Paving Block Dinding

Cinta adalah karunia Tuhan yang dititipkan pada hati setiap Hamba-Nya. Kata orang, kita semua berhak untuk jatuh cinta bahkan memperjuangkan cinta. Tapi, bagaimana jadinya jika selama ini cinta yang kita perjuangkan justru ditentang oleh takdir? Adalah kisah cinta Sofia dan Rayyan. Dua insan yang memiliki perasaan yang sama kemudian memutuskan untuk membawa namanya dalam doa dan setiap sujud panjangnya. Lebih memilih memendam dan tak terikat karena hukum islam mengharamkannya. Berkomitmen untuk saling menjaga hingga Rayyan bisa menghalalkannya. Namun, kisah cinta yang mereka rawat dengan baik harus berakhir luka saat keputusan sepihak membangun dinding pemisah di antara ke duanya. Seseorang telah memetik buah cinta yang sekian lama mereka rawat. Perjodohan bukan hal mustahil dan bahkan sering terjadi. Rayyan harus menerima kenyataan bahwa Sofia harus ia ikhlaskan karena titah Sang Abi untuk Rayhan saudara kembarnya sendiri. Bagaimana kisah cinta mereka? akankah mereka menerima atau bahkan menolak takdir yang sedang berjalan?

Luciano Salvatore 'The Bullet' was born, raised, and comes from a long family line of serial killers. But he wants nothing to do with that legacy. The block that has made it impossible for him to run away from all of it is his uncle, Don Mauro. The most powerful drug lord and a serial killer who had snapped a long time ago. Don Mauro promised to kill Luciano's remaining family to keep him in check. On his mother's death anniversary, Luciano tried to go against Don Mauro to make his mother proud by doing the right thing and trying to save a woman named Keirah from becoming his uncle's victim in his sex trade. Unfortunately for him, he fell in love with her at first sight. He finds out later that Don Mauro was not after Keirah for the sex trade, but Keirah is a biomedical engineer his uncle has been searching for. A person Don Mauro will do anything to possess. Succumbing to his heart's desire, even after Luciano finds out about this information. He tries to protect her in the only way he knows how. By kidnapping her and running away with her and his family out of the Mafia world. Setting them both on an expected path toward a love-and-hate relationship while discovering the hidden supernatural fate set upon them. What chances does Luciano have for survival and redemption while caught up in his unfamiliar feelings for Keirah?

At 18 years old, our families offer my best friend—Roxanne Reed—and me to two werewolves. I'm paired with the cold Alpha Lucian Nightshade, while she's matched with the violent warrior Aiden Steele. Despite the elders' opposition, Lucian grants me, a mere human, the position of Luna. Yet on the night of the ceremony, he abandons me at the altar to save Seraphina and form a mate bond with her instead. Aiden similarly delays his ceremony for Seraphina, warning Roxanne to rein in her defiance. We exchange knowing glances and smile. It's time to teach these savage werewolves a lesson. We make our decision on the spot to call off the engagements. With nothing but the jewelry we have, we establish ourselves in Pollyland. I become the film industry's most captivating new star with the most compelling backstory, while Roxanne becomes my formidable ace of an agent. Together, we thrive spectacularly in the world of fame and fortune. Two years later, outside my new movie's celebration party, dozens of Maybachs silently block all exits. I receive a text from an unknown number. "Game over." I tell Roxanne to take everyone and leave through the back door first. As I turn around, I collide with an ice-cold embrace. Lucian lowers his head, his golden eyes now bloodshot. His voice is hoarse and filled with madness as he says, "Eleanor, come back with me."

