Arti Regular Verb

Nadhirah Aleena yang kini hidup dengan trauma yang terus menghantui hidupnya menyebabkan terus menyesali apa yang telah terjadi, diselimuti ketakutan dan bahkan jauh dengan dirinya sendiri. Ia tidak mau siapapun hadir dalam hidupnya termasuk dari masa lalunya sekalipun. Tapi hal yang tidak di harapkan justru terjadi. Rendi yang merupakan masa lalunya datang kembali membuat Nadhirah berusaha untuk terus menghindar. "Menangislah, aku rindu tangisanmu, aku rindu semuanya tentangmu. Dan aku tidak pernah membencimu dengan keaadan sekarang.” Direngkuhnya tubuh Nadhira kedalam pelukan Rendi. "Aku tidak tahu apa arti kehidupan, aku lupa cara tersenyum, aku lupa bagaimana rasanya mencintai dan dicintai. Ini seperti bukan diriku. Aku mati, ya hatiku telah mati bahkan aku sangat membenci ketika melihat orang tertawa bahagia. Untuk tertawa saja aku sulit melakukannya apalagi untuk bahagia. Aku hidup dengan penuh rasa bersalah, penyesalan, dan tidak ikhlas dengan takdir yang telah digariskan. Apakah aku kejam? hahahaha sepertinya itu bukan pertanyaan tapi pernyataan. Tolong jangan tinggalkan aku.”Pinta Nadhirah dengan lirih diiringi isak tangis yang mengalun begitu menyanyat hati Rendi.

Elvira dan Hendy, terikat pernikahan tanpa cinta karena perjodohan. Hidup dalam realitas yang rumit. Di balik senyum bahagia yang dipamerkan kepada dunia, mereka hidup seperti orang asing di bawah atap yang sama. Elvira, seorang desainer busana muslimah yang tekun. Sedangkan Hendy seorang dokter anestesi. Menjalani harinya dengan dingin, seolah keberadaan Elvira hanya menjadi pelengkap saja. Dua bulan yang lalu, Elvira nyaris melarikan diri dari pernikahan. Namun, tekanan keluarga membuatnya menyerah pada takdir. Sekarang terjebak dalam kehidupan rumah tangga yang absurd. Hendy dengan tubuh atletis dan kebiasaan seenaknya di rumah membuat Elvira jengah. Di balik segala sindiran tajam, ketidakpedulian, dan canda yang tidak sengaja, ada momen-momen sunyi di mana hati Elvira mulai mempertanyakan. Benarkah dia tak merasakan apapun terhadap pria itu? Ataukah kebenciannya hanyalah kedok untuk sesuatu yang lebih dalam? Apa yang sebenarnya diinginkan Hendy dari Elvira? Apakah pernikahan ini hanyalah perang dingin tanpa akhir, atau justru panggung bagi sebuah cerita cinta yang tak terduga? Lalu apa arti kehadiran dokter Herlina bagi Hendy? Keduanya se-frekwensi, sedangkan dengan Elvira berasal dari dunia yang berbeda.

I donated 45 million to the city's best kindergarten, but my daughter failed the enrollment interview. She was a polymath. Furious, I demanded an explanation from admissions. She hurled an assessment file at my face. "Your daughter's brilliant, but you're the exact opposite! You're dead last among the parents!" She continued, "The others have tech domes! You're nothing but a regular Ivy League graduate! Your degree's worth about as much as toilet paper!" The other teachers laughed as well. "If we admit her daughter, it's going to look bad on the other kids. She can't take that responsibility." "Yeah, I can't believe she's demanding an explanation from Ms. Johnson. Her husband is the kindergarten's biggest stakeholder. He can make sure her daughter has nowhere to go." The admission teacher shoved me away. With disdain in her eyes, she said, "Out of my sight if you know what's good for you. My husband is picking me up in his Rolls-Royce. His car plate alone is worth more than your life! It's lucky 777! Only one in Georgeport!" Three sevens? That was my husband's car. I laughed mirthlessly and texted my husband. "I had no idea you had another wife behind me."

