Thorned Between Novels & Stories

Phoebe Lynx Villanueva is a kind hearted girl who's been in love with Keyden Sebastian Fuentes for five years. She's pretty and can have any man that she wants but she knows that Keyden is an exemption. Keyden is in love with her best friend Charity and she knows that. She also knew that Charity has feelings for Keyden. She's the antagonist of her own story and when their parents decide to fix the marriage between her and Keyden, she knows that she has to do something. Being Keyden's wife is like a dream come true but how can she do it when the man she loves is in love with somebody else who happened to be her best friend? Now, she made her choice. She will help Keyden court her best friend in exchange that he will marry her. She knew that it's a desperate move but if being this selfless is the only way for Keyden and Charity to be happy, then so be it.

“You’ll live in my house for one year. Under my roof, as my private maid and personal attendant.” Biglang gumuho ang mundo ni Selene Monteverde nang maakusahan ang pamilya niya ng pagnanakaw ng milyon-milyon. With her family drowning in scandal, her only way out is Vladimir Del Fierro, a ruthless CEO who offers protection. But Vladimir never gives anything for free. To stay under his protection, kailangang tumira ni Selene sa mansyon nito, follow his rules, and serve the one man she should hate most. The longer she stays, the more dangerous everything between them becomes. Bawat tingin. Bawat utos. Every touch that shouldn’t mean anything, but does. Pero habang mas napapalapit siya sa mundo ni Vladimir, mas lalo niyang hindi mabasa kung ano ba talaga ang habol nito sa kanya. And the most dangerous part of all may be how much she wants to find out.

The story follows a person transported to another world as a dwarf named Karma. While living a quiet life in this new realm, Karma encounters Freya, a succubus Demon Lord, who commands him to undertake a seemingly impossible task: assist her in completing her mission in this world. Freya presents Karma with a stark choice—ascend the Sky Tower of Doom to kill her or remain in the tower and love her for eternity. As Karma grapples with this dilemma, he meets Mirai, the world’s hero, who is desperately hunting him to obtain the Black Crystal embedded in his body. Mirai pleads with Karma to sacrifice his life for the sake of humanity and her mission on this planet. However, when Karma refuses, she offers an alternative: she’ll stop attacking him if he agrees to join her and live peacefully in the city of humans. Caught between the conflicting demands and missions imposed by the goddess on both the Demon Lord and the hero, Karma is thrust into a chaotic, nerve-wracking, and relentless adventure that upends his tranquil existence, forever altering his peaceful life.

“Stop it, Vesper! You're not even my type, young lady. Ni hindi ka pa marunong humalik nang tama. Just stop!”  Iyon ang mga salitang binitawan ni Kane Ynares kay Vesper Del Valle nine years ago.  Mga salitang sumugat sa batang puso ni Vesper. She was fifteen and he was twenty-nine. He was her perfect leading man and she wanted him so bad but he is her “Uncle Kane" dahil kaibigan ito ng Dad niya. Pero nang gabing ‘yon, hindi “Uncle” ang nakita ni Vesper kay Kane kundi ang lalaking pangarap niya. Her first love, and her first heartbreak. Lumipas ang siyam na taon at muli silang nagkaharap. She's twenty-four and he's now thirty-eight and the desire between them is undeniable. As their paths cross again, muli ring nasubok ang paninindigan ni Kane. He wanted her but it's just impossible.  Because it is forbidden…

Cindy's cousin run away on her wedding day with a handsome but crippled CEO of the Aldana Group. Because of it, she was forced by her uncle to replace her cousin to be Adam's bride. Adam has a short-tempered attitude because of his illness while Cindy has a free-spirited personality despite all of her problems. These two people with opposite attitudes and personalities live together in one house which makes the cold and huge house of Adam to be livelier. Cindy couldn't help but falls in love with Adam even though she knows that she is just a substitute bride. But Cindy's cousin, Lucy, suddenly went back and wants to reclaim what is supposed to be her. Lucy's appearance makes a lot of misunderstanding between Adam, Cindy, and his family. Lucy manages to convince Adam's family that Cindy planned everything so she will be Adam's wife. Will there be a happy ending to Cindy's love story with his prince just like the story of Cinderella?

