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Deep Roots (2nd Edition) by Carl Lorenz Cervantes is now available on LAZADA, SHOPEE AND TIKTOK!

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"Love and Perils" by Author Khiara Laurea (Khiara Laurea) was one of the books launched last Sunday, 25 August 2024.

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BLURB

After losing her bid for the Student Council presidency, Kassandra Jace Yamamoto Reagan decides on a bigger legacy—a series of art exhibits at Berkeley-Reagan University that will benefit farmers in Central Luzon. Pursuing it, however, leads to a lot of conflicts, including working with her sworn archnemesis.

Jerememiah Nathaniel Berkeley Estevez, the newly seated Berkeley Student Council President, is on the road to success and to making his mom proud. But he hits a big bump in the road: helping Kassandra on her final project in the name of maintaining the school’s pristine name and proving himself to his family.

Will Kassandra and Nathaniel put their heads together for a bigger cause, or will they continue to compete against each other, regardless of what their hearts desire?

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To read more about Kassandra and Nathan, order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

In Full Color: No White Flags is a sports anthology set in the fictional university called 'Berkeley-Reagan University'. The anthology was one of the books we launched last Sunday, 25 April 2024.

"THREE THINGS I HATE", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Yeyet Soriano

Blurb

Jonah Madrigal is a junior from San Lorenzo Academy competing in the Philippine League of International School Sports Fest of 1993. As soon as he first sets foot on Berkely Reagan University’s campus, he vows to do three things: Win his track and field event and help end BRU’s 8-year winning streak; form a band bigger than BRU’s The Chevaliers, and prove that a more accessible alternative can make it big; and lastly, meet the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in his entire life, even if she is with the enemy school.

Will Jonah be three for three? Or will he stumble and let his underdog status get the better of him and choke at the last moment?

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To read more about Jonah and Angelika, order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

ANNOUNCEMENT!

These books are now available via Mystics and Whims Lazada shops!

🌟Deep Roots (2nd Edition) by Carl Lorenz Cervantes
🌟Maria and Her Garden Quartz written by Kaydee Serrano and Illustrated by Tine Cabonegro

Follow the Mystics and Whims Lazada shop and order your copies: https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.m07qJ

These will also be available in their Shopee and Tiktok Shops soon!

In Full Color: No White Flags is a sports anthology set in the fictional university called 'Berkeley-Reagan University'. The anthology was one of the books we launched last Sunday, 25 April 2024.

"Jacob's Defensive Play", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Author Miel Salva (Miel Salva)

Blurb

Being a student athlete makes one famous on campus. Being a multi-awarded athlete makes one an instant celebrity on- and off-campus.

Such is Jacob Isulong’s case—previous year’s High School Mixed Gender Basketball MVP and now Rookie of the Year and Season MVP as a college freshman playing for the MAAMI Men’s basketball team. Not only has he gained fans, he has also found himself a heartthrob linked to some of his female admirers on and off campus.

Unknown to everyone, his heart only throbs for one girl—Reece Alonzo, his former team captain from BRIS. He is dating the Berkeley heiress in secret, just as Reece has wished. But he longs to let everyone know about her, about them, especially since their first-year anniversary as a couple is coming up.

Will Jacob take the risk and reveal their relationship? Or will it end their love story even before anyone learns about it?

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To read more about Jacob and Reece, order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

Congrats again! We're glad and honored to have you, Merlin and Marlon in this anthology ❤️🎖

My Purple Girl » Mayumi Cruz MY PURPLE GIRL is my new story included in BRUMultiverse's Anthology: No White Flags. We held an online Book Launch and Live Reading!

In Full Color: No White Flags is a sports anthology set in the fictional university called 'Berkeley-Reagan University'. The anthology was one of the books we launched last Sunday, 25 April 2024.

"Zero In", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Johanna L Lee

Blurb

The Berkeley-Reagan University's Sights Air Rifle Pistol Team only has three months to be at their best form to earn a place in the championships, and new member and only girl, Adissyne Diwa, has the potential to put BRU Sights ARPT on the map.
Though the majority of the boys aren't comfortable with Adissyne's presence, there's one who has welcomed her and made her feel accepted—Keith Valarao.

Adissyne is ecstatic when she's partnered with Keith to compete in the Mixed Team category. She's over the moon when she learns that there might be a mutual spark between them. But with a past that has tainted her for life, she decides to protect herself, especially Keith, from any disappointment by extinguishing that spark before it ignites into something more.

Adissyne has the skills to earn a trophy for BRU Sights ARPT, but is it enough to be accepted by the whole team?

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To read more about Adisynne and Keith, order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

In Full Color: No White Flags is a sports anthology set in the fictional university called 'Berkeley-Reagan University'. The anthology was one of the books we launched last Sunday, 25 April 2024.

