How Not To Be Passive Aggressive

Sejak lama Thalia ingin merasakan solo travelling. Merasakan suasanan yang jauh berbeda, di tempat yang asing, hanya seorang diri. Tidak hanya dikhianati sahabat, perceraian kedua orang tuanya semakin membuat Thalia merasa jenuh dan tertekan, sehingga membulatkan keinginannya untuk pergi ke Chiang Mai tanpa ditemani siapapun. Siapa sangka, perjalanan solo travellingnya itu memberi kehidupan berbeda. Bertemu sahabat barunya Manee, cewek ganteng yang berprofesi sebagai penulis dan selalu siap sedia nganterin Thalia buat eksplor tempat-tempat menarik selama di Chiang Mai. Perjalanan itu pun membuat Thalia bertemu dengan Brian, cowok cuek asal Indonesia yang sama-sama lagi menghabiskan waktu keliling dunia, mengisi aktivitas gap-year. Rasa spesial di antara mereka membangun hubungan yang tidak biasa. Manee yang diam-diam punya perasaan dengan Thalia, juga Brian dan Thalia yang sama-sama naksir satu sama lain. Melalui perjalanan singkatnya, Thalia mendapat banyak jawaban atas pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang selama ini ia tanyakan pada dunia.

Pria yang duduk dikursi paling pojok itu menarik perhatian Anne. Pria yang tidak pernah berinteraksi dengan Anne sejak awal pertama masuk sekolah, padahal Anne dan pria itu sudah 2 tahun berada dikelas yang sama. Karena Anne merasa kasihan padanya, ia mencoba mendekati pria itu, agar pria dingin itu bisa menjadi temannya. Apakah Anne akan berhasil? Apakah pria itu bisa menjadi teman Anne?

Thirteen men dead within the span of two years. All victims are rich, old and dirty. Authority has no idea who the killer is. But there's only one thing they know. The killer is a woman.

Lovita mengalami masalah keuangan yang sudah tidak bisa ditanggungnya sendiri. Dia dikejar-kejar rentenir tempat ayahnya berutang semasa hidup dulu. Lovita tahu persis bahwa gajinya sebagai perias dan penata rambut pemula hanya cukup untuk kehidupannya sehari-hari. Leo, seorang model androgini yang namanya sedang naik daun sedang tertimpa skandal. Dia dituduh menyukai sesama jenis, padahal dia adalah lelaki tulen dengan orientasi seksual yang normal. Demi menyelamatkan nama baiknya Leo menawarkan sebuah solusi untuk mengatasi masalahnya dan juga masalah Lovita. "Nikah sama gue, Lov. Gue bakal bayarin semua utang lo itu."

Puluhan headlines yang memberitakan tentang acara reality show pencarian jodoh untuk seorang actor pendatang baru yang tengah naik daun. Giornino Adams lebih memilih menjalani proses syuting reality show itu daripada membayar pinalti sebanya 1 miliar. Ia tak bisa menyalahkan siapapun karena memang salahnya sendiri yang asal tanda tangan kontrak tanpa membaca isinya terlebih dahulu. So, it is what it is. Sejauh ini ia hanya berharap semoga tak ada cewek freak yang ikut dalam acaranya tersebut. Tapi siapa sangka jika ia malah bertemu dengan crushnya semasa SMA dalam acara tersebut. Apakah dia bisa bersama dengan crushnya itu untuk menjadi pasangannya?

Sehari setelah menangkap pemandangan dimana kekasihnya bermesraan dengan wanita lain. Jasmine melempar surat pengunduran dirinya tepat ke wajah Jovial didepan para karyawannya. "... Aku tidak akan pernah menyesal melakukan ini. Camkan itu!" Pada akhirnya, Jasmine benar-benar menyesal. Sebab setelahnya ia kehilangan pekerjaan dan dalam seketika menjadi sosok pengangguran yang hidupnya bergantung pada Ibu. Menuruti segala perintahnya. Katakanlah ini berlebihan, tapi ia merasa layaknya Cinderella. Ditambah harus menanggung malu saat suatu hari Jovial kembali memungut dirinya sebagai seorang karyawan lewat rayuan sang Ibu. Dan dari sanalah hidupnya mulai kacau. Terlebih saat pertemuan tak disengajanya bersama Ed- Si seniman jalanan, yang membuat segalanya semakin rumit.

