Cil Singer

“You seem to have forgotten that you’re not marrying a commoner, Alina. You’re marrying the prince of all vampires, so look alive and get me some coffee.” Alina Deluca lives a normal life up in the Californian north. At least that’s what she makes the world believe. Locked within her hypnotising emerald eyes are horrors she could never speak of, even if it killed her. Erick Stayton, the vampire prince, is her nightmare. To her, he was no more than a cold, savage predator that lusted for her blood and took away everything she had during that one traumatising night four years ago. Problem is, she is bound to be his bride. Mustering her every strength to set things right in her awry life, she gets embroiled in an ages-old feud and a struggle for power of mind-boggling proportions. Strangely enough, she finds herself connecting with Erick in ways she never knew she could. Suddenly, everything is not what it seems. Is Erick the heartless monster Alina makes him out to be? Will a vampire law made eons ago be the undoing of the whole vampire race? Will heat-ed passion bloom in these bloodiest of times? Sink your fangs into an exhilarating journey to the supernatural world with Anna Kendra’s The Vampire’s Bride. Packed with plot twists in every turn, this book will surely leave you reeling for more.

That year, during the Sicilian arms trafficking conflict, my lover of three years, Silvio, deliberately betrayed my transport routes at a critical moment in a deal with the rival "DiMarco" family, causing me to lose all my territory. He immediately defected to the DiMarco family's leader Marina, becoming her lover. As he left, he didn't even bother to disguise his betrayal, coldly tossing out, "What we had was just business, nothing personal." While I was burdened with my family's blood debts and pushed to the edge of a cliff, Lorenzo, who had secretly harbored feelings for me since childhood, found me and offered his family's entire fortune. "Isabella, don't be afraid. In my eyes, you'll always be Sicily's most formidable Queen of the Arms Trade," he said. He took the Colt pistol from my hand, and his voice was gentle yet resolute. Five years later, my power resurged. I was about to completely crush Marina's smuggling network and reclaim everything I had lost. My caporegimes, the captains of my organization, were ready and waiting for my command. But on the night before the operation, my weapons warehouse suddenly exploded, turning priceless arms into worthless scrap metal. I barely escaped through the thick smoke, my body covered in burns. In a secluded monastery, I overheard Lorenzo and Silvio whispering outside my door. "You really had the guts to blow up the arsenal. Weren't you afraid of blasting her to pieces too?" Silvio's voice carried a mocking tone. "If she died, just died. I've always loved Marina. If it weren't for that unlucky family marriage lottery five years ago, I wouldn't have had to endure this ugly bitch for all this time." Lorenzo's voice was ice-cold and unfamiliar. I closed my eyes, feeling like a dagger had pierced my chest. Explosion. Arranged marriage. Ugly bitch. So those five years of shared hardship were just his unwilling choice after losing a high-stakes gamble. "I married her to keep watch. If it weren't for me paving

Aku sudah berjanji menemani teman masa kecilku yang dirundung untuk pindah sekolah, tetapi dia berubah pikiran sehari sebelum berkasnya distempel. Temannya mencibir, "Gila sih kamu. Pura-pura dirundung selama ini cuma buat menipu Aurelia supaya ikut kabur." "Dia itu teman masa kecilmu, apa kamu benar-benar tega membiarkan dia pergi sendirian ke sekolah yang asing?" Lorenzo berkata dengan datar, "Hanya sekolah lain di kota yang sama, memang bisa sejauh apa?" "Setiap hari ditempeli dia saja aku sudah merasa bosan, jadi ini malah pas." Hari itu aku berdiri lama di luar pintu, akhirnya memilih untuk berbalik pergi. Hanya saja, pada formulir pindah sekolah, aku mengubah SMA I Kota Haidiaz menjadi SMA luar negeri yang diminta orang tuaku. Semua orang lupa, aku dan dia sejak awal memang jauh berbeda, ibarat langit dan bumi.

Thirty years ago, a progressive rock band called The Yellow Kings began recording what would become their first and final album. Titled “The Final Reconciliation,” the album was expected to usher in a new renaissance of heavy metal, but it was shelved following a tragic concert that left all but one dead. The sole survivor of that horrific incident was the band’s lead guitarist, Aidan Cross, who’s kept silent about the circumstances leading up to that ill-fated performance—until now. For the first time since the tragedy, Aidan has granted an exclusive interview to finally put rumors to rest and address a question that has haunted the music industry for decades: What happened to The Yellow Kings? The answer will terrify you. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Claire loves her husband, Jason, so much that she thinks he will fall in love with her if she is a good wife. But to Jason, Claire was just a scheming woman who tricked him into marrying her. Jason continued to date Alice despite his mother's disapproval, and he even kicked Claire out and divorced her after his mother's death. Claire's love burned out because of her jealousy of Alice, and Jason even accused her of deliberately killing his mother. But one day... Jason came to Claire and apologized. The man who had been cruel and indifferent to her suddenly became gentle and kind! He even knelt at her feet in front of everyone and promised: "Claire, it turns out that I have been loving the wrong person all this time. In the future, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, please forgive me. But Claire was no longer the woman who humbly loved him, because he had killed that stupid woman after divorcing her.

