Buku Self Help

Anna berniat menggoda seorang pria tampan di bar, tetapi pria itu tiba-tiba memanggilnya “Paula” dan hampir menciumnya. Keesokan harinya, Anna terkejut mengetahui bahwa pria itu adalah Mark Christopher Lawrence—CEO Lawrence Company, bos barunya. Ketika Lily, putri kecil Mark, mulai memanggil Anna “Mommy”, Mark yang sangat arogan memaksa Anna bersandiwara demi membahagiakan Lily, membuat Anna terseret masuk ke dalam kehidupan ganda, menjadi sekretaris Mark sekaligus pengganti Paula, istri Mark yang menghilang dua tahun lalu.

We grew up in the same neighborhood, his parents are billionaires, while my parents worked for his parents, but they were too nice, to sponsor my education. I went to the same school he attended, he protected me from being bullied, while I help him with his assignments and to keep up his grade. He is a great dancer, and I dance very well too, we usually practice together, we read together, and he tells me everything about himself while I tell him almost everything about myself too. He was everything to me, he was that brother I never had, and I was the sister he never had, people see us more like siblings than just friends, because of our closeness, and because of his status and protectiveness, I also became popular. I watch him date hot beautiful girls, he asks me for advise him, on how best to treat them and I tell him, but I was dying inside, he even encouraged me to date one of his friends, and I did, just because he said it, but I could never love his friend, the way I love him. I really want to leave the friend's zone, but I am scared, telling him how I feel, might put a strain, on our friendship, and that is worse, than death itself, but how long can I keep hiding my feelings for him, I really need to leave the friend's zone.

Our place was hit by an earthquake. I was crushed by a slab of stone, but my wife, leader of the rescue squad, abandoned me in favor of her true love. She said, "You're a soldier. You can live with a little injury. Felix can't. He's always been weak, and he needs me." I was saved, eventually, and I wanted to leave my wife. I agreed to the chip research that would station me in one of the National Science Foundation's bases deep in the mountains. My leader was elated about my agreeing to this research. He grasped my hand tightly. "Marvelous. With you in our team, Jonathan, this research won't fail! But… you'll be gone for six whole years. Are you sure your partner's fine with it?" I nodded. "She will be. I'm serving the nation here. She'll understand." The leader patted my shoulder. "Good to know. The clock is ticking, so you'll only have one month to say your goodbyes. That enough for you?" I smiled. "More than enough."

Ibuku, wanita shaliha, cantik jelita dan istri yang berbakti pada suaminya, ternyata memiliki simpanan pria muda. Awalnya aku tahu ketika salah seorang teman baikku, bertemu dengan ibuku di bandara. Dari rekaman ponsel temanku itu sepertinya kedua orang beda usia itu sedang beradegan perpisahan yang menyedihkan. Dengan linangan air mata, ibuku memeluk pria muda itu, mencium kedua pipinya dan melambaikan tangan saat pemuda itu akan menaiki pesawat. Kemudian ibuku meninggalkan bandara dengan wajah tertunduk dan pipi basah. Siapa sebenarnya pemuda tampan itu? Mengapa ibuku begitu sedih saat mereka berpisah. Haruskan aku mengadukan hal ini pada ayahku? Ayahku saat ini sedang mengikuti pertarungan untuk menjadi kepala daerah, jika aku mengadu tentu akan mengganggu konsentrasinya. Mengapa di saat seperti ini, ibuku justru tidak bisa menjaga sikapnya? Berduaan dengan seorang pria muda di tempat umum, bukankah hal tersebut bisa menjadi lawan ayahku untuk menjegal dan mengalahkan ayahku? Siapa sebenarnya pemuda itu? Dengan meminta bantuan temanku itu, aku diam diam menyelidiki ibuku. Dan fakta yang kutemukan ternyata sangat mengejutkan...

Adalah Rama Mahendra, seorang suami juga seorang anak. Sebagai anak laki-laki satu-satunya Rama merasa punya tanggung jawab penuh terhadap Ibunya. Sampai kapanpun, aku tetap milik Ibuku, adalah simbol Rama menjalani kehidupannya. Bahkan apapun akan Rama berikan jika sang Ibu yang meminta. Namun disisi lain, sang istri kerap kekurangan uang karena merasa pas-pasan. Namun Rama tak mengindahkan dan mengatakan istrinya boros. Puncak masalah terjadi ketika sang Ibu dan saudaranya memutuskan untuk tinggal bersama Rama. Sang istri pun tak tahan dan akhirnya memilih untuk berpisah. Namun tak semudah itu. Rama yang katanya mencintainya, berusaha mati-matian untuk mencoba mempertahankan rumah tangganya. Di tengah proses perceraian mereka, banyak kejadian mencengangkan. Terlebih ketika masa lalu hadir diantara mereka, yang akhirnya membuat mereka saling mengubah diri. Akankah rumah tangga mereka benar-benar kandas? Bagaimana Rama menyikapi masalah demi masalah yang terjadi di keluarganya?

