Dry Laundry Terdekat

Saras merasa dunianya hancur karena dipaksa menikahi mas iparnya sendiri. Masih basah tanah kuburan mbak-nya, tapi pernikahan sederhana tanpa resepsi harus terlaksana. Kisah asmaranya terpaksa kandas, cita-citanya menjadi wanita karir setelah wisuda harus musnah begitu saja. Saras tidak siap menjadi istri, melayani orang lain, bahkan memprioritaskan orang lain selain dirinya. Saras tidak akan pernah sanggup. Bahkan, Saras selalu bergantung pada orang lain untuk menyenangkan dirinya. Untuk makan saja, Saras selalu membeli makanan diluar. Atau bahkan pakaian? Tentu Saras akan menggunakan jasa laundry, meski dirumahnya ada mesin cuci. Hingga Saras menyadari, mertua yang sebelumnya bersikap baik padanya justru berputar arah membenci Saras karena menikah dengan putra mereka menggantikan mendiang Mbak Laras. Lelah menjalani pernikahan turun ranjang, dimaki oleh ibu mertua, Saras berniat menggugat cerai suaminya. Tapi, apakah semudah itu? Karena ternyata test pack yang ia beli bergaris dua positif. ***

Julianna Macey, or Juls for short, is desperate to leave her parents' home. Living at home for her undergrad degree is ruining her social life and making it difficult for her to keep in touch with friends. So when her friend Carlo offers her the chance to move into a student apartment, she jumps at the chance. The only problem is that the available room is shared by his three friends Kyle, Mark, and Kent. As if living with three boys she's never met wasn't bad enough, Kent appears to despise her. When she's around, he makes a mess in the kitchen, never puts his laundry in the dryer, and acts as if she doesn't exist. Despite being good looking, Kent and Juls develop a fierce hatred for one another, and she begins to regret her decision to move in with them. However, because her lease still has a year to run, she is unable to leave. Juls begins to question whether living with boys has any benefits or if she acted prematurely. More importantly, she questions whether or not she and Kent will ever get along as well as why he despises her so much.

Alea tak pernah menyangka bahwa orang yang paling ia percayai justru mengkhianatinya. Kekasih dan sahabatnya—dua orang terdekat dalam hidupnya—ternyata telah lama menjalin hubungan di belakangnya. Malam itu, hatinya hancur saat mendapati mereka di ranjang yang sama. Dalam keputusasaan, Alea melarikan diri ke klub malam dan tanpa berpikir panjang, ia menyewa seorang gigolo. Namun, yang tak ia duga, pria yang menemaninya malam itu bukanlah orang sembarangan. Dia adalah Juno William—bosnya di tempat kerja. Dan yang lebih mengejutkan lagi, Juno ternyata adalah paman dari mantan kekasih yang sudah mengkhianatinya. Pria paling berkuasa dan ternyata posesif pada pasangannya, karena ini pertama kalinya dia jatuh cinta! Mampukah Alea melepaskan diri dari jeratan cinta Juno? Ataukah Alea akan jatuh cinta juga padanya?

"Loving you means sharing everything, even your pain." As the lone Alter Dire Wolf, Serena Daire is forced to discover the heritage that she ignored because of her anomaly. From the lush forest of the Philippines to the snowy mountains of the Himalayas, the dry and humid climate of Egypt, a quick trip to the most expensive city in the world, and finally to the cold, harsh weather of the Highlands. Danger awaits, and it may cost her the thing that she holds dear...her heart. Tasked to escort Serena to the Highlands, Rooka, the Alpha of the Middle East and African Nation, never expected to meet his mate. An anomaly to the Weres, he must protect and prove that his love the person he thought had died. As danger closes upon them, will their love survive? OR will it be broken once more? Join Serena as she embarks on an adventure she never wanted and a love that she least expected.

On the day Andrew Zelenski confesses his feelings to the pretty transfer student, everyone thinks I'll break down. They expect me to come running while crying and trying to stop him. I don't show up even after he confesses, though. Andrew has no idea that while he's busy confessing, I'm wearing his roommate's hoodie and sitting on his roommate's bed. I look at his roommate innocently and ask, "How are we going to sleep tonight now that I've wet your bed?" Spencer Lithgow looks away from me as his Adam's apple bobs. He throws a towel at me. "Go dry your hair. You can sleep once I've changed the sheets."

