#SummerFeels Blog Tour: Beth G.'s Playlist

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Welcome to #SummerFeels blog tour!

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 firsts—first loves first kisses, first solo vacations—and 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 Peñaluna • Farrah F. Polestico • Kit Salazar • Miel Salva • Fay Sebastian • Kate Sebastian • Yeyet Soriano • Marian Tee

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y51NJ9H

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34817829-summer-feels

Print copy preorder links (Philippines only): http://bit.ly/summerfeels-pof

Blurb:

“The Game of Twenty Questions” by Elizabeth Galit

Charlemagne Villegas hasn’t gotten over her breakup with Dave. But it has been three years since the breakup happened. Everybody (maybe except for her) has moved on. And so there’s nothing wrong with going to the beach with Dave and their old friends, right?

But what if Charlie discovers otherwise? What if like her, someone else hasn’t gotten over what happened three years ago? Would it be another heartache? Or a second once-in-a-lifetime chance?

Here's Beth G.'s Playlist.

Beth said:

I just recently updated my playlist, and that's after almost fifteen years! I don't know if it improved, but then, most people do not understand my taste in music. The thing is when it sounds good and the words are relatable, then it's good for me. So here are the songs I've been listening to these days.

1. Mula Sa Buwan album. The songs in this heartbreaking musical invaded my heart like no other. I wasn't into this kind of music until I learned that Ultimate Crush likes it so much! LOL! Kidding aside, though, the songs ultimately sum up everything I feel inside, especially Ikaw and Tinig sa Dilim.

2. Korean Drama OSTs. My Love From Another Star (Kim Soo Hyun is ❤) and Legend of the Blue Sea OSTs are great. I mean, I know I have to Google the romanized version of the lyrics so I know what it means, but the melodies are just... superb!

3. Backstreet Boys songs. Some things never change, and once a BSB fan, always a BSB fan. :-)

Author's Bio:

Elizabeth Galit’s friends call her Beth. She is a book hoarder, a romance writer, a chocolate sucker, a coffee addict, and a hopeless romantic.

To learn more about this author and for updates on new releases, please

Visit her website, bethgstories.com

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Follow her on Amazon at amazon.com/author/elizabethgalit

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Cover Reveal: Summer Feels (a #romanceclass anthology)

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Summer Feels: A #romanceclass anthology

Genre: Romance Release Date: April 30, 2017

Blurb:

Featuring stories by:

Edited and compiled by Kate Sebastian

Cover and interior design by Miles Tan

About the Designer

Miles Tan likes inhabiting imaginary worlds, from fantasy books to sci-fi shows to cheeky mysteries to role-playing games. She works with websites, plays with graphics, and is now currently painting with words.

Finding X is her first published novella. Her short story “Something Real” is included in the YA Luna East anthology, Kids These Days.

To learn more about her books, visit milestanbooks.com. To see more of the cover art she’s designed, check out milestanbooks.com/works.

Book links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y51NJ9H

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34817829-summer-feels

Print copy preorder links (Philippines only): http://bit.ly/summerfeels-pof

Stories included in this anthology:

“All about That Bass” by Fay Sebastian

“Alter Christus” by Catherine Lo

“Fall for Me” by Miel Salva

“The Game of Twenty Questions” by Elizabeth Galit

“The Summer You Said Hello” by Ami Granada

“At the Bermuda Triangle” by Elea Andrea Almazora

“Beachin’ Summer” by Arlene Manocot

“Buddy System” by Yeyet Soriano

“Busy out of the Friendzone” by Charlie Dio

“Flying with You” by Rachelle Belaro

“Guide for a Day” by H. Bentham

“Ready to Run” by Kit Salazar

“Secondhand Wanderlust” by Erleen Alvarez

“The Search for the Kissing Monster” by Ella Banta

“Anything Can Happen” by Marian Tee

“Four Basic Principles” by Bianca Mori

“Love after Summer” by Irene Jurado

“Lucky in Paradise” by Farrah F. Polestico

“The Swimming Instructor” by Eris Peñaluna

“Wedding Night Stand” by Mina V. Esguerra

“An Overdue Adventure” by Kate Sebastian

“Buttered Sunset” by Halina Cabrera

“Then Derrick Was Back” by Georgette S. Gonzales

My Firsts in 2016

Sunday, January 1, 2017

A lot happened this 2016, it was a year of first times. First April Feels Day, first Heist Club Launch, my first Manila International Book Fair, and first October Feels Day were the highlights in my writing endeavor.

...and I still have a long way to go. Aja!

April

The April Feels Day was the first #romaceclass event I attended and also where I met Elizabeth and Kim. Yay!

June

The Heist Club Launch was the first book launch I was able to attend to. It felt surreal. There were question and answer portion about our books. I was so thankful that I delivered answers during my turn. Heist Club people were amazing, hand-in-hand we could achieve goals set by the group. We also started writing Book 2 of our Heist Club Series and it was set to be launch on the first or second quarter of 2017.

September

MIBF! Finally, I was present during the 37th MIBF. It was a dream come true. Being surrounded by lots of books was like a taste of my addiction to paperback copies.

October

Feels Fest of #romanceclass was a day of kilig and book launch. Once Summer Days was blessed to be one of the books and the 5 minutes given to me at the event to speak about my book in front of readers and writers was nerve-wracking and blissful experience.