"Real men don’t fall in love. Love is for the weak and foolish, and I, Don Alessandro, will never raise a fool as a son." Kai Alessandro learned those words the hard way. Groomed by his father to be the mafia leader, Kai’s life is built on power, fear, and control. Love? That’s a weakness he can’t af-ford. Amelia Carrington is all about survival. By day, she’s a college senior juggling classes. By night, she’s a hacker-for-hire and part-time stripper, desperate to pay her mother’s medical bills. Men? They’re just wallets waiting to be emptied. Their worlds collide when Amelia hacks into Kai’s account, stealing $5,000,000 to save her mother’s life. Kai hunts her down, and instead of exacting revenge, he gives her an offer: work for him to repay the debt or face a fate worse than death. The agreement was to keep things strictly professional; work only. But they eventually had a one-night stand which was supposed to be a mistake since they were both drunk, what was a mistake eventually turned into an regular affair, blurring the lines between their hatred and a passion neither of them could control. Romantic feelings begin to intertwine with their shared hatred, feelings that they both weren't ready to admit to. But what happens when Amelia eventually realizes that she was pregnant for kai Alessandro, one of the most dangerous gang leader in the world and a man who was supposed to be her enemy?

Dalam pernikahan, cinta saja tidak selalu cukup. Anisa, seorang perempuan sederhana yang memilih menjalani hidupnya sebagai pengusaha makanan di GoFood, harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit bahwa keluarga suaminya, Bagas, tidak pernah benar-benar menerimanya. Mereka menginginkan menantu yang bekerja di perusahaan besar dan mampu menopang kehidupan mereka, bukan seseorang yang dianggap tidak berambisi seperti Anisa. Sejak awal, Anisa berusaha menyesuaikan diri, tetapi selalu dibandingkan dengan Rina, wanita yang dianggap lebih pantas untuk Bagas. Diamnya sang suami terhadap perlakuan keluarganya membuat luka Anisa semakin dalam. Kesalahpahaman yang dibiarkan begitu saja akhirnya meretakkan hubungan mereka. Puncak rasa sakit hati Anisa terjadi ketika ia menyadari bahwa ia tidak pernah dihargai sebagai seorang istri. Dengan hati yang hancur, ia memilih untuk pergi, meninggalkan semua yang telah mereka bangun. Baru setelah kehilangan Anisa, Bagas menyadari betapa besar arti kehadiran istrinya. Ia berusaha menebus kesalahannya, namun akankah permintaan maaf cukup untuk menyembuhkan luka yang telah terlalu dalam? Sebuah kisah tentang cinta, kesalahpahaman, dan penyesalan yang datang terlambat. Akankah cinta yang pernah ada bisa kembali utuh, ataukah semuanya sudah terlalu hancur untuk diperbaiki?

RATED 18 This is NOT your regular puppy love Christmas story, fit for a casual road trip with friends/family. This book contains extreme s****l contents, every chapter another opportunity to dr*p your pants, and mindlessly daydream about the first time you got laid out of your senses. If this isn't your vibe, pick up another book this instant. But if you're ready to walk this sin with Lilian, who had thought all her life that she hated men until she arrived at her best friend's house to spend Christmas. Sit tight, watch the scenes roll out. Remember, don't scream too loud. *** I never knew I could crave a man this hard, until I agreed to spend the Christmas break at Sonia's, my best friend I wouldn't even trade for gold. "I have two daddies. Surprise!" her voice had trailed off with every other sound as I beheld my forbidden desires. The surprise isn't that Sonia had been brought up by gay fathers and I knew nothing about it until now , the surprise is: Why was I m**ning my soul out in the middle of the night of Christmas, at the mercy of Sonia's supposedly gay daddies while she slept downstairs. I continued to be consumed bare and r*w, and that was the best Christmas present ever.

By day, Maeve Briggs is just a regular, quiet high school senior. She tries to blend in, takes care of her younger brother, and deals with her mom cleaning the huge, fancy Dovewood mansion—a mansion owned by the very rich and very dangerous Caden Dovewood. But at night, Maeve becomes someone totally different: Eve. She puts on a black wig and high heels, dancing for strangers in a secret club. No one there knows who she really is. It's her secret way to escape her tough life and earn money to pay the bills. Then, Caden Dovewood walks into the club. He sees her, recognizes her, but Maeve remains unaware he's witnessed her secret life. It's only later, likely at his mansion, that Caden reveals his knowledge. He's loaded with money, he's dangerous, and he's the last person Maeve ever wanted to know her secret. Now that he does, he won't let it go. He's always a step ahead, pulling her closer with words that make her heart race and eyes that seem to see right through her. He doesn't just want to know her secrets; he wants her. And he doesn't feel one bit guilty about going after her, making their whole situation a dangerous and twisted game.

