Novel & Cerita Gas Meaning Strand

Dara, seorang istri dan ibu yang juga berkarier. Bekerja menjadi alasannya dalam meminta sang ibu mertua mengasuh anak yang usianya belum genap 2 tahun. Tidak hanya itu, pekerjaan rumah juga dibebankan pada ibu suaminya tersebut. Siapa sangka ada alasan di balik sikap semena-menanya itu. Siapa sangka juga, suami yang selama ini selalu berpihak padanya, tiba-tiba menunjukkan sisi berbeda.

Bertemu dengan Edmund Bryan. Bujangan terpanas, tampan seperti pahatan patung dewa Yunani, si brengsek dengan segala pesona yang ia miliki, membuat semua perempuan bertekuk lutut dan rela membuka pakaian demi pria itu. Karena kecerobohannya, Emerald harus mengganti uang senilai $500.000 karena menjatuhkan guci antik mahal milik Edmund yang membuat gadis itu menjadi budak Edmund demi mengganti seluruh utang yang takkan bisa ia gantikan walau sampai seumur hidup. Emerald harus mengasuh bayi beruang brengsek yang membuat hidupnya berada di neraka karena kecerobohannya. Tuan muda arrogant yang tak peduli pada perasaan orang lain, membuat Emerald sering menyumpahi Edmund agar cepat mati! Hingga Emerald tahu semua rahasia di balik sifat keras Edmund.

Twenty-year-old Ivy Laurent has built a reputation as a reckless party girl, but her wild behavior hides a secret: she has been deeply in love with her step-uncle, Matthias Thorne, a forty-year-old billionaire. Two years earlier, on her eighteenth birthday, Ivy drunkenly confessed her feelings and kissed him. Matthias rejected her gently, believing their relationship was inappropriate, and has avoided her ever since. Hurt and desperate for attention, Ivy spirals into rebellion until she is expelled from another university. Her parents finally give her an ultimatum: spend six months working with Matthias’s or lose all financial support. Matthias is furious when Ivy arrives. Determined to keep distance, he assigns her minor tasks assisting the research team developing revolutionary renewable energy technology. Ivy, however, refuses to behave quietly. Through constant teasing and bold confidence, she challenges Matthias’s restraint, while he struggles with feelings he has tried to suppress for years. Disaster strikes when a massive earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys the island facility. During the evacuation chaos, Matthias and Ivy are left behind and presumed dead. Isolation forces them to confront their long-hidden emotions, and Matthias finally admits he has loved her for years. Their relationship finally becomes passionate. Working together, Ivy and Matthias escape. Ivy leads them through the jungle until they reach a hidden emergency beacon that finally brings rescue. Returning to civilization sparks public scandal over their controversial relationship. Families, investors, and Matthias’s ex-fiancée attempt to separate them. Refusing to keep it, Matthias publicly declares his love for Ivy and leaves his corporate role to pursue his research independently. Ivy begins studying environmental science and builds her own career. Despite opposition, they remain united, eventually returning to the island where Matthias proposes, beginning a shared future in love, research, and partnership.

Isa lang ang dahilan ni Karina sa pagbabalik sa Cerro Roca— ang bawiin ang asawa mula kay Elizabeth Asturia na may malaking pagkakautang sa kaniya. Gagawin niya ang lahat kesehodang gamitin ang sariling katawan para muling mabighani si Cholo Gastrell at mapaibig ito. But unfortunately, Cholo doesn't want to do anything with her anymore. He insulted and pushed her away but she never wavered for she has all the right to claim him as hers with the marriage certificate in her keeping and the wedding band in her finger. Pero ang akala niyang madaling gawin ay nabasag nang malaman niyang ikakasal na pala ang dalawa. Nonetheless, Karina will deliver her promise. Mrs. Gastrell will make sure that by hook or by crook, she'll get her husband back.

Maya seorang TKI asal Hongkong pulang kampung. Saat pulang itu, ternyata bertepatan dengan hari pernikahan adiknya, Sarah. Betapa kagetnya dia ternyata iparnya itu adalah kekasihnya sendiri, Agung. Maya marah besar. Apalagi keluarganya seakan mendukung pernikahan itu. Usut punya usut ternyata disebabkan Maya bukan anak kandung ayahnya, Sutrisno. Bahkan Maya akhirnya diusir dari rumah yang dibangunnya sendiri dari uang kirimannya sebagai TKI. Ibunya tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa untuk mencegah kepergiannya. Sayang, nasib tragis tetap berpihak pada Maya. Saat ia merantau ke ibukota, tasnya dicopet dan barang bawaannya entah kemana. Bagaimana nasib Maya selanjutnya? Hidup di ibukota tanpa sepeser uang pun, tanpa ada orang yang ia kenal, bahkan tanpa sehelai baju kecuali yang ia kenakan.

