Dinner Romantis

My husband Bruno's goomah was pregnant with their second child. At the family dinner, he caressed his lover Ava's rounded belly. "This one will be a boy, the future heir to the Marino family. As my wife, it is your duty to raise him." This was the second time he had openly acknowledged one of his bastards. I didn't make a scene like I had before. I just calmly lifted my head and looked Bruno straight in the eye. Raucous laughter erupted from the family members around the table. "Remember last time, when she acted like a madwoman? Looks like she's finally learned her place." "The Rossi family's businesses have all been carved up. What can she do besides be an infertile trophy wife? She'll be kicked to the curb sooner or later." Bruno's face was expressionless, allowing them to hurl their insults at me. I fought back the tears burning my eyes and even managed a small smile. "Bruno, let's get a divorce." Bruno looked as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world, his lips curling into a dismissive smirk. "Liliana, if you can come up with the hundred million dollars you owe this family, I'll sign the papers right now. Otherwise, stop making a scene." I didn't argue, and just dialed an encrypted number. "I accept the terms we discussed." A lazy laugh echoed from the other end of the line. "A hundred million? Merely the cost of a port. I can have it for you anytime, my princess."

I’d just wrapped up a short trip with my daughter, Elara. On the way back, I figured I’d swing by the Hale, our family’s casino, to check in on my son, Cassian. Maybe grab dinner together. I didn’t expect to be mistaken for his latest fling. Correction: not mistaken—accused. Violently. “You think you can just waltz in here like some queen?” she hissed. “I’m the woman Cassian loves! What kind of whore are you? And is this your bastard daughter with him?” She locked us in the basement. No phone. No light. Just concrete walls and the stench of mildew and madness. Then came the fists. She slapped me across the face—again and again—until my skin stung and my ears rang. When that didn’t satisfy her, she pulled a gun and aimed low. The bullet tore through my knee. I bit back a scream, shielding Elara with my body. “You need to die, whore,” she spat. One of her men hesitated, “We should at least tell Mr. Hale first. If we are going to kill these two in his casino.” Lila of course said no. But that man brought Cassian anyway. My son stepped into this dark little room like it was any other Tuesday—until he saw me. His whole body went still. The blood drained from his face. And then, in the smallest, most broken voice I’d ever heard from him, he whispered, “Mom? What are you doing in my basement?”

Еmily Whites, a twenty-fоur-year-оld florist living a quiet life in Venezuela, aссidentally sеnds a dinner invitаtion tо thе wrong number. Instead of hеr bеst friend, thе reciрient is Zaсk Тorres, a feared mafia leader ruling ovеr Americа. Whеn Zaсk shows up аt hеr doorstеp, Еmily’s wоrld is turnеd upside down. Knоwn for his ruthless nаture, Zaсk is surprisеd tо find himsеlf drawn tо Еmily's kindnеss аnd innoсenсe. As thеir livеs intertwine, Zaсk’s cold exteriоr bеgins tо crack, reveаling a man who wоuld burn thе wоrld down tо proteсt Еmily. Yet, Еmily is tоrn—can shе trust this dangerous man who claims tо lovе hеr, or is hеr hеart simply аfrаid of thе рower hе hоlds? With Marсellus, Zaсk’s vengeful rival, targeting Еmily tо destroy Zaсk, thеir lovе is put tо thе ultimаte tеst. Will thеir cоnnectiоn survive thе stоrm thаt threаtens tо teаr thеm аpаrt, or will Еmily’s fear ovеrshadow thе lovе Zaсk is desperаte tо show hеr?

"W-What do you want?" "I want to see the girl who saved me. Do you know who I am?" James sharply gazed up at Delilah's blue eyes. Delilah innocently shook her head at him. "From now on, call me, Mr. J." James Harristian, aka James Belgenza, is the mafia leader of Daga Nero, a splinter group of one of the oldest famous mafia families in Naples. Apart from his powerful ruler of the town who controlled the underground weapon industry in Europe, James was also a successful owner of a high-tech motor company. One day, James was deceived into a scam dinner by his mistress. It strived to kill him, but somehow, he escaped. Being trapped in gunshots with his enemy, a flower girl saves James' life from his shameful miserable death. Delilah is a flower girl who runs a small flower shop in an alley in Naples. She thought innocently helping James to get to the hospital without wondering who the man was. When James has another chance to breathe, he does not feel grateful to his savior unless to kidnaps her. Unfortunately, Delilah turns out to be a collateral of her father's debt, which ran off unable to pay. Therefore, he intentionally kept Delilah in his mansion and added more debts to confine her forever. What will happen when the debt is only a scheme to kill James and Delilah is a pawn? Meanwhile, James falls for Delilah, who tries hard to pay her unpaid debt.

