Dry Laundry Terdekat

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.

Bintang Aurora bermimpi merasakan kehidupan sama seperti remaja-remaja pada umumnya. Diberi limpahan kasih sayang oleh orang tua, menikmati masa-masa sekolah yang menakjubkan, dan dikelilingi sahabat dan orang terdekat yang membuat hari-harinya terasa sempurna. Namun, realitas tidak sebaik itu. Ia harus sabar menghadapi kebencian sang ayah dan kakak atas takdir yang sama sekali bukan kesalahannya. Diabaikan, dianggap kasat mata, dan ditolak keberadaannya sudah menjadi makan sehari-hari sejak masih kecil. Lalu kehadiran Angkasa Yudhistira menambah masalah dalam hidupnya. Cowok yang selalu membuat Bintang kesal karena kata-kata pedasnya. Lalu makin mengesalkan karena selalu berada di sekitarnya karena sebuah alasan yang kelihatan dibuat-buat. Kejadian demi kejadian nyatanya membuat mereka makin dekat.Masalah keluarga yang makin meruncing dan kelainan jantung yang kembali parah, membuat Bintang bertanya-tanya alasan ia hidup. Akankah ia bertahan untuk terus memberi cahaya di dunia yang tak menerimanya? Ataukah menyerah merupakan pilihan terbaik?

My husband's beloved lover suffered from menstruation complications. A traveling doctor claimed that a fresh placenta was needed to cure her. His gaze fixated on my seven-months-pregnant baby bump. And thus, I was pinned down on the bed as they ripped the placenta from my body. My son was carelessly tossed aside. He didn't even get the chance to cry before his tiny body fell silent forever. My husband pinched his nose in disgust, frowning as he looked at me—bleeding out, feebly reaching for my child. “It’s just a premature baby. He'll be fine after a few days of care. Why are you making such a fuss? Sandra is waiting for her medicine." He left and locked the door behind him without looking back. He claimed it was a lesson I needed to learn. By the time he finally remembered us, my son and I had long since bled dry, our bodies cold and stiff.

Past thirty, my usually serious husband suddenly developed a fascination with pink. The dark-colored furniture that had stayed the same for ten years was replaced with pink; even the utensils he picked up casually were pink. I stared at the line of pink pajamas, pink bow ties, and pink underwear hanging out to dry on the balcony, feeling something was off. "I thought you said you hated pink—that it was a color only women liked?" He was unpacking a new pink bed set and didn't even look up. "Oh, Jack and I made a bet. If I can replace everything in the house with pink, he'll give me his seaside villa for free. Honestly, after looking at it for a while, pink isn't that bad, don't you think?" I neither agreed nor disagreed. Instead, I called Jack, who blurted out, "What seaside villa? I don't remember ever buying one!"

From bestselling author Emily Goodwin comes the epic start to a sexy and exciting paranormal romance series... Never trust a vampire. I might have learned that lesson the hard way. But when I find myself in a vampire-owned bar, I don’t have much of a choice. With vampires still trying to assimilate into mainstream society, I’ve done Lucas King a favor by stopping one of his patrons from draining a human dry in the basement of his bar. A favor he'd prefer to repay in bed than in kind. Vampires and witches have had more than a jaded history, and when witches start showing up dead in surrounding covens, all signs point to something old and powerful. Something that knows the ways of the witches.Something--or someone--like Lucas. What's worse than trusting a vampire? Falling in love with one.Dead of Night a vampire/witch romance and is book one in the Thorne Hill series.

Tolong bijak dalam membaca! Di dalam cerita ini mengandung unsur 21+ dan juga Comedy yang akan membuat Anda terhibur, Shassy adalah kekasih Raka, yang merupakan sepupu dari Keenan sang CEO tampan yang terkenal dengan sifatnya yang dingin dan kejam.Tapi di sisi lain, Shassy bekerja sebagai sekertaris pribadi dari Keenan. Shassy pun mendapat julukan 'Sekertaris Terkuat' karena sanggup bekerja dengan Keenan lebih dari satu bulan.Tekanan dari Keenan sempat membuat Shassy frustasi. Tapi dukungan yang tidak di harapkan oleh Shassy, muncul dari orang terdekat Keenan. Dukungan itu memaksa Shassy untuk terus bersama dengan Keenan.Hingga akhirnya … "Keen, besok aku akan bertunangan dengan Shassy," ujar Raka"Apa kamu buta, hingga mau bertunangan dengan wanita itu," dengus Keenan, yang tak bisa mengungkapkan alasan di balik kalimatnya itu,Akankah Shassy dan Raka bersatu seperti janji mereka? Ataukah ia akan beralih menjadi menantu dari Mutiara Andara-ibu dari Keenan yang sangat menyayanginya?HAPPY READING …,

