Just Hang In There

Today is the sixth time my girlfriend, Shirley Lake, is supposed to meet my parents. My parents and I wait at the restaurant for four whole hours. I call her over and over again, but she never picks up. Just as I'm about to try one last time, I see Shirley's childhood sweetheart, Joshua Solomon, post a picture on his Instagram, with the location tagged at a suburban hotel. The picture shows a woman's pale back, one shoulder bare, with a striking red spider lily tattoo visible on her skin. Underneath the picture was the caption, "We'll make it from 18 to 80." A mutual friend comments, "First-love couples are the sweetest!" I silently hit the like button, then comment, "Make sure to get buried together when you die. And don't come back to haunt anyone else."

"I need you to smile, darling," Adrian whispers, his fingers digging into Isabella's waist as cameras flash. "Your father's business empire depends on it." The champagne in her glass trembles as Isabella forces herself to play the perfect mafia bride. She hasn't told him about the baby yet. Hasn't mentioned the way his eyes linger on the judge's daughter, Elena. Hasn't revealed that she knows about the poison they've planned for her "tragic accident." But Isabella Romano isn't going down without a fight. "Please," she whispers to Santa Muerte as poison burns through her veins. "Give me a chance to make them pay." Death has a price. Isabella awakens in the body of Valentina Salvatore—wife to Adrian's greatest rival and mother to twin girls who somehow see through her deception. She has 150 days to either claim vengeance or find true love. The clock is ticking, and Nicolas Salvatore, her new "husband," is proving dangerously easy to fall for. "You're not really her, are you?" Nicolas murmurs one night, his fingers tracing her jaw. "My Valentina never looked at me the way you do." But as Isabella navigates the deadly waters of rival crime families, she discovers Valentina had secrets of her own—secrets worth dying for. Now, with her father plotting a takeover, Adrian suspicious of her resurrection, and her borrowed body slowly rejecting her soul, Isabella must choose: the revenge she died for, or the love she never expected to find. In this dangerous game of second chances, some fates are worse than death. And some loves are worth dying for twice.

Alisia melarikan diri dari rumah karena menolak untuk menikah dengan musuh keluarganya yang terkenal kejam. Disaat pelarian, tanpa sengaja dia berakhir dalam pelukan Reed Kensington. Lelaki yang tak lain adalah calon suaminya sendiri. Pernikahan mereka pun tak bisa dihindari lagi. Alisia pasrah dengan apapun yang akan dilakukan oleh suami dan keluarga Kensington terhadap dirinya. Karena kebencian antara dua keluarga pasti tidak akan berakhir hanya karena pernikahan semata. "Kenapa kamu bersikap baik dan memperlakukan aku sebagai seorang istri?" "Lalu kamu mau diperlakukan seperti apa? Tawananku?"

Isang trahedya ang nagpabago sa buhay ni Amanda, ngunit ito rin ang nagdala sa kanya sa masaya at magandang buhay. Subalit ang kapalit nito ay ang pagkalimot niya sa kanyang nakaraan at mabuhay ng iba ang katauhan. Maayos na sana ang lahat kung hindi lang niya nakilala ang isang Jeremy Dawson. Ang Hot and Gorgeous Hotelier na isa rin sa Founder ng Hotel sa Venice Italy kung saan siya nag-attend ng OJT. Dahilan rin ito kung bakit nagsimulang malito ang kanyang puso. Ngunit hindi niya maitatanggi na ito rin ang nagturo sa kanya nang tunay na kahulugan ng pag-ibig. Nanaisin pa ba niyang balikan ang kanyang nakaraan upang makilala ang sarili o mananatili na lang sa buhay na puno ng kasinungalingan? Paano kung ang katotohanan pa lang ito ang mas higit na sisira sa kanyang pagkatao? Gugustuhin pa ba niyang malaman ang totoo o mas gugustuhin pa niyang baguhin na lang ang kanyang kapalaran? ___ Kaya ating tunghayan ang laban ng dalawang pusong nagmamahal. Ngunit walang kalayaang ibigin ang isa't-isa. Dahil sa pag-ibig palaging may nasasaktan at nagdurusa. ***** By: LadyGem25 06-28-22

"Athalia, kamu masih perawan, kan? Jika kamu jadi teman tidurku selama satu bulan, kupastikan adikmu sembuh." Athalia terkejut mendengar ucapan Mahesa, sang atasan. Kelamnya masa lalu telah membentuk pria itu tak percaya dengan cinta. Tetapi, Athalia hadir dengan membawa segala ketulusan yang ia punya. Akankah Athalia mampu membuat Mahesa percaya bahwa cinta itu nyata?

