Novel & Cerita Thorned Between

“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…

“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.

“Mama,” napalingon ako ng marinig ko ang boses ng batang cute na lalaki. Napatitig ako sa batang lalaki na ngayon ay tumawag sa akin ng ‘mama’ na basta na lang sumulpot sa kung saan sa harap ko. At ng titigan ko ito ay hindi pwedeng magkamali ang mga mata ko ng makita na kahawig ito ni Magnus. Ang boss kong walang ibang ginawa kundi ang utusan ako sa lahat ng bagay. Pero teka! Sandali! Sa tagal kong nagtatrabaho bilang assistant ni Magnus ay kailan pa ito nagkaroon ng anak? At ang masaklap pa ay tila pinagsasama kami ng bata kung kailan balak ko ng umalis sa trabaho bilang assistant niya. Did this child play cupid between me and Magnus? And Magnus actually used the charm of his son to make me stay.

Rhian Santos, supposed to celebrate their Graduation on a Club but why does it goes wrong? The simple celebration turns to be steamy and intense night that wasn't her intention. That night she met the Business Tycoon Ryker Brown. The man who took her innocent, she just woke up beside him. It didn't end there on what happen between them. He proposed a deal with her, she declined it but her body tells otherwise. Everything was on the right place until her biggest fear happen! She fall inlove with him! And brings her to jeopardize that breaks her heart! Falling inlove with him was the thing she fear the most, cause she know's every part of him. He is heartless, a man who doesn't know how to be serious and always look at things like a business! Is there's still a chance that he would loved her too? Knowing that Ryker Brown the business tycoon has perception that 'Woman are just like contract that have an expiration'

Lauren, a young woman who has been mistreated by her stepmother and sister after her mother's death. She is a hardworking individual who is looking for a peaceful life, away from the chaos and drama of the wealthy. Lauren's life takes an unexpected turn when she goes on vacation and meets Kaizer, a famous bachelor, and CEO who is in need of a fake girlfriend to avoid an arranged marriage. Kaizer proposes a deal to Lauren, offering her a way out of her current situation in exchange for pretending to be his girlfriend. Lauren is torn between her desire for a peaceful life and the opportunity to escape her stepmother and sister's mistreatment. She must navigate the complications of a contractual marriage and the challenges of living in the high society world. As Lauren and Kaizer's relationship develops, she must also confront her feelings toward him and decide what she truly wants. The story will explore themes of family, love, and self-discovery as Lauren makes difficult choices and ultimately chooses what is best for herself.

Gracie, daughter of Lucifer, was sent to Earth to find her brother who ditched his responsibilities in Hell. Her brother was disguised as a teacher in an elite high school so she went there as a 16-year-old high school student.The only plan was to forcibly dragged her brother back to Hell but things changed when her life turns upside-down. She was tangled in campings, field trips, school plays which she really hated to the hell and back. Between those happenings, she met David, a human with a cold personality but with a very biblical name.David was already engaged with another human but the blame was on her when the girl suddenly died. Because ever since she arrived at that school, killings never stopped but she swears in the name of her father and all her uncles, she did not do the deed.Can she successfully persuade her brother to go back home when all of the happenings in school are not according to her liking?What about David? She liked that damn human.

She's Samantha Destiny Salcedo an independent woman that can't move on on her past. Her boyfriend way back in college is Dylan Archer Fortel, sadly they broke up. Sa paghahanap niya ng trabaho napakaraming tumawag at isa na dito ang Archer's Group of Companies which remind her of her ex-boyfriend. However, she's not expecting that he will be her boss and she will be his employee. Sa hindi inaasahan na pagsasamahan dahil sa trabaho kahit ipinangako ni Samantha sa sarili na hanggang employee at boss ang namamagitan sa kanilang dalawa ay hindi niya magawang mapigilang mapaibig muli kay Dylan. He's still the man that she met in the past. Her love one five years ago. Now, she's torn between moving on or be with him even if it breaks her heart into pieces? Susugal pa ba siya lalo na at sila pa din ng babaeng kalaguyo niya noon?

Since childhood, Natasha Diaz and Liam Cameron were destined to be husband and wife. Their grandfathers were best friends despite their differing social statuses. Natasha's grandfather is an ordinary citizen, while Liam's grandfather came from a wealthy and influential family. Because of their friendship, the two grandfathers decided to arrange a marriage between their grandchildren. After marrying Liam, Natasha entered a wealthy family, but that was not what she truly wanted. She had always had a crush on him. However, Liam was not the type to accept an arranged marriage easily. He viewed Natasha as an ambitious woman seeking his status. Ultimately, Liam felt he had no choice but to marry Natasha for the sake of his dying grandfather. Natasha finally got what she had always wanted, and she was very happy, even though Liam's condition was to end their marriage after two years. Will Natasha be able to make Liam love her the way she loves him before their contract marriage comes to an end?

You can always choose whom you should keep with but you can never beg someone to stay if that person wants to let go. There is a great distinction between keeping and letting go of someone. Yna Grace Portillo is inlove with Brent Trence Jimenez. The moment he stepped inside the gym with his disheveled hair, broad shoulders and alluring smile she knew at that moment that she was captivated by his charms. But things were never on her side, Brent has never noticed her. It was her cue to make a move. She courted him. She didn't mind the standards. Well equality prevails. That's what she thought. Despite of everything she did for him. Her love was never reciprocated. She felt useless. Her pride as a woman has been downgraded too. She's done chasing him. What if fate had been kind to her and intervened? Would she grab that chance or slip it away? Is he sincere or is it just part of his game? Will she keep him again?

Laura Isabelle Villacampo is no stranger to hardship. Raised by her mother in the shadows of Costa Fuego, she's never had the luxury of a perfect life or the comfort of knowing her real father's name. Despite the rumors, she's far from a pampered rich girl. But when she starts working as a part-time maid in the mansion of one of the wealthiest families in Costa Fuego, the Del Fuegos, she crosses paths with Eng. Archival-the intimidating, cold-hearted eldest son of the family. A man whose world seems light-years away from hers... until she unexpectedly finds herself drawn to him. What happens when a woman, hardened by life's struggles, falls for the very thing she's been taught to resent? Will love be her salvation or her deepest hatred? Deep-rooted hate, life-changing truths, and a thirst for revenge, can their love survive the test of time and betrayal? Or will the fire between them burn everything to ashes? #Romance #Revenge #ForbiddenLove #EnemiesToLovers #CostaFuego #Plotwist #heartbreak