Kaca Custom

Habib seorang ipar yang dicemooh oleh Galih dengan sebutan benalu. Dia bekerja sebagai steward di salah satu restauran berbintang membuat Kakak iparnya malu. Ketiadaan harta dan tahta yang dimiliki Habib, ia selalu mendapat hinaan bahkan sumpah serapah dari Kakak iparnya kalau ia tidak sanggup memberikan nafkah kepada Nabila-istrinya. Namun, tidak selamanya kehidupan di bawah. Begitu pun sebaliknya. Habib terus berusaha agar tegar dan tabah dalam menghadapi semua cobaan yang menghujam laksana sarapan pagi. Ternyata, hinaan dan cacian yang ia dapatkan dari Kakak ipar ada niat terselubung yang sangat membuat Nabila dan Habib terkejut. Sampai-sampai rahasia itu tidak dapat dimaafkan oleh Habib dan istri tercinta. Rahasia yang terbungkus rapi membuat Habib membuka kaca mata istrinya dan ia berjanji akan mengangkat derajat Nabila yang selalu setia kepada Habib. Ia sangat bersyukur memiliki istri setulus dan sesabar Nabila. Walaupun sehebat apapun itu hinaan dan cobaan menghadang agar bahtera rumah tangga yang dilandasi dengan cinta bisa ambruk begitu saja. Nabila selalu sabar dan kuat menerima itu semua. Habib selalu menguatkan Nabila setiap saat ketika ujian kenyataan hidup selalu datang bertubi-tubi.

Cara berpisah yang tidak Deline harapkan dari kisah cinta pertamanya. Ia harus memendam kekecewaan dan kemarahan akibat pengkhianatan Arya. Meskipun ia tahu, bahwa apa yang Arya lakukan terhadap gadis bernama Naomi adalah sebuah ketidak sengajaan. Namun, nasi sudah menjadi bubur, api menjadi abu, Deline harus merelakan cinta pertamanya pergi dan bertanggungjawab atas perbuatannya. Seiring usaha menyingkirkan Arya dari hati dan pikirannya, lelaki itu malah datang menjadi pelanggan tetap di kedai kopi tempat Deline bekerja. Rasa itu bahkan tidak terkikis walau sedikit saja, hanya tertutup luka dan kecewa. Hingga suatu hari, seseorang datang. Seseorang dari masa kecil Deline, laki-laki yang sifat dan sikapnya bertolak belakang dengan Arya si Arrogant. Bryan, baru kembali setelah belasan tahun tinggal di luar negeri. Saat kepergiannya di usia tiga belas tahun, melihat Deline kecil menangis dari kaca spion, Bryan bertekad jika kembali nanti, ia akan menjadikan Deline miliknya. Sosok Bryan adalah malaikat pelindung bagi Deline, pria itu mampu mengubah suasana hatinya kembali bahagia. Namun, di sisi lain rasa nyaman dan tenang saat bersama Bryan, membuat hati Deline bimbang. Haruskah ia mulai menerima Bryan yang sejak lama memiliki perasaan padanya, atau kembali bersama Arya, lelaki yang telah meluluh lantakkan perasaannya?

Pernikahan yang terlihat sempurna ternyata menyimpan lubang yang begitu besar. Apa kurangnya dengan pernikahan Halwa? Ia memiliki suami yang baik, bertanggung jawab dan sudah dikarunia anak laki-laki yang cerdas. Ekonomi? Lebih dari cukup untuk kehidupan tiga orang, suami dan istri bekerja, ekonomi tidak pernah kurang. Jika dilihat dari kaca orang lain pernikahan mereka adalah mimpi bagi sebagian wanita, pernikahan yang terlihat sempurna tanpa cacat. Namun, ternyata ada hal yang tidak bisa di dapat, yaitu: 'Cinta' Pernikahan Halwa dan Rian, meski sudah di habiskan dalam waktu 8 tahun dengan buah hati mereka tidak bisa menutupi lubang cinta dari hati laki-laki itu. Cinta dalam hatinya tetap kosong, meski ia mengakui istrinya begitu baik dengan buah hati mereka yang cerdas. Kebaikan Halwa selama 8 tahun ini tidak bisa menggeser posisi Riana_wanita pertama yang dicintai suaminya. Pernikahan yang dia anggap baik-baik saja, ternyata menyimpan lubang yang besar. Sedangkan Riana setelah 8 tahun menghilang akhirnya kembali. Membalas pesan e-mail yang selalu dikirimkan Rian selama ini. Apa yang akan terjadi dengan pernikahan tanpa cinta ini? Ikuti kisahnya ya ....

