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Summer Feels: A #romanceclass Anthology
Summer Feels: A #romanceclass Anthology | Kate Sebastian
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Summer loving happens so fast, as you'll find with Summer Feels, an anthology of 23 stories of love under the summer sun by #romanceclass authors. Savor the candied thrill of firstsfirst loves, first kisses, first solo vacationsand the bittersweet triumph of second chances. Tour the Philippines as the stories take you to mountain retreats and island paradises. Let the magic of the hot sun, clear blue skies, and lots of love take you on a roller coaster ride of feels. With stories ranging from sweet to sexy, there's sure to be something for any fan of romance.
Featuring stories by:
Elea Andrea Almazora Erleen Alvarez Ella Banta Rachelle Belaro H. Bentham Halina Cabrera Charlie Dio Mina V. Esguerra Elizabeth Galit Georgette S. Gonzales Ami Granada Irene Jurado Catherine Lo Arlene Manocot Bianca Mori Eris Pealuna Farrah F. Polestico Kit Salazar Miel Salva Fay Sebastian Kate Sebastian Yeyet Soriano Marian Tee
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rockpools
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Only two days late! But I like the questions so much I‘m playing anyway @MoonWitch94 - thanks for the tag @Cathythoughts 😊

1. Thought I‘d go summery, rather than dark.
2. Niece and family are staying. She‘s a chatterbox. Current definite words are ‘ooh look!‘ And ‘book‘. And possibly ‘Moomin‘. All of which are very excellent words!
3. Boys of Summer - Don Henley

If anyone else would like to play, please do!

eraderneely Book is a very good word 😄 4y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing! Nice song choice!!! 4y
Centique Moomin! That‘s awesome! 4y
rockpools @eraderneely Isn‘t it?! 4y
rockpools @Centique You can hold a Very long conversation with a Moomin cushion, you know... 4y
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I‘m not a big #romantsy reader, but this was one of my first #blameitonlitsy purchases thanks to @Chachic and @bentchbites - it‘s a collection of short stories from independent authors in the Philippines, which I enjoyed a lot - most were very sweet, some felt very young (or made me feel crazy old!) but perfect beach reading!

In The Summer You Said Hello, Edward is working as a DJ when a familiar voice phones in. #spiritoftheradio #timbittunes

julesG Haven't seen either @Chachic or @bentchbites on Litsy for quite some time. 5y
Cinfhen Love the cover ~ screams summer 🐠☀️🏖 5y
TheKidUpstairs Looks cute! @julesG I was just thinking the same thing. 5y
rockpools @TheKidUpstairs @julesg I really enjoyed following their #romanceclass posts. 5y
rockpools @Cinfhen The whole book did! (Which makes it perfect middle-of-winter reading as far as I‘m concerned 🌞) 5y
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My first book is celebrating its first Book Birthday today! 🎂

☀️23 short stories with HEA's/HFN's
☀️Luzon, Visayas & Mindanao
☀️Starts with sweet stories and gradually increases the steam
☀️Perfect vacation read

Print(PH):bit.ly/summerfeels-pof
Amazon: bit.ly/summerfeels

#romanceclass #romantsy

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#MarchBookstagram2018: Spines Out!
Here are my books again! :) Shameless self-promotion, I knowww... but I can‘t be the only one who enjoys looking at multiple copies of the same book stacked together. It‘s...soothing! 😍 We only get shots like this at bulk order deliveries and at launch parties, and then the books are sent everywhere! •
These are both available digitally, on Amazon! 🤗😊

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https://www.bustle.com/p/racial-diversity-in-romance-publishing-actually-got-wor...

This is really disappointing. As a Latinx person, I've felt the lack of characters with cultural backgrounds like mine in traditionally published romance novels. How is the industry justifying it?
#romantsy

Edit: Fixed link and photo to be about this year's report.