"If happy ever after did exist, why do married couples split apart?" The same question Andrea Bartolome had in her mind when things between her husband, Mike Villaflor, started to be wrong. Her life with her husband is almost perfect. A doctor herself married a public school teacher; both of them are professionals in different fields. Sapat ang kinikita nilang mag-asawa para bigyan ng maayos na future ang anak nila. Yet things perceived to be almost perfect need to overcome an obstacle. Nagsimulang magkaroon ng lamat ang relasyon ni Andrea kay Mike when she started to doubt her husband having an affair with another woman. Sino nga ba ang kaisa-isang kontrabida ng mga mag-asawa kung hindi mga kabit lang naman. And that is something Andrea has been struggling with. Because of her desire to protect her family, how would a legal wife make a win over the mistress?

Ruthless CEO Felix Velasquez once treated his maid Lia with cold cruelty, mistaking his intense feelings for her as mere obsession and possession. Everything changed when he got hurt and Lia stayed to care for him, patient and gentle despite all the pain he caused her. He finally realized the truth, he wasn’t bad to her because he didn’t care,he was bad because he was already deeply in love, too proud and stupid to admit it. He confesses everything, telling her she’s the first thing he looks for every day and the only one he wants. But Lia, who also likes him more than she lets on, is too scared to trust him. Fear of getting hurt again and the gap between their worlds make her reject him. But Felix never gives up. He is determined to prove his love is real, no matter how long it takes to win her heart.

In the late and wild night, Samantha and Jace found theirselves sharing the heat thinking that it would just be a one night stand. Pero hindi inaasahang nakita muli nila ang isa't-isa sa probinsya ng Masvedo kung saan kilala ang kanilang mga pamilya na mortal na magkaaway. Shane tried to avoid Jace but the tension between them could not let that happen. They found theirselves craving each other's heat and comfort despite of their family rivalry. But as they both fell in love the secrets about their lives slowly revealed. Ano ang gagawin nila kung may mas malalim pang dahilan para hindi sila magkatuluyan bukod sa pagkakalaban ng kanilang mga pamilya? Ano ang gagawin nila upang parehong takasan ang katotohanan na posibleng sa mata ng tao at sa mata ng diyos ay mali ang namamagitan sa kanila? Will they be strong enough to seek and face for the truth? Will they fight together for their entangled hearts?

Sachriana has the chance to choose who she wants to have a forty-eight mag-jowa challenge with. Instead of choosing someone who she is comfortable with, she takes risks in choosing the man who never gave her attention. She chose Jeide Dyion, the man she is in love with, sadly, the man is in love with her cousin named Melody. But with that kind of dare, new hope has bloomed. She will not waste the chance. But to her surprise something happened between them on that night. But what if, hindi pala siya ang nakikita ni Jeide Dyion ng gabing iyon? She is hurt. She wants to move on. And now that she is moving on, mukhang nagkabaligtad dahil ang lalaki na ang humahabol. Pero bakit ganoon? Bakit pakiramdam ni Sachriana ay wala sa kanya ang buong atensyon ng lalaki? Pakiramdam niya ay pangalawa pa rin siya. Pero paano kung pakiramdam niya lang pala iyon? Paano kung siya pala talaga ang priority ng lalaki?

It all begins with a clash and unfolds into a heartbreaking love entangled in secrets, status, and fate. Cairo Zeidan Altamirano, a promising third-year medical student at the prestigious Aurelia University of Medicine, finds himself unexpectedly at Casa Estrella University for a collaborative project between future doctors, engineers, and architects. There, he crosses paths with Aerisla Celeste Valmonte, a sharp-witted fourth-year architecture student—under less than ideal circumstances: a petty argument over a can of coffee. Their friction sets the stage for a fiery partnership as Aerisla, the team leader, is forced to work closely with the aloof and enigmatic Cairo. What begins as mutual disdain slowly melts into something far deeper, more dangerous. But just as a fragile love begins to bloom, Aerisla discovers she is carrying Cairo's child, only to be silenced by a cruel twist of fate. Cairo, it turns out, is no ordinary medical student. He is the heir to the empire behind the Altamirano name, and bound by family tradition to marry before his final year begins. Love was never part of the plan. But neither was goodbye.