Bitter Love

A secret desire of every man is to find love. To love, and be loved in return. But there are times when we think our poor heart has had enough, and we chose to give up on love. But as they say, the heart is not so wise. What happens when your mind says no, but your heart says yes? Alex; A beautiful, young fashion designer, who's been influenced by how her parent's marriage went and chooses to divorce the husband she still loves, in a bid to focus on her career. Amanda; A sex addict who's given up on men and love, and advices every woman around her to do so, till fate makes a sudden move on her. Audrey; A single mother whose lover abandoned five years ago, when she was just pregnant. Sia; An energetic, romance novel writer whose love interest has forgotten in the friend-zoned for many years. Phoebe; A soon-to-be-married young lady, who constantly has fights with her fiance as she suspects he's cheating. Follow these five friend s on a journey of how they learn to love again and get their lives on track. It's gonna be quite a read.

Starla Xander was orphaned at a young age. With both her parents gone, it was her uncle, Xavier Lloyd, who rescued her from that hopeless home. For over a decade, he had cherished her, shielding her from the world, treating her like the most precious gem in his life. And so, inevitably, she fell in love with him. She truly believed he loved her too. She thought that one day, they would get married and build a future together. But when Starla finally confessed her feelings, Xavier reacted as if she had crossed an unforgivable line. “Starla, I’m your uncle. Get rid of those disgusting thoughts!” And that wasn’t even the cruelest part. He chose the most brutal way to reject her. On the twelfth anniversary of the day they met, he stood before her with a beautiful woman by his side. He met Starla’s eyes and said, “Meet her. She’s your future aunt-in-law.” As she watched them standing together—so effortlessly close—something inside her shattered. She let out a soft, bitter laugh. “I understand now.” Without another word, she turned away, pulled out her phone, and called her research mentor. “Professor Zimmer, I’ve made my decision. I agree to the cryogenic preservation procedure.”

Based on gender-based violence If you were ever in a position where you couldn't defend yourself - please read the book. There is always someone out there who is willing to help! “if you can’t handle the punches, how will you ever stop them from abusing you?” “Hit me?” Blake yells. Making my eyes watery and angry. “Hit me, or I will hit you,” he said again. I picked up my fist to punch him as hard as I can, but he grabbed me and picked me up before my fist could connect with his jaw. Our eyes melted together, and I’m slowly disappearing into a dark place the more I stare. Emily Dawson was walking home one night from a small restaurant In Virginia where she works to pay for her doctor’s degree when she got jumped by three-man. they beat her and took all of her belongings. 12 years ago, her stepfather abused Emily when she was a child, so she never learned how to defend herself until Blake, the most popular and successful kickboxer in town, came to her rescue. At first, it was only about training and helping Emily get over her fears and learn how to defend herself until she fell in love with him, but that was a dark place she had to go in. Blake has a past of mistreating women, not abusing them but using them. Will he fall in love with her as well? Or will he keep their relationship with no strings attached?

Kita tidak pernah tahu kemana takdir akan membawa kita. Yang pasti, takdir akan mendekatkan kita dengan jodoh kita. Andini Khumaira, seorang gadis yang bercita-cita ingin menjadi Tahfiz Qur'an. Namun, tekadnya mulai diuji ketika cinta terhadap lawan jenis mulai bersemi di hatinya. Memilih dan memilah kumbang yang datang dan pergi. Akankan Dini mempertahankan cita-citanya? Atau malah terbuai dengan manisnya cinta?

Olivia Conner was only sixteen when she was diagnosed with amnesia, it's been three years and she still doesn't remember half of her life but she's more than okay with that. She doesn't let that dark stormy night define her life, but when she meets a mysterious yet attractive tattooed guy who knows more than he's letting on, she finds herself being dragged back to the past.

Maximus was a playboy quite the opposite of his younger brother, Nathaniel, who was a complete gentleman. He never approved of his older brother's lifestyle but though they may have their differences, they were still brothers no matter what. Until one day, Nathaniel's best friend and one of his older brother's many lovers caught Maximus sleeping with another woman. She was enraged with the fact that she was being cheated by her lover and betrayed by her best friend for not telling her. What was worse, they didn't know she was a witch. Fueled by anger, she cast a curse on them. A curse of immortality. As proof, she gave them a mark of a small bloody rose surrounded with vines on their chest. The only way to break the curse was to find true love. But, it was not that simple.

What happens when you fall in love with the fantasy man in your dreams only to discover that he's real... but, not human? That's the question that Gertie Hitchcock faced. Not only did her hot and sexy dream man show up in the flesh, but so did a lot of unexpected situations that included alien shape shifters and crazy lovers who stalked and kidnapped her! Can her Dream Love come to her rescue and save her from some seriously bad errors in judgement?

Si Leina, matagal na niyang gusto si Matt pero may girlfriend ito, ngunit nang magpropose si Matt kay Ria ay tinanggihan siya nito at nakipaghiwalay sa kanya, si Leina ang naging karamay niya nang gabing yun, at dahil dun naisip ni Matt na gamitin si Leina para kalimutan si Ria, niligawan niya ito at kahit ramdam ni Leina na ginagamit lamang siya ni Matt ay sinagot niya ito, kahit hindi normal ang relasyon nila bilang magnobyo ay tinanggap ni Leina dahil sa sobrang pagmamahal niya kay Matt, pero paano kung bumalik si Ria? Paano si Leina? Hindi ba talaga siya minahal ni Matt kahit kaunti? Hanggang saan dadalhin si Leina ng pagmamahal niya kay Matt?

The intern Leonardo Paige,who grew up in the slums of San Francisco,who had been picking pockets and engaging in all sorts of atrocities at such a young age. He meets a girl Tiffany Cullen a rich woman who eventually falls in love with Leo. Leo could have settled with her but his impending greed made in collaborate with her best friend Mandy Cox,to dupe her of her wealth. The for to for say landed Tiffany is jail for a whole year. In her absence Leo and Mandy claimed her wealth. She was devastated to find out that her best friend and her so called boy friend duped her. Leo didn't expect himself to fall for the woman he rejected and treated to badly.He certainly didn't expect she would let go off her revenge mad forgive him. The only thing that that burned in Tiffany was the fire of revenge

Tatlong magkakaibigan na ninais lamang ay magmahal at mahalin. Silang tatlo ay may kanya - kanyang mga nobyo pero dahil sa tukso at biro ng kapalaran, mahuhulog ang kanilang mga puso sa di inaasahang tao na siyang nobyo ng kaibigan. Mapapanindigan kaya nila at maipaglalaban o tuluyan nalang sekreto ang nabuong pagmamahalan?