Mind Map Buku

It never crossed Danielle's mind that she would cross paths with her arch-rival, Karl, a business mogul in Northtide. Sparks flew but in more ways than one. One day, a reporter asked during an interview, "Mr. Burt, on behalf of the women, what is an ideal woman to you?" "Someone like my wife." Thus, Karl's secret marriage to Danielle spread across the world.

"You belong to me!" he said in his deep, husky voice, sending shivers down my spine. "And you are mine to love, princess!" His tone was full of possessiveness. "Let me go-" I started to protest, but he silenced me by pressing his index finger to my lips. "Shh, be quiet!" he whispered softly against my lips. I looked into his eyes, which were filled with desire and longing. "It's just you and me tonight, and I want to make it special for us," his strong voice sent chills down my spine. My heart raced as I felt his fingers at the edge of my dress, ready to tear it away. *"I'm about to do the most sinful things with you now, Jaan!"* His voice echoed in my ears. "I've waited long enough!" His voice grew deeper with desire. "No, please-"before I finish my sentence, he interrupted me as air rushed around my body. He ripped my dress in two pieces.

Buku ketiga dari trilogi #womanpowerseries. Kehidupan Davina Hadinata, seorang eksekutif muda yang cerdas dengan masa depan secerah mentari pagi, runtuh dalam sekejab mata. Masalah demi masalah mendatanginya tiada henti. Dimulai dari kesalahannya menerima cinta sang atasan, Aria Wardana yang ternyata telah beristri, hingga kakak kandungnya yang bermain api dengan suami sahabatnya sendiri. Masalah semakin rumit saat Aria yang dendam karena diputuskan secara sepihak, merusak karir Vina dengan menuduhnya telah melakukan kecurangan dalam perusahaan. Akibatnya Vina dipecat dari perusahaan, dan tiada satu pun perusahaan yang mau menerimanya. Cobaan makin berat saat Alana, istri Aria, keguguran dan akhirnya bunuh diri dalam keadaan hamil karena tidak kuasa menahan kesedihan. Di sinilah awal neraka Vina dimulai. Rajata Bagaskara, kakak kandung Alana membalas dendam padanya, dengan cara menodainya hingga hamil. Rajata ingin agar anak Vina menggantikan posisi keponakannya yang belum sempat dilahirkan. Bagaimana Vina menjalani hari-harinya pasca ia tidak berpenghasilan lagi? Sementara mata pencarian keluarganya berupa gerai bakso sang ayah, juga telah bangkrut akibat fitnah keji selingkuhan sang kakak yang kini menderita gangguan jiwa. Kisah ini menceritakan bagaimana kuatnya seorang perempuan yang tidak menyerah pada nasib, meski untuk berdiri tegak pun ia sulit. Baginya selagi napas masih dikandung badan dan masih ada Tuhan, pasti masih ada harapan.

I was the biological daughter of the Stone Family. With my gossip-tracking system, I played the part of a meek, obedient girl on the surface, but underneath, I would strike hard when it counted. What I didn't realize was that someone could hear my every thought. "Even if you're our biological sister, Alicia is the only one we truly acknowledge. You need to understand your place," said my brothers. 'I must've broken a deal with the devil in a past life to end up in the Stone Family this time,' I figured. My brothers stopped dead in their tracks. "Alice is obedient, sensible, and loves everyone in this family. Don't stir up drama by trying to compete for attention." I couldn't help but think, 'Well, she's sensible enough to ruin everyone's lives and loves you all to the point of making me nauseous.' The brothers looked dumbfounded.

mereka sering mengira Kota itu ramai. Tapi pada kenyataannya Kota itu tak pernah benar-benar ramai, bagi Vania rumah Vania selalu terasa lebih sunyi daripada jalanan di luar sana. Rumah dua lantai dengan pagar hitam tinggi itu berdiri megah, tetapi tak pernah terasa hangat. Dindingnya kokoh, lampunya terang, namun percakapan di dalamnya selalu singkat dan seperlunya. Vania tumbuh di antara jadwal rapat dan dering telepon papahnya yang tak pernah berhenti. Pria itu selalu berangkat sebelum matahari terbit dan pulang ketika malam hampir habis. Jas kerjanya rapi, wajahnya tegas, tetapi waktunya tak pernah cukup untuk duduk sebentar dan mendengarkan cerita putrinya. Di meja makan yang panjang, kursi papah sering kali kosong atau jika terisi, hanya ada keheningan yang menggantung canggung. Bagi Vania. rumah bukan tempat berbagi cerita, melainkan tempat menyimpan luka. Di sekolah, ia dikenal sebagai siswi pendiam. Senyumnya manis tapi siapa yang tahu sorot matanya menyimpan lelah yang tak dimengerti teman-temannya. Ia pernah menemukan tempat bersandar seseorang yang membuatnya merasa didengar, dihargai, dan tidak sendirian. Seseorang yang menjadi dunianya ketika rumah tak lagi terasa utuh. Namun sandaran itu runtuh. Orang yang paling ia percaya justru meninggalkannya dan menghianatinya. Sejak saat itu, Vania belajar menjadi wanita yang lebih tegar. Ia yakin bahwa ia mampu melewati semuanya sendiri. Lorong sekolah, bangku taman, dan sudut perpustakaan menjadi saksi bisu tangis yang ia sembunyikan. Hari-harinya berjalan datar hingga suatu pagi, di tengah riuh langkah siswa dan bel yang menggema, takdir mempertemukan ia dengan seseorang. Seseorang yang mampu mengerti yang terdalam yang tersembunyi di balik dirinya. Dan seseorang yang mempunyai luka yang sama. Dan di sanalah cerita Vania benar-benar dimulai di antara luka yang tak kunjung sembuh, dan harapan yang diam-diam tumbuh kembali.