One of the stories is written by Mayumi Cruz entitled "My Purple Girl"

BLURB:
Marlon

When I transferred to BRU, I wasn’t expecting any change. Swimming was a passion that drove me to do my best in any competition, earning me fame and popularity. I didn’t think of it as anything other than a way of life.

But when I laid eyes on my purple girl, everything changed. Suddenly, my thoughts weren’t always about swimming or winning. Suddenly, my mind was filled with her. . . and the possibility of us.

But she turned me down for a reason that made me question myself.
Was it bad to make the most out of my passion for swimming? Was I wrong in doing my very best to win in every competition?

Because if I was, I may never have a chance at her at all.

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Merlin

When I transferred to BRU, I was desperately craving for change. The past two years were traumatic and chaotic for me. I longed for escape, and I thought I got it in a new school with a new set of people. I vowed I will never allow myself to commit the mistake I made back in my old school.

But fate played a cruel joke on me.

The first guy able to spark joy in me after a long time of bleak sadness turned out to be the very kind of person I promised myself I will never get involved with again.
Was I wrong to wish that he’s not what he is? Was it too much to ask life for a total change?

Or . . . was it me who had to change?

* Content Warning: mention of loved one's death, grief, drug overdose

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Order the book here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

In Full Color: No White Flags is a sports anthology set in the fictional university called 'Berkeley-Reagan University'. The anthology was one of the books we launched last Sunday, 25 April 2024.

"Songs in Poetry", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Khiara Laurea (Khiara Laurea)

Blurb

"I’m in love with an image of a man, whom I have yet to greet
A vision, a feeling I will not understand; something I should not seek."

When Keegan James Reagan of the band Minority Sheet receives a poem from an anonymous sender, he does not only feel completely drawn to it but also thinks that it's about him. So much so that he asks his bandmates to turn it into a song for release during the PLIS Sports Fest Bonfire Night.

To avoid copyright issues, he asks the help of Kelly Genevieve Yasui, President of a sorority at Berkeley-Reagan University, friend of the band, and his college crush, to find the mystery poet through a speed-dating event.

Will Keegan James unite with the anonymous admirer, or will his connection with Kelly ignite?

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Order the book here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

In Full Color: No White Flags is a sports anthology set in the fictional university called 'Berkeley-Reagan University'. The anthology was one of the books we launched last Sunday, 25 April 2024.

"Tri Hard", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Yeyet Soriano

Blurb

When Jax Exconde was twelve years old, he made a promise to God: that he would master the three sports of swimming, biking, and running…if He granted his one wish. Jax had a congenital condition that delayed his physical development, and he wished that he would one day catch up.

It took a while, but God did grant Jax his wish. Now, at eighteen, Jax is preparing to compete in a triathlon at the Philippine League of International School Sports fest, representing his school, Berkeley-Regan University.

With veteran and stronger athletes from different schools competing and with all the trials he had to endure in the past still fresh in his mind, will Jax make it to the finish line, or will he back pedal on his promise to God?

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Order the book here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

"Halftime: Making the Move" by Miel Salva () was one of the books launched last Sunday, 25 August 2024.

BLURB:

Reece and Jacob find themselves cramming to learn the steps as dance partners for the Reagan Twins’ eighteenth birthday. But more than the dance sequence, they discover a lot about each other, drawing them closer together.
Thankfully, they don’t ruin the performance at the party. And as the event progresses, so do their feelings.

But are they willing to make the move and navigate through this new and uncharted phase together? Or will they just skirt around each other and treat every interaction as nothing but a school project they need to ace or a game they need to win?

Note: This story happens right after First-Half: The Game That Reece Plays, before Zabrina’s story begins in Zabrina’s List by Khiara Laurea.

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Order the book here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

Thank you to everyone who joined the Virtual Book Launch!

After that chaotic first few minutes 😅 we were able to have a room to ourselves in peace AND dive into the selected scenes brought to life by the talented Live Readers, Ani and Matt ⭐

Here are their IG handles:pearl.a


Thank you to all the authors who shared their stories with us:
Here are their ig and fb handles:
Author Khiara Laurea Khiara Laurea .laurea (ig)
Author Miel Salva Miel Salva (ig)
Yeyet Soriano (ig)
Johanna L Lee (ig)
Mayumi Cruz

These are the ig handles of the other participants who are also writers and/or book reviewers:
Akdang Pinoy




reads

Alarac arts



See you all again in the next events!

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!
We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest novel: Love and Perils by Khiara Laurea

Joining the session is absolutely free!

And get the chance to interact with the author, and witness as chosen scenes from the story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

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BLURB

Love and Perils by Khiara Laurea

After losing her bid for the Student Council presidency, Kassandra Jace Yamamoto Reagan decides on a bigger legacy—a series of art exhibits at Berkeley-Reagan University that will benefit farmers in Central Luzon. Pursuing it, however, leads to a lot of conflicts, including working with her sworn archnemesis.

