Amanda Cohen

Aku harus merelakan suamiku menikah lagi dengan atasannya sekaligus temanku semasa kuliah dulu. Aku sendiri yang mengantarkan suamiku ke tempat pernikahannya. Dengan gemuruh sesak di dadaku, aku berusaha tegar menyaksikan ia mengucapkan ijab kabul dan mengikat janji suci pernikahan bersama maduku. Aku berdiri tidak jauh dari tempat Mas Yusuf dan Naura duduk mengikat janji suci pernikahan mereka dan aku mendengar dengan lantang suamiku mengucapkan ijab kabulnya. "Saya terima nikah dan kawinnya Naura Amanda binti Suroso dengan mas kawin tersebut, tunai!" “Bagaimana para saksi? Sah?” "Sah!" "Sah!" Aku berusaha tegar dan tidak mempedulikan omongan para tamu undangan yang membicarakanku. Kutahan sekuat tenaga air mata yang menggenang di kelopak mataku agar tidak jatuh. Namun, pada akhirnya, buliran bening itu tidak tertahankan dan meluncur deras tanpa aku minta saat ijab kabul itu selesai dilantunkan. Bagaimana kisah hidupku selanjutnya setelah suamiku menikah lagi. Sanggupkah aku berbagi Suami Bersama maduku?

Raditya terpaksa menerima perjodohan dirinya dengan seorang wanita bernama Alea Clarissa, anak dari sahabat orang tuanya demi mempertahankan jabatan CEO dan segala kemewahan yang dimilikinya. Raditya sendiri sudah memiliki kekasih bernama Maura Amanda, seorang gadis sebatang kara yang berasal dari sebuah panti. Mereka telah menjalin hubungan lebih dari lima tahun lamanya, namun tak kunjung mendapatkan restu dari kedua orang tua CEO tampan itu. Pernikahan penuh sandiwara itu harus dijalaninya. Pria itu sangat membenci Alea dan selalu berlaku kejam pada istrinya itu. Ia merasa jika Alea adalah orang ketiga yang mengusik kisah asmaranya dengan Maura. "Kau pikir aku mau padamu? Dasar benalu! Kau adalah perusak hubungan asmaraku dengan kekasihku. Secepatnya, aku akan menceraikanmu!" tegas Raditya mengucapkan kalimat sarkas itu di malam pertama mereka. Apakah Alea akan bertahan dengan sikap kasar dari Raditya? Dan apakah Raditya juga berhasil menceraikan Alea sementara orang tuanya begitu menyayangi wanita itu?

Melihat sikap Yuda Alvaro yang begitu sayang terhadap keluarga, membuat seorang Putri Victoria mendambakan seorang suami seperti kakak dari sahabatnya itu. Siapa sangka ternyata Yuda juga menyimpan kekaguman yang sama terhadap Putri? hingga pria tersebut memberanikan diri untuk melamar Putri. Niat baik Yuda disambut oleh keluarga Putri, hingga satu minggu kemudian pertunangan dilangsungkan. Tiga bulan kemudian mereka menikah. Proses yang sangat cepat membuat mereka tidak mengenali sifat asli dari masing-masing. Setelah menikah Yuda memboyong Putri ke apartemen yang sudah dia miliki sendiri. Sifat Yuda berubah seiring berjalannya waktu, dia tidak selembut dan seramah seperti saat Putri lihat pertama kali. Yuda melarang Putri untuk bergaul dengan siapapun termasuk dengan Amanda yang notabene adik kandung Yuda sendiri. Putri juga dilarang untuk sering berkunjung ke rumah orang tua Putri sendiri, “Istri harus nurut dengan suami!” kata-kata tersebut selalu menjadi senjata oleh Yuda. Akankah Putri bisa bertahan dalam rumah tangga yang bagai penjara itu?

