Mary Jane: A Novel

Pinatay si Rosaline at personal na nilagay ni Sean si Jane sa kulungan ng mga babae dahil dito. “Alagaan mo siya ng mabuti” — ang mga salitang sinabi ni Sean ay ginawang impyerno ang buhay ni Jane sa kulungan at nagdulot pa para mawalan siya ng kidney. Bago siya mapunta sa kulungan, sinabi niya, “Hindi ko siya pinatay,” ngunit walang epekto ito kay Sean. Matapos niyang makalaya mula sa kulungan, sinabi niya, “Pinatay ko si Rosaline, kasalanan ko ito!” Gigil na sinabi ni Sean, “Tumahimik ka! Ayokong marinig na sabihin mo iyan!” Tumawa si Jane. “Oo, pinatay ko si Rosaline Summers at nakulong ako ng tatlong taon para dito.” Tumakas siya at hinagilap ni Sean ang buong mundo para sa kanya. Sabi ni Sean, “Ibibigay ko ang aking kidney, Jane. Kung ibibigay mo ang iyong puso.” Ngunit tumingala si Jane kay Sean at sinabi, “Hindi na kita mahal, Sean...”

'God, I'm late again!' Jane thought as she hurried through the streets. 'Mr. Smith is going to be so mad!' She decided to take a shortcut through some back alleys that she would normally rather avoid. Suddenly, she heard a series of whimpers, thumps, and yelps coming from another alley nearby. It sounded like a dog in pain, being beaten by something heavy 'Maybe if I make a noise, whatever is attacking that dog will get scared and run.' She stopped. She had just peaked her head around the corner and saw not one but two . . . men? . . . standing at the other end of a dead-end alley and overlooking a very large, furry pile of animals that seemed to be twitching. Normally, Jane would have been filled with terror at that moment, but terror was normally reserved for those with something to lose. There was a part of Jane, however, that still clung to the charade that was her life. Her hands began to tremble and her lungs released a scarcely audible gasp. Then the two standing figures turned and faced the end of the alley where Jane was hiding. "I'm going to call the police!" she shouted, lacking anything better to say. One of the figures shook his head and smiled. All his teeth seemed to be far too pointy. "That would be a very . . . terrible . . . mistake," he hissed, his words escaping his mouth like dead air from a pharaoh's tomb. And then both of them headed towards her at an inhuman pace. "No," one of them rasped. "Finish it. I'll get the girl." The other one stopped and snarled some kind of response.

Escaping from the captive of her terrible boyfriend, Jane presumed she could start afresh. Be happy and forget about the past. Little did she know that escaping from her boyfriend would lead to the beginning of disaster. She was the price to pay for her father's debts, but instead she was auctioned to a Mafia. Alexander, the ruthless Mafia Lord, always played his cards right. Killing two birds with one stone. 80 million dollars was worth risking to acquire the club and the unexpected lot. But what if innocent Jane wasn't just an auctioned item but also the price for a debt owned to the Mafia Lord.

When Jane comes across a wounded stranger, Nicholas , who has been shot, her instinct to help overrides her caution. Little does she know that her act of kindness will plunge her into a labyrinth of intrigue. As she tends to Nicholas wounds, an undeniable connection forms between them, drawing her closer to a man whose secrets could shatter everything she believes in. He is a wanted criminal, and her own police force tasks her with the daunting mission of tracking him down. Struggling with conflicting emotions, Jane finds herself torn between her duty as a detective and her growing affection for Nicholas.

Bellanca Saputri dia gadis manis nan cantik, Bellanca juga mempunyai kembaran yang bernama Bellinca Saputri. Hidup mereka berpisah selama belasan tahun karena kedua orang tua mereka bercerai. Bellanca hidup di Indonesia bersama sang mama, sedangkan Beliinca hidup di luar negri bersama sang papa. Suatu ketika Bellanca datang mencari keberadaan Bellinca yang tinggal bersama sang papa. Entah tujuannya apa, alasan Bellanca mencari keberadaan Bellinca. Kenyataan pahit telah Bellinca dapat yaitu kematian Bellanca di kamar tidurnya, disaat kepulangan dirinya dari sekolah. Misteri apa yang terjadi sebenarnya, sampai Bellinca menyamar menjadi Bellanca. Untuk mencari tahu alasan kematian kembarannya karena bunuh diri?

