Dua Before Eating

Dua puluh tahun lebih, kupikir aku hidup dalam kesempurnaan cinta, punya suami baik dan anak anak yang cerdas, ternyata aku hanya hidup dalam angan semu dan sandiwara. Kupikir hanya aku satu satunya di hati Mas Faisal, sikapnya yang luar biasa membuatku merasa bagai ratu, ternyata aku hanya babu yang ia kontrak dengan ikatan pernikahan sebagai mesin penghasil anak dan babu terselubung. Terbukti, cintanya, hanya untuk wanita itu, kekasih pertamanya

Dalam dunia gelap bernama Varethar, malam bukan sekadar waktu, melainkan kekuasaan. Seraphine Elira Ravelle, seorang gadis yatim piatu dari desa terkutuk, tak pernah menyangka darahnya mengalirkan warisan kuno—keturunan terakhir dari garis kerajaan pengusir kegelapan. Ketika ia dijadikan tumbal dalam ritual pengabdian kepada Raja Malam, Kaelith Nocturne, justru hidupnya dimulai. Kaelith, makhluk abadi yang pernah mencintai seorang manusia—dan dikhianati, melihat Seraphine sebagai ancaman... dan kemungkinan penebusan. Tapi cinta dalam dunia yang memakan cahaya tidak tumbuh dari pelukan. Ia tumbuh dari luka. Dari darah. Dan dari pilihan antara mencintai... atau menghancurkan.

To save Hugh, I took the hit—literally. The kidnappers beat me so bad I ended up with a brain hemorrhage. My mind? Stuck at thirteen. Hugh, all guilt and promises, said, "Wenna, I'll protect you forever." And he did. He watched over me. When the house caught fire, he threw himself over me, took the burns, didn't flinch. Then came his oh-so-perfect foster sister. "Mia's not into... slow people. Maybe you should live next door," he said. And my son? The one I nearly died bringing into the world? "Stupid woman! You embarrass me and Dad. You're nothing like Aunt Mia—she's smart and pretty. If it weren't for you, she could've been my mom. You should just die!" To play hero for Mia, my son shoved me into the street. A truck did the rest. When I opened my eyes, I was back on the day Hugh proposed. This time? I wasn't here for his pity. And I sure as hell wasn't marrying him.

I let a stranger destroy me in a hotel room. Two days later, I walked into my internship and found him sitting behind the CEO's desk. Now I fetch coffee for the man who made me moan, and he acts like I’m the one who crossed a line. *** It started with a dare. It ended with the one man she should never want. June Alexander didn’t plan to sleep with a stranger. But on the night she celebrates landing her dream internship, a wild dare leads her into the arms of a mysterious man. He’s intense, quiet, and unforgettable. She thought she’d never see him again. Until she walks into her first day at work— And finds out he’s her new boss. The CEO. Now June has to work under the man she shared one reckless night with. Hermes Grande is powerful, cold, and completely off-limits. But the tension between them won’t go away. The closer they get, the harder it becomes to keep her heart and their secrets safe.

Lisa Anindya Seda, cewek ceria dan penuh semangat, rela ngelakuin apa aja demi bisa dapetin hati Edward Dikara—cowok cuek, misterius, dan dingin kayak es batu. Dari rayuan absurd sampai aksi nekat, semua udah dia coba. Tapi ada satu hal yang selalu jadi batu sandungan: Aluna Renjala, si cewek manis-manisan yang hobi bikin drama dan playing victim. Saat Lisa mulai merasa perjuangannya sia-sia, ucapan Edward nyakitin hatinya lebih dari apapun. "Gue jijik sama lo, Lisa." Dan saat itu juga... Lisa berhenti. Dia mundur. Tapi justru di saat Lisa mulai menjauh, Edward sadar—dia kehilangan satu-satunya cahaya dalam hidupnya. Sayangnya, posisi itu udah mulai digantikan Raja Senandika—si cowok konyol yang selalu ada, selalu tulus, dan nggak pernah nyakitin. Sekarang hati Lisa ada di dua arah: kembali ke cinta pertamanya, atau buka lembaran baru sama orang yang nggak pernah bikin dia nangis? Di antara cinta, luka, dan penyesalan—Lisa harus memilih. Tapi... gimana kalau semua pilihan datang terlambat??