Jerememiah Nathaniel Berkeley Estevez, the newly seated Berkeley Student Council President, is on the road to success and to making his mom proud. But he hits a big bump in the road: helping Kassandra on her final project in the name of maintaining the school’s pristine name and proving himself to his family.

Will Kassandra and Nathaniel put their heads together for a bigger cause, or will they continue to compete against each other, regardless of what their hearts desire?

🌺🌺🌺

Order your copies here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest novella: Halftime: Making the Move by Miel Salva

Joining the virtual session is absolutely free!

And get the chance to interact with the author, and witness as chosen scenes from the story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

💃🕺

BLURB

Halftime: Making the Move by Miel Salva

Reece and Jacob find themselves cramming to learn the steps as dance partners for the Reagan Twins’ eighteenth birthday. But more than the dance sequence, they discover a lot about each other, drawing them closer together.

Thankfully, they don’t ruin the performance at the party. And as the event progresses, so do their feelings.

But are they willing to make the move and navigate through this new and uncharted phase together? Or will they just skirt around each other and treat every interaction as nothing but a school project they need to ace or a game they need to win?

Note: This story happens right after First-Half: The Game That Reece Plays, before Zabrina’s story begins in Zabrina’s List by Khiara Laurea.

💃🕺

Order your copies here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest anthology: In Full Color: No White Flags with short stories written by various authors.

"THREE THINGS I HATE", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Yeyet Soriano

Blurb

Jonah Madrigal is a junior from San Lorenzo Academy competing in the Philippine League of International School Sports Fest of 1993. As soon as he first sets foot on Berkely Reagan University’s campus, he vows to do three things: Win his track and field event and help end BRU’s 8-year winning streak; form a band bigger than BRU’s The Chevaliers, and prove that a more accessible alternative can make it big; and lastly, meet the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in his entire life, even if she is with the enemy school.

Will Jonah be three for three? Or will he stumble and let his underdog status get the better of him and choke at the last moment?

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Join the FREE virtual session!
And get the chance to interact with the authors, and witness as chosen scenes from each short story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

🎖🎖🎖
Order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest anthology: In Full Color: No White Flags with short stories written by various authors.

"ZERO IN ", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Johanna L Lee

Blurb

The Berkeley-Reagan University's Sights Air Rifle Pistol Team only has three months to be at their best form to earn a place in the championships, and new member and only girl, Adissyne Diwa, has the potential to put BRU Sights ARPT on the map.

Though the majority of the boys aren't comfortable with Adissyne's presence, there's one who has welcomed her and made her feel accepted—Keith Valarao.
Adissyne is ecstatic when she's partnered with Keith to compete in the Mixed Team category. She's over the moon when she learns that there might be a mutual spark between them. But with a past that has tainted her for life, she decides to protect herself, especially Keith, from any disappointment by extinguishing that spark before it ignites into something more.

Adissyne has the skills to earn a trophy for BRU Sights ARPT, but is it enough to be accepted by the whole team?

🎖🎖🎖

Join the FREE virtual session!
And get the chance to interact with the authors, and witness as chosen scenes from each short story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

🎖🎖🎖
Order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest anthology: In Full Color: No White Flags with short stories written by various authors.

"JACOB’S DEFENSIVE PLAY", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Miel Salva

Blurb
Being a student athlete makes one famous on campus. Being a multi-awarded athlete makes one an instant celebrity on- and off-campus.

Such is Jacob Isulong’s case—previous year’s High School Mixed Gender Basketball MVP and now Rookie of the Year and Season MVP as a college freshman playing for the MAAMI Men’s basketball team. Not only has he gained fans, he has also found himself a heartthrob linked to some of his female admirers on and off campus.

Unknown to everyone, his heart only throbs for one girl—Reece Alonzo, his former team captain from BRIS. He is dating the Berkeley heiress in secret, just as Reece has wished. But he longs to let everyone know about her, about them, especially since their first-year anniversary as a couple is coming up.

Will Jacob take the risk and reveal their relationship? Or will it end their love story even before anyone learns about it?

🎖🎖🎖

Join the FREE virtual session!
And get the chance to interact with the authors, and witness as chosen scenes from each short story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

🎖🎖🎖
Order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest anthology: In Full Color: No White Flags with short stories written by various authors.

"Tri Hard", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Yeyet Soriano

Blurb

When Jax Exconde was twelve years old, he made a promise to God: that he would master the three sports of swimming, biking, and running…if He granted his one wish. Jax had a congenital condition that delayed his physical development, and he wished that he would one day catch up.

It took a while, but God did grant Jax his wish. Now, at eighteen, Jax is preparing to compete in a triathlon at the Philippine League of International School Sports fest, representing his school, Berkeley-Regan University.

