Kaidah Kebahasaan Resensi Novel Dear Nathan

Laila percaya bahwa ia telah menemukan cinta sejati ketika tuan mudanya, Nathan, menikahinya. Namun, Nathan justru berselingkuh dan menemani selingkuhannya untuk memeriksa anak mereka ke dokter, di saat Laila harus berjuang melawan kanker sendirian...

With a shift, I let my dress slip from my shoulders and fall to the floor, revealing the lingerie beneath. Nathan's eyes darkened, as closing the small distance between us, his lips claimed mine in a possessive kiss. His tongue tangled with mine, both hungry and tender. Then, slowly, oh so tantalizingly slowly, he backed me toward the bed, his kisses travelling down my neck, across my collarbone, before they moved lower still… ~~~ FBI Agent Brianna Hart had always wanted Nathan Pierce, her stepbrother, and for several years they had been lovers, but circumstances forced them apart. When Brianna returns to her former job within the FBI, she finds Nathan married. When he once again becomes her team leader, Brianna tries to maintain a professional relationship with Nathan. But after a tragic accident takes the life of Nathan’s wife and unborn child, Nathan seeks solace within Brianna’s arms. Old feelings flare to life between them, and both struggle with the undeniable sexual attraction between them. Brianna's heart is torn over her love and need for the newly widowed Nathan, while he grapples with the loss of his family and his re-awakened feelings for a woman he never quite let go of.

Rachel gave her heart, her kidney, and even her voice to Nathan—the man she thought was her forever. But the day she regained her hearing was the day she discovered his cruellest betrayal: her husband, tangled in the arms of another woman. Humiliated. Shattered. Thrown aside like a liability, Nathan called her. Yet when Rachel finally walked out, he never imagined it would be the end. She returned not as the broken wife Nathan abandoned but as Belira Williams, heiress of DroneCode, the world’s most powerful tech empire. Now, with her secret identity revealed and her loyal protector Dave at her side, Rachel has one mission: To make Nathan and Melissa choke on the ashes of their own betrayal. He once called her a useless woman. He’ll soon learn she returned as his greatest nightmare.

Mia menikah dengan Nathan tanpa cinta. Dia terpaksa mengkhianati janji setianya pada sang kekasih, Max Julian, karena suatu keadaan. Mia mencoba sepenuh hati mencintai Nathan seperti dia mencintai Max. Namun, di saat dia betul-betul sudah mencintai Nathan, muncul wanita lain yang mengklaim bahwa Nathan adalah ayah dari anaknya. Di tengah kemelut rumah tangganya, tanpa sengaja Mia kembali dipertemukan dengan Max. Kehadiran sang mantan dalam kehidupannya, membuat situasinya semakin kacau. Ironisnya, dalam kekacauan itu Mia seakan menemukan kembali kebahagiaannya. Namun, Mia tidak bisa terus-terusan hidup dalam kekacauan. Mau tak mau, Mia kembali dihadapkan pada dua pilihan sulit dalam hidupnya.

Virani Kavita, seorang wanita muda berusia 23 tahun yang rela menukar harga dirinya demi sejumlah uang untuk biaya operasi transplantasi jantung ibunda tercintanya. Ialah Raditya Nathan Wijaya, seorang CEO muda yang merupakan atasan Vira lah yang membuat perjanjian kontrak kepadanya, dengan syarat wanita itu mau menjadi pemuas nafsu dirinya selama tiga bulan! Namun, siapa sangka, Vira dan Nathan mulai merasakan benih-benih cinta yang tumbuh seiring berjalannya waktu. Sayangnya hubungan mereka ditentang keras oleh ayah Nathan. Segala cara dilakukan ayah Nathan untuk membuat dua sejoli itu terpisah. Mampukah keduanya merajut impian menjalani hidup berdua bersama? Apakah kisah Vira dan Nathan akan berakhir bahagia?

Nathan Woods heirs from one of the wealthiest families in Nantucket. Charlotte Reese is the daughter of his nanny. Growing up together, the two of them create an unbreakable bond. One day, after losing her job, Charlotte's mother tears them apart taking Charlotte halfway across the country due to a feud with the Woods. Years later, they meet again in NYC, only this time Nathan is Charlotte's boss and he is engaged to Alyse, a beautiful socialite. Will Nathan and Charlotte be able to rekindle their bond? Or is their relationship doomed for disaster?

