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"Did you kill him?" The detective asked again."I've already answered you like a thousand times... Yes, he was a monster. Yes, he beat me up a lot but I didn't do it. I didn't kill Jude!" Amanda replied."I'm sorry. I know what it's like to be a victim of abuse and all that, but you need to understand that murder is a serious case too. You'll have to forgive us for asking you continually it's just that you were the closest to him we've got here.""I wasn't. There was someone else he was seeing that knew a lot about him than I ever did," Amanda replied.*******The night was growing colder and the rains seemed to have agitated in full force. Amanda sat on one of the soft leather chairs that squeaked with her every move in the living room with tears in her eyes as she watched the rains drop on the floor forming small pools and waited for Jude to come back. She was worried sick about his whereabouts even though all his presence caused her were pain and more tears. The protruding bump on her stomach, made it quite difficult to move around at ease so she was stuck with calling his busied line while she watched the clock tick its way into the midnight mark.*****A heart rending story told differently. Stronger than Pain captures a dysfunctional Nigerian home where a callous man, beats his wife on a daily basis. Time flies and now he is dead. All the characters have a reason to kill him, but she's their number one suspect. The Question still remains, who pulled the trigger?

Three siblings are sent away to visit their estranged wealthy relatives, the Apions, in picturesque WavesPort. But the town is not as idyllic as it seems. A mystery that the town has buried, three siblings unearth. Avid curiosity that leads them on a perilous journey. A journey of uncovering the truth. And what they find is beyond unfathomable.

Steve Hart harus menelan pahitnya hidup ketika terus-menerus menerima perlakuan buruk dari keluarga istrinya. Semua berawal dari keputusannya menerima pernikahan kontrak yang diajukan oleh keturunan keluarga kaya. Awalnya, Steve sempat berpikir untuk bertahan saja sampai kontrak itu berakhir. Namun tak disangka, sebuah “sistem” muncul dalam hidupnya, sebuah kekuatan misterius yang memberinya kesempatan untuk bangkit dan membebaskan diri dari kehidupan menyedihkan yang selama ini menjeratnya.

Fianna Arunika hanya ingin hidup tenang. Jadi karyawan biasa, kerja lalu pulang, atau kalau bisa—uang lembur lancar, pulang cepat, dan jauh-jauh dari segala hal menyebalkan. Sayangnya, semesta punya rencana lain. Dalam waktu kurang dari 3 hari, dia—yang katanya jomblo abadi—tiba-tiba sah menjadi istri dari Abian Aiden : Manajer Keuangan baru yang paling galak, paling kaku, dan paling bikin tekanan darah naik di kantor. Fianna gak mabuk. Gak mimpi. Gak dirasuki jin. Tapi kenapa bisa sampai halu level menikah begini? Dan yang paling penting… Bisakah kehidupan tenang Fianna bertahan setelah ia menjadi istri dari beruang pemarah itu?!

Houve uma confusão no hospital quando o familiar de um paciente começou a levantar uma faca. Instintivamente, tentei empurrar meu marido, Dr. Ricardo Lourenço, para longe. Mas, ele agarrou minha mão e me colocou na frente da sua protegida, Camila Xavier. Aquela facada entrou no meu abdômen, matandoo bebê que acabava de se formar. Quando meus colegas me encaminharam às pressas para a UTI, chorando, Ricardo me arrancou da maca. — Salvem a Camila primeiro! — Ele berrou. — Se acontecer qualquer coisa com ela, eu demito todo mundo! Os médicos ficaram chocados e furiosos: — Dr. Ricardo, você enlouqueceu? A Camila só teve um corte superficial. Sua esposa está em estado grave! Eu toquei meu ventre que sangrava sem parar e assenti devagar: — Deixe como está. Estamos quites, Ricardo.

Luna Aulia dan Jaya Baya adalah sepasang suami istri. Hasil perjodohan yang di sebabkan oleh hutang budi keluarga Luna dengan Jaya Baya. Lalu bagaimana awal dari rumah tangga mereka berdua? Akanlah kisah keduanya sama seperti di dunia novel? Saling membenci lalu jatuh cinta? Atau malah sebaliknya mereka jatuh cinta sejak awal? Jika iya. Bagaimana nasib kelanjutan rumah tangga keduanya? Akankah rumah tangga keduanya bertahan sampai akhir hayat? Atau malah hancur di tengah-tengah karena orang ketiga? Atau hancur karena keegoisan Luna yang ingin mengejar mimpinya kuliah di korea?

--- Naila Rahma, seorang siswi SMA yang sedang berjuang untuk move on dari cinta yang bertepuk sebelah tangan, tiba-tiba terjebak dalam rencana konyol untuk pura-pura pacaran dengan Reyhan, teman sekelas yang terkenal dengan sikapnya yang kocak dan sering kali bikin malu. Rencana ini bertujuan untuk membuat cowok yang dia suka, Alif, cemburu. Namun, seiring waktu, Reyhan mulai menunjukkan perasaan yang lebih dari sekadar teman, dan Naila dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit: mengikuti perasaannya yang tertinggal pada Alif atau menerima cinta yang tiba-tiba muncul dari seseorang yang selama ini dia anggap remeh. Apakah cinta yang tumbuh dari kebohongan bisa menjadi nyata? Dan siapa yang akan benar-benar mengisi hatinya—Alif atau Reyhan yang penuh kejutan? ---

My first time meeting Lawrence Seinfield was during my return to a noble family as its heiress. He helped me get out of a sticky situation once, and for that, I spent five years trying to steal his heart. I loved him. Eventually, he became my fiance, but he thought I was beneath him. He thought my lack of education and proper upbringing was bad. My grandfather, the one who raised me, was dying. Just when I needed his help the most, he decided to teach me a lesson and show me my place. Without any help, my grandfather died, and like Lawrence wished, I knew my place. And I lost my love for him.

*story completed* When the Black-fur Hades meets the no-fur Doll, he can just feel his comfortable life as a back-alley fixer slipping through his paw. Being contracted to take the no-fur away from trouble brewing with his mobster owners to a breeding farm upstate seems like a straightforward enough job. But when it comes to dealing with this particular no-fur, nothing is straightforward. Bestselling authors Hermit & Star have created another steamy, dark world - this time with anthropomorphic feline Alphas and their no-fur Omegas!

Roseline "Rosy" Parks is the black sheep of her family. A party- loving, seductress who has never had issues getting guys. She has moved through her life going between meaningless filings and a One-night stand. Not wanting to commit to anyone, she loves the freedom she has. When she met a stranger one night, he awakens something inside her. As it appears that she might have finally found someone special. There is a catch she's about to discover when he turns up in her life in a most unexpected way. In a web of lust, secret, sex and love. Let the game for their heart begin. But someone's might just get broken along the way.