When We Were Bright And Beautiful

Nathania Diandra Wijaya (35 tahun), cantik, pekerja keras, fotografer sukses, anak seorang konglomerat papan atas dan hidup yang boleh dibilang layaknya kaum jet set. Namun, kehidupannya yang sukses tak serta merta membuat kisah cintanya juga sukses. Menikahi Andre Mahardika Prayoga, sang mantan dosen tempat ia belajar dulu, membuat Tania, begitu ia disapa menjadi tahu akan sifat dan watak asli sang suami. Gonta-ganti pasangan pun telah menjadi 'aktivitas' sehari-hari sang suami. Tak ada kekerasan fisik yang dialami oleh Tania, namun ia mengalami kekerasan batin dan mental yang membuat ia pergi mengembara hingga Rusia. Richard Lexi, seorang CEO, kurator lukisan, pria kharismatik yang mampu membuat Tania jatuh cinta untuk kali kedua. Namun siapa sangka, di balik wajah tampan dan innocent sang kurator, dia ternyata memiliki obsesi lebih kepada Tania. Rasa ingin memiliki lebih dari sekadar kekasih pun semakin tak dapat ditahan oleh hasrat Lexi, terlebih ketika ia tahu status Tania yang sebenarnya. Kini, Tania bagaikan kelinci yang hidup di antara serigala dan harimau. Mampukah Tania bertahan dari 'serangan dan terkaman' sang predator? Atau apakah Tania harus memilih kembali bersama sang serigala (Richard Lexi) atau sang berburu kembali bersama sang harimau ( Andre Mahardika Prayoga)?

“Tungkol sa proposal mo, tinatanggap ko na,” bulong ko na parang sikreto kahit na kaming dalawa lang naman ang nakakarinig. “Hmm?” Himig niya habang nginunguya ang natirang burger sa bibig. “Gawin na natin,” medyo malakas at may confidence na sabi ko. “Gawin ang ano?” Sabay lagok sa kaniyang drink. Dapat nagdahan-dahan ako kung alam ko lang na magugulat siya. Hindi sana ako nabasa nang mabuga niya ang drink niya. “Magsex tayo.” __________ Pagkatapos na ipamukha ng fiance kung gaano siya kainutil dahil walang experience sa sex, lumapit si Luntian sa isang tinatawag nilang "untouchable stripper" na si Reyna para turuan siya nito sa larangan ng sex. Sa gitna ng maiinit nilang lessons, mapipigil ba nila ang damdamin na hindi mahulog? Mapapanindigan ba ang kasunduang walang mahuhulog? Paano kung may epal pang ex-fiance na gustong bumalik? At paano kung aksidenteng nabutas ang condom?!

"Karena aku tahu, kau mencintainya, bukan diriku." Sejak dulu yang Audrey cintai hanyalah Xander—pria yang berhasil memorak-porandakan hatinya. Meski Audrey tahu Xander selalu bersikap dingin dan tak memedulikannya tetap saja Audrey tidak pernah berhenti mencintai Xander. Berkali-kali diabaikan dan ditolak, tetap tidak akan membuat Audrey menyerah memperjuangkan cintanya untuk Xander. Hingga suatu ketika, Audrey mendapati kenyataan di mana Xander hanya mencintai satu wanita dan itu bukanlah dirinya. Hancur. Pedih. Terluka. Tiga kata yang Audrey rasakan kala itu. Cintanya yang dalam telah terselimuti kekecewaan dan luka yang dalam. Lantas bagaimana dengan cinta Audrey? Mampukah Audrey bertahan? *** Follow IG: abigail_kusuma95 Cover design by Lee & owned by Abigail Kusuma

Marilyn, si upik abu dalam keluarga, bingung saat menjadi tertuduh sebagai seorang pelakor dalam hubungan sang kakak dengan pacarnya. Padahal ia hanya dijebak oleh sebuah SMS. Ia menjadi orang yang bersalah dalam keadaan yang salah juga. Sementara itu Christian--pacar sang kakak, malah menuduh Marilyn sebagai satu-satunya pemain tunggal dalam skenario ini. Christian mengira Marilyn ingin hidup enak dengan menghalalkan segala cara. Christian yang dendam karena nama baiknya telah tercemar, berencana akan membalas dendam pada Marilyn yang sebenarnya tidak tahu apa-apa. "Pasti kamu sengaja menciptakan kekacauan seperti ini, agar bisa hidup enak dengan menjadi istri orang kaya bukan, setan kecil? Baiklah, saya akan menikahimu. Namun jangan senang dulu. Karena saya akan menjadi mimpi burukmu, karena kamu sudah berani bermain-main denganku." - Christian Diwangkara. "Saya diam, bukan karena saya bersalah. Saya hanya memilih berhenti menjelaskan karena saya menyadari, kalau kalian semua hanya menginginkan kebenaran versi kalian sendiri." - Marilyn Wijaya.

