Redemption An Amos Decker Novel 5

Bunga yang di nikahi Ragil karena terlalu polos akhirnya menderita selama pernikahan mereka. Apalagi sikap Ragil yang sangat berbeda padanya dan pada keluarga pria itu. Bunga berusaha untuk bertahan. Tapi, kenyataan jika Ragil berselingkuh dengan keponakannya sendiri membuat wanita itu akhirnya berpikir ulang apakah harus bertahan atau berpisah.

Xaviera Hanske, gadis berusia 17 tahun yang terlahir dari keluarga kaya raya. Hidupnya sempurna dengan fasilitas mewah dan keluarga yang harmonis. Namun, semua berubah saat perjodohan yang tidak ia inginkan datang menghampiri. Ian, guru matematika killer di sekolahnya, ternyata adalah pria pilihan orangtuanya. Seorang pria dingin dan kaku yang bahkan tidak pernah menunjukkan kehangatan sedikitpun padanya. Xaviera semakin frustasi karena nilai matematikanya yang selalu di bawah rata-rata justru membuat ia harus lebih sering berinteraksi dengan calon suaminya itu. Di tengah keresahannya menghadapi perjodohan, muncul sosok Felix - kapten tim basket sekolah yang tampan dan pintar. Kedekatan mereka sebagai teman sekelas perlahan mulai menumbuhkan perasaan lain di hati Xaviera. Felix yang gentle, perhatian, dan pengertian sangat berbeda dengan Ian yang seolah menganggap pernikahan hanya sebagai formalitas belaka. Xaviera terjebak dalam dilema. Di satu sisi, ia tidak bisa menolak perjodohan yang sudah diatur keluarganya. Di sisi lain, hatinya mulai tertarik pada Felix yang selalu ada untuknya. Sementara Ian, meski akan menjadi suaminya, tetap memperlakukannya dengan dingin bahkan di sekolah. Akankah Xaviera memberontak demi cintanya pada Felix? Atau dia akan pasrah menerima takdirnya menikah dengan Ian? Bagaimana ia mengatasi perasaannya yang semakin rumit seiring berjalannya waktu?

At Stanton University, power is currency and morality is optional. Juhoon Choi aka Trunks sits at the top of the Diamond Board — heir to an empire, untouchable, and emotionally unreadable. Park Suhee stands beside him as his lifelong protector, confidante, and silent lover, hiding years of devotion behind loyalty and restraint. Then Angelique Rochefort transfers in. Elegant. Calculated. Dangerous. She arrives with one purpose: to kill Trunks. She seduces her way into his life, manipulating his trust, isolating him from Suhee, and turning Stanton’s elite against each other. What begins as a carefully executed revenge scheme soon spirals into something far more dangerous when real emotions surface — love, jealousy, and obsession. As scandals erupt, alliances fracture, and lies are weaponized, Suhee becomes collateral damage in a war she never chose. Betrayal cuts deep, intimacy becomes a weapon, and the line between victim and villain blurs beyond recognition. But vengeance has a price and when the truth finally emerges, redemption may come only through sacrifice. In a world ruled by power, love is the most dangerous gamble of all. Because in a world ruled by power, love is the most dangerous weakness of all, and at Stanton University, every heart hides a motive—and every kiss can kill.

Rania tinggal bersama Ibu Tirinya yang kejam. Suka memerintah seenak jidat. Bahkan dia memaksa Rania untuk menikah diusianya yang masih belia. Vera menginginkan Rania menikah dengan anak temannya, semata-mata demi mendapatkan uang maskawin yang diberikan. Rania terpaksa menikah dengan Erlan. Ketua OSIS sekaligus geng motor yang ditakuti. Di lain sisi, Rania pun dicintai oleh Ravi, Dokter ganteng yang dulu merawat Ayahnya Rania ketika sakit. Lantas seperti apa kehidupan Rania? Akankah dia tetap mempertahankan pernikahannya dengan Erlan atau berpaling kepada Ravi?

