good historical fiction

The emergency center I worked in went haywire as the typhoon closed in on our town. That night, my husband’s first love made seven emergency calls in a row to me. However, she did not say anything when I picked up. By the eighth call, I thought it was a prank caller, so I gave them a piece of my mind. Then, I heard my husband’s angry voice. “Melinda! This is the eighth time Sadie's called you for help! Haven’t you made her suffer enough?!” After that fiasco, he decided to avenge Sadie by taping my mouth, tying my wrists and legs up, and throwing me into our basement for three whole days, despite it being flooded with seawater, I begged for mercy, but it was to no avail. “You knew Sadie couldn’t talk because she hurt her throat, yet you still hung up on her! I'm going to make sure you feel the same hopelessness she felt!" Those three days left me with a collection of severe infections. I ended up having to remove my kidney. Even after all that, that man still had the gall to kneel by my bed and beg me to give him another chance.

"You think you can just walk away?" he rasped. "Last night was a mistake," she shot back. "I don’t need you." He smirked, stepping closer. "That’s where you’re wrong, Squishy. You want revenge? You want Caleb and Isabella to suffer?" Elena’s pulse pounded. "Then let’s make a deal." **** Betrayed. Humiliated. Abandoned. After five years of marriage, Elena’s husband hands her divorce papers—right in front of his ex. Determined to move on, she drowns her sorrows in a bar… only to wake up next to a powerful stranger. Caspian Nightingale isn’t just any man—he’s her ex-husband’s ruthless uncle. And he has an offer: a one-year marriage contract. With his power, Elena can make her enemies pay. But as their deal turns into something dangerously real, she realizes one thing—Caspian always gets what he wants. And this time, he wants her.

All Victoria ever wanted was to bear a male heir for her heartless husband, Alpha Victor, even if it meant having three children in a space of three years and having an emergency CS section. Her whole world crumbled when she had her third daughter and her husband kicked her out and married her young step mother. Betrayed and kicked in the stomach with her daughters locked in a cage, Victoria almost lost her life after her stitches were torn and was almost dead but luckily, she met a savior, Bill, who takes her in because her daughter, Candy looks exactly like his late daughter. Determined to rebuild her life, Victoria starts her life afresh and builds a powerful modelling agency only for her world to collide with her ex husband. Things get complicated when Alpha Victor’s pack is cursed and he needs the healing of the very daughters he kicked out of his pack. Drama intertwines with faith as a new son resurfaces, putting a question on everyone’s lips but can it be answered? Will Victoria let her life be intertwined with the very pack that hurt her and tore her world apart?

My mother was the best portrait artist in the police station. She had a strong sense of justice and brooked no evil. However, all I got was a sharp retort when I called her to save me. "You know it's your sister's coming-of-age celebration today, and you're cursing her? Kidnapped, are you? Fine, the kidnappers can kill you for all I care." She assumed it was a prank call. So, she refused to go to the police station and do her job. I wasn't saved in time and was tortured to death. When the DNA report came out, she came to the scene all wobbly. She drew a portrait of me with my bones as reference, her hand trembling all the way. "Jessica? It can't be her. This is a mistake!" She tried again and again. Yet, it didn't matter how many times she redid it as the portrait showed my face. My mother, who had hated me my whole life, teared up.

Ever since her hormonal balance occurred , Keisha experienced a rapid weight gain, and despite countless diets and workouts, nothing seemed to help. To make matters worse, her fiancé postponed their wedding and began treating her poorly. Her world shattered when she discovered that her best friend and fiancé were having an affair and plotting to take over her properties. Heartbroken and furious, she storms out, only to be pushed off a cliff in the mountains . Luckily , she is rescued by a handsome surgeon called Lucian who performs reconstruction surgery after her accident, transforming her into a stunning model. Now radiant, confident, and ready to reclaim her life, Keisha is fueled by a single mission: to seek revenge on those who caused her pain and suffering.

Lucius the Alpha is cursed. Fair and square. He has always known that, since he was right there when the spell was cast and the yoke was made. Fighting against the curse only dredged up the pain of his parents tragic end, so he stopped fighting and worked towards his pack getting stronger. Iris is a slave, with a stepsister that has an ego mightier than the strongest wolf, a stepmother that hates her and a father that is spineless. She has learned to live with it, regardless. When a mishap causes Lucius to fall into bed with Iris and pregnancy occurs, Iris is strong armed into running for her life and leaving the pack that once protected her. With Lucius never knowing of that pregnancy and the very possibility of his curse getting broken by his own blood, what happens to the slave of an alpha.

