Idiom Mental Baja

"Haruskah aku jadi yang kedua?" Cinta pada pandangan pertama, membuat Kirana atau biasa di sapa Anna menaruh rasa cinta di antara belas kasihan pada rekan bisnis atasannya. Tugas pertama Anna mengantarkan dokumen pada pria bernama Aditya ini menjadikan awal dari sebuah kisah cinta rumit. Aditya mengalami kekecewaan pada sang istri akan pengkhianatan dan lelah untuk terus memahami, membuat Anna menjadi wanita yang hadir di saat dan waktu yang tepat. Anna adalah pelipur lara, penggugah perasaan kepercayaan cinta yang sempat pudar dan juga gairah. Namun bagi Jessica, kehadiran Anna adalah malapetaka. Pencitraan bisnis dengan pernikahan dan juga ketergantungan akan sosok Aditya dalam mengelola bisnis, membuatnya melakukan segala cara untuk menyingkirkan Anna. Keputusan Aditya ingin menjadikan Anna sebagai istri selama masa proses cerai, menjadi titik awal dari dilema Anna yang harus memilih antara cinta dan empati terhadap sakit mental dan kemandulan Jessica di tengah cercaan dirinya sebagai wanita perebut suami orang. Apa yang akan di pilih oleh Anna? Mempertahankan cinta ataukah melepaskannya demi kebahagiaan istri sah Aditya?

All 20 year old Holly ever wanted to do was escape the boring Colorado mountain town where she was born. However, when she arrived at college, she found herself having too many wild nights. Worse yet, she had one too many mornings of waking up in an unfamiliar bed, and she couldn't keep her scholarship. Now that's she's back in Conifer, she has no idea what she is going to do with her life and no hope for the future. Andrew's father died a couple years ago in an electrical accident, and while Andrew wants nothing more than to leave town, his mother's mental instability makes it impossible for him to go. He feels trapped in a no-win situation and his options are slipping away. When a mutual friend has a crisis, Holly comes up with a plan, a plan that will change all their lives for the better. She knows that, despite previously being burned, all it takes to start a fire is a spark. However, she realizes that once again, she may have stood too close to the flame, and the torch she carries for Andrew burns brighter than ever. Will Holly manage to rekindle old loves, or will the destructive fire in their hearts consume everything they hold dear?

I just asked Lisa to get married to me. Believe it or not, I'm just as shocked as she is. This was meant to be a hit and quit mission not a hit and trip mission! I've fallen for Lisa. It hurts my ego to admit this but this tender spoiled brat has got me into a mental and emotional war. "W.. Will you marry me Lisa? "I question again. This time deciding to go with the flow. Lisa stares at me with wide eyes. "You're... You're joking right? "She questions and I remain silent and motionless. Allowing my eyes to pass the message. She sees I'm not joking and this causes her to recline. She quickly grabs her purse off the dash board and hurries out of my car. Slamming the door shut and I watch as she runs away. Well that wasn't expected. Falling in love was never the plan;25 years of doing what he likes. Being the master of his own game and the king of his ring. Everything seems to be going fine till one cold night when he realizes he wasn't just inlove but in pain. What could possibly go wrong for an all time player and over protective brother? Lets follow five friends into this NIGERIAN novel to find out!!

Bagi Raquel Dean, menjadi siswa Ottori adalah satu-satunya cara untuk merealisasikan mimpinya. Sekolah terbaik yang melahirkan para raja dan pahlawan di buku sejarah itu diharapkan dapat menciptakan generasi muda yang unggul untuk menjaga perdamaian dunia. Namun, nyatanya mereka hanya melahirkan siswa tanpa empati yang melakukan apapun untuk bertahan hidup dan merangkak naik ke atas piramida kehidupan. Di Ottori, istilah lulus atau mati adalah hal yang mutlak. Entah mati karena tekanan mental yang tak tertanggungkan atau mati karena kecerobohan sendiri. Raquel Dean adalah siswa beruntung yang berhasil bertahan dengan kemampuan pas-pasan di tengah tekanan akademik yang luar biasa berat. Semuanya berjalan baik-baik saja. Ia memiliki sahabat baik bermulut pedas, cinta pertama yang ia panggil Pangeran Salju, dan pangeran sungguhan dari Kejaraan Thalabar yang selalu mengganggunya. Hingga kehidupannya berubah 180 derajat ketika gelar "Sang Terpilih" disandangnya dalam satu malam. Kekuatan luar biasa mengalir dalam darahnya dan seluruh orang ingin menjadikannya senjata untuk memulai perang. Mampukah Raquel Dean menghadapi peliknya kehidupan ketika cahaya dalam hidupnya direnggut kegelapan?

Awalnya, kedatangan Lunar ke London hanyalah ingin merayakan anniversary pernikahannya dengan Doris, suaminya. Dengan berbekal mental dan tekad, Lunar terbang dan mencari informasi keberadaan suaminya. Setibanya di kamar hotel yang dimaksud, Lunar tidak menemukan Doris. Melainkan ia mendapati kamar tersebut yang terlihat mewah penuh hiasan dan juga kelopak mawar. Ia menduga bahwa itu sebuah surprise untuknya yang diberikan oleh Doris. "Ternyata kau juga terlihat romantis, Sayang. Terima kasih." gumam Lunar berbangga diri. "Kau tidak perlu mengucapkan terima kasih, sebaiknya kau bersiaplah untuk menjadi pemuas hasratku," seorang pria asing datang dan mendekati Lunar. Wanita itu terkejut dan terheran dengan kehadiran pria itu. "K-kau siapa? Kenapa kau lancang sekali memasuki kamarku?" gertak Lunar sembari memundurkan langkahnya. "Hahaha. Rupanya kau belum tau? Ini kamarku, dan suamimu telah menjualmu kepada saya. Sebaiknya kau turuti saja keinginanku, mengerti?!" kemudian pria itu mendorong wanita di hadapannya di atas ranjang. Apa yang akan dilakukan pria itu kepada Lunar? Lalu, siapa sebenarnya pria itu?