I've planned seven wedding ceremonies in total, and not once has my fiance, Zachary Gardner, ever shown up for it. The first time, his adopted younger sister, Louise Foster, bursts into tears because she lost her passport at the airport. It was the dead of winter, but he dumped me by the side of the road and left me. The second time, Louise's dog sprained its ankle. Zachary stuffed the ring back into its box and rushed to the animal hospital to accompany her. Every time I argue with him about it, he declares nonchalantly, "We can get married anytime, but I can't let Louise be upset." Everyone around us agrees with him, saying that we're all family anyway, so I shouldn't be so petty. None of them has seen Zachary and Louise kissing fiercely on the dance floor. Today is the seventh wedding ceremony. Once again, he turns to leave after getting a call. I grab the corner of his shirt and say in a choked voice, "If you leave this time, Zachary, I won't marry you anymore." He stops in his tracks and peels off my fingers. "Wait for me," he says before rushing off. What he doesn't know is that this time, I won't be waiting for him any longer.

Penelope Rivera's little boy toy, Theodore Schneider, is throwing another tantrum. She slides the divorce papers across the table toward me. "Just sign them for show. It's to keep Teddy happy." I clench the cuff of my suit and nod in silence. I sign my name in one swift stroke. As I'm walking out, I hear one of her girlfriends teasing, "Samuel's way too easygoing. Does he actually do everything you say?" Penelope takes a graceful sip of red wine and smirks. "Wanna bet?" They bet that I will quietly go through with the divorce at the courthouse, even if my eyes are red with tears. Listening their laughter, I rub my thumb over my phone screen and reply to the message I've just received. "Will you marry me?" it says. "I will."

A NOVEL ON STOCKHOLM SYNDROME BOOK OF A THREE BOOK SERIES *TRIGGER WARNING* This book contains scenes that some readers may find disturbing… and also slightly annoying. “Miss. Iris, do you believe she has a point?” she asked and returned to her seat once again. “I don’t think so, her father and uncle deserve to go to jail.” My answer extracted a smile from her like she was proud of my response. “My name is Christine; I am a renowned medico-legal psychotherapist. Been in the business for over twenty years and that is what a case of Stockholm syndrome looks like. In my years of experience, we see situations similar to this but its our job to help the victims realize” “Wow…” I started, really amazed at what she had said and what her work entails. I was only concerned why they locked me in a room with a psychotherapist “it must be difficult at times” I added. “yeah, its difficult every time” she laughed “but today isn’t about me, I have a question for you.” There was a brief pause in between before she carried on “Does Hunter deserve to go to jail?”

Arjuna Nayaka Prihatmoko. Anak ketiga dari 5 bersaudara. Kisah ini tentang Arjuna dan persahabatan. Bagaimana Arjuna berada di dua perasaan yang membingungkan. Arjuna sudah punya kekasih, Lia namanya. Namun sahabatnya menyukainya, begitu katanya. Lantas bagaimana yang lebih baik.

The day after we set our wedding date for the tenth time, my fiancé reached past me to kiss his adopted sister. He presented crimson roses to her as she descended from the stage. "My princess, in this lifetime, I'll only ever be your protector." I stood quietly beyond the cheering crowd, then turned and walked away without looking back. After five years of engagement, this was the moment I finally gave up hope.

Bertrand Callum was a well-known lawyer in our circle and my fiancé. We had agreed to go on our honeymoon right after registering our marriage. But he broke that promise again and again. He took his secretary to every place I had dreamed of visiting. On my birthday, he brought her to Saltorlini, the place we had planned to go together. Later, he gave up our marriage registration just because she had sprained her ankle. Even when I was in a car accident and on the verge of death, he hung up on my call for help because of something she said. After I recovered, I went alone to Acreatic, a place I had always longed to see, and moved out of the home we once shared. A week after I left, Bertrand called to scold me. "Annie, you need to stop overreacting. Are you really going to divorce me over something so trivial?" I wanted to remind him that we had never actually registered our marriage. But ultimately, I shut up and said nothing. After all, there was nothing between us anymore.