"Eva Dolce. I refuse to accept you in my company for any position at all. Be it the barest position of a cleaner." His minty breath fanned my face as he spoke. And that was how it started. °•° Eva was rejected For that cause, she didn't want anything to do with Jordan Cashmere - her new archenemy. What happens when she's entrusted with something dear to his life then. Especially when it was his most functional organ - His cock. Would she use it to her advantage or would she take revenge? But first of all, how did she even get in possession of his cock?

What does the underboss of an infamous crime family have in common with a spirited primary school teacher? Absolutely nothing, except a marriage of convenience, of course. When Lionel Tyson defaults on a gambling debt and offers his most prized possession as collateral, Austin Hawthorne is underwhelmed. But in desperate need of a housekeeper and permanent child minder, he knows he’d be an idiot to look a gift horse in the mouth. So, against his better judgement, he accepts an offer he should absolutely refuse. Marybeth Tyson is horrified to learn that not only is her father wanted by loan sharks, but he has also sold her off to a mafia boss. Bound by duty and pushed by guilt, she agrees to give Austin Hawthorne one year of her life, despite common sense screaming at her to run the other way. After all, how hard can pretending to be madly in love with someone be? It’s all fun and games until play pretend becomes all too real, and an earth-shattering secret from Austin’s past comes to light, threatening to destroy his second chance at love with his dogged pursuit for answers. Betrayal, especially at the hands of his older brother Blake and long-time friend, Andrei Ivanov, is a bitter pill to swallow for Austin, and letting them off scot-free is not an option. Driven by his unquenchable thirst for revenge, Austin will stop at nothing to get to the truth, even if it means destroying decade-old friendships and fragile ties to The Corporation. 2022 Val Sims. All rights reserved. No part of this novel may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author and publishers.

Liam Pearce is supposed to be celebrating our daughter's birthday when she dies after ingesting wolfsbane. Instead, he's with a human woman as she goes for a prenatal checkup at the hospital. My daughter's dying wish is to celebrate her birthday with both her parents. However, she ultimately dies with regrets. My heart dies with her. I take her ashes to the place she most looked forward to going to in life. That's when I see Liam kissing another woman. She leans into his arms and asks daintily, "Isn't your daughter sick, Liam? Why do you have time to be with me?" "Don't even mention her. Sofia, that scheming woman, must be using that as an excuse to keep me there. You're the one I love the most, sweetheart," he says dotingly. "What about your daughter, then? Who do you love more, me or her?" "You, of course. You're my darling Mia." His words stun me like a bolt of lightning. After crying my heart out, I pack my daughter's belongings. I decide to leave Liam forever. However, he and the rest of the royal family get on their knees before me. They beg me not to leave.

"Loa, Samuel has very serious anger issues. I should've known. We need to stay away from him.""He's a hormonal teenage boy Danielle, of course he has anger issues.""I'm not talking about the usual petty problems, I'm talking about borderline. He beat his anger management teacher into a coma, it was all over the news once."#Loa Vera, a poor girl attending a prestigious school by scholarship has fallen into the eyes of wealthy Samuel Blue, a mean, possessive boy who's known for his temper.Loa despite everything, chooses to see the good in Samuel, but is that really enough to form a relationship?Samuel wants Loa, and whatever Samuel wants, he gets, but what happens when trouble comes back to town?

Life has a lot of things in store for us. We feel we are destined to be with someone or destined to be somewhere but later realise that it was just meant to be for some time. Avina Walker is the second daughter of the Walker family. Her father owns one of the biggest textile industries in Los Angeles. Despite having all the luxuries at her beck and call, she still felt lonely and sad. Her mother doesn't like her and her sister switches from being nice to being cold or cruel. She did all she could to be accepted but it feels like she was just meant to be an outcast. Her elder sister is engaged but Avina was not bothered and kept working hard. As the days turned into weeks and weeks into months and months into years, Avina's father worried about the single status of his daughter and didn't know what to do. Luck finally smiled at him when one of his friends and business partner also seem to have the same worry concerning his son. ************* Carter Blake Sanchez is a self-made billionaire and an heir to a conglomerate business, in Los Angeles. His name is known to both the old and young. His name is always on the front page of business magazines or fashion magazines. He has a few scandals on his name but his reputation and image have never been tarnished/tampered with. He mostly talks about business and how he got to achieve all he has. Questions about him getting married have always popped up during his interviews but he always ignores them. His handsomeness was enough to help him get a get but he was heartbroken and preferred to work. This got his parents worried and they played the role of matchmakers.

After what happened five years ago, Agatha Tatiana finally had the courage to go back to her hometown, Pampanga. The nightmares she tried burying six feet under came back, adding to her struggles. She tried hard to fight it and to forget her past, but her scars reminded her of everything. She covered it up and hid it, not until she met him, a light-hearted person who gave her butterflies. But… are those butterflies enough to make her love her beautiful scars?