Bab Sakit Perih

"Tolong jangan pergi dari hidupku, aku tidak sanggup hidup tanpamu." Bram bersujud memohon di hadapan Amel. Ia tidak menyangka akan jatuh cinta kepada Amel, yang tak lain hanyalah seorang sugar baby. Yang berasal dari desa dan anak dari keluarga sederhana. "Maaf om, aku harus pergi. Hubungan ini terlalu rumit, banyak hati yang tersakiti." Jawab Amel sambil berurai air mata. Demi ibu dan kakaknya! Amel harus rela meninggalkan pria yang paling dicintainya.

Gumuho ang mundo ni Aldrick Laureus nang piliin ng babae na pinakamamahal niya ang kan'yang kapatid sa ina. Sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay iniwan siya na lugmok at luhaan ng prinsesa na inalayan niya ng buong mundo niya. Nagpasiya siya na tuluyan nang lumayo at kalimutan ang nakaraan nila ngunit dahil sa isang pakiusap ay mapipilitan siya na muling harapin ang pait ng kahapon na ayaw na sana niyang balikan pa. Isang misyon ang ipinakiusap sa kan'ya: hanapin ang prinsesa na naglayas upang takasan ang isang arranged marriage. Sounds familiar, right? Russia Mercado has been living a good life, but that is until she falls stupidly in love with the wrong person. In a blink of an eye, things have not been easy, especially when she decided to run away from home. Napasok siya sa isang magulong sitwasyon dahil lamang sa pagtalikod niya sa sariling pamilya niya at pagpili sa maling tao. She made the biggest mistake of her life, and now she is paying all the consequences of her actions. She needs to reclaim her life and her freedom, and for her to do that, she needs to complete one mission. Isang misyon na maglalapit sa kan'ya sa isang bagay na pilit na niya na tinatakasan: ang salitang pagmamahal. Pag-ibig ang sumira sa kan'ya, ngunit pag-ibig din kaya ang muling bubuo sa pagkatao niya? Can she frame the prince to be her baby daddy and still find love in the end? Love comes in the most unexpected way at the most uncertain times. Dalawang taong galit sa salitang pag-ibig at hindi na naniniwala sa salitang pagmamahal ang pagtatagpuin ng tadhana upang guluhin ang kanilang paninindigan. Pagmamahal na isinumpa o pagmamahalan na aabot hanggang sa sumpaan? Handa na nga ba sila na muli na sumugal sa magulong mundo ng pag-ibig?

"Cantik, ya?” kata Yandi. "Andai bisa jadi pacarnya,” ujar Uzy. "Kalau mau jalan dengannya nggak perlu jadi pacar, kok,” tambah Yandi. "Maksud kamu apa, Yan?” tanya Uzy dengan tatapan kebingungan, sementara alisnya terangkat sebelah. Yandi tersenyum tipis. "Kamu hanya perlu ...” Yandi menggantung ucapannya. === Uzy, pemuda dari kota kecil yang datang ke Yogyakarta untuk kuliah. Ibunya berpesan agar ia serius kuliah demi segera bekerja dan membantu kehidupan keluarga. Namun, di kampus ia bertemu senior cantik yang memikat hati. Uzy jatuh cinta ... meski tahu bahwa gadis itu seorang sugar baby. Bagaimana akhir kisah Uzy?

"Tiga anak kembar itu anakku, kan?" Rasa sakit hati karena mengetahui kekasihnya berselingkuh, Shela Morine melampiaskan kekesalannya dengan mabuk hingga tanpa sengaja ia menghabiskan malam bersama pria asing. Kenyataan rumit menghampiri begitu Shela tahu kalau laki-laki yang tidur dengannya malam itu adalah Sebastian Morgan, seorang CEO ternama yang tak lain adik tiri dari Papa barunya. Akibat kesalahan satu malam itu Shela hamil dan melahirkan tiga bayi kembar istimewa yang ia rawat seorang diri. Lima tahun kemudian, semesta kembali mempertemukan Sebastian dan Shela, juga tiga anak kembarnya yang telah tumbuh menggemaskan. Tiga anak yang membawa keterkejutan besar dalam kehidupan seorang Sebastian Morgan.

