Ann Patchett Books Ranked

Saat cinta mematikan logika, aku menganggap Shanti adalah sebaik-baik istri. Tapi, ternyata dia tega berbuat zalim di belakangku. Sepasang penumpang yang memesan taksiku rupanya adalah istriku sendiri bersama dengan selingkuhannya. Aku marah. Marah sekali, merasa terhina dan harga diriku seperti ditelanjangi. Aku merencanakan sesuatu untuk membuat peringatan. Tapi ragu, karena ada hati yang harus dilindungi. Apa yang akan aku katakan pada Fikri, anak semata wayang kami tentang hubungan kami nanti?

Di mata suamiku, aku tak lebih sebagai asisten pribadi dan teman tidur, sementara cintanya habis untuk Inara, perempuan yang memilih pergi ke luar negeri demi melanjutkan pendidikannya. Bahkan konyolnya, Inara sampai menganggapku sebagai penjaga Bima-nya, yang ketika dia sudah kembali ke negeri ini, aku dengan mudah dia singkirkan. Aku mencintai suamiku dengan tulus, terlepas dari segala kepentingan yang membuatku akhirnya bisa berjodoh dengan Bima. Namun, bagi Bima dan Inara, pernikahan hanyalah pesan di atas kertas yang bisa dirobek kapan saja. Mereka bahkan bisa bersama tanpa selembar surat nikah sekalipun, tidak peduli padaku yang mati-matian mempertahankan pernikahan ini bahkan aku sengaja menggunakan kehamilan ini sebagai tameng agar Bima tetap berada di sampingku. "Gugurkan janin itu, dan terimalah kompensasi perceraian kita! Atau, jika kamu kasih nekat, silahkan membesarkan anak itu seorang diri dan jangan pernah minta sokongan dariku sedikitpun di kemudian hari! Silahkan pergi tanpa membawa apapun, seperti halnya kamu datang pertama kali ke rumah ini!"

Revenge. It's all Violet Stone has ever desired. After losing her parents, she will stop at nothing to avenge them. She goes to her cousin, Magnolia Knight, knowing that the two of them would work better together than apart. But seeking her cousin's help isn't easy because it means she has to put aside their differences to work together. Magnolia has the picture perfect family, is going to be the first female Alpha in her pack, and is beautiful and smart. Is Magnolia willing to sacrifice her life to help her cousin? Will Violet ever get the revenge she seeks? And just when things can't get any more complicated... mates come into the picture. ***There are characters that will be mentioned from "Alpha's Slave Mate" and "Saved By The Alpha" you do not have to read these books to understand this one it just gives some extra background!***

Lidya terpaksa datang ke pernikahan Iqbal--pria yang tak lain adalah suaminya dengan wanita lain yang bernama Irna. Lebih mengejutkannya lagi, di acara hajatan tersebut, ada juga Ibu mertuanya. Itu menandakan, bila pernikahan Iqbal dan Irna sudah direncanakan dari dahulu kala. Lidya yang merasa sakit hati dan kecewa, tak ragu untuk membawakan barang-barang milik suaminya ke acara hajatan, hingga berakhir ricuh, karena Lidya secara sengaja mengakui tentang siapa dirinya. Lantas, apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya? Akan 'kah Iqbal membalas semua perbuatan Lidya atau justru sebaliknya?

Rachel is an intelligent and book-minded teenage girl. She and her best friend, Nana’s favorite quote is “Books before boys” and they did well to abide by this until a new grade (10th grade)started and everything started turning upside down. Rachel finally got noticed by her crush and a new guy in school also started liking her but it doesn’t end there. All guys want to have her. Is it her beauty, intelligence, personality that attracted guys to her? That, she also don’t know. Will Rachel keep to the “Books before boys” policy? and the first kiss she have always anticipated, who will take her first kiss? and most especially, who will she end up with it?

