Themes Of As I Lay Dying

Esmeralda Peters had never thought her life would be that of a fairytale or maybe a nightmare. Living in the Eastern part of LA, she stayed away from the Local Mafias and their doings. But then, it was of no use. One way or the other..she had become the Mafia's obsession and she hated it. Her father being the gambler he was known for had gone ahead to gamble the devil's money. He was a brutal being, but she was everything an angel could possess. He was a killer, she was just a normal girl who wanted nothing but a mundane life like others, but NOW, there was no escaping her Monster.

ใจแข็งไปเถอะ สักวันหนูจะทำให้อย่างอื่น ‘แข็ง’ กว่านี้อีก! ป.ล.นิยายเรื่องนี้ไม่มีนอกกาย ไม่มีนอกใจ มีแต่ความคลั่งรักจัดเต็มค่ะ

Isla got pregnant but she was devastated as she had just broken up with her fiance due to a reason she didn't know about. She still decided to tell her fiance about their baby but she got the shock of her life. He wasn't the father of her child! Apparently, she had a one night stand with a stranger which she couldn't remember. Felix couldn't stop thinking about the girl he had a steamy night with and he was going to do everything to find her!

After finally quiting her horrible job as an assistant to a magazin company, Princi Jona got her dream job as a high manager in a large company called the Davis Company. But unlucky her, she ended up getting stuck in the elevator on her first day with a sea blue eyed stranger. After deciding to pass the time though games and getting to know eachother, princi ended up striking the stranger at the back of his hand until he called the game quits. After they went their separate aways, Princi made it in time for her first meeting only to realize that the stranger she had slapped continously was non other than Shawn Davis...her new boss. Let the game of hide and seek begin...

Sebuah kisah sederhana tentang seorang wanita bernama Gadis, kesederhanaan dan paras cantiknya membuat Gadis terjebak dalam sebuah hubungan yang ambigu. Awalnya semua berjalan mulus sampai seorang dokter spesialis bedah tulang yang muda dan tampan menjadi pacarnya ia lah David, semua berjalan indah dan sempurna Sampai suatu saat.... “Oh tentu saja Tidak dia bukan pacar ku. Gadis? oh bukan dia hanya jadi mainan ku, karena paras nya yang cantik saja membuat ku penasaran hahahaha” Jlebb..., David, karena David sang luka sekaligus cinta pertamanya membuatnya kini harus menelan pahitnya sebuah hubungan, tapi hal anehnya kenapa saat ia sudah melupakan semuanya ia menemukan David sebagai keluarga pacar barunya (?)

(Book is paused for now) Sienna Blaze, a Hollywood reigning disaster queen hires a live-in maid for stability. Expecting a sweet, elderly woman she is met with a tall, absurdly handsome man whose name is Joe Hilton. Unknowingly to her, Joe Hilton “ Jay Kingston” is actually a billionaire CEO in hiding after surviving a hostile takeover attempt. Seeking to keep a low profile, Joe jumps at Sienna's job offer. Things take a different turn when a paparazzi captures them in a compromising position. Overnight, tabloids crown them “Hollywood's latest couple”. Sienna's PR team insists that they fake-date to salvage her career. Their relationship becomes an unpredictable mix of chaos and charm. But what happens when the truth comes out? When Sienna finds out that her live-in maid is actually in a relationship with her nemesis Claire Jackson? That he was actually a billionaire CEO who helped her enemy behind her back? Would love endure ? Or would the concurrent pain of betrayal be brutal enough to separate them?