"Are you warm for me Belle? " "Scorching. " She whispered back as he traced his hand along her inner thigh. She could feel the ache between her legs. Christian nibbled in her ear and whispered huskily. "Then let me turn the heat off. " Isabelle blue has her life under control, a boyfriend, a trustworthy best friend and a caring family until her cousin accuses her of drugging him and forcing herself on him. Sam produces photographs of the scene during a get together dinner, depicting Isabelle on top of his unconscious body. No one believes her including her father who disowns her. To worsen it all, Isabelle can't remember what happened during the party that Sam claimed she had abused him. In search of emotional support, Isabelle goes to her boyfriend's place Dylan. She is not prepared to find her best friend in the hands of her boyfriend, moving sensually in passionate love making. Thrust in a world of hurt, she finds herself in a nearby park in darkness. She almost succumbs to the betrayal but one man lurking in the shadow comes to her rescue. She ends up having sex with a stranger who turns out to be her patient the very next day. What happens when they can't control their feelings towards one another? Will Christian help her uncover what happened the night Sam took the pictures? Will Christian and Isabelle survive hurt, betrayal and secrets? Or will they end up being lethal enemies?

My father, Benjamin Ward, was bedridden, paralyzed, and unable to move. The AI model he spent his entire life developing—a model powerful enough to cure terminal diseases—had been stolen and published under someone else's name. Humiliated beyond endurance, he suffered a stroke and collapsed. He couldn't speak. He couldn't even write. I swore I'd find the thief who destroyed him. My girlfriend, Maris Dawn, wept and promised to help me uncover the truth. But at a dinner party, when her first love proudly announced that he'd been specially recruited by a national research lab thanks to that very model, she immediately grabbed my arm, whispering, "Don't make a scene. Grayson just wants a good future. Don't ruin his life." Grayson Vale smirked with disdain. "The old man was about to retire anyway. Think of it as recycling waste." My vision went red. I charged at him, ready to make him pay for what he'd done to my father. Maris tripped me before I could reach him. She threw a check for ten million in my face. "Here's for your dad's medical care. Don't be shameless, alright? Grayson is a rising star. You're just a broke grad student. You should learn your place." I tore the check apart, piece by piece. That check could never buy the Dawn family a future in the world of science.

"Kita bangkrut Ani, kita miskin," ucap Rhoma. "Tidak Rhoma, tidak ...." teriak Ani sembari menjambak rambutnya dan berteriak histeris. Tak pernah bisa Ani bayangkan kalau dirinya harus menjadi orang miskin akibat kebodohan suaminya yang terlalu mempercayai pengacara keluarganya. Hari itu, Ani tertidur sebagai seorang istri pengusaha sukses, kaya raya loh jinawi dan terbangun sebagai seorang miskin yang harus membuat dirinya juga keluarganya pindah dari Jakarta ke Cililin. Bisakah ia dan keluarganya beradaptasi dengan kehidupan desa yang jauh dari kata modern dan memiliki tetangga yang kelakuannya absurd dan out of the box? Bisakah dirinya yang sudah terbiasa hidup enak, di mana setiap hari makan di restoran mahal dan hidup bergelimang harta, harus berubah menjadi wanita yang makan seadanya dan hidup pas-pasan juga terlunta-lunta? Sudah tampak mengerikan bukan? Tapi, Tuhan punya cara absurd untuk membuat keluarga Rhoma lebih sengsara lagi. Iya ... Tuhan membuat keluarga mereka terbalut hutang yang sangat besar, hingga mereka dikejar-kejar debt collector tampan nan rupawan yang mampu menggetarkan ginjal semua janda dan perawan di desa Cililin yang bernama Fikri Bulbul. Dengan membaca kisah ini Anda sudah ikut berpartisipasi dalam dunia Rhoma yang manis, romantis dan kocak. Ingat ... bila Anda tertawa sampai bengek hingga di anggap kurang waras oleh sekitar Anda, jangan salahkan Keluarga Rhoma tapi, salahkan penulisnya. XOXO Gallon yang Hobi Kellon.

