Dry Humor

“I searched for you everywhere, Marissa. I hired the best investigators. I realized too late that I needed you in my life. And now that you are here, I cannot let you go.” His voice was weak. His eyes were desperate. And the desperation only made me feel more satisfied than I had in years. I could walk away and let Tristan’s perfect world fall apart. Or I could stay. Crush the empire my sweat was built on, watch Tristan wallow in pain as his world crumbles. I could become the queen of the game he started ten years ago. ********** Marissa, a plus sized lady, was once the talented designer whose creativity turned her husband’s company into a success. Tristan hid her because he was ashamed of her size, stole her work, and even named her designs after his lover. That same night, she lost her pregnancy. Now, ten years later, the empire he built was sinking. But Marissa? She returned stronger, more beautiful, and fearless. When the man who broke her begins to beg, will Marissa forgive him or turn the game to her playground where Tristan will face the worst kind of pain than she ever did?

Kate Ashlan avait renoncé à sa fortune familiale et son statut d'héritière, en se mariant à l'homme qui lui avait sauvé la vie, elle en était tombé amoureuse, ils se sont mariés par la demande de son grand-père sur son lit de mort, pendant que Ryan Miller ignorait sa véritable identité, car elle ne voulait en aucun cas paraître supérieure à son homme, et briser sa fierté, lui qui essayait tant bien que mal de sauver son entreprise qui était en faillite. Après 5 ans de mariage, il s'est avéré que son mari l'avait trompé avec sa meilleure ami, se sentant méprisé et trahi par l'homme qu'il aimait, elle décida de divorcer et reprendre sa vie d'avant, 4 ans plus tard, elle revient en tant qu'unique héritière et PDG du groupe Ashlan. Comment réagirait son ex mari, en apprenant que son ex femme est de retour, et de plus, sur une autre identité ? Leur amour va-t-il se raviver ? va-t-elle lui pardonner son infidélité d'autrefois, ou l'ignorer?

Kehidupan rumah tangganya yang jauh dari kata bahagia, membuat Elena terjerat dalam cinta yang diberikan Aldo—pria muda yang sudah dianggap teman oleh putranya. Sempat terbuai dengan perhatian pria itu dan jatuh dalam hubungan terlarang, tetapi kemudian semuanya berubah menjadi prahara ketika dunia, termasuk putranya, mengetahui perselingkuhannya. Segala nasihat, cibiran, bahkan hinaan harus diterima Elena, terlebih setelah semua orang tahu bahwa pria selingkuhannya berusia jauh di bawahnya. Namun di balik itu semua, ada satu rahasia yang menjadi kartu As Damar—sang suami—yang selalu dijadikan ancaman untuk Elena. Keputusan apa yang harus diambil Elena? Akankah dia tetap melanjutkan pernikahan yang menyesakkan demi kebahagiaan putranya, ataukah menerima tawaran Aldo yang mengajaknya untuk memulai hidup baru?

Can she save the world she grew up in? Is the world really as she sees it? How many heart breaks before your heart truly turns to stone? Find out here!

Missing the last bus home shouldn’t have mattered. For Daniel Rogers, however, it’s about to matter a lot more. When Daniel is picked up by a stranger, Adrian Williams, while walking home one rainy night, he doesn’t think much of it. Polite, observant, and uncomfortably familiar, Adrian is a man Daniel can’t quite place. It’s supposed to end there, of course. But then Daniel meets Adrian again. And then again. Until Daniel realizes that these meetings aren’t quite so coincidental. Adrian doesn’t just see Daniel, Adrian understands Daniel. Too well, if you ask Daniel. As if Adrian knows Daniel’s deepest, darkest secrets, the ones Daniel keeps locked safely away from prying eyes. Caught up despite himself, Daniel finds himself opening up to Adrian, feeling something he hasn’t felt in years: seen, understood, desired. But Daniel can’t shake off the feeling that something is terribly wrong, that Adrian Williams, while not quite a stranger, is definitely not quite a friend. Is Daniel to walk away from something he doesn’t fully understand, or risk everything for someone who makes him feel like he’s found home? Some people don’t just show up by accident. They show up to stay.

Pernikahanku diuji lewat suami dan keluarganya. Aku dan anakku diabaikan, suamiku lebih memilih memberi perhatian pada dua keponakan kembarnya. Alasannya karena mereka sudah kehilangan sosok ayah. Gila bukan? Dia menjadi pahlawan untuk kedua keponakannya, tapi malah menjadi penjahat untuk anak kandungnya sendiri. Menurut kalian, apa aku harus tetap bertahan atau pergi meninggalkannya?