RaimeyGallant I just posted something about the #ownvoices movement. I have some ideas of what more needs to be done, but I'm probably not the person to initiate them. 6y
Samplergal I don‘t read romance, except for an occasional one here and there. What you should be encouraged about is that so many new authors are POC. I am starting a book group that will be all POC authors. I‘m choosing the 📚, and the participants don‘t really know this will be my bent. We are starting out with The Underground Railroad and an American Marriage. I am looking for good books written by Latinos so if you have some great ideas, pls share. 6y
Samplergal I wanted to add that we will be reading Pachinko sometime during the year as well. What I want from this is exposure to other ideas and cultures for a primarily white reading group. We have such vast problems with race in the US, perhaps this can help open a mind a bit. Fingers crossed. 6y
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dylanisreading @Samplergal What a great idea! Are you open to YA titles? Some Latina authors who've written mainstream/literary fiction: Cristina Henriquez, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Isabel Allende. I have a whole other list of YA authors who are Latina/x. 6y
Samplergal @Bianca of course! I did think of Sandra Cisneros, and actually pulled The House on Mango Street from a thrift store on Monday. Bring them on. I‘m an old white woman who feels maybe it‘s not my place, but someone has to start. So I‘ll be it! Please any ideas I‘m game. 6y
dylanisreading @Samplergal Yay! The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera, anything by Meg Medina, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez, Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera. 6y
CarolynM @Samplergal Good for you. I hope it's a raging success.💐 6y
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Gratitude Challenge Day 6: Books!
My two challenges converged today! 🤗
I‘m grateful for books because of the escape, the hope and the love they constantly give me. I‘m also grateful to my Kabute friends, as well as the romanceclass community, for helping me achieve the dream of being an author! ❤️ I still have a ton to learn, but you guys have been the reason I took the courage to take the plunge. 😘
[More on these books on my Instagram! ❤️]

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#romanceclass is a community of readers and authors of indie-pubbed Filipino-romance-in-English. #FeelsSoProm was the fun-filled, prom-themed romanceclass event held last Saturday. Prom outfits were worn, books were sold, live readings were performed and shenanigans were had. More pics here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeijGcLFAfZ/

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Our new #romanceclass Queer anthology #StartHere is available for pre-order on Amazon ($1.99 ONLY) and will be released tomorrow, January 27! The preorder price lasts until the 31st only so quickly get it here: bit.ly/rcstarthere 🌈❤ #romantsy

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I‘m so excited to announce the Blog Tour for our Queer Romance anthology “Start Here” is scheduled February 19 - 23!!
Maybe you have a blog and want to help spread the word? Sign-up here: bit.ly/startheretour
Thank you! 🤗 #romantsy
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈

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Delivering books today! :) I always love taking #spinesout pics of our book! ❤️❤️❤️ #romanceclass #romantsy

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Preparing for Christmas is making me frazzled! Haha! One thing to help me unwind is having probably the best beer in the world 😉 and staring at my shelves 😅.

How‘s the holiday preparations on your part of the world? :)

Chachic SanMig Apple and Lemon are such tita/tito drinks, yan din gusto ko.😂 Pero I don't think it's the best beer in the world. 6y
bentchbites @Chachic lolz i didn‘t specifiy na SanMig in general. Walang ibang SanMig sa grocery kanina. 😭 Pale Pilsen is my fave! Kahit sa SG nun, hinahanap hanap ko. Hah 6y
Chachic @bentchbites Haha I actually like foreign beers more, like Hoegaarden and Paulaner. 6y
bentchbites @Chachic Hoegaarden tastes awesome but they give me nasty hangovers. ☹️ Kahit 2 bottles lang, grabe headache ko kinabukasan. Sa Pilsen, beer belly lang side effects. 😂😂😂 6y
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bentchbites
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Seven days, seven B&W photos of your life. No pets, no people, no explanations. Day 5 #romantsy #romanceclass

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#booksandcoffee shot from earlier this week! That's my cappuccino with the lipstick mark.☕💄Guiltless chocolate cake and #romanceclass books in the background. I love this chocolate cake because it isn't too sweet for me like most of the cakes here in Manila.

#booksanddessert #romantsy

kspenmoll Love your photo! 6y
Chachic @kspenmoll Thank you! It was a pretty easy shot to take.😉 6y
kspenmoll @Chachic the lipstick makes it!!! 6y
Chachic @kspenmoll That wasn't intentional.😂 I took a sip before I remembered to take a pic. 6y
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#romanceclass is a community of readers and authors of indie published Filipino romance. Whenever there's an upcoming project, we keep using the word "shenanigans" ?

Learn more about the books through the group's website (https://romanceclassbooks.com/) or ask me for recs!

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A fun summer read of self-published romance stories from Filipino writers. A bit of a mixed bag - I'm guessing the authors are at differing stages in their writing careers, and a couple managed to make me feel Very Old Indeed - but I enjoyed them. And I really need a summer holiday about now!

