Tali Sepatu Elastis

Kisah cinta masa kecil yang tak pernah pudar. Kisah cinta seorang gadis introvert nan setia yang selalu saja menantikan kehadiran cinta masa kecilnya.

Kisah dalam novel ini terinspirasi dari cerita nyata yang terjadi sekitar tahun 80'an. Dimana pada saat itu judi Porkas/SDSB sedang marak dan digandrungi masyarakat. Basri (bukan nama sebenarnya) adalah seorang lelaki miskin dan bekerja sebagai buruh serabutan. Memiliki seorang istri dan dua anak dalam kondisi kesulitan perekonomian keluarga, akhirnya terpaksa harus mengambil jalan pintas demi membahagiakan keluarganya. Masa lalu kelam serta didikan orang tua yang keras, membajakan hati laki-laki dalam satu tekad yang bulat. Dia rela melakukan ritual gila demi menggapai kekayaan, yakni membongkar sebuah kuburan. Apa yang dicari? Seutas tali pengikat mayat. Dengan benda itulah, Basri sukses mendapatkan apa yang dia impikan. Cukup sampai di sini? Tidak. Bayang-bayang kelam justru siap menghantuinya sepanjang waktu. Di balik gemerlap dunia yang dia miliki, ternyata Basri justru lebih menderita. Ikuti kisahnya dalam JIMAT TALI MAYAT.

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.

Katanya sepatu yang bagus akan membawa pemiliknya ke tempat yang bagus. Namun, bagaimana jika sebelah sepatu butut Jingga justru berakhir di kepala Krisna, CEO tempatnya bekerja? Apakah itu menjadi cerita cinta terhalang kasta yang akan berakhir indah? Atau kisah Cinderella yang hanya dongeng semata dan justru membawa hidup Jingga menuju kesialan?

Kirana menolak ketika dia dipaksa oleh kedua orang tuanya untuk menikah dengan duda kaya dengan dua anak dari tetangga desanya. Tapi, rupanya orang tuanya tak menyerah begitu saja. Dia pun kembali dijodohkan lagi. Namun, kali ini bukan dengan seorang duda, melainkan dengan seorang pemuda yang masih single. Sayangnya, profesi dari pria itu adalah "Tukang Sol Sepatu". Lalu, apa yang akan terjadi setelah Kirana menerima perjodohan itu?

Dainelle Jones is just your average girl. She graduated college with a biology degree, and plans to go to grad school the following august to finish her studies to become a physical therapist. she was a part of sorority in college, with her best friend, Scarlet. Dainelle doesn't realize whats is going to happen during her summer vacation in Italy. But she won't ever be that average girl again. -------------Nicola Rosi isn't your average man. He never went to a public school in his life, always home schooled by a tutor. He was born into a wicked way of life and is content with it. Always being feared and getting to tell others what to do. Until he stumbles upon a certain girl who changes his perspective of life.

Fiorella Santelli is an 18-year-old virgin and innocent; she grew up in an Italian Mafia family, protected by her father Giuseppe Santelli, the most powerful Don; he kept Fiorella abroad to prevent any Capo from setting his eyes on her. Everything changed with the new boss of the Italian Mafia, Lorenzo Razzo, who has created his reputation of being fearsome and violent, whose family runs most of the casinos. He is the playboy, and no woman can resist him. When he first laid his eyes on Fiorella, he becomes obsessed with her and will do anything to make her his, including abducting her and locking her up in his bedroom forever. By the way, he is not the only man who wants her... (Italian Mafia 2/ she's still mine, now available here at Goodnovel)

For Cesar it was always about being the best at what he does. He was the kind of man whose mind swirled around business every hour of the day. He actually had nothing else to keep him occupied. Having been among the top in the business industry, each year he received an invitation to the world's greatest auction that not many people knew of or had the chance to partake in. Each year it had been the same for him. Go to the auction, get bored through the whole thing and go back home. This year though there was a turn of events when he finally found something in the auction that perked his interest or rather a pretty someone that had him feeling like he'd been missing something his whole life.

(Fiorella Santelli) I was the wife of the Devil, the Italian Mafia boss Lorenzo Razzo, his betrayal, and constant infidelities made me run away from his side, carrying with me a great secret something that will unite us forever, but in my attempt to be free again, I fell into the hands of a man who conquered me, I joined my life to his hopes for a wonderful future together, which never came. Darian MacGregor of the Irish Mafia became a possessive husband, the shadow of my every move, his desire for me knew no bounds and has no limits, my life became a hell from which I would never escape. Until Lorenzo found me, his obsession to get me back would start a great war between these two powerful men, they will stop at nothing to get what they want, but I am just an object of their desire. The innocent young woman that Lorenzo once knew no longer exists, in a few weeks I became his wife and now he is my lover.

“What can you pay in return for my protection, Ms Ferrari?” His deep velvety voice greeted my ears. “Anything!” I breathed out without weighing my options. Because I was more than desperate at that moment. He stood up and stepped near me before caressing my cheek with an unrecognizable glint in his eyes. “Then be my bride, Bella.” And just like that I sealed my destiny in his tainted hands. It was my first mistake. Second was, to fall in love with him, madly and irrevocably without knowing his hidden lethal identity. ……. Aaron Salvatore Knight! He emanates power, affluence, confidence, and the luggage of forbidden deeds. His eminence stirs the souls of the city with his domination, elusive games and title of ruthless Heir of the Knight family. Eligible billionaire? Not only that. He is the next boss in line of 'Cosa Nostra', one of the crime families in New York. He is known by the name of "Velenoso" in the underworld because whoever meddles with him or becomes a barrier in his way, has tasted his poisonous side. But Even The Devil is bound to some Traditions. To get the title of ‘Capo dei capi’ He needed to follow the tradition of marrying the Italian breed so He began his search for his prey. But what happens when some ordinary religious girl, a believer of Mother Mary's teachings, strikes his life unexpectedly with her not-so-called appearance and shakes his identity among the people? Would He be able to get her into his twisted life or would she try to escape his entanglement of games? Would she serve him the purpose of finding something He wants? The Italian Bride! Well, dive into this dark journey of these two different burning spirits where The Devil meets his innocent Angel!