Thomas & Friends Peter Sam

Lumaki si Calista Althea Chiu sa isang makapangyarihan ngunit istriktong Chinese family—kung saan ang tradisyon ay batas at ang babae ay kailangang sumunod, kahit masaktan. Mayaman ang pamilyang kinalakihan niya, ngunit sa likod ng karangyaan, isa siyang bihag ng sariling kapalaran. Sa tatlong magkakapatid, siya ang nag-iisang babae at middle child—tahimik, masunurin, at laging isinasantabi ang sariling damdamin. Ngunit isang gabi, tuluyang nagbago ang lahat. Dahil sa desperadong pangangailangan ng pera ng kanyang kuya at sa malaking pagkakautang ng kanilang pamilya sa makapangyarihang Wang family, isang lihim na kasunduan ang isinagawa. Isang desisyong hindi niya kailanman pinili. Ibinenta si Calista bilang isang “regalo” sa kaarawan ng lalaking minsan na niyang nakita sa Shanghai—ang malamig at misteryosong billionaire heir ng Monaco, si Marcus Romanov. Para kay Marcus, ang lahat ay transaksyon. Ngunit kahit pilitin niyang limutin, hindi niya maalis sa isip ang gabing pinagsaluhan nila. Para kay Calista, iyon ang gabing ninakaw ang kanyang kinabukasan. Hindi nila namamalayan, unti-unti silang nahuhulog sa isa’t isa—isang damdaming isinilang sa gitna ng kapangyarihan, katahimikan, at mga lihim na pilit itinatago. Ngunit may isang lalaking hindi handang bumitaw. Si Lixin Wang, ang mayamang Chinese heir at lalaking itinakdang pakasalan si Calista, ay handang ipaglaban ang paniniwalang pag-aari niya ito—kahit sa pamamagitan ng takot at kapangyarihan. Sa pagitan ng tradisyon at pag-ibig, obligasyon at kalayaan, kailangang pumili ni Calista: manatiling babaeng isinuko ng pamilya, o labanan ang kapalarang ipinataw sa kanya—kahit pa kapalit nito ang kanyang puso.

Seraphina Skye Torres lived a simple life on the farm her grandparents owned. The animals and plants were her only companions, the ones she talked to when no one else was there. Living far from the city made her independent. She learned to stand on her own and never let anyone look down on her. She knew her worth. Her life changed when Nikolai Aleksander Sergei Moretti entered it. A billionaire CEO with wealth, power, and an attitude that clashed with everything she believed in. To save her parents' business, Seraphina had no choice but to marry him. Her life as an independent farmer slowly faded, replaced by a role she never wanted, being Nikolai's wife. As she stepped into his world, she faced judgment from people who wanted him and doubt from those close to him. Surrounded by pressure and expectations, Seraphina was left wondering if this life was only temporary, or if she could still find herself in a future she never chose.

Dante Matino Cruz is a delivery rider, sweating day and night just to keep food on the table and medicine for his ailing mother. Life is hard, but his pride is harder—no shortcuts, no handouts, no selling himself for money. Celestine Isla Navarro is a CEO who thrives in a world where hesitation means weakness. She’s used to buying what she wants and bending people to her will. But the day she crosses paths with Dante—sun-bronzed, stubborn, and infuriatingly unyielding—something inside her shifts. Her first proposition is reckless: a single night, no strings attached. Dante’s answer? Not for sale. But fate doesn’t end with one rejection. Celestine offers him something else: a job. A dangerous but well-paid position as her personal bodyguard. The money could save his mother, even secure work for his childhood friend, Liza. It’s everything he’s been breaking his back for—served on a silver platter. Now Dante faces a brutal choice: swallow his pride to protect his family, or stand firm against a woman who never takes “no” for an answer. What begins as a battle of wills turns into a dangerous, slow-burning game of temptation. Pride versus desire. Fire against fire. And in this game, someone will surrender. The question is—who will break first?

Prologue Celine Dela Cruz never imagined na mauuwi sa ganito ang buhay niya. Sa probinsya, simple lang ang mundo niya—gising ng maaga para tumulong sa tindahan ng pamilya, makipagbiruan sa mga kapatid, at mangarap na balang araw… magkakaroon din siya ng love story na parang sa pelikula. Pero isang gabi, habang sabay-sabay silang kumakain, bumagsak ang bombang hindi niya inasahan. “Anak…” mabigat ang boses ng tatay niya. “May kasunduan tayo. Ikakasal ka.” Nag-freeze si Celine. “What? Papa, seryoso ka ba?” At doon niya narinig ang pangalan. Liam Alcantara. CEO ng Alcantara Group. Isa sa pinakamakapangyarihang tao sa Maynila. Mayaman, guwapo raw sabi sa mga balita, pero kilala ring cold at walang puso. Arranged marriage. Hindi niya choice, hindi niya gusto. Pero dahil nalulunod na sa utang ang pamilya niya, wala siyang nagawa. Sa moment na iyon, narealize niya—hindi lahat ng love story nagsisimula sa kilig. Minsan, nagsisimula ito sa kontrata. At minsan, ang taong akala mong magpapabagsak sa’yo, siya pala ang matututunan mong mahalin.

