Maria Stark

When my best friend and I realized we had been reborn and traveled back several decades, we locked eyes, collapsed into each other's arms, and sobbed, shouting that we wanted to break off our engagements. The entire neighborhood whispered that we had lost our minds. But only we knew the truth. In our past lives, this was the day everything was sealed: she married a battalion commander, Ned Stark, and I became the wife of a high school teacher, Robbie Stark. My husband betrayed me. For the sake of that pretentious whore, Scarlett Wheaton, he stole my university admission letter and let her take my place on campus. The world mocked me as a failure, and Robbie stood by in silence. After we married, every time he touched me, he would immediately write another love letter to Scarlett—atoning for his supposed guilt. "Scarlett, even if I can't be with you in this life, my soul will always belong to you alone." Even my own child despised me, calling me an ignorant village woman, urging me again and again to divorce so that his father could be with his "true love," Scarlett. And my best friend, Rachel Croft—born the daughter of a factory director—was tricked by her husband, Ned, under the pretense of buying a house. He drained her savings and her wages for twenty long years. It wasn't until she fell gravely ill and went to sell the house that she discovered the deed he had given her was a forgery. The real house—the one paid in full—was in Scarlett's name. One of Scarlett's dresses cost more than my friend's entire monthly salary. When Rachel begged to reclaim what rightfully belonged to her, she was met only with contempt from Ned and her child. "All you ever care about is money. You're nothing like Scarlett, who isn't materialistic at all. Your illness is retribution," Ned had said. "Exactly. Only someone as noble and kind as Scarlett deserves to be my mother!" her child had said. Rachel and I both spent our lives working ourselves to the bone, only to end with nothing—dying bitter and broken from the injustice. But this time, fate has given us another chance. I will go to university. Rachel will become a wealthy woman. This time, without us paving the way, those shameless men and that wretched woman think they can still live happily ever after? Dream on.

(21+) Bijak dalam memilih bacaan yang bestie.. “Aku ingin kau membuat keluarga Wijaya rugi besar dan datang merangkak ke hadapanku." Perintahnya pada Max. "Ada apa, tuan? Memangnya apa lagi kesalahan yang dibuat oleh keluarga Wijaya?" tanya Max bingung secara menghilangnya Maria sudah digantikan oleh Gilea. Sejak saat itu, keluarga Wijaya sangat berhati-hati dalam bertindak. Bahkan untuk bertanya bagaimana kabar putri mereka - Gilea, mereka tidak pernah karena takut menyinggung perasaan Bumi. Gilea benar-benar dilemparkan begitu saja, tanpa pernah ditanya apakah pernikahannya dan Bumi berjalan baik. "Kau lakukan saja. Pastikan dalam tiga hari ini keluarga Wijaya jatuh. Karena aku butuh desakan dari ayah mertua ku untuk mendorong istriku menandatangi sesuatu." Ujar dengan senyum licik yang terpampang jelas di wajahnya. Namun satu hal yang Bumi tak sadari, dia telah mengakui hubungan pernikahannya dengan Gilea secara tidak langsung di depan Max. *** Gilea tak pernah menyangka bahwa hidupnya yang tenang berubah menjadi neraka saat ia dipaksa menikahi Nathan Aldian Bumi Wicaksono, presdir muda yang terkenal dingin, kejam, dan memiliki reputasi sebagai pria yang tak mengenal cinta. Pernikahan itu bukan karena cinta, melainkan sebagai pengganti kakaknya yang kabur di hari pernikahan. Di mata Bumi, Gilea hanyalah wanita murahan yang bersedia naik ke atas ranjangnya demi uang. Gilea ingin lari. Ingin melepaskan diri dari jerat ini. Tapi setiap langkah mundur justru menyeretnya lebih dalam. Ia bahkan menyadari sesuatu yang tersembunyi di balik topeng dingin dan kesombongan sang presdir. Dan ketika emosi, hasrat, serta kepingan-kepingan luka yang ia coba abaikan mulai menjerat hatinya, Gilea tersadar bahwa dia mulai terjatuh dalam pesona Bumi.

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!"
--Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)

CRAVED is Book #10 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with Book #1, TURNED!

In CRAVED, 16 year old Scarlet Paine struggles to find out exactly what she’s becoming. Her erratic behavior has alienated her new boyfriend, Blake, and she struggles to make amends, and to make him understand. But the problem is, she can barely understand herself what’s happening to her.

At the same time, the new boy in school, the mysterious Sage, comes into her life. Their paths keep intertwining, and although she tries to avoid it, he directly pursues her, despite the objections of her best friend, Maria, who has her own eyes set on Sage. Scarlet finds herself swept away by Sage, who takes her into his world, past the gates of his family’s historic river mansion. As their relationship deepens, she begins to learn more about his mysterious past, his family, and the secrets he must hold. They spend the most romantic time she can imagine, on a secluded island in the Hudson, and she is convinced she has found the true love of her life.

But then she is devastated to learn Sage’s biggest secret of all: he is not human, either, and he has only a few weeks left to live. Tragically, just at the moment when destiny has brought her greatest love, it also seems fated to tear them apart.

As Scarlet returns to the high school parties leading up to the big dance, she ends up in a huge falling-out with her friends, who excommunicate her from their group. At the same time, Vivian rounds up the popular girls to make her life hell, leading to an unavoidable confrontation. Scarlet’s forced to sneak out, making matters worse with her parents, and soon finds pressure building from all sides. The only light in her life is Sage. But he is still holding back some of his secrets, and Blake resurfaces, determined to pursue her.

Caitlin, meanwhile, is determined to find a way to reverse Scarlet’s vampirism. What she finds leads her on a journey to find the antidote, deep into the darkest corners of rare libraries and bookstores—and to an ancient discovery she can hardly imagine.

But it may be too late. Scarlet is changing rapidly, barely able to control what she’s becoming. She wants to be with Sage—but fate seems set on tearing them apart. As the book culminates in an action-packed and shocking twist, Scarlet will be left with a monumental choice—one that will change the world forever. How much is she willing to risk for love?