I met lots of awesome people because of #romanceclass. Yey! 💕😊

I have 3 self-published books in 2016. Yay! 💕

Yearning for the One - April

Chasing an Elusive Dream - August

Once Summer Days - October

None of these would happen if it wasn't for God's provision. More friends to meet! More stories to write and books to publish!

Fighting!

Arlene

Saturday, December 31, 2016

December 28-30, 2016

Typhoon Nina hit the Philippines on Christmas day until the 26th of December. There was a storm signal #1 on the 25th in Mindoro and it escalated to signal #3 the next day. We were supposed to visit Masasa beach in Batangas and planned to board on the 27th going to Puerto Galera, but that did not happen.

We felt hesitant to push through with the plan for Puerto Galera before the year ended because of the effect of Bagyong Nina. A lot of pictures flashed on Facebook taken during and after the surge of the typhoon. I suggested that the plan should be moved instead of canceling it. We were supposed to be four, but I guess plans sometimes never really happen. Probably, next time there would four of us or more, for this trip, I was with Arra and it's also our second beach getaway. It was 3 days and 2 nights trip.

1st Day

From Laguna, a van took us to Batangas port. We bought tickets from Puerto Galerians Shipping Lines. Tamaraw express was the name of the boat of PGSL. It was bigger and not too crowded compare to the one from Cagbalete Island. The boat ride felt light this time. The dizziness I experienced last time in Cagbalete Island was gone. I enjoyed the ride this time. The sea seemed endless again and the water looked green, not the blue color I yearned to see.

We arrived at Muelle Port at 11 something, the boat ride took more or less 1 and 1/2 hours. Kuya Boying from Sandra Taylor Lodge fetched us at the Muelle Port. A ride on a tryk took us to the lodge we rented ahead of time at Batangas Port care of Miss Angelic, she was kind enough to give us a discount. We paid 1,000 pesos each for a 3D2N stay at Sandra Taylor's lodge with free transport from Port to White Beach.

We had a look at the White Beach first before deciding what kind of activities should we do during our stay. There were lots of restaurants and carinderia enough to feed a bunch of tourists, souvenir shops for pasalubong and also they had water sports like jetski, banana boat, parasailing and more.

In the afternoon, Ate Baby one of the masseuses roaming around at the beach braided our hair for 125 each. We loved the finished product. And at night, we tried henna tattoo at the Intensity Henna Tattoo. Kuya (I forgot to ask his name) did not give us a discount though we're persistent. Haha.

2nd Day

Close encounter with nature. My favorite part...

Kuya Boying, the caretaker of the lodge we checked in, prepared water activities and Island hopping activities. Having a close encounter with sea creatures during fish feeding and snorkeling was the best. The beauty underwater was undeniably just one of the magnificent pictures of nature, though some corals were damaged due to the typhoon surge.

Kuya Elmar guided us throughout all the activities (thankies Kuya!), though my power bank, connector, and headset experienced tragedy at the beginning, still fighting! (Hoping they would still work 🙏🏼)

We visited a cave at one of the islands in PG.

Island/Beach Hopping

Fish Feeding and Snorkeling

Chillin' at the beach and some photo opportunities before the day ended

3rd Day

... and also the last, it was time to take our final walk at White Beach. Surely, we experienced one of the best times in our life from the days and nights spent at Puerto Galera.

Time to buy some souvenirs...

Waiting at the terminal...

Some reminders...

Confirm your departure date a day before at the White Beach's terminal shipping lines.
Morning is the best time to board a boat (current are stronger in the afternoon).
During water-activities avoid bringing electronic gadgets or accessories.

Itinerary

Hello Puerto Galera! (1st day)

7:45 am to 9:45 am - From City of Santa Rosa, Laguna to Batangas Pier
10:14 am to 11:30 am - Batangas Port to Puerto Galera via Galerians shipping lines
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Braiding and Henna

DIY Travel (2nd day)

8:00 am to 11:30 am - Water activities
4:00 pm to 6:00pm - Chillin' at the beach like reading, eating snacks

'Til next time Puerto Galera! (3rd day)

8:00 am to 9:30 am - Buying souvenirs and pasalubong
1:20 pm to 2:50 pm - White Beach to Batangas Port
2:50 pm to 3:10 pm - Batangas Port to Stoplight
3:10 pm to 3:30 pm - Stoplight to Batangas Grand Terminal

Afternoon lunch :)

4:10 pm to 6:00 pm - Batangas Grand Terminal SM Calamba
7:25 pm - Finally home...

Expenses

Fare and Activities (in Peso)
1st day
130 - Van from City of Sta.Rosa, Laguna to Batangas Port
500 - A round trip ticket from Port to White Beach
30 - Terminal fee
1000 - Sandra Talyor Lodge
125 - Braids by Ate Baby
150 - Henna tattoo by Intensity Henna Tattoo
2nd day
119 - Morning breakfast
600 - Water activities c/o Kuya Boying and Kuya Elmar
50 - lunch
100 - Snacks from passing by vendors at the beach (e.g. fish crackers, chicharon, kropeck, pastillas, banana chips)
15 - a cup of rice for dinner because we have San Marino corned tuna
3rd day
260 - Souvenir and pasalubong (1 sleeveless shirt and 8 pcs. of coin purse + 1)
50 - 9 pieces of macapunong bigas
7 - Batangas port to Stoplight
10 - Stoplight to Batangas Grand Terminal
80 - BGT to SM Calamba
23 - SM Calamba to City of Santa Rosa