Raizel Benitez-Cruz grew up believing that he was bullied by Cornelia Bella Braganza. Mas matanda ito sa kanya ng tatlong taon—kung hindi aasarin at lalaitin, ang palaging ending ng pagtatalo nila ay magpapaka-ate ito sa kanya. Ang palagi pa naman tawag nito sa kanya ay “bata” at “taba.” "Kahit kailan, hindi ko magugustuhan ang babaeng iyon!” So he said. He had enough of her. Kaya ang naging solusyon niya ay sundan ito ng tingin at camera, kunin ang mga failed moments at reactions nito, at gamitin na pang-asar. Hanggang sa hindi niya namamalayan, hanap-hanap niya na ito. Dumating ang araw ng graduation ni Bella. Hindi niya inaasahan na sisisihin siya nito sa mga kamalasan nito sa buhay bago sila maghiwalay ng landas. Walang ideya si Raizel sa mga pinatutungkulan ni Bella. Kaya ipinangako niya sa sarili na kung magkikita ulit sila, ipararanas niya rito kung ano ang malas na dala ng isang Raizel Cruz. Magawa niya kaya ito kung sariling puso na ang kalaban niya?

*Hollis Bogard isn’t known for her commitment. In fact, she’s content leading a single, flirtatious life. That might change after meeting Whitney York, a free spirited artist thirsting for adventure.Having been cursed out, chased, and scorned by every broken hearted woman twenty eight year old heroin addict Hollis Bogard has slept around with, she’s not fazed at all by any of it. Always preferring to look for the next best set of kissable lips. Life as an emotionally unavailable bachelorette has served her well, and after all...everyone was warned before anything happened. Feelings were a big no. Hollis had seen what love did to her parents, and wanted nothing to do with the white picket-fenced lie. So long as her bed was warm when she needed it to be, that’s what mattered.Californian Whitney York is ready for a new start. While spontaneity wasn’t a strong suit of her’s, packing up everything she owned into her little black 2008 Toyota Prius and driving cross country to Auburn, Maine was the best idea she’d had all year. No more nagging mother, to hell with her father always comparing Whitney to her successful sister, Theresa. The one with the prestigious acting career, doting husband, and two all American poster children. She wanted to be free to figure out her own destiny. When elusive Hollis bumps into electrifying Whitney at a local bar on the outskirts of town, sparks fly between the unlikely pair.Disclaimer: Strong sexual content, graphic sex scenes, drug usage. 18+, please. This novel won’t be for you if you’re not comfortable with any of the above topics.2019 All Rights Reserved (you know how it goes) Please don’t attempt to steal any part of my work.

On our wedding day, my boyfriend, Hayden Grant, had me thrown out of the chapel. Instead, he walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with his childhood sweetheart. I went back in and collapsed at the side of the aisle. The bouquet slipped from my hands, and scattered petals fell everywhere. However, his eyes did not linger on me for even half a second. "Selena's child needs a dad. Once that's taken care of, I'll marry you." Everyone thought I, the lovesick fool, would willingly wait another month. After all, I had already waited for him for seven years. However, that night, I did something no one expected. I agreed to my parents' arranged marriage and left the country. Three years later, I returned home to visit my parents. My husband, William Fields, was the CEO of a multinational corporation. When an unexpected, important meeting came up, he asked me to head to the company's branch back home ahead of him, where his subordinates would take care of me. To my surprise, one of those subordinates turned out to be Hayden, the man I had not seen in three years. His eyes went straight to the sparkling diamond on my ring finger. "Is this a knockoff of that pink diamond Mr. Fields bought for his wife that's worth five million dollars? I didn't expect you to become so vain after all these years. "You've stirred up enough drama. Come home. Selena's kid is in school now, so it's the perfect chance for you to take care of his lunches." I did not say a word and just traced the ring with my fingertips. He had no idea that this was the cheapest of all the gems William had ever given me.

Kristen Sterling bounces back after a rough past, landing a job where she reunites with the CEO, Marcus Everhart, who once rescued her. Things get wild when they attend an engagement party, only for Kristen to realize it's her ex and best friend tying the knot. Marcus offers her a marriage deal to shield her from her troubling ex, suggesting to turn their fake marriage into a revenge plot, giving Kristen a chance to face her past.