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Mina V. Esguerra

@minavesguerra.com
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Romance author, publisher. Founded romanceclassbooks.com. Acquiring for Blush Books (Komiket) and Vida New Adult (Vibal). Filipino. 🇵🇭 she/her. minavesguerra.com/links

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 4m
You're near!!! Not really but kinda near!!!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 02/10/2026
My Usual and You Erika, 41, has had a steady, less complicated life since quitting her job and helping her best friend open a cafe. What could disturb this peace? Just her favorite customer asking her out on a date, and wanting more. 📚 www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS53HTKK 📚 ko-fi.com/s/0f68e5e73c
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My Usual and You (Cafe Titas)
Amazon.com: My Usual and You (Cafe Titas) eBook : Esguerra, Mina V.: Kindle Store
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 02/10/2026
Read chapter one of Signal No. Us by Toni Zuñiga #RomanceClass #romancelandia #mmromance www.patreon.com/posts/171183...
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Chapter One of Signal No. Us | RomanceClass Books
In September, Toni Zuñiga published his first RomanceClass book, M/M romance Signal No. Us! Some storms you run from. Some you finally lear
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 02/10/2026
INTERIM GODDESS OF LOVE college YA romance Philippine mythology The goddess of love is missing and Hannah is asked to (temporarily) replace her. What does that mean? Playing Cupid for a very emotional college population. 📚 www.amazon.com/dp/B00IAV7ZT0
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Interim Goddess of Love: The Complete Trilogy
Amazon.com: Interim Goddess of Love: The Complete Trilogy eBook : Esguerra, Mina V.: Kindle Store
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/10/2026
Hi Charles!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/10/2026
A YA romance in Germany. A sports romance in Austria with the first Fil-Austrian freeskier. A second chance in Sweden about a Filipino family dynamic that had been “too much.” KILIG AND LIEBE is a new anthology featuring romance stories by Filipinos in Europe. 📚 books2read.com/u/mveoo8
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/09/2026
On the blog: What I do to manage writer's block, and I just shared chapter 1 of my WIP omg 😱 minavesguerra.com/news/what-i-...
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What I do to manage writer’s block, and a preview of chapter 1 of WTDTR | Mina V. Esguerra
I've been asked how I deal with writer's block, and over the years I may have said that I don't experience it. Or I can somehow avoid it, if I do certain things. In 2026, I can say that yes I do exper...
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 28/09/2026
On RomanceClass Patreon: Write/read with RomanceClass on October 3 www.patreon.com/romanceclass...
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Write/read with RomanceClass on October 3 | RomanceClass Books
The next stop of the RomanceClass Kilig Cafe Tambay Tour is 1C Coffee, 6 San Francisco St. Kapitolyo, Pasig, 1 to 4 PM on October 3, Saturda
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 25/09/2026
My short story Fake Date Number Three is free on Ko-Fi Frances and Sebastian are friends. Who agree to date, for show, when convenient. It’s fine and probably won’t cause feelings because Frances never actually dates anyone more than three times. But do fake dates count? ko-fi.com/s/4917fedc85
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Fake Date Number Three (a short story) - Mina V. Esguerra's Ko-fi Shop
Frances and Sebastian are friends. Who agree to date, for show, when convenient. It’s fine and probably won’t cause feelings because Frances never act...
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 22/09/2026
RomanceClass Kilig Cafe Tambay returns with a Kapitolyo writing session on Oct 3 romanceclassbooks.com/romanceclass...
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RomanceClass Kilig Cafe Tambay returns with a Kapitolyo writing session on Oct 3 - #romanceclass
The next stop of the RomanceClass Kilig Cafe Tambay Tour is 1C Coffee, 6 San Francisco St. Kapitolyo, Pasig, 1 to 4 PM on October 3, Saturday. At a Kilig Cafe Tambay, romance authors and readers are i...
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Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · 11/09/2026
Radio Silence, coming October 6, 2026 - 1940s m/m historical romance - two writing partners reunite after five years apart to revive their radio show - they are NOT going to kiss again and mess everything up - definitely no yearning - oh, but what if one kiss... www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...
cover for Chace Verity's Radio Silence done in black and white typography with blood splatter along the title. At top, it reads: How far will they go to protect each other?
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 10/09/2026
Going this weekend pa, see you maybe!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 02/09/2026
On RomanceClass Patreon (paid tiers): Video of The Other Story by H. Bentham, read at DumaLitFest2026 by Jecho Ponce and Himig Adviento. 🔥 www.patreon.com/romanceclass...
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[Patron Exclusive Video] The Other Story, read by Jecho Ponce and Himig Adviento | RomanceClass Books
[Patron Exclusive Video] The Other Story, read by Jecho Ponce and Himig Adviento by RomanceClass Books on Patreon. Join RomanceClass Books's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/09/2026
Kilig and Liebe is now in print worldwide USD 11.99. Available soon in 🇵🇭 at RomanceClass events + Komiket + my order form!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/09/2026
My 🇵🇭 order form is back up (minavesguerra.com/order) and I'm sending this to G. Thank you!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/09/2026
Hello, Charles!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/09/2026
On the blog: How I self-edit! minavesguerra.com/news/how-i-s...
