7 Makanan Khas Riau

Bagi dunia, aku adalah Nyonya Wardana, ratu tak tersentuh di sisi sang raja mafia Newara, Elias Wardana. Namun, aku tahu suamiku tidak pernah mencintaiku. Hatinya selalu menjadi milik Harvana Diansyah. Istri dari keponakannya. Setelah keponakannya itu "kebetulan" meninggal, Elias membawanya masuk ke dalam rumah besar kami. "Aku hanya ingin merawatnya dengan lebih baik," katanya. Versi "merawat" menurutnya adalah mengusir seorang pria dari pesta hanya karena berani menggoda Harvana, lalu membuatnya hamil. Elias senang memujiku di depan umum, seolah aku adalah istri sempurna baginya. Aku memang begitu. Aku membantu membangun kerajaannya. Akulah yang tersenyum dan bersikap ramah. Aku membuat kasino miliknya bersinar, sementara dia menyembunyikan Harvana seakan perempuan itu sesuatu yang suci. Karena semua pujian itu, salah satu musuhnya menjadikanku sasaran. Mereka menculikku. Mengirimkan pesan penuh darah dan ancaman kepada Elias. [ Menjauhlah. Tinggalkan Newara. Atau istrimu yang cantik bakal mati. ] Tentu saja, Elias tak memilih untuk mundur. "Tunggu saja," katanya lewat telepon. "Mereka nggak akan menyakitimu, Noelle. Kamu itu sandera. Bertahanlah sampai Harvana melahirkan. Lalu aku akan datang menjemputmu." Delapan bulan aku ditahan di lubang kotor, kelaparan, dipukuli, dihina. Pemimpin geng itu memperkosaku berulang kali. Namun tetap saja, Elias tak pernah datang. Akhirnya, aku berhasil kabur saat mereka semua mabuk. Pulang, hanya untuk menemukan anak kembarku tidur di kamar pembantu, makan sisa-sisa makanan, sementara Elias terlalu sibuk mengadakan pesta untuk bayi barunya. Aku tidak mencarinya. Aku hanya membawa anak-anakku dan menghilang.

"Hidup bakal enak, jika menikahi pria yang sudah mapan." Pepatah itu nyatanya tidak semua benar. Menikah dengan pria yang sudah mapan tidak menjamin hidup Hilya_gadis yang akhirnya diasingkan dari keluarga karena terbilang pelit hidup bercukupan, meski sudah menikahi pria kaya. Aksa_suaminya adalah seorang pengusaha yang memiliki toko pakaian. Usahanya cukup ramai dan mereka sudah termasuk keluarga dengan taraf ekonomi menengah ke atas. Namun ternyata, siapa sangka kalau hidup Hilya jauh dari kata bahagia. Hilya hanya diperbolehkan mengurus rumah tanpa diberi jatah uang. Ia menggunakan barang-barang yang dibelikan suaminya saja, tanpa bisa meminta lebih. Urusan makan pun tergantung pada apa yang dibelikan Aksa, seringnya ia bahkan makan lauk sisa suaminya. Hilya tidak habis pikir apa yang meracuni pikiran suaminya, Aksa terbilang mampu dan bisa membeli barang-barang mewah serta makanan yang cukup untuk keduanya. Akan tetapi, Aksa justru enggan melakukan itu, ia bahkan menolak pemberian ibunya yang simpati kepada Hilya karena hidup mereka yang jauh dari berkecukupan. Hilya tidak tahan lagi dan mencoba berontak, namun ternyata ia mendapatkan sebuah fakta mengejutkan. Pria yang menikahinya ternyata mengidap sebuah penyakit akibat dari kenangan buruk masa lalu. Dalam kondisi gonjang-ganjing pernikahannya yang di ujung tanduk, Hilya berusaha untuk mengeluarkan suaminya dari trauma masa lalu yang membuatnya sakit seperti sekarang ini. Mampukah Hilya menyembuhkan penyakit suaminya itu, dan mempertahankan pernikahan mereka? Mari baca cerita lengkapnya di cerbung 'Kaya sih, tapi pelit!'

