Little Lies

"Why did you come here dressed like this? I thought I bought a dress for you!!" Ethan's voice rang out, filled with irritation and frustration. Ashley looked around nervously before quickly covering Ethan's mouth with her palm, trying to shush him. "I am sorry, I misplaced the cloth..." she replied, her voice barely above a whisper. Grandpa Ben sat in the back, watching the exchange with a stern expression on his face. He had expected Ethan to arrive with his fiancé, and instead he was greeted with this madwoman. Ashley had known that borrowing money from Ethan's company was a risk, but desperate times call for desperate measures. She had two options: either marry the CEO to pay back her debt, or come up with the money by the next day. As she stood in front of Ethan, she couldn't help but feel like a fraud, knowing that the person he believed her to be was just a figment of her imagination. Now, with everything on the line, Ashley must decide whether to reveal the truth about her fake persona to Ethan and risk losing everything, or continue on living this lie.

BANYAK ADEGAN BERBAHAYA, TIDAK UNTUK DITIRU! "Kamu hamil!" ucap Ayden, kekasih Delisha. "A-apa?" tanya Delisha polos. "Kamu hamil!" tegas Ayden lagi. "T-tapi." "Kita sering melakukannya, dan kita main tanpa pengaman." "J-jadi?" "Aku mau putus! Terserah mau diapakan anak itu, umurku masih muda. Aku mau bebas." Ayden meninggalkan Delisha yang mematung, tidak tahu apa yang harus ia lakukan, dan apa yang akan ia hadapi ke depan di saat usianya masih sangat belia 14 tahun.

Azzelya Joely, seorang model terkenal yang terjebak dalam kisah cinta yang rumit. Beberapa waktu sebelum memutuskan bertunangan, Azzel menguak fakta mengejutkan dari Andre - calon tunangannya. Melalui mantan kekasihnya bernama Bian, Azzel menyaksikan sendiri perbuatan Andre yang bejat. Rasa sakit akibat perselingkuhan Andre membuat Azzel ingin membatalkan segalanya. Namun, Andre tidak semudah itu membiarkannya pergi. Bahkan setelah mengetahui Bian kembali. Akibatnya, Bian dan Andre sama-sama ingin memperjuangkan Azzel dengan cinta yang berbeda-beda. Antara ketulusan dan kepalsuan.

Seharusnya, hubungan asmara antara Edward Carson Quin dan Alice Cooper John baik-baik saja sampai mereka melangsungkan pertunangan. Sampai sosok gadis cilik, adik tiri Edward, hadir di antara mereka, Rosie Wilkins. Gadis jahat yang menebarkan godaan maut yang berbahaya andalannya hingga hubungan Edward dan sang kekasih yang sudah berjalan enam tahun ini hampir pupus di tengah jalan dan berada di ambang kehancuran. Tapi di balik itu semua, benarkah jika Rosie yang menjadi dalang kehancuran hubungannya? Atau, ternyata ada hal lain yang mengejutkan? Lantas, mampukah Edward dan Alice mempertahankan hubungan mereka? Atau mungkin, sang pria jatuh pada pesona sang adik tiri yang memikat?

Elsa Putri menikah pada usia 16 tahun, dengan seorang pria yang 11 tahun lebih tua darinya. Elsa tidak mengerti cinta, namun dia merasa tidak rela ketika pria yang seharusnya menjadi miliknya ternyata telah menjadi milik orang lain. Ketika perasaan mereka menjadi tidak menentu, Elsa menemukan dirinya hamil. Hamil di usia 16 tahun. ~~~ A novel by Asia July. Cover edited in Photoshop. Pic from Unsplash - Jerry Wang

Karena peristiwa kematian orang tua di usia ke sembilan tahun, Yohan diadopsi oleh sahabat orang tuanya. Dia tumbuh bersama wanita bernama Irena, kakak tiri perempuannya. Usia mereka terpaut lima tahun, dan Yohan telah memendam rasa terlarang kepada Irena. Sayangnya, wanita itu sudah memiliki seorang kekasih.