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How I self-edit (editing before I send to my editor) | Mina V. Esguerra
I do a regular learning session on how I self-publish, and am now wrapping up all the scheduled sessions this year. (The form is closed now but here's the on-demand video version: How I Publish Worldw...
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 31/08/2026
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 31/08/2026
🇵🇭 The Happy Unicorn by Anna del Prado and Eleonora Petrova Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) 🇵🇭 Good People by Claire Betita de Guzman 🇵🇭 Love As You Are by Tara Frejas How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles 🇵🇭 Drawn to Love by Tish Nicholas
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 31/08/2026
On the blog: Books read in 2026, 31 to 40 🇵🇭 The Adventures of Kira and Blue by Rica Ember Capispisan 🇵🇭 Bloom by Ziah P. Perea 🇵🇭 The Clumsy Ballerina by Callista Pauline Co 🇵🇭 Migratory Notes by Angela Fabunan Flores minavesguerra.com/news/mina-re...
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Mina Read This In 2026: Books 31 to 40 | Mina V. Esguerra
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/08/2026
My books at MIBF 2026: These editions of my books will be at the KOMIKET booth, ground floor, hall 3, aisle J&K. And yes some titles have 2 editions (photo cover and art cover) available!
Book covers displayed: Cafe Titas, Better at Weddings Than You, That Kind of Guy, No Strings Attached, Iris After the Incident, Kiss and Cry/So Forward illustrated covers, Kiss and Cry/So Forward photo covers, My Imaginary Ex/Love Your Frenemies photo covers, My Imaginary Ex/Love Your Frenemies art covers
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/08/2026
Romance, especially with Filipino characters, is always in a conversation with what our society is saying we deserve and should expect. Which side is our story choosing? KB's Q&A talking about her characters and second chances is up!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/08/2026
There's a longer conversation to be had about what is limiting our imagination but I'll just say--skill issue. And that's why it's so fun to see a writer put the pieces of HEA together and why making the effort in a contemporary romance is worth it -- readers need to see this.
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/08/2026
is that people leave, and romance always steps aside when the "better life that isn't here" calls. Through the years I've seen Filipino writers try to fashion a story around this conflict and then give up, which tells me they don't see the HEA that's possible.
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/08/2026
On Philippine Genre Stories: One thing that Filipino-authored romance contributes to the genre--that books set in the US, North America, and what's generally referred to as "the West" just don't, or portray very differently if at all-- 1/ philippinegenrestories.com/2026/08/pgs-...
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PGS 2026 Q&A: KB Meniado
KB Meniado fell in love with stories at six years old and has never looked back. A Filipino writer, editor, and community builder from Davao City, she founded Bookbed, Silent Book Club Davao, and O…
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 29/08/2026
Vague post: Ayan may shooting your shot na naman tayo 😅
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 29/08/2026
Romance in English by Filipino authors - RomanceClass books available at Magdamag Market Cafe Aug 29, 2026
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 28/08/2026
On the blog: Organizing an event like FeelsFest2026 in four easy (lol) steps But seriously: Maraming salamat. Una, sa araw, buti nagpakita ka. And then: [list of people] minavesguerra.com/news/this-is...
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This is how you FeelsFest2026 [post-event] | Mina V. Esguerra
This year, 2026, marked the date change of our annual FeelsFest. It used to be held in October, but now we've moved it to August so that it's six months after our new annual thing, Kilig Cafe in Febru...
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ronreads.bsky.social @ronreads.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's Romanceclass Books' annual Feels Fest! Ron Attends #FeelsFest 2026 rondoesstuff.com/2026/08/25/r...
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Ron Attends Feels Fest 2026
It’s that time of the year again, and by that time I mean Romance Class’ annual Feels Fest!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 25/08/2026
Love this haha
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 21/08/2026
Kilig and Liebe our RomanceClass anthology of short stories by Filipinos in Europe is out now! Buy links: books2read.com/u/mveoo8
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Kilig and Liebe by Jay E. Tria, Marina Wetzlmaier, Mary Hense-Gottschalk
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 20/08/2026
Your guide to RomanceClass FeelsFest2026. See you! And there's a Team Bahay option for the book launches and live readings 👀 www.patreon.com/posts/167156...
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Your guide to FeelsFest2026 | RomanceClass Books
Hello, friends! Our FeelsFest2026 event is happening on Saturday, August 22, and here's a complete guide. Team Bahay, we go live on our Twi
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 19/08/2026
Arranged to have these stickers printed for other people's journals, ended up starting my own reading journal maybe 😅 These are free at RomanceClass events, when you buy the book. Our next event is on Saturday, Aug 22! Please pahinga muna ulan kahit now na 🎉 (3)
Sticker of book cover (Love As You Are), excerpt of journal page with handwriting, a pen, eyeglasses
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 19/08/2026
Book 38 read in 2026: Love As You Are by Tara Frejas 📖 (2)
Cover of Love As You Are against background of patterned wood panels
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 17/08/2026
Stickers for our reading journals! Free at RomanceClass events (when you buy print or ebooks). P20 if you just want one lol
Small sticker version of Kilig and Liebe book cover