Age is just a number. Or at least that's what Maxwell Cooper thinks whenever he hits on his best friend's mother, Amanda, who is very much divorced and extremely attractive in his eyes. Amanda, highly aware of the obvious infatuation that Maxwell has on her, tries to avoid his advances towards her given their conflicting age differences. She speculates that Maxwell's attraction towards older women is deeply rooted to fact that he might just have some 'Mommy issues'. Maxwell refutes the hypothesis by claiming that he's only attracted to her , not older women in general. Both are put to the test when Amanda , returning from yet another failed date one night, runs into Maxwell who notices the tears in her eyes and proceeds to comfort her. This leads to her inviting her to her house which would be a convenient move seeing as Zac, Maxwell's best friend and Amanda's son, had gone to visit his father in New York for the weekend, leaving her alone for the weekend. They end up sharing a bottle of wine, getting drunk while reminiscing on the simpler days. A kiss is shared during the vulnerable moment between these two, which would lead to regrets and broken friendships.

Arion Giovarskèè Alexius Vhrizt, seorang pangeran yang terlahir sempurna namun memiliki kekuatan terkutuk. Hingga kerajaannya dan klannya dihancurkan oleh kerajaan dan klan lainnya. Bahkan kedua orang tuanya tewas mengenaskan saat kejadian itu membuat dirinya harus tumbuh di dunia fana, dunia manusia. Dan tumbuh dengan semua keanehan yang seringkali membuatnya frustasi. Saat ia akhirnya bertemu dengan seorang pria bermanik sehitam jelaga, yang akhirnya memberikannya petunjuk. Saat ia tahu siapa dirinya sebenarnya, bukannya tenang, justru membuatnya kian gila. Saking gilanya hingga jiwa iblisnya berhasil keluar dan mengacaukan alam imortal, Valeoryea. Arion Vhrizt, seorang remaja laki-laki yang akhirnya menemukan jati dirinya. Seorang pangeran yang akhirnya kembali. Tujuannya hanya satu, balas dendam. Demi kematian orang tuanya, demi kerajaannya, demi klannya, demi bangsanya, demi rakyatnya. Dan yang lebih penting, demi diri dan harga dirinya sebagai putera mahkota bangsa iblis. Dia, dan sisi lain lain dirinya, adalah seorang psikopat gila dengan kesan yang berbeda. Arion yang tenang dan hangat namun manipulatif, Devian si penggoda yang suka bersenang-senang. Akankah mereka mampu menuntaskan hasrat dendam mereka lalu mengambil alih semuanya? Yeah, karena aku adalah raja para raja, The Real King!

Riosandi Gumilang, seorang pria berusia 26 tahun yang telah menyelesaikan pendidikannya namun sayangnya karena pandemi hingga detik ini ia belum memiliki pekerjaan tetap walau sudah ratusan lamaran ia masukkan ke berbagai perusahaan. Karena ingin membuktikan kepada orangtuanya bahwa ia bisa hidup mandiri tanpa sokongan dana dari keluarga, akhirnya ia mencoba bertahan hidup di kost yang telah ia tinggali sejak pertama kali berkuliah di Jogja. Kini, saat tawaran pekerjaan sebagai seorang supir mampir kepadanya, dengan mengesampingkan gengsi, ia mencoba menerimanya namun siapa sangka ia akan menjadi supir dari Tri Retno Wahani, janda tanpa anak berusia 39 tahun yang cantik, seksi bahkan sering membuat Rio panas dingin dan senam jantung hanya dengan menatapnya dari jauh. 

* "Marry Me! Stranger." I shout for the whole hall to hear and I pull him in for a deep kiss to the loud gasp of my supposed adopted parents at their first daughter's wedding. What is she doing?! Master cannot be kissed by just anybody! He'll have allergic reactions almost killing him! But what is he doing? He's holding her waist and pulling her further and kissing her back! * Samantha Stiles, denied of her marriage to her long time lover and boyfriend by a well planned and executed scheme by her mother and sister who claims to the world she is adopted, but a fact which remains unknown whether it's a lie or truth. Claude Whyte, a mega trillionaire who recently came to New York to attend an acquaintances wedding but a series of events which include a nightstand and a public proposal is making him stay back. For someone who can't kiss or touch just anybody, he seems quite comfortable with that cheeky woman kissing him in the public.