Grey Sand

Life has knocked her down so many times. Made her experience failures, sadness and frustrations. But one thing she always make sure, whatever those problems she may face, she will always get up At a very young age Selene, fell in love and gave her all but the man who promised her forever broke up with her without telling her his reasons. She was left with nothing but heartaches. She begged for him but he never gave her a chance. He dumped her, said words that hurt her to the core. The man who once adored her just robbed her innocence and threw her like a garbage, disgusted by her presence.

Diusianya yang baru sembilan belas tahun, Sandekala harus menjadi Tuan Besar menggantikan sang kakek yang telah berpulang karena ditembak seseorang. Dia merasa gagal melindungi kakeknya. Kesalahannya tidak akan dia ulangi kembali. Selain itu menemukan pembunuh kakeknya juga menjadi fokusnya selama menyandang gelar Tuan Besar. "Teruskan usaha Kakek Sande. Hanya kau satu-satunya harapan Kakek saat ini. Kakek memintamu lewat Ibu-Bapakmu. Jangan sia-siakan. Kaulah penguasa dunia saat ini. Dunia ada pada genggamanmu. Cucu seorang Umbara tidak akan kalah oleh apapun.“ Sande mengusap peluhnya yang terus membanjir. Perjanjian terkutuk antara orang tuanya terus menghantui ingatannya. Apa dia mampu menaklukkan dunia seperti perintah kakeknya? Atau ada hal lain yang lebih menarik perhatiannya, dibanding menjadi seorang mafia. *** IG : @ayakalibrary

ข้อดีของการเป็นนายหญิงแห่ง west sands คือมีเงินใช้ไม่ขาดมือ กินนอนอยู่สบายไม่ต้องทำงาน และที่สำคัญที่สุด เขาปกป้องเธอจากทุกสิ่ง... "ไม่ว่าจะเกิดอะไรขึ้น ถ้าพี่ยังอยู่ตรงนี้ แพรจะปลอดภัย"

Tristan Zayden Zachadry was reincarnated to the most dangerous world and was named Zaykee, but how will he survive or do his goal to come back if he no longer had his gifted talent in kung fu? Can a weakling expose the government? And many hidden secrets in that world? “Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide” – Ice Cube

mereka sering mengira Kota itu ramai. Tapi pada kenyataannya Kota itu tak pernah benar-benar ramai, bagi Vania rumah Vania selalu terasa lebih sunyi daripada jalanan di luar sana. Rumah dua lantai dengan pagar hitam tinggi itu berdiri megah, tetapi tak pernah terasa hangat. Dindingnya kokoh, lampunya terang, namun percakapan di dalamnya selalu singkat dan seperlunya. Vania tumbuh di antara jadwal rapat dan dering telepon papahnya yang tak pernah berhenti. Pria itu selalu berangkat sebelum matahari terbit dan pulang ketika malam hampir habis. Jas kerjanya rapi, wajahnya tegas, tetapi waktunya tak pernah cukup untuk duduk sebentar dan mendengarkan cerita putrinya. Di meja makan yang panjang, kursi papah sering kali kosong atau jika terisi, hanya ada keheningan yang menggantung canggung. Bagi Vania. rumah bukan tempat berbagi cerita, melainkan tempat menyimpan luka. Di sekolah, ia dikenal sebagai siswi pendiam. Senyumnya manis tapi siapa yang tahu sorot matanya menyimpan lelah yang tak dimengerti teman-temannya. Ia pernah menemukan tempat bersandar seseorang yang membuatnya merasa didengar, dihargai, dan tidak sendirian. Seseorang yang menjadi dunianya ketika rumah tak lagi terasa utuh. Namun sandaran itu runtuh. Orang yang paling ia percaya justru meninggalkannya dan menghianatinya. Sejak saat itu, Vania belajar menjadi wanita yang lebih tegar. Ia yakin bahwa ia mampu melewati semuanya sendiri. Lorong sekolah, bangku taman, dan sudut perpustakaan menjadi saksi bisu tangis yang ia sembunyikan. Hari-harinya berjalan datar hingga suatu pagi, di tengah riuh langkah siswa dan bel yang menggema, takdir mempertemukan ia dengan seseorang. Seseorang yang mampu mengerti yang terdalam yang tersembunyi di balik dirinya. Dan seseorang yang mempunyai luka yang sama. Dan di sanalah cerita Vania benar-benar dimulai di antara luka yang tak kunjung sembuh, dan harapan yang diam-diam tumbuh kembali.