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 17/08/2026
Better at Weddings Than You 📚 (1) [Contemporary romance, Filipino author] They're both wedding planners (but she's better) Wedding season in the 🇵🇭 Fake honeymoon Dating while thirtysomething ko-fi.com/s/ed05bfa12f www.amazon.com/Better-Weddi...
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Better at Weddings Than You - Mina V. Esguerra's Ko-fi Shop
Daphne Cardenas is the best wedding planner around, and everyone knows it. That's why her friend Greg hired her as an emergency replacement one month ...
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 17/08/2026
Trying a schedule so I don't feel overwhelmed: 📚 One of my books (1) 📖 A book by an author not me (2) 🎉 An upcoming event (3) 📝 A writing update (4) 📙 A publishing/other project update (5)
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 17/08/2026
Morning!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 16/08/2026
Thank youuu 🎉
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 16/08/2026
Yes!!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 16/08/2026
Ok at least we're clear. It's not many young people reading, it's many young people buying (or required to buy and read it). That takes a different path esp in 🇵🇭. Getting people to buy something they don't think they need is hard when they can get so much of what they know they want free.
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 16/08/2026
People ask for my advice when publishing and I ask them what the goal is. One said, "I want as many young people as possible to read this [important book]." I said, put the entire thing on that platform where thousands (possibly million) 🇵🇭 are reading. But free. They did not want to do that.
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 16/08/2026
On the blog: There was a new round of internet conversation around access to 🇵🇭 books and I feel like some people (on the publishing side) need to sit with their feelings of access ba talaga o sales. minavesguerra.com/news/on-acce...
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On access: Where can readers sample your books free? | Mina V. Esguerra
Gentle reminder that on the topic of making books accessible, know that the readership is diverse and a small step is to place the book where readers are. The best decision I made in terms of keeping ...
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Ansela Corsino @anselacorsino.com · 15/08/2026
Romance has joined the chat! We Have Just Landed by KB Meniado in Philippine Genre Stories philippinegenrestories.com/2026/08/we-h...
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We Have Just Landed
by KB Meniado Image by Наталья Маркина on Pexels. (All photos and videos on Pexels can be downloaded and used for free). Chapter One – Final Boarding Call Some would say four hours of flight …
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 15/08/2026
Thank youuu
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Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I need EMERGENCY help to keep me in my apartment. I have not paid for June or July and I am in serious danger of being evicted. Several things that I counted on did not come through after months of work, so I’m desperate. Please share and donate (ONLY if you can) ko-fi.com/A356F63/goal...
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Become a supporter of Chelsea M. Cameron today!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 15/08/2026
Love As You Are by Tara Frejas is out today! #RomanceClass #romancelandia www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX31SRTL
Cover of Love As You Are by Tara Frejas
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 15/08/2026
I feel like some of you in the class who laughed at that didn't realize that I mean it haha. This is our (first) RomanceClassHalo book, out in a few more days!!
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 15/08/2026
We have a new book. 🎉 When RomanceClassHalo started in February 2026 I said with some measured optimism that we could have a book out this year. romanceclassbooks.com/kilig-and-li...
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"Kilig and Liebe" anthology from the RomanceClassHalo class out on August 21 - #romanceclass
Earlier in 2026, RomanceClass facilitated a class with Filipinos in Europe who wanted to write romance (RomanceClassHalo). This was done in partnership with Halo-Halo, a community of second generation...
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 11/08/2026
Bringing these books to RomanceClass FeelsFest2026! August 22, Saturday, 1 to 6 PM Greek To-Go Taverna, F Manalo, Quezon City (But also available on Amazon and Komiket Shopee/Lazada)
✅  First Time for Everything: During lockdown, things got too hot between friends Sabrina and Victor. 

At the time she panicked and fled, but two years later she has a change of heart. They're both 41 and still single. Could they possibly try again?

 ✅  My Usual and You: Erika, 41, has had a steady, less complicated life since quitting her job and helping her best friend open a cafe. What could disturb this peace? Just her favorite customer asking her out on a date, and wanting more.

Cafe Titas is a duology about best friends who start a small cafe in their 40s and the love they find (and finds them!) at this time. 

Available as a set with this special dust jacket. (PH 🇵🇭 only)✅  Kiss and Cry: Figure skater Cal and hockey player Ram were not allowed to date when they were younger. Ten years later, on his last three weeks in Manila, they get a second chance to see what their relationship might have been like.

 ✅  So Forward: Ex figure skater/secret MBA student Colin and ex hockey player/MBA prof Lexa make a deal to help each other — with business school defense demos, dance lessons, and lazy, cozy weekends.Listed: Cafe Titas set P950, First Time for Everything P500, My Usual and You P500, Kiss and Cry P500, So Forward P500, Better at Weddings Than You P500, Iris After the Incident P500, My Imaginary Ex P450, Love Your Frenemies P450, That Kind of Guy P450, No Strings Attached P450, Interim Goddess trilogy Vibal edition P300 each.
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