Ex Libris: Confessions Of A Common Reader

I was pinned against the wall, his handsome face getting closer and closer to me. I focused my attention on his grey eyes, which were cold and menacing. I gasped when he tightened his grip on my hands above my head. His intimidating demeanor was undoubtedly frightening. But I was not ready to give in. I squirmed and grunted out, “Let me go.” “You are not allowed to tell me what I should do,” he hissed dangerously. “I do as I please,” he hissed threateningly. "And this... you and I. I'll decide whether or not to leave you." ----------------- Molly Sanders, an ambitious and independent woman, had been in love with Lance since she was a child. She had always wanted to be his wife, but Lance had never shown any interest in her. Molly was overjoyed when the elders of the family arranged their marriage and assumed Lance would start liking her soon. Everything began to fall apart when she realized he only had one woman in his heart. She was devastated and sought a divorce. When they finally parted ways, Lance approached her and asked her to return to him. Molly, who was already tired of his arrogance and domineering attitude, didn’t want to keep in touch with him. But how could she ignore him when he was so determined to reclaim her? Could Molly ever forgive him for his past actions and take him back? Or will they stay apart forever?

"You can give everything to a man—your time, your love, your life—but if you’re not the woman he wants, none of it matters." I wish I had known that before. Almost ten years of marriage. And now here he is — ready to leave me, take my son, and marry my sister. And worse? He’s making the world believe I’ve gone mad. Seven years. Seven years of sacrificing. Of putting him first, of trying to be the wife he said he needed. And now? I’m locked away, labeled crazy. The whole of Atlanta is praying for me. Because they all think I’ve broken down. That I’m sick. And that lie? It’s his. My sisters’. My parents’. My best friends’. Even my sons’. Yes — the boy I raised like mine. He made a video. Said I fell down the stairs, and that’s what triggered all this. It’s viral now. But it's not the entire truth; it’s just the story they needed. I gave them everything. Held this family together. Played every role — wife, mother, daughter, friend. I was everything… well, everything until she came back. Now that their perfect girl is home, I’m just in the way. And the best way to erase me? Label me unstable. Even my son wants her to be his mom. My husband? He says I was never the one. The truth is, they never really wanted me. Well, not until…

Status married tidak cukup untuk membuat seorang Ellard bisa meninggalkan sang kekasih. Wanita yang ia kencani selama dua tahun, tak akan pernah bisa digantikan termasuk Alura istrinya. Bella Nayaka seperti menawarkan dunia yang lebih indah. Sikap dan tingkah lakunya tidak pernah bisa membuat Ellard berpaling. Meski tidak mampu mengikat Bella dalam ikatan pernikahan, Ellard masih tetap bersyukur setidaknya cinta wanita itu tetap untuknya. Mereka kerap bertemu tanpa sepengetahuan Alura. Entah bisa disebut sebagai perselingkuhan atau bukan. Tapi perlu diketahui, hubungan ini memang sudah ada jauh sebelum Ellard mengenal Alura.

Elora must pick up the pieces of her life when her child and marriage dies. Finding out her husband took away the chance she had to find a cure to their daughter's illness broke her beyond reason. Despite loving him, she must let go and start life afresh. What happens when her husband and his new family need her help? Does this forced proximity lead to them exploring dead feelings?

"Have you ever loved me?" Lilian's voice barely rose above a whisper. "Never." … Lilian Stephan had always loved Marcus Damon, it was love at first sight and she tried all her possible best to make sure that she gets married to Marcus. She sacrificed everything just to be with him to become his wife. Even after getting married to him he never for once showed her any love or even care about her. But she did not really mind and she just kept hoping that he would return back to her side. But she was given a divorce paper instead. She found out that she had always been a substitute for someone else. Lilian gathered her courage and left. She returned five years later with a baby that looked so much like Marcus.

Catherine pensait que son plus gros problème était de sauver sa carrière d'influenceuse en perte de vitesse. Mais lorsqu'elle se précipite dans une boîte de nuit pour secourir sa meilleure amie, elle prend une décision irréfléchie : se faire passer pour une policière. Dans la confusion, elle menotte le mauvais homme, Damon Cross, un ancien chef mafieux redoutablement puissant. Une vidéo virale plus tard, Catherine devient le symbole d'une guerre qu'elle n'aurait jamais voulu déclencher. Le baron de la drogue Jacob veut la faire taire. La police veut des réponses. Et Damon, l'homme qu'elle a humilié, devient le seul à pouvoir la sauver. Plongée dans un monde de crime, de secrets et d'ennemis mortels, Catherine doit choisir à qui faire confiance. Car plus elle s'enfonce dans l'univers sombre de Damon, plus le danger s'accroît. Et le plus dangereux de tout ? Tomber amoureuse de l'homme que tout le monde craint.

June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!

Shawn's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the divorce papers in his hand. "What is this, Alisa?" he asked, his voice trembling. "It would be Miss Reynolds to you soon," she replied, her voice devoid of emotion. "I'm done with you, and I'm done with this farce of a marriage." Shawn was taken aback by the coldness in her tone. This was the same woman who had once spoken to him with such love and affection. What had happened to her? "I thought you loved me," he said, his voice cracking with emotion. Alisa scoffed, her expression disdainful. "Cindy is back, and you think I'd stay with you? You want to have your cake and eat it too? Never." ### Alisa Randall's fairy-tale marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Shane Dallas, had ended in heartbreak when he left her for his first love, Cindy. But what Shane didn't know was that Alissa was the heiress to the country's largest fortune, with connections to Hollywood's elite and multiple identities at her disposal. Now, Shane was realizing his mistake, and he came crawling back to Alisa, tears streaming down his face. But would she take him back, or would she forge a new path, one that didn't include him?

Harper planned to announce the news that she was pregnant on the anniversary. While she was hiding the test report, she found a necklace in Ethan’s study and assumed that it might be the gift Ethan prepared for her. She put it on. Ethan came back later with flowers and a box. His face dropped when he saw Harper wearing the necklace and asked her to take it down immediately. He acted so strangely as he took the necklace from her. For the first time in her life, she doubted her husband's love and she had to find out who the other woman was. Find out what happens when Ethan brings the other woman home, will she walk away or win back her husband's love?

Cinta pertama membuat Bintang trauma untuk kembali menjalin kisah cinta. Sampai akhirnya suatu hari kembali dipertemukan dengan mantan kekasihnya itu. Siapa sangka, Galaxy-pria itu telah memiliki seorang anak dan meminta Bintang untuk menjaga anak tersebut. Bisakah Bintang menuruti permintaan Galaxy?