Failure: A Love Story

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?

Mirela merasa bahagia karena beberapa jam lagi dia akan meresmikan pertunangan dengan kekasih sekaligus bosnya, Rengga. Namun, tiba-tiba datang ancaman dari Dean, pria yang 4 tahun lebih tua dari Rengga dan merupakan pengusaha terkenal multi nasional. Dean yang naksir Mirela sejak lama merasa kecewa karena gadis yang ditaksirnya selama ini ternyata lebih memilih untuk bertunangan dengan Rengga daripada dirinya. Pikiran jahat melintas di benak Dean untuk memisahkan Mirela dengan Rengga melalui adik perempuannya Dina yang juga dia ketahui sangat mencintai Rengga sejak mereka sama-sama masih kuliah. Rengga yang pusing tujuh keliling, memikirkan ancaman Dean yang akan menggulingkan perusahaannya kalau Rengga menolak membatalkan pertunangan dan menikah dengan Dina, di hari pertunangannya hati dan pikirannya dipaksa memilih perkara sulit itu. Jika Rengga teramat mencintai Mirela, kekasihnya. Maka, dia pun sangat mencintai seluruh karyawannya agar perusahaannya tidak jatuh bangkrut oleh ancaman Dean yang tidak main-main. Akhirnya Rengga memutuskan untuk tidak menghadiri acara pertunangannya karena tidak sanggup untuk berhadapan langsung dengan Mirela. Lantas apa yang dilakukan oleh Mirela setelah mengetahui kekasihnya, Rengga tidak akan pernah datang ke acara pesta pertunangan mereka sedangkan tamu undangan dari mulai tetangga hingga teman satu kantornya telah memenuhi rumahnya? Bagaimana gadis itu melalui hari-harinya selanjutnya?

Menjadi seseorang yang berbeda dari yang lain adalah hal yang sangat tidak mengenakkan. Disaat semua orang bisa melihat dengan normal, disisi lain kau justru melebihi apa yang mereka sebut normal. Melihat sesuatu yang tidak bisa dilihat kebanyakan orang adalah sesuatu yang sulit ku terima saat ini.

After the marriage of Ash Drix and Miranda Geneva, the parents of Ash, Alexander and Lexie met a seventeen year old girl lying on the ground during the celebration of Halloween. Knowing that the girl's life might be in danger, they both kept her inside the Travosco's household. The girls was surprisingly nameless and has no one to live with. So they decided to adopt her and the girl after their own son, her stepbrother, Asheia Dian Travosco. Not knowing that the girl they adopted were once a slave of one of the most heatless man on earth, Heins Cyan Xenia, the boss of X's mansion.

Sef Janessa Addison - known as Jeff - is a student at Jameson University; also an aspiring singer and lawyer. Growing up without a mom, she had nobody to turn to, not even her father for he had already remarried which turned Jeff's life into a living hell. She then started supporting herself, by doing several part-time jobs because she knew that asking for her father's help would be useless. A famous music producer had overheard her singing one day at her workplace, approaching the young lady with good intentions, Jeff cannot believe that this man has acknowledged her talent. Stepping foot inside the special school for aspiring singers, there she meets Axl Karlo Silas, whom she was dreaming of working with. There was never a time that a work of his has not made it to the charts. But as she gets closer and closer to her dream, Jeff's voice suddenly weakened; it's hoarse and raspy, she could not almost speak. What could possibly go wrong? As far as she could remember, she always do everything that she was told whenever it comes to taking care of her voice- her talent. Will Jeff ever achieve her dream or will she just give up?