Pic: White Beach Boracay by Ray in Manila https://flic.kr/p/EqWnQh

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Still enjoying dipping into these short romance stories (and exploring the Philippines) between heavier reads.

Photo: Boracay by Toby Simkin https://flic.kr/p/8Aij1Y

Lcsmcat Gorgeous photo! 6y
rockpools @Lcsmcat Isn't it? As of today, I'm wondering how unrealistic a visit would be. (Answer: very!) The Philippines look and sound beautiful! 6y
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#FeelsFest2017 Day 2: First #romanceclass event! #AprilFeelsFest2017! This day was a bunch of firsts, actually. 1st event that I wasn't #TeamOnline, 1st book published, 1st book launch, 1st signing, 1st #romanceclass LGBT live-reading... So much firsts!!! #romantsy

Chachic Napaghahalata ang mga galing ibang bansa haha this year lang din first event ko! 7y
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One of my favorite shots of Fred and Migs, Filipino theater actors who were cover models for @bentchbites' upcoming M/M romance. Wouldn't you buy a book with these two on the cover? I know I would! I joined the photo shoot and blogged about it here: https://chachic.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/romanceclass-book-cover-photo-shoot/

#romanceclass #romantsy #Filipinoauthors

bentchbites 😍😍😍 7y
bentchbites Anyway, nagpost na kayo lahat ng ~reflection paper about the shoot, habang ako dito, wasak pa rin! Wahaha 7y
Chachic @bentchbites Write your feelings, bes! 🙌 7y
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When Courtney Milan is just as excited as you are for an upcoming #romanceclass title! I shared some of the outtake photos from @bentchbites' book (currently in the revision process) and this was her reaction.💕 I love spreading the word about books written by Filipino authors and it's always awesome when something like this happens.

Tagging the anthology that has a short story from @bentchbites

#romantsy #Filipinoauthors

bentchbites Omg, good call. Magppost nga ko ng Summer Feels sa Twitter habang wala pa yung #Frigs book ko! Wahaha 7y
Chachic @bentchbites Hahaha ganyan magbenta, bes.👌 7y
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Just started with this book. Am excited to follow Michael and Anna's love story. ❤

bentchbites Aww! I want the print book edition din!! 7y
gabbie_ellaine @bentchbites Order ka kay Cat. Pero budget prob ba yan? Huhu. 7y
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🎉🎉I'm on holiday🎉🎉

Only til Sunday, but that'll do. And the sun's shining. So proper holiday reading is required. Romance short stories from Filipino authors. So far I'm enjoying them 😎⛱

Cinfhen Enjoy😃 7y
Rachbb3 Nice! 👍🏼👍🏼 7y
Simona Enjoy in book and sun! 7y
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rockpools @Simona @Rachbb3 @Cinfhen 🤗Thank you! I keep thinking I should get up & do something... then not doing 😄 7y
TrishB Enjoy 💝 7y
rockpools @TrishB Thank you! 7y
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#bookanddinner with @bentchbites and two other friends. We had beef ribs sinigang with watermelon, crunchy sisig and salt and pepper squid. And white rice, of course. So yummy! 🍉🍉🍖🍖🍚🍚

#romantsy #romanceclass #Filipinoauthors

GatheringBooks sisig pa more!! :) 7y
Chachic @GatheringBooks Masarap din yung sinigang nila! Try mo dyan next time umuwi ka.😉 7y
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Summer Feels is a summer-themed romance anthology of 23 stories by various Filipino authors, and is currently on sale for just 0.99usd! That's such a good bargain for so many stories. A good way to sample the writing of these authors. Go ahead and one click here: http://bit.ly/summerfeels You're welcome.🌞🏖👒

Graphic by @bentchbites

#romanceclass #romantsy #Filipinoauthors #Kindledeals

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Day 15 for #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy is a shameless self-promotion on my part, heehee, because our book is on SALE‼️ For today until the end of the month, this Summer-themed romance anthology by me and 22 other authors is only $0.99 on Kindle. 🤗 Get it for your summer-lovin' in August! 😘 http://bit.ly/summerfeels

Chachic 🙌🙌🏖🏖🌞🌞 7y
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Look at all those books at Books and Brews!

