Holi

As the holiday began, I encountered an exhilarating affair. One day, on a double-decker tour bus, I found myself locked in a passionate moment with a beautiful woman on the upper deck, all while my official girlfriend was napping on the lower level. The woman gently placed her soft hand on my upper body, murmuring sweetly, “See you tonight, love…” And just like that, I was completely captivated.

Siapa sangka, liburan yang awalnya terasa begitu menyenangkan tiba-tiba berubah menjadi sebuah bencana? Tiba-tiba Tante Ariane dan Om Frank melamarku untuk dinikahkan dengan Aldert, anak angkat mereka. Kami sedang berlibur di Brussel waktu itu terjadi, mengacaukan daya kerja otak, jantung dan pernapasanku secara total. Menjajah kebahagiaan yang selama hampir satu bulan kudapatkan di Netherlands, tentu saja. Merubah istilah holiday menjadi broken day. Apakah aku tidak berusaha untuk menolak? Sudah. Mati-matian bahkan, dengan mengerahkan seluruh kekuatan jiwa dan raga. Tapi mereka ditambah dengan Mama justru semakin gigih untuk mengalahkan pendirianku. Oh, sebenarnya aku mengalah---pada akhirnya---karena Batik tak merespon sama sekali ketika aku berterus terang dan meminta pendapatnya. "Jadi, gimana ini, B?" tanyaku setengah menjerit di saluran telepon yang tak bisa dikatakan jernih, "Aku harus gimana, apa yang harus aku lakukan?" Klik, tut tut tut, tuuuttt! Dia malah memutuskan saluran telepon yang sangat berarti dalam hidupku saat itu. Ujungnya, dalam kebingungan yang semakin memuncak ke langit, aku meminta pendapat Uta. "Jangan bodoh kamu, Hill!" Uta mengingatkan dengan ketegasan level tinggi saat aku mengakui kalau tak enak dengan Batik, "Ingat, kesempatan emas tak datang untuk yang ke dua kalinya. Menikahlah dengan Aldert dan berbahagialah, Hill!"

Puno ng pagdadalamhati si Jenissa Reillen Sarosa-Bennett matapos siyang tangkaing patayin ng mismong asawa niya at ng kaniyang matalik na kaibigan. Nawala sa kaniya ang kaniyang supling kaya ay puno ng galit ang puso niya at ang hangad nito ay ang makapaghiganti sa mga tumaksil sa kaniya. Sa kaniyang muling pag-bangon ay layunin niyang iparanas sa asawa niya at sa kalaguyo nito ang impiyernong minsan niyang naranasan sa mga kamay nila. Wala siyang ibang hangad kun'di makamtan ang hustisya na nararapat lamang para sa kaniya at sa anak niyang nawala. Matutupad kaya ang nais niyang makapag-higanti? Paano kung ang paghihiganting ito ang maging tulay upang matuklasan niya ang katotohanang gugulantang sa kaniyang natutulog na isipan?

"Follow the five Holiday siblings as they find romance one by one. Between holiday magic and scorching passion, each of them find and fight for the loves of their lives.Yuletide Enchantment:Noel Holiday doesn’t like Christmas. When he finds himself trapped in a magical Christmas village with sweet and steamy Shelby Carter, the season suddenly becomes spicy. While they figure out the magic, they also discover passion like they’ve never known.Holiday Hearts is created by Cindy Spencer Pape, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

This will also be posted on Royal Road.A rundown hotel in the middle of Brazil, minimal staff, dim lighting, near no one, and nowhere. What brought these two here? A tall man clad in purple and a small clean-cut fellow with an unsettling grin. What could've led them there?