This is the second book in the Twisted series. Nathan Hall felt an instant attraction towards Lyra McCoy, the youngest of McCoy siblings, who also happened to be Hall's worst nemesis. But that didn’t hold Nathan from totally being absorbed by the red-haired beauty. Waiting for her outside her workplace, stalking her movement, watching over her from the shadow, taking care of her when she was vulnerable. After a fortuitous circumstance to save Lyra from the judgmental society's eyes, Nathan proudly announced their engagement. Lyra was skeptical of Nathan’s motive from the beginning, knowing the sour war between him and her older brother Brian, but she was fine with the announcement until she found out something unacceptable took place that would shatter everything if the news traveled out. Both McCoy and Hall would have deal with shame, so she sealed her mouth and played along with the game that Nathan started. However, the worst was yet to occur, and when it appeared, would this fake engagement that twisted into something call love would be adequate to sustain the thunderstorm? Only time would reveal, although there wasn't enough left.

Novel ini bisa di baca secara terpisah meskipun saling berkaitan. Ini adalah kisah cinta tiga wanita dalam menemukan pasangan hidupnya. Kisah yang ringan dan manis, tentunya dengan sedikit bumbu-bumbu konflik yang membuat jalan cerita lebih hidup. Buku satu berisi tentang kisah cinta Alya, di mana dia menemukan cintanya dengan cara perkenalan dengan orang yang belum pernah dilihat dan dikenal sebelumnya. Menikah dengan pria yang baru dikenal beberapa bulan tentu saja ada hal-hal yang belum dia ketahui tentang suami maupun keluarganya. Shock culture menjadi bumbu manis dan kedatangan mantan pacar dari suaminya menjadi konflik yang memanaskan suasana. Buku dua berisi tentang kisah cinta Mayang, di mana gadis itu mengejar dan mencari pria yang mungkin menjadi jodohnya. Namun ternyata Allah lebih tahu apa yang terbaik buat dirinya. Ini kisah manisnya Mayang dalam menemukan jodohnya. Buku ketiga berisi tentang pernikahan yang terjadi dengan terpaksa antara Fitriana dan Davin. Pernikahan yang tentu saja tidak disukai oleh Fitriana karena Davin bukanlah pria yang menjadi tipe idamannya. Mungkinkah Davin bukan jodoh dari Tuhan buat Fitriana. Novel ke empat berisi kisah pemuda yang dikhianati oleh kekasihnya setelah dia berkorban banyak hal demi cita-cita sang wanita.

Sejak kematian tunangannya, Donghai, Li Meihui memilih meninggalkan dunia balet yang dulu menjadi hidupnya. Setiap langkah tariannya kini terasa hampa, setiap kenangan hanya menambah luka. Hingga suatu hari, ia bertemu Kim Rain—seorang musisi yang melihat kesedihan dalam tarian yang tak lagi memiliki makna. Rain tidak pernah meminta Meihui untuk melupakan masa lalunya, tapi ia memainkan melodi yang secara perlahan membimbingnya untuk melangkah lagi. Di antara nada-nada yang tercipta, Meihui mulai menemukan dirinya kembali. Dan kali ini, ia menari bukan untuk mengenang seseorang yang telah pergi, tetapi karena ia ingin. Namun, bisakah musik dan tarian menyembuhkan hati yang telah lama terjebak dalam kesedihan? Ataukah Meihui akan menemukan alasan baru untuk terus menari bersama seseorang yang tak pernah ia duga?

Dear Love, There was a time when I believed in you. A time when my life revolved around you. But I got burnt so deeply that I no longer recognize the person looking back at me in the mirror. Dear Love, You transformed me into this version of myself. Because of you, I lost the woman I used to be. Because of you, I trusted the wrong person. Because of you, my heart was left open and burnt. A scar so deep that only vengeance leaks from it. Dear Love, Now, I carry this heavy burden of hatred, burning my enemies and anyone who tries to come near me. Dear Love, Did you just find me again??