Dia tidak bisa memilih terlahir dari rahim ibu yang mana, tapi kelak ia bisa memilih untuk menjadi ibu seperti apa. Saat semua orang membuat dunia menjadi tempat menakutkan untuk ia tinggali, seseorang yang jauh dari bayangannya menawarkan sebuah perlindungan, bantuan, dan segala hal yang hanya berani dia dambakan. Namun, seperti sebuah hukum alam. Tidak ada yang gratis di dunia ini. "Lahirkan seorang penerus untukku, maka kau akan tetap mendapatkan dunia dalam genggamanmu." —Ralf Krausz— "Pada akhirnya cinta hanyalah sebatas impian yang tak mungkin kudapatkan. Apa aku sehina itu untuk mencicipinya barang sedikit saja? —Melanie Schumacher— Saat cinta hanyalah hal yang asing bagimu, lalu bagaimana kau akan mengharapkan dunia bisa bersikap ramah padamu?

One night. One mistake. One life-changing secret. Maya Thompson never planned for this. One reckless night with a stranger, and she thought she’d never see him again. Until she walks into work… and finds out he’s her new boss. Xander Blackwood is powerful, intimidating, and completely off-limits. Avoiding him should be easy. Except she’s pregnant. With his baby. Now, Xander is offering a deal—a marriage of convenience, security for their child, and a life Maya never imagined. She knows she should say no. But when he looks at her like that… saying no isn’t so simple. But just when she starts to believe they could make this work, Katrine Blackwood. Cold and calculating is dead set on keeping Maya out of her son’s life. With a powerful family against her, a baby on the way, and a man she can’t quite figure out, Maya is caught in a world she never asked to be part of. How far will she go to protect her baby—and her heart?

One night can change a life forever... As a respected elementary school teacher, Isabella Givens is not the kind of woman to visit bars, drink all night or take a stranger home… until she meets him. Tall, handsome and full of trouble, Kohl is a bad decision waiting to happen. Suddenly, Isabelle is two shots and one dance away from changing her life. Prince Kohl has returned to Earth injured and in need. He knows that somewhere on this planet there are crystals that can turn the tide of a war that has raged on his world for years... one that has stripped his once proud people of their place, their status and their home. When he learns that one of the precious crystals is hidden in a safe at a local bar, he intends to retrieve it. Meeting a beautiful distraction is NOT part of his plans, yet for some reason, Kohl can’t help himself… Neither of them knows where their night of passion will lead, nor how soon their actions will threaten everything both of them hold dear. Fate and love intertwine across the galaxy, bringing two lost souls together in this stand-alone novella and first book in ‘The Aliens of Renjer Series’.

"I can’t be with a woman who already has a child for another man,” Bryce said, with a serious expression. At that moment, Avy's heart shattered into pieces. This is what she is afraid of. The fact that she will be rejected, all because she is a single mom with a son. She watched Bryce as he walked away from her without looking back. Had she been lying to herself all along when she believed Bryce loved her? She had been so sure he was going to accept her and her son, but it turns out it was all her wishful thinking. ****** Avyanna becomes a mother at the age of 18 to an unknown father. For this reason, she lived a life of solitude with her son. Her family is disappointed in her for breaking their hearts by being pregnant for a man of an unknown origin. Just when she decides to be a single mom forever, someone comes into her life (Bryce). She finally changes her mind about not wanting to be with a man, but ends up disappointed when Bryce makes it clear he can't be with a single mom. Avyannna decides to move on, but soon discovers a terrible secret about the man who hurt her, and that secret threatens not just her peace but her life as a whole.

"Bring her to the hospital now." Clarence voice was ice cold. "Check if she really is pregnant. Let me know the outcome as soon as possible." Joseph immediately nodded. "Yes, sir!" "No!" Stella struggled against the men in vain. “ Clarence, we're only husband and wife by law. Who are you to order to them to do something like that to me? Let me go!" "Let you go?" Clarence’s gaze was as dark as the night. He replied coldly, "If I discover that you are pregnant, you should know what would happen to you. Joseph, take her away." ~~~~ What happens when a hook-up gets complicated by a baby? Can she hide the secret from him? Or will he show her how possessive he can be when he learns she's the mother of his kid?

After a steamy night with a stranger when her best friend drugged her, Melissa's life is totally changed. She losses her both parent and all their properties when her father's company is declared bankrupt. Falls into depression almost losing her life but the news of her pregnancy gives her a reason to live. Forced to drop out of college, she moves to the province with her aunt who as well had lost her husband and son. Trying to make a living as a hotel housekeeper, Melissa meets her son's father four years later who manipulates her into moving back to the city then coerced her into marriage with a promise of finding the person behind her parent death and company bankruptcy. Hungry for revenge against the people she believes ruined her life, she agrees to marry Mark Johnson, her one stand. Using his money and the Johnson's powerful name, she is determined to see the people behind her father's company bankruptcy crumble before her. Focused solely on getting justice and protecting her son, she has no room for love. But is her heart completely dead? How long can she resist Mark's charm when he is so determined to make her his legal wife in all sense of the word.