"I'm tired of being lonely now. I'm tired!" Andrew screamed to no one in particular. "I have money, I have houses, cars and everything a man could wish for but I want one thing now. Just one thing. A family. A family to love and that will love me back." Andrew is a man who's lost his way. He's made a bet with an old woman to find a family who loves him by Christmas or he'll lose a mysterious prize. But Andrew has no idea where to start. May June is a single mother struggling to provide for her brother and daughter. She's determined to give them a good life, but she's afraid that her ex-husband will try to take her daughter away from her. As the holiday season approackhes, both Andrew and May June must face their fears and fight for the things they love. Can they overcome their challenges and find happiness?

Molly absolutely loves Christmas. Candy canes, egg nog, mistletoe, the works. She can't get enough of it. And so it's only natural that she works at the local Christmas store, Christmas Wishes. But when the Scrooge-like Nicholas comes to town, looking to sell his father's business out from under him, it looks like Molly's dream job is disappearing. Worse yet, she's starting to fall for Nicholas, despite everything telling her not to. With one last chance to save the store, Molly appeals to the power of Christmas itself, attempting to convert Nicholas to seeing the beauty of the holiday. Can Christmas magic really make Christmas Wishes come true? Fans of Hallmark Christmas movies will be swept away by Christmas Wishes, a small-town standalone holiday romance with mistletoe and magic. Grab a glass of eggnog, sit by a warm fire, and enjoy!

"I know what you did. It's time to atone for your sins." It all started with a little fun-study balance in my life. Then, I ended up committing a hideous crime. He said he was going to make me pay for what I did, and he was coming to take me away for three weeks. Three weeks of pleasure, pain, and tough wishes. Now, I want more..

.) Semua berawal dari keluarga priyayi yang mengalami kebangkrutan dan salah satu anak perempuannya bernama Warti menjadi penjahit cukup terkenal di desanya. Lalu menikah dengan Wanto anak dari saudagar kaya di desa. Lama kelamaan, mereka punya anak terakhir bernama Anis. .) Selama perjalanan waktu ternyata takdir membawa Warti kepada kematian. Dan keluarga Wanto hidup serba kekurangan. Masa kecil Anis memang kurang beruntung layaknya anak-anak yang lainnya. Sampai ia juga iri dengan sepupunya dari pihak Warti bernama Aro. Ketika Aro bermain sepeda, Anis hanya bisa menonton. Kehidupan Aro ini sangat berkecukupan, semuanya terpenuhi dan serba ada. ,) Ketika memasuki usia sekolah SMP pun Anis mendapatkan uang saku dari ayahnya Aro. .) Lulus SMP, Anis tidak melanjutkan sekolah karena keterbatasan biaya. Sedangkan Aro melanjutkan ke jenjang SMA di kota. .) Lulus SMP, Anis bekerja menjadi salah satu karyawan di toko milik Cina di Jakarta. Selama itu kehidupannya sedikit demi sedikit berubah lebih baik. .) Selama hampir 7 tahun, Anis bekerja di Jakarta dan mengenal gemerlap kota Jakarta. .) Selama itu pula dia punya pacar yang bekerja di sana juga. Akhirnya terjadilah malapetaka tersebut. Ia mendapatkan banyak siksaan dari pacarnya. Tapi dia tidak pernah mengadu ke pihak berwajib. Dia hanya cerita kepada Aro. .) Setelah selesai bekerja di Jakarta, ia memutuskan bekerja di Hongkong sebagai perawat dan menata kembali hidupnya. .) Selama bekerja di Hongkong, dia bertemu dengan jodohnya. Dan akhirnya sukses bisa membuat rumah dengan biaya hasil kerjanya.

Isabell Ramos is a friendly and outgoing person. She wants her parents to be proud of her despite of being neglected. It hurts her to foresaw how her parents love her sister, Rein Ramos. But she still handle to hide her jealousy because she loves her sister so much. It didn’t hinder her from being a loving sister to Rein. After Isabell and Rein’s graduation, their family went on a vacation in a province, where Isabell met Ian Von Dela Cruz, that will change her perspectives in life. He will make Isabell feel that being too selfless will only drown her. He will make her realize that she also deserves to be loved and cared by someone.