"Apa yang akan kamu coba, Ra?" Ayra memulai aksi nekatnya dengan perasaan gugup. Dia melepaskan kaitan baju sekolahnya satu-persatu di depan Rendra. "Ayra, kamu jangan nekat!" Lelaki itu panik sendiri dan menoleh ke sana kemari, ke penjuru kelas. Takut jika tiba-tiba ada siswa lain yang masuk. "Aku tahu ini bukan dirimu, Ra!" "Kamu suka cewek yang kayak gini 'kan, Ren?" "Iya! Aku emang suka! Tapi bukan kamu, Ra! Bukan kamu yang harus kayak gini!" Sebelum Ayra membuka kaitan bajunya yang ke-tiga, Rendra menutup bagian depan tubuh Ayra menggunakan jaket yang baru saja dia lepas. Kemudian merengkuh gadis itu dengan erat. *** Ayra merupakan gadis SMA semester akhir. Dia menjadi frustrasi saat tiba-tiba diputuskan oleh Rendra—kekasih yang sangat dia cintai. Alasannya adalah karena Rendra lebih menyukai gadis berpenampilan dewasa. Ayra berusaha sekeras mungkin menjadi apa yang Rendra inginkan meskipun sebenarnya tubuhnya menolak. Rendra sendiri juga tidak menginginkan perubahan itu terjadi pada gadis tersebut. Sementara Attar—lelaki dewasa yang satu rumah dengan Ayra karena mendadak harus bertanggung jawab dengan seluruh kehidupan Ayra pun turut mengekang perubahan gadis itu. Dia sangat menjaga Ayra hingga lebih baik Ayra dia ajak menikah saja daripada melakukan hal berbahaya di luar sana. Akankah Ayra balikan dengan Rendra? Atau justru memilih untuk menikah dengan Attar? ***

Sekar Ayu adalah kembang desa yang mendapat lamaran Adipati Wiryo sang penguasa. Dia bersaing dengan semua selir di dalam istana untuk mendapatkan hati sang Adipati. Semua selir bersaing dengan ketat agar bisa masuk ke dalam kamar Adipati. Ayu saat itu melanggar aturan dengan memandang wajah Adipati, yang malah menarik perhatiannya. Karena kecantikan dan kecerdasannya, akhirnya Ayu berhasil membuat sang Adipati jatuh hati kepadanya, apa lagi Ayu yang selalu bisa memuaskan hasratnya dengan baik, di tambah kelihaiannya membuat sang Adipati sangat luluh kepadanya. Setiap malam Ayu selalu berhasil membuat dirinya bermalam dengan Adipati. Bahkan selama empat hari, Ayu tidak pernah keluar dari kamar Adipati, membuat semua selir membencinya. Namun itu semua tidak merubah keadaan. Ayu akhirnya menjadi satu-satunya wanita yang di nikahi Adipati Wiryo. Dia berhasil membuat Adipati memandang wajahnya jika melakukan hubungan yang tidak pernah di lakukannya dengan wanita lain.Jenderal Iblis orang kepercayaan Adipati, tidak menyukai Ayu yang bisa membuat Adipati menjadi menuruti semua kemauannya, karena di kawatirkan akan membuat istana goyah. Dia berusaha membuat Ayu terpisah dengan Adipati. Namun, berjalannya waktu, sang Jenderal malah jatuh hati kepada Ayu akibat sifatnya yang bisa membuatnya kalah pertama kalinya oleh wanita.Percintaan rumit cinta segitiga, membuat Ayu semakin berkuasa. Dia memanfaatkan dua orang paling berkuasa untuk membuat dirinya yang bisa menguasai istana, hingga semua peraturan kerajaan dalam kekuasaannya. Semua orang menundukkan kepalanya ketika Ayu melewati mereka. Kekuasaannya semakin bertambah berjalannya waktu.Namun, seseorang datang mengacaukan segalanya, membuat Ayu akan menghadapi kekalahannya. Kegoyahan Adipati dan Jenderal Iblis mulai terlihat, hingga Ayu akan membuat sebuah rencana menggulingkan kerajaan."Aku akan menjadi penguasa, dan itu bisa terjadi." ucap Ayu dengan tatapan tajamnya, bercampur senyuman sinisnya.Ikuti kisahnya.

Andini menjadi putri kesayangan Keluarga Adipati selama 15 tahun. Suatu hari, Andini diberi tahu dirinya bukan putri asli Keluarga Adipati. Sejak saat itu, orang tua yang menyayangi Andini menjadi milik Dianti dan kakak yang memanjakannya mendorong Andini dari tangga demi Dianti. Bahkan tunangan Andini juga membela Dianti. Demi Dianti, mereka membiarkan Andini difitnah dan dihukum menjadi pelayan di penatu istana selama 3 tahun. Mereka juga tidak pernah mengunjungi Andini. Tiga tahun kemudian, tiba-tiba adipati dan istrinya berkata kepada Andini sembari menangis, "Andin, Ayah dan Ibu salah. Ayo, ikut kami pulang!" Kakak Andini yang arogan juga berlutut semalaman dan memohon, "Andin, maafkan Kakak, ya?" Tunangan Andini yang merupakan jenderal hebat menghampirinya dan memelas, "Andin, tolong perhatikan aku, ya?" Namun, Andini sudah berhenti berharap kepada mereka sejak 3 tahun yang lalu. Dia tidak merasa kasihan kepada mereka sedikit pun! Kemudian, Andini bertemu dengan seorang pria yang mencintainya dengan sepenuh hati. Melihat hidup Andini yang bahagia, orang-orang yang pernah menyakiti Andini tidak berani mendekatinya. Orang-orang itu takut ke depannya mereka tidak bisa melihat Andini dari kejauhan lagi ....

Suamiku membawakan seorang madu untukku. Di saat aku akhirnya hamil setelah tujuh tahun usia pernikahan kami. Dan perempuan itu juga sedang mengandung buah cintanya dengan suamiku. Akankah aku mampu bertahan ataukah mundur menjadi istri dari suamiku?