43 In Words

Embun harus keluar dari rumah kakak iparnya, tetapi dengan syarat ia harus menikah lebih dulu agar kakaknya tidak mengkhawatirkan Embun. Namun, yang jadi masalah adalah Embun tidak memiliki kekasih! Di saat kebingungan melanda, si Kakek, pelanggan setia kafenya meminta Embun untuk menikah dengan putra terakhirnya, Kaisar Rahardja. Embun dan Kaisar akhirnya menikah, tetapi mengapa Kaisar mau menikahi Embun begitu saja?

Up and Down. "We're different." Right and Left. "Go, run and hide." Love and Hate. "This is unfair." Kill and Spare. "I cannot do it anymore." Totally opposite, is there a chance to make it together?

When I saw Vincent Carson again, he was now the formidable head of the Carson Corporation with a net worth of tens of millions. By his side was a young, promising screenwriter. Meanwhile, I dragged myself out of the basement, crippled and in a pitiful state. With a condescending tone, Vincent asked, "Three years ago, you sabotaged Irene's chance to win that award. Do you regret it now? If you wish to remain my wife, you must apologize to Irene first." At the same time, the system's voice sounded in my mind, 'Host, are you ready to go home?' I nodded silently. A look of satisfaction washed over Vincent's face as he stepped forward to embrace me. However, in the blink of an eye, I began to vanish right before his eyes. Subsequently, I heard he lost his sanity.

Yesterday, my name was Elizabeth Summers. I was 43 years old with a good job that I didn’t like much, but it paid the bills. When I woke up today, I was told my name is Kimberly Sparks. My birth certificate says I’m 24 years old. I don’t have a job or a place to live. But there’s a seriously hot guy taking me home with him. Elizabeth Summers died yesterday in a terrible fire and Kimberly Sparks was born. But I’m not a phoenix; I’m a werewolf. Who knew?

Setelah diputuskan pacar, Lyra malah difitnah, hingga berakhir terjebak dengan Jackson--ayah mantannya yang rupawan, tapi arogan. Apakah ini masuk akal? Lyra sekarang harus menerima kenyataan bahwa ia akan menjadi ibu tiri sang mantan kekasih! . "Tenang saja, semua saya yang urus," ucap pria berusia 43 tahun yang masih tampak seperti 28 tahun itu--dengan santai.

Alessia, 21 tahun, tak pernah membayangkan satu malam di pesta sahabatnya akan mengubah segalanya. Di balik dentuman musik dan cahaya temaram, ia bertemu pria matang yang memikatnya sejak pandangan pertama—Leonardo, ayah sahabatnya sendiri. Setiap tatapan tajam dan senyum tenang dari pria berusia 43 tahun itu membuat Alessia gugup sekaligus terjerat dalam pesona berbahaya. Perlahan, godaan berubah menjadi hasrat, dan kehadiran Leonardo menjadi candu yang sulit ia lepaskan. Namun, tepat saat hubungan terlarang itu mulai bersemi, masa lalu terungkap bak badai—mengguncang segalanya dan memaksa Alessia memilih antara cinta atau kehancuran. Mampukah keduanya melawan takdir atau justru menyerah pada luka yang tak pernah sembuh?

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.

Loving a Billionaire secretly is not an anomaly for anyone, including Amandla Holly. Regardless that she is raised in an isolated forest with a mother who works as a laundress, she is hardly a good match for her ideal man! Yet, her luck did not stop. The daughter of her mother's manageress sent an invitation remarking that she would take Amandla under her, and she would get the chance to see a sample of their intense way of dealing with life—wild overtime parties, chatting with other different billionaires, and feasting in the luxurious restaurants. Nevertheless, excitement and fear brewed when she got the moment to have a chat with Rein Coates; she felt like living a life with her ideal man.

My boyfriend found my menstruation disgusting and forced me to undergo subdermal implantation. From then on, I no longer had periods and couldn’t conceive. One day, I had a fever reaching 40°C and couldn’t contact him. I went to the hospital alone, only to stumble upon him attending a prenatal checkup with his secretary. He told her: “Baby, don’t worry about Claire. She only listens to me here, doesn’t she?” “We can postpone the wedding for another five years. She’s loyal to me like a dog anyway.” “In the meantime, keep fulfilling your end of the arrangement I’ve promised you.” “Of course, I’ll continue loving you... until I’m tired of you.” My heart shattered. I’d proposed to him 43 times in seven years, only to fail every single time. It turned out he just hadn’t gotten bored of me yet? This time, I decided not to wait any longer. I turned my back on him and agreed to the marriage my mother arranged in the countryside. On the day my ex was supposed to accompany me to try on wedding dresses, he found an empty room and a wedding invitation I left for him to celebrate my marriage to someone else. Panic consumed him as his world fell apart...

It only takes five words to drag me back to the desolate dry land of Afghanistan. Five simple words and I'm seeing the blast of gunfire behind my head. Five words and I see her drop right in front of my eyes. Five words causes me to lose myself and revert back into the soldier they made me. Five words."Thank you for your service."Nightmare Warrior's MC is created by D.S. Tossell, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.