An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living

Sean Rahardja harus menikahi Jihan Almira atas permintaan Ara -tunangannya. Tepat sehari setelah Sean dan Jihan menjadi suami istri, Ara menghembuskan napas terakhirnya. Sean tidak pernah benar-benar menganggap Jihan sebagai istrinya, begitu juga dengan Jihan. Tinggal serumah hanya sebagai syarat pernikahan satu tahun yang akan mereka lakukan, faktanya mereka tetap dua orang asing yang dipaksa hidup bersama. Dua orang asing dipaksa hidup bersama lantas terbiasa. Mampukah hal-hal sederhana yang tidak sengaja tercipta menumbuhkan benih cinta diantara mereka?

At nine months pregnant, I suffered an unexpected miscarriage. My husband, Graham Pearson, fought back his own grief as he comforted me. He would whisper to me every day, trying to soothe my shattered heart, "Whitney, we will have children again someday. Our little angel was here for a while, and next time, we'll make sure we hold onto them..." Under Graham's careful care, I slowly began to pull myself out of the numb fog I'd been trapped in. But then, a month later, I overheard him talking to one of his friends. "If Whitney finds out the baby didn't actually die and that you've let Cassidy raise him, don't you think she'll flip out? You've worked so hard to get where you are; you can't let this mess it all up." Graham casually flicked his cigarette, his voice almost detached as he waved a hand dismissively. "Cassidy can't have kids, but she loves children. If this baby brings her joy, it's a blessing for the child, too. "I might never get the chance to be with Cassidy, but letting her raise my son, in some way, feels like a kind of fulfillment..." The truth hit me like a frozen wave, paralyzing me in place. It turned out this whole ordeal had been part of Graham's plan from the start.

Alecta Zeline diculik saat pulang menuju rumah sewanya yang berjarak 500 meter dari lokasi kejadian. Dia ditawari sebuah kontrak menjadi surrogate mother atas permintaan teman semasa SMA-nya, Freya Farista, seorang aktris terkenal. Alecta menganggap tawaran itu adalah sebuah kesempatan untuk balas dendam kepada Freya Farista yang telah membuat hidupnya jatuh dalam kemalangan. Alecta masih mengingat semua kejahatan yang pernah Freya lakukan padanya. "Semakin aku dekat dengannya lagi, bukankah itu semakin baik? Aku bisa membalaskan dendamku? Misalnya merebut suaminya?” Alecta tertawa. “Itu pasti menarik sekali!” . . . Dipublikasikan 27 Mei 2021 Cover: Canva [Mature Content] ©2021, Ilamy Harsa

Tony and Dillon have just entered 2011 and the next year of their love and lives. No matter what the world has in store to throw at them, they will make it through just fine regardless. The Second Symphony is the next book in the line of eight that will show how close two people can become. Walk with both Tony and Dillon again as they grow together while at the same time grow into individuals. Love, even an unconventional one like theirs, has the potential to weather any storm.

I fall in love with my father's friend, an Alpha 20 years my senior. I'm only eight when I first meet him. It happens at a banquet for the upper echelons of the werewolf pack. My father brings me with him. Layson Romanov instantly catches my eye. He stands tall at six feet and two inches, and his toned figure shows through his black suit. He exudes a natural dominance. My father introduces me to him, and he caresses my hair with a smile. Then, he gives me a pink dress adorned with pearls and pink diamonds. "You'll look beautiful when you're old enough to wear this." Back then, I didn't understand what he meant. … Ten years later, I put on that dress and enter his room. He's drugged after falling into someone's trap, and his wolf is out of control. His usually calm eyes are filled with mania. I know that he'll go insane—even lose his life—if he doesn't have an antidote. So, I give him my pure, untainted body. I become his antidote. We later marry, and he loves me as my father would've done. However, when I'm four months pregnant, I discover that his personal secretary, Grace Parker, is also pregnant. "I'm sorry to have put you through this, Grace. Everyone knows I only married Charlotte out of duty. I'll make sure our child is my only heir," he says. It all makes sense now—no wonder Layson refused to mark me despite us being married. Grace is the one he loves. I'm heartbroken. I ingest a large amount of wolfsbane, leading to a miscarriage. I ultimately die of blood loss. Intense regret washes over me as I breathe my last breath. When I open my eyes again, I find that I've been reborn. I'm taken back to the day Layson is drugged…

The tale of college girl who was orphaned for a sad reason struggled to pay her tuition. She got a job as a nanny of twins to a widowed mother. The family was rich and influential. There was a ball. Lathrina Mevens aka Lacey was forced to attend. She danced with the prince and ran when the clock stuck twelve. Sounds familiar right? Not quite. Lacey would rather die than wear the crown and it turns out that the Royal Family has many darks secrets than Lacey is willing to be involved in.

Taylor Spark dititipkan pada Dave Jo selama satu minggu. Akan tetapi, satu minggu ini akan berubah menjadi selamanya, karena Tina Spark, Mama Taylor, mengalami kecelakaan pesawat.Bagaimana kisah Taylor dan Dave dalam waktu yang bukan satu minggu?

Dinda Maessa Adriani, seorang yang mungkin terlihat sangat beruntung bisa berpacaran dengan Ardzan Dirgantoro, CEO muda pemilik hak waris Toro Grup, perusahaan Proverty terbesar di Asia. Namun siapa siangka, justru Dinda berada dibawah tekanan Ardzan! Ardzan ternyata seorang yang punya penyakit mental, bahkan Dinda selalu menjadi sasaran empuk Ardzan ketika ia punya banyak masalah. Tubuh Dinda penuh dengan bekas luka memar, akibat sering dipukulin oleh Ardzan, tetapi entah mengapa sampai saat ini Dinda masih bertahan dengan Ardzan.

The people have elected a new president. The first thing he did was conscript children into a school for future soldiers, and not a single human rights organization found out. Selena was one of those children. She was twelve when soldiers at school picked her up from school, rode a chopper, and disappeared They brought her to a garrison along with hundreds of children like her. There, she met friends she'd do anything to protect.

WARNING 21+ "Kalau kamu tidak bisa mencarikan wanita untuk tidur denganku ... kenapa tidak kamu saja yang menggantikan mereka?" tanya Noel dengan senyum miringnya. Ashley hanya mengepalkan tangan dengan kuat dan berusaha bersabar menghadapi boss brengseknya. Bukan sekali ini saja Noel mengajaknya tidur, tapi berkali-kali. "Maaf, Pak ... saya akan mencarikan perempuan lain untuk anda," jawab Ashley tanpa memutus pandangannya dari wajah Noel. "Aku kaya, tampan dan dealmaker terbaik. Kenapa kamu selalu menolak lelaki sehebat aku, Ash?" tanya Noel dengan dagu terangkat dan senyum superioritasnya. Ashley memberikan senyum sopan lalu menjawab dengan tegas, "Maaf, Pak ... saya tidak seperti mereka." *** Seperti mendapatkan musibah setiap kali Ashley harus pergi ke kantor dan bekerja menjadi sekretaris pribadi Noel. Lelaki itu memiliki hobi terpendam yaitu suka menghabiskan waktu luang untuk bercinta dengan perempuan-perempuan yang dia inginkan. Setiap boss-nya menginginkan hal itu, maka tugas Ashley adalah mencarikan perempuan yang diinginkan Noel kemudian memesan kamar tipe suite memakai atas nama dirinya. Hal seperti itu terus terjadi hingga lima tahun lamanya.