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To get me to agree to a divorce, my husband lied and told me he had stomach cancer. I glanced at the medical report in my bag and said nothing. Instead, I broke down right then and there, sobbing like my heart was being ripped apart, absolutely refusing to divorce him. Because what he didn't know… was that he actually had cancer. Just not stomach cancer—liver cancer. And with his funeral coming up soon, if we divorced now, who would inherit all his assets? No way. I couldn't let this divorce happen!

A high-profile rape case rocks Corvessa City. During the autopsy, I examine the deceased's private area as part of the standard procedure. My wife, a police captain, blows up in front of the onlookers. "Don't we have a female medical examiner in our unit? Do you realize you're re-victimizing the deceased? And your wife is standing right here. Are you really that desperate?" The crowd turns on me in a heartbeat. Bowing to public pressure, the department suspends me and tells me to keep reporting in at my own expense. I hand in my resignation on the spot. Without me, nobody in Corvessa City is going to crack this case.

To save money for a house, I had been living a frugal life with my boyfriend, Desmond Wood. When Desmond received a twenty-thousand-dollar bonus, he bought me a branded bag. I was delighted, but I felt that he did not need to spend so much on me. Hence, I brought the receipt and the bag to the shop for a refund. The shopkeeper told me that my bag was fake. However, the receipt was real.

Novel ini menceritakan seorang gadis cantik yang bernama Rindu, ia merupakan seorang siswi yang duduk di kelas dua belas yang merupakan tingkat akhir dari sekolah menengah atas. Memiliki orangtua yang dicap sebagai penggoda dikalangan masyarakat, harus membuatnya berjuang dalam kehidupan yang kurang adil menurutnya. Satu demi satu prestasi harus ia ukir untuk membuktikan bahwa pandangan masyarakat kepadanya tidaklah benar. Rindu tidak pernah menanggapi segala bentuk pandangan masyarakat terhadap dirinya, ia lebih fokus pada karir dan keluarganya. Hingga suatu hari, sebuah Permasalahan dalam dirinya yang membuat Rindu ragu, apakah ia harus mengikuti jejak sang ibu atau dirinya dapat menemukan jalan keluar untuk permasalahan yang ia hadapi.

Ada perasaan aneh yang menyelinap di benak Eni ketika Udin berpamitan menjenguk ibunya di kampung. Setelah berhari Sang suami tidak memberi kabar, Eni memutuskan untuk cuti kerja dan bersama anak semata wayangnya menyusul Udin ke kampung. Hatinya porak poranda ketika tahu Udin ke kampung bukan untuk menjenguk ibunya melainkan untuk menikahi Rini, gadis muda yang tinggal di kampung sebelah. Eni meminta Udin untuk menceraikan Rini tetapi pria itu memberikan beribu alasan. Ditambah Rini yang membela diri dengan menyatakan mereka saling cinta. Sadar kalau Udin memang tidak ingin menceraikan Rini, Eni merancang strategi. Eni tahu Rini tidak sepolos yang terlihat. Eni berjanji akan membongkar sosok asli gadis muda yang menggoda Udin dan menyelamatkan pernikahannya. Berhasilkah Eni?

You are entering an alternate world, where the Philippines didn't achieve its independence but remained a US colony. You will meet four people living in Neo Manila, where the government is repressive, prohibited drugs are legal, and crime is rampant. Undesirables are abducted and imprisoned in the Valley, which is a hidden prison island. A secret society called the Sons of Lapu-Lapu is working to undermine the government and has spies within the Valley and the governmental ranks. A young man and a woman are victims of circumstance and caught between two sides. She initially betrays him but made amends later and became lovers. The government leader (and main villain) have thought of a bold plan to use witchcraft in creating a perfect Utopian society for him and the one-percenters in the colony: the New Gods. The remaining unworthy would not be included and thus eliminated. The soul of Neo Manila and the whole colony is at stake. Will the Sons of Lapu-Lapu or the New Gods prevail in the end? Who will you pledge your allegiance to?