CERITA DEWASA 21+. Bijaklah dalam memilih bacaan. Aryo (33) menghadapi kenyataan pahit dalam rumah tangganya bersama Dinda (30). Tiga tahun pernikahan tanpa anak yang terasa sempurna seketika hancur setelah rekan kerjanya, Andri, secara tak sengaja menunjukkan foto Dinda bersama pria lain. Kecurigaan Aryo makin menjadi saat Dinda tak dapat dihubungi seharian, dan ia menemukan bukti-bukti tak terbantahkan: tiga helai rambut keriting asing dan bekas cairan aneh di celana dalam istrinya. Akankah Aryo mengungkap kebenaran di balik senyum dan cinta palsu Dinda?

"Cuma karena lo prawanin gue, bukan berarti lo harus nikah sama gue, ikhlas, sana pergi!" Jane sepertinya sudah berubah sinting, pramugari dua puluh tujuh tahun yang terkenal cantik ini tiba-tiba saja harus menghadapi scandal kelewat memalukan, yang sedang ngetren belakangan. Ia tidak tau, tidak pernah menyangka juga, perjalanan kerja yang rutin ia lakukan membawanya pada malapetaka. Harusnya alkohol itu dimusnahkan! Kalau saja Jane tidak mabuk, ia tidak akan tidur dengan tetangga baru yang sialan Hot itu!

“She was untouched, innocent, and desperate. He was ruthless, dominant, and determined to have an heir.” --- Nang mag-apply si Solenne Villareal bilang maid sa mansyon ng isang bilyonaryo, ang tanging hangad lang niya ay magkaroon ng maayos na trabaho para maipagamot ang kanyang inang may sakit. Pero sa mismong araw ng pagpirma niya ng kontrata, biglang tumawag ang kapatid niyang si Julian—isinugod daw sa ospital ang kanilang ina matapos atakihin ng seizure. Sa sobrang kaba at takot, hindi na nabasa ni Solenne ang buong kontrata. Pinirmahan niya ito nang hindi iniisip ang magiging kapalit. The next morning, she learned the devastating truth. She wasn't hired as a maid. She was chosen as a surrogate bride. Ang kanyang employer, si Caelum Valtieri, ang cold at merciless billionaire, ay sinabi ang totoong nilalaman ng pinirmahan niyang kontrata. Siya ay magiging surrogate mother ng magiging heir nito at sa loob ng isang taon ay magsasama sila sa iisang bubong bilang mag-asawa. Bilang kapalit, ipagagamot ang kanyang nanay na may sakit at tutustusan ang pag-aaral ng kapatid niya hanggang sa makapagtapos ito. Gustong mag-back out ni Solenne nang malaman ito, pero nang makausap niya ang doktor na sumusuri sa kanyang Nanay Emilia ay sinabing kailangan nitong maoperahan kaagad, kung hindi ay baka manganib ang buhay nito. And with no choice left, she accepted the bargain that chained her to the man she feared the most. Para kay Caelum, isa lang siyang kontrata—isang sisidlan para sa tagapagmana. Para kay Solenne, siya lang ang natitirang pag-asa ng kanyang ina. Ngunit sa kasal na sinelyuhan ng desperasyon at kapalit na buhay, posible kayang mamagitan ang pag-ibig sa pagitan ng isang ruthless CEO at ng inosenteng babaeng napilitang ibigay ang lahat?

