40 Seconds

Ada dua musibah di dalam hidup Sara. Musibah satu, Sara harus ditinggal nikah pas lagi sayang-sayangnya dan kedua siapa duga, habis dikhianati Sara juga diitagih hutang senilai 40 juta oleh mantannya. Gila, bukan? Kasian Sara tapi itulah yang ia alami. Dan lebih gila lagi ketika Sara sedang kelimpungan, Ravi--dosen Sara tiba-tiba saja bilang akan membayar hutang Sara pada Vio--mantannya tersebut dengan syarat Sara harus mau menikahi Ravi dan membantunya balas dendam. Apa yang akan terjadi pada kehidupan Sara selanjutnya? Dapatkah Sara menerima permintaan Ravi untuk menikah berdasarkan kesepakatan itu? Jawabannya ada di 'Hutang Barang Mantan'.

Raisa Anggraini (20 tahun) terpaksa menikah dengan Gibran Aditya Wijaya (43 tahun) seorang pengusaha sukses untuk membiayai pengobatan adiknya Rangga. Gibran menikahi Raisa hanya untuk memenuhi nafsu biologisnya karena ia tak ingin bermain dengan sembarang wanita. Istrinya Ayudia Jelita( 40 tahun) tidak bisa mengimbangi percintaan mereka karena faktor usia. Ayudia menyetujui suaminya menikah lagi asal tidak ada anak dan tidak ada cinta diantara Gibran dan Raisa. Gibran setuju dengan permintaan istri tuanya. Apa jadinya kalau Raisa tau jika mantan kekasihnya Devan Putra Wijaya adalah anak kandung Gibran yang berstatus sebagai suaminya.

Di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, aku membersihkan rumah dan menemukan sebuah album foto. Ternyata, setiap tahun di hari ini, suamiku selalu mengambil foto pernikahan bersama cinta sejatinya. Dari usia 40 hingga 60 tahun, dari rambut hitam hingga beruban, selama dua puluh tahun dia tidak pernah absen. Di balik setiap foto ada tulisan tangan suamiku: "Cinta abadi selamanya." Jika yang dia cintai bukan aku, aku tidak perlu lagi mencucikan bajunya, memasak untuknya, mengurus anak, hingga merawat cucu. Setengah hidupku telah kujalani dengan sia-sia, tetapi tidak ada kata terlambat untuk berubah sekarang.

In those eight terrifying seconds when the plane dropped into darkness, my first thought was how devastated Lucas would be if I never made it to the airport. However, after surviving and landing safely, what greeted me instead…was a photo he shared with his childhood sweetheart, the two of them smiling on a hike. The caption read: [Here's to still being wild with you at sixty.] If it had been before, I probably would have blown up his phone, demanding an explanation and picking a fight. However, then, after brushing so close to death, I just felt… tired.. So I typed out a message: [Let's get a divorce.]

After the plane crash, my body was never recovered. My soul drifted back to the home I hadn't stepped foot in for five years. They didn't know I was dead. They were still waiting for me to come home for Christmas. When my mom got the call from the airline, she froze for a long time, completely at a loss, before breaking down in tears. I followed them as they went to the memorial crash site. That was when I noticed something strange—I could see their levels of regret hovering above their heads. My brother's regret level read: 40%. My father's showed: 60%. Even my sister-in-law had 30% over her head. But my mother's regret level? It flashed a cold, unchanging 0%.

He was never supposed to fall in love with her. Now he will burn the world to keep her safe. Diego De' Luca is a ruthless Italian mafia boss with blood on his hands and a lot of enemies. The bride he was promised runs away and her younger sister has to take her place. Isabella Ford is untouched, unwilling, but very prepared. She has just one agenda in the De' Luca's home and she has to see through it, even if she ends up getting caught. ******* His callous hands grabbed my arms, pinning them above my head. "You're my wife, I should know what you look like beneath those hideous clothes." "I'm going to give you five seconds to strip, or I will rip it off you."

2550 Masehi, 500 tahun sudah berlalu sejak bencana besar yang menghancurkan setengah galaksi bima sakti. Sebuah lubang hitam tiba-tiba terbentuk di ujung galaksi, menghisap hampir setengah bima sakti, jutaan bintang hilang begitu saja hanya dalam waktu 40 hari. Bumi sebagai satu-satunya planet penopang kehidupan yang tersisa, planet biru ini diperebutkan oleh ras tinggi yang tersebar di seluruh penjuru bima sakti. Perang bergejolak hebat, perang antariksa yang melibatkan berbagai kubu meluluh lantahkan Bumi sebagai medan perang. Hutan berubah menjadi gurun, lautan berubah menjadi daratan baru, gedung-gedung pencakar langit runtuh dan menjadi kuburan massal, populasi manusia makin terhimpit diambang kepunahan.

"The Secret of a Forbidden Heart" Akira Quezon, better known as Kira, is a young woman with a sweet smile and a loyal heart. Despite her youth, she harbors a secret love — a feeling ordained by fate but forbidden by society. Her heart continues to beat for Axel, her handsome and mysterious godfather, who, despite being 40 years old, remains dashing and alluring. But behind every glance and secret smile lies a complex past. Axel is a man seemingly shrouded in the shadows of his own secrets. Between their silent gazes and inexplicable closeness, the question hangs — how far will they fight for a love that defies all norms? As secrets gradually unravel, Kira discovers that the man she loves has wounds from the past that he desperately tries to hide. Between truth and desire, they must confront their fears. Will their love prevail, or will they be consumed by the shadows of the past?

The Bloodmoon & Incubi Anthology is a compilation of seven short stories between these two packs. This collection may contain mild spoilers to books within these series. Chosen Mate: The love story of Stephen Walterson of Bloodmoon and Amelia Furlan of Madonie. Warrior's Redemption: The redemption love story of Clement (Austin) Shelton and Suzanne Walterson of Bloodmoon. Love After 40: The second chance love story of Hale Shelton of Bloodmoon and the human Erin Carlisle. The Hybrid's Rogue: The nonbinary love story of River Carlisle of Bloodmoon and Leo Hansley of Silvermane. The Hybrid's Vampire: The LGBTQ+ love story of Sage Carlisle of Bloodmoon and the vampire Auðr. Sicilian Holiday: A D'Amore family Christmas story. The Quiet Giant's Mate: The surprising love story of Ivan Furlan of Madonie and Regina Petridis of Incubi.

The entire world froze. Overnight, the city plunged to –40 °F. Yet, in the middle of this frozen apocalypse, my mother, my sister and her son moved into the home I bought for my marriage. Even my own husband took my sister’s side. They threw me out into the freezing cold to scavenge for supplies. I came back frozen half to death, and they had not even saved me a bowl of warm soup. Then, my sister shoved me straight off the fifth-floor landing. In that bitter cold, my body hit the ground and shattered like glass. When I woke again, I found myself back in the week before the apocalypse struck. This time, I resolved to cut them all off. I would make every last one of them pay.