During the mandatory freshman orientation camp, my skin had flared up with a severe allergic reaction, so I didn't use the plastic washbasin the school handed out. Instead, I opened my suitcase and took out the custom silver basin I had brought from home. My roommate, Louisa Carter, immediately made a snide remark, drawling, "You're really something, huh? Kids from broke families like us are lucky to have any basin at all." I didn't bother responding. I simply pulled out my facial essence to do a cold compress, but she immediately rushed over, slapped the bottle out of my hand, and jabbed a finger at my face. "Bet you get tens of thousands a month for living expenses. You have a sugar daddy, don't you? Don't you feel guilty making your folks work their fingers to the bone back on the farm? People like you don't deserve to be at our school. I'm reporting you to the student counselor." I laughed in disbelief and slapped her. … The next morning, the family photo I'd left on my desk had been slashed to ribbons. Across the back, carved in ink, were the words: 'Daughter of a homewrecker. Go to hell.' I went straight to the police. While officers pulled the dorm security footage, our student counselor and the university president rushed in. The moment the president saw the man whose face had been cut apart in my photo, his legs nearly buckled. He almost dropped to his knees.

Seraphina Rowe never wanted a mate. She wanted freedom, a job in the city, her own apartment, and a life far away from the endless traditions of wolf society. But when her father’s sudden illness forces her back to her hometown, she is caught in an ancient custom she can’t refuse: the Marriage Lottery. Every year, unmated wolves from allied towns are bound into arranged unions chosen by the Elders, meant to keep peace among families. Seraphina’s name was never supposed to be drawn. But when it is, she finds herself betrothed to Kaelen Ardyn, the boy who once humiliated her at school, the arrogant son of a respected family, the wolf who made it clear he would never want her. Kaelen rejects her on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire community. Shattered and desperate, Sera leaves the town, carrying his child in secret. For three years she raises her daughter in silence, building a small, quiet life far from the suffocating traditions of her kind. But fate has its claws. When the Marriage Lottery is threatened by rebellion and the wolves demand accountability for the “failed bond,” Seraphina is summoned back. This time, Kaelen is not allowed to reject her again, he must claim her, or their families will pay the price. Trapped in a marriage neither of them wanted, bound by a child Kaelen doesn’t yet know exists, they must navigate lies, jealousy, betrayal, and the dangerous pull of a bond that refuses to break. And when Kaelen discovers her secret, the rejection that once shattered her may turn into his greatest regret or their only chance at salvation.

After I came back to life, the first thing I did was hand that five-carat diamond ring—yes, the one my husband gave me—to his mother. The very woman who spent years picking me apart like it was her favorite pastime. In my last life, that ring was a custom New Year's gift. He paid a ridiculous amount for it. I actually thought it meant something. One afternoon, I was out shopping when I walked right into a bridal party taking pictures. The bride glanced at my hand, saw the ring, and her entire expression changed. She stormed over and slapped me, accusing me of being a shameless mistress trying to steal her man. I stood there, completely stunned. She was wearing the exact same ring. Before I could explain, her friends grabbed me. They dragged me aside, tore my clothes, hit me, and stomped on my hand until I couldn't move my fingers. They carved the word "mistress" into my face and paraded me through the street like some kind of public disgrace. I died there on the pavement. When my husband finally appeared, he didn't fight for me. He just signed off on a settlement, as if my life were nothing more than a piece of paperwork. Widowed that morning, married to the bride by nightfall. His mother instantly welcomed the new woman, all because she was pregnant. And then I opened my eyes again… back on the very day he first placed that diamond ring in my hand.

I married Leander Ivanov for love – even if our life together was more steady than passionate. After two years of building a quiet life side by side, I thought we were finally ready to start a family. I planned to tell him I was pregnant on his 30th birthday, surrounded by his favorite meal and the custom watch I’d spent months creating just for him. But when I turn on the news, I see him with Wren Harris – his first love, back in town after five years abroad. They look like the perfect couple, and the way he looks at her makes my heart shatter into pieces. When he comes home, he claims it was just a coincidence – but then Wren shows up at our door, wearing my watch and revealing the flowers he gave me were meant for her. As Wren and her mysterious business partner Leon Rossi weave their way into our lives, I start to suspect there’s more to their return than meets the eye. The rumors about a hostile takeover of Ivanov Industries aren’t just gossip – they’re part of a dangerous plan to destroy everything Leander’s family built. Now I have to fight for my marriage, my unborn child, and the company that means everything to the man I love. But can I trust Leander to choose us over the woman he once thought was his soulmate? And will the truth be enough to save us when lies threaten to tear our world apart?

