Buku Start With Why

"What do you want?" He asked, his gray eyes staring straight into my soul and making me all bothered, I felt like he knew what I wanted before I even opened my my mouth. "I want them to regret it, I want them to miss the me, who listened to all their whim but was scorned," she said in a whisper, her voice was velvet and soft but the fire in her eyes told him otherwise, it was burning with lust for revenge. Sapphire's fiance invited her to his wedding with her best friend, a week to their wedding, nine years relationship went down the drain and she couldn't do anything about it. Her family praised his fiance because they hate her and he is richer. Betrayed, humiliated and wronged, she left home, never to return. Until she and her two kids were brought back by her grandmother two years later, her grandmother has already arranged a marriage with a multi billionaire for her. And she soon found out that the billionaire would do absolutely anything for her.

Ibuku meninggal karena terlalu emosional. Pasalnya, hari yang seharusnya menjadi hari pernikahanku, kini pengantin wanitanya malah berubah menjadi mitra bisnis Ezra. Pada saat ibuku mengembuskan napas terakhirnya, hari pernikahanku berubah menjadi hari pemakamannya. Namun, Ezra memerintahkan agar pesta pernikahan tetap dilanjutkan seperti biasa dan bahkan memintaku untuk memasangkan cincin pernikahan ke jari Naila secara langsung. "Cepat! Pasangkan cincin itu padanya. Malam ini, aku akan memberimu penjelasan," katanya sambil menggertakkan giginya. Aku mengabaikan amarah Ezra dan menggendong jenazah ibuku meninggalkan hotel. Pukul delapan malam, pernikahan dengan pengantin yang diganti itu selesai dengan "sempurna". Naila memposting di Instagram dan postingannya mendapat puluhan ribu suka. [ Yay! Hari ini aku akhirnya menikahi pria idamanku. Terima kasih pada pihak ketiga yang sadar diri dan pergi. ] Tak lama kemudian, Ezra juga memposting. [ Orang yang nggak layak, nggak pantas dicintai. ] Di kamar jenazah yang dingin, aku memberikan tanda suka pada postingan mereka berdua dan menulis komenta. [ Semoga langgeng. ] Kemudian, aku mengemas barang-barangku sambil memeluk kotak abu jenazah ibuku. Namun, ketika aku sampai di rumah baru yang kubeli, aku menemukan Ezra sedang berciuman penuh gairah dengan Naila di sofa baruku.

My twin sister died on her 18th birthday. She died of respiratory failure in a dark corner of a hotel after being raped. Her dearest friend, Joanne Lowe, whom she always cared for and supported, turned around and anonymously spread photos of my sister being raped. I then slowly ruined the face which had so badly wanted to replace my sister with a knife. With blood everywhere, I cradled Joanne's face as if it were a piece of art and said, "My beloved sister is gone, and you people who harmed her won't be let off so easily."

Vacations are a true description of peace and relaxation. What if this is proven wrong? Imagine getting stranded in a foreign place! Chloe is a simple nerd who prefers books to have a social life. Tired of being bullied by the mean girls on campus, she decides to take place in a school contest to piss them off and ends up winning a trip to Belize. Her vacation turns sour when she is kidnapped by a gang and sold to the cartels. Derek is an undercover agent on the run, trailing the cartels. When these two cross paths, sparks erupt causing certain emotions which might be a threat to his work. A journey of constant battles, guns and action pack where red is both the colour of love and bloodshed. Can the duo best the cartels? Will they live to tell?

Liqa harus menahan kekecewaan yang mendalam ketika orang tuanya bercerai karena perselingkuhan sang ayah. Ternyata selingkuhan ayahnya adalah saudara sepupu ibunya yang pernah ditolong dan tinggal di rumah orang tua Liqa. Ibu Liqa menjadi TKW untuk menghidupi Liqa dan adiknya. Pertengkaran sering terjadi antara Liqa dengan ayah dan ibu tirinya. "Nggak usah ikut-ikutan Bu Rosita! Andai anda tidak datang ke rumah kami, tentu hidup kami sekarang bahagia. Inikah balasan anda terhadap Ibu? Ibu rela menolong anda saat anda tidak ada tempat untuk berteduh. Ternyata malah Ibu terusir dari rumahnya sendiri. Ini namanya menolong a****g terjepit!" "Aku berjanji akan melakukan pembalasan terindah pada orang-orang yang selalu menghina Ibu!" tekad Liqa. Apa yang akan dilakukan Liqa? Ikuti kisahnya!

