Ano Ang Palayaw Ni Jose Rizal

Zahra harus menanggung malu karena pulang merantau bawa bayi. Hujatan dan cibiran dari keluarga dan tetangga harus ia terima karena statusnya belum menikah tapi sudah memiliki anak. Namun Zahra tak gentar, ada sebuah misi rahasia yang harus ia lakukan sebelum mengungkap asal-usul bayi itu. Sebenarnya bayi siapakah itu?

Setelah hamil, tiap malam suami pergi lari malam. Hari ini dia buru-buru keluar, hanya pakai smartwatch, lupa bawa handphone. Aku tanpa sengaja melihat beberapa pesan yang dia kirimkan kepada rekan wanita. [Datang numpang makan nggak? Sekalian makan aku juga.] [Malam ini nggak ada nafsu makan, hanya mau makan kamu aja.] Sup ayam yang tadi dia suapin aku, rasanya sedang bergolak di dalam perutku. Kalau nggak salah, dia barusan kenalin rekan wanita ini ke adikku.

My husband, Trent Bradford, is a paranoid supermale who has only had eyes for me just because I saved his life during an accident. Using his status and money, he had my former fiancé sent abroad before forcing me into marrying him. After that, he forbade me from having any sort of contact with other men, even going so far as to make me wear a bracelet with a tracker embedded inside. Even so, he would shower me with nothing but love and would not tolerate anyone hurling insults at me. For example, he cut off ties with his elder sister, Lucy Bradford, and sent her away to a slum because she said I reeked of poverty. On one occasion, he even attacked Tess O'Neil, his childhood friend, and poured wine all over the latter for her purposely spilling some on me prior. Still, I couldn't bring myself to love him despite all he's done. In the end, he decided to undergo a reverse vasectomy so that he could make me stay. However, Lucy barged into our villa with a bunch of people on my first trimester. She wanted to make me lose my baby and said I was a disgrace to the family. Fortunately, Trent showed up when I was most vulnerable. Holding the evidence that Tess gave her, Lucy said, "Step aside, Trent! That baby inside of her isn't yours, but another guy she's been having an affair with! I have taken care of her for you!"

Javas mengerang karena bergairah, semakin merengkuh tubuh Zehra pada tubuh tegapnya yang membuat pipi Zehra memerah karena ikut merasakannya, dengan mata berkilat Javas mengusap pipi Zehra. "Jadi dari mana aja kamu seharian ini?" "Cuma di rumah, mengemas semua barang aku. Kamu ingat 'kan? Ini jadi hari terakhir-" "Aku berubah pikiran, ayo kita bertunangan!" Zehra mendorong dada Javas pelan, "Maaf, aku nggak bisa karena kontrak kita udah selesai, benar 'kan?" Tentang dua manusia yang tak pernah bersilang jalan sebelumnya kini terus dipertemukan hingga memantik rasa penasaran Javas Wira Sastro yang sudah muak dengan hidupnya, mencoba bermain api hingga memanfaatkan Zehra Deris yang terhimpit masalah. Mereka setuju untuk terikat dan tanpa sadar saling terbakar. Namun terlalu banyak perbedaan, drama serta celah diantara mereka. Hingga tiba saatnya mereka harus memilih antara tenggelam pada Drama Cinta Dewasa atau kembali pada Realita.

“By the way, I saved you from your mate that rejected you without thinking twice, what do I get for it?” Those were the exact words of the man I was sold to by my mate the day I stepped into his mansion. Thick saliva landed roughly into the pit of my stomach. I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. Only bubbles. His eyes colour was dark but who is to say it wasn't as dark as his intentions. What are the chances I was not in more danger than I would have been with my mate that rejected me. ************************************************* Amaya went from learning that her mate was the Alpha of her Pack whom she detested, to being rejected and offered the role of becoming his slut by the same Alpha. But then her story changed in a way she never expected nor wanted. She would have preferred staying in the dungeon where her mate threw her than to be sold to the infamous tyrant Alpha to stop an impending war. With a new Alpha in the picture, Amaya's life was only getting started. The question remains if it was for good or for bad.

