Past Tense Reading

Yura Azalia Hazmi tak pernah bermimpi menikah dengan duda kaya dan ternyata mantan kekasih jaman kuliahnya. Sebagai wanita yang dianggap perawan tua, kerap membuatnya terus menerus dijodohkan, banyak laki-laki sudah dia tolak. Sampai akhirnya tidak ada kalimat yang harus dia bantah. "Apa? Duda? Papa mau jodohkan Yura dengan duda? Yura nggak mau!" penolakan Yura tidak berbuah manis, adanya sarkastis untuk kehidupan dia. Hinaan, sindiran demi sindiran sudah dia dapat dari kedua saudara perempuan yang sudah jauh menikah darinya. Bahkan adik Yura sudah menikah. "Umur kamu tahun ini 30 tahun, nggak malu sama teman sebaya kamu, adik kamu dan tetangga kita yang selalu bilang kamu itu nggak laku." Lagi-lagi itu menjadi masalahnya 'MALU' "Yura tetap nggak mau!" "Enggak ada penolakan! Besok calon suami kamu datang." Hidup ini tidak ada adil! Apa ada yang bertanya kemauan Yura? Apa yang Yura suka? Atau sebaliknya? Apakah Yura bisa menerima pernikahannya? Lalu siapakah laki-laki yang akan menjadi suami Yura kelak?

I once believed Sarah Weller was the love of my life. For her, I planned a once-in-a-lifetime wedding; for her, I launched a “True Love” jewelry collection worth over a billion. However, with only seven days left before the wedding, she calmly told me that she needed to fulfill her first love’s late mother’s final wish to marry him first, and only then marry me. As if it were a matter of fact, she said, “For Tim, all of this can be sacrificed. If you can’t even bear to lose that little bit of money, you can find someone else to marry right now.” Only then did I understand. In her world, I and everything I had built could be pushed aside at any moment for her so-called first love. So, I turned around without another word and called home. “Penelope,” I said to my sister-in-law, “the wedding will proceed as scheduled. Just do me a favor and replace the bride.”

People always say move on. But for Jessie, it's easier said than done. Memories of her past return to haunt her every night and she has no option but to endure the never ending agony in utter silence. But that doesn't stop her from dreaming of better times and working hard to live a normal life. With an amazing friend as a roommate and a steady job, everything seems perfect . . . until her arrogant boss wants her as his girlfriend. Mike is handsome, bossy and a little mysterious. He wants everything to be perfect and everyone to be under his control. But when his ex waltz back into his life, he is scared of losing everything that he has built over the years. Desperate to drive her away, he comes up with a plan, but that involves his perfect secretary. Things go perfectly, until they both realise they have feelings for each other that go beyond the work and definitely their little pretend-play. Will they be able to step out of their pasts and traumas and love each other? Or will that love be their ultimate downfall?

Kisah persahabatan antara dua insan yang sudah bersama sejak bayi. Caca dan Dafa, selebgram muda yang kini tengah populer lantaran memiliki paras rupawan juga otak yang cerdas. Semakin dewasa, hubungan mereka semakin rumit. Benih-benih cintapun mulai tumbuh di hati keduanya. Dafa yang senang bergonta-ganti pacar juga kerap mengabaikan Caca, membuat gadis itu selalu terluka dan kecewa. Tidak ada yang berani mengungkapkan perasaan, karena takut akan merusak persahabatan. Tetap bersama, namun saling terluka. Akankah mereka bersatu sebagai pasangan dan hidup bahagia, ataukah hanya mampu sebatas sahabat sampai menua?

Born from one of the richest and most powerful family in the world, Heina Grace Montrele knows how much family reputation matters. And a one-night stand with Flynn Thorn Hawkson is the definition a total destruction to that reputation. With great fear, Heina desperately hides the truth from her family with Thorn. And unexpectedly, the mistake they both committed grew into something more; love that will be their joy and suffering. And just when they thought things are going the way they planned, one night completely turn their lives toward something unexpected. Will they be ready for the consequences of the future they seek? Will they bear enough courage to face the secrets? Will their love stay and last until the end? What if...

