Kindred Table Restaurant

"In the kitchen, she's a firestorm. In love, she's about to burn." Youngest Perez. Billionaire. CEO. Head-turner. Maxine Avrielle Griego Perez has it all-beauty, brains, and billions. With multiple successful businesses under her name, she's unstoppable. But behind the glam life, may isang pangarap siyang matagal nang hindi natutupad: To become a certified chef. As her final requirement, she's sent to train at Moonlight Kitchenette, a cozy restaurant owned by her tito-but managed by Chef Timothy Hayden Sanders, a perfectionist known for being cold, demanding, and insanely hot. At first, clash sila. She's used to being in control. He's used to obedience. But in between the yelling, stolen glances, and late-night cooking sessions, something starts to simmer. Timothy falls-for her strength, her sass, and that laugh she tries to hide. And Maxine? She falls harder. For the first time, she lets herself feel. Then comes Cassandra. The manager who's always wanted more than professionalism. One drunken night. One betrayal. Maxine leaves-broken, silent... and pregnant. Five years later, Maxine returns as a world-class chef and single mom. Fierce, focused, and definitely not here to rekindle anything. But fate isn't done with them yet. Timothy is back, full of regret-and still in love. He wants answers. He wants her back. What he doesn't know is... he already has a piece of her. Secrets will be exposed. Old wounds reopened. And somewhere between revenge, forgiveness, and five-star meals... a second chance might be served.

Amara Blake’s life revolves around her son, Noah. Juggling two jobs and a past that left her wary of love, she never imagined her path would cross with Luca Moretti, a billionaire chef looking to open a new restaurant in her small town. When Amara takes a catering job at a local charity event hosted by Luca, sparks fly—but not the good kind. Their first encounter is fiery and full of misunderstandings. But soon, Luca sees something in Amara that he can’t ignore—strength, honesty, and warmth he didn’t know he needed. As their lives intertwine through food, family, and second chances, they’re forced to confront their fears. Amara must let go of her past, and Luca must learn that love isn’t a recipe you can control.

A forced marriage. A ruthless CEO. And a contract that could ruin—or rescue—her heart. Ayla Morgan thought losing her father was the worst thing that could happen. She was wrong. Within weeks, her family restaurant is seized by debt collectors, her stepmother kicks her to the curb, and her arrogant CEO fires her in front of everyone over a petty mistake. With nothing left but humiliation and bills, Ayla is forced into a blind date arranged by her greedy family… and accidentally ruins the wrong one. That “wrong date”? Damon Cross. Her ex-boss. The coldest man she’s ever met—richer than sin and twice as dangerous. But instead of being furious, Damon makes her a shocking offer: Marry me. Three years. No feelings. No questions. In return, I’ll pay your family’s debt and give you your life back. To him, it’s just a contract. To her, it’s a lifeline. Living under the same roof, working as his personal secretary, Ayla swears she’ll never fall for a man who sees love as weakness. But behind Damon’s icy exterior hides a broken man forced to marry by his dying grandfather—and a loneliness that mirrors her own. As enemies become reluctant allies and fake kisses turn real, Ayla finds herself questioning everything. What happens when the contract ends… but her heart doesn’t? And will Damon let go of control long enough to realize that love might be his only salvation?

She thought she was invisible in the shadows of Las Vegas. She was wrong. Dr. Ava Thorne has spent two years hiding in the city's darkest corners, treating criminals and outcasts in her underground clinic. No questions asked. No names recorded. No past to haunt her. Until the night she saves the wrong man's life. Damian Volkov bleeds out on her operating table—heir to the most feared crime family in Vegas, and the man who's been watching her every move for nine years. With one touch of her surgeon's hands, she seals her fate. He's been hunting her since she was eighteen. Now he's finally found his prey. Dragged from her world of shadows into his penthouse prison, Ava discovers the terrifying truth: her kidnapping wasn't random. He knows exactly who she really is. Evelyn Reed, daughter of a murdered senator. The ghost he's been obsessed with since the night he saw her standing in the rain, beautiful and broken. But Damian isn't the only one who wants to claim her. His uncle sees her as a weapon to wield. His aunt views her as a threat to eliminate. And somewhere in the darkness, the people who killed her father are closing in to finish what they started. Caught between a monster who calls her his salvation and enemies who want her dead, Ava faces an impossible choice. She can fight the man who owns her body and soul, or she can embrace the darkness he's awakening inside her. Because in Damian's world, love isn't gentle. Love is possession. Love is war. And she's about to discover she was born to be his queen.