Elyse Saavedra, galing sa isang mayamang pamilya na ipinagkasundong ipakasal ng kanyang mga magulang sa anak ng kanilang kaibigang bilyonaryo, si Kyrex. Kahit na sa kanilang hindi magandang unang pagkikita, malamig na pakikitungo sa isa't isa dahil sa hindi kanais-nais na kagustuhan ng kanilang mga magulang, nagka-developan pa rin sila sa isa't isa nang totoong nararamdaman. Ngunit, lahat nang ito ay nagbago nang si Marco, childhood friend ni Elyse at si Maui na ex ni Kyrex, complicate things between them. Pagkatapos malaman ni Elyse na siya'y buntis at nasaksihan ang hindi kanais-nais na nangyari kay Maui at Kyrex, tinanggap nya ang alok na pera ng ina ni Kyrex kapalit nang paglayo kay Kyrex at pag-atras sa kasalan. Nagpakalayo-layo si Elyse kasama ng kanyang ibinubuntis na anak nila ni Kyrex.

Ms. Melody—isang maganda, palaayos sa sarili, mayaman at isang ‘CEO’ ng malaking kumpanya. May boyfriend ito na nagngangalang Grabriel, ang lalaking pumunta ng US upang doon ipagpatuloy ang trabaho nito. Ngunit isang araw, gumuho ang mundo ni Melody; sapagkat nalaman n’yang may ibang babaeng iniibig si Grabiel sa US. Kasabay ng araw na ’yon ang pagtawag at pagtatapat mismo ng lalaki sa kanya nang hindi personal, sa pamamagitan ng video call, “I’m sorry for this melody…..” paunang salita nito. " We have to break," sunod pa nito. Pagkatapos marinig ang mga katagang iyon binaba na nito ang cellphone. Mabuti na lamang ay nand'yan ang isang lalaki upang damayan at saluhin s’ya. Si David na matagal na n’yang secretary. Pogi at maskulado ito. Isang billionaire man. Ngunit nang mamatay ang mga magulang nito sa murang edad n’ya ay nalugi ang kanilang negosyo. He didn't know how to manage it at that time. When David was already twenty-two years old, he applied as a secretary in a company owned by the Fuentes family, where Ms. Melody Fuentes was a member. Nang gabi ding iyon niyaya ni Melody si David na uminom para na rin mabawasan ang sakit sa puso n'yang dulot ng pag-ibig nito sa lalaking si Gabriel. Habang umiinom ang dalawa patuloy na humahagulhol ng iyak si Melody. 'Di naman gano’n kadaling mag-move on. PRETENDED COUPLE Habang nagpapanggap ang dalawa bilang magkasintahan, hindi ito naging madali para itago. May mga time pa nga na naghahalikan sila sa harap ng iba para mas mapatunayan nilang mag-couple talaga sila. Marami pa silang pinagdaanang problema bago sila ikasal. Nagkaroon ng dalawang anak at nalimutan ang mga bad past scenario. ”Dahil sa pagpapanggap, nagkaroon ng pag-asa ang puso kong nasugatan, ngunit agad na humilom noong dumating ka…….. David." -Ms. Melody.

Peter Cooper lives in the town of Capistrano. After being dumped by girlfriend Amelia his friend James arranges a job at Trans-Port, bossed by the famous Professor William Carver. Carver’s assistant is an American woman called Claire. Peter is pressurised into being a guinea pig for the company’s teleportation experiments and gets sent to another reality ‘The Projection’. On returning he's told Trans-Port have mentally imprisoned him in Capistrano slnce ten. The programme is a wormhole to another reality and Peter is forced to go back there and bring home its creator, his brilliant scientist father John, so Trans-Port's teleportation system can work successfully. The Projection is only programmed for John and Peter’s DNA. Peter finds the alternate reality called ‘Guildford’ similar to Capistrano but landscape and identities have changed. He meets another ‘Claire’, now English. She helps him find his ‘parents’ who informed his doppelganger (Other Peter) is a successful scientist, married to Amelia and working for Kilgore Industries in ‘Cambridge’. They are also building a teleportation device. Realising 'his' John might have gone there, Peter follows. At Kilgore he finds another ‘James’, now ‘Other Peter’s’ Project Manager. He pretends to be his doppleganger's non-existent brother to find out about an 'accident' on the site. That night a dream shows ‘Other Peter’ involved in a metaphysical reaction to the accident. John asks Peter to help him find out more about it. They force Amelia to take them to ‘Other Peter’ at Kilgore. They find him trapped between two states of reality just like Peter’s dream. Peter forces John to return to Capistrano but Carver appears telling him neither realty actually exists. The accident killed Peter and he is now purely cyber intelligence. But is this true? Can Peter’s REAL life still be saved?

BOOK 2 OF THE EXCITING PARANORMAL ROMANCE THRILLER SERIES: VICKIE: Doctor by day. Werewolf Hunter by night... Just when things with the zombies looked like they were under control and behind them, Vickie Anderson's life goes topsy turvy when her true love, the very independent Dr. Peter Thomason, returns to Africa and werewolves appear. With the arrival of werewolves to her mountains, Vicki and her friends must figure out a way to deal with and eliminate them. To add to her stress, heartache, and confusion, friends who she thought were friends turn out to be enemies and new love is offered, but is she ready to trust and accept it? If you enjoyed book one of the Adventures of Vickie Anderson titled, VICKIE: Doctor by day. Zombie Hunter by night, don't miss reading book two! It's equally entertaining and even more sizzling.

Dr. Lori Johnson finds herself in the middle of a series of weird turn events. Though she was the one people relied on but in this she had to rely on a stranger. A mysterious man who likes the shadows but who was the best at what he did. The two crash into each other with a bang and they find something worthwhile.

A 14 year old girl just trying to survive high school is about to have her life uprooted by her grandmothers legacy and something much older and more powerful. Her family has hid everything from her and kept everything secret in the hopes that she could live a normal life . But maybe she might still at least find love.