After the car accident, one of the Johnson sons was dead and the other gravely injured. When my devout, devoted husband woke up in the hospital, he called out, "Dorothy." He claimed that his body then held the soul of his brother, Elias Johnson. I went mad, calling doctors, priests, anyone I could, desperate to bring my husband back. It was not until that night that I overheard his conversation with our son: "Father, you've loved aunt for years. You even kept yourself chaste in your private prayer room, waiting. Now, finally, you can be with her openly." The man in the bed reached out to stroke our son's hair. "If it weren't to stop your mother from destroying her relationship, I wouldn't have married her." I hid in the shadows, still reeling from their words, when I saw what happened after our son left. The husband I had always known, icy, composed, and ascetic to maintain his devout faith for seven years, was then holding his sister-in-law close on that tiny hospital bed, sharing a warmth meant for lovers. The next day, I applied for Jim Johnson's death certificate and burned our marriage certificate. At his grand wedding, I climbed aboard the helicopter sent to fetch me. However, my once-cold husband went mad, chasing after us down several streets, desperate and unhinged.

Perempuan bernama Alea kini mulai paham kalau dirinya sudah salah langkah dalam memasuki pola kehidupan di Kota. Sebagai sekretaris dia sudah menjadi simpanan bagi dua laki-laki. Pertama, laki-laki yang sudah memiliki istri dan kini berbalik terobsesi sama dirinya. Kedua, laki-laki perjaka yang hanya minta di temani tanpa melakukan apapun dengan dirinya. Meski begitu ia sangat kasar. Alea sudah melangkah jauh dan kini dia mau kembali. Melepaskan dua orang itu. Tapi apa yang harus dia lakukan kalau mereka malah semakin berulah membuat Alea sakit hati? "Aku akan menceraikan istriku asal bisa menikah sama kamu!" Bram "Selamanya kamu nggak akan pernah bisa lepas dari abang!" Chris

What was it like to grow old? Graduate college? Have a career in life? Get married and have your own family with your own kids? I am Celene Monte and I dreamt of those once maybe somewhere in my other ninety-nine lifetimes. Once the hands of the clock struck at twelfth midnight on the 22nd of April again, the day I turned eighteen, I died all over again and reincarnated to another world. And now this will be my 100th new cycle of life to live before turning 18. But I didn't knew that in this lifetime, new things would begin again when I met a crazy but famous lead vocalist of Dare, the Interhigh Academy's most famous band. And a very stubborn girl who was determined to beat Dare and dream to become the best band in the world. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wordcount per chapter excluding the Prologue: 1200-2000 words A/N: Happy Reading to all!

I've had a crush on my fiancée for years, and we're finally about to get married. Yet I'm willing to jump off a building just to avoid marrying her—all because I've been reborn. In my past life, she and I were married for over two decades. We were the perfect couple in everyone's eyes. However, the fairy tale came to an abrupt end on our 25th wedding anniversary. She took her own life, and she did it with her true love. As I kneeled before her grave, I asked, "Did you regret marrying me?" I knew I wouldn't hear her response, so I answered myself. "I regret marrying you." When I open my eyes again, I find myself back to before the wedding happens. I decide to run away. This time, I want us to become nothing but estranged acquaintances. To my surprise, she comes to me, looking like she's terminally ill. She says, "I've never regretted marrying you. Whether in this lifetime or the past, you're the only one I've ever wanted to marry."

Di sebuah kerajaan Qing, Qing Fei merasa terasing dan terhimpit oleh ketidakberdayaannya. Ia selalu menjadi sasaran ejekan saudara-saudaranya yang lebih pandai dan berkuasa. Namun, di balik wajah bodohnya, Qing Fei adalah seorang pangeran yang memiliki dedikasi tinggi. Sementara itu, Yuan Ling, putri Jenderal Yuan, juga menghadapi nasib serupa. Reputasinya buruk, dan ia dianggap tidak berguna. Ketika pernikahan dengan Pangeran Kelima semakin dekat, Yuan Ling memutuskan untuk melarikan diri. Ia berlari menuju tengah hutan, hatinya berdebar-debar. Di tepi danau yang tenang, Yuan Ling tergelincir. Tubuhnya jatuh ke dalam air dingin, dan nyawanya pun pergi. Namun, di tempat lain, seorang pengawal wanita bernama Li Wei juga mengalami nasib tragis. Ia dicari oleh para prajurit karena mencuri benda berharga demi keinginan Pangeran Qing Chuan. Sayangnya, bukannya mendapatkan pertolongan, Li Wei malah ditikam di jantungnya dan tubuhnya dibuang ke dalam danau. Takdir mempertemukan dua jiwa yang terpisah oleh kematian. Jiwa Li Wei, yang penuh dendam, masuk ke dalam tubuh Yuan Ling. Kini, Yuan Ling memiliki kekuatan dan tekad baru untuk mengubah nasibnya. Apakah ia akan membalaskan dendam Li Wei atau menemukan jalan lain yang lebih baik?