Apa Itu Ava

“You'll ruin me, Dawn,” I whispered, my words thick with pain as my forehead connected with hers. I caught her full breasts and hardened rosy pink buds under the silvery glow of the moonlighting that soaked the surface of the pool in its celestial touch. “Would that be such a bad thing?” her question came out with a heavy, sensuous effect, completely tipping me over the edge. •••• With a bruised, low self-esteem, and subjected to immense torture at the hands of her step-family, Dawn Griffin could have sworn that there was absolutely nothing life wanted to throw at her that she wasn't ready for but how wrong she was because the essence of her being shattered when her mate dumped her for her stepsister. As though that wasn't enough, they were so eager to get rid of her, tossing her into an arranged marriage she didn't want, and confiscating her freedom. It was a decision that led her to the arms of a strange man at the bar she ended up with to drown out her problems in drinks. Dawn's matrimony, however, came with a twist and brought her right back into the web of the first man she ever got intimate with, the dangerous Alpha and the devil himself, Alpha Rhys Hallowvern. Rhys Hallowvern was that one Alpha that everyone was so terrified of because of his beastly nature and his aversion for commitment led to him getting a wife he didn't want. But two people who despised each other confined to the same space, how long would it take before facades start shedding, revealing their true intentions? Will the sinister forces lurking in the shadows sit back and hand them their happy ending on a platter of gold?

"Kalau kamu nggak mau menitipkan bapak kamu ke kerabatnya, bawa aja ke panti jompo, atau taruh di jalanan. Pasti bakal ada orang kaya yang mau memelihara! Membesarkan dua anak aja gaji kamu pas-pasan, apalagi harus merawat bapak kamu yang setiap hari harus pakai popok dan minum obat!"

Semenjak kejadian itu, warung nasi goreng Andi menjadi sepi. Warung sedang buka dibilang tutup. Ketika hujan turun, banyak orang berteduh, tapi tidak ada satu pun yang memesan nasi goreng jualannya. Anak dan istrinya pun kesurupan. Ada misteri apakah?

Bagaimana jika istri yang baru kalian nikahi selama enam minggu, ternyata sudah hamil selama sepuluh minggu? Apa yang akan kalian lakukan kepadanya? Menceraikannyakah atau bertahan dan menerima benih orang lain yang ada di dalam istri kalian?

"May, lo suka apartemen baru gue?" Sambil mengunyah nasi goreng bikinan Panji lima belas menit yang lalu, aku mengangguk. Aku benar menyukai apartemen baru Panji pada kunjungan pertamanya kali ini. konsep monokrom yang menenangkan dan bikin pengin. "Kalau lo suka, tinggal di apartemen gue. Mau?" Kunyahanku langsung terhenti, untung enggak keselek. Tapi, ini bukan jenis topik yang biasa Panji dominasi. Memutar stool, aku tatap saksama dia. Aku nggak salah dengar, kan? "Buat apa?" Diam-diam batinku menjerit. Apa Panji sedang melamarku? Serius? Dengan cara konyol tapi mendebarkan begini? Astaga. Kakiku langsung dingin. "Em, gini, gue nggak percaya cinta. Lo takut disakiti cowok. Dan ... kita saling cocok. I think, kita bisa tinggal bersama. Di apartemen ini. Gimana?" Dan aku membisu. *** Tahun baru dan Bali menciptakan pertemuan pertama Maya dengan Panji. Lima bulan berlalu, Maya kembali bertemu Panji. Pertemuan kedua yang menjaring kedekatan satu sama lain. Bagi Maya, Panji adalah pria yang membuatnya kembali merasakan bunga cinta sekaligus resahnya di tinggalkan. Sementara bagi Panji, bertemu Maya cukup membuatnya mengajak Maya untuk tetap berada di sisinya. Termasuk dengan memberi penawaran sebuah kesepakatan yang ternyata justru membuat Maya berada pada situasi rumit. Friends with benefits. Tinggal bersama tanpa adanya pernikahan. Semua makin sulit saat Andreas--sahabatnya Maya yang lain-- mulai ikut campur urusan percintaan cewek tersebut. Karena bagi Andreas, Maya berhak bahagia dan terlepas dari ikatan tidak pasti yang Panji berikan.

Bagi Satrio, menikahi seorang gadis yang tidak good looking adalah sebuah musibah. Betapa tidak, dirinya yang seorang CEO dan memiliki wajah tampan rupawan harus menikahi Lilian yang bukan saja tidak cantik, tapi juga sama sekali tidak menarik. Semua harus terjadi hanya karena ikatan janji yang pernah diucapkan oleh ayahnya dan ayah Lilian di masa muda. Akankah Satrio dan Lilian bisa meneruskan rumah tangga mereka? Atau semua hanya akan berakhir begitu saja? Ikuti dan simak novel ini, Istri Delapan Puluh Kilo

Karena faktor ekonomi dan kecerobohan, Namira terpaksa harus menerima perjodohan yang mengikatnya dengan Arjuna, seorang pria kaya yang selalu membuatnya kesal. Dalam hati, ia pun berjanji akan membuat Arjuna segera menceraikannya. Tapi, bagaimana jika ternyata Arjuna mencintai Namira? Akankah Namira menyesal telah menyia-nyiakan suami kaya pilihan bapaknya?

My family was the wealthiest in River City, with assets worth trillions. On my eighteenth birthday, my brother, Calvin Chester, gifted me an entire jewelry production line while my parents built a private museum and named it after me. The greatest hardship I’d ever faced? Learning how to spend my inheritance. Then I met Dario Darwin. For him, I cut ties with my family and helped him build his empire from scratch. But when I was three months pregnant, he demanded I drink on behalf of his assistant, Fran Fallon, a woman “slumming it” as an intern while secretly being the heiress to another fortune. “Stop pretending,” he sneered. “You’re not like Fran, raised in pampered luxury. You’re older, so act like it and take care of your juniors!” Then, to the clients leering around the table, “My wife’s just being dramatic. She can hold her liquor. Don’t hold back—pour her another!” Amid their jeers, he left with Fran, abandoning me to a room of drunken men. Years of sacrifice, only to be humiliated. I scheduled an abortion and called him. “We’re done.” Through the phone, Fran’s simpering voice chimed in, “It’s my fault that Clea is upset… I should quit and go home to my family’s billions.” “Ignore her. She’s faking it,” Dario cooed back. On the day Dario signed the divorce papers, my parents and Calvin came to take me home. Our marriage came to an end, but his tragedy was about to begin.

Simon meminum afrodisiak secara tidak sengaja dan berada dalam kondisi kritis. Sebagai dokter keluarga, aku dipaksa menjadi penawarnya. Aku pun langsung hamil karena rahimku subur. Setelah menikah dengannya, aku melahirkan sepasang anak kembar yang cerdas. Namun setelah menikah, Simon tidak mengizinkan anak-anak untuk memanggilnya ayah, dia menghabiskan sepanjang hari mabuk-mabukan sambil memandangi foto pujaan hatinya. Di tahun kesepuluh pernikahan kami, dia membakarku dan anak-anakku hidup-hidup hingga kami tewas di ruang bawah tanah. Rupanya, selama ini Simon membenciku dari lubuk hatinya karena aku pernah menyelamatkannya. Dia bersikeras bahwa aku sengaja campur tangan saat dia paling lemah hanya untuk mengaitkan diri dengan orang berkuasa. Hal itu membuat hubungannya dengan pujaan hatinya retak dan menyebabkan mental wanita itu rusak hingga meninggal dalam kecelakaan mobil. Ketika aku membuka mata, aku mendapati diriku kembali di hari Simon meminum afrodisiak. Kali ini, aku sengaja membiarkan wanita idamannya menyelamatkannya dan memilih untuk pergi ke ruang belajar...

When I was eight months pregnant, my husband's foster sister invited me to hike a snow-covered mountain. Midway up, an avalanche hit. We were both buried. My husband rushed to the scene, but before I could utter a word, his sister accused me: "She planned this! She tricked me into coming today!" I tried desperately to explain. He didn't listen. Instead, he lashed out at me. "Sandra doesn't know any better, but you should! So what if she's blunt? Is this your petty revenge? Your pathetic life couldn't even begin to repay hers if she'd been hurt!" Then he left. Took her hand. Walked away. I screamed after him, begging him to save our baby. He didn't even glance back. Worse, he unhooked my safety harness and shoved me out of the rescue group. "Since you're so clever, find your own way down." Not long after, another avalanche hit. This time, I couldn't get back up. Three hours later, Sandra was in a car accident. She needed a blood transfusion. That's when he finally thought of me. But by then, he didn't know—I was already gone. Me, and the child I'd never hold, were still buried under the snow.