"Dunia Yang Jauh Darimu Selamanya: Kisah Cinta yang Tak Terjangkau" adalah sebuah novel komedi romantis yang mengisahkan tentang Laksmi dan Jaka, dua pengacara hebat yang pada awalnya adalah mantan suami istri. Laksmi dikenal sebagai pengacara brilian yang selalu berhasil memenangkan kasus-kasusnya, sementara Jaka juga tidak kalah kompeten dan terampil dalam profesinya. Kedua karakter ini bekerja di firma hukum yang sama, namun setelah perceraian mereka, mereka berusaha untuk menjaga jarak dan seolah-olah tidak saling mengenal. Namun, nasib mempertemukan mereka kembali saat mereka harus bekerja sama menangani sebuah kasus besar tentang sengketa lahan. Meskipun awalnya hubungan mereka dipenuhi dengan pertengkaran dan ketegangan, mereka tidak bisa menghindari untuk kembali bersama dalam kerja sama profesional. Lambat laun, kolaborasi mereka membangkitkan kembali kenangan-kenangan bahagia masa lalu, dan cinta di antara mereka tumbuh kembali. Namun, seperti kehidupan nyata, perjalanan cinta mereka tidaklah mulus. Mereka harus menghadapi banyak rintangan dan konflik, baik dari dalam maupun luar hubungan mereka. Meskipun mereka memutuskan untuk kembali menjalin cinta, akhir cerita ini menunjukkan bahwa tidak semua kisah cinta memiliki akhir yang manis seperti dongeng, tetapi tetap penuh dengan kebijaksanaan dan pertumbuhan pribadi. Novel ini menawarkan kombinasi antara humor dalam situasi-situasi yang konyol dan romansa yang penuh dengan kejutan, sambil mengeksplorasi dinamika hubungan antara dua orang yang pernah saling mencintai.

Furina Dunne has never gotten it easy in life. After her mother left her and her dad to marry a rich billionaire, Furina went on a trip to Paris with her friends and drank her pain away. She ended up waking up in a hotel room, stark naked next to a French man. Upon being treated like a prostitute, she had her sweet revenge on that man and moved on with her life. Five years later, she found out that her dad had been beaten up by a loan shark whom her father had borrowed money for his medical bills. Furina moved back in with her dad and helped him. When she received an invitation from her now-rich mother to attend a dinner gala, she attended with one purpose: to borrow money so she could pay the loan shark. Her mother treated her like dirt and she ended up leaving the gala. On her way out, she stumbled into a gorgeous fine specimen of a man, Diluc Ragnvindr Neuvillette. She jumped into his limousine to get away from her mother, not knowing that this man was the same man she’d spent a drunken one-night-stand five years ago and that he was also her stepbrother. The danger was now that Diluc finally had her again, there was no way he would ever let her go … and the dangerous liaison shall commence along with its consequences. 👠👠👠 The moment Diluc spotted her alone at the party, he pulled her into a corner and kissed her. “We’re in a public place,” she said, pulling away from him. His finger dipped lower, “Yeah? Is that why you’re so wet?”

Kirana Catalunia tidak pernah membayangkan akan menginjakkan kaki di Paris—apalagi dengan beasiswa bergengsi yang diidamkan banyak orang. Ya, Tuhan memang baik. Atau... mungkin sedang mempermainkannya. Paris katanya kota cinta. Tapi Kirana tidak datang untuk cinta. Ia datang untuk bertahan hidup, bermimpi, dan membuktikan bahwa perempuan tidak perlu laki-laki untuk merasa utuh. Bahwa ia berhak punya kendali atas dirinya sendiri. Paris mungkin kota pilihan terakhir Kirana yang dipikirkan untuknya melarikan diri. Dari masa lalu yang terlalu erat mengikat. Dari cinta dua belas tahun-nya yang kandas. Dari orang-orang yang terus bertanya: “Kenapa kamu tinggalkan Andra Logan?”. Orang-orang tidak tahu kalau dalam hati kecilnya, Kirana —ia masih tidak bisa lepas dari nama Andra Logdan. Tapi ia sadar, keputusannya hanya bisa membuatnya mencintai dalam diam. Dulu semua yakin: Kirana dan Andra akan menikah. Dia pria ideal—pintar, romantis, dan stabil. Tapi Kirana memilih pergi. Dan sekarang, semua orang mengira dia bodoh karena begitu Kirana menapakkan diri di Paris, ia mendapati kabar kalau Andra akan menikah dengan wanita lain bulan depan. Sakit bukan main. Oleh karena itu, saat ini Kirana ingin menjauh sejauh mungkin dari semua yang berbau asmara. Kalau bisa ke Antartika. Tapi takdir justru mengirimnya ke negeri croissant dan kental akan romansa—Prancis. Dan menghadiahinya kejutan lain: tetangga masa kecil yang menyebalkan, Haris. Kirana sudah bersumpah tidak akan jatuh cinta lagi. Tapi Paris—dan takdir—punya cara sendiri untuk menertawakan sumpah-sumpah seperti itu.