novels to read before you die

Joana Alexa Claudiana, seorang mahasiswi yang sejak lahir sudah dijodohkan oleh orang tuanya pada cowok bernama Stiven mulai lelah dengan nasib bucinnya yang tak kunjung merdeka. Faktanya Joana menyukai Stiven yang kini menjadi calon dokter muda itu sejak puluhan tahun lamanya, namun Stiven tidak pernah menganggapnya ada. Meski lelah dan kesal dengan cintanya yang tak pernah dihargai, Joana tak pernah bisa menangis sama sekali karena trauma masa lalunya yang sampai saat ini masih belum ia sadari. Keaadan membaik saat seorang barista bernama Kelvin datang mewarnai hidupnya, ia lambat laun bisa melupakan Stiven. Berkat Kelvin juga Joana kembali mengingat sebuah trauma terberat dalam hidupnya sehingga ia bisa menangis lagi seperti orang normal lainnya ketika sedang merasa terpuruk. Sejak itu Joana mulai membuka hatinya untuk Kelvin. Namun disaat ia melupakan Stiven, Stiven datang untuk mengungkapkan perasaanya "Sorry, sorry if Im late to love you," ujar Stiven dengan suara halusnya dengan penuh penyesalan. Hanya saja, Kelvin bukan seorang cowok yang menyukai lawan jenis pada umumnya. Yah, menurut informasi dan banyak fakta yang Joana tahu, Kelvin adalah seorang gay. Lantas bagaimana nasib Joana seterusnya yang mulai menyukai Kelvin disaat Stiven mulai peduli dengannya?

They had been married for three years, yet he treated her like dirt while he gave Lilith all of his love. He neglected and mistreated her, and their marriage was like a cage. Zoe bore with all of it because she loved Mason deeply! That was, until that night. It was a downpour and he abandoned his pregnant wife to spend time with Lilith. Zoe, on the other hand, had to crawl her way to the phone to contact an ambulance while blood was flowing down her feet. She realized it at last. You can’t force someone to love you. Zoe drafted a divorce agreement and left quietly. … Two years later, Zoe was back with a bang. Countless men wanted to win her heart. Her scummy ex-husband said, “I didn’t sign the agreement, Zoe! I’m not going to let you be with another man!” Zoe smiled nonchalantly, “It’s over between us, Mason!” His eyes reddened when he recited their wedding vows with a trembling voice, “Mason and Zoe will be together forever, in sickness or health. I refuse to divorce!”

"There should be rules if we are even going to do this," he said without looking at me. "I have always lived by the rules." He slid a file towards me. "This is the contract. The rules are stated there." I opened the file and glanced through it. "You can take it home and study them; give me feedback tomorrow evening. But I will read out the rules for you now because they start now, and in case your brain can't comprehend them, then I can explain." Anger seethed through me, and I almost threw the file back at him, but when I thought about the money involved and how it would benefit little Sophie, I bit my lower lip to push back the anger. He continued. "Rule number one; don't you fall in love with me." His eyes flipped up to me. "Crystal clear," I said. "That would never happen." Ellen never had fun in college. One night she decided to have fun with her friends and slept with a handsome stranger who disappeared before she woke up. A month later, she found out she was pregnant and searched everywhere for him, but to no avail. Five years later, she moved to a new city and met the same man she never thought she would ever see again. He didn't remember anything about her, and he was now a cold, arrogant man who needed a wife, and she needed money. They agreed to contract marriage with strict rules, one of them being never to fall in love with each other. They were sure they wouldn't break the rule, but as sparks grew between them and became too much, they found themselves trying hard to keep to the rules. Who will break rule number one between them?

Made for each other yet unknown to them. But made to live together as man and wife, because the universe thinks it will work for them as it worked for her sister and his brother. The couples are always aflame and inflexible toward each other. As they spitfire in their lives, which causes it to effuse into something indescribable, as the force of love brings them together, and their love faces different ordeals. Will they overcome it? But In the end, love always wins.

Which one makes your life hard? Falling in love with an idol or falling in love with one of your best friends? What if you have fallen in love with your best friend who became an idol? Will it be easy then? Vian and Jay are my best friends and we have been together for more than half of our lives and then I ruined everything by falling in love. To make it worse, he just became a star in the sky and I can only yearn for him from down here like million others on this earth. How could you move on and forget a person who you have fallen in love with and also your best friend?