Ten years of love. Ten years of loyalty. And it all ends with a knife to her heart. Aria devoted her youth to Evan — a man who whispered forever but only craved her body. When he betrayed her for a rich heiress, she thought heartbreak was the worst pain she’d ever know… until the night he tried to erase her from existence. But fate has a twisted sense of mercy. Aria wakes up ten years earlier, lying in the same bed with the same man who will one day destroy her. Only this time, something’s different. Her body is the same, but her mind has changed — she can hear every filthy, selfish thought inside his head. This isn’t a second chance at love. This is a second chance at revenge. Now, with beauty, brains, and a new supernatural gift, Aria will play the game better than he ever could. She’ll make him fall, she’ll make him beg… and she’ll burn everything he ever wanted to the ground. But as she walks the dangerous path of vengeance, a mysterious stranger enters her life — someone who’s always been in the shadows, waiting for her to remember him. And his thoughts? Unlike the others, she can’t read them at all…

When Scarlett Hudson left her home-town, she never thought she'd have to go back one day. But when tragedy strikes she's forced to return to the very place that broke her. She has to face the people who had made her life a living hell three years ago, her former best-friend Hunter Adams being one of them. Scarlett knows that the past can't be undone and she has no intention of letting down the walls she has built so carefully around her heart. But when the truth starts to unravel, Scarlett is forced to question everything she once believed in.

Jordan is a young man of 29 years old, handsome, charming with a powerful aura but a detective, a successful detective with awards and a name to himself. Despite being a happy and successful detective, he couldn't bring himself to forget about his late wife Rachel, he found this soul knitted with hers despite she's no more. Dwelling on the past memory prevents Jordan from falling in love with another woman. He remained single with his daughter for many years until fate brought Tina his way. Tina is a detective and a team member with Jordan. What started as colleagues developed into something sweeter. Will Tina be able to kill the obsession in him and make him fall in love with her or she will fail and they would go their separate ways?

"I want to be completely yours." I whispered and his lips parted slightly. "You sure-" he cleared his throat. " I mean, are you aware that I'm-" "Would you forgive me then?" I asked and a few seconds later, his gaze met mine which was softened than earlier and nodded his head. "Then take me right away." I whispered and his brows shot up in a bit surprise at my statement but quickly his expression replaced into a faint smile. "B-But I don't want to take advantage of this situation." he muttered. "But I want to." _____________ Isabella White is a talented girl who brought up from a wealthy family. She chose to be a babysitter as she's fond of kids. But she never thought that her dream job would change her life into upside down until she meets him. Christian Roberts is one of the youngest billionaires in the world and he's the guy every girl wanted and every guy wanted to be. Eventhough he's an arrogant beast to the people around him, he's the best dad her daughter could ever ask for. What would happen if the opposite attracts? What would be the consequences when they find out their past lives? ****** Trust me, this story takes you to an emotional rollercoaster ride if you read until the end.

Eliza Janice Montebon  Simpleng babae, matalino, masipag, madiskarte at malambing na anak. Lahat ay gagawin matupad lang ang inaasam na pangarap at mithiin.Ngunit may lihim na hinagpis sa kanyang nakaraang pagkatao. Ito ang nagsisilbing hugot niya upang magtagumpay sa buhay at makamtan ang inaasam na katarungan sa kanyang yumaong magulang.  Lorenzo Aragon Multi-billionaire and super hunk na business tycoon at a young age. Natotong tumayo sa sariling sikap dahil na rin sa walang makuhang suporta mula sa magulang dahil sa komplikadong pamilya niya. Walang babae ang hindi nahuhumaling sa kanya, lahat ay kanya lamang pinagbibigyan dahil sa tawag ng laman at pangungulila sa iisang prinsesa ng kanyang buhay na kanyang kababata. Isang krimen at trahedya ang nagpawasak sa malaprinsesang buhay ni Eliza. Musmos pa lamang siya nang walang-awang pinatay ang kanyang mga magulang sa loob pa mismo ng kanilang bagong biling lupain na niregalo ng kanyang ama sa kanya sa kanyang kaarawan. Ang mas masakit pa ay nasaksihan niya mismo ang pagpaslang sa mga ito at ang salarin ay walang iba kundi ang ama ng kanyang kababata at minamahal ng kanyang pusong paslit na si Enzo Aragon. Dahil sa takot at pangamba sa kanyang buhay naggawang magtago ni Eliza at mamuhay ng malayo sa kanyang nakasanayan. Sa paglipas ng panahon, nabuo sa kanyang puso't isipan ang galit at pagkapoot sa pamilyang sumira sa kanyang magandang kinabukasan. Isa na riyan ang paghihigante kay Enzo dahil wala man lang siya hinanap nito. Paano pagtatagpuin ng tadhana ang dalawang puso kung ang isa ay may masamang binabalak? Matatagumpayan kaya ni Enzo ang ibalik ang tiwala sa kanya ni Eliza kung ang kanyang puso ay puno ng hinagpis at mantsa ng nakaraan? Mapapatawad kaya ng pusong nasaktan at puno ng hinagpis ng pilat ng nakara.Mananaig kaya ang pag-ibig at pagpapatawad kaysa paghihiganti?