Karena sebuah insiden kecelakaan, hingga membuat calon istri Rafael mengalami koma. Lalu, secara mendadak orang tua Rafael memaksanya untuk menikahi Raysa, gadis muda yang usianya cukup terpaut jauh dengannya. Untuk dijadikan sebagai istri sementara. Namun, dibalik itu semua, tanpa sepengetahuan Raysa, ternyata Rafael Aditama Putra berserta kedua orang tuanya itu mempunyai suatu alasan yang membuatnya mau tidak mau harus bersedia menikahinya. "Pokoknya, Mama gak mau tau. Kamu harus mau menikahi Raysa, titik! Jika tidak, maka jangan pernah kamu memanggilku Mama lagi!" ucap Amanda Ibu dari Rafael. Lantas alasan apakah yang membuat orang tua Rafael memaksanya untuk menikahi gadis itu? Dan apakah suatu saat nanti Raysa akan mengetahuinya? Lalu, ketika calon istri Rafael telah tersadar dari koma, kira-kira bagaimanakah nasib pernikahan mereka nanti? Apakah Rafael akan kembali ke tunangannya dan meninggalkan Raysa? Atau, malah akan lebih memilih untuk tetap bersama Raysa? Yuk ikuti kelanjutan ceritanya di sini!

"Masquerade of the Heart" Sometimes love hides behind the most unexpected masks… After a brutal betrayal and a painful divorce, Ethan Lockwood has lost all faith in love—until he finds solace in the red light district, not in lust, but in quiet companionship. There, he meets Ruby, a mysterious woman behind a masquerade mask who asks for nothing but time. What he doesn’t know is that Ruby is really Minnie Love, a determined law student fighting to stay afloat. As their bond deepens, secrets grow heavier. Minnie becomes Ethan’s fiercest ally in his divorce, all while hiding her true identity. When Ethan’s cunning ex-wife Amanda discovers the truth, she threatens to use it as ammunition. Meanwhile, under his powerful mother's pressure, Ethan finds himself in an unlikely contract marriage—with Minnie. What begins as convenience quickly turns into something real, but neither dares to admit it. When Minnie’s secret is exposed and the world turns against her, she vanishes—until a determined friend helps her find Ethan again, hiding in a remote cabin, wounded and lost. There, truths are faced, love is confessed, and a powerful choice is made. Tangled in lies, love, and legal battles, Masquerade of the Heart is a slow-burn, emotionally rich romance about trust, redemption, and the unexpected places we find home.

"Why were you flirting with another man?" Christian’s voice thundered through the room. "Maybe you shouldn’t have flirted with another woman," Jane shot back, her voice cold but trembling with suppressed hurt. For five long years, Jane and Christian endured a loveless marriage — one built on duty rather than affection. Everything changed when Amanda, Christian’s first love, returned to town. Her arrival coincided with Jane’s tragic miscarriage, tearing Christian between the desires of his body and the quiet pull of his heart. Now, Jane has walked away… and it’s killing him. Especially when he sees her with another man — Jared. But Jared has secrets, dark ones, and Jane is about to uncover the truth behind his intentions. Just when she thinks she’s reclaiming her life, a shocking revelation threatens to change everything: Jane is pregnant again — and the child is Christian’s. Will she keep the baby? Can she trust Jared after learning the truth? Or will she return to Christian — the man now on his knees, begging for forgiveness and a second chance? Jane must choose between the man who broke her… and the one who might do it again.

I never meant to fall for Nicholas Cross. He's my best friend's father. A billionaire hotel mogul. He was eighteen years older than me and completely off limits. But when Riley begs me to spend Christmas at their Aspen estate, I can't say no. She needs backup dealing with her nightmare mother and the boy toy fiancé. I tell myself I can handle two weeks of pretending Nick doesn't make my heart race every time he walks into a room. Then a snowstorm traps us together. His ex-wife shows up determined to destroy him. And late one night in his study, Nick looks at me like I'm not just his daughter's friend anymore. Riley gives us her blessing. His mother thinks I'm a gold digger. His ex-wife will use our relationship to take everything from him. The world will judge us. But when Nick looks at me like I'm his whole world, none of that matters. Until Amanda plays her final card. And I have to choose between protecting the man I love or losing him forever. This Christmas, some rules are made to be broken.

