Apa Kau Bilang

Perceraianku yang keempat kalinya, ternyata membawa duka yang teramat besar bagi Bapak. Hingga rencana gilanya, seakan membuatku sesak napas! Benarkah, Bapak akan sanggup melanjutkan ide gilanya tersebut?! Lalu, bagaimana dengan tanggapan masyarakat?

Mereka semua bilang kalau Bapakku Dukun. Keluarga kami dijauhi dan dikucilkan. Sedari kecil aku sudah melihat kematian demi kematian. Kami dibilang pemuja setan, pelaku pesugihan, bahkan Bapakku dikatakan gila. Namun, aku tak peduli. Sampai sebuah fakta terkuak dengan sendirinya. Bapakku Dukun dan aku bangga! story writer by Nana Shamsy

Seorang Ayah sejatinya adalah pelindung bagi anak-anak perempuannya. Apa jadinya, kalau justru seorang Ayah yang menghancurkan masa depan putri-putrinya? Apakah masih pantas dia disebut sebagai Ayah?

He called me his princess and he promised me a ring, our life together was going to be Epic but when I turned 18 and my wolf cried “Mate”, He rejected me and claimed another girl in front of my eyes before he disappeared from my life, until……one night he caught me in that nightclub, I couldn’t believe it was him but I was sure it was him but then he pinned me to the wall and whispered through gritted teeth. “I don’t know you, and certainly do not love you. You have got the wrong man. But I don’t mind having you for tonight’s appetite.”

Have you ever had a dream of someone that you've never met before and instantly fall in love with them, and it is so strong that when you wake up you feel that person's presence? Meet Charles Spielberg, the prime minister's son, renowned for being princely handsome and mostly loved by all the girls in Iceland. After experiencing a break up, Charles's heart hankered for a redheaded girl who emerges in his dreams every time he sleeps. He entails to believe she exits, and pulls up his valour to seek for her. Meet Sheila Lovatta, the optimistic poor girl who seemed to appear in Charles's dream without her knowing. She dreams of becoming one day an Elite. But what she doesn't know is that her brother is keeping a one million dollar secret that will change her life forever. (It's a world between the poor and the rich; a world where the rich can have everything they need, and the poor wanting what the rich have but can't have it, because they are considered forever as slaves to the Elites.

Nisa terpaksa menyetujui hadirnya wanita kedua di hati Bima, suaminya. Sebab tidak jua mampu memberi keturunan setelah sepuluh tahun usia pernikahan mereka. Pernikahan poligami itu awalnya berjalan mulus, walau kerap Nisa terpaksa harus mengalah. Hingga kecelakaan yang terjadi pada Bima merubah segalanya. Mala, istri kedua Bima ternyata telah menyusun rencana bersama ibu mertua untuk memisahkan Nisa dan Bima. Setelah Nisa dijatuhkan talak, ia memilih pergi dari kehidupan Bima. Namun, takdir berkata lain. Wanita itu hamil. Tapi sayang, Bima tak mau jua mengakui jika anak itu adalah anak dari benihnya. Nisa sangat menyesal atas fitnah yang ditebarkan ibu mertua dan adik madunya. Dia memilih pergi lebih jauh, membesarkan anaknya seorang diri. Hingga takdir mempertemukan kembali Bima dan si Mbok yang tahu tentang berita kehamilan Nisa. Saat itulah Bima menyesal dan ingin meminta maaf pada Nisa. Akankah Nisa memaafkan Bima dan mengijinkan lelaki itu bertemu dengan anak yang tak pernah dia akui?

[Lereng Gunung Bromo, Hindia Belanda, 1831] . “Lalu untuk apa kau menculikku? Membawaku begitu jauh ke tengah hutan?” Diam. Senyap. Ells menunggu jawaban penculiknya. DIa benar-benar butuh jawaban itu untuk kemerdekaannya. “Ayahmu membunuh kakekku.” Getir suara Airlangga tetap membuat Ells cepat membantah. “Tidak mungkin!” Ells merapikan duduknya. Tidak lagi bersandar, dia duduk tegak menarik kakinya mendekat, bersila. Tatapan menyala penculiknya cukup menjawab. “Papaku tidak pernah membunuh orang!” Ells sungguh tidak terima ayahnya disebut pembunuh. Ayah yang baik, ayah yang lembut, mana mungkin sekeji itu. Namun tatapan Airlangga semakin tajam. *** LANGIT dan bumi, terhalang angkasa yang memisahkan keduanya. Airlangga, anak negeri yang marah, membalas dendam dengan menculik putri seorang penguasa negeri, Daniella Elizabeth van Loen. Perjalanan menerobos hutan, saling melindungi, dan menjaga justru menjadi benih cinta mereka. Sampai akhirnya cinta itu membuahkan janin. Mereka sadar, tidak mungkin selamanya mereka tinggal menyendiri di surga mereka yang bernama hutan. Demi buah cinta mereka, mereka harus kembali ke pusat peradaban. Kembali ke bumi. Kembali membumi. Tapi selalu ada angkasa yang menggantung indah memisahkan langit dan bumi. Haruskah perbedaan itu memisahkan mereka? Apa yang akhirnya Airlangga lakukan untuk membangun pelangi untuk menghubungkan langit dan bumi mereka? Menghilangkan jejak angkasa yang memisahkan mereka. Jika mereka tidak berhasil membangun jembatan pelangi, mereka bersiap untuk tinggal bersama di langit biru. Apakah tidak ada jalan lain? Berlatar masa kolonial Belanda, Airlangga dan Daniella merenda kasih di tengah hutan hujan tropis lereng Gunung Bromo yang cantik. Bertemu binatang-binatang liar. Dengan sedikit penggambaran alam, semoga bisa mengajak pembaca masuk ke dalam cerita, berkelana di tengah hutan di Nusantara abad ke-19. ***

I married a guy thirty-two years older than I am. Reason? Money. We got divorced, I got all his money and became the city's richest person. Just when my luck was starting to turn, I was hit with devastating news. My ex died. Drowned, they said. The cops think I'm the killer.

The notorious Alpha of the Black Wolf pack, Kellen Blackwood, is feared throughout the entire pack for his violent temper. Yet, everyone knows he adores his mate, Lilith Hayes. I am only an Omega, the lowest rank among werewolves, and I haven't awakened my wolf by the age of 18. Even though I became a laughingstock in the Black Wolf pack, Kellen still treats me as the love of his life. He always says I am as pure as moonlight, and he's willing to bow his head and surrender his pride for me. I believe him. Despite my family's objections, I become his mate. For five years, we have been together. He cherishes me like a priceless treasure. The Alpha Kellen, who shows no mercy outside, cooks meals for me and takes care of our home with his own hands. The fearsome leader, who never bows to anyone, gently lowers his head and shows deference to me. When my brother, Rex Hayes, breaks werewolf law, Kellen is the one who accompanies me to find someone who will testify for him. But on the day of the trial, the only person who can prove Rex's innocence, Ella Foster, is nowhere to be found. Rex is convicted of assault instead of being cleared for self-defense. The moment Rex is found guilty, Kellen is the first to stand and applaud in agreement. I lose control and run to confront Ella, demanding to know why she turned her back on us at the last moment. Ella clutches her stomach, tears rolling down her face, her voice trembling as she says, "Rex really is at fault. I can't just stand by and let my father be blamed for something he didn't do!" I stand there in shock, and then Kellen appears behind me. "Lilith, Ella is pregnant with my pup. I can't let anything happen to the pup she's carrying. Rex's punishment is exile to the Frozen Wastes. Compared to everything Ella has lost, that's already merciful."

In the fifth year of Gwyneth Payne's marriage to Asher Crowe, he tells her thrice that he wants to bring Liana Quayle along with them when they migrate. Gwyneth puts down the dishes she's just prepared and asks him why. He's frank with her. "I don't want to keep this from you anymore. Liana lives in the residential area beside ours. She's spent nine years with me, and I owe her too much. I must bring her with me when we migrate." Gwyneth doesn't cry or kick up a fuss. Instead, she books a ticket for Liana on their flight. Asher thinks she's finally seen sense. On the day they leave the country, Gwyneth watches Asher and Liana board the flight. Then, she turns and boards another flight that will take her back to her parents' home.