Olivia or Livy for short. She has been through a lot. More than you possibly can imagine. She has lost touch with her true self. Old Livy may still exist deep within her soul, but to others, she is nothing more than a girl with a stone heart who doesn’t feel pain. Caleb pretends to have the demeanor of a bad boy, but he is far from it. Yes, indeed! He is a popular jock, but he is not your typical bad boy. Perhaps he did not suffer as much as Livy did, but he witnessed someone close to him destroying his or her life. What happens if they cross each other’s path? Will they fall in love, or will they despise each other? Will Caleb be able to restore Livy to her former self, or will he push her even deeper into the unknown? This story will provide an answer to every question.

After everything I have done for my husband, my cheating husband. He divorced and left me brutally for his pretty ex-girlfriend. This isn't the life I want for myself, I want to love and be loved. He lost me, yes, he lost me to everything good. Infidelity is a barrier to any marriage, and I'm not going to stay tamed, trying to cover my pains when I have a life worth living. I have signed the divorce papers and left with nothing, but one thing is sure… He will regret it soon!

Paano kung ang dating conservative, probinsyana at mahiyain na dalaga ay naging palaban sa buhay para sa kanyang anak na may sakit sa puso. Dahil sa kahirapan ay tinanggap niya ang alok ng kanyang kaibigan na maging regalo sa stag party ni Randell Gomez. Kinuha ang serbisyo niya para paligayahin ang groom sa buong magdamag. Dahil sa kahirapan at bagong salta sa maynila ay tinanggap niya ang alok. Makalipas ang limang taon nagbalik si Quinette para mamasukan bilang personal nurse ni Don Miguel. At muling nagtagpo ang landas nila ng lalaking ama ng kanyang anak. Paano kung malaman nito na may anak sila at ama nito ang kanyang amo. Ipapakilala ba niya kay Randell ang kanilang anak para hingian ng tulong upang maoperahan sa puso ang bata. Maniniwala ba si Randell at paano kung may asawa na ito. Muli man nagtagpo ang mga landas nila Quinette at Randell. Inilihim pa rin niya ang kanyang anak at nag makaawa siya na huwag tanggalin sa trabaho dahil kailangan niya makaipon ng pampaopera. Gumawa ng kontrata ang binata kapalit ng pagpapahiram nito ng pera sa dalaga. Paano kung malaman ng binata na anak pala niya ang ooperahan sa puso at matatanggap ba niya ang bata kung bunga ito ng kanilang pagtataksil noon sa dati niyang nobya. Kaya pa ba niya magmahal muli at mapapatawad din ba siya ni Quinette sa mga pagpapahirap niya sa dalaga. Lalo na sa paglalaro sa damdamin nito, na akala niya ay isang bayarang babae.

Josie has always liked Jake from high school, her high school crush is back in town and now a master chef, rekindling her feelings for Jake, Josie is determined to make him notice her. Will Jake notice her and accept her feelings for him?, does he feel the same way as she does?. Josie wants to get an answer to this questions and so her plans to finding true love begins..

A story about a strong woman (you won't regret, she isn't like other female leads) A story about an innocent girl, a girl who only knew how to spread love. She has the eyes of innocence, the face of an angel and a personality of a dreamer but her smile....her smile is so beautiful but what people don't see, is a smile that hides more pain than you can ever imagine. A story about a boy, a boy who was forced to grow up into a cold heartless monster. Every girl wanted to be with him and there wasn't a single girl in the campus who had not slept with him except for those who were the outcasts. He was a playboy, not caring about anyone's feelings except his friends and his sister. His sister was his world, he would destroy anyone who even dared hurt his beloved sister. What will happen when he gets trapped in misunderstandings, vowing to take revenge from the girl who caused his sister pain? What will happen when he breaks her beyond repair? What will happen when she loses her purpose in life and becomes lifeless? What will happen when he finds out the truth and regrets immensely for what he did to the girl he madly fell in love with? What will happen when he gets separated from her? What will happen when he goes insane in her love, yearning and craving for her attention....for her that he abused for something that she never did but rather saved? Will she forgive him or will he lose her forever? After all, the things he had done to her were unforgivable and beyond words..... "P...please don't leave me. Come back to me.... P...please...please Eyshana.... I... I love you" I pleaded and cried as I cradled her lifeless body.