the key man

There's nothing more shattering than hearing that you're signed off as a collateral to marry in order to clear off your uncle's stupid debts. "So this is it" I pull the hoodie over my head and grab my duffel bag that is already stuffed with all my important stuff that I need for survival. Carefully I jump down my window into the bushes below skillfully. I've done this a lot of times that I've mastered the art of jumping down my window. Today is different though, I'm not coming back here, never! I cannot accept marrying some rich ass junkie. I dust the leaves off my clothe and with feathery steps, I make out of the driveway. A bright headlight of a car points at me making me freeze in my tracks, another car stops and the door of the car opens. There's always only one option, Run!

This is a story between a bloodthirsty merman and a kind and naive researcher. Linda, a researcher at a Japanese maritime university, found herself raped by a lewd merman in a dream. This tempted her to conduct research on this mythical creature. Together with her professor Gary, they set off to sea in search of merfolk. They successfully caught a merman, but Linda was marked as its mate…Was it a human that had caught a merman, or was it a merman who had found its prey?

Empty vessels make the most noise, and men who fit that description to a tee hardly make for suitable partners. When Corinne had to go on a blind date with someone like that, she did the unthinkable simply to show her disinterest in him—she kissed a handsome older man whom she had never met before. "I hereby pledge myself to you," the older man vowed. If a single kiss from her was all it took for him to devote himself to her, would a second kiss entail much more? There was only one way for Corinne to find out…

Aurora left Raxcer two years ago with nothing, so in revenge, he was back with a cold heart. Raxcer could no longer love Aurora the way he loves her before. Aurora breaks his heart, and now he is back, he will make sure to break Aurora's heart too. Can their love be restored? If the hatred is the only one existed?

Bismillah, Pic by pixbay, edit by Canva, cover by Canva. Utamakan membaca Alquran :) --------------------------------------<<<>>>>>>> Joe baru saja bebas dari penjara, lalu mendapatkan istrinya selingkuh dan putri semata wayang pun dijual oleh keluarga mantan istrinya. Tidak ada yang tahu kalau Joe Hans, yang dipandang sebelah mata oleh keluarga Jilly, istri Joe, adalah panglima perang dengan setriuliunan aset mendunia. Demi mencari sang putri, terpaksa Joe membungkam satu persatu keluarga mantan istri. "Kiara sudah kami jual!" Seru Rosita Miller lantang. Sungguh lancang dia mengatakan ini tanpa merasa berdosa. Nanar lah Joe mendengar itu. Seketika wajah Joe menjadi bengis menatap ibu kandung dari mantan istrinya. Sudah gila! Apa yang dia katakan! Batin Joe. Mampukah Joe menemukan sang buah hati? Jangan lupa dukung cerita Eshal yang kedua ya man teman. Ditunggu saran dan kritiknya di kