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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 10/03/2026

We are sharing the full audio edition of KEEP THE FAITH by Ana Tejano, narrated by Jade Albert, FREE on RomanceClass Patreon. Join as member to get notified when chapters 7 and 8 drop tomorrow: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

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𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒚𝒐🌊‬𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒂 @sumikiyo.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Recently voiced a snippet for Kilig Audio, the audio arm of #RomanceClass! 😍 A cute lil scene from The Lease of Their Problems by Brigitte Bautista and Chi Yu Rodriguez. 😉 You can now listen to it for free on the Romance Class Patreon! 👉 www.patreon.com/posts/kilig-...

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Ana Tejano⁷ @anatejano.com · 07/12/2025

If you’re not yet subscribed and you want to get some book news first (I promise something is coming soonish haha), go here to sign up if you want to: anatejano.com/newsletter 💌 (There’s a little gift in the confirmation email so make sure you watch out for that! 🌯)

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/12/2025

New romanceclass audiobook soon! Mango Summer by Agay Llanera, narrated by Gab Pangilinan and Jef Flores. patreon.com/romanceclass gets it first!

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 06/12/2025

Listen to chapters 10 and 11 of the audio edition of Better at Weddings Than You on RomanceClass Patreon. The entire audiobook will be free access for a limited time! Listen + join the free tier + get all the new audio first! www.patreon.com/posts/145182...

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 27/03/2025

Registration is now open for #RomanceClass2025! 🩷 If you have always wanted to learn how to write a romance book, here's your chance. kilig.pub/romanceclass2025 The form closes April 20. Class begins May 2.

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I keep forgetting that I should be talking about my books on here too! 😅 So, last weekend, Kiss Away the Goodbye was finally released at the Philippine Book Festival! 💖

Top half of the photo shows three of my books with the latest one in the center (Kiss Away the Goodbye) and the older releases blurred at the back. Lower half of the photo shows a spread of my new books with pride style stickers

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 07/03/2025

#PBF2025 is only SEVEN DAYS AWAY! Have you got your book shopping lists ready? If you're just about to make one or are looking for more books to complete your haul, here are some amazing #RomanceClass recommendations from Young Adult Romance to Queer Romance to some of your favorite romance tropes!

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 02/03/2025

🏳️‍🌈 COVER REVEAL: KISS AWAY THE GOODBYE by H. Bentham (Blush Books edition) 🏳️‍🌈 To be released and launched at the 2025 Philippine Book Festival on March 13-16 at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall. Come and get your copies at the #RomanceClass booth (Booth BO11) and have them signed too!

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 18/02/2025

Hello, classmates! We hope to see you all at the BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU BLUSH event at Fully Booked BGC on Saturday, February 22, from 2:30-5:30 pm! 🩷 #RomanceClass

A promotional graphic that says: Books That Make you Blush: A Blush Books Signing Event
Feb 22 2025, 230-560PM, The Studio, Fully Booked BGC

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 18/02/2025

TODAY until Feb 22, the #RomanceClass textbook is just $1.75/PHP101 at this link! This is my updated guide to writing a contemporary romance novella. It has my outline, a recommended schedule, and all the RomanceClass guidelines and tips. minavesguerra.gumroad.com/l/romancecla...

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Updated 2022 edition! A compilation of lessons from #romanceclass, a free class held in 2013, that has since helped over 100 Filipino authors write and publish their books. Find the published books at...

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Rye @bibongtsubibo.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Happy to announce I'm working on @bentchbites.bsky.social's Kiss Away The Goodbye cover! Matatawag ko nang book coverist (BOOK COVERIST?) ang sarili ko real soon hahaha abangannnnn

Komiket’s Blush Books imprint, co-founded by Mina V. Esguerra and Paolo Herras, acquires RomanceClass contemporary romance novellas for release as Philippine print editions with new illustrations by Filipino artists. Kiss Away the Goodbye’s art is by Rye Quizon (bibongtsubibo on Instagram and X/Twitter). Scheduled for release at the Philippine Book Festival, March 2025.

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 24/01/2025

Get #RomanceClass Books and Blush Books at the 2025 Philippine Book Festival 🎉

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 15/01/2025

Save the date: NBDB's Philippine Book Festival 2025 will be on March 13 to 16 👀

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 22/01/2025

Hello, classmates! We are quietly gearing up for what looks like another big year for #RomanceClass! 🩷 Stay tuned: We've got announcements for new releases and events coming soon. 🥰 #filipinoauthors #filipinoromance

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 05/01/2025

Thread of #RomanceClass (Filipino authors of romance in English) available on Overdrive: Mina V. Esguerra www.overdrive.com/creators/759... Tara Frejas www.overdrive.com/creators/923... Carla de Guzman www.overdrive.com/creators/941... Dawn Lanuza www.overdrive.com/creators/935...

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 16/12/2024

🎄 SALE ALERT! ALL #BlushBooks are 20% OFF right now at the Komiket Lazada and Shopee stores! Shop now and make the romance book lovers in your lives happy this Christmas! 🩷 Lazada: kilig.pub/lazada Shopee: kilig.pub/shopee

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 14/12/2024

It's never too late to fill your TBRs with a little Christmas cheer! Check out MAKE MY WISH COME TRUE today and enjoy 17 short stories that will bring you kilig for all seasons! 🩷 Get it here: bit.ly/mmwct #RomanceClass #filipinoromance #filipinoauthors

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 09/12/2024

A few years ago we experimented with #RomanceClass shorts (films) and made this, with Gio Gahol and Gab Pangilinan... (shot at Ronac Art Center) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbeP...

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RomanceClass Kilig Experiments — What Kind of Day

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 09/12/2024

What Kind of Day was published in 2018 -- right when trad was deciding against people and photo shoots on covers. (This is not trad so it's fine.) No matter what your preference is on that, it's been so valuable to go through the process of telling real people "yes, you look like a romantic lead."

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 06/12/2024

My books + @romanceclassbooks.com + Blush Books available at CAB 12 Collective Base Complex, Greenhills Promenade Basement 2 🇵🇭📚💕 #RomanceClass

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 24/11/2024

#RomanceClass started in 2013 and we’ve helped 100+ Filipino authors write/publish romance, read in 52 countries worldwide. YA, adult, various tropes and heat levels. Contemporary kilig. All the books + Amazon links are on romanceclassbooks.com 📚

Home page of romanceclassbooks.com as of Nov 2024

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Tara 🐰 @tarafrejas.com · 15/11/2024

Get my book SCANDALIZED as well as other #RomanceClass books at the Secret HQ table at PASKOMIKET this weekend, Nov 16-17 SM Megamall Megatrade Halls 2 and 3!

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Carla de Guzman @carlakdeguzman.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Just #romanceclass things! 💕

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 15/11/2024

Delighted to share the new covers for the Philippine print editions of My Imaginary Ex and Love Your Frenemies by artsbyannz! #RomanceClass My Imaginary Ex is taught in senior high school and I'll be highlighting this edition when dealing with schools and students. 💕

Graphic depicts the new cover of My Imaginary Ex by Mina V. Esguerra. Style is watercolor art, purple palette, with flowers and skyline. Art by artsbyannz.

Graphics depicts cover of Love Your Frenemies by Mina V. Esguerra. Style is watercolor, red palette with ivy and flowers. Art by artsbyannz.

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 14/11/2024

#FeelsFest2024 was a blast! We had an awesome afternoon filled with knowledge, laughs, and kilig, thanks to our presenters Ben, Carla, Rachel (via video recording), Tara, Layla, and Chi, and of course our live readers Jef and Jade! #RomanceClass

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EK Gonzales @ekphwriter.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Due to technicalities this didn't happen, but the link is a canva recording of 5 things a fanfic writer learned from #romanceclass www.canva.com/design/DAGVn...

Pic: 5 things a fanfic writer learned from romanceclass by EK Gonzales

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 03/11/2024

We've closed our #RomanceClass ebook bundle fundraiser for Savage Mind Bikol. Thank you, everyone! Donations are still accepted at gogetfunding.com/lets-rebuild...

people in the Philippines, United States, Australia, Sweden, Canada, Romania, and Singapore who donated! The total raised from this ebook bundle, including via PayPal/Gcash/Maya/BPI, is PHP 49,779.75. I will be sending P51,000.00 to Savage Mind, and I will cover the conversion and transaction fees.

I've unpublished this page (we see it but people won't be able to buy) and would like to direct anyone who wants to contribute to Savage Mind to instead head to their page on Go Get Funding.

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 31/10/2024

81 people have donated to help rebuild indie bookshop via our romance ebook bundle! And this is how they donated. This is the 5th time that RomanceClass has done a "tropetastic" anthology/bundle to donate all proceeds to an org, and

pie chart showing:
Gumroad credit card 40.7%
Gcash 32.1%
Paypal 17.3%
BPI 6.2%
Maya 3.7%

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 30/10/2024

Accepting donations until November 2!

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 27/10/2024

In the past few months, I: - Participated in an online pitch session for intl pubs - Gave a session on pitching to FBM 2024 delegates at the National Museum - Released 3 new editions at Manila International Book Fair - Talked about Filipino romance #RomanceClass for Publishing Perspectives

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 27/10/2024

As of 6 AM Oct 28: We've raised over P38K! Thank you to the 67 romance readers and friends who've purchased the bundle so far. You can still donate to help rebuild Savage Mind (and get over a dozen romance books from us) at gum.co/tropetastic2024

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 27/10/2024

As of 10 AM Oct 27: We're at over P27K, from 51 people. Thank you!

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 27/10/2024

Updated TOC! As of Oct 27 :) This is a great starter set if you're new to romance by Filipino authors. :)

Table of contents

Your Place Next Year special edition (includes short stories Pleasure to Meet You and See You Under the Counter) by Mina V. Esguerra

What If We Fall in Love? by Tara Frejas

Pameowmanhikan: The Propawsal by Danice Mae P. Sison

The Bookshop Back Home by Catherine Dellosa

Comfortable and Familiar by H. Bentham

Love to Meet You by Jay E. Tria

Choco Chip Hips by Agay Llanera

Love at First Run and Home at Last by Angel C. Aquino

Orange by Dawn Lanuza

Stealing Luna by Carla de Guzman

Keep the Faith by Ana Tejano

Project Saving Noah by Six de los Reyes

You, Me, US by Brigitte Bautista

The Billionaire's Game by Ansela Corsino

Having A Moment by Suzette de Borja

Chasing Waves by Bianca Mori

Ghost of a Feeling by Celestine Trinidad

A Captured Dream by Ines Bautista-Yao

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 26/10/2024

As of 12:03 AM Oct 27: Romance readers, you've gotten us to over P25K at the end of day 2. Thank you! Please share to friends? If you donate via Gcash/Maya/BPI/PayPal I can process that in the morning. Good night and thank you~

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 26/10/2024

As of 4:15 PM Oct 26: We've raised over P20K! Thank you! I've sent an email to the buyers too because there are more books included now since we launched and you can get all those books as well, just go back to the page. :)

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 26/10/2024

As of 8:50 AM Oct 26: We're at over P17K! I'm awake and if you purchase through PayPal/Gcash and others, I can process it and send your bundle. :) Thank you!

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 25/10/2024

Romance readers! Reaching out to you all. #RomanceClass has a new bundle and we're giving ALL proceeds to Savage Mind, an indie bookstore in Naga, to help them rebuild after Typhoon Kristine. For minimum $6 (or higher amount you choose) #romancelandia minavesguerra.gumroad.com/l/tropetasti...

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#RomanceClass Bundle: Our romance books for the benefit of Savage Mind Bookshop

#RomanceClass Bundle: Our romance books for the benefit of Savage Mind Bookshop#RomanceClass is a community of Filipino authors of romance in English. By purchasing this product, you get all the indiv...

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RomanceClass Books @romanceclassbooks.com · 08/07/2024

A thread of #RomanceClass books available on Amazon for $1.99 and below: JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE by Ines Bautista Yao (young adult, short stories, $1.99) www.amazon.com/Just-Little-...

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Amazon.com: Just A Little Bit Of Love eBook : Bautista-Yao, Ines: Kindle Store

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