Narinig ni Amanda Moretti ang balitang ipapakasal siya ng kanyang ama sa isang lalaking hindi niya kilala—kaya tumakas siya mula sa tahanan ng kanyang mga magulang. Determinado siyang pumili ng sariling landas, nagsimula siyang mamuhay mag-isa at unti-unting binuo ang tahimik na kalayaang natagpuan niya sa kanyang maliit na apartment. Sa tulong ng isang bagay na siya mismo ang lumikha—isang app na ginawa niya upang matulungan siyang malampasan ang bawat araw—hindi lamang siya nakaraos kundi umangat pa. Lumago ang app, naging matagumpay, at kalaunan ay nakilala sa maraming lugar. Dahil sa tagumpay na iyon, nakilala niya ang isa sa kanyang mga kliyente—si Knoxx Xavier Vitale—isang lalaking hindi niya inakalang lubos na magbabago ng takbo ng kanyang buhay. Arogante at antipatiko. Sukdulan ang ugali nitong hindi tugma sa kanya. He kept on pestering her. Kaya nang inalok siya nitong magpanggap bilang nobya sa harapan ng mga magulang nito, sa una'y nagdadalawang-isip pa siya. Mentioning a hundred thousand dollars made her eyes sparkling of wealth. Napapayag siya nito. Ngunit mas may nakakagulat pang rebelasyon ang mangyayari kasunod.

Tarinio Castillion also known as 'The Castillion Hacker' isang magaling na agent na nabibilang sa secret department. Tagalutas ng kaso at tagapatay ng mga malalaking taong salot sa lipunan.A happy go lucky Castillion. Hindi man siya kabilang sa pitong magkakapatid itinuring siyang isa sa mga ito dahil sa dugong nananalaytay sa kanyang katawan.Womanizer. Fucker. Asshole. Son of a bicth. Lahat na ay nasa kanya, may kayabangan pero may ipagmayabang talaga. Isa siya sa malakas tumawa kapag nakikita niyang umiiyak ang kanyang mga pinsan dahil sa babae. Siya? Siya ang iniiyakan ng mga babae.Wala sa angkan nila ang pangit kaya ginagamit niya iyon para maikama ang mga babae. Bukod sa pagkakama ng mga babae araw araw ay ang pagiging agent ang talagang buhay niya. Pagdakip sa mga anay ng lipunan at mga drug syndicates na sumisira sa kinabukasan ng mga kabataan.At isa si Amanda Colen Trei sa mga taong iyon. Babaeng ulo ng pinakamalaking sindikato ng ipinagbabawal na gamot sa buong bansa. At si Tarinio ang humawak ng kaso para dakpin ito.Madadakip nga ba niya kung taliwas sa gawain nito ang ipinapakita ng inosenteng mukha ng dalaga?

Isang trahedya ang nagpabago sa buhay ni Amanda, ngunit ito rin ang nagdala sa kanya sa masaya at magandang buhay. Subalit ang kapalit nito ay ang pagkalimot niya sa kanyang nakaraan at mabuhay ng iba ang katauhan. Maayos na sana ang lahat kung hindi lang niya nakilala ang isang Jeremy Dawson. Ang Hot and Gorgeous Hotelier na isa rin sa Founder ng Hotel sa Venice Italy kung saan siya nag-attend ng OJT. Dahilan rin ito kung bakit nagsimulang malito ang kanyang puso. Ngunit hindi niya maitatanggi na ito rin ang nagturo sa kanya nang tunay na kahulugan ng pag-ibig. Nanaisin pa ba niyang balikan ang kanyang nakaraan upang makilala ang sarili o mananatili na lang sa buhay na puno ng kasinungalingan? Paano kung ang katotohanan pa lang ito ang mas higit na sisira sa kanyang pagkatao? Gugustuhin pa ba niyang malaman ang totoo o mas gugustuhin pa niyang baguhin na lang ang kanyang kapalaran? ___ Kaya ating tunghayan ang laban ng dalawang pusong nagmamahal. Ngunit walang kalayaang ibigin ang isa't-isa. Dahil sa pag-ibig palaging may nasasaktan at nagdurusa. ***** By: LadyGem25 06-28-22