Lentera berpisah dengan pacarnya, Zyanendra karena Zyan terikat janji dengan mendiang ayahnya untuk menikahi anak sahabat sang ayah. Lentera akhirnya menikah dengan Arion, seorang yang ditemuinya di persimpangan antara hidup dan mati. Lentera tidak tahu bahwa ternyata dia adalah anak sahabat ayah Zyan. setelah tiga tahun menikah fakta itu terungkap melalui Kanya. Ternyata Arion adalah dalang di belakang semuanya. Arion seperti musuh dalam selimut, yang menemani hari-hari buruk Lentera untuk melupakan Zyan, kemudian menikahinya. Sayangnya, saat kebohongan Arion terbongkar, Lentera sudah menjadi istri Arion. Sejak itu, Lentera sadar bahwa suaminya ternyata banyak menyimpan rahasia dan kebohongan.

Di hari pernikahan kami, “adik” kesayangan Levin tiba-tiba pingsan. Dia pun meninggalkanku di atas altar dan menggendong adiknya itu pergi ke rumah sakit. Begitu menyaksikan hal ini, penyakit jantung ibuku kambuh. Namun, semua orang yang hadir hanya ingin menonton pertunjukan dan sama sekali tidak berniat untuk membantu. Saat aku mengantar ibuku sampai ke rumah sakit, dia sudah tidak terselamatkan. Pada saat ini, Levin tiba-tiba meneleponku, “Sienna, kamu lagi di mana? Penyakit Lestari kambuh lagi. Dia butuh sumsum tulang belakangmu!” “Levin, kita ... pisah saja!” Aku memutuskan sambungan telepon, lalu berbalik dan pergi. Kali ini, aku tidak akan menoleh lagi.

Setelah mengalami kecelakaan, aku sengaja berpura-pura amnesia untuk menggoda suami dan putraku. "Kalian siapa?" Mata putraku berbinar gembira saat menarik seorang wanita yang berdiri di luar kamar rumah sakit untuk masuk ke dalam. Dia berkata, "Tante, aku dan orang tuaku ke sini untuk menjengukmu." Suamiku berdiri diam di sampingnya, diam-diam menyetujui perkataan putraku.

Evie is an Immortal, not an ordinary Immortal but the daughter of the Evermore leader. Her parents expected their first daughter together to be destined for greatness, as were their sons. All Evermore and Immortals expected her to be a Chosen Immortal just like her brothers, it was expected. But shortly after her birth, a book of destiny with a red and gold cover appeared beside her, shattering all the expectations they had for her. Since the books of destiny are destined for ordinary immortals, her family was deeply disappointed and ended up neglecting her. Evie was raised by her older half-sister and her brother-in-law. Being exposed to rigorous education and heavy training since she was little, so she could prepare for when she was sent to the reality of her book of destiny. And finally, on her twentieth birthday, the day of her departure has arrived. She was physically ready and psychologically prepared to change Danika, the reality of her book of destiny, and to find her soulmate. But more than anything, she was eager to get away from all the gods who neglected her in her twenties. And as much as she was aware that her life in Danika was not going to be easy, she didn’t expect the family she was going to end up in to cause so much trouble for her. Nor that she would be exposed to pains that she would not wish for even her worst enemy.

"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE TO COME NEAR ME, BASTARD!” she screamed on top of her lungs as he kept walking towards like a hunter walking towards its prey meanwhile he took off all his clothing and stood straight in front of her in his naked glory revealing his perfectly carved muscular body. "I warned you to stay out of it but…. You… you are too fucking stubborn to listen me” he said staring deep in her eyes. "Yo.. you..are a fucking monster!” She said with pure rage filled in her eyes in the meantime she struggled to free her hands from handcuff which were attached to ceiling "After tonight you’ll see me as even worst then a monster, Victoria!” he replied by smashing his dark pink lips on her red one and started suck them like a manic meanwhile his hands started tearing out every single piece of clothing from her body until she was left with nothing. "Tonight, I will kill you bitch…” he said pulling away from their kiss as his hands started torturing her delicate body by digging his nails. Follow ‘Damaged and Dangerous’ to know more about story of love, betrayal, infidelity, hurt and revenge -CONTAIN MATURE CONTENT (18+), STRONG ABUSE AND WHOLE LOT OF TORTURE ACTS. SO KINDLY READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.