Raditya izin untuk menikahi Sandra yang telah hamil. Tuan Anggara emosi mencekik Raditya lalu membawa dengan mobil ke arah perkebunan. Pria separuh baya ini berencana menguburkan di sana. Tubuh Raditya dimasukkan peti, tetapi dia berubah pikiran. Tuan Anggara keluar gudang mencari penjaga perkebunan. Raditya siuman lalu keluar gudang. Kemudian datang Mahendra yang mabuk dan tertidur dalam peti. Tuan Anggara dibantu penjaga mengangkat peti ke dalam mobil lalu membawanya pulang. Pria itu mengubur peti di bawah lantai dapur. Setahun kemudian, Sandra yang depresi kerasukan roh Mahendra lalu membongkar lantai dapur. Tuan Anggara pun ditangkap polisi dengan tuduhan pembunuhan dan memaksa aborsi Sandra. Motif Tuan Anggara membunuh Raditya, karena beranggapan Raditya adalah anak biologisnya dengan Maya. Dia tak menginginkan janin hasil incest di perut Sandra. Raditya adalah anak panti asuhan yang diadopsi oleh pasutri Wiratama. Tuan Anggara telah mengetahui bahwa Raditya adalah anak yang dititipkan oleh Maya. Raditya mendatangi Sandra untuk mengajak nikah. Namun sayang, hati Sandra telah tertambat kepada Vino. Raditya yang kecewa mengadu kepada Maya. Selama ini Raditya bersembunyi di rumah Maya. Wanita ini meminta bantuan dukun. Dengan ilmu hitam, Sandra dibuat kesakitan dan linglung layaknya orang gila. Vino yang tahu bahwa gilanya Sandra karena ilmu guna-guna, memberi imbalan banyak uang agar dukun melepaskan ilmu jahatnya. Raditya dan Maya yang merasa dikhianati lalu membunuh dukun dengan racun. Keduanya pun ditangkap polisi. Di saat bersamaan, jasad Mahendra dibawa kabur oleh raja serigala. Mahendra yang telah mati dihidupkan kembali untuk alat balas dendam kepada Tuan Anggara. Raja serigala marah karena kawasan hutan kekuasaannya telah dijadikan tambang batu bara oleh Tuan Anggara. Raja bertekat ingin menjadikan Sandra dan Mahendra sebagai pasangan pengantin abadi. Darah incest mereka adalah sumber keabadian raja serigala. Vino menyembunyikan Sandra di rumah keluarganya. Sandra pun tahu bahwa Vino adalah seorang vampire yang menyamar untuk melindungi darah suci dalam tubuhnya.

During a critical heart transplant, my doctor husband insisted his intern assist despite her garish nail art compromising the sterile field. When I called her out, he abandoned the patient mid-surgery to comfort her. I begged him to return, but he snapped, "Giselle is upset. Can't you wait? This is nothing compared to her feelings." 40 minutes later, the patient bled out and died. Later, they discovered that he was our highly respected mayor and placed the blame on me. "If it weren't for you causing a scene and kicking us out of the operating room, the mayor wouldn't have bled to death. This is all your fault!" Defenseless, I was sentenced to life in prison, tortured, and died in agony. My husband and his intern walked down the aisle, enjoying their happy life. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of that fateful surgery.

Heating starts on the 15th, so I give my mom the money to pay the heating bill two days in advance and ask her to pay it for me. But a week passes, and it still feels like an icehouse in my apartment. I am on the phone complaining to my younger brother's wife, Selena Lyons, who lives upstairs. "You are right not to pay the heating fee. I paid, and it made no difference. We're freezing to death here." From the other end of the call, I faintly hear my nephew shouting, "Mom, it's so hot! I want a popsicle!"

A week before my bonding ceremony, my younger sister traveled from a distant pack to be my maid of honor. While she was trying on her dress, the phone she had left outside suddenly rang. “Florence, can you answer that for me? I can’t get it right now.” I picked it up, and a male werewolf’s voice came through the line. “Baby, I bought you a gorgeous lingerie set. Tonight is going to be amazing.” I didn’t make a sound. A cold chill sliced straight through me. That voice belonged to none other than my mate-to-be, Dylan Conner.