Always Something There To Remind Me

21 +. Sesuaikan umur kalian untuk membaca tulisan ini agar mudah mengerti apa yang ingin penulis sampaikan! Philophobia yang di derita Intan terlahir dari trauma masa kecil. Kenangan pedih yang terbentuk sejak usia keemasan hingga memasuki remaja menjadi hal yang tertanam di alam bawah sadar manusia hal itu lah membuat sulit untuk dilupakan. Intan hidup dalam bayang-bayang trauma masa kecil bersama ayahnya. Ayahnya menghianati mamanya di depan mata Intan, sejak saat itu hubungan Intan dan Ayah semakin jauh. Dan hal itu juga yang membuat Intan sulit membuka diri untuk sebuah hubungan yang serius, pacaran atau menikah sekalipun. Bertekad untuk tidak memberi tahu mamanya, Intan mengubur sakit hatinya dengan kesibukan yang cukup padat, hingga tidak ada sisa tenaga untuk memikirkan ayahnya. Bertemu dengan Bara, untuk pertama kalinya Intan jatuh cinta. Tapi hal buruk terjadi ketika Bara ternyata sudah berkeluraga. Melisa,istri Bara terus melakukan teror hingga Intan benar-benar frustasi. Melisa melakukan pelecehan terhadap Intan, membuat Intan marah, tidak sengaja membunuh Melisa. Sejak saat itu Intan semakin trauma dengan sebuah hubungan serius, termasuk rasa cinta. Hingga memasuki usia hampir kepala tiga Intan tidak berniat sedikit pun untuk menikah, kesibukannya berkerja dan hobi traveling membuatnya bahagia meskipun tanpa seorang suami. Ketenangan yang ia rasakan berubah ketika Jimmy mengutarakan cintanya pada Intan. Sejak saat itu Intan menjadi tidak terkendali, mudah marah dan cemas berlebihan. Yuk ikuti ceritanya perjuangan Intan untuk sembuh dari fobia yang ia derita. Selamat membaca!

Ythaniel delos Reyes is the campus heartthrob. Tahimik, seryoso, at laging inuuna ang pamilya at pag-aaral. He rarely talks, but he has a soft spot for one person: his step-sister, Ashannah Zacharias. Ashannah is his total opposite, magulo, masayahin, at tila laging sinusundan ng malas. Trouble seems to find her, kahit anong iwas niya. Mabait siya, pero parang may sumpa. And every time may gulo, si Ythaniel ang laging sumasalo. Hindi sila tunay na magkapatid, pero may natural na koneksyon sa pagitan nila. He’s always there for her, whether it’s a late-night rescue, school drama, or family conflict. At si Ashannah? Sa kahit maliit na bagay, si Ythaniel agad ang takbuhan niya. Hanggang sa dumating ang puntong hindi na lang “kuya” ang tingin niya sa kanya. At si Ythaniel? Hindi na lang basta “kapatid” ang turing niya kay Ashannah. They didn’t plan it. They didn’t want it. But they fell in love. Mali sa paningin ng iba. Bawal sa mata ng pamilya. Pero totoo sa puso nila. Will they fight for their love or choose peace for the sake of family? Can love survive when the world sees it as wrong? This is a story of forbidden love—between two hearts brought under one roof, not to fall in love… but did. --- DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual people or events are purely coincidental. NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This book is unedited. Please bear with the flaws. I poured my heart into this. Thank you for supporting my story. 💗

She asked her best friend to take her virginity. He said no—at first. Eighteen-year-old Wren Sinclair has always played the good girl—smart, responsible, careful. But a month to her birthday, she asks her best friend for the one thing no one would expect from her: sex. Just once. Just to get it over with. Except Kai Anderson—gorgeous, cocky, and maddeningly protective—doesn’t play by simple rules. Saying yes might wreck the most important relationship in his life. Saying no? That only makes the fire between them burn hotter. As stolen touches, whispered lessons, and forbidden fantasies begin to blur the lines between friendship and something far more dangerous, Wren finds herself spiraling. Her body wants everything Kai offers. Her heart is starting to want even more. Because falling for your best friend? That was never part of the plan. A sizzling slow burn filled with banter, heartbreak, and back-to-back sexual tension.

