Chris Ejen Ali

Di Balik Tirai adalah kisah perjuangan seorang ibu, Maria Lestari, dalam melarikan diri dari belenggu kekerasan rumah tangga dan jejaring kejahatan tersembunyi. Setelah bertahun-tahun terjebak dalam hubungan penuh kontrol dan kekerasan bersama suaminya, Rizal Pratama, Maria akhirnya memutuskan untuk melarikan diri bersama kedua anaknya, Putri dan Arif. Kehidupan baru mereka dimulai di Desa Harmoni, sebuah tempat yang tenang dan jauh dari kota. Di sana, Maria bertemu Dewi, tetangga yang menjadi sahabat sekaligus pendukung utamanya. Dengan bantuan Dewi, Maria membangun bisnis kecil menjahit yang memberinya kekuatan ekonomi dan kepercayaan diri. Namun, kedamaian itu tidak bertahan lama. Rizal yang obsesif kembali muncul, menyebarkan teror melalui pesan-pesan anonim dan bayang-bayang pengawasan. Situasi kian memburuk saat Maria mengetahui bahwa Rizal terlibat dalam organisasi kriminal bernama Lingkaran Hitam, jaringan gelap yang menguasai banyak lini kehidupan dari bisnis hingga politik. Dengan dukungan Farhan, seorang detektif idealis, Maria terlibat dalam penyelidikan berbahaya yang membawanya pada rahasia besar dan kejahatan lintas negara. Di tengah ketegangan dan pelarian, Maria tidak hanya menghadapi musuh eksternal, tetapi juga harus melawan rasa takut dan trauma dalam dirinya. Ia menyadari bahwa untuk benar-benar bebas, ia harus menghancurkan sistem yang mengurungnya, bukan hanya melarikan diri darinya. Di Balik Tirai adalah kisah tentang keberanian, ketangguhan, dan harapan. Sebuah perjalanan seorang ibu dalam melindungi anak-anaknya, membebaskan diri dari masa lalu, dan menantang kekuasaan gelap yang ingin mengendalikannya. Sebuah cermin tentang kekuatan perempuan dalam menghadapi dunia yang keras.

Daphne Spears doesn’t believe in the holiday magic, but when she catches her fiancé streaming a live sex tape with Scarlet, her step sister and wedding planner, all the bad luck in the world follows. Daphne only has a few weeks to return to her granny in Australia with her non-existent fiancé, and there’s unfortunately no going back on that. Stranded in the cold, she does the next best thing—Gets drunk, dances with a stranger, and ends up in her ex’s boss’s bed for the night. Shock follows when Daphne realizes that she has to spend time trapped with Reed Horace, her one night stand, and his sunshine four year old son, but the lines quickly blur for both of them. Soon though, a choice has to be made. Would it be true love? Or was this just a holiday romance after all? N.B For the maximum experience, kindly check out the ‘Trapped With His Boss’ Christmas playlist on Sp0tify. Happy Reading!

Syrhane Ong is a Medical Technology student in her third year. She is clever, outgoing, and driven by a strong desire to succeed. Her family is Chinese, and they are highly traditional when it comes to marriage. Syrhane has never dated anyone because she knows her parents will pick a guy for her in the end. She was frightened of falling in love, of getting hurt, and of hurting the person she cared about. Syrhane Ong's buddy and classmate, Soren Gonzales. They've known each other since their first year of college because they're in the same class. As a result of the pressure and problems they're carrying, they've had to deal with a lot of obstacles. Unlike the other students, Soren's family is not wealthy. He is a scholar and a hardworking student who is striving to maintain a good grade while still supporting his family. That one night, though, changed everything. They began to have strange feelings for each other. The friendship between a male and female who developed feelings for each other. Owen Cujuangco, on the other hand, appeared out of nowhere in Syrhane's life. This individual will cause the two of them to break up. Because Syrhane's father wants Syrhane to marry Owen, she has no choice but to obey his father because that is the only way she can make him proud of her. Soren made a wish for the two of them, hoping that the stars would align in their favor. He wants to love Syrhane, but he knew it would be impossible due to their disparities in their current circumstances. They've been waiting for each other to cross their paths again as time passes, and time will bring them back together.

When Clara Davis accidentally switches suitcases at the airport, she expects an awkward exchange— not a gun, stacks of cash, and a stranger calling her Mrs. Vale. Lucien Vale, a cold, beautiful man with blood on his hands, insists she’s his wife—and that men are hunting her. Dragged into a world of covert missions and deadly secrets, Clara must live under an alias to survive. But the longer she stays by his side, the more she questions everything: Is Lucien her captor or her protector? Is this marriage fake—or fate? One suitcase, one lie, one love that could cost them both their lives.

