Karina Last Days

In the fifth year of being Mrs. Cloud, my brother-in-law passed away. My mother, stressed by the thought of my older sister spending her youth in widowhood, wanted her to have a child with the help of my husband. I refused outright, but my protests were useless. My mother brought people to block the door, and I was left to watch helplessly as my husband and my half-sister entered the bedroom together. "She's your sister. What's the harm in letting her have him?" I thought that my husband couldn't possibly do anything with my sister since she was family. I thought he would draw the line, out of decency, out of respect. However, as time passed, my heart grew cold. Only then did I realize that I was the only one who cared about this matter. While I clutched our daughter in my arms and cried in silent devastation, he was going at it with my sister.

Dyara menepi dari jalan yang dia lalui, sambil menyusuri gang kecil menuju rumahnya. Air mata Dyara turun tanpa bisa dicegah ketika mengingat ayahnya meninggalkan dunia ini setelah menikahkan dirinya dengan seseorang yang tidak dia cintai sama sekali. Sambil menyusut air yang mengalir semakin deras dimatanya. Kini Dyara tidak memiliki penguat hatinya lagi. Mamanya sudah tidak peduli lagi dengannya, kesibukan Mama dengan teman-teman arisannya banyak menyita waktu. Dyara sendiri harus bisa memenuhi kebutuhan hidupnya tanpa bergantung pada suaminya. Sekarangpun suaminya entah dimana. Mungkin ini yang ingin disampaikan almarhum ayahnya agar Dyara tidak menerima lamaran Arsya. Namun ibu Dyara kukuh ingin anaknya menikah dengan Arsya. Dyara menghentikan langkahnya ketika sudah sampai dirumah kontrakannya. Sambil menunduk sedih, Dyara mengambil air dingin dikulkas. Tenggorokannya sudah terlalu kering, apalagi tadi sepanjang jalan sambil menangis membuatnya semakin merasa haus. Dyara ingin sekali ke makam ayahnya mengadu tentang kesedihannya. Mertua yang diharapkan bisa menjadi pengganti orangtuanyapun tidak bisa dijadikan tempat bersandar. Dyara menghela nafasnya pelan, ingatannya kembali pada masa sebelum ayahnya tiada. Beliau sosok yang patut diteladani, sayang pada anak-anaknya dan bertanggungjawab penuh pada keluarganya. Sosok yang selalu dinantikan kepulangannya, tempat mengadu dan berkeluh kesah.

Diawali dengan kisah pernikahan yang didasari perjodohan antara Clarissa Rasyadita dengan Dion Putra Darmawangsa dari keluarga kaya yang menginjak harga diri Risa dengan berselingkuh didepan matanya dengan mantan pacarnya Aurel. Pernikahan yang mereka lalui hanya sebagai kedok untuk mengelabui kedua orangtua mereka yang sudah bersahabat cukup lama untuk melanggengkan perusahaan raksasa yang mereka miliki. Risa yang jatuh dalam pesona Dion dan Dion yang tidak menyadari akhirnya nanti bertekuk lutut kepada Risa dan mengejar cintanya. Naira sahabat sekaligus saksi perjalanan cinta Risa dengan suaminya membantu mereka sampai meraih cinta sempurna membentuk keluarga yang sebenarnya. Namun perjalanan cinta mereka terhalang oleh Daren saudara kembar Dion yang ingin mengambil iparnya dari tangan saudara kembarnya karena sudah memperlakukannya dengan buruk. Bagaimana kelanjutan kisah mereka..? Apakah Risa bisa bertahan dalam pernikahannya, bagaimana Risa memperlihatkan kepiawaiannya dalam mendesain pakaian pengantinnya, atau Risa semakin terpuruk saat Dion kembali kepelukan mantannya.

Mother-in-law: “You shall leave my daughter immediately, you’re a complete piece of trash who isn’t worthy of her.”Three days later, the son-in-law drives up in a luxurious car.Mother-in-law: “Please, I’m begging you, don’t leave my daughter.”

Although the Supreme returns in order to pass his days peacefully, he was belittled by everyone. On his wedding day, with a wave of his arm, he summoned the Nine Great Gods of War to him, who addressed him as their master…

On New Year's Eve, I waited at home with a box of sparklers, hoping Jake Thompson would come. Instead, an earthquake struck. Trapped under fallen debris, I prayed for his safety. Little did I know, Jake was putting on a grand fireworks display across the city for his high school sweetheart who had just returned from abroad. The whole town buzzed with excitement, wishing them a lifetime of happiness together. Meanwhile, I had lost my hearing in the disaster, with no hope of recovery. When I tried to break off our engagement and leave town, Jake stood before me, his eyes red-rimmed and pleading. I couldn't understand a word he said. I simply wished him, “May you always have a day like today, year after year.”

Casanova, bad boy, innovator, heartless man, perfectionist... Aryan Kapoor was called many things. Success followed him and girls chased him, thanks to the heady mix of his brilliant mind, devilish charm and hunky body. Love, commitment and happily ever after... These were not meant for him. He learnt this bitter truth seven years ago from Chandni, his supposed soulmate. He felt nothing but hatred towards Chandni now. He has moved on. Then why is he still haunted by the romantic moments and passionate nights he shared with Chandni? And why has she come back to ruin his life again, after seven years? That too as the Co Owner and CEO of the company that he successfully built with his hard work and innovation. As they stood facing each other, it was hard to define the feelings on Aryan and Chandni's faces. Hatred? Loathing? A Sense of Betrayal? Or was there somewhere a suppressed feeling of a love that lasted... Despite everything.

Rosalie Jacobs had been married to Byron Lawrence for three years before finally getting a divorce. The entirety of Coast City frowned upon her as the outcast wife of a rich family.Six years later, Rosalie returned to the country with a pair of twins and became a world renowned miracle doctor.Countless people flocked to marry her.Suitor No. 1 said, "Miss Jacobs, are your children missing a father? What do you think of me? If you agree, I will treat them like my own."Suitor No. 2, "Miracle doctor Jacobs, I was blown away by your beauty and talent when I first met you. I would like the chance to love you to the best of my ability for the rest of my life. President Lawrence is blind to turn his back on you. I would never leave you!"Just then, a little girl appeared. She hugged Rosalie's leg and said, "Mommy, daddy has been kneeling on the washboard for three days and three nights now. He asked if you’d calmed down yet. If you have, he wants to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get remarried."

This is the second book to the Bloodstone series. It can be a stand alone, but some characters and part are linked the first book, Alpha Erik. *** When you have been prepared your whole life for a future you don’t want. Do you fight it and avoid your destiny at all costs. Do you swallow your pride and follow through with the arrangements. Imelda is destined to marry the king of the underworld. A life she has been trained for since she could speak. Her parents may rule all the realms above ground, but when she is mated to the King of all evil, all bets are off. Will she love the man she is destined to marry or will she fight him until the very end, for her freedom and the dreams of exploring all the world has to offer. Mate or not, the crown is in her hands, more warrior than princess, what will she decide.

Lilah Winters has been on the run for the last seven years. Moving from pack to pack, and hotel to hotel. Lilah’s mother had been trying her hardest to keep her only child safe. Using any method she could to stay one step ahead of the man from her daughter's nightmares. Just days before her eighteenth, Lilah and her mother are in a car accident, throwing Lilah directly into the path of the very man she was trying to escape. Injured and barely conscious, Lilah has no choice but to accept his help. But that doesn’t mean that she is going to make it easy for him.