Heat And Dust Novel

My wife cheats on me after five years of marriage. Standing at the doorway, I hear her whisper to her lover in a soft voice, "What are you afraid of? He's broke and pathetic. Do you think that he dares to divorce me?" I tighten my grip on the lottery ticket in my hand. I have just won 60 million dollars a moment ago. This time, I will see who is the broke and pathetic one!

I'm a dreamer.... I have been dreaming about my best friend for as long as I can remember..... A first kiss has been saved for him.... Now I am 21 years old with secrets and a fake world around me. Can I keep it all from crumbling down? Can I keep the past where it belongs?

Aku tidak pernah menyangka, setelah terlahir kembali, aku masih saja memilih suami yang salah. Di kehidupanku sebelumnya, aku memilih tunanganku, Jayden Hanson. Namun, Jayden malah selingkuh dengan putri kaya gadungan, Clarisse Smith, selama tiga tahun. Mereka bahkan memiliki seorang anak di belakangku. Demi wanita itu, Jayden bahkan tega menabrakku hingga kedua kakiku lumpuh. Kemudian, dia memberikan posisi penari utama milikku pada Clarisse. Setelah terlahir kembali, aku memilih menikah dengan adik iparku, Simon Hanson. Awalnya aku mengira sudah lolos dari takdir yang menimpaku di kehidupan sebelumnya, jadi aku bisa mewujudkan impianku sendiri. Namun, sebelum mengikuti audisi penentuan penari utama itu, aku kembali mengalami kecelakaan mobil yang sama seperti kehidupan sebelumnya. Begitu Simon mendapat kabar kecelakaan yang menimpa diriku, dia bahkan tidak ragu-ragu untuk menyinggung orang-orang berkuasa di kota ini. Simon sendirilah yang menjebloskan Clarisse ke penjara. Aku sangat terharu, sekaligus keliru. Aku mengira kalau pilihan yang aku buat setelah terlahir kembali ini merupakan pilihan yang tepat. Aku baru tahu setelah lima tahun kemudian, saat mendengar percakapan antara Simon dan putra kami. Ternyata selama ini, Simon hanya mencintai Clarisse saja. Bahkan putra yang aku lahirkan dengan susah payah juga demikian. Kalau begitu, aku tidak menginginkan Simon lagi. Putra seperti ini, aku juga tidak menginginkannya lagi.

Being with the only man she ever loved has always been her dream which she was determined to make come true. Her dream finally come true and she ended up with Alexander Thompson, her dream man. Wendy thought she could finally be at peace and explore her marriage happily, but her happiness was cut short after she learned the secret that changed her life forever. Her husband whom she wants to spend the rest of her life, wasn't going to live forever. He had just two years to spend on earth because of the deadly brain tumor he has been diagnosed of. How will she cope with living without her husband? Will she ever get out of the pain especially as her husband's family never liked her in the first place? Find out the miseries of Wendy Lee, a twenty-six years old young lady that only wanted nothing, but to be with the man she loves...

Kinan pikir, bahwa kehidupannya sudah cukup beruntung. Punya pernikahan idaman bersama Raga Satria yang selalu berada di sampingnya. Hingga suatu ketika, Astari, sang mantan kekasih suaminya itu muncul kembali pasca perceraiannya. Membuat Nenek Lasmi –neneknya Raga– melihat ini sebagai jawaban dari segala keresahannya, dan meminta Raga, cucu kesayangannya yang sudah tidak memiliki orang tua itu untuk menikahi Tari, hanya agar pria itu bisa punya penerus garis keturunan. Dan … ketika Raga memilih untuk menjadi cucu yang baik alih-alih suami yang baik, Kinan dihadapkan oleh situasi yang tak kalah rumitnya. Ia tak ingin dimadu, tapi suaminya memintanya bertahan. Apa yang akan Kinan pilih untuk jalan hidupnya?

Ellie is in denial about what her father does for a living, but she wants nothing more than to be trusted enough to get let into the inner circle. When a body shows up on her family's doorstep, it becomes clear that the war brewing between her family and a rival family is coming to a head. Ellie's father hires Mordechai to keep her safe until they figure it out. Little do they know that Mordechai is actually a secret employee of the rival mafia family, and he's there to collect information and take down Ellie's family.

War. War is all we know. War for peace, war to take, war to protect. War for resources. It is impossible to avoid war because your neighbors won’t. If you are perceived as weak, you will be targeted. Your land and wealth stolen, your people killed, sons enslaved and daughters raped. To survive in this world, more important than oxygen; is strength and a cold heart. The only source of strength are mana veins. He who owns mana veins has the right to live and the right to rule. He who owns mana veins better have the strength to keep it or long life is but a pipe dream. Xasha hated war. War had taken everything from him and gave nothing in return. He hated that all wars were over petty things like pride and pocket change. He always looked to the vast wilderness with longing. He wondered why all the warmongers hadn’t turned their spears there. Where vast lands and untapped wealth were. Once he became a father. Xasha, the naïve, knowledge-loving merchant, decided he did not want his child growing up in the same world he did. He decided to change the world, end all war and unite the abandoned region. How will he do it? By starting a war, a war that will end all wars. Not a war with his neighbors over pride or a few mana veins. No. He will rage against the wilderness and the world beyond.

During a drinking session, Ibiza received a dare to cheat with Cydeo—who got a girlfriend that time. Ibiza Blessed Bartolome was a happy-go-lucky rebellious girl who longed for real love from someone who will see her worth. Cydeo Adams Izquierdo was the two-good-shoes popular guy in college who got a perfectly clean reputation. Ibiza and Cydeo's worlds seemed impossible to cross lines until Ibiza accepted the dare and guess what? Cydeo's response will shake her world.

After being secretly married to me for five years, my husband, a famous actor, suddenly reveals his relationship on his Twitter account. Promotional accounts find out who I am and make me out to be a woman who refuses to let the relationship die. My husband's fans criticize and mock me all over the Internet, but I'm unfazed. My husband's the one who cheated on me, yet he's acting like he's deeply in love with another woman. Does he think I'm nothing but a regular businesswoman? Sometimes, some people get ahead of themselves because they forget their roots. I bet he's forgotten who funded his success!

Claire is contented with her "average" grades. But she is one hell of a businesswoman, and she knows a lot of things--but not all academically. So, in order to make her Highschool life quite memorable--and fun, she created The Book of Cheating, that would help her have higher grades, and hopefully make a history. Or will it really help her to have high grades? Because for all she know, that Book of Cheating caused her nothing but trouble. She stumbled upon the darkest secrets of their school, and being involved with people she doesn't want to be involved with. And now The Book of Cheating is missing, her secrets will unfold. What will happen to her?! All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the author.