let's play 8 ball

Dad was poor and couldn't afford the kind of lifestyle mum wanted, we had leaking roofs and broken furnitures. Mum got worse when she met her former high school friend who got married to the CEO of a popular company in the city. Few weeks later my mum started keeping late nights, dad would ask why and she would yell at him. How can I forget that beautiful Christmas eve? it was supposed to be a beautiful dinner in our small living room when mum ruined it by announcing that she was getting a divorce. After mum left, dad became a drunk and never looked at my face, he said it reminded him of mum. My mother destroyed our family, my childhood and the little happiness I had as a child, She had another daughter for the billionaire she left dad for and forgot I exist, I became even more heartbroken, after dad died of cancer, I wanted revenge! My name is Sophia Barlowe and this is my story…

Isang mabuting anak si Nathalie Jimenez sa kanyang mga magulang ngunit pinipilit siya ng mga ito na magpakasal sa lalaking hindi niya mahal. Isang matagumpay na business man si Rafael Blake. Halos nasa kanya na ang lahat. Nagtatrabaho si Nathalie sa Blake Company at may lihim na pagtingin kay Rafael ang pinsan ng kanyang boss. Isang gabi ay may nangyari sa kanila dahil sa truth or dare na laro ng kanilang mga kaibagan. Pagkatapos nang gabing iyon ay naging friends with benefits na sila. Magbabago ba kasunduan nila? Paano kung may sekreto si Rafa, matatanggap kaya ito ni Nathalie?

I broke up with love. Swore I’d never fall again. Then my boss, Xander Blackwell, walked in with his sharp suits, colder eyes, and the kind of mouth that ruins all rules. We agreed: no feelings, just touch. Just heat. Just bodies. But somewhere between late-night calls and stolen glances, the line we drew started to blur. He says I’m just his assistant. But when he whispers "mine" it doesn’t feel like a lie. This wasn’t supposed to mean anything. So why does it feel like everything?

Sheyki seorang gadis berumur 25 th meninggalkan profesinya sebagai peneliti dan memilih terjun ke dunia penulisan naskah. Dirinya lebih hebat dalam menciptakan naskah drama daripada membuat sebuah projek pengamatan. Sheyki seorang wanita tangguh karena dia pernah berusaha bertahan sendiri dengan kondisi mentalnya. Tidak benar-benar sendiri melainkan dia mendapatkan motivasi dari seseorang yang belum dia temui sebelumnya. Seseorang itu adalah Azmi yang merupakan dokter psikiater terkenal yang membuatnya perlahan menyembuhkan sendiri sakit mentalnya. Sejauh ini, Sheyki belum pernah menemui Dokter Azmi, padahal dia sangat ingin menemui dokter muda yang terkenal itu. Pada suatu kesempatan, Sheyki membaca poster lomba membuat naskah yang hadiahnya bisa mengantarkan gadis pelosok ini untuk terbang ke ibu kota. Dipikirannya, dia harus menang untuk bisa terbang ke ibu kota agar setidaknya jaraknya tidak terlalu jauh dengan keberadaan Si Dokter. Ternyata dia benar-benar bisa memenangkan perlombaan itu dan bisa terbang menuju ibu kota. Akan tetapi, luasnya ibu kota membuatnya tetap susah menemui orang seterkenal dokter itu. Tanpa disangka, rupanya dia diterbangkan ke ibu kota untuk projek membuat naskah khusus untuk grup band paling terkenal. Karena dia masih belum menyerah untuk bisa menemui dokter kebanggaanya, Sheyki menerima tawaran untuk membuat naskah drama untuk grup band tersebut dan berhasil bertemu dengan tujuh orang pria yang posisinya sangat terkenal saat ini.

