Tender Unscramble

Pada kehidupan sebelumnya, demi sahabat baikku, abang dan calon suamiku bersekongkol untuk menghancurkan perusahaanku. Ketika melihat aku yang gulung tikar berdiri di tengah hujan deras, mereka berdiri di samping sahabat baikku sembari mentertawakanku. “Rose, kamu seperti seekor anjing saja!” Saat aku membuka mataku kembali, aku kembali ke acara tender proyek pada tiga tahun silam. Awal berdirinya perusahaan pada kehidupan sebelumnya, abang dan calon suamiku memperingatiku. Mereka tidak mengizinkan aku memanfaatkan kekuatan Keluarga Tiara dan Keluarga Qindara. Katanya, perbuatanku tidaklah adil bagi orang lain. Namun di balik itu, mereka justru menggunakan berbagai alasan untuk memberikan proyek kepada sahabat baikku demi mengembalikan senyum manisnya. Saat aku terlahir kembali, aku melihat mereka berdua sama seperti kehidupan sebelumnya, diam-diam mengambil proyek yang seharusnya menjadi milikku kepada sahabat baikku. Akhirnya aku pun telah patah semangat. Sewaktu mereka mengetahui kabar aku hendak ke luar negeri, abang dan calon suamiku memasang kembang api semalaman demi merayakan akhirnya terbebas dari beban sepertiku. Namun pada acara tender Grup Arkava pada tiga tahun berikutnya, aku menggunakan statusku sebagai istri presdir berpidato di atas panggung. Kedua mata mereka berdua malah memerah.

In the chaos and quiet of her 30s, a woman reflects on the loves that shaped her, the heartbreaks that undid her, and the tender spaces in between. Through fleeting romances, almost-loves, and the weight of expectations—family’s, society’s, and her own—she navigates a world where connection is currency, vulnerability is rebellion, and self-discovery never comes easy. Told with wit, warmth, and raw honesty, this novel is a journey through modern love: messy, magical, and sometimes maddening. It's about the people who entered her life, the ones who left, and the version of herself she’s still becoming.

Lydia Lost everything to a deep scheme brewing in the shadows. For years, she worked tirelessly to give her family a better life but was rewarded with betrayal. But just when all hope seemed lost, something miraculous happened. Lydia, who died at the tender age of 29, woke up to realize she had traveled back in time, ten years before her death. And this time, she swore to avenge her former. And this time, she wasn't alone. Alec stared at the breathtaking Lydia, his hands caressing her cheeks softly. This time, she was his reward.

Her parents were murdered and she had to take over the pack at a very tender age. Broken and ridden at the way they were brutally killed, she became the cruel Alpha that everyone knew. But then, she found her mate, the cruel Alpha of a rival pack and she vows. But she wasn't certainly going to give up her pack for love until she discovered that her rival mate had killed and poisoned her father and she vows to take her Revenge. She decided to accept him but only for her Revenge. But what happens when she began to fall for him gradually?

Elias Rivers has always blended into the background—quiet, obedient, and hidden behind a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But when "Blue," the mysterious and unapologetically bold new boy, transfers to school, Elias’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. As their lives tangle and secrets start to surface, Elias must confront the truths he's spent years avoiding. What does it mean to love someone you're not supposed to? And what happens when being yourself might cost you everything? Becoming Blue is a tender, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful journey of love, identity, and finding the courage to be seen.

STORY BLURB: “50 million dollars! Sold!” The auctioneer announced. Right there, I was sold out to my worst nightmare, Mafia Lord Vincenzo. The story is centered on Melissa, who lost her parents at a tender age, and was taken in by her aunt. She was maltreated by both her aunt, and her cousin. Melissa was then sold out to an auctioneer, and was bought by Mafia Lord Vincenzo, who was feared by all, and known to be ruthless, and cold. Could her innocence, and pure heart, ever thaw the cold, and feared Mafia Lord’s heart, or her smile would forever disappear, after being sold to him?

Have you ever had a livid dream when you woke up the next morning and found out that you had three babies in the backseat of your car with no clue of where they came from? Well.... welcome to the world of Lorraine Warren. Lorraine was a vet, who had a weird past she couldn't explain when she came across the supernatural at a tender age and all she wanted to do was to prove that what happened to her parents weren't an animal attack, but something much more. But when she tumbles across three kids with no background of who they are...Lorraine might finally have a breakthrough.

On the third year of her marriage to Tristan Ford, Nicole Snow caught him in their bed with another woman on her birthday. Watching the man she had loved for ten years, and seeing him maintain his tender facade before others, Nicole's heart was completely shattered. She remembered the vow Tristan once made to her with deep affection: "Nicky, I want to spend my whole life with you. Unless death separates us, I’ll search the ends of the earth to find you. Nothing will ever keep us apart." Fine, then she would die, so he could never find her.

Noah Davis is a successful businessman, handsome, but due to a bad experience in love has promised never to believe in love again, however, he is willing to do anything for his son, even marry someone he does not love. Emily Wilson is a young, tender and intelligent woman, but full of economic problems. After moving around several places without finding a good job to help her parents, she decides to become a nanny. With a contract in place, many feelings involved will make Noah and Emily's lives take an unexpected turn. Will they be able to set aside their prejudices and face their feelings? How far will Emily and Noah go for love?

Seven years into our marriage, Zane Grimes and I remained childless. He once held me close, his voice tender and earnest. "Don't overthink it. I've never cared for children. You're all I want in this life." But on the day his company went public, as the ceremonial bell echoed through the hall, the doors burst open. My sister stormed in, cradling a wailing infant. "Zane, this is your son! How can you abandon us?" Zane's face paled as he turned to me, his eyes brimming with panic and a silent plea. Unbeknownst to him, I had long known about his betrayal and the child.