Thorned Between Novels & Stories

Mari Demia was already in a relationship with someone until she fell into her parent's trap. She married a man she had only met that day. She married Austin, a famous player (playboy). To protect herself from him, she made a contract and made him sign it. She thought that that contract could save her from him, not until something happened between them during the last night of their honeymoon. Her hate for Austin intensified when she found out that she was pregnant with his baby. To get revenge on Austin, she must hide her hatred for him and seek out his soft spot (his heart), causing him to fall in love with her and break his heart. Where will her defiance lead her? Will she be able to handle it all once she discover Austin's secret?

In the elite circles of Angeles, Pampanga, where reputation is everything and love is often a luxury, Elara Villanueva agrees to an arranged marriage with Lucas Del Rosario to save her family’s crumbling perfume empire—but the moment she steps into his world, she is irresistibly drawn to his guarded older brother, Adrian. As stolen glances turn into dangerous emotions, loyalties begin to fracture: her best friend Mira is in love with Adrian, while secrets within the Del Rosario family quietly surface. What begins as a perfect arrangement spirals into betrayal, heartbreak, and a truth no one is ready to face. When everything explodes just days before the wedding, Elara is forced to make an impossible choice between duty and desire. In the aftermath of shattered expectations, she walks away from the life chosen for her—only to discover that the kind of love worth fighting for is the one you choose, even if it costs you everything.

After losing her job, getting evicted from her apartment, and finding her long-time boyfriend in bed with her cousin, Giselle Saavedra thought her life couldn’t get any worse. Buried in heartbreak and alcohol, she spent the night with a stranger and gave away the one thing she promised to save for marriage. Her virginity. She thought she’d never see him again. A month later, she lands a job as an executive assistant, only to find that her new boss is Jake Johnson, the same man from that night. Cold, ruthless, and extremely powerful, Jake is the country’s most elusive billionaire and also the father of the baby growing inside her. But secrets don’t stay buried for long. Just as love begins to grow between them, dangerous people from their past plot to tear them apart, no matter the cost.

Caleb Villarreal lived his life in perfect control of his empire, his time, and even the emptiness in his own heart. Until Lyra arrived. The girl he should never want… Yet the only one he could never resist. Inside the Villarreal mansion, every glance between them was forbidden. Every attempt to look away only made the tension burn hotter. His cold stares. Her hidden longing. A fire they both pretended not to feel. Until one night a storm, a flooded road, one hotel room, and a temptation neither of them could outrun. One touch. One kiss. And every rule they swore to follow was shattered in an instant. That night, they learned a truth neither of them could deny: Desire may be forbidden… But it never asks for permission. And when longing turns into wildfire, Who has the right or the power to stop it?

Arissa Erishelle Bellanova and Armando Miñel Teng are from rival families from Cebu. In order for their families to set a truce, Arissa’s brother was supposed to marry Armando’s beloved cousin. But things took a turn for worse when Arissa’s brother left his fiancée at the altar. Leaving their families with no choice, Armando and Arissa’s marriage was then sealed. Armando, filled with anger and nothing but thoughts of revenge, promised Arissa one thing: he would never love her. Here's the catch though; Arissa never asked for love. Growing up unloved, Arissa’s naturally timid, shy, and gentle. She never asks for attention, because she knows that the moment she asks for attention, masasaktan siya. Between the one who’s never asked for love, and the one who swore to never love, the first one to fall will lose. Will it be the prideful Armando, or will it be the careful Arissa?

He walked away unaware... she stayed behind with his child. Aleshca Niña Del Puerto, a top architect, takes on the renovation of Ricorrere di Ugalde, a resort designed by her late father and owned by the powerful Ugalde family. There, she meets Abueme Brent Ugalde, the cold and solemn heir, who turns out to be someone from the past, the one she unknowingly hurt long ago. Over time, feelings grow, slowly blossoming into love. They marry and begin a new life together. But just when everything seems perfect, Brent suddenly walks away, leaving Niña heartbroken in the rain, unaware that she's carrying his child. Years later, he came back in the least expected time, but will things be the same between the both of them? Will Niña ever be able to forgive the man who destroyed her trust and shattered her heart?

Rubie Jane Estrada is a simple but very beautiful woman. Before his father died he revealed the truth about Rubie's mother. Rubie decided to go to the city and find her mother, while Rubie was traveling she met Kester Tacuel who helped her. At Rubie's workplace she met Daryl Hermosa who became friends and eventually fell in love with each other. Rubie met his grandfather and his mother, his grandfather welcomed him and let him live in his mansion. Rubie's grandfather discovered the relationship between Rubie and Daryl, so he forced Rubie to divorce Daryl and marry the granddaughter of his friend Kester Tacuel. Rubie's Grandfather succeeds in getting Kester and Rubie married. Who will Rubie stay with? What if he learns a big secret that will change his life. Will Rubie love her husband?

Zia and Grae have been friends for a long time and both have loved ones in their lives. They only see each other as friends and will not go beyond that because they are both in relationships, but one night came when they both fell in love with each other because of the problem that they didn't expect to reach a point that they both didn't think about. After the night when something happened between them, Zia got pregnant, but the only one who knew about it was Zia because Grae lost everything because what was on his mind was someone else he was with that night. Natakot si Zia n ipaalam kahit kanino nag nangyare kaya sinarili niya ang lahat, She was very depressed about what happened because she didn't think that her bad dream would happen. She got pregnant, which was not planned. Can a nightmare be a good dream?

Tim Dalman has always wanted to be an actress. Finally landing on her big break in the industry, she finds herself with another problem—she reunites with her ex-boyfriend, Raphael Liu, who also happens to be the screenwriter of the television series she is a part of. Finding out about it, she is faced with different problems in the span of her series shootings as the guy doesn't want to make everything easy for her. She develops hatred for the guy, constantly finding herself in heated arguments between the two of them. Destiny then plays amusingly as their love team becomes popular, forcing her to stick with the guy as she is told to do so if she wants her career to grow. She later finds out the reason why Raphael broke up with her years ago, and is later left with a career-breaking problem that could not only possibly end not only her rising fame, but her improving relationship with Raphael as well.

He is a drop-dead gorgeous widower and she is the thirteenth mate. Desperate enough to find the truth behind her bestfriend's death, Loralee married her bestfriend's widow. The marriage between her and Oryrius Delacorte became possible when Connor Billiones, one of the richest businessman in town adopted her. When Oryrius agreed to the arrange marriage proposed by Connor in exchange of business merging, they believed that Oryrius fell on their trap. What Loralee didn't know, it's the other way around. It's all Oryrius' trap to make the prophecy happen. Magtagumpay kaya ang kani-kanilang mga plano sa oras na mahulog ang damdamin nila sa isa't-isa? Would Loralee set aside her growing feelings and continue the investigation? Would Oryrius also forget his real agenda and start protecting Loralee to the pack? O mas pipiliin nilang isakatuparan ang kani-kanilang misyon kasya palawigin ang umusbong na pag-ibig?