Kinalimutan ni Chelsea ang kanyang pangarap na manirahan at makapagtrabaho sa ibang bansa para gawin ang nais ng kanyang mga magulang kahit labag iyon sa loob niya. Isang mabuting tao ang lalaking papakasalan niya at inaalagaan siya nito, ngunit biglang nagbago lahat ng iyon dahil lamang hindi niya naibigay ang gusto nito. Paiba-iba ang kasama nitong babae at ang mas masaklap na roon ay dinadala niya ito sa kanilang bahay at sa mismong kwarto nila nagtatalik. Gustuhin man niyang makipaghiwalay ay hindi niya iyon basta-bastang magagawa, kaya tiniis na lamang niya lahat ng ginagawa nitong kababuyan. Hanggang isang araw ay sumulpot sa kanyang harapan ang pinsan nitong si Vander at nag-offer ito sa kanya ng isang fake marriage. Walang pag-aalinlangan na tinanggap ni Chelsea ang offer nito dahil alam niyang yon ang tanging paraan upang tuluyang masira ang kanilang engagement ng kanyang fiancé Habang tumatagal ay unti-unting napapansin ni Chelsea na nahuhulog na ang kanyang loob kay Vander, agad niya iyong ipinagtapat sa binata at sobra siyang nasiyahan nang malaman niyang pareho sila ng nararamdaman para sa isa’t isa. Ngunit ang sandaling kasiyahan na iyon ay agad rin napawi, dahil nalaman ng kanyang fiancé na peke lang pala ang kanilang kasal, at sa mismong araw na iyon din ay nalaman ni Chelsea na ginamit lang pala siya ni Vander para sa kanyang sariling interes. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa kanilang dalawa? Bibigyan ba ni Chelsea nang pagkakataong magpaliwanag si Vander o makikipag-ayos siya sa kanyang fiancé na si Axel?

Helious Shawn Saavedra was given the surprise of his life nung malaman niya na may anak na pala siya. Si Hunter, ang batang iniwan ng naka one night stand niya sa isang ampunan. And the worse thing, may sakit ang bata kaya naman lalo siyang nakaramdam ng pagkamuhi sa babaeng iyon. Carrine Esguerra, isang simpleng babae na nagkataong kamukha ng nanay ni Hunter. Nagpanggap siya bilang si Simonne Legazpi at hindi niya napigilang ma-inlove kay Helious. Paano na ang pagmamahal niya gayung biglang bumalik si Simonne para bawiin, hindi lang si Hunter pero pati na din si Helious? Makakaya ba niyang magparaya para mabuo ang pangarap ni Hunter na isang masaya at buong pamilya?

Mercedes Maxwell is devastated when her twin sister is driven to take her own life by none other than her husband, William Braxton. Determined to make her brother-in-law pay for the injustice, Mercedes travels to Dorchester, England, to find him. She is shocked to find that William is unaware of his wife's death, and when Mercedes is mistaken for her sister, she decides to pose as her twin to glean some answers. Mercedes embarks on an adventure she never dreamed of in hopes of bringing justice to her sister. Instead of justice, Mercedes uncovers a plethora of secrets and mystery. As she works to unravel the mystery and discovers who she can trust, Mercedes finds that all is not as it seems, and that William Braxton may be the one man she can trust.

Book One: "Eight years ago Julius DaLair, New York's most eligible bachelor, married childhood friend Macey Grayson. Six years ago he made the biggest mistake of his life and she disappeared. Unbeknownst to him she has been living in Paris raising their twins and under the protection of his father who helped her leave New York and supported her while she returned to her studies. Julius is about to learn there is more to the woman he married and their children than meets the eye. Can he win back her heart? Does he have secret helpers hoping to bring them all together?” Book Two: For ten years Lynn has dedicated her life to her triplets working long hours as a waitress she manages to eke out a living providing for two growing boys and a daughter struggling with a degenerative eye disease. When she was younger she had a crush on Silas Prescott the son of her father's biggest business rival. Lynn was content to let her feelings go unvoiced and herself unnoticed. Then one morning she finds herself in bed with the very man she has always loved but he could not be more disgusted. Throwing a blank check at her he orders her to disappear and never show herself in front of him again. While she was raising their children Silas has been desperately searching for her. For ten years he assumed the woman he found in his room was a maid, not the woman of his dreams. Somehow he has to find away to win her back and earn the trust of his children who have been quietly plotting their revenge on anyone who hurt their mother. Silas learns very quickly there is more to them than meets the eye.

Fernanda is an A plus college student looking for means to fund her tuition due to her recent loss making her an orphan, she takes up a job as a waitress landing her in the arms of CEO and playboy Gavin Velazquez because he decided no other man but himself should have the pleasure of touching her. Gavin's thirst for Fernanda grows and they end up with an unexpected surprise. Torn by the news, Fernanda is left to choose whether she should roll with it or focus on her studies.

Knox is an amazing high achieving university student. He has it all; looks, money, straight A's and he's dating the most wanted girl on campus. What more could a man like him want? Her name is Melody. But he can't have her because he has responsibilities that demand he stays away from a girl like her. What will he do?