Books I Read Journal

Tidak tahan hidup delapan belas tahun sebagai anak piatu cupu yang sehari-harinya berada dalam kondisi tertekan oleh sikap sang Ayah yang jahat dan bullying yang dilakukan teman-temannya, membuat Devlin Bramanto memutuskan untuk pergi mengadu nasib ke Ibukota demi menunaikan cita-citanya. Berkat usaha dan kerja kerasnya, Dev pun berhasil menjadi sosok pria yang "nyaris sempurna". Dev menjadi salah satu agen intelijen paling terkenal dengan kecerdasan, ketangkasan, dan terutama ketampanannya yang overdosis. Disaat pria tampan lain diluaran sana yang kerap memanfaatkan "kesempatan" menggaet perempuan dengan wajah tampan dan rayuan maut, tidak dengan Dev. Alih-alih bermain wanita, justru Dev anti dengan wanita. Itu karena Dev ... terlalu mencintai semua kesempurnaan dalam dirinya. Jangankan sekedar jatuh cinta, Dev bahkan tidak pernah sudi melirik perempuan di sekitarnya. Dev merasa kalau pria sempurna seperti dirinya tidak pantas bersanding dengan perempuan jelek manapun di dunia ini--pengecualian mungkin kalau perempuan itu adalah titisan bidadari surga. Namun sikap idealismenya itu seketika terpatahkan, sampai Dev mendapatkan misi penting untuk membawa Everly, perempuan yang menjadi kunci untuk menuntaskan misi pekerjaannya. Dari pertemuannya dengan Everly itulah yang membuat segala dalam diri Dev berubah ... Semua karena Everly ... Perempuan berkulit pucat misterius yang memiliki sejuta keunikan yang membuat Dev seketika menggila ... ** Info dan update cerita bisa cek di IG : @fenlykim

It's about a divorced couple who still love each other. Then the wife became her husband's mistress. Where did the faith would bring them? Let's see...

ความรักคือการเดินทางไกลกว่าจะถึงหัวใจมันต้องใช้เวลา เห้อ...ครองตัวเป็นโสดมาได้ตั้งนานตกหลุมรักน้องปีหนึ่งเฉยเลย

there are two collage students who have different populations in life, natasha kim santos is a kind girl and have a secret in her life but what if she meets a guy she use to call ace? Will he still hide his most hidden secret even from his family? Will she walk away or tell him the truth?

Catherine Galhart had saved herself for the only man she ever paid attention to, only for fate to crush her young heart when he came home with his fated mate in his arms. Lost and heartbroken, she ran and hid as she slowly picked up her broken pieces. But when she thought everything was finally falling into place and she was ready to accept the love she felt she deserved, life threw another reality in her face — a destiny she could never escape. Will she finally cave in and let fate take control of her life? Or will she keep fighting for the life she knew she wanted from the very beginning? Join Catherine as she embarks on the journey from love lost to self-discovery, family, and friendship to finding a love worth fighting for. ***** THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE: Book 1: She's The Luna I Want Book 2: The Beta and I Although this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading Book 1 to understand the characters and the concept of the Claiming. ***** Follow me on my I G and F B for updates and teasers - author.cassa.m