Maria's life wasn't perfect, her father died when she's 10 so she needed to work early as possible to help her mom. Because of her young age, she had no choice but to sell feet pics at 13 just to have money, to survive. Her mother married another man, she thought her life will be less cruel, having another parent to provide for them but it's the other way around. She decided to moved out, to be free from those creepy stares of her step father behind her mother's back. As she moves away, and continue her illegal earnings she met, Jackson one of her longest client. The guy is persistent, demanding and controlling but Maria keep on pulling herself away. She knows her goal, she's not easy to persuade and even how weak she is inside her mind will quickly block every poison that the guy will throw.. even how much money he'll invest to get closer to her. How long will Maria push the guy if her heart is slowly giving away? How long will Jackson endured every push if he's freaking enjoying his stay under the girl's sheet?

Have you ever been madly in love with your childhood best friend, but they never loved you the same way? I mean, not like they didn't love you back, but just not how you wanted it to be? Well, if you have ever been there, then you would most definitely relate to everything you are about to witness in Idara's messy love story. This is a VERY intriguing piece about Idara Thompson, a 25-year-old Nigerian lady who faces insane challenges in college! Her life becomes ridiculously twisted when she stumbles upon her insanely cute childhood best friend in school and starts catching feelings for him. Torn between a literally ‘blind’ best friend named Yomi who never acknowledges her undying love for him, and an estranged mother who just surfaces out of the blue, Idara is forced to make certain decisions that would seal her fate forever. But that's not all. There comes CANDICE, a lovely, beautiful maniac who just happens to be Yomi's special girlfriend and a stumbling block to the ever gentle Idara. How does Idara get past her? How does she balance her love life, family issues and her rivalry with Candice? Find out in this epic story, and you'd be glad you did! Enjoy!

"Why did you buy me? Someone like me can't possibly be your mate." He chuckled low, exhaling the toxic smoke from his cigarette. "Darling, I'm not looking for a mate. I am looking for a slave." ---- After the tragic massacre of her pack, eighteen-year-old Alora Augustus was forced to enter an auction block, bruised and beaten. With her hopes washed down the drain, she decided she wouldn't go down without a fight. Mysteriously, she found herself bought by Alpha Conrad, the feared leader of the Ironfang pack, and a man whose heart is said to be as cold as ice. Even so, rumor has it that he has the charm to make every woman he beds to fall for him. If he thinks that she'd become one of his collections, then he's dead wrong. But little did she know, Conrad did not choose her randomly. He has secrets connected to the murder of her family. He thought she'd be a submissive and obedient slave. He didn't expect to see the fire in her eyes and the stubborn courage she carries with her like a crown despite being ripped off of dignity. In a world where power is everything, Alora struggles to survive while playing the dangerous game of love and trust. Is falling for her heartless captor be the end for her?

Naomi rela menjadi penjilat Owen selama tiga tahun hingga tidak punya harga diri lagi dan mencintainya tanpa batas. Namun, dalam hati Owen, Naomi hanyalah sebuah pilihan cadangan yang tidak penting. Semua orang di Kota Lordus tahu kalau wanita yang dicintai Owen adalah Rochelle, sementara Naomi hanyalah pengganti murahan saja. Di saat malam pernikahan mereka, Naomi diculik dan disiksa selama tiga hari tiga malam, Owen tidak hanya menolak untuk membayar tebusan, bahkan berbahagia dengan mantannya di pesta pernikahan mereka. Di detik itulah Naomi baru sadar akan semuanya. Naomi terlahir kembali di pesta pertunangan tiga tahun lalu, di mana Owen meninggalkannya untuk menemui mantan terindah yang mau bunuh diri. Semua orang mentertawakan Naomi. Akan tetapi, Naomi tidak mempermasalahkannya, dia malah langsung mengumumkan untuk batal tunangan dengan alasan Owen disfungsi seksual. Seluruh dunia maya menjadi sangat heboh. Owen yang membenci Naomi pun langsung menahannya di dinding sambil berkata, "Naomi, apakah munafik itu menyenangkan?" "Pak Owen, apakah ada yang pernah mengataimu nggak tahu malu?"