#bookcafe at Mango Square Mall, Cebu City, Philippines

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Chachic
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Book cafes are the best cafes! 📖📚☕

#bookcafe at Mango Square Mall, Cebu City, Philippines

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Chachic
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This is not even a complete collection of all the books written by #Filipinoauthors which are in Books and Brews book cafe.

@willreadforfeels
#romanceclass #bookcafe

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Chachic
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First stop in Cebu City: Books and Brews in Mango Square Mall, a book cafe with an extensive selection of #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy and #romanceclass titles. This is an excellent place to read, relax or even work in. Thank you so much for the warm welcome, @willreadforfeels! Loved spending time in your cozy and bookish cafe.

#bookcafe #Filipinoauthors #romantsy

BookThingo Wait. @willreadforfeels has a bookshop??? Pause everything while I die of envy... 7y
Chachic @BookThingo It's a book cafe.😉 You can read the books while you're in the cafe. @willreadforfeels 7y
willreadforfeels @BookThingo @Chachic IMO better than a book shop because I don't have to say goodbye to the books as other people take them home. Also, coffee and sweet things are on hand. 7y
Chachic @willreadforfeels Agree! I also think a book cafe is better. Also because a lot of readers (like me) buy Kindle editions instead of physical copies. And yes to coffee and dessert! @BookThingo 7y
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Day 6 of #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy is #romanceclass. ♥️♥️♥️ This is most of it, those in print anyway, as some are on loan to friends and a whole lot are on my Kindle. #HEA #HFN #romantsy

Chachic Yay, #romanceclass! Most of mine are Kindle editions.😄 7y
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Day 1 for #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy is #SummerFeels, a #romanceclass anthology of summer themed shorts. I'm one of the 23 contributing authors and this is my first published work. Here's my niece last summer, getting engrossed our stories! 🤗😍😘 #romantsy

Chachic 🙌🙌🙌 7y
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Our print book is going places! This one is going to California and one other copy is going to Australia! 🤗 My highschool friends are awesome and well-travelled. I'm trying to make them well-read, too! 😄 #romanceclass #romantsy

Chachic I try to encourage my friends to read too! For the past two years, I've been giving #romanceclass titles as Christmas gifts. Not sure if they appreciate it though haha 7y
bentchbites I started gifting #romanceclass titles to my friends last christmas too! Haha! And i talk about books all the time so... 😉 7y
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"It wasn't me who was the Kissing Monster. You are."

My very first story published in an awesome anthology. ? I still get goosebumps (of the kilig kind) whenever I think about it. All thanks to #romanceclass. ❤❤❤ Now onto more writing adventures! ~

bentchbites Yass!!! Summer Feels Forever! #romanceclass 7y
gabbie_ellaine @bentchbites Haha! Opkors! ❤❤❤ 7y
Chachic First post!!! Again, welcome to Litsy! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
gabbie_ellaine @Chachic Yass!~ Thanks for the welcome. Hehe. 😁 Let's have fun with books. ❤ 7y
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Let's start this Litsy thingy with my first published work. 🤗 All 23 stories are here to offset the PH's rainy season for you. 😘

Chachic What a pretty #bookanddessert shot! Saan yang rainbow crepe cake? You can use the #romanceclass and #romantsy hashtags. Also, WELCOME TO LITSY! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
bentchbites @Chachic Omg, yass! Wondering if hashtags are useful here din, and grabe, i love your posts! Haha! Thank you thank you! Sa I'm Here cafe yan sa Morato. May marmalade/syrup chuva pa yan pero na late na. Haha (edited) 7y
Chachic @bentchbites Yep, may hashtags din here! Pero usually not the author or title na kasi naka-tag na yun sa post. Kopyahin mo na lang mga ginagamit kong hashtags hahaha or kung may makita ka rin sa iba. Yay sa QC lang pala yan, pwede ko dayuhin.🙌 7y
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bentchbites @Chachic thank you bookish fairy godmother! Haha! Be prepared lang sa dami ng notifs ng likes at stacks mo tonight. Hahaha 7y
Chachic @bentchbites Haha no worries, may friends din ako na binge like posts sometimes kaya di nakakagulat. Hope you have fun here! I like it more than Instagram kasi feeling ko mas focused on books here, dun pagandahan lang. 7y
gabbie_ellaine I can like your post na. Hahaha! ~ 😍😍 7y
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