Meski masih SMA, Andini bekerja keras mengumpulkan uang untuk membeli rumah agar bisa membawa ibunya keluar dari rumah neneknya yang seperti neraka. Hanya saja, suatu hari, Andini mengetahui sebuah rahasia besar: rumah yang ia kira milik neneknya ternyata adalah milik almarhum ayahnya. Namun, neneknya selama ini sengaja menyembunyikan karena menganggap lebih berhak sebagai ahli waris karena dialah ibu yang sudah melahirkan Anto. Lantas, bagaimana nasib Andini dan ibunya?

Yana harus mengalami perdarahan saat akan bersalin karena mertuanya memberikannya air rendaman rumput Fatimah. Akhirnya rahim Yana robek dan harus dioperasi. Yana pun kehilangan rahimnya untuk selama-lamanya. Sementara itu anak Yana ,juga harus masuk ruang NICU karena kondisi nya memburuk akibat hipoksia karena kontraksi rahim Yana yang berlebihan akibat meminum rendaman rumput Fatimah. Bukannya menyemangati Yana, Slamet suami Yana justru disuruh sang ibu untuk menikah lagi dengan perempuan yang masih mempunyai rahim. Bagaimana kisah Yana selanjutnya? Bisakah dia menemukan kebahagiaan?

Ibu sakit parah dan harus dirawat di rumah sakit. Aku berlutut memohon pada tunanganku yang menjabat sebagai kepala dokter, agar dia yang menjadi dokter utama dalam operasi itu. Namun di luar ruang ICU, dia malah menangani lutut Isabel yang lecet dengan hati-hati. Dalam keputusasaan, sahabat masa kecilku sekaligus direktur rumah sakit, Rayner, mendorong pintu ruang operasi dan menyerahkan sebuah surat pernikahan kepadaku. "Menikahlah denganku, aku sendiri yang akan mengoperasi ibumu." Dengan tangan gemetar, aku menandatangani namaku. Aku hanya berharap dia bisa menyelamatkan nyawa ibuku. Namun, ibu tetap pergi selamanya di malam hujan itu. Rayner sendiri yang membantuku mengurus segala urusan setelah kematian ibuku. Pernikahan pun tetap berlangsung sesuai rencana. Tujuh tahun kemudian, aku malah mendengar percakapannya dengan wakil direktur di ruang arsip rumah sakit. "Rayner, waktu itu kenapa kamu memindahkan organ mendiang ibu mertuamu ke tubuh ibunya Isabel saat operasi? Apa kamu nggak takut ketahuan?" "Aku berutang pada Isabel." "Andai saja dulu aku nggak ragu-ragu, Isabel juga nggak akan memilih pergi ke Afrika untuk menjadi relawan medis dan Bibi nggak akan jatuh sakit karena terlalu khawatir."

Framed by her husband's mistress and abandoned in a prison cell, Bella is left to die—stabbed in the dark, betrayed by everyone she once loved. But a mysterious man saves her, pulling her from the brink of death. Three years later, she returns as a cold, calculative woman, determined to destroy the man who cast her aside. But when he traps her against the wall, his breath hot against her skin, her carefully built walls begin to crack. "I will never let you go again. You’ll forever be mine, Bella."

I've been reborn back to the day my husband, Logan Lane, cheats on me. The first thing I do is request my colleague, Emma Kerr, to switch shifts with me at work. In my previous lifetime, Logan slept with my best friend, Yvonne Colton, behind my back. Since the toys they had used in their session were far too intense, their bodies ended up getting stuck together, so they had to be sent to the ER. Emma performed a surgery on them. Logan and Yvonne were fine after that. Upon receiving the news, I couldn't accept reality at all. I cried so much that I ended up fainting. When I woke up, Logan sent me a document. The document stated that if I were to demand a divorce, I couldn't take a single cent with me. That meant I had to give up on all of my assets. I refused to do so. But Logan merely chuckled coldly in return. "Mariella, Yvonne and I are just friends with benefits. You're the one who insists on getting a divorce, which makes you the one ruining our family. It's only natural that you can't take a single cent with you." I tried to go to the court to prove that Logan was the one cheating on me in our marriage. I even tried to file for a divorce there as well. But then, I found out that someone had already deleted the security footage in the hospital during my collapse. This left me without any solid evidence at all. On the day I lost the court case, Logan didn't hesitate to rub salt into my wound. "Just give up already, Mariella. So what if you have evidence and videos of my infidelity? You're just a regular doctor in the ER, whereas I'm the CEO of Lane Group. I'm the one who earned all of the assets. In fact, I have to give you extra money every month because that meager salary of yours can't sustain you at all. Who would rule in your favor anyway?" I couldn't do anything about Logan's underhanded ways at all. In order to stay with him, I had already cut off all ties with my dad and my family, who happened to be the only support I had in my life, a long time ago. Feeling extremely defeated, I wandered on the street in a daze. That was how I got run over by a speeding truck. When I open my eyes again, I've gotten reborn. The first thing I do is to switch shifts with Emma.