The story revolves around a ruthless mafioso who finds a woman buried on the ground as a sacrificial bride to the woman's townfolk's cult. He finds himself drawn to her and claims her from the grave just before she died and was instead wedded to him. Althea's fate was sealed when she became the mafioso's corpse bride. She was like a lifeless flower in a sea of blood and wrath. Men have been fawning over her ever since she remembered, and it was revealed that she was an actual human cursed by her own mother after the man who impregnated her left her to rot. She was like a human succubus, drawing men to her until they became crazy enough to kill her. And every time Althea is killed, a new Althea comes to life as though, the curse goes on and on. It is revealed later on that throughout the world, there have been more than thousands of Altheas enough to dominate the world in secret. At the end of the story, the mafioso due to the curse would kill his wife, only to be killed as well by another Althea who had been watching on the sidelines all this time. She goes back to visit her mother who had been brought to the mental asylum only to laugh hysterical at the term, 'monster'.

“I miss you in ways I didn't know existed,” He wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her close to his broad chest, using his other hand, he slowly caressed her face and leaned forward locking gaze with her. “You are a mental and physical ache, a longing deep in my heart and I can’t let you go, I won't let you make me bleed again.” With those final words, he covered her lips with his, kissing her passionately. Dangerous fate tells as story of Katherine Edward who had lost everything, her parents, the company, her home and her right to choose, all she wanted was a normal life, but that was far from her fate after being forced to be a replaced bride to an unknown groom. How could she escape from a marriage she was tied to, with no love and no care? How can she free herself from the cruelness? What happens when secret and lies make trust get destroyed? Why get into a dangerous fate when it should have been avoided from the beginning? Let's dive into this fascinating story filled with twist and turns and see how things ends up!

Twenty seven year old trust fund baby Sawyer Driscoll has way too much time on her hands, and even she knows it. Emotionally scarred with crippling abandonment issues, she finds solace in whimsical Kate Lovelace's comforting presence– the breathtaking lifeguard two years her junior who heroically rescued her from nearly drowning while drunk at Naples beach. At around the same time, she becomes drawn to mysterious Blythe Collier– an aspiring Conductor in her early thirties dead set on fulfilling her longtime dream of working with world renowned Orchestras. After meeting at a local Lesbian nightclub roughly three weeks later, the two hit it off immediately with their mutual love for body shots and the fine art of instrumental music. Her only issue? She's already heavily involved with Kate. The solution to crafty Sawyer's dilemma is simple; Date them both. What could go wrong? Assuming they don't catch on to the idea that their charming girlfriend wants to have her cake and eat it too, that is. Two's company, three's a crowd; Everyone says so, right? ...But does it have to be? *Disclaimer* - Strong sexual content, difficult mental health topics, and discussions of death, self harm, and suicide. 18+, please 2020 All Rights Reserved (you know how it goes)

[...]“Eleonor is my wife. She's mine, whether it's to love her, hate her… make her moan, or make her life miserable. She's mine, and mine alone.”[...] ㅤ Because of James Evans debt at Serendipity Casino, he's forced to accept the proposal of the mysterious Mr. Reviello, a mobster of questionable reputation. To pay off the debt, his daughter Emily must marry Mr. Reviello, the current leader of the household. However, she's fragile and would not endure that lifestyle. Therefore, the Evans family decides to trick Mr. Reviello and send the eldest daughter, Eleonor, to marry in Emily's place. ㅤ Humiliated at the altar, Eleonor spends two years without meeting her husband, cultivating a deep hatred for him. But everything changes when she has a casual night with a man she met at the club. That man is none other than her husband. Because of the breach of the infidelity clause, Eleonor is forced to enter a mental game with Reviello, in an intense relationship where he likes to dominate and be in control, and she doesn't like to obey. Until hate becomes love. ㅤ However, her identity as the wrong bride remains a secret. At least that's what she believes. After all, Giovanni Reviello also has his own secrets. ㅤ(+18 ONLY)

Seringkali wanita menjadi korban dalam percintaan, seiring berjalannya waktu percintaan menjadi bahan yang tidak terlalu serius untuk diartikan. "Kapan kamu punya pacar?" "Kalau kamu tidak diam di kota ini sepertinya kamu akan dapat pacar!!" "Jangan terlalu banyak memilih, nanti gak laku-laku loh!! "Kalau merasa wajah pas-pasan tidak usah muluk-muluk masalah pendamping!!" "Jadi wanita itu yang logis saja! Pria juga pasti pilih wanita yang ga banyak minta dan ga ribet!" Itu hanya sebagian pertanyaan atau ungkapan yang tanpa sadar selalu diucapkan oleh sesama wanita. Padahal ungkapan itu hanya dibuat oleh wanita atau orang yang memang hidupnya tidak terlalu baik dalam mempelajari ilmu sosial dan mental orang lain. Selalu merasa benar, tanpa meraba apa yang seharusnya diungkapkan dalam menanggapi kehidupan orang lain. Cerita ini semoga menginspirasi orang-orang yang sering kali mendapat perlakuan atau perkataan yang membuat timbul rasa terpaksa hanya karena anggapan-anggapan yang tidak jelas dari orang yang belum tentu dan bisa untuk melewati setiap kejadian yang membuat traumatis.