nang malaman niya kung sino ito, nagpakilala siya upang maging bahagi ng pamilya nito. Sa ganoong paraan, unti-unti niyang masisira ang masayang tahanan ng walang kuwentang babaeng nagtakwil sa kanya. Pero dahil doon, nagtagpo uli ang landas nila ni James—the man who betrayed her trust, her love. And he was acting like nothing happened. The son of a gun had moved on!

Well, she hadn't. And James will pay also. But first, she needed his help.

Standalone (Thick Version)

Travis In Love

2012

“Ano ang mahirap intindihin? Babae kang nagmamahal, lalaki ako na nagmamahal. Babae at lalaki tayo na nagmamahalan.”

Nelsie was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Pero ang “wrong” ay naging “right” dahil nakita niya ang pagkakataon na iyon bilang blessing in disguise.

“Kung papayag ka, aalagaan kita habang-buhay, Nelsie. Ibibigay ko ang lahat ng kailangan mo, pati ng pamilya mo. Sana, hayaan mo akong makabawi sa kasalanan ko sa iyo,” sabi ni Travis O’Neil, ang sikat na basketbolista na hinahangaan ng masa at siya ring lalaking may malaking atraso sa kanya.

Pumayag siya at tinanggap ang tulong na ibinigay nito. Sa pamamagitan ng lalaki, makapagpapatuloy siya ng pag-aaral at maiaahon ang pamilya sa hirap. Walang mawawala sa kanya, hindi ba?

Iyon ang akala ni Nelsie. Dahil nang makilala niya nang lubusan si Travis, nataranta ang buo niyang sistema. Dahil sa sandaling panahon, may natuklasan siyang nawawala sa kanya.

Rebel Fiction

Time After Time

2019

“Gagawin ko ang lahat para makasama ka sa lahat ng balang-araw.”

The year was 1988. OLIVIA was sixteen. On the night of the prom, she passed out.

Nang magkamalay siya, taong 2005 na. Sixteen pa rin si Olivia at walang maalala sa nakaraan. She was found by MICKY, a boy with a handsome face and a ready smile which seemed too familiar, like she had known and loved him before and… always.

Together, they tried to put together pieces of their lives puzzle. Pero ang nakaraan lang ang makasasagot sa lahat ng katanungan. Olivia must go back in time, even if it meant losing Micky and getting arrested fo killing a boy named COREY…

Rebel Fiction

Arvy Nicole's First Love Survival Guide

2018

“Your heart is gold. It’s the reason you shine, girl. Keep it shining.”

ARVY NICOLE’S FIRST LOVE SURVIVAL GUIDE:

10. DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING

‘Cause you’ll lose.

9. DON’T ALIENATE YOUR BFFs

You need your team when the going gets tough.

8. DON’T SNOOP

Stalking the Boyfie is just tacky. You didn’t force him into the relationship, he willingly went fo it because you’re adorbs.

7. YOU DON’T OWN YOUR BOYFIE

And he doesn’t own you. Eww. Possessiveness is so last century.

6. BUT HONESTY IS CLASSIC

Like pearls, you can never go wrong with it.

5. DON’T WORRY ABOUT LABELS

Call him anything you want ‘cos you’re totally awesome.

4. KEEP YOUR OWN SPACE AND TIME

He’s not you iPhone, spend time away from him.

3. NEVER LOSE YOU IDENTITY

You’re not baptized little Miss His-Girlfiend.

2. ACCEPT THE FIRST LOVE MAY, UH… DIE

That’s why #3 and #9 are necessary.

1. LOVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART

Rebel Fiction

Hitman Tony’s Summer Camp Survival Guide

2017

“You risked your life for me. Not many people will do that for me. Thank you.”

HITMAN TONY’S TOP TEN SUMMER CAMP SURVIVAL GUIDE:

1. Be willing to crush a guy. Crush his face, that is.

2. If you can’t be scary, be frightening.

3. Eat nothing but beans… then let each little bean be heard at quiet moments. Fffwwwttt.

4. You must not agree to wear your underwear outside your clothes. Ever.

5. Wear a shirt that bears this sign: “Been breaking bones since first grade.”

6. Chew gum. Saliva is a weapon when your fists are tied.

7. Never ever show weakness. Don’t kiss your mom.

8. Start a fire by rubbing your fists together.

9. Hide your toothbrush!

Rebel Fiction

Marceline Cinco’s Highschool Survival Guide

2016

Maybe he didn’t have to say it. Maybe she didn’t have to hear the words. Because maybe, she already knew.

TOP TEN REASONS WHY I WANNA DATE DECLAN MENDOZA:

1. He’s got the WORST tardiness excuse: ‘I got trapped in the lil’ boys’ room.’

2. His guitar gently weeps.

3. He named his puppy after me.

4. Unlike Marvis, the science dude, he does not sleep next to Cubee, the robotics club bot.

5. He can write a thousand-word report. HE KNOWS A THOUSAND WORDS!

6. He managed to learn 500 years of Philippine history before the third period. AWESOME!

7. He beat me to the presidency.

8. His gym socks don’t match. But they don’t smell either.

9. He scored 9/10 on the sewing test rubric. THE GUY CAN SEW!