Rosanna Jung, gadis kelahiran Berastagi yang merantau ke Pulau Jawa. Menempuh pendidikan Fakultas Pertanian di Unpad Jatinangor, Bandung, Jawa Barat. Ia memiliki banyak prestasi. Namun, Rosanna belum pernah merasakan cinta. Hingga akhirnya ia bertemu dengan Johansen Aritonang pariban dari Bandung yang tak pernah dikenalnya. Ia anak dari kakak lelaki tertua ibunya yang merantau ke Jawa dan menghilang tanpa kabar. Dengan gigih, Johansen mendekati Rosanna yang tidak tahu apa-apa tentang cinta, tetapi begitu mempertahankan apa yang diyakininya. Keyakinan yang ditanamkan oleh abangnya, Anjun Ananta Jung, sejak ia remaja. Selain itu, Rosanna dekat dengan seniornya di ukema fotografi bernama Esa Sandjaya, berasal dari Jakarta. Selama ini, Esa memendam rasa terhadap Rosa, tetapi urung diutarakan. Ia takut ditolak setelah mendengar rumor di antara mahasiswa di kampusnya. Esa yang akan lulus, memperhatikan Johansen yang begitu gencar mendekati Rosa, ia menjadi termotivasi untuk mengatakan perasaannya sebelum acara wisuda. Rosa terkejut dengan pengakuan Esa. Rosa begitu mengagumi seniornya itu. Dengan gembira, ia menerima perasaan Esa. Melihat hal itu, Johansen menjadi begitu kesal. Ia tak pernah kalah sebelumnya, apalagi masalah perempuan. Johansen berhasil merebut Rosa dari tangan Esa. Ia begitu bangga dengan pencapaiannya kali ini. Selayaknya tebu, abis manis sepah dibuang. Perangainya berubah. Semua sikap baik yang ditunjukkannya sebelumnya hanya tipuan sebagai upaya untuk mendapatkan Rosa. Rosa merasa tertipu. Ia menyesali semuanya. Sebenarnya apa yang terjadi dengannya sampai merasa tertipu? Bagaimana sifat Johansen sebenarnya? Apa yang terjadi dengan hubungan mereka kemudian? Bagaiman reaksi Esa saat Johansen merebut Rosa? Bagaimana nasib Rosa selanjutnya? Selamat membaca semoga suka.

Life. It is a fickle thing. Being given no choice than to find someone to marry, Ashton Woods decides to draw up a contract for the caretaker that he has known his whole life, Hailie Kameron. Hailie, being a strong-minded woman, wants to do whatever she can to make her mother proud. Will a contracted marriage, or as Hailie calls it, "a marriage of convenience", be enough for them to realize what has been in front of them all their lives?

In modern-day New Orleans, 28 year-old Deuce Rylan is a charismatic and powerful Alpha werewolf. He's haunted by a centuries-old curse that has plagued his family since the 18th century. Elise Laurent, a beautiful and mysterious 24 year-old witch, is struggling to control her magic. She's haunted by dark visions and pursued by a powerful witch hunter from her past. When Deuce and Elise meet, they're drawn to each other despite the danger their families' histories pose. As they navigate ancient prophecies, and their own forbidden attraction, they must confront the darkness of their families' pasts.

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?

Napapalibutan ng tungkol sa politika si Marina Hidalgo, isang vice mayor ang kanyang ina at isa namang attorney sa public attorney’s office ang ama niya. Galing siya sa pamilyang matagal nang nagseserbisyo sa gobyerno, ngunit iba ang tumatakbo sa kanyang isipan at plano niya sa kanyang buhay. Siya lang ang sumalungkot sa generation ng pamilya nila nang kumuha siyang kursong journalism dahil gusto lang niya ng tahimik na buhay, hindi rin niya gaanong pinangangalandakan sa buong unibersidad niya na galing siya sa pamilya ng mga Hidalgo. Marami siyang iniiwasan at isa na roon ang pamilya Sanchez, ang namamayagpag ngayon sa municipality nila lalo na’t Sanchez ang nakaupo na mayor sa lugar nila at isang dahilan na kaaway na pamilya sa politika ng mga Hidalgo ang Sanchez. Pero kung anong iniiwasan niya iyon naman ang lumalapit sa kanya, nang makilala niya sa isang press conference si Filan Sanchez, ang pangalawang anak ng mga Sanchez, bilang journalism student siya ang naatasang mag-interviewed nito para sa kanilang school newspaper. It all started in the interview, press conference at ang mga tanong na kailangan niyang ibato sa batang Sanchez, akala niya roon lang matatapos ang lahat, but nag-uumpisa pa lamang ang lahat.