With veteran and stronger athletes from different schools competing and with all the trials he had to endure in the past still fresh in his mind, will Jax make it to the finish line, or will he back pedal on his promise to God?

🎖🎖🎖

Join the FREE virtual session!
And get the chance to interact with the authors, and witness as chosen scenes from each short story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

🎖🎖🎖
Order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest anthology: In Full Color: No White Flags with short stories written by various authors.

"My Purple Girl", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Mayumi Cruz

BLURB:

Marlon

When I transferred to BRU, I wasn’t expecting any change. Swimming was a passion that drove me to do my best in any competition, earning me fame and popularity. I didn’t think of it as anything other than a way of life.

But when I laid eyes on my purple girl, everything changed. Suddenly, my thoughts weren’t always about swimming or winning. Suddenly, my mind was filled with her. . . and the possibility of us.

But she turned me down for a reason that made me question myself.

Was it bad to make the most out of my passion for swimming? Was I wrong in doing my very best to win in every competition?

Because if I was, I may never have a chance at her at all.


Merlin

When I transferred to BRU, I was desperately craving for change. The past two years were traumatic and chaotic for me. I longed for escape, and I thought I got it in a new school with a new set of people. I vowed I will never allow myself to commit the mistake I made back in my old school.

But fate played a cruel joke on me.

The first guy able to spark joy in me after a long time of bleak sadness turned out to be the very kind of person I promised myself I will never get involved with again.

Was I wrong to wish that he’s not what he is? Was it too much to ask life for a total change?

Or . . . was it me who had to change?

* Content Warning: mention of loved one's death, grief, drug overdose

🎖🎖🎖

Join the FREE virtual session!
And get the chance to interact with the authors, and witness as chosen scenes from each short story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest anthology: In Full Color: No White Flags with short stories written by various authors.

"Songs in Poetry", one of the short stories in the anthology, is written by Khiara Laurea

Blurb:

"I’m in love with an image of a man, whom I have yet to greet
A vision, a feeling I will not understand; something I should not seek."

When Keegan James Reagan of the band Minority Sheet receives a poem from an anonymous sender, he does not only feel completely drawn to it but also thinks that it's about him. So much so that he asks his bandmates to turn it into a song for release during the PLIS Sports Fest Bonfire Night.

To avoid copyright issues, he asks the help of Kelly Genevieve Yasui, President of a sorority at Berkeley-Reagan University, friend of the band, and his college crush, to find the mystery poet through a speed-dating event.

Will Keegan James unite with the anonymous admirer, or will his connection with Kelly ignite?

🎖🎖🎖

Join the FREE virtual session!
And get the chance to interact with the authors, and witness as chosen scenes from each short story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

🎖🎖🎖
Order your copies through this link: order link: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest novel: Love and Perils by Author Khiara Laurea Khiara Laurea

Joining session is absolutely free!

And get the chance to interact with the author, and witness as chosen scenes from the story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

🌺🌺🌺

BLURB

Love and Perils by Khiara Laurea

After losing her bid for the Student Council presidency, Kassandra Jace Yamamoto Reagan decides on a bigger legacy—a series of art exhibits at Berkeley-Reagan University that will benefit farmers in Central Luzon. Pursuing it, however, leads to a lot of conflicts, including working with her sworn archnemesis.

Jerememiah Nathaniel Berkeley Estevez, the newly seated Berkeley Student Council President, is on the road to success and to making his mom proud. But he hits a big bump in the road: helping Kassandra on her final project in the name of maintaining the school’s pristine name and proving himself to his family.

Will Kassandra and Nathaniel put their heads together for a bigger cause, or will they continue to compete against each other, regardless of what their hearts desire?

🌺🌺🌺

Order your copies here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT!

We are holding a virtual session to celebrate the launching of our newest novella: Halftime: Making the Move by Author Miel Salva (Miel Salva)

Joining the virtual session is absolutely free!

And get the chance to interact with the author, and witness as chosen scenes from the story come alive through live reading!

Just click on this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/BRULaunchAug2025

💃🕺

BLURB

Halftime: Making the Move by Miel Salva

Reece and Jacob find themselves cramming to learn the steps as dance partners for the Reagan Twins’ eighteenth birthday. But more than the dance sequence, they discover a lot about each other, drawing them closer together.

Thankfully, they don’t ruin the performance at the party. And as the event progresses, so do their feelings.

But are they willing to make the move and navigate through this new and uncharted phase together? Or will they just skirt around each other and treat every interaction as nothing but a school project they need to ace or a game they need to win?

Note: This story happens right after First-Half: The Game That Reece Plays, before Zabrina’s story begins in Zabrina’s List by Khiara Laurea.

💃🕺

Order your copies here: https://tinyurl.com/bruprintbooks