Yacoubian Building Novel

“Inilah alasannya kenapa aku tidak ingin mencintai. Kamu hanya memanfaatkan ku, dan aku tau itu.” “Tapi anehnya aku tidak bisa membencimu, dan aku masih tetap mengharapkan cintamu.” “Aish, betapa bodohnya aku!” Untaian kata yang selalu berkeliaran dalam pikirannya. Masa putih abu yang menyenangkan telah berubah menjadi kenangan tersuram. Dia tahu penyesalan akan selalu datang meski tak pernah diharapkan. Entah itu soal ingatan ataupun sikap yang diselimuti oleh kenangan. Meski begitu, takdir tetap menuntunnya untuk berlari ke arah pujaan hatinya itu. Memaksa kedua rasa yang bertolak belakang untuk selalu bersama. Hingga pada akhirnya membuat hubungan mereka semakin merenggang.

“Pipay!” galit na sigaw ng aking madrasta mula sa kanyang silid habang abala sa pag-aayos ng kanyang mukha. Halos magputok ang ugat sa kanyang leeg, na para bang ako ang dahilan ng lahat ng problema niya sa buhay. “Bakit po, Madam?” mahinahon kong sagot habang tuloy sa paglalampaso ng sahig. “Madam”—iyon ang itinawag niya sa akin mula pa noong una, at dahil sa takot, hindi ko na rin inusisa kung bakit. Ako nga pala si Piazza Fontana Vega, o mas kilala bilang Pipay. Dalawampu’t dalawang taong gulang na ako, ngunit hanggang Grade 5 lang ang naabot ko. Natigil ako sa pag-aaral noong mag-asawa muli ang aking ama. Simula noon, naging parang alipin na ako ng aking madrasta. Araw-araw, pareho lang ang eksena sa bahay. Ako ang gumagawa ng lahat ng gawain habang si Madam at ang kanyang anak na si Claire ay nag-e-enjoy sa luho ng buhay. Pero kahit ganoon, may lihim akong pangarap. Minsan, sa mga tahimik na gabi, iniisip ko kung darating ba ang araw na makakawala ako sa ganitong sitwasyon. “PIPAY!” muling sigaw ng aking madrasta, na tila mas nagiging galit pa. Agad kong iniwan ang mop at tumakbo sa kanyang kwarto. Kailangan kong magmadali. Kapag natagalan ako, mas matindi ang parusa. “Madam, may kailangan po ba kayo?” magalang kong tanong sa aking Madrasta. "Bakit ba ang bagal mong kumilos? HETO! Labhan mo pati ang damit ng anak ko!” sigaw niya, sabay hagis sa akin ng maruruming damit. Tumama ito sa aking mukha, pero wala akong nagawa kundi damputin ang mga ito. “Opo, Madam,” sagot ko, habang pinipigil ang pagbagsak ng luha.

Annalyn never expected her birthday to end in heartbreak nor to uncover this betrayal. But when she finds out that the man she had loved and sacrificed her entire life for is getting engaged to another woman, her world crumbles. But fate has other plans. A near-accident places her in the arms of Alexander Quinn…a grieving billionaire, guarded father, and her ex’s future brother-in-law. Offered a job as his son’s live-in nanny, Annalyn is torn between the pain of her past and the promise of something new. She was only meant to heal a child’s heart. But what happens when she starts to heal his father’s too?

Dulu aku pernah berpikir aku memiliki keluarga yang sempurna. aku percaya suamiku sangat mencintaiku dan menganggap diriku sebagai wanita paling bahagia di dunia. Namun suatu hari, aku menemukan bahwa pembantu kami diam- diam telah meracuniku. Yang lebih mengejutkan lagi adalah mengetahui bahwa suamiku berselingkuh dengannya...

Hari pertama bekerja Nila diminta memandikan Bima_suami tetangganya yang lumpuh. Ia terpaksa menerima pekerjaan itu karena terdesak kebutuhan ekonomi. Selama bekerja, Nila baru mengetahui ternyata rumah tangga tetangganya sedang tidak baik-baik saja. Istri Bima menggugat cerai pria itu karena lumpuh, dan dianggap tidak berguna. Namun siapa sangka, ternyata Bima menyimpan rahasia besar yang hanya diketahui oleh Nila.