      Aku tidak pernah menyangka akan berada di titik ini. Menikah dan menjalani rumah tangga tanpa adanya rasa cinta di dalamnya. Pernikahan yang kujalani karena dijodohkan oleh wanita yang katanya melahirkanku. Wanita yang selalu memperlakukanku layaknya robot dan dia yang memegang kendalinya.  Seperti aku yang masih berusaha melepas rasa untuk seseorang yang sekarang entah dimana,  begitu juga dengan Mas Zayn, suamiku, yang tak pernah kurasakan kehangatan cintanya. Awalnya kukira, aku tidak merasakan cinta itu karena hatiku yang masih dibelenggu masa lalu. Namun, ternyata aku salah. Aku tidak merasakan cinta itu bukan karena diriku, melainkan karena memang dia tidak mencintaiku.  Malam itu aku mendapati Mas Zayn  menangis sambil memandangi sebuah foto yang aku tak tau itu siapa. Hingga aku bertekad mencari tahu segalanya. Satu persatu kenyataan mulai terungkap, dan aku sempat menyalahkan diri sendiri. Ada keinginan untuk menyerah, tetapi …apa dayaku? Aku tak bisa mengambil keputusan besar itu, jika dia si Pemegang Remot tak memberi izin untuk robotnya ini. Rasa panas menjalar di pipiku ketika lima jari mendarat indah di sana. Gesekannya meninggalkan bekas merah, sama persis dengan apa yang dulu kurasakan setiap kali menyebutkan keinginanku. “Jangan bikin malu keluarga!” Teriaknya kala itu. “Kamu kira menjadi janda itu menyenangkan? Kalau kamu cerai sama Zayn, siapa yang bakal membiayai kehidupan kita, ha? Siapa yang akan membiayai kuliah dan sekolah adik-adikmu?” Tatapannya nyalang, mengunci pergerakanku. Dadanya naik turun bersamaan dengan mengetatnya rahang membuat nyaliku ciut seketika. Dia, wanita yang kupanggil Ibu itu tak pernah berubah, dan aku tahu seperti apapun aku berusaha baginya aku tak seberharga itu. Aku tak akan diberi celah sedikit pun. Lalu aku harus apa? Bertahan membuatku semakin terluka. Tuhan … sebegitu buruknya kah aku, sampai aku tak pernah layak dicintai? Aku hanya ingin bahagia, meski tak ada yang menaruh cintanya untukku. Apa itu mungkin?

After being betrayed and cast aside by her billionaire husband, Lucas, Layla Patel vows to take revenge. But as she orchestrates her plan, she's forced to confront the past and the man who broke her heart. Will she succeed in her quest for revenge, or will the flames of their old passion reignite, tempting her to give him a second chance?

Elizabeth Adams has never made room for love. At twenty-nine, she believes success comes first and feelings only complicate the future she’s worked so hard to build. But in Paris—after a failed blind date and a moment of unexpected vulnerability—Elizabeth meets a woman who makes her forget every rule she’s ever lived by. Their connection is instant, electric, and deeply intimate. One night. Two women. A memory that refuses to fade. When a small lie shatters the illusion, Elizabeth leaves Paris convinced it was a beautiful mistake she’ll never repeat. Back in South Africa, she tries to move on—until the woman she left behind shows up, carrying the same longing Elizabeth can no longer deny. As their bond deepens, a devastating truth is revealed: the woman Elizabeth loves is her mother’s long-lost first love. Caught between desire and loyalty, Elizabeth must decide whether love is worth breaking her own heart—or her mother’s.  

Mable Thorne is on her third life, and she’s done playing the victim. In Life One, she was betrayed. In Life Two, she was murdered. In Life Three, she’s coming for blood.She’s dating the pack’s most dangerous disaster—pro-hockey star Darin Salvator—to burn her ex’s reputation to the ground. Darin Salvator is on his fifth life, and he’s done playing the hero. He’s watched every version of his mate die across timelines he can’t escape. He’s numb, he’s scandalous, and he’s accepted that they are a doomed bloodline. Then Mable knocks on his door with a fake-dating contract and a scent that screams of a future he thought fate had stolen. But there’s a ghost between them—a memory of a child lost in a past life, and a lie that says Darin was the one who killed it. On the ice, they are a PR stunt. In the shadows, they are a war. And this time, fate is not just trying to kill them—it’s trying to erase them.