For a decade, my world had been measured in laundry cycles, grocery lists, and the ever-growing pile of dishes in the sink. I was elbow-deep in soapy water, scrubbing the remnants of another family meal, when it happened. A sudden, silent cascade of text flickered at the edge of my vision, like subtitles for a movie only I could see: [Gosh, the heroine is so tragic. Her husband's entire family has been feeding on her luck like parasites!] [Her husband stole her graduate school admission and her career!] [The in-laws are literally siphoning her health away. No wonder she's always sick.] [And the sister-in-law took her "romance" stat! No wonder her love life is a desert.] [Heads up! Her husband's about to give her another "gift." Let's see how much more he takes from her this time.] My hands, clutching a greasy plate, froze. Right on cue, my husband, Tristan, sauntered into the kitchen. A smug, self-satisfied smile was plastered on his face as he took my wet hand. He slid a flimsy, garishly colored plastic bracelet onto my wrist. "Look what I got for you, sweetheart," he announced, his voice dripping with pride. "I made a special trip after work. Found it at the dollar store. It's romantic and economical, just like you always say you want. You love it, don't you?"

"Listen, I'm tired of this marriage. We only got married because I needed a wife to secure my CEO position, and now that it's settled, you're not useful to me anymore." My husband, Dale, said to my face, nothing close to guilt flashing in his expression. And that was when I knew... I really was nothing to him. With tears in my eyes, I signed the divorce papers and left. Left his house. Left his family. Left his life. But not without a promise to myself. A promise that no matter what, I would come back. I would come back stronger. The nobody they see me as, will come back as somebody. Somebody they'd all need. ....... Chloe Dave thought life loved her when she got married to Dale Beldson, the hottest man on earth and her long crush. That was proven wrong, when what was supposed to be a happy marriage, turned to a depressing one, with a husband that rarely acknowledged her existence. Still, she held on to the hope that if he'd chosen to marry her, there'd be something in there. Some emotions in there. That died the moment his bestfriend, Nora framed her for laundry and attempted murder, and he chose to believe Nora over her. Even after all her pleas, he still refused to give heed to her. He saw her as a nobody. His family saw her as one. That was when Chloe vowed to come back and shock the world. Shock Dale Beldson, her ex-husband.

Selama tujuh tahun, Kania bertahan dalam belenggu pernikahannya dengan Rafasya. Pernikahan yang awalnya penuh harapan itu perlahan berubah menjadi penjara batin. Kania tak hanya menghadapi dinginnya sikap Rafasya, tetapi juga bayang-bayang pengkhianatan yang perlahan terkuak. Kecurigaannya terhadap kedekatan sang suami dengan kakak kandungnya sendiri diperparah oleh sikap iparnya yang mencurigakan. Ironisnya, ketika Kania mencari keadilan, ibunya dan mertuanya justru memihak Rafasya, seolah menutup mata atas luka yang ia rasakan. Di balik wajah manis keluarga besarnya, Kania merasakan tikaman yang tak kasat mata. Terpojok dan dikhianati oleh orang-orang terdekat, ia harus memilih: tetap bertahan demi nama keluarga atau melepaskan diri untuk menemukan kembali harga dirinya. Namun, ketika rahasia demi rahasia terungkap, Kania dihadapkan pada kenyataan yang jauh lebih pahit dari sekadar pengkhianatan. Bisakah ia bangkit dari keterpurukan, atau justru terperangkap dalam permainan licik orang-orang yang seharusnya menjadi sandarannya?

“I’m not a slut!” I shot back, clearly irritated. He let out a dry laugh, taking a step closer to me. “You are right, you are not a slut.” He curled his index finger under my chin, his eyes locked with mine. “You are my slut.” **** When a mysterious monster virus breaks out in a once peaceful pack and every clue points at an elite high school, Noah Wolfclaw, an Alpha Prince is sent by his father to Danville High, undercover. The plan was to not draw attention to himself until he had figured out what the school had to do with the Virus but his plan becomes difficult when he becomes tangled with Astrid Moon, a timid, wolfless omega who has been bullied her entire life. What happens when Noah discovers his mate behind the walls of a school that held many secrets? What happens when Danville’s secrets are finally out in the open and he eventually has to choose between love and duty?