Siya si Danielle, short for Daniella Marasigan Sandoval. Anak mayaman, kung kayat lahat ng gusto niya ay kanyang nakukuha. Sa katunayan siya ang nag isang anak ni Eduardo Sandovall, ang nagmamay ari ng pagawaan ng mamahaling sasakyan sa bansa. Maganda, mabait at higit sa lahat mapagmahal sa mga taong itinuturing siyang pamilya. Isa lang ang kulang sa kanyang buhay at ang pinakaasam asam niya, walang iba kundi ang atensiyon at pagmamahal ng kanyang ama. Lalaki kasi ang gusto ni Eduardo Sandoval na maging anak kung kayat sobra itong nadismaya ng babae ang lumabas noong manganak ang kanyang asawa na si Victoria Marasigan Sandoval. Muntik kasi itong mamatay nang ipanganak siya kung kayat hindi na siya nasundan o di kaya ay nagkaroon pa ng kapatid. Noong kabataan niya ay isa siyang prinsesa ngunit ng nagkaroon ng isip at nalaman ang dahilan kung bakit malayo ang loob sa kanya ng kanyang ama ay binago niya ang kanyang sarili. Mula sa magagandang bestida ay pinalitan niya ng maluluwang na t-shirts at jeans. Ang laruan niyang manika ay naging barilbarilan at ang pangarap niyang maging model ay naging taga kalikot ng makina ng mga sasakyan. Ang mga activities na kanyang sinasalihan ay para sa mga kalalakihan, kagaya ng karate, taekwando, shooting, motto cross, drag race at kung ano ano pa. Hindi naman iyon sinabi ng kanyang ama bagkus ay sarili niya itong pasya lalo na ng sabihin nito minsan na ayaw niya sa babaeng mahina kung kayat pati ang pagtatago ng emosyon ay praktisado na niya. Ngunit ang lahat ng kanyang effort ay tila hindi nakikita ng kanyang ama, bagkus ay bale wala ang lahat ng ito sa kanya.

**Orphan at the Age of 11, Illias Became a monster when his parents died due to massacre. Pursuing his bowed in front of his parents grave to take revenge on the General who magnify the death of them. Investigating the General but rather he found the General daughter's who's a brat intelligent lawyer. Abducted uses her bilang kabayaran sa kasalanan ng kanyang ama but it's not enough to reach the ecstasy vengeance satisfaction he wants. Punished her body and soul. Olivia, chooses the miserable life as slavery of the mafia who imprisoned and treat her like a wild animals in the cage over to live peacefully, and remain silent no matter what happened order to protect her parents from Illias. But one day she wakes up that she learned to love the monster. Meron kayang freedom ang kanyang pag ibig para sa binata o makukulong paren sa kanyang kalooban just like her situation is? **

Ethan Shaw had died. Before the funeral, his wife, Stella Walker, packed his belongings and found a thick photo album. [My True Love] On the cover, it said— She opened it. The photos inside were not of her. They were Rachel Chester—the girl Ethan had adopted years ago. Not only that, Ethan left all his wealth to her. Stella died with hate in her heart. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the night before she married Ethan. This time, she chose to live for herself and walked away from Ethan to pursue her own dream. What she did not expect was that, in this life, Ethan went mad looking for her when she left. He searched for her everywhere.

Step 1: Go to college. Check. Step 2: Find a job. No luck. Step 3: Start a family. Whoa, one thing at a time. Alicia Chambers was stuck on Step 2. No matter how many resumes she sent out, she couldn’t find a job in her dream field: phone app development. It seemed like most successful apps were started by a single inspired person in their basement, including the most recent craze, Monster Go. If only Alicia could find her own inspiration for an app… Drawn into the game (research, she told herself), she meets a mysterious stranger who also plays. He’s perfect for her: rich, handsome, and nerdy. However, despite formerly being in app development himself, Jacob seems to have left it all behind. Between romantic dates and catching monsters, Alicia finds herself growing closer to the mysterious man. But when she learns something that he deliberately kept hidden, will she flee his secretive life? Will she let him know her own secret- that she’s carrying a little gift from all their time “playing” together? I Choose You is a standalone romance novel. If you like new adult stories, you’ll enjoy this story of two people finding love over a phone app.

They had been married for three years, yet he treated her like dirt while he gave Lilith all of his love. He neglected and mistreated her, and their marriage was like a cage. Zoe bore with all of it because she loved Mason deeply! That was, until that night. It was a downpour and he abandoned his pregnant wife to spend time with Lilith. Zoe, on the other hand, had to crawl her way to the phone to contact an ambulance while blood was flowing down her feet. She realized it at last. You can’t force someone to love you. Zoe drafted a divorce agreement and left quietly. … Two years later, Zoe was back with a bang. Countless men wanted to win her heart. Her scummy ex-husband said, “I didn’t sign the agreement, Zoe! I’m not going to let you be with another man!” Zoe smiled nonchalantly, “It’s over between us, Mason!” His eyes reddened when he recited their wedding vows with a trembling voice, “Mason and Zoe will be together forever, in sickness or health. I refuse to divorce!”