Menerima pinangan seorang pria yang sudah memiliki tunangan adalah kesalahan terbesar Vivianne. Namun, iming-iming materi yang Dylan tawarkan sudah membutakan matanya. Vivianne rela menjadi perusak hubungan orang demi uang dan sebuah pernikahan impian. Akan tetapi, pada kenyataannya pernikahan tak seindah yang dibayangkan. Dylan membuang Vivianne dan mengakhiri pernikahan tatkala semua tujuan sudah dia dapatkan.

I just closed a deal worth 50 million. The room did its job, so I went to the reception to check out, and I got myself a bottle of water worth 2 dollars. That very same day, I got an email from the company accusing me of misusing company funds. They canceled three months' worth of KPI from my records and fined me 5,000 dollars. I ignored that, thinking that it was a mistake some new guy in finance made. When I went to work the next day, my access card was denied. It was canceled. I couldn't even get into the building. Furious, I called my CEO fiance, but his secretary took the call instead. "How many times do I have to tell you to follow the rules when it comes to money? Did you tell finance about that bottle of water? No? Then that's against the rules! Everyone else follows the rules, so why can't you? You're a veteran!" The CEO chimed in, "Christina, you're a veteran of the company. You must be an example. You're not allowed back to work until you finish your 8000-word reflection and read it out loud at the all-employee meeting!" They tossed the phone aside, and a moment later, moans of delight and passion traveled through the air. Stone-faced, I hung up and called our competitor's CEO. "I've got a 50-million-dollar deal and a sales manager who just got fired for you. Are you taking that deal?"

“I, Alpha Alessandro D’Almerita, reject you, wolf huntress Valerie Morozov, as my mate and Luna.” He said, glaring at the woman, his mate, as she lay bare on the bed that they shared the other night. “I, Valerie Morozov, accept your rejection, Alpha Alessandro D’Almerita.” ************************ Rejected, torn, pregnant, and angry. But when a wolf turns up in her infirmary, injured, beaten, and shot, Valerie is surprised that it is no other than the Alpha, her family’s sworn enemy, who rejected her. None other than Alpha Alessandro…

Luna Grimes has never believed in fate. As a photographer, she thrives on capturing truth—the unfiltered, raw moments hidden behind Hollywood’s illusions. But when she’s assigned to photograph Deverell Blackwood, the industry’s most untouchable star, truth becomes the one thing slipping through her fingers. He is arrogant, infuriatingly perfect, and worst of all—familiar. She hates the way he looks at her, as if he knows her. Then the impossible starts happening. Distorted photographs. A missing reflection. A name whispered in dreams that don’t belong to her. Luna knows she should stay away from Deverell. But he won’t let her. And the closer she gets, the more she realizes… this isn’t the first time they’ve met. It won’t be the last.

When Isabel Baker agreed to moonlight as a bartender at a private party, she never imagined she'd get anything more than tips. However, on this resort island, nothing was ever that simple. After tending bar with the deliciously handsome Noah who was flown in for the party, Izzy realized that she was about to break her number one rule: never fall for a tourist. But with his quick wit, charming smile and passion for marine life, Noah was the kind of guy that she couldn’t resist. At the end of the night, she barely managed to turn him away from coming home with her. Noah had only come to the island for one of Jack Saunders' famous parties. Yet once he met Izzy, he couldn’t bring himself to leave. After one steamy night together, he knew that he would do almost anything to keep her. Theirs should have been an easy love story, complete with a happily ever after. Except Noah was also moonlighting as a bartender that night and his true identity threatened Izzy’s research. When his billion-dollar company and her marine research project collide, their entire relationship crumbles into the sand. Will they be able to rebuild their beautiful sandcastle together, or will it be washed away by the rising tide, forever just a memory?