When A Man Kisses Your Hand

"Sir, is there a problem?" I lift my face flooded with tears and snot to this person held in front of me. She is handing me disposable tissues and I take them from her hands while thanking her. I clean tears from my face. The stranger sits next to me on the public bench where I am sitting. I suddenly feel ashamed to have been caught by a stranger crying, moreover a woman. I then tell her with my head down "I'm sorry that you attended this pathetic spectacle!" "It's nothing. It happens to everyone to have problems in life. And believe me, it is advisable to cry to evacuate your pain. "She said to comfort me. "Thank you!" "So why are you crying? What is your problem with as for you? I'm sure there must be a solution." The young lady asked, while sitting next to me, in a sympathetic tone. "I don't really believe that there is a solution to my problem. Unless a large sum of money falls to me miraculously from the sky. " I replied, looking desperate. "Then marry me!" Such was the declaration of this young woman. I may have been in a desperate search for money, but she was mad to make me such an offer. Dinam is a young man desperately looking for a job. His mother having been diagnosed with blood cancer, he is ready to do anything to find the money to pay for therapy, even if it means marrying against his will. Believing to get out of misery thanks to this marriage, Dinam does not know that he was throwing himself directly into the mouth of the wolf. Conspiracies and low blows from his wife's stepmother will now be his daily life.

Arabella, a twenty-four year old girl who fled from New York because she always got violence from her stepfather. Choose to settle down in Los Angeles and become a bartender at Eflic, which is the city's biggest bar. Hers life changes 180 ° when she meets Stevano. Handsome mafia who suddenly came to Eflic and took her forcibly. And indirectly Bella must be caught in the man's black life.

Marie, si gadis polos yang tidak disangka-sangka, nyatanya menjalin hubungan diam-diam dengan seseorang yang mempunyai kedudukan paling tinggi fi sekolah. Siapa lagi jika bukan pemilik sekolah tempat ia mengemban pendidikan. Bersama pria itu, Marie belajar banyak hal. Banyak pengalaman manis dan pahit yang menjadi proses pendewasaan dirinya. Lika-liku percintaan mereka pun tak semulus kelihatannya. Marie baru tahu, ketika ia sudah memutuskan untuk menjatuhkan pilihan pada seseorang, ia sudah siap akan segala konsekuensi yang ia terima ke depannya. Baik yang mampu menghangatkan hatinya, atau justru membuatnya patah hingga tak bersisa.

Do you ever wish a secret billionaire would sweep you away to a tropical island? Do you ever wish that you could be like Cinderella and find your happily ever after with the prince? From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes, comes a sweet but spicy Billionaire Romance Series that will have you believing in happily ever after! Each story in this series is a stand-alone one. But with all the stories happen in one world, characters will reappear in other stories. ****** The First Set: Saltwater Kisses– An accidental marriage between Jack and Emma. Rainwater Kisses– Falling in love, and finding how they fit together with Owen and Kaylee. Freshwater Kisses– Finding love in childhood friends with Robbie and Sam. BONUS: Kisses From Jack: The first half of Saltwater Kisses, but from Jack's perspective! Timeless Love Stories: Champagne Kisses– A story of long lost love and second chances with Dean and Rachel. The Second Set: Sandcastle Kisses– Finding love in all the wrong places with Noah and Izzy Hurricane Kisses– Surviving the storm together with Logan and Olivia Barefoot Kisses– A Cinderella story with Aiden and Lena The Third Set: Sunrise Kisses– Ava and Bastian discovering true beauty Waterfall Kisses– Leo finally succumbing to Charlotte's charms Island Kisses: Gabe finally meets his match in Harper!

Ciara Cabral was kicked out by her mother as soon as she turned sixteen. She’s not part of the family her mother was building with a man not her father. She found herself homeless and helpless. A week into the streets, Renzo Pantoja approached her and offered her a place to stay, having experienced homelessness as well and knowing it must be more difficult for a young girl. He’s usually not at home anyway, too busy working here and there, building up his savings, and chasing the financial freedom he craves. Life isn’t easy, though. There are plenty of challenges. Lacking formal education, Renzo’s finding it difficult to secure a regular employment with good pay and benefits. Even so, he promised himself – never again is he going to sleep on the streets. He’s a hard worker and diligent in whatever jobs he got. Too busy with everything else, he didn’t bother finding love again after his ex-girlfriend turned him down for someone richer. Years passed and Ciara continued her admiration of him. It took him a long time, but one day, he finally recognized her presence as a grown-up woman. But it was then that the complications began. Would he be able to overcome everything and be firm with his decisions?