When he and his father eventually decide to begin a new life after his mom and sister's death, Praxis Cohen, a suicidal teenager with an expressionless visage on his face, finds himself in a huge, formidable laboratory where teenagers like him are being injected a drug of which the effect is still unknown. Fortunate enough, his body can withstand the drug that leads him to be declared by Dr. Conscire as the first patient to have successfully passed the First Stage of the experiment in this generation. As he proceeds to the Second Stage, Dr. Conscire, the president of the organization, decides to release him off the laboratory to find out that the effect of the drug enables him to read minds and do psychokinesis that sets his mind into chaos. In his debacle as an experimented guinea pig of the nameless organization, realizing that he is not alone in this experiment, Praxis meets new marvelous people to discover the origin of the experiment, the reason why they turned into supernormal beings, the connection of this experiment to the unborn world war in the future, the twists and turns of their past stories, and to discern the next stages of the experiment. With the collaborative effort of their team, they strive to choose the best course of action to put an end to this fight.

Quinn Parker has a system: keep her grades up, keep her feelings private, and absolutely never act like the kind of girl who screams over a boy band, no matter how many NEON ATLAS songs she has memorized. So when the group’s lead singer, Jace Wilder, is chased through the arena hallway before a sold out show, Quinn reacts on pure instinct: she yanks him behind a giant fake pot plant, yells his name, and points the stampede of fans in the wrong direction. Jace disappears with security. Quinn goes back to her life. End of story. Except a week later, Quinn lands an after school cleaning job at a luxury rental and opens the door to find Jace Wilder alone, exhausted, and nothing like his shining, onstage self. He tries to flip the charm back on when he realizes she’s the girl who saved him, but Quinn doesn’t buy it. She makes him a coffee, tells him to sit down, and treats him like a normal person for the first time in a long time. Quinn isn’t falling for a fantasy. She doesn’t even know him. But the more time she spends in his offstage world, between rehearsals, rumours, and the pressure to always smile, the harder it becomes to ignore the quiet, real boy behind the spotlight… and the fact that he’s starting to look at her like she’s the only place he can breathe.

I could hear the thoughts of the poorest girl in the entire school. At our campus ball, she deliberately ate food that contained nuts to give herself an allergic reaction and blame me for it. With tears streaming down her face, she cried, "I know you don't like me! I know you look down on girls as poor as me, but you can't bully me like this!" Everyone believed her and turned on me, including my fiancé, Mark Hawkins, who was expected to form a political alliance with my family through our engagement. He pinned me in place and demanded that I apologize to the 'victim'. I shook my head, trying desperately to explain that it was not me who put the nuts in her food. That was when I heard the thoughts of that 'poor' girl, Alice, ''So what if she's the mafia don's daughter? I still brought her down. Being defended by her rich, clueless fiancé feels incredible!' I was stunned. Before I could react, Mark pushed me to the floor and said firmly, "Helen, apologizing won't kill you." A disbelieving laugh slipped out of me. I wondered if he would still say the same thing if he could hear Alice's thoughts. When I finally gained the ability to share the thoughts I heard with someone else, I chose Mark without hesitation.

Duniaku seakan hancur ketika dengan tak sengaja menemukan sebuah buku nikah suamiku di dalam tas kerjanya ketika ia baru saja pulang dinas luar kota selama satu bulan. Terpampang jelas wajah suamiku dan wanita tanpa hijab dengan lesung pipi menghiasi wajahnya. Rambutnya lurus sebahu, tergerai dengan sebuah jepit kecil dirambut ujung kanan. Aku berusaha mengingat siapa wanita yang ada di dalam buku nikah ini, tapi aku sama sekali tak bisa mengingatnya. Teringat jelas satu bulan yang lalu ketika Mas Naufal meminta ijin padaku untuk dinas luar kota selama satu bulan. Akupun tak mempermasalahkannya karena ini merupakan suatu kegiatan rutinnya ketika bekerja pada suatu perusahaan di kota Y. Ia akan sering dinas luar kota untuk meninjau proyek yang ada di sana. Saat ini Mas Naufal menduduki posisi sebagai pengawas pada sebuah perusahaan konstruksi, membuatnya sering meninggalkanku sendiri di rumah ketika ia tugas di luar kota. Dengan jabatan itulah ia bisa menghidupiku secara layak dan sangat kecukupan, membuatku sangat beruntung memiliki suami sepertinya. Dalam buku nikah yang kutemukan tersebut tertulis sebuah nama Atha Hafidz Alfarezy dengan Kirani Cahya Dewi. Namun tunggu, bukankah nama suamiku adalah Ghibran Naufal Rizal. Tapi kenapa wajahnya sangat mirip? Dan kenapa pula buku nikah ini bisa ada di dalam tas kerja Mas Naufal?

Dijebak oleh teman-temannya karena dianggap gadis 'nerd', Ivy Adinata (19) justru bertemu dengan lelaki paruh baya bernama Lexton Tan (38). Tanpa mengetahui usia Lexton, Ivy jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama begitu saja. Bagaimana ketika perlahan Ivy mulai tahu siapa Lexton yang sebenarnya? Apakah cinta beda usia itu direstui?