Berbeda dari gadis kebanyakan, dia terbilang unik. Hidupnya tidak ada kata repot. Apa yang ingin dia lakukan, akan dilakukan. Apa yang tidak, tentu tidak akan dilakukan. Disaat teman seusianya sibuk mempercantik diri dengan berbagai brand dan merek skincare, dia tidak. Dia lebih memilih mengoleksi berbagai macam makanan dan cemilan untuk perut rampingnya. Iya, sekalipun ia memiliki porsi makan yang cukup banyak dan berbagai cemilan yang selalu dia stok, tubuhnya tidak gemuk, bahkan cenderung kurus. "Ehe... Makan aja banyak, badan kering kerontang!" begitulah ungkapan yang sering dia dengar dari teman-temannya. Tapi dia tidak pernah ambil pusing, dia justru bangga dan akan menjawab "Banyak yang mau jadi aku, makan banyak tapi badan tetap kurus". Bukan hanya banyak makan tapi tubuh kurus yang menjadi karakteristiknya, kulitnya yang gelap cenderung coklat juga sering menjadi bahan ledekan teman-temannya. "Minum susu putih, biar putihan dikit kau", "Suntik putih dulu kau, biar gak hitam". Saat pernyataan-pernyataan seperti itu dia dengar, dia hanya diam. Sesekali mungkin dia akan menanggapi dengan nada sedikit bercanda "Kalian buta ya, kulitku ini coklat muda. Hitam dari mana coba?" Meski dalam hati, tentu dia merasa tidak percaya diri. Standar kecantikan 'memiliki kulit putih' membuatnya merasa tidak cantik. Tapi sebenarnya dia manis, hm.. tidak-tidak, kata manis bukan penghibur untuk mereka yang memiliki kulit dengan tona gelap. Dia benar-benar manis, di mata orang yang tepat. Dan lagi, bukan dia tidak berusaha untuk memiliki kulit yang cerah, bahkan mencoba cara instan dia pun pernah.

*Book 4* Isolde's life was full of love and joy. She was set to be High Priestess of the makkari, but everything changed in a single night when she lost everything at the hands of someone she thought she could trust. For centuries she has been on the run, helping the supernatural community under the cloak of anonymity while she works to clear her name and save the very people after her, from destruction. Enemies are closing in, but an unexpected complication befalls her when she realises she's been fated to someone who wants her species exterminated. After all, an evil chance seldom comes alone. A Queen Among Darkness is the fourth book in the Queen Among series. Each story is set up in the previous book, so reading the books in order is recommended. Here are the books in the series: A Queen Among Alphas - Book 1 Bite-Size Luna - A Queen Among Alphas Prequel A Queen Among Snakes - Book 2 Runaway Empress - A Queen Among Snakes Prequel A Queen Among Blood - Book 3 Whole Again - A Queen Among Alpha's spin-off A Queen Among Darkness - Book 4 Dark Invocation - A Queen Among Darkness spin-off A Queen Among Tides - Book 5 Valor, Virtue, and Verve - A Queen Among Tides Prequel Spin-off A Queen Among Gods - Book 6 A Queen Among Tempests - Book 7

Rated SPG || Matured Content Sheena Angeles is older than Clyde Jay Montecalvo. Kahit ganun pa man ay walang nakakapagpigil sa kanilang mga damdamin. Kahit na 7 years ang gap nang kanilang edad ay di iyon naging hadlang para mahalin nila ang isa't-isa. Ika nga nila age is just a number. Age is doesn't matter, if love's conquer all. Pero dahil sa isang eskandalo na kinasasadlakan ni Clyde ay napilitang lumayo si Sheena sa lalaking mahal nito. Nabuntis nito ang kanyang kaibigan na si Ivy. Kailangan niyang magpaubaya para sa kapakanan ng magiging anak nila Ivy at Clyde. After 10 years, Clyde and Sheena unite again. Nagkita sila sa di inaasahang pagkakataon. Maibabalik pa kaya nila ang kanilang dating pagmamahal kung may mga taong masasaktan? Paano kung gumawa na naman ng paraan si Ivy para paglayuin silang muli? Ano ang gagawin nila. Lalaban ba silang dalawa o hahayaan na lang na paglayuin ulit sila gaya ng dati? Paano kung may malaman si Sheena na, isang sikreto na alam niyang makakapabago sa kanilang buhay.

