Trauma

"I would rather die than become his wife, Father," I said, followed by the startled noise of the crowd. "Amber, please don't. You know that I have always loved--," "Love, you said?" I cried out. I could feel that my skin tighten and my breath flared. Then again, the recollection of that night flashing before my eyes. What had happened that day didn't kill me, but something inside me died that day.Amber Durant was born a girl in the wrong place and time. By the ages of 16 years old Amber was forced into some sick twisted fate that shatters everything she knows. Love, hate, trauma, desire to be free, and longing for revenge have led her to other shades of life. Will she survive the monster within her?

Takut dengan yang namanya pernikahan membuatku sampai hari ini memutuskan untuk sendiri, bahkan ketika saudara sepupu yang seumuran denganku saling bertukar cerita tentang anak-anak mereka, aku hanya bisa menjadi seorang pendengar dan mengulas senyum tipis sekadar membalas pertanyaan "kapan nikah?". Aku bahkan tidak bisa mengatakan pada siapapun tentang ketakutanku, tidak pada ayahku, apalagi ibuku. Ada apa denganku? Apa yang selama ini ku terima dari sikap kerabat ayahku lah yang menjadi salah satu alasan kuat trauma tentang pernikahan yang bahkan sejengkal pun belum ku tapaki. Kejadian demi kejadian membuatku semakin enggan menjalin komitmen dengan siapapun, mungkin sampai aku menemukan rumah yang tepat untukku pulang.

Cerita romans berpadu dengan misteri tahun 70-han. Ketika mistis dan benda keramat masih dipercaya. Salah satunya Tubo (racun yang ditunggui jin), yang digunakan oleh orang tertentu untuk sarana balas dendam. Saat Rayya, gadis 23 tahun itu ingin menghancurkan racun tersebut, setelah besar dengan keluarga yang memelihara barang tersebut. Namun, ia kesulitan menumpasnya karena cara yang tak lazim. Yaitu dibakar hangus bersama harta benda yang didapat dengan menggunakan racun itu. Tambah lagi, trauma masa kecil yang dialaminya membuat dia enggan berhubungan dengan mitos, tetapi kondisi membuat ia terpaksa kembali, setelah pernikahannya terancam dengan orang yang dicintai. Bagaimanakah perjuangan seorang Rayya? Akankah ia berhasil?

Seorang gadis bernama Nayla kehilangan seluruh keluarganya dalam satu malam karena dibantai oleh sekelompok pria utusan rentenir kejam bernama Surya Mahendra. Nayla kecil selamat karena disembunyikan oleh ibunya di atas lemari. Trauma dan dendam yang mengakar dalam membuat Nayla bersumpah untuk kembali dan membalas semuanya. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Nayla kembali dengan wajah baru dan rencana sempurna. Ia mendekati Arya, putra Surya Mahendra, tanpa peduli bahwa Arya sudah memiliki istri. Nayla menjadi orang ketiga, menggoda Arya, menghancurkan rumah tangganya, dan perlahan masuk ke dalam lingkungan keluarga Mahendra. Di balik senyumnya yang lembut, Nayla menyusun balas dendam berdarah satu per satu.

Eden Blake never believed in fairy tales—especially not the kind that begin with a billionaire’s offer and end in a penthouse suite. But when a desperate night leads to a fake engagement with cold, ruthless CEO Cassian Wolfe, Eden signs on for one month of pretending, pretending she’s in love... and pretending she isn’t falling for him. The rules were simple. No touching. No real feelings. No strings attached. But in Cassian’s world of press scandals, public enemies, and hidden trauma, the line between fake and real quickly blurs. And when secrets come to light—and hearts get involved—Eden realizes the most dangerous thing about the deal… is that it might be real after all. In this steamy, emotional billionaire romance, hearts are currency, secrets are leverage, and love might be the most expensive risk of all.

There comes a time in some people’s lives when they feel like actors playing a role for which someone has changed the story line.Toast With Jelly is a powerful story of a woman coming to know herself through a series of tragic life events."A Wild Ride .... Pam has had a childhood that most people would't recover from. Nonetheless, she's trying to make a life for herself, with a job and a beautiful Russian lover. When she takes up the offer of high paid escort work, the life she worked to build starts falling apart. As she tumbles from one problem to the next, who will save her? Her mother, who caused all the trauma? Her sensual, hard-drinking lover, who is off the rails? Or the handsome martial arts teacher she may be falling for?

Trauma untuk menjalani rumah tangga sekali lagi membuat Laila melarikan diri dari kota besar dan menetap di kampung halaman. Pertemuannya dengan seorang pria berstatus duda, merubah warna hidupnya dalam hitungan beberapa hari. "Setia lah, maka aku akan membahagiakan mu," tutur pria yang sangat berharap pada Laila. Kebahagiaan itu seketika berubah, setelah Laila mendapatkan tuntutan dari sang mantan suami atas kasus perzinahan. Bagaimana perjuangan Laila untuk tetap mempertahankan rumah tangganya bersama Aban dalam menghadapi situasi sulit. Terancam kurungan penjara, serta denda yang harus dibayar ke nagari atas tersebarnya kabar pernikahan siri mereka yang sejak awal di tentang oleh Niniak mamak.

At ten years old, I watched my mom jump to her death in a rainstorm. That same night, my dad brought home a glamorous woman and her nine-year-old daughter. I had feared and hated rainy days since then. My husband once helped me face that childhood trauma, staying by my side through every storm and promising, "Don't worry, Lena, you'll never face your fears alone." But when I refused to pick up his new assistant, he abandoned me on a highway in pouring rain, saying, "Marie is your sister, and you left her out there? Walk home!" That night, the rain never stopped, and I walked thirteen hours along a dark, endless road. That was when I decided I was done with him.

Born into luxury but raised in the shadows, Ava Wilson was born into a wealthy family but was treated like a slave. Blamed for the death of her mother. Now she was bullied by her stepmother, half-sister, and the one and only man who should have protected her: her father.  Just when she thought life couldn't get worse, Ava was forced into an arranged marriage with a stranger.  He was the same man whom she saved, who was drugged and had a one-night stand with her, the same man who doesn't remember her anymore and makes her life a living hell.  Ava was forced to live a new life.  When he finally realized the big secret. Betrayal, hatred, and backstabbing found their way into her life.  Would their love still bloom even after all the trauma surrounding them.

The instant Amanda Geofrey Wilson married Jason Grey, all hell broke loose. Like every positive young woman, Amanda thought she would marry right by saying “I do” to Jason Grey. When the wedding is finally over, Amanda realizes she was set to face a roller coaster of emotional trauma amongst others, whilst fighting to find the answers to her numerous questions. Following the discovery of her step sister's true identity, Amanda is left with two options… Either to fight for her marriage and at the same time get rid of her step sister; or to expose her husband and his mistress for who they are; thereby protecting herself, and her unborn child. Amanda takes the rough part and is faced with heart wrenching episodes of turmoil. Unravel this beautiful story, and find out what fate beholds Amanda.