Heat And Dust Novel

Her name was Cathedra. Leave her last name blank, if you will. Where normal people would read, "And they lived happily ever after," at the end of every fairy tale story, she could see something else. Three different things. Three words: Lies, lies, lies. A picture that moves. And a plea: Please tell them the truth. All her life she dedicated herself to becoming a writer and telling the world what was being shown in that moving picture. To expose the lies in the fairy tales everyone in the world has come to know. No one believed her. No one ever did. She was branded as a liar, a freak with too much imagination, and an orphan who only told tall tales to get attention. She was shunned away by society. Loveless. Friendless. As she wrote "The End" to her novels that contained all she knew about the truth inside the fairy tale novels she wrote, she also decided to end her pathetic life and be free from all the burdens she had to bear alone. Instead of dying, she found herself blessed with a second life inside the fairy tale novels she wrote, and living the life she wished she had with the characters she considered as the only friends she had in the world she left behind. Cathedra was happy until she realized that an ominous presence lurks within her stories. One that wanted to kill her to silence the only one who knew the truth.

Ditinggal nikah pas lagi sayang-sayangnya karena sudah menghamili wanita lain, akhirnya membuat seorang gadis bernama Kartika ini frustasi berat. Setiap hari hobinya makan, terus gadang sampai tubuhnya menyusut drastis. Namun, untungnya selalu ada tiga teman yang kerap memberinya nasihat. Sehingga gadis berwajah ayu ini bangkit perlahan-lahan. Karena tak ingin berlarut-larut dalam kesedihan, gadis ini pun akhirnya memutuskan untuk kembali mencari cinta sejati. Akan tetapi, siapa sangka kalau jodohnya justru adalah orang yang sudah begitu dekat dengannya selama ini.

Alinta adalah seorang ahli manajemen keuangan di perusahaan ASKAR, ia telah lama bekerja sejak menikah. Sekarang usia Alinta menginjak usia 26 tahun, dan belum dikarunia seorang anak. Alinta mengidap tumor rahim yang cukup besar diperut. Suami Alinta menceraikannya di saat usia 25 tahun. Ia tinggal dengan seorang kakak dan sekarang ia bersama suaminya. Suami ke dua yang menyayangi Alinta dari hidup senang dan susah. akankah Alinta bisa bertahan melawan penyakit? Apakah Arga bisa menghukum nenek angkat Alinta?

Iris Glover and Stanley Stein shared seven years together—three of dating and four of marriage. Their relationship unraveled when Stanley chose to believe the homewrecker and prosecuted Iris in court himself. The question, "Do you plead guilty?" shattered Iris' heart. She fought fiercely in court, proved her innocence, and exposed the homewrecker's true nature. Upon her acquittal, she told Stanley, "Let's get a divorce." He replied, "Don't you regret it, Iris," believing she was merely throwing a tantrum. When they crossed paths again, Stanley asked, "Have you come to reconcile?" Iris retorted, "Being so delusional is an illness; seek help." Every time she got mad, she always went back to him once she calmed down, but not this time. It wasn't until Iris emerged as a successful lawyer standing opposite him in court that Stanley realized she had changed; she no longer belonged to him. In a moment of desperation, he pleaded, "Iris, I still love you. Please come back to me." Iris, now strong and resolute, replied, "The reason I improved myself is thanks to you, not for you. Mr. Stein, please step aside; don't stand in my way."

Maghihintay ako hon.” Sabi naman agad ni elane at sabay yakap sa lalaki. Halos madurog ang puso ni zara sa tagpong iyon. Doon kasi sila magkikita sa park. At dahil kaibigang matalik ni zara si elane. Kaya malaki ang kanyang tiwala dito. Subalit di niya inaasahan ang isang malaking secretong tinatago ng dalawa. Kung hindi niya pina una si elane sa tagpuan nila ng asawa ay hindi sana niya malalaman ang isang secreto.

An existence that wished to cease… A being bordering between reality and fantasy… Asher E. Ildian is just your average, athletic student of Maplewood High School. His principles are easy; avoid troublesome people at all cost and befriend someone worthy of his time. Not until he met the nobody, Elaine Ozark, which not only change his life, but change his life… Repeatedly. Like a cycle of clockwork. Asher had to make choices to maintain Elaine’s life, and his own sanity to escape this endless loop of time.

By year four of our marriage, Scott had picked up a college girl—Gigi. Bright, beautiful, full of life. She had him, a billionaire, eating street food and chasing after her favorite esports player. Scott called. "Not coming home. Watching Joel Arnoult's match." Beside him, Gigi scoffed. "That boring old woman—does she even know who Joel Arnoult is?" They had no clue. The second the call ended, Joel had me pinned in the back of a dimly lit car. His teeth grazed my neck—sharp, teasing, a little painful. "Leila, if I win, how are you gonna reward me?"

Ava couldn't be any happier after realizing the due date for her delivery. Excited and all, she comes back home ready to deliver the good news to her husband, Matt, only to stumble upon him buried deep into the lady whom he claimed was his younger cousin sister. The betrayal hit different after learning the whole truth from them, they intend to make her death look like an accident and take away her inheritance afterwards. They both succeeded in making her fall off the terrace which unfortunately made her lose the pregnancy and her life. Few months later.. The appearance of a wealthy heiress who looks exactly like the late Ava causes a storm in the city after Ryan Manchester, Matt's Uncle, introduces her as his wife. Was it really Ava? or was this all a game carefully crafted?

Kecantikan adalah suatu anugerah, namun tidak selamanya kecantikan membawa kebahagiaan. Mary Aram wanita cantik dari Muara Mua, kecantikannya justru menjadikan dirinya boneka pajangan di sepanjang hidupnya. Kehormatan, anak, dan hartanya dirampas. Status sebagai istri sah di gantikan oleh wanita lain. Tanpa hak, tanpa status, membuatnya tidak berkutik atas hidupnya sendiri. Hanya cinta sejati yang tersimpan di dalam hati, yang memampukan ia bertahan. "Cinta Bukan Sepenggal Dusta," jika ada sebuah dusta, bukan lah cinta tentunya.

Di kehidupan yang lalu, aku merelakan kedua kakiku dilindas hingga hancur demi melindungi suamiku. Mertuaku menganggapku sebagai pembawa sial, beban keluarga, dan menunjukkan kebencian yang mendalam padaku. Orang tuaku sendiri merasa aku tak berguna dan menyusahkan, sehingga memilih untuk memutus hubungan denganku. Hanya suamiku yang tetap berada di sisiku dan aku selalu mengira bahwa dia mencintaiku. Namun menjelang kematianku, aku mendengar dia berkata, "Kalau kamu benar-benar mencintaiku, kamu seharusnya nggak bertahan hidup dan membuatku malu." Kemudian, dia membunuhku secara perlahan-lahan dengan membekapku sampai napasku habis. Setelah kematianku, dia menikah lagi. Saat itulah aku baru tahu, ternyata selama ini dia menjual kisah hidupnya yang menyedihkan di internet hingga menghasilkan puluhan miliar. Ketika membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke saat ketika mobil itu hampir menabrakku. Namun kali ini, aku memilih untuk menyaksikan semua itu dengan ekspresi dingin.