He is the God of Justice. A God of Retribution and Vengeance. And he has waited centuries for blood to awaken him... Bound to him by a pact she doesn’t fully understand, Aliana becomes both his Master and his prisoner. He is ruthless, intoxicating, and impossibly beautiful… but he is no hero. He judges, he condemns, and he kills without hesitation. And now his hunger is fixed on her...

Allana yang tengah berduka karena kematian calon suaminya, dipaksa menikah dengan Arshaka sang pembunuh. Kebenciannya semakin menjadi manakala ia hanya dijadikan sebagai pelunas hutang perusahaan papanya yang hampir bangkrut. Apa jadinya, jika semua prasangka yang Allana tuduhkan hanyalah sebuah alibi yang sengaja diciptakan Arshaka untuk melindungi dirinya dari seseorang yang berniat mencelakakan dirinya? Akankah Arshaka berhasil melindungi Allana, ditengah kemelut perang dingin dan perebutan harta dengan keluarganya? Ditambah kemunculan seseorang yang begitu terobsesi dengan Allana, membuat keadaan semakin rumit. Sikap Arshaka yang dingin, cuek dan arogan dihadapkan dengan kebencian Allana padanya, membuat perjalanan rumah tangga mereka tidak mudah. Akankah mereka dapat berkompromi? Ataukah seperti kedua kutub yang selamanya tak akan pernah bersatu.

(Mature 21+) Aura lelah berusaha menjadi istri sempurna karena Arman, sang suami, hanya membalasnya dengan dingin dan hinaan. Di tengah kehampaan itu, kehangatan justru datang dari Pras, paman suaminya sendiri. Lembut, dewasa, dan penuh perhatian. Pras adalah godaan yang tak pantas, namun terlalu nyaman untuk diabaikan. Terjebak antara janji pernikahan yang hampa dan pelukan terlarang yang terasa seperti rumah, Aura harus memilih: menjaga nama baik keluarga atau mengikuti suara hati yang mulai berani melawan.

" Sois ma femme, ma fiancée a deux minutes de retard pour notre mariage et je dois me marier aujourd'hui." dit Léonard Evans à Valérie." Je viens juste de divorcer monsieur, cherchez une autre personne." répondit Valérie." Tu es celle que je veux. Je vois que tu pleures pour cet imbécile. Tu peux refuser mon offre si tu es capable de supporter les insultes de la future femme de ton ex mari."Valérie le regarda et regarda la direction dans laquelle se dirigeait son ex mari et son amante. Elle se retourna et dit " Je suis d'accord, mais je veux que ça soit confidentiel."" Comme tu veux."=============================Mariée depuis cinq ans avec Thierry Zack, Valérie se retrouve malheureuse parce qu'elle n'arrivait pas à donner les enfants à son mari. Celui-ci décide de divorcer d'elle pour se remarier avec une autre avant qu'elle ne lui dise qu'elle est enfin enceinte de lui.Léonard va-t-il toujours l'accepter sachant qu'elle est enceinte de son ex mari ? Valérie va-t-elle dire un jour à Thierry qu'elle a eu un enfant avec lui?

Oluchi never thought love would find her this late. She has spent her life following rules, hiding pieces of herself, and convincing the world she was fine. Then comes Amina the soft-spoken lesson teacher with a fire in her eyes, the one who makes Oluchi’s world feel both terrifying and alive. What begins as stolen glances soon becomes a dangerous longing. Desire. Fear. Hope. Everything Oluchi was told to bury begins to rise. But in a world that punishes women for wanting more, for loving differently… Can Oluchi risk it all for love? Or will survival demand her silence once again? The Love That Changed Everything is a tender, messy, and unforgettable story about late-found love, queer longing, and the price of choosing yourself.