Stories that stay.

kilig /kee-lig/ (n.) — FilipinoThe fluttery, giddy feeling you get from something romantic.
The heart-skip. The butterflies. The smile you can't stop.It's untranslatable. It's Filipino.
It's the feeling our stories are made to give you.

For readers who want romance with depth.
Kilig House is an independent publishing house founded by Shell Lorenzo. We publish stories about healing, becoming, and the messy courage it takes to stay. For women who have felt small — and are ready to feel seen.

For women who have felt small in relationships — and are ready to feel seen.

Book one

Book Two

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Words for the wounds we carry.
The Between Trilogy: Between Sobs • Between Kilig • Between Sighs
Debut Trilogy: Pause Between Echoes • Between Shores •
To Be Honest


Book one


Book Two


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Creativity as healing.

Book one

Book Two

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