I swallow hard, trying to wet my suddenly dry tongue. "I want to do this, sir. I want you to . . ." I trail off, hot in the face, unsure if I should continue. “Say it. Tell me what you want me to do to you, Lily." I swallow hard and lean in close to my phone. "I want you to fuck me," I whisper. Lily's life changed when her only family, her brother was hit by a drunk driver and she needed money for hospital bills. With nowhere to go and nothing to sell for fast cash, she opted herself for an auction, to sell the only thing she has. Her virginity. What Lily thought was just one night of passion turned into something more. Is she ready to dive into the world of passion she had never known?

It’s all started with a flirt. It wasn’t a surprise to me that he’s a playboy—it’s all written all over his pretty face. He’s a kind of guy your mom warned you about, but your body craves. It might be hard to accept, but I’ve been in a dry spell for a long time. So maybe he’s the answer, but the charming, cocky, and brutally honest playboy made me feel like no men ever did. And pretty soon, I was in too deep. *** It wasn’t a part of my plan. In fact, I never have imagined my life to be with someone more than just to warm my bed, let alone a woman with a kid, but just a single look at her gorgeous blue eyes, I’m already confused—I’ve never been drawn to any women the way I was drawn to her.

"Marry me for a year... then I'll f*ck you into oblivion after." I let out a dry chuckle, willing myself to remain still despite the temptation. This bastard was going to hell, but for my father, I'd willingly give up my ticket to heaven. **** A gambling dad, a cheating fiancé, and a future that looked bleak, Cara rarely had time for boys. Especially those who think they run the world. Except Adonis is not a boy, he's a man, and he might not run the whole world—but he ran half of it. An impulsive kiss with a stranger poisoned with an aphrodisiac leads to a deal she can not resist: A year marriage contract in exchange for protection and a clean slate... until her father ends up dead. And her salvation becomes the reason for her pain. Revenge or Romance? The stakes are high but the heart wants what it wants... even if she has to sacrifice her sanity.

Menjadi seorang wanita berusia 29 tahun dengan status yang masih melajang rupanya bukanlah hal mudah. Berbagai desakan dan cibiran untuk segera menikah selalu saja terdengar. Entah dari orang terdekat atau bahkan seseorang yang tidak ada kaitannya sama sekali. Faura Sheilani, seorang wanita gila kerja yang selalu menolak untuk menikah tanpa alasan yang jelas. Ia selalu saja menunda dan menggagalkan rencana orang tuanya untuk menjodohkannya. Apa alasan sebenarnya Faura masih enggan menikah? Akankah Faura mampu mengatasinya? *** "Mamah akan terus desak kamu untuk segera menikah. Lagian, apa susahnya menikah, sih? Tinggal cari calon dan nikah, selesai. Seenggaknya kamu udah punya pasangan!" "Yang menjalankan pernikahan itu bukan orang tua, bukan juga tetangga, apa lagi orang lewat! Enggak bisa cuma asal comot pasangan. Kalau nikah dipaksa-paksa begini apa hasilnya akan baik? Enggak! Belum tentu awet."

Sudah terlalu lama aku terbiasa menerima takdir sebagai wanita yang tidak sempurna, hingga Tuhan kemudian malah menggariskan sesuatu yang berbeda, yang bahkan nyaris tak bisa untuk kupercaya. Setelah 25 tahun, aku tak pernah menyangka jika kesempatan itu akhirnya hadir, rahimku dihuni sebuah kehidupan baru yang sebelumnya kuanggap musykil. Tapi segalanya menjadi sangat tidak mudah karena dia hadir di kala usiaku tak lagi muda. Bahkan kehidupan kami saat ini berada di titik nadir dengan carut marut ekonomi yang nyaris membuat kami terpuruk. Masihkah aku tetap bisa positif, bahkan di saat semua orang menyangsikan kehamilanku? Sementara orang-orang terdekat kami sudah memiliki rencana lain dengan segala milik kami yang masih tersisa, ketika aku dan suami berpulang. Rasanya 25 tahun dalam kemandulan membuat semua orang benar-benar menganggap aku tak akan pernah bisa menjadi seorang ibu.