I should have been the Northern Pack's future Female Alpha, but my mate Alpha King Aiden Blackwood asked me to give it all up. He insisted on keeping me glued to his side 24/7, claiming he'd die without his mate's touch. I loved him so deeply that I agreed. For seven years, I have been both his perfect Luna and his capable Beta, making his pack stronger day by day. I feel it's all worth it, everyone knows Aiden loves me desperately. Because I have trouble sleeping, he spent $10 Million to buy precious "moon tea" from a witch so I could rest well. But they don't know that every night when I fall asleep, Aiden brings Sarah—our kitchen omega—to our bed. The same wolf who called me "Little moon" would fuck her right beside my unconscious body. The day the doctor told me I was pregnant with twins, I discovered it all. I held back the burning in my heart and chest, and with a weary gaze, I spoke to the Goddess of the Moon: "Goddess, I wish to leave this world." "Would you be willing to give up all this, my child?" I gently rubbed my belly and nodded firmly. The goddess sighed and said: "In three days, I will take you away."

Isang taon na lang ay graduate na sa kolehiyo si Lorelei Carpio ngunit ayaw ng sustentuhan ng kanyang Tita Agnes ang kanyang pag-aaral simula noong magkaroon ang Tita niya ng live-in partner. Ito ang nagpalaki sa kanya simula noong mamatay ang mama niya ngunit ngayon ay pinapaalis na siya nito sa pamamahay nito. Sa kagustuhang makapagtapos ay pumayag siyang sumali sa isang Sorority na nangakong tutustusan ang pag-aaral niya. Ngunit hindi niya alam na ang pagtanggap sa kanya ay may kapalit na mainit na gabi mula sa leader ng kasapi nilang Fraternity. At mas hindi siya handa matapos magbunga ng kambal ang pangyayaring iyon. Kambal mula sa lalaking hindi niya kilala at ni minsan ay hindi nasilip. Paano niya sasabihin ngayon sa bagong amo niyang si Hector Montanier na isa siyang single mother gayong ang gusto nito ay dalagang sekretarya? "I might require you to work 24/7, so make sure you don't have any extra baggage to attend to. Don't worry, I'll pay you triple or name your price," seryosong saad nito matapos iabot sa kanya ang blankong cheque.

7年前、遥乃は付き合っていた奏に心を全て捧げた。 しかし「ただ遊んでいただけだ」という一言で胸を刺され、卒業パーティー前に傷を抱え、ひっそりと姿を消した 。 今、彼女は名前を変え、かつてのぽっちゃりから冷艶な美女へと生まれ変わっていた。 かつての恋人が再び目の前に現れたとき、止まっていた時間が動き出したように、彼の鼓動も激しく乱れた。 7年の恨み、7年の片思い、7年後の今、彼は綻んでいた糸を紡ぐ為に一歩を踏み出した。

3 years ago, the Southern witch sealed the mate bond between Dylan and me with her spell. She said that if we still truly loved each other after 3 years, the bond would remain. Otherwise, it would be broken. During these years, I helped him become the Alpha of our pack as his Luna. But in his heart, there was someone else, his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor. When Eleanor found out that we had started our mate bond, she chose to leave with another werewolf. Dylan was drunk and cried out her name in my arms. His wolf claws scratched me. At that moment, my arm was bleeding, so was my heart. But I believed that he would gradually fall in love with me as time went on. I thought 3 years would be quite enough for that. When the 3 years are almost up, Eleanor returned. Dylan dropped an important meeting to meet with her. We lost $2 billion because of that. Dylan started being by her side every day, just like before. I used to be so afraid that when the time came, we wouldn’t be in love, and that I might lose Dylan. 7 days later, our mate bond would be gone. This time, I didn’t care anymore. It was just a countdown for me to become the Alpha Queen of my own pack.

WARNING: ONLY FOR MATURE AUDIENCES (18+) "If you want to discover parts of yourself that you never dreamed of, if you want to feel pleasure and pain dance together in ways you didn't know was possible, I will give it all to you on a silver platter. I will accept your gift of submission, and gift you with my dominance in return." He is a dominant. She is a submissive. He craves control. She wants to loose control. Seems like a perfect pair? Anna has always had a craving for something beyond what her boyfriend, Nick could offer her. She keeps her life neat and tidy which seems to be picture perfect. So why does she feel the desire to let loose and give into her deepest darkest fantasies when she met the dark side of Will? Will doesn't do romance. He does sex, excitement, passion and moves on once the thrill dies down. So, why does the little woman named Anna gets his every nerve on fire and why does it feel like it's never going to fade away? When Anna is sexually frustrated because of her long time boyfriend, Nick, she turns to her boyfriend's dominant father, Will. What happens when Will asks Anna to move in with him and be his 24*7 sub? When feelings get involved and danger surrounds them, how will they survive with their newfound chemistry? Their story unfolds with exciting experiences and kinky activities.