When I returned from a mission, I found my Alpha mate, Wyatt, had tattooed his Beta's sigil next to our sacred mating mark. I cut my mission short, stormed back to the pack, and publicly declared my intent to Reject him. The mating mark is sacred, a symbol of two souls eternally bound. Desecrating it is the gravest insult to the Moon Goddess. Wyatt tore the rejection papers to shreds, casting them to the ground. Fury blazed in his wolfish eyes. "Over a sigil? You're tearing us apart over a meaningless symbol. Are you insane?" "Do I look like I'm kidding?" I sneered. "Fine. Let the Moon Goddess be your judge." The color drained from his face. "Faye, if you dare go through with this, I'll strip Rory of his birthright. He'll never be Alpha." "How could I be cursed with a mother like you? You're ruining my future as Alpha! I hate you!"My son, Rory, snarled from the side, his eyes burning with hatred. I looked at this father and son, who was now both strangers to me, and my heart turned to ash. My fingers tightened on my herb pouch. "The moment your father desecrated our mark," I said, my voice eerily calm, "I was already done with you."

Dunia lain? Kebanyakan orang tidak akan percaya dengan keberadaannya. Nalar manusia selalu menolak hal yang tidak wajar di mata mereka. Akan tetapi dibalik itu semua, akan selalu ada kenyataan di luar nalar yang diketahui hanya oleh beberapa manusia yang ada di dunia. Apakah kamu bisa mempercayai apa yang belum kamu lihat? Disamping itu, kemanakah para korban yang selalu menghilang setiap 20 tahun sekali? Tapi, sebenarnya hal itu tidak benar. Karena, setiap 20 tahun sekali selalu saja ada kasus orang menghilang secara misterius. Rata-rata orang yang menghilang berjumlah 7-8 orang. Dan para korban menghilang di waktu yang sama. Maka, orang-orang menamai insiden ini adalah ‘lost people’. 32 siswa telah masuk ke dunia lain, atau orang bumi bilang itu adalah 'lost people'. Mereka semua dianggap sebagai pahlawan, apa yang terjadi disana nanti?

Zeke Xavier Fuentares wants to fix his broken marriage with Alora Leigh. They both agreed staying in same roof for a month. After that, they will decide if they will fix their marriage or to legally separate. Handang gawin ni Zeke ang lahat para sa babaeng minamahal. Ngunit hanggang saan siya dadalhin ng wagas na pag-ibig kung ang lahat ay umiikot sa kasinungalingan? Sa paglantad ng katotohanan, matatabunan ba nito ang umusbong na pag-iibigan?

Jack seorang Jenderal tentara dengan gelar Dewa Perang yang sangat ditakuti. Bersama pasukannya bertugas di garis depan di Afrika. Sebuah telegram memanggilnya pulang. Ibunya tewas dan neneknya sakit. Keadaan memaksa Jack untuk mengambil alih tanggung jawab atas permasalahan keluarga dan perkebunannya. Penelusuran polisi atas kasus pembunuhan sang ibu, mengarah pada keluarga ayah kandungnya. Jack mendatangi keluarga kaya yang telah mengusir ibu dan dirinya. Bukan keadilan yang dia dapat, melainkan penghinaan dari Edward Hamilton yang tak lain adalah kakeknya sendiri. "Kau tak pernah diterima di rumah ini. Masih bagus aku tidak mempermalukan ibumu dengan membiarkan Kau menyandang nama Hamilton! Wanita tak setia itu pantas mati!" kata pria tua itu dingin. Sebelum diseret dan dilempar ke halaman, Jack membalas. "Mulai sekarang aku tidak akan menggunakan nama Hamilton! Ingatlah, mata dibayar mata!"

Jihan Yuniar harus selalu mengalah ketika uang jatah bulananya harus diambil oleh Inggar Larasati, ibu mertuanya yang suka bergaya seperti wanita sosialita padahal sebenarnya hidupnya serba pas-pasan dan hanya mengandalkan uang pemberian putranya . Bahkan Jihan harus memenuhi kebutuhan dapurnya dengan hasil dari berjualan seblak dan telur gulung di teras rumahnya. Apalagi sang suami, Rizal Aditama sama sekali tak punya ketegasan untuk menolak keinginan sang ibu. Lalu, bagaimana nasib rumah tangga Jihan dan Rizal pada akhirnya? Sampai kapan Jihan harus berjuang seorang diri untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup mereka? Mampukah Jihan merengkuh kebahagiaan bersama Fadil, putranya? Yuk, kita ikuti kisah rumah tangga Jihan dan Rizal yang penuh konflik di novel ini.