unrequited love in the novels of arundhati roy and kiran desai: a thematic study

Ever since Vexon Bevine first laid eyes on Ruby Gerund, he could not get her beautiful image out of his mind. Unfortunately, Ruby didn't notice him and disappeared while he was stuck in Mafia training. Years later, Vexon attends his elder brother's wedding, where he sees Ruby again. Even though he wants to make her 'his', Vexon tries to control his feelings. However, that night, someone drugs him, and he ends up marrying Ruby against her will, losing his control. Ruby can't forget the way everything was forced upon her, and out of hatred towards Vexon, she deems this a forced marriage and decides to never accept him as her husband. If Ruby hates Vexon from the bottom of her heart, will he be able to make her fall in love with him? Or will she just be the love of the Mafia King and never reciprocate his feelings? Besides, who drugged Vexon which made him forcefully marry her, when all he tried to do was control his undying love?

Ini kisah cinta yang rumit dan bisa memicu migrain. Violet sudah memiliki Jeffry, sedang Quinn memacari Eireen. Akan tetapi, Eireen dan Jeffry yang memang mata keranjang, justru tampaknya saling tertarik. Diabaikan pasangan masing-masing, Violet dan Quinn sepakat untuk merancang drama romantis sendiri. Tepatnya, berpura-pura saling tertarik. Tujuannya simpel saja, menyadarkan Jeffry dan Eireen akan keberadaan mereka. Sejak awal, semua diniatkan sebagai sandiwara belaka. Akan tetapi, bermain api memang selalu berisiko tinggi menderita luka bakar yang tak diinginkan. Quinn dan Violet terjebak pada kisah palsu yang mereka ciptakan. Apa jadinya jika keduanya terbawa perasaan terlalu jauh dan tak ingin semua cuma sekadar sandiwara? Kover : Adobe Spark post + Canva

Broken vows don’t necessarily mean a broken marriage… Electa Leventis meant every word of the vows she shared with her husband Adrastos at the altar. Pity he didn’t return her sincerity… Expecting happy-ever-after, instead, Electa found herself going through a mortifyingly public separation! Now, divorce papers in hand, Electa has finally built up the courage to put an end to her time as the mighty Greek billionaire’s wife once and for all. But she’s forgotten the magnetic pull that devilish Adrastos possesses. And that broken vows don’t necessarily mean a broken marriage…

Warning cerita ini mengandung unsur dewasa dimohon bijak sebelum membacanya. Hilda seorang mahasiswi di suatu perguruan tinggi, bersama kedua sahabatnya selalu bersama dalam keadaan apa pun. Kedua sahabat Hilda tidak tahu bagaimana kehidupan dirinya yang sebenarnya karena dari luar Hilda tampak seperti gadis kebanyakan tapi nyatanya tidak karena Hilda adalah kekasih simpanan dari salah satu professor yang ada di kampusnya dan juga simpanan dari pria lain yang membutuhkan kehangatan. Bagaimana kehidupan Hilda selanjutnya? Apa yang mendasari Hilda melakukan terseb

James Anderson lost his future mate and luna, Stephanie, during a rogue attack. Stephanie's death left his entire pack in mourning; her death anniversary was even declared a pack holiday. Five years later, James discovers that Stephanie's younger sister Lily is his mate. But how can that be? Wasn't Stephanie supposed to be his mate? And would his pack even accept Lily as his mate and Luna—many have always blamed Lily for Stephanie's death, because Stephanie died trying to save Lily. For her part, Lily has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister for years. She knows very well that pack members and her parents wish that it was Lily that died that day instead of Stephanie. Lily had looked forward to the day that she would meet her mate and finally feel important to someone. Discovering that her mate is James is Lily's worst nightmare, especially when James reacts poorly to the discovery. Lily decides that she is unwilling to live in Stephanie's shadow any longer. She will not spend the rest of her life with a mate who wishes she was someone else. She rejects James, who all too quickly accepts the rejection. Soon afterwards, horrifying truths come out and James immediately regrets letting Lily go. He sets out to get Lily back and right the wrongs that have been done. But is it too late? Will Lily find love with James, or with someone else?

“Marry me? Aren’t you scared of death?”Rumor has it Eliljah Moses is a jinx to everyone close to him, that his ill fate was the reason both his sisters and three fiancees had all died.Sally Summers married him with no expectations, and was ready to embrace death should it come for her.Initially she thought she would have to care for him, but little did she expect to be pampered to the nines by him.In his words, “She’s my woman, only I can bully her.”He also said, “Whoever dares to touch my woman, I’ll be sure to make their lives a living hell.”He even said, “My woman will bear me a pile of children!”

Dahil sa tulong ng kaniyang ama, naikasal siya sa lalakeng simula pagkabata ay minahal na niya. Pero sa halip na maging masaya ay pagdurusa ang kaniyang natamasa sa piling ng kaniyang asawa. Nagising na lang siya na nawala na sa kaniya ang lahat. Ang kompanya ng kaniyang ama, ang kaniyang pamilya at higit sa lahat ang kaniyang asawa. Sinaktan, nilinlang at walang tinira sa kaniya. Siya si Precious Real, ang babaeng nagmahal, nasaktan pero muling bumangon. Ngayon ay nagbabalik para bawiin ang lahat ng kaniya.

Gumuho ang pangarap ni Atasha nang makipaghiwalay sa kan'ya ang kan'yang nobyo at tanggapin nito ang isang arranged marriage. Dahil sa sobrang sama ng loob at kagustuhang makalimot ay sinunod niya ang payo ng kaibigan na makipag rebound-sex. Dala ng sobrang kalasingan hindi niya inaasahan na ang taong naka-rebound sex niya ay ang may-ari ng kumpanyang kan'yang pinagtatrabahuhan, and bilyonaryong si Colton Mijares. Colton Mijares have ever since set his eyes on that one girl, Atasha Andres. But things didn't go as planned, dahil nobya siya ng kan'yang step-brother. His power and wealth is nothing, dahil hindi maging kan'ya ang babaeng nagpapatibok ng puso niya. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon tinulungan siya ng tadhana na makuha si Atasha. Pero laking pagkadismaya niya nang sabihin nitong isa lamang siyang "rebound sex”dahil sa nangyari sa relasyon nito at ng nobyo. Ang isang gabi ng rebound sex ay mag-uugnay sa kanila sa mas malalim na paraan. Ito kaya ang maging daan upang mahanap nila ang pag-ibig o paglayuin lamang sila nito.

Pertemuan kali pertama Jhon dengan Aleta telah menumbuhkan benih-benih cinta di hati pria itu. Namun karena jarak dan usia, mereka akhirnya terpisah hingga bertahun-tahun kemudian Jhon mencari dirinya ke seberang negara. Walaupun akhirnya berhasil menemukan Aleta sekaligus menarik perhatiannya, tetapi Aleta tidak semudah itu didapat terlebih dia adalah psikopat berdarah Mafia terbesar di Moskow.

"Naraya citra Kirana" seorang wanita cantik yang memiliki kesetiaan cinta yang tidak perlu dipertanyakan lagi. Sangat mencintai suaminya dengan sepenuh hati. Namun sayangnya takdir berkata sebaliknya. Suami yang dicintainya dengan sepenuh hati, tega mengkhianatinya. untuk wanita di masa lalunya. Akankah cinta ada di sisi naraya? Akankah naraya melepaskan cintanya demi kebahagiaan suami yang sangat dia cintai? Nasib sepertinya masih tidak ada di pihaknya. Naraya harus merasakan kendala untuk merasakan cinta sejati pria yang sangat ingin memiliki dan mencintainya.