Bercerita tentang seorang gadis miskin bernama Kania Putri Salshabilla harus merantau ke Jakarta dan bekerja menjadi seorang pembantu di salah satu rumah mewah milik pembisnis sukses, Rudi Bianvaro agar kebutuhan sehari-harinya terpenuhi. Di sana Kania disambut dengan baik oleh istri Tn. Rudi yakni Indira Larasanti. Sampai-sampai beliau menyuruh Kania tidur di kamar atas bersebelahan dengan kamar putra mereka. Awalnya Kania menolak karena tidak enak dengan perlakuan Ny. Indira yang dirasa terlalu berlebihan. Tapi setelah Ny. Indira bujuk, akhirnya Kania mau untuk menempati kamar atas. Dan dari sinilah cerita itu dimulai ketika Kania mengenal seorang Riyan Marvel Alvaro, Putra majikannya yang terkenal badboy hingga dijuluki si trouble maker di sekolah SMA Bimasakti.

Amira Ameena kembali dihadapkan pada situasi rumit yang selalu dihindarinya. Mamanya selalu bertindak di luar akal jika itu menyangkut tentang dirinya dan pernikahan. Beruntungnya kali ini dipertemukan dengan teman masa SMAnya yang mana telah terjadi perjodohan sejak mereka masih balita. Justin Brotolaras tidak menyangka akan melihat Amira Ameena setelah sekian tahun berlalu. Teman SMAnya itu perempuan yang sejak dulu selalu menghindari Justin entah karena apa. Sekarang, Justin harus memilih untuk bersama dengan Amira atau mamanya akan terus menerornya seumur hidupnya. Sebenarnya, Justin menyimpan rasa kepada Amira entah sejak kapan. Dan itu baru Justin rasakan setelah Amira menghindarinya.

It was said that centuries ago, a dragon was casted down on earth. To protect the creatures of night and to protect the world that only woke up at night. They were bestowed with unlimited power and wisdom. But until the source of that power was stolen from the kingdom.It became the Destiny of the future king of the kingdom, Mountainia to find the dragon's Mighty Heart. The one who came from heaven and whose powers were protected by the angels. But it was near to impossible because he did not know who his enemy was and who his friends were. Will Landon be able to free his people? Or will he fail to find the mighty heart?

"Kaelen you coward!" I shouted, my voice cutting through the wind, "Come out here and face me like a man!" Soon after, his ranks began to part. "Selene, my love." He said with a small smile. "Am I safe to assume this is your oh so terrible attempt at surrender?" I gave a smile of my own. "Oh, darling no. I just wanted you to take one long look at my face. I want to have the chance to look you in the eyes when I say this: this here is the last face you're going to see before you die." With that, I turned my horse and headed behind my banners. “Prepare the lines,” I called, ready for the war to begin. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Blurb: On the night Selene was to be crowned Luna, her fated mate, the Alpha she had loved since childhood, publicly chose another. Before the entire pack, he marked a foreign princess, casting Selene aside as “unworthy.” Betrayed, humiliated and stripped of her son, Selene swore she would avenge. When a rival Alpha, Draven of the Shadowfangs, offers her his hand, Selene accepts... not for love, but for revenge. Their union is dangerous, defiant, and forbidden… yet the fire between them is undeniable. Now Selene is no longer the abandoned mate. She's a rising queen, torn between a cursed bond to the man who betrayed her and the intoxicating passion of the enemy who would burn the world for her. But war is coming. The mate bond aches, the Moon Goddess herself schemes against her, and her son is trapped in the hands of her ruthless ex. To survive, Selene must shatter destiny itself… even if it means defying gods, breaking bonds, and destroying the Alpha who once claimed her. This isn’t fate. This is war.

Crown Prince James Reynolds felt love in an unusual set-up, with another Prince, Raphael of Ayatullah. A relationship that shaken the foundation of Royal Families during that era. It urge several military and political struggles, those years also brought pain and tears to the couple for losing families and loyal friends caused by territorial expansions of neighboring countries when He took the Kingship. But this struggles reshape and redefine Monarchy when the relationship was accepted by the people which made possible by acceptance for the people. Witness the genesis of a new Kingdom.