After Letitia was sold to the Duke of Kerstone, the least she expected was the Duke telling her they were to get married. To say she was bewildered was an understatement. *** "Married?" She echoed his voice in the carriage and the man simply nodded his green emeralds twinkling in delight. Why he seemed happy, she had no absolute idea. He was getting married to her! An uncouth, rude woman! He knew nothing about her! Why in hell does he seem happy?! *** She had planned to marry the man that she loved and he loved her in return and not just jump into the marriage with a man, even though handsome and warm, she didn't know a thing about, though it was the custom and norms of the society very well known to her as well. But what choice did she have? She was sold. He had bought her. She belonged to him now. All of her. Her body and her soul. She had one thing to be thankful for though. Escaping the evil clutches of her Stepmother and her two daughters. Her situation was like jumping from fire into hot oil. Except the hot oil wasn't all that very much bad. Will she agree to marry him or just go along with her plan of running away? But, everyone has a dark side... A dark part they so badly want to bury, a secret they want to keep... Even if it's impossible. But when that secret is threatened after thrown into a life of dramas and setups? Will that secret remain a secret to the end? That dark side, would it still be buried until the end? Letitia really hoped it did. Find out in *THE DUKE'S BRIDE IS A MONSTER!* COVER DOESN'T BELONG TO ME. CREDITS TO OWNER.

My crippled sister, Monica Porter, jumped from the roof of the classroom building. The day before she died, she had just been fitted with the custom prosthetic legs I had paid for with ten years of savings. She was glowing, excited to finally stand up on her own. But my wife's best friend, a guy she said was just like a brother to her, locked Monica inside an empty art room. He smashed her new legs, forced her to crawl on the floor and lick paint clean to retrieve the broken parts, and recorded everything on video. And my wife, a judge, ultimately ruled that the case could not stand. "The video cannot confirm the time it was recorded and may represent consensual performance art between both parties," she said. Sandra Pauley's final judgment was simple. "The deceased had a history of depression. The school and the defendant bear no responsibility." I smiled and cooked her a full table of food. The next day, I hung the bully, Eric Hoyles, from the school's flagpole and livestreamed it to the entire internet. "Honey, remember how you said Monica had such pretty legs?" I raised a claw hammer and brought it down on his ankle. "If you don't hand over the video evidence right now, I'll hook out his Achilles tendon one strand at a time and let him learn what it feels like to crawl!" The wind passed through. His screaming broke apart in the air, mixing with the strained creaking of the flagpole until it sounded almost like music. The live chat went insane. Meanwhile, I laughed until my eyes filled with tears.

WARNING: This book is strictly for mature readers. It contains extremely explicit scenes🔞, violence and vulgar words. Readers' discretion is strongly advised. When upcoming fashion designer, Serena Voss, lands a contract deal to create custom made riding gear for the notorious Frost Vipers' MC, she sees it as an opportunity for her to save her collapsing brand before Christmas. But nothing prepares her for the moment she walks into the clubhouse and meets Knoxx "Havoc" Whitlock, the club's dangerously hot president with sexy tattoos and a ruggedly handsome face. {Funny enough, they have met before, days ago at a coffee shop where she was so rude to him after she had mistakenly spilled her coffee on him}. Knoxx, on the other hand, remembers her quite well...the sharp mouthed woman who has been on his mind since the coffee shop incident. Glad to have Miss Attitude as his employee, he intends to thoroughly tame her in every way possible...including on his bed. No doubts, they are highly attracted to each other, have burning moments on the sheets, but their chemistry gets complicated along the line when Serena uncovers a buried truth: her brother died in a hit-and-run on Christmas Eve five years ago, and the bike in the police report matches one from the Frost Vipers' garage. As Serena digs deeper, she discovers that Knoxx is strongly connected to her brother's death. When a rival gang, Widow's Bite MC, launches a violent Christmas week ambush and Knoxx's second in command, Gavin aka "Bishop" happens to be with enemy, Serena must decide whether to run for her life or fight for the man who has claimed her body and soul. This Christmas, love isn't soft. It's consuming and savage.