Maya Maya Meaning

Maya, seorang wanita pekerja keras, ia bekerja sebagai kasir di sebuah minimarket. Dengan dedikasi dan kerja kerasnya, ia berhasil menjadi karyawan tetap. Namun, di usianya yang sudah 29 tahun, tekanan dari lingkungan sekitarnya membuatnya merasa harus segera menikah. Kehidupan Maya berubah saat ibu tirinya datang dengan pria muda yang dijodohkan dengannya. Pria itu bernama Raka yang berusia 24 tahun. Raka memiliki perbedaan usia yang cukup jauh dan asal usul yang tak jelas. Maya merasa bingung dan ragu. Apakah cinta bisa berkembang dengan perbedaan usia itu?

Maya ditinggalkan calon suaminya--Arman-- di hari pernikahan mereka. Lalu tanpa dia duga Firhan--calon kakak iparnya justru menggantikan Arman atas permintaan adiknya itu. Apa yang menyebabkan Arman melakukan hal seperti itu? Apa rumah tangga Maya dan Firhan akhirnya bahagia? Ikuti kisah mereka.

Prologue The cry of a baby is heard and a maid screamed it's a girl, it's a girl. A smile creapt unto the mother's lip as she carries her child in her hands. She kissed the child , prayed for her and blessed her. I name you Alaina meaning light. She gave the child to the maid. "Please take her to a Faraway place where no one can find her, please help me and protect my child. She's our last hope" the maid nodded with a worried face and took the child. "May the spirits be with you Alaina

He’s the brooding bad boy with fists of steel. She’s the broken girl next door who sees right through him. But neither of them is ready for the darkness that binds them together. When Maya moves to Rosewood Hills with her abusive father and bedridden mother, she expects loneliness, not chaos. On her first night, she witnesses a violent street brawl—and realizes the bloodied boy being beaten is none other than Liam Parker, her mysterious, cold classmate... and now, her next-door neighbor. Everyone says Liam is dangerous. Unstable. Untouchable. But Maya sees something else: pain. Vulnerability. A silent cry for help. Even as Liam pushes her away, fate keeps throwing them together. And when he saves her from a group of violent bullies, something shifts. A crack forms in his stone-cold armor. But Liam has a secret—one that makes him more than just the boy next door. One that’s buried deep in scars, shadows, and a past that should’ve killed him. And when that secret is unleashed... Maya’s the only one who might survive it. A story of trauma, trust, and a love born from ruin. Not all monsters hide in the dark—some live next door. He was never just the boy next door. He was the storm waiting to happen.

With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines didn’t tie us together, and neither did our last names. Various shades of grey blurred the branches of our twisted family tree. I wasn’t her brother. They weren’t my parents. Not that it mattered… She was off limits. Portia was my friend. Then my foster sister. And she’d always be the love of my life. Family Ties is created by Stephie Walls, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

I’m Vicky Eaton, a bondless Kindred. Meaning, I don’t have a Blood Bond mate--the only human you can drink from according to the Kindred law. I’ve done my best to stick to the rule, until I realized that my new boss just smells too darn delicious for me to resist and fits every criteria to be my mate. However, I have made a vow long ago to stay bondless for eternity.**As he spoke, he licked my ear. My heart began to race again. The aroma of his Blood Perfume mixed with his natural body fragrance, stimulated my every nerve. He kissed my neck. I groaned against his touch as he removed my clothing for the third time in under 12 hours."Whatever you do…” I said breathlessly, “Don’t stop.” My words hit him hard and his moves intensified. Suddenly, he broke apart and turned his neck to me, revealing his glorious skin. I froze. Should I stay true to my past, or do I take a leap of faith and fall into the world of the Blood Bond?

Maya runs away from home, escaping an arranged marriage to an unfamiliar city-Chicago. Attacked and robbed of everything, she's left with nothing-no money, no safety, no hope. When a strip club poster catches her eye, Maya makes a decision: one night on stage could earn her enough for a room, maybe even a way to survive. Instead, she meets Roman Volkov. Cold, ruthless, and untouchable, Roman is the Mafia boss who owns the city's underworld. He makes her an offer: one night with him, and she'll have more money than she knows what to do with. It should be simple. Just a deal. Just one night in Chicago with a man she'll never see again. But when the sun rises, Maya learns the truth: No one spends just one night with Roman Volkov.

Jera have always loved Christian since she was a kid. For her, he is everything a woman could ask for. But all things changed when he introduced Monique as his fiancée on the night of her eighteenth birthday. Convinced that Monique is cheating on Christian, she decided to make everyone believed that something happened between the two of them. However, everything went out of hand and the next thing she knew, they were married. Can she endure the pain of the truth that Christian’s heart still belongs to Monique? Will Jera finally knew the true meaning of love and trust?

Seorang pemuda perkotaan bernama Zaki memiliki keahlian bela diri di luar nalar dan bergabung dengan gangster gelang hitam. Terkenal kejam, Zaki mendapat tugas membunuh keluarga gangster harimau terbang. Meski ragu, iming-iming uang membuatnya melakukannya. Setelah selesai, Zaki hanya mendapat setengah janji dari ketua gelang hitam, memicu keributan dan pertempuran di antara mereka. Zaki kemudian bertemu wanita baik bernama Ririn, berbohong tentang masa lalunya, dan menikah. Kehadiran Ririn dan anak membuat Zaki berubah, tetapi tragedi ledakan merenggut keluarganya. Zaki meratapi kehilangan dan mencari balas dendam tanpa hasil. Setelah menyadari kesalahannya, Zaki meninggalkan dunia gelap dan kekayaannya, menjalani hidup sederhana. Bertahun-tahun berlalu, Zaki, kini kakek, tinggal di kota kecil sebagai tukang sol sepatu. Meski melihat gangster meresahkan, Zaki memilih tidak ikut campur. Suatu hari, Zaki bertemu Maya dan anaknya, memicu kenangan masa lalu. Meski menghadapi susah tidur dan penyesalan, Zaki membantu mereka saat di ganggu gangster. Keberanian Zaki memenangkan penghormatan warga. Dia aktif melibatkan diri dalam menjaga keamanan lingkungannya dan menjadi penasihat bijak. Meski bayang-bayang masa lalu selalu ada, Zaki menemukan kedamaian dalam memberikan kontribusi positif. Hingga akhir hayatnya, kakek Zaki menjadi inspirasi, mencoba menebus dosa dan memberikan dampak positif pada orang-orang di sekitarnya.

"She loved him with all of her, But he was too oblivious to her shining light that instead drew someone else in, Someone who's been meaning to find light all his life if not for all of eternity" She had no love life to begin with but she made a living out of making people fall for each other hopelessly with just a snap of her fingers. Years of yearning to somehow be seen by Jason Faux, her multi-millionaire, playboy of a best friend as more than just a friend, Justine Bell ends up crossing paths with the enemy. Only to follow him into the dark depths of lies, secrets and manipulation she never thought existed in her world of skyscrapers and billboards. Loosing Justine to the darkness of his own world, will Jason be able to resist his instincts and leave Justine to the hands of the enemy?