Mahardika didesak kakeknya untuk menikah dengan Eka Maheswari. Keluarga Wijaya dan Saputra, sudah sejak lama menjalin hubungan dekat. Namun, Mahardika dan Eka terpaut usia yang cukup jauh, kira-kira sembilan tahun. Pada akhirnya membuat Mahardika harus sabar menghadapi sikap Eka yang kekanak-kanakan. Momen apa saja yang terjadi di dalam rumah tangga Mahardika dan Eka?

Saat suamiku memaksa diriku yang sedang hamil delapan bulan untuk menemani sahabat masa kecilnya main loncat bungee, aku tidak membantah ataupun marah. Sebaliknya, aku malah mengangguk setuju. Aku melakukan ini karena di kehidupan sebelumnya, sahabatnya itu sedang sedih. Demi menghiburnya, suamiku berjanji akan mengabulkan satu permintaannya. Sahabatnya pun bilang pada suamiku kalau keinginan terbesarnya adalah ada orang yang menemaninya main loncat bungee. Suamiku yang takut ketinggian langsung menyuruhku untuk menemaninya, aku pun menolak mentah-mentah dengan alasan sedang hamil. Karena penolakanku, sahabatnya itu sedih dan akhirnya memilih pergi ke bar untuk minum-minum. Sialnya, dia malah dijebak di sana, diracuni dan dilecehkan hingga kehilangan kesuciannya. Setelah kejadian itu, dia yang merasa hancur meninggalkan sebuah surat wasiat sebelum mengakhiri hidupnya, [Kalau saja aku nggak pergi ke bar hari itu, mungkinkah semuanya akan berbeda?] Membaca surat itu, suamiku mencekik leherku. “Kenapa kamu nggak mengikuti ajakan Sisil untuk loncat bungee? Apa susahnya tinggal mengikuti dia saja?” Akhirnya, aku mati dicekik oleh suamiku sendiri dan anak di kandunganku yang belum sempat lahir pun ikut pergi bersamaku. Begitu membuka mata kembali, ternyata aku kembali ke hari di mana suamiku memintaku menemani sahabatnya itu main loncat bungee….

Niat Kayla yang hanya menyelamatkan nyawa manusia akhirnya mendapatkan surprise suami. Itu pengalaman aneh yang di miliki Kayla. Gadis cantik yang baru berusia 19 tahun ini tengah berjuang mencari uang untuk menunjang pengobatan ibunya yang sedang berada di rumah sakit. Kayla membantu seorang nenek yang mengalami kecelakaan lalu lintas dan di balas jasanya dengan penawaran menikahi cucu lelakinya yang tampan dan kaya raya. Kayla jelas menolak tawaran yang aneh baginya itu. Dia tidak mungkin menerima pernikahan dengan orang asing yang tidak ia kenal. Iming-iming yang di tawarkan oleh nenek, untuk membantu pengobatan ibunya membuat Kayla dilema. Haruskah dia menerima pernikahan dengan orang asing demi pengobatan ibunya?

Tak ada perselingkuhan yang layak dimaafkan. Tak semua orang juga mampu memberikan kesempatan kedua. Lydia memang menikahi Alan karena dijodohkan oleh orang tuanya. Namun, ia tak menyangka bila Alan adalah seorang lelaki yang tak cukup dengan satu atau dua wanita. Saat Lydia mulai mengabaikan sang suami. Apakah pria itu akan menyesal atau justru ia akan bahagia karena akhirnya merasa bebas...?

"Nak, mau sampai kapan kamu jadi jomblo begini? Ibu mau punya cucu, Nak!" seru wanita paruh baya kepada Dimas. --- Dimas Anggara, yang sudah dijodohkan lebih dari 20 kali oleh ibunya, selalu saja gagal dalam hubungan asmaranya, perselingkuhan, penghianatan selalu saja terjadi dalam asmaranya. "Bu, aku akan menikah!" Dalam perjodohan yang ke 21 kalinya, Dimas tanpa berpikir panjang memutuskan untuk segera menikahi wanita itu. Mengapa Dimas langsung menikahi wanita itu? Apa yang terjadi kepada Dimas sehingga memutuskan untuk segera menikah?