Ang kasal ay isang sagradong seremonyas para sa dalawang nag-iibigan… Ngunit sa loob ng apat na taong pagsasama, ni minsan ay hindi naramdaman ni Zia na itinuring siyang kabiyak ni Louie. Kung tutuusin ay para siyang bagay na napapakinabangan lang kung kailangan ngunit hindi naman magawang pahalagahan. Isang ibong nasa hawla na hindi kayang kumawala. Lahat ng sakit at hirap ay tiniis ni Zia dahil mahal niya ang asawa. Kahit pa ibang babae ang kinahuhumalingan nito. Hanggang isang gabi, habang malakas ang buhos ng ulan ay iniwan siya ni Louie para puntahan si Bea sa ibang bansa. Mag-isa at nahihirapan habang dumadaloy pababa ang dugo mula sa pagitan ng kanyang hita. Ginapang niya ang sakit makahingi lang ng tulong para sa batang kanyang ipinagbubuntis. Makalipas ang tatlong taon, sa muli niyang pagbabalik ay malaki ang ipinagbago ni Zia… Ngunit hindi si Louie. “Hiwalay na tayo, Mr. Rodriguez!” Napangisi ito. “Mrs. Zia Cruz… Rodriguez, hindi ko pa pinipirmahan ang divorce papers. Sa madaling salita… asawa pa rin kita at hinding-hindi ka na makakawala pa sa’kin.”

Aku sudah terbaring tanpa sehelai benang di lemari pendingin selama empat puluh hari. Foto-foto yang tidak disensor beredar heboh di internet. Di tengah derasnya fitnah yang menyebar, ibuku malah ikut membagikan fotonya, sambil dengan lembut menasihati adikku, “Dunia hiburan itu kotor, kamu jangan masuk ke sana. Lebih baik kamu warisi harta peninggalan kakakmu saja.” “Kamu berbeda dengan dia. Kamu adalah anak kesayanganku, jangan sampai dikotori dunia seperti itu.” Ternyata, dia sudah lupa. Lupa bahwa aku masuk ke dunia yang ‘kotor’ ini demi mencari uang untuk mengobati kanker yang dideritanya.

Demi melindungi Ayah, aku disiksa oleh penculik selama sejam. Namun, Ayah malah sibuk merayakan ulang tahun putri adopsinya yang ke-18. Sebelum meninggal, aku menelepon Ayah. "Tapi, Ayah, hari ini juga ulang tahunku. Ini terakhir kalinya, Ayah. Bisa nggak Ayah mengucapkan selamat ulang tahun untukku?" "Kamu benar-benar nggak punya hati! Karena ulang tahun, kamu membunuh ibumu! Kamu masih mau merayakan ulang tahun? Kenapa kamu nggak mati saja?" Usai berbicara, dia langsung mematikan panggilan. Keesokan hari, jenazahku ditempatkan di pot bunga depan kantor polisi. Ayah bertanggung jawab atas otopsi. Dia bisa melihat bahwa pembunuhnya sangat kejam dan tidak takut pada polisi. Namun, dia sama sekali tidak tahu bahwa korban adalah putri yang paling dibencinya.

Ada sedih adapula bahagia, Ada pertemuan pasti ada perpisahan.Kita sebagai manusia hanya bisa menunggu dan menebak-nebak yang terjadi di hari esok atau nanti, kecuali kalau kamu cenayang yang bisa tau semuanya~

Synopsis Betrayed. Rejected. Reborn. Before her partner rejected her for a crime she didn't commit, Selene Nightfang was the ideal Luna. She should have died after being marked for death by the Elders and abandoned to perish in the Silverwood Forest. She was reborn instead. She now rises from the ashes as Selene Blackthorn, more powerful, more lethal and more prepared to exact revenge. However she is surprised to learn a more sinister truth. The only person who can stop the Elders from feeding an ancient evil is her. . . With war on the horizon and a former lover and mate looking for atonement will she take back her fate or succumb to the darkness?