Megan Harding has just landed her dream job on the Elite space station, but her dreams quickly turn to disaster when gravity pulls her in crash landing into the King of Altundral's spacecraft, where she finds herself falling for the handsome Alien king Halturian.Can Megan save the Altundral people from extinction? Will the universe bring them together to save his people?

Hari ini, adalah hari yang sangat mengharukan. Dimana, tepat ketika tetesan air hujan mulai turun, aku di lahirkan ke dunia ini. Tangis bahagia memecah keheningan malam. Semua orang menyambut hangat kedatanganku. Namun, di setiap pertemuan, pasti ada perpisahan. Ayahku mengalami penyakit yang sangat serius pada saat itu. Tepat setelah Ayah mencium keningku yang mungil, ia pun menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya.

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.

I promise I didn’t do anything that day”. He cups my face and stares deeply into my eyes.      “I want to believe you but I can’t”. I place my hands on his. I close my eyes and let the tears fall.    I feel a soft kiss on my cheeks trailing down to my neck. His hands move up my back as he claims my lips in his. My tears flow freely. He pushes me to the wall gently and claim my lips again. I let my hands do what they have been itching to do and run my fingers through his soft hair.   ******************************************   When Isabel Díaz finds out about her boyfriend and soon-to-be baby daddy’s betrayal on Christmas Eve, she packs up and leaves.     Two years later, she is unexpectedly transferred back to America. She later discovers that this is Jaxon Slade’s doing. Moving back there right before Christmas feels like déjà vu.     Will the health of their child bring them together and allow him to redeem himself or will it drift them further apart?

When a particular Alpha of a remote pack is in a huge debt, there is no other choice, than for his daughter, Audrey to repay his debt. She is taken forcefully into the arms of a ruthless beast. He is Bane, the cruel Alpha of Red Walkers Pack. He hates and loathes her, unknown to him, she's his mate. Find out if this mere slave would be able to win a beast's heart? How about saving him from a curse?

Sinopsis Singkat: Alvaro Raditya, pewaris tunggal keluarga konglomerat Raditya Group, merasa hidupnya kosong meski bergelimang harta. Dalam sebuah perjalanan pribadi mencari makna hidup, ia memutuskan menyamar menjadi orang biasa bernama “Raka”, hidup sederhana di lingkungan kelas bawah. Di sana, ia bertemu Nayla, seorang wanita muda yang bekerja sebagai wanita penghibur demi melunasi utang keluarganya dan menyelamatkan adik-adiknya dari keterpurukan. Alvaro—sebagai Raka—jatuh cinta pada kepribadian Nayla yang kuat dan berhati mulia meski hidup di dunia gelap. Tanpa membuka identitas aslinya, Raka berjuang mengangkat Nayla dari kehidupan kelamnya—melalui pendidikan, pekerjaan baru, dan dukungan moril. Tapi ketika masa lalu Nayla terkuak dan rahasia Raka hampir terbongkar, keduanya dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit: bertahan demi cinta atau menyerah pada realita. ⸻ Daftar Isi Sementara (Rencana 24 Bab) 1. Hidup di Balik Jas Armani 2. Langkah Pertama Menuju Dunia Gelap 3. Namaku Raka, Bukan Alvaro 4. Perkenalan di Tengah Malam 5. Secangkir Kopi dan Luka Lama 6. Nayla, Wanita yang Tak Patah 7. Hati yang Terpikat Diam-Diam 8. Ketika Harapan Mulai Muncul 9. Raka Mulai Terluka 10. Bisikan Masa Lalu 11. Titik Balik: Nayla dan Pendidikan 12. Jejak Luka dan Cinta yang Tumbuh 13. Keluarga yang Kembali Menuntut 14. Raka Hampir Ketahuan 15. Cemburu, Cinta, dan Kebohongan 16. Badai Sebelum Kepastian 17. Ayah Nayla: Dosa yang Tak Bisa Ditebus 18. Nayla Pergi Tanpa Pesan 19. Kebenaran Terungkap 20. Di Ujung Harapan 21. Kembali dari Pelarian 22. Cinta yang Tak Butuh Nama 23. Pernikahan yang Diuji Dunia 24. Bahagia Bukan Karena Kaya, Tapi Karena Cinta ⸻