The First Husband: A Novel

"You said, 'I love you' yet you cheated. Are you taking me for a fool?" Who would have thought that once upon a time, Helga refused to sign a divorce paper and beg for her husband's love. But on the day of their anniversary, she found him, standing with his eyes close...with a woman kneeling on the floor.

Two years after her daughter’s tragic death and her ex-husband’s abandonment, Meghan Luthor struggled to rebuild her life with the help of her contractual husband, Danny Luthor. But Darrell Barrington suddenly reappears, Meghan’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble. As Darrell’s return sparks a maelstrom of emotions, lies and secrets, Meghan must navigate the treacherous landscape of her heart and confront the darkness that has haunted her for so long. She must face the danger that drove Darrell away in the first place or get consumed by it. Can she trust Darrell again, is his return genuine? Will she find closure or will the truth about Darrell’s disappearance draw her back in?

In this life, it is said that there are only two choices: to use or to be used, to save or to be saved. Regardless, there was one thing I had to do - survive! “Don’t fool me! I know your schemes and what you are playing behind my back!” Rage boiled in his veins. “You may have my surname, but you’re still nothing, Scarlette Scott. Don’t forget that.” How could someone display such blatant disrespect and arrogance? Ha! This man believed he could brand anyone with his pride! But not me! Not me, Storm Scoville! I will make sure your arrogant behavior is humbled and put in its rightful place!

Before my mother passed away, the person she most wanted to see was her beloved son-in-law, Anthony Brosnan. She supported Anthony financially for five years, and the latter started his own business after graduating. At that time, I accidentally walked into his office and instantly fell in love with him at first sight. However, Anthony changed after three years of marriage and fell in love with his secretary. I called him over a dozen times, and it was the secretary who picked up the phone. "Anthony is cooking right now. Do you need something?" Just as I was about to speak, my mother overheard the voice. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and she passed away filled with resentment. Anthony, since I had lost my mother, you meant nothing to me anymore.

“Ayo kita perbarui kontraknya. Jadilah teman tidurku kapan pun dan di mana pun aku mau.” Lydia yang akhirnya telah berhasil melewati kontrak pernikahan setahunnya dengan aman dan telah resmi bercerai, seharusnya kini dia sudah bebas menjalani hidupnya seperti biasa. Tapi yang terjadi malah sebaliknya. Lydia malah kembali terjerat dengan Reino, mantan suami kontraknya yang playboy. Reino Andersen, tidak pernah memandang mantan istrinya sebagai perempuan yang pantas mendampinginya. Namun setelah kejadian malam itu, tubuh yang selalu dihina kurus itu menjadi candu baginya.

Seorang perempuan bernama Rika Risnani yang berusia 16 tahun dijodohkan oleh kakaknya dengan seorang lelaki bernama Dimas Renandra. Perjodohan tidak terduga dimulai dari keraguan, perlahan menerima, hingga ia lupa bahwa kehilangan akan menimpa dirinya. Ia hampir kehilangan segalanya, iya terus berusaha dan hampir gagal. Bahkan kata "Perpisahan" perlahan menghampirinya.

Paano kung ang tahimik at masaya mong buhay ay biglang magbago sa kadahilanang ipinagkasundo ka sa lalaking hindi mo naman lubusang kilala, at higit sa lahat... lalaking hindi mo naman mahal? Lalaking walang ibang ginawa kun’di ang husgahan at parusahan ka sa kasalanang hindi mo naman ginawa! Maaari nga ba mabago ang kapalaran ni Pipay sa piling ng asawa na kailanman ay puro parusa ang ipinalasap sa kaniya? Maaari nga bang mauwi sa pagmamahalan at happy ending ang pagsasama nila ng kaniyang asawa na si Hector PenaVega?

"The Tycoon's Wife is Awake!" After Three Years in Coma, Olivia Rebecca Austin finally opened her eyes, but this time , it had seem like she had fallen rather into a more deep sleep. And everything happening was nothing but a dream! She believes she was still in that Coma and will wake up sooner or later. Had an accident, Went to Coma, and wakes up to the news that you are the wife of a Tycoon! Somehow, Olivia was determined to find out how exactly again all these happened. Because she had heard the Doctors say "She had an Amnesia and we're not sure she'll ever remember her past." Olivia could remember clearly, that mischievous smile her supposed husband had on his face. Nonetheless, Olivia knew this was her fight! She needs to find out her husband's Dark Secret and how she had ended up here. But first~She has to play a Wife's Role.

"You can give everything to a man—your time, your love, your life—but if you’re not the woman he wants, none of it matters." I wish I had known that before. Almost ten years of marriage. And now here he is — ready to leave me, take my son, and marry my sister. And worse? He’s making the world believe I’ve gone mad. Seven years. Seven years of sacrificing. Of putting him first, of trying to be the wife he said he needed. And now? I’m locked away, labeled crazy. The whole of Atlanta is praying for me. Because they all think I’ve broken down. That I’m sick. And that lie? It’s his. My sisters’. My parents’. My best friends’. Even my sons’. Yes — the boy I raised like mine. He made a video. Said I fell down the stairs, and that’s what triggered all this. It’s viral now. But it's not the entire truth; it’s just the story they needed. I gave them everything. Held this family together. Played every role — wife, mother, daughter, friend. I was everything… well, everything until she came back. Now that their perfect girl is home, I’m just in the way. And the best way to erase me? Label me unstable. Even my son wants her to be his mom. My husband? He says I was never the one. The truth is, they never really wanted me. Well, not until…

(Completed) Elysia had everything going for her, a perfect life, a perfect partner, her dream career until the devastating death of her brother. Her life suddenly came to a halt, when she found herself giving up everything to restore her family's name. A marriage to a drug addict Damon Contreras was like poison to her soul. She found herself drifting between fantasy and reality until an affair that placed her in the middle of a generation feud. And to survive she must pair with the devil-her husband.