Hindi inakala ni Franny Harlow na magiging kanyang trabaho ang pagiging nanay-tatay (nanny)—lalo na para kay Enzo Westbrook, ang walang awa na bilyonaryo na kilala sa pagiging malamig, katulad ng imperyo ng bakal na kanyang itinayo. Ngunit dahil sa dumaraming utang at kailangangi alagaan ang kanyang anim na taong gulang na anak na lalaki na si Mason, kumuha siya ng trabahong ito at determinadong panatilihing propesyonal lamang ang lahat. Matagal nang isinarado ni Enzo ang kanyang sarili sa mundo, dahil sa kalungkutan dulot ng trahedyang pagkawala ng kanyang asawa. Ang tanging iniisip niya ay ang kanyang limang taong gulang na anak na babae na si Sophie, na hindi na nagsasalita mula nang mangyari ang aksidente. Ngunit nang pumasok si Franny sa kanilang buhay, lahat ay nagbago. Nagsimulang ngumiti muli si Sophie, naging bunsong kapatid na lalaki ni Sophie si Mason, at hindi inaasahang nahulog si Enzo kay Franny. Ang mga lihim na tingin at mahabang paghawak ay unti-unting naging damdaming hindi na nila maaring balewalain. Ngunit ikakasal na si Enzo kay Victoria Langley, isang babae na perpektong umaangkop sa kanyang mundo—ayon sa papel. At si Franny, na hindi pa rin nakakalimot sa kanyang nakaraan, ay ayaw niyang maging lihim na kasintahan ng sinuman. Kapag sumiklab na ang damdamin at lumitaw na ang mga tinatagong emosyon, kailangang gumawa ng desisyon si Enzo: manatili ba siya sa buhay na puno ng tungkulin at pagkakasala, o ipagsugal ang lahat para sa babaeng nagbigay-buhay muli sa kanyang puso?

Kegagalan usaha Haikal merubah kehidupan Fatma. Sebuah usaha Garment yang sudah lama dijalani Haikal bersama Fatma harus ditutup karena adanya sebuah persaingan tidak sehat dalam bisnis yang menyebabkan kerugian besar dan harus tutup. Fatma yang tadinya hanya sebagai seorang istri yang hanya diam dirumah, kini memutuskan untuk bekerja membantu suaminya. Fatma bekerja sebagai Sekertaris dan asistem pribadai Direktur Sebuah perusahaan besar di Ibukota. Tuntutan membayar semua tagihan dan gaji karyawan harus dipenuhi. Membuat Haikal dan Fatma harus merelakan semua aset yang dimilikinya.Rumah dan mobil mewah kini telah berganti dengan sepetak rumah kecil dan motor . Namun semua masih belum cukup, masih ada sisa hutang yang besar yang dulu digunakan untuk mebesarkan usahanya belum terbayarkan. Dua bulan Fatma bekerja sebagai sekertaris pribadi Nathan. Nathan dan Fatma semakin akrab Obrolan tentang masalah pribadipun mulai terbuka diantara Fatma dan Nathan. Nathan bercerita dia mempunyai masalah , dia dituntut memiliki anak sedangkan istrinya yang sangat dicintainya telah divonis tidak akan bisa memiliki keturunan. Pikiran Fatma yang sedang kalut dengan keadaan keuangan keluarga dengan nekat menawarkan rahimnya untuk dibuahi Nathan agar Nathan memiliki keturunan. Namun Fatma meminta imbalan kepada Nathan yaitu untuk melunasi hutang hutangnya . Nathan dan istrinya yang juga dalam keadaan yang sama tertekan dengan tuntutan memiliki momongan pada akhirnya menerima tawaran Fatma. Permasalahan kelurga Fatma dan Nathan inilah yang akhirnya menyebabkan terujinya kesetiaan diantara mereka pada pasangannya. Akankah kesetiaan Fatma akan tetap sama kepada suaminya , setelah mendapatkan kasih sayang yang lebih oleh Nathan setelah dia berhasil memberi keturunan? Akan kah Nathan akan tetap bersama Alicia , walaupun sekarang Nathan memiliki perasaan cinta pada Fatma sekertaris pribadi yag menjadi ibu kandung anaknya ? Oxel Gahaisanara