Elena had once believed that silence could mean safety. That a gentle hand and a warm cup of tea placed quietly on her desk every morning could be a form of love. Lucien was never cruel—not in the obvious ways. He remembered how she liked her eggs, noticed when she swapped her perfume, and sent flowers on days he knew she wouldn’t expect them. He raised her like one would raise a pet—softly, without question. And Elena, foolish in the way only the very lonely can be, mistook his quiet affection for devotion. She told herself he was reserved. Mysterious. That love didn’t always wear its heart on its sleeve. But when the old flame returned—the one who spoke his language without needing to try—Elena saw it. The difference. He looked at her like a man who had found his lost religion. And Elena? She had simply been convenient. No tears, no scene. Just papers on the breakfast table, beside the eggs he cooked perfectly. She didn’t accuse or beg. She only asked for freedom. He didn’t sign. He chuckled. A soft, dismissive sound. “A cat raised indoors doesn’t know how to survive on the street, Elena. You’ll come back." But she didn’t. She disappeared, like smoke—except she didn’t vanish, not really. She lived. She wore colour again. Laughed at bad jokes. Let strange men hand her coffee and ask for her number. Lucien? He watched. He watched her become someone without him. And it drove him mad. The night he cornered her outside the gallery, rain in his hair and desperation in his eyes, he looked like a man undone. "Elena," he breathed, "please. Look at me. Just once." She did. Calm as ever, and her love already gone.

À seulement 24 ans, Maeve D'Almeida porte le poids du monde sur ses épaules. Orpheline, elle a sacrifié ses rêves pour élever son petit frère Elias de seize ans et subvenir à leurs besoins en travaillant dans un restaurant prestigieux. Son cœur, meurtri par de douloureuses déceptions, s'est blindé contre l'amour... jusqu'à ce que Tristan Johnson fasse irruption dans sa vie. Héritier d'un empire économique, Tristan déploie tout son charme et sa séduction pour conquérir Maeve. Elle cède enfin, croyant avoir trouvé l'amour véritable. Mais cette illusion vole en éclats quand elle découvre sa grossesse : Tristan révèle alors sa vraie nature, celle d'un manipulateur sans scrupules qui lui propose cyniquement de l'argent pour avorter. Le destin bascule lorsque Céleste, la mère de Tristan, accueille Maeve et Elias au manoir familial. Ce qui semblait être un refuge devient un enfer. Tristan humilie quotidiennement Maeve, la rabaissant au rang de domestique tandis qu'il parade avec ses conquêtes sous ses yeux. Tout change avec l'arrivée de Nicolas, le frère cadet de Tristan. Charismatique et bienveillant, il s'oppose aux abus de son aîné et rend à Maeve et à son frère, leur dignité. Entre eux naît une attraction magnétique, une promesse d'amour authentique. Mais le cœur de Maeve reste déchiré entre la passion toxique qui l'enchaîne à Tristan et l'espoir d'un bonheur sincère avec Nicolas. Quand Maeve perd tragiquement son enfant et décide de partir, Nicolas la supplie de rester : « Tu mérites mieux, Maeve. Laisse-moi te prouver que l'amour n'a pas à faire souffrir. » Mais Tristan, rongé par la jalousie, est prêt à tout pour récupérer celle qui lui échappe... même à détruire son propre frère. C'est alors que Céleste révèle un secret qui bouleversera à jamais l'équilibre de la famille Johnson.