Qs 36 : 40

Raisa Anggraini (20 tahun) terpaksa menikah dengan Gibran Aditya Wijaya (43 tahun) seorang pengusaha sukses untuk membiayai pengobatan adiknya Rangga. Gibran menikahi Raisa hanya untuk memenuhi nafsu biologisnya karena ia tak ingin bermain dengan sembarang wanita. Istrinya Ayudia Jelita( 40 tahun) tidak bisa mengimbangi percintaan mereka karena faktor usia. Ayudia menyetujui suaminya menikah lagi asal tidak ada anak dan tidak ada cinta diantara Gibran dan Raisa. Gibran setuju dengan permintaan istri tuanya. Apa jadinya kalau Raisa tau jika mantan kekasihnya Devan Putra Wijaya adalah anak kandung Gibran yang berstatus sebagai suaminya.

Di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, aku membersihkan rumah dan menemukan sebuah album foto. Ternyata, setiap tahun di hari ini, suamiku selalu mengambil foto pernikahan bersama cinta sejatinya. Dari usia 40 hingga 60 tahun, dari rambut hitam hingga beruban, selama dua puluh tahun dia tidak pernah absen. Di balik setiap foto ada tulisan tangan suamiku: "Cinta abadi selamanya." Jika yang dia cintai bukan aku, aku tidak perlu lagi mencucikan bajunya, memasak untuknya, mengurus anak, hingga merawat cucu. Setengah hidupku telah kujalani dengan sia-sia, tetapi tidak ada kata terlambat untuk berubah sekarang.

2550 Masehi, 500 tahun sudah berlalu sejak bencana besar yang menghancurkan setengah galaksi bima sakti. Sebuah lubang hitam tiba-tiba terbentuk di ujung galaksi, menghisap hampir setengah bima sakti, jutaan bintang hilang begitu saja hanya dalam waktu 40 hari. Bumi sebagai satu-satunya planet penopang kehidupan yang tersisa, planet biru ini diperebutkan oleh ras tinggi yang tersebar di seluruh penjuru bima sakti. Perang bergejolak hebat, perang antariksa yang melibatkan berbagai kubu meluluh lantahkan Bumi sebagai medan perang. Hutan berubah menjadi gurun, lautan berubah menjadi daratan baru, gedung-gedung pencakar langit runtuh dan menjadi kuburan massal, populasi manusia makin terhimpit diambang kepunahan.

After the plane crash, my body was never recovered. My soul drifted back to the home I hadn't stepped foot in for five years. They didn't know I was dead. They were still waiting for me to come home for Christmas. When my mom got the call from the airline, she froze for a long time, completely at a loss, before breaking down in tears. I followed them as they went to the memorial crash site. That was when I noticed something strange—I could see their levels of regret hovering above their heads. My brother's regret level read: 40%. My father's showed: 60%. Even my sister-in-law had 30% over her head. But my mother's regret level? It flashed a cold, unchanging 0%.

The entire world froze. Overnight, the city plunged to –40 °F. Yet, in the middle of this frozen apocalypse, my mother, my sister and her son moved into the home I bought for my marriage. Even my own husband took my sister’s side. They threw me out into the freezing cold to scavenge for supplies. I came back frozen half to death, and they had not even saved me a bowl of warm soup. Then, my sister shoved me straight off the fifth-floor landing. In that bitter cold, my body hit the ground and shattered like glass. When I woke again, I found myself back in the week before the apocalypse struck. This time, I resolved to cut them all off. I would make every last one of them pay.

The Bloodmoon & Incubi Anthology is a compilation of seven short stories between these two packs. This collection may contain mild spoilers to books within these series. Chosen Mate: The love story of Stephen Walterson of Bloodmoon and Amelia Furlan of Madonie. Warrior's Redemption: The redemption love story of Clement (Austin) Shelton and Suzanne Walterson of Bloodmoon. Love After 40: The second chance love story of Hale Shelton of Bloodmoon and the human Erin Carlisle. The Hybrid's Rogue: The nonbinary love story of River Carlisle of Bloodmoon and Leo Hansley of Silvermane. The Hybrid's Vampire: The LGBTQ+ love story of Sage Carlisle of Bloodmoon and the vampire Auðr. Sicilian Holiday: A D'Amore family Christmas story. The Quiet Giant's Mate: The surprising love story of Ivan Furlan of Madonie and Regina Petridis of Incubi.

"The Secret of a Forbidden Heart" Akira Quezon, better known as Kira, is a young woman with a sweet smile and a loyal heart. Despite her youth, she harbors a secret love — a feeling ordained by fate but forbidden by society. Her heart continues to beat for Axel, her handsome and mysterious godfather, who, despite being 40 years old, remains dashing and alluring. But behind every glance and secret smile lies a complex past. Axel is a man seemingly shrouded in the shadows of his own secrets. Between their silent gazes and inexplicable closeness, the question hangs — how far will they fight for a love that defies all norms? As secrets gradually unravel, Kira discovers that the man she loves has wounds from the past that he desperately tries to hide. Between truth and desire, they must confront their fears. Will their love prevail, or will they be consumed by the shadows of the past?

11月より本格スタートします！よろしくお願いします🙇！４０歳童貞ダメダメSEの寧人と２６歳配達員の一護。二人の出会いを描いたR18指定の作品です。 鳩森　寧人（はともりよしと）40歳 引きこもりネガティブSE、童貞。 パニック持ちの頼りないやつ。 菱　一護（ひしいちご）26歳 元美容師、オーナーであり現在フードジャンゴ社長。 裏ではメンズマッサージ店を経営していた。 ロン毛バリネコ。家事全般得意、お世話好き。 古田　倫悟（ふるたりんご）30歳 寧人の年上の上司で営業マン。バツイチ。 ドSと甘えん坊の二面性を持つ。 菱　頼知（ひし　らいち）23歳 一護の異母兄弟。調子に乗りやすい。 人に好かれたい、甘え上手。

冷血の不動産王ロガン・キャロル、40歳。感情を封じ込め、ビジネスだけを追求してきた彼が、スマートシティ開発のため既存住宅地の買収に乗り出す。 抵抗したのは、一人の未亡人——グレース・モンゴメリー、38歳。亡き夫の思い出が詰まった家を、彼女は必死で守ろうとする。 対立する二人。 ロガンは彼女の弱みを握ったが、それを支配ではなく保護のために使い始める。しかし、その秘密が暴露された時——。 「あなたは本当に何も感じないんですね」 グレースの言葉が、ロガンの凍りついた心を揺さぶる。 これは、40歳で初めて人間らしさを学んだ男と、再び信頼することを選んだ女の、大人の再生ラブストーリー。

"You want my mouth on you?" His husky voice holds a thread of amusement. "Then beg for it." I'm mindless with desire, my thoughts all over the place, and that's probably why I don't hesitate before saying, "Please." "Good girl," he croons, before his head disappears between my legs, giving me what I want. What I need.  ------- Rory Tremaine is spoiled by her father and is used to getting everything she wants. So when a threat in the form of a stalker has her father hiring a bodyguard to protect her, Rory decides that the sexy hunk of a man is what she wants next.  When Carter accepts the job of protecting Rory, he knows that it's going to be taxing. What he doesn't expect, however, is for it to become his hardest job yet—in more ways than one.  Women propositioning him comes with being attractive and Carter is usually pro at resisting temptation. The thing is that with Rory, he's not so sure he can.  He's 36 and she's 23.  Giving into his urges would be wrong. Not to mention, forbidden.  But when Rory goes after something, she's relentless and Carter is about to realise that giving in is so much easier than resisting.