Setelah melihat kekasih yang dicintainya selama tujuh tahun sedang mencumbu sepupunya sendiri, Claudia Raline Elvina yang hancur berkeping harus menelan malu ketika seluruh rencana pernikahannya gagal. Dia memilih membatalkan pernikahan yang tinggal beberapa hari daripada harus tinggal seatap dengan pria yang memporakporandakan kepercayaannya. Claudia yang merupakan pemilik yayasan penyalur pengasuh anak dan pembantu rumah tangga memutuskan untuk menenangkan diri dengan cara bekerja sebagai pengasuh di keluarga Pranaja, satu-satunya tempat yang selalu berganti Babysitter seperti berganti baju. Tapi, kehadiran duda gagah nan tampan bernama Atariz Malven Pranaja membuat kehidupan Claudia seperti menaiki roller coaster, penuh dengan kejutan, tantangan dan gairah. *** "Layani saya di kamar setelah kamu menidurkan Raga!" "Kita memang cocok di ranjang, Pak, lalu apa? Tidak ada hubungan yang akan bertahan karena nafsu!" cover by ShenaArt

I receive a phone call at 3:00 pm. Apparently, my daughter, Marilyn Lopez, has suffocated to death because she was left behind on the school bus. When I arrive at the scene, I'm overwhelmed with sorrow the moment I see Marilyn's purple face. That's when I snatch a gun from a policeman and put a bullet between the eyes of the school bus driver, who's been playing on his phone this whole time. After the gunshot rings out, I open my eyes immediately. My alarm clock rings once again, showing that it's 7:00 am. I've gone back in time! Then, I see Marilyn wearing her backpack and telling me sweetly, "Mommy, the school bus is here!" I quickly stop Marilyn like a madwoman and refuse to let her board the school bus. But a gas leak occurs at 3:00 pm on the same day, causing Marilyn's death. No matter how much I try to save her, she keeps dying in various ways at 3:00 pm. This is the 108th cycle. As I stare at the weird smile on the school bus driver's face, I finally understand everything.

Lyra Serena menebus kesalahan keluarganya dengan memasuki istana untuk menjadi dayang Kaisar. Kaisar menyaksikan perjuangannya untuk bertahan hidup di istana yang kejam, tidak pernah sedikit pun merasa kasihan padanya, bahkan membiarkan selirnya yang cemburuan meracuni gadis itu hingga bisu. Lyra bertahan dalam diam, perlahan-lahan dirinya mulai mati rasa dan keras hati menerima semua pelecehan dan penghinaan yang harus dialaminya setiap hari. Dia hanya berharap dapat meninggalkan istana dan terbang jauh ketika dia sudah cukup dewasa nanti, dan tidak pernah bertemu dengan sang Kaisar lagi dalam kehidupan ini. Namun, hanya tiga hari sebelum Lyra meninggalkan istana, Kaisar angkuh dan kejam itu tiba-tiba berubah, memaksanya dengan segala cara dan menolak untuk melepaskannya. "Kau milikku. Dunia ini juga milikku. Ke mana pun kau pergi, kau tak akan pernah bisa lepas dari genggamanku." *** Kaisar tidak punya hati. Dia bahkan membunuh ayah dan saudaranya, sikapnya angkuh dan kejam, dia tidak pernah menunjukkan kasih sayang pada selir mana pun di istana. Apalagi pada seorang dayang bisu yang hina. Selama lima tahun terakhir, dia tidak pernah menatap mata Lyra secara langsung, tetapi dia sudah terbiasa dengan keberadaannya yang sunyi dan tidak pernah membayangkan suatu hari Lyra akan meninggalkannya. Saat Lyra akan meninggalkan istana, dia baru menyadari hati wanita itu sudah jadi milik orang lain. Saat itu, dia merasa cemburu setengah mati, dan ingin mempertahankannya di istana dengan cara apa pun. Namun pada akhirnya, Kaisar menyadari meskipun dia mampu menguasai dunia di genggamannya, dia tidak akan bisa menggenggam hati wanita itu.

Seorang pencopet remaja secara tak sengaja terlibat dalam skandal menghilangnya pusaka purbakala yang menjadi rebutan. Keterlibatannya sekaligus membuka tabir gelap besar tentang peradaban tersembunyi di balik kabut, tentang kekejian, kelicikan, pertaruhan, perjuangan, cinta, kesetiaan, dan perang. Sebuah novel yang tak akan bercerita tentang kepahlawanan, melainkan sebuah cerita tentang sifat-sifat manusia. Keserakahan, kemunafikan, penghianatan, ambisi, dan keyakinan hati. Tipu daya dan cinta berbaur pada tajamnya pedang dan dinginnya hati. Ini adalah novel tentang sebuah syair paling kejam dalam sejarah umat manusia, syair singgasana.

When I wake up, I find out that my childhood friend, Brandon Moore, is the one lying next to me instead of my husband, Jake Watson. Angrily, I berate Brandon for betraying his wife, Rachel Schneider. But he asks me in confusion, "Aren't you my wife? Are you rambling drunken nonsense, or are you having a fever? "Rachel is already married and has a child of her own. Don't go around pinning the bigamy crime on me for no reason!" I'm stunned, to say the least. Brandon and Rachel are a loving married couple, and yet here he is, telling me that they aren't married at all. Just as I'm about to call Brandon a jerk, I raise my head to see the wedding portrait. It features me and Brandon. Cold sweat soon rolls down my forehead. I ask Brandon tentatively, "Then… do you still remember my husband, Jake Watson?" In the past, Brandon used to be best friends with Jake. Both families even have a betrothal pact with each other. But Brandon angrily accuses me of cheating on him with another man. He even claims that he doesn't know Jake at all. The thing is, Jake and I have been married for ten years. How the hell is it possible for Brandon to not know Jake at all? Thinking that Brandon is lying to me, I show Jake's photo to my parents and everyone around me. They all tell me that they've never seen Jake before, and they even claim that Brandon is the one I've been married to for ten years. I refuse to accept this reality, which causes me to go dazed all the time. Gradually, I go crazy overtime. Because of that, Brandon files for a divorce from me. My parents soon admit me into a mental hospital. After dying a terrible death from the electric therapy, I open my eyes to see that I've returned to the day Brandon becomes my husband.