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Mina V. Esguerra

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Author and founder of @romanceclassbooks | script and story consultant | repped by Anna Liza Recto-Ruth @boldmp Filipino 🇵🇭

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New year intro: Hello, my name is Mina! Romance author, publisher, founder of #RomanceClass. I've written and published 29 books and if you're wondering where to start, I have recommendations based on what might be Your Thing

Photo 1) KISS AND CRY: 🇵🇭 hockey player and figure skater, second chance romance

Photo 2) contemporary romance set in Manila, characters in their 20s, start with MY IMAGINARY EX

Photo 3) characters in their 20s, romance tropes but what if Manila, start with FAIRY TALE FAIL

Photo 4) characters in their 30s, asking for a better 🇵🇭 actually, start with BETTER AT WEDDINGS THAN YOU

Photo 5) characters in their 40s, tita era yes and being fabulous while at it, start with FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Photo 6) INTERIM GODDESS OF LOVE is college YA with Philippine mythology; SCAMBITIOUS is con artists and heists but they only scam evil people don't worry; THE FUTURE CHOSEN is an alternate universe 🇵🇭 where there's a law against dynasties

If you enjoy my books, check out @romanceclassbooks too! 💕📚 by @minavesguerra

Senator’s speechwriter Ben goes on an accidental tour of his own city, and bonds with Naya, the tour guide who sees beauty in the chaos of Manila.

One of the activities in Naya's tour is an art class, and they get a shirt with their design printed on it a few hours later. The idea is based on @januszate's art and workshop, and she made the art featured in the book. And I had my own shirt made 😊.

WHAT KIND OF DAY is book 1 of my Six 32 Central series and it's $0.99 on minavesguerra.com/amazon and minavesguerra.com/shop until Nov 30. by @minavesguerra

Today in #RomanceClass Recommends, let's talk about spice, baby! 🌶️ Here are Mina V. Esguerra's Top Three Favorite Spicy Romances!

✨ Featured books ✨
TRUTH OR DARE by Brianna Ocampo
RAFE: A BUFF MALE NANNY by Rebekah Weatherspoon
EDITOR'S NOTE by Delilah Fisher

📌 About the Author

Mina V. Esguerra writes and publishes English-language romance and contemporary fiction. She founded RomanceClass, a community of Filipino authors who write romance in English, and since 2013 has helped over 100 authors write and publish their romance books, now read in 52 countries worldwide.

Her entire catalog is available on Amazon, other ebook retailers, as well as at Komiket events and Komiket’s online stores. Mina is currently working on her 30th book.

#bookrecommendations #spicyromance by @minavesguerra

MY USUAL AND YOU by Mina V. Esguerra (Cafe Titas #2) ☕ What should Erika San Ignacio be doing at her age of 41? The answer has always been: whatever she wants, actually. No matter what anyone else says. She's the only non-lawyer in her family's three generations of lawyers. She has a dating life of flings and non-exclusivity—happy and ready to be single and the favorite tita, for life. And she quit her senior-level corporate job in the middle of a national lockdown to help her best friend fulfill a dream to open a small cafe.

Turns out, the drastic career change might be a good idea after all. The cafe is thriving, she's enjoying being a cashier and business partner, and the handsome customer who works nearby is a daily highlight, a harmless crush she never speaks to. Life is steady all of a sudden, not demanding and complicated. She's into it.

What could disturb this peace? Just the favorite customer asking her out on a date, and wanting more. Just the corporate world trying to lure her away from the dream she helped build, with reminders of career goals from the past. When thinking about the life she wants for herself at this age, are these distractions she should say no to—or new challenges to take on?

📍Available on Amazon and other ebook retail platforms. Also available at all Komiket events and through Komiket's Lazada and Shopee stores.

📸 @chachicsbooknook

#RomanceClass #filipinoauthors #filipinoromance by @minavesguerra

What I'm bringing to the Nov 7 Kilig Cafe Tambay at @hygge_librarycafe2600. This is the last one that I'm organizing for 2026 but we will be back with the 2027 schedule and more events 🥰.

If you are attending, the signup form is here: kilig.pub/tambaytour and you can request for any romanceclass title so we can try to bring it to the event

You can request any Blush Book, I can bring copies.

And reminder that @tonireadswrites is bringing an exclusive Signal No. Us set just for this tambay 👀👀 by @minavesguerra

Kain (at @pluck.mnl) by @minavesguerra

OCTOBER DUMP 🤍 #latepost #omnomnivorous by @minavesguerra

What You Wanted (Review)

Andrea and Damon met at the beach wedding of Andrea’s sister. Their chemistry is undeniable and they spent the night together. Now, instead of calling it as a one-time tryst, Damon immediately invited Andrea for lunch the following week. Soon, they found themselves spending time with each other and having more sleep-overs, while still pining for the persons they have long desired.

I love the Chic Manila series by @minavesguerra and this book is no exception.😊 This is the 8th book in this series that I have read and as expected, it brought me to THAT time when I was navigating through life during my 20s.😊

Andrea is a character with no inhibitions, and yet so vulnerable when it comes to the person who broke her heart. She falsely believes that she is the girl that guys have fun with before settling down with the right girl. Damon is the ultimate bachelor, rich and a bit mysterious, and could be the perfect boyfriend—except that his desire for a colleague is quite known in their circle.

Damon lives in NV Park and I’m always happy to get back to this fictional place that feels too real for me.😊 And very refreshing to meet again characters from previous books who live in this condominium complex.

I rooted for Andrea and Damon from the start, knowing that their no-strings-attached arrangement will be short term. It’s exciting, although sometimes agitating, to see them almost go back to their old habits. But I know their attachment with each other is already too intense, it’s just a matter of time before they realize it.😁

I read first Wedding Night Stand as suggested by the author.☺️ It’s the back story of how Damon and Andrea first met. Also read All You Needed after this book, which is Damon and Andrea during their first Christmas holiday together.🥰

Binged read this and the related short stories and I’m still hung over from this world.😊

Thanks to birthday girl Mina V. Esguerra for writing the Chic Manila series.❤️

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#whatyouwanted #minavesguerra @romanceclassbooks #romanceclass #reviewsbyarystine #bookreview by @minavesguerra

😊🎂 in 👻 season by @minavesguerra

💖 Favorite 💖 (and the watermelon fizz is on the menu!) by @minavesguerra

#MinaReadThisIn2026 A Study in Sparkling by Jodi McAlister by @minavesguerra

On Philippine Genre Stories: We have our Q&A with Katt Briones up! On the appeal of enemies to lovers asaran, fanfic, ships, and more.

Read it here: https://philippinegenrestories.com/2026/10/pgs-2026-qa-katt-briones/ by @minavesguerra