"Maaf, tuan. Aku hanya seorang penari, aku tidak melayani." Bukan sekali dua kali dia harus mengatakan itu pada pria - pria pengunjung klub malam tempat dia bekerja. Ini adalah resikonya, sebagai penari di sebuah klub malam. Tidak heran jika banyak pria yang meminta nya untuk menemani mereka, atau bahkan melakukan hal lebih. ~Gruzeline Moel~ . . . "Berhentilah membawakan ku banyak wanita, itu tidak akan berhasil. Milik ku tidak akan pernah kembali bangun." Ya, sebuah kecelakaan membuat miliknya tidak bisa bangkit. Itu adalah siksaan bagi nya, dan sudah banyak pengobatan yang dia lakukan bahkan dia sudah mendatangkan puluhan wanita telanjang untuk membangunkan miliknya, namun semua tidak berhasil. " Aku, impoten." ~Rafael O'niel~

Kedatangan Glora membuat Elang senang karena akhirnya ia bisa memiliki adik seperti teman-temannya, semakin senang pula ketika melihat wajah Glora yang sangat cantik. Awalnya Elang hanya ingin memiliki adik, namun setelah melihat sosok Glora yang akan menjadi adiknya, seketika ia berubah pikiran. Elang yang berusia 8 tahun itu kini menginginkan Glora sebagai pacarnya, miliknya selamanya. ________ "Nama Kakak siapa?" Glora mengerjapkan matanya melihat Elang yang sedari tadi terus memandangnya. Elang tersenyum lebar ketika mendengar suara lembut yang Glora keluarkan. "Nama aku Elang." "Ih kok namanya jelek sih kaya burung." Senyum di bibir Elang luntur digantikan dengan wajah sebalnya ketika mendengar kata-kata Glora. Cuppp. "Mulutnya nakal, Elang ga suka. Tapi ... bibir kamu manis kaya permen, aku suka. Nanti mau nyobain lagi boleh?"

"Please don't do it!"She pleaded, seeing the gun in my hand which was ready to fire."I beg you!"She was crying, it was hurting me to see her sobbing so badly, but I had no choice...I have to do this."I thought, you love me!" She yelled at me with a hint of disgust in her voice and hate in her eyes.I let out a small chuckle at her innocence, "I do love you babe, but someone has to pay the price for betraying me. ""It is a huge misunderstanding...Please, listen to me. " I ignored her, I wish it has to be the same way as she said, but it wasn't. I never felt so betrayed before."Andrew...Think twice, " Sam spoke, entering the room, looking shocked yet worried."I've decided, it's already too late to stop me, Sam, before I change my gun's direction to your head, move back and handle her so I won't miss my aim, " I responded with a voice filled with venom.He didn't utter a word after that as She was screaming at me with all the energy she had. I didn't believe I was doing this, I wasn't only punishing someone but her and myself as well in the process.The sound of a gun fired echoed in the room, everyone remained stunned as the flood of blood made its way down the ground, it was sort of satisfying to me, I took my revenge.....------Read the book to know more...

Makynzee has spent all of her life being dependent on people who've always disappointed her, especially her abusive mother. Everyone lies to her - her sister, her uncle, even her beloved father. When her mom strips her of her one true love, gymnastics, she's determined to find and maintain her independence. There's only one little problem...money. She sets out to find a job as a dancer at a gentlemen's club, but finds, the club owner Kalil, instead. With his looks, money, and charisma any woman would be crazy not to want him and Makynzee's no different. Falling for him fast she soon discovers some things just aren't adding up and Kalil may not be the man she thought he was. He wants to be with her and provide for her, but can he protect her? When a love-struck fan becomes obsessed and begins attacking and stalking Makynzee she questions Kalil's ability to be her protector. Makynzee has no idea who he is, where he came from, or why he's here, but he's determined to have her even if that means eliminating everyone she knows and loves. By any means necessary, right? She belongs to him and he's claiming what's rightfully his, no matter the circumstances. When secrets are revealed, they threaten to tear Makynzee apart and chaos becomes her constant companion. Will she be able to escape this insanity or will she become a permanent victim?