Heard It Through The Grapevine Drama

For five years, I thought our marriage was solid. Then, my husband, Lionel Franco’s first love, Sandra Howard, posted a photo of a property deed on her social media. The caption read: [Thank you, Lionel, for transferring the house to me.] I stared in disbelief and left a single comment: [WTF?] Lionel called within minutes. “She’s a struggling single mother. Transferring the house to her makes it easier for her son to get into school. It doesn’t affect where we live,” he snapped. “How can you be so lacking in compassion?” In the background, I heard her muffled sobs. Half an hour later, she tagged me in another post.  This time, she flaunted her Mercedes worth over a million dollars, with the caption: [Paid in full. As the saying goes, ‘Where a man spends his money, that's where his heart is’.] I knew he bought it to soothe her temper. But this time, I had enough. I decided to divorce him.

Ranti memilih melepaskan Bayu, laki-laki yang sudah membersamainya selama lima belas tahun menjalani kehidupan rumah tangga. Bukan karena hadirnya orang ketiga dalam pernikahan mereka. Ranti sadar jika dirinya tak akan pernah diterima oleh keluarga suaminya itu. Sekeras apa pun dirinya berjuang. Tak hanya ucapan, tuduhan dan fitnah keji pun selalu dilontarkan kepada Ranti oleh ibu mertua dan saudara iparnya. Padahal selama ini Ranti selalu berjuang untuk keluarga suaminya itu. Tapi mereka tak pernah menghargai. Bahkan pada saat suaminya terpuruk, tak ada ibu mertua dan para saudara iparnya itu mendampingi. Ranti berjuang sendirian. Bagaimana lika-liku kehidupan rumah tangga Ranti hingga akhirnya memutuskan melepaskan lelaki yang dicintainya itu? Prahara apa saja yang terjadi dalam biduk rumah tangga pasangan suami istri itu?

Genesis' college life had just ended, and in dire need of money she moves to a different state to find a job and to start a new. Meanwhile, Skylar has everything. From looks to riches, to possibly anything you would want. Girls would kiss the land he’d walk on, and boys would glare. He’s one of the most eligible bachelor in town. He use girls for pleasure and throws them away like trash when morning comes. Then he meets Gen, their opposite world collides, lust and desire arrives, drama gets hotter, and fears get stronger. Would love prevail in their world of lust?

Everyone in the Titanus region would have heard the older generation tell them this—during sky burials, the vultures wouldn't eat the corpses of people who'd committed heinous crimes. My husband is the sky burial practitioner who buries me. The vultures circle my corpse in the air above the burial site, but they don't prey on me. My husband frowns at the sight. "It looks like this person must have committed crimes when alive. They deserve this." Suddenly, I remembered him pointing at me, his eyes ablaze with flames of rage as he shouted, "Nancy wouldn't have lost her baby if not for you! Someone like you doesn't even deserve to get a sky burial!" It looks like his words are coming true. But later, he falls to his knees before my grave and weeps. He begs me to forgive him.

Di hari pernikahan kami, sahabat masa kecil Marvin yang bernama Yoona mengancam akan melompat dari gedung. Marvin tidak peduli dan tetap ingin melanjutkan acara pernikahan, hingga Yoona benar-benar melompat dari lantai atas. Saat itulah, Marvin benar-benar panik. Sejak saat itu, Marvin meninggalkan dunia fana dan tinggal di sebuah kuil, menjadi seorang pertapa yang dingin dan terpandang. Dengan dalih menebus dosa, dia memaksaku menulis seribu salinan kitab suci dan bersujud di tangga sepanjang seratus meter, hingga perlahan-lahan membunuh anak dalam kandunganku. Di hari aku keguguran, aku mengajukan cerai padanya. Namun, dia berkata bawa apa yang terjadi pada Yoona adalah kesalahan kami berdua dan kami harus menebus dosa itu bersama. Dia menggunakan keluargaku untuk mengancamku, mengikatku di sisinya dan menyiksaku sepanjang hidupku. Saat aku membuka mata lagi, diriku kembali ke hari pernikahan kami. Kali ini, aku memutuskan untuk mendorong Marvin kembali pada Yoona. Dan diriku ... akan menjadi sosok mantan kekasih yang membuatnya benar-benar meninggalkan dunia fana.

The year I was at my poorest, I impersonated my sister to take care of her blind fiancé in exchange for one hundred thousand dollars. On the day he regained his sight, I left without a word. When we met again, it was during a business interview. I was a nameless intern reporter. He had returned to his rightful status as the heir of the influential Hughes family. During the interview, the host asked, "We’ve heard that during your illness, your fiancée, Miss Dawson, stayed by your side through thick and thin. The two of you are about to get married?" He lifted his hand slightly, revealing a ring, and his lips curled into a faint smile. "Yes, we’re getting engaged soon." Yet, his gaze, through the lens of his glasses, landed—intentionally or not—on me, standing in the corner.

Madine Miles, a successful businesswoman, discovers her fiancé, Harrigan Woods, cheating on her with her best friend while away on a work trip. Heartbroken, she leaves New York and starts a new life in Glasgow, Scotland. Three years later, she's a single mother to a beautiful girl and has a successful career. However, her past comes back to haunt her when she's sent to New York for a work assignment and discovers that her daughter's father is none other than a wealthy and powerful CEO who's been searching for her. Now, Madine is trying to escape the man's clutches, but it seems like fate has other plans. Are Madine's past secrets coming back to haunt her? Things are about to get very interesting! What do you think will happen next? Will Madine confront the man about their past and her daughter's parentage? Will she try to keep her secrets hidden? The drama is just beginning!

Before you read this story, be aware that it may be triggering. ------------ 17-year Xienma was orphaned at a young age because her parents and pack were killed when she was just two years old. The neighbor pack found her and took her in, believing she was just a lower omega; she was put in the orphanage. As she came of age, she would find out about the truth of her pack and her true origin, but not only that, to find out none other than the Rogue king’s son is her fated mate, dive in and see how she navigates through the secrets and the drama and will she reject her destined mate or fight to keep the bond.

This book is for the people who feel as if they are alone. This book isn’t just about a love story but also about trauma that comes with wanting to be loved. I don’t condone anything that this book is about. This is awareness. Somewhere in this world this happening to so many people. This is for them. For them to know you aren’t alone, you are heard, and it is NOT your fault. These topics need to be talked about. You will fall into their lives, feel connected to at least one of these characters. And some you will despise. You will see everyone’s point of view and what they think. Giving you breaks from certain characters. I hope you love and see the potential within this novel. And if you have triggers, please don’t read. This book is filled with triggers to help people see that they are heard! To spread awareness! With much love- Marie Dallas ❤️

Suamiku menjatuhkan talak saat aku nekat pergi dari rumah karena tidak percaya ibunya selama ini sudah mencuri uang belanjaku. Dipikirnya aku tak bisa hidup tanpanya, diam-diam aku punya tabungan yang banyak di rekening