"Tidak, aku belum siap Darren, semua perlu proses, aku-" Dengan gerakan kilat lelaki itu menarik rambut Diana, membuat gadis itu langsung menengadah, ia mengaduh kesakitan. Menurut Diana ini adalah KDRT pertama. Bagus, hidupnya akan semakin sengsara. "Akh... Apa yang kamu lakukan ?! Bukannya kau tidak mau menyentuhku ?" "Aku hanya memegang rambutmu!" "Akhh...memegang ? Kau menariknya!" teriak gadis itu semakin menjadi. "Aku hanya-" "Tetap saja kau menyentuhku!" "Pokoknya aku tidak mau tahu, mulai besok kamu harus menutup rambutmu, kalau tidak aku sendiri yang akan mencukurnya sampai botak!" Dengan segera Diana pergi meninggalkan kamar itu. GILA, batinnya. Darren benar benar otoriter. Diusapnya rambut hitam legam dengan lembut. Ia tidak rela jika dirinya botak. Mau ditaruh di mana wajah cantiknya ini ? Entah keberuntungan atau kesialan, yang jelas Diana begitu terkejut dengan kehidupannya yang berubah seratus delapan puluh derajat. Sekarang ia sadar, kehidupan ini tak lagi miliknya.

Anggun sudah berada di depan pintu kantor ruangan Rico. Langkahnya terhenti ketika mendengar desahan seorang wanita. Tiba-tiba jantungnya berdegup keras, tangannya mengepal erat. Pikirannya, sudah kemana-mana. Dia memegang gagang pintu tersebut dan keberuntungan sedang berada di pihaknya. Pintu itu tidak terkunci sehingga Anggun bisa membuka pintu tersebut perlahan nyaris tak terdengar. Dan betapa terkesiap ketika dia melihat suaminya sedang bercinta dengan seorang wanita. Tubuh Anggun bergetar, napas memburu karena dia tidak menyangka bahwa Rico akan berselingkuh. Walaupun Anggun tidak mencintai Rico tetapi jika suaminya itu berselingkuh dia tidak bisa menerimanya. Sebenarnya siapa wanita itu? dan apa yang akan terjadi dengan pernikahan mereka? Akankah Rico memilih Anggun istri syahnya atau wanita yang sedang bercinta dengannya?

Waking up the next morning in a hotel with a stranger on top of a broken heart and a brother who needs surgery, Lucia Carlvastan is at her wits end. Realising that she is the woman he had a one night stand with, he dupes her into signing a marriage contract with him. Leon Acosta is known by his friends to be indifferent towards women. But what happened when he suddenly introduces a woman as his wife and spoils her to boot. " Bro, there's a gathering with the other brothers tonight. Are you going?" Leon; " no... My wife wants pastries from the famous bakery in X city. I'll be going there to get it myself. " " ..... " " Hubby, I'm tired today, I don't want to move..." " here, let me massage you. " But after some years... "hubby, my back hurts. Can you massage me? "Honey, be good my princess wants some ice cream." " .....!!" who said this daughter slave was a henpecked hubby!

Mereka bertemu pertama kali di acara pernikahan kakak Lista. Dia melihat pria itu di pinggir pantai, berciuman dengan wanita yang lebih tua. Pemandangan yang membuat Lista tercengang karena mereka melakukan hal itu di tempat terbuka. Kali kedua mereka bertemu, Lista tak sengaja melihat pria itu masih dengan wanita yang sama. Saat itu Lista mengetahui si wanita adalah rekan kerja kakaknya, dan pria itu adalah mahasiswa semester akhir di fakultas kakaknya bekerja. Setelah itu frekuensi pertemuan mereka makin sering, hingga Lista tahu bahwa pria bernama Pras itu memang bekerja untuk menemani wanita-wanita kesepian. Frekuensi pertemuan tak sengaja membuat keduanya dekat, hingga akhirnya orang tua Pras meminta pria itu menikah setelah mendapatkan pekerjaan. Tentu saja mustahil bagi pria itu untuk mengatakan pekerjaan yang sebenarnya pada orang tuanya. Tak punya pilihan, akhirnya Pras mengenalkan Lista pada orang tuanya sebagai calon istrinya. Namun, apakah Lista setuju dengan ide gila Pras? Lalu, bagaimana dengan pekerjaan Pras selama ini?

During a charity gala, my boyfriend bids on a pair of matching watches but gives one of them to his true love. The media excitedly capture the scene and ask, "You bought a million-dollar watch without even batting an eye, Mr. Loewe. You've been single all these years—is it time for you to make an official announcement on your relationship status?" Everyone off stage applauds him, and I join them. I give him my blessings for his so-called announcement. To make it up to me, he attends my birthday celebration. Yet he pushes me into the cake to make his true love happy. Unbeknownst to him, there's a steel rack in the cake to keep it steady. I end up bloodied and on the brink of death.