Di sebuah pesantren terpencil di pedalaman Jawa, seorang guru bernama Ustadz Faris hidup dengan ketenangan yang ia bangun selama bertahun-tahun. Namun, di balik sikap lembut dan nasihat bijaknya, tersembunyi masa lalu kelam yang selalu menghantuinya—masa lalu sebagai seorang tentara yang pernah terlibat dalam operasi militer rahasia yang tak pernah diberitakan. Suatu malam, pesantren yang dipimpinnya kedatangan seorang tamu misterius, Kapten Arya, seorang perwira militer yang sedang menyelidiki kasus hilangnya seorang santri. Jejaknya mengarah pada simbol-simbol rahasia yang ditemukan di dinding pesantren, yang ternyata berhubungan dengan operasi militer yang dulu melibatkan Ustadz Faris. Seiring penyelidikan berjalan, teror mulai menghantui pesantren—santri-santri yang ketakutan, suara langkah di lorong saat malam, dan pesan-pesan rahasia yang ditemukan di balik lembaran kitab kuno. Kapten Arya dan Ustadz Faris pun terpaksa bekerja sama untuk mengungkap kebenaran. Namun, semakin dalam mereka menggali, semakin banyak luka lama yang terbuka. Dapatkah Ustadz Faris menghadapi bayangan masa lalunya? Apakah pesantren ini hanya sekadar tempat belajar agama, atau ada sesuatu yang lebih besar tersembunyi di balik temboknya?

Blurb : Nizam Respati Anwar, CEO Niaga Perkasa dikenal sebagai pria dingin, galak, dan anti perempuan. Di perusahaannya, tak ada satu pun wanita di lingkar kepercayaannya. Semua asistennya laki-laki. Tak ada ruang untuk perasaan, apalagi cinta. Sampai Inara Prameswari datang. Sebagai karyawan baru di bawah kepemimpinannya, Inara seharusnya hanya menjadi nama lain dalam daftar staf. Namun tanpa disadari Nizam, kehadiran gadis itu membangkitkan kenangan lama tentang Nana, gadis kecil di masa lalu yang lembut, ceria, dan selalu menemaninya di hari-hari paling sepi. Senyum Inara, caranya peduli, dan ketulusan yang tak dibuat-buat perlahan meruntuhkan dinding es di hati Nizam yang telah lama membeku. Perasaan itu ia sembunyikan rapat-rapat, di balik sikap dingin dan amarah yang justru semakin sering muncul. Apakah Inara mampu bertahan menghadapi bosnya yang terkenal galak dan tak tersentuh? Ataukah justru ia yang akan menaklukkan gunung es bernama Nizam Respati Anwar dan menyembuhkan luka lama yang tak pernah sembuh? Sebuah kisah cinta kantor tentang bos dingin, gadis hangat, dan perasaan yang tumbuh diam-diam.

Nasib si Bungsu. (Saat masa jaya orang tua telah habis). "Jadwal kontrol Bapak tiga hari lagi, kamu sudah dapat uang buat biaya rental mobil?" tanya Ibuku saat aku baru saja pulang. "Yusup usahain ya Bu, semoga ada rezekinya," jawabku. Sambil melepas jaket yang selalu menemaniku mencari rupiah. "Kalau gak ada ya udah, gak apa-apa. Paling Bapakmu teriak-teriak kalau lagi kumat karena obatnya habis!" ucap Ibu sambil berlalu pergi. Aku tahu Ibu pasti kecewa, lalu bagaimana lagi, aku sudah berusaha keras, dalam hati aku merasa gagal. Uang sebesar lima ratus ribu saja tidak mampu aku cari. Mungkin bagi orang lain tidak seberapa, tapi untukku yang hanya berprofesi sebagai ojek online uang lima ratus ribu sangatlah besar. Apalagi akhir-akhir ini orderan sangat sepi tidak seperti biasanya. Aku duduk termenung di atas sofa lusuh, mataku menatap tiga bingkai besar yang terpajang di dinding, foto ketiga Kakakku saat wisuda. Mereka terlihat sangat gagah dengan toga yang dipakainya