Akala ni Hope natagpuan na niya ang lalaking makakasama niya sa buhay nang makilala niya si Rain. Naging masaya naman ang hate to love relationship nila at sa katunayan, nasa plano na nila ang bumuo ng sarili nilang pamilya. Pero hindi inakala ng dalaga na isang aksidente ang babawi kay Rain mula sa kanya. Bigla na lamang naglaho ang binata na mistulang isang bula. Two years later, she saw him again. Only that he wasn't Rain anymore. He was Dr. Kaden Aragon at ikakasal na ito sa isang napakagandang modelo. Pero ang pinakamasakit sa lahat, hindi siya nito nakikilala. She had become a stranger in her beloved's eyes. Masaya na ang binata. Magpapakilala pa ba si Hope para muli ay magbalik ito sa kanya? O 'di naman kaya ay hayaan na niya itong maging masaya kahit pa sa piling ng iba?

This is book 2 of the series: THE DEVIL, THE MERCENARY AND THE SAINT Jake and Gabby are no longer together. Gabby runaway after getting bored with her married life, she run off with Dan and was now living in Miami. As for Jake, he never remarried. He just focused his attention to Simone. That’s what people saw and they didn’t bother to clarify it. The truth was they are still attracted to each other. The attraction that was hard to fight. They show up in the same events since they have the same circle of friends. These two are fighting a losing battle resisting each other. Who knows what would happen to them? Fingers cross that they save each other and just settle to be together.Well get ready to take another trip down memory lane. Let's discover the journey that these two traveled. From pretending to falling in love and enduring all trials just to be back in each others arms.*****She started a relationship for the wrong reasons but end up falling hard for him. With her past caught up with her present she chose to leave to protect her family. But still ends up involving her love ones to a mixed up situation. He started a relationship with her just to prove everyone wrong. He didn't expect to fall head over heels for her. When he discovered who she really is, he tried to win her over again. Book 1: Angel you're Mine Book 2: Save Me Book 3: Broken Vows

Walang kinatatakutan ang bilyonaryong si Rainne Leon Marquez — hindi ang sakit, hindi ang kasalanan. Pero nang matikman niya si Ari—the billionaire's fuck buddy, doon siya tuluyang nalulong — sa katawan, sa halik, sa init na mas matindi pa sa kahit anong droga. Matagal nang nilulunod ng platinum-selling singer na si Rainne ang sarili sa mga gamot. His body is a trap of wounds, his soul barely holding on. Unti-unti siyang nauubos — pero doon lang siya nakakaramdam ng buo. Hanggang sa isang matinding aksidente ang tuluyang bumasag sa katawan niya... at ginising siya sa mas mapanganib pang tukso: Ari Valencia, the cold, devastatingly beautiful private nurse assigned to save her... or ruin her softly, like a secret sin. Dahil sa pagitan ng isang pasyente at nurse — bawat halik ay kasalanan. Bawat gabi ay bawal na kalayaan. At kung hindi sila titigil, init ng laman ang maaaring magpabagsak sa pangalan nilang dalawa.

International bestselling author Keaton Alcaraz is a global phenomenon, his image plastered everywhere, yet his face remains a mystery. Wala pang nakakakita sa mukha niya maliban sa pamilya, iilang kamag-anak at manager niya. His only desire is to write and create a masterpiece despite being a billionaire, however, his anxiety stems from the unwanted attention from his work. Ngunit ano nga ba ang totoong pagkatao niya at tila may pinagtataguan ito? Samantala, maagang naulila si Maricar Godezano at dumanas ng matinding pagpapahirap sa piling ng kanyang tiyahin. Nang muntik na siyang gahasîn sa kamay ng asawa ng tiya, palihim itong tumakas sa kanila. Dahil sa pangangailangan, kung saan-saan siya namasukan na trabaho, ngunit sa kasipagan nito ay madalas siyang pinag-iinitan ng mga nakakasama niya, kaya't napipilitan siyang lumipat-lipat ng trabaho. Nang pasuko na siya sa paghahanap ng trabaho, halos lumundag sa tuwa si Maricar nang alukin siya ng isang matandang babae bilang kasambahay. Sa desperasyon at pag-asang mabuhay, tinanggap niya ito nang walang pag-aatubili. Ngunit habang patagal nang patagal ang pagsasama nila ng kanyang amo, pakiramdam ni Mari palaging nakamasid sa kanya ang lalaki at nahuhuling nakatingin sa kanya hanggang sa isang umaga, nagising na lang siyang katabi ang binata, walang saplôt sa katawan at naka-ibabaw sa kanya. Paano kung magbunga ang nangyari sa kanila? Paninindigan kaya siya ng binata o iiwan?

Sa kabila ng kanyang buong tiwala at wagas na pagmamahal sa asawa, hindi kailanman inakala ni Isabella na sa bawat ngiti at yakap nito ay nakatago ang isang kasinungalingang wawasak sa buo niyang mundo. Hanggang isang gabi, tuluyang nabunyag ang mapait na katotohanan: ibinenta siya ng sariling asawa. Hindi bilang katuwang, hindi bilang mahal sa buhay—kundi bilang isang kabayaran sa kasunduan na iniligtas ang naluluging negosyo nito. Ang kapalit? Isang multi-milyong dolyar na kontrata. Isang kasunduang isinakripisyo ang kanyang dignidad. Mas lalong bumigat ang lahat nang malaman niyang ibinenta siya kay Sebastian Montgomery—isang kilalang business tycoon na kinatatakutan ng marami. Malamig, walang kompromiso, at may kapangyarihang durugin o buuin ang sinuman sa isang iglap. Ngayon, ang tanong: Paano mo lalabanan ang isang lalaking may legal na pagmamay-ari sa’yo… ngunit unti-unting inaangkin pati puso mo?

After five years with Nathaniel Sinclair, Sylvia Garner thought their love would lead to a lifelong commitment. But when Nathaniel postponed their wedding, her world began to crumble. At a private club, Sylvia stumbled upon a scene that shattered her heart—Nathaniel down on one knee, proposing to another woman. “You’ve been with Sylvia for five years, but now you’re suddenly marrying Vivian Hayes. Aren’t you afraid she’ll be upset?” someone asked. Nathaniel shrugged it off. “Vivian is ill; this is her dying wish. Sylvia loves me too much to leave.” The whole world knew Sylvia loved Nathaniel to the point of obsession, believing she couldn’t live without him. But this time, he was wrong. On the day of his wedding, he told his friend, “Keep an eye on Sylvia. Don’t let her know I’m marrying someone else!” His friend froze. “Sylvia is getting married today too. Didn’t you know?” At that moment, Nathaniel broke down.

Sina Alexis at Manuel ay malapit ng ikasal. Gayunpaman, habang papalapit ang petsa ng kasal, nagsimulang magpakita ang mga bitak. Muling lumitaw ang damdamin ni Manuel para sa kanyang dating kasintahan nang mabasag ni Alexis ang vase na regalo nito. Dahil hindi niya nabalewala ang kanyang hindi mapigil na mga emosyon, hindi namalayan ni Manuel ang kanyang sarili at nasampal si Alexis. Nadurog ang puso at dismayado, ginawa ni Alexis ang mahirap na desisyon na itigil ang kasal, napagtanto na ang kanilang relasyon ay hindi buo. Sa paghahanap ng pang-unawa, nakahanap siya ng hindi inaasahang mapagkukunan ng sandalan kay Alvin, isang matalino at mahabagin na CEO at tagapagturo sa isang sikat na unibersidad. Sa pagpapatuloy ni Alexis sa buhay ay natuklasan niya ang isang mas malalim na pag-unawa sa kanyang sarili at kung ano ang tunay niyang ninanais sa isang asawa. Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang ibinahaging pag-uusap at paggalang sa isa't isa, natagpuan ni Alexis ang paggaling at panibagong pakiramdam ng pag-asa para sa hinaharap. Sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng nawalang pag-ibig at mga bagong simula, ang paglalakbay ni Alexis sa pagtuklas sa sarili ay nagbukas, na humantong sa kanya sa mga hindi inaasahang lugar at nagturo sa kanya ng mahahalagang aral tungkol sa pag-ibig, katatagan, at kapangyarihan ng pagmamahal.