The Hunters. The legendary Archers of Alestari were known world wide. Many trained for years, from youth to adulthood, to be good enough to qualify to be an apprentice to the Hunters. Every year, the Hunters would travel all across the land of Alestari, searching for a single apprentice. Many hearts were crushed in this process. Because there were many years, that none were selected to train under the legendary Archers. They would travel to every kingdom, city, town, village and tribe, searching. Royalty and common folk alike revered and worshiped the Hunters, for they were the true protectors of the land. A single Hunter was as good as 20 regular Archers. But they were also known to be excellent spies, as well as swordsmen. Any weapon in the world, they knew how to use properly. Thus they were highly sought after for military purposes and occasionally mercenaries. To have a family member who was a Hunter, was the highest honor. They were treated like royalty, even by royals themselves. Whatever a Hunter said, whoever they chose as an apprentice, no one ever argued. To fight with a Hunters choice, was to eliminate any chances you had of your family becoming one. And for years, no one fought their decision. Until this year. In the kingdom of Alestari, anyone was eligible to try and become an apprentice. Anyone, but a woman. Women were forbidden to learn any kind of weaponry, especially archery. So when the King of the Hunters, chooses a woman to be an apprentice, many were angry. And they were out, to make her pay.

Apa yang ada dibenakmu ketika mendengar kata Nature? Laut? Hujan? Gunung? Atau justru sebuah nama dari produk kecantikan? Namun, sayang sekali Nature di sini bukanlah tentang itu. Nature dalam cerita ini atau lebih tepatnya Nature Squad adalah sebuah nama dari para perkumpulan anak remaja SMA yang memiliki sifat dan kepribadian yang berbeda. Sebut saja salah satu tokohnya Samudra. Seorang anak remaja kelas 2 SMA yang memiliki kepribadian ceria dan seperti tidak memiliki beban hidup. Dia jatuh cinta kepada sahabatnya sendiri. Mungkin untuk sebagian orang itu adalah hal klise dan tidak akan berdampak apa-apa. Namun, bagaimana jika jatuh cinta adalah sesuatu yang dilarang untuknya? Bukan karena takut arti persahabatan hilang tapi karena sebab yang jauh lebih berat? Bahkan bisa mengancam nyawa? Jalan apa yang akan Samudra ambil? Apakah tetap mempertahankan perasaannya yang mungkin saja akan berakibat fatal untuknya, atau melepaskan perasaannya demi orang-orang yang ia sayangi? Ayo ikut bersamaku untuk menjadi saksi dari perjalanan hidup anak-anak remaja ini. Bukan hanya persoalan asmara, tapi bagaimana mereka bisa mengendalikan ego satu sama lain untuk mempertahankan 'Nature Squad' tetap ada.

PROSES REVISI. JANGAN DIBACA DULU. Di tengah riuhnya sorakan penonton, Keenan berdiri tegak, sorot matanya tetap fokus meski di sekelilingnya gemuruh tak henti-henti. ISF Basketball World Schools Championship, ajang ini adalah puncak dari segala kerja kerasnya. Bola di tangannya terasa begitu familiar, seolah bagian dari dirinya. Dengan lincah, ia menggiring, melewati setiap lawan yang mencoba menghalangi. Setiap langkahnya ringan, tapi penuh arti, membawa ingatan pada kerja keras yang tak terhitung. Saat ia mendekati garis tiga angka, seluruh dunia seakan menahan napas. Keenan melompat, bola melayang sempurna di udara, dan saat bola itu menembus jaring dengan mulus, sorak-sorai membahana. Tapi, di tengah semua itu, Keenan tetap tenang. Dia tidak mencari kemenangan demi sorak penonton. Ada sesuatu yang lebih berharga dari sekadar poin. Matanya menyapu kerumunan, mencari wajah yang selama ini selalu ada untuknya, meski tanpa suara. Dan di sana, di antara lautan orang, gadis itu. Gadis yang selalu ada, yang dengan diamnya telah menjadi kekuatan terbesar baginya. Keenan tersenyum kecil, hanya sekejap, lalu dalam hati dia berbisik, lembut tapi penuh makna, "Thanks a lot for always having my back. You have no idea how much your support means to me. This win is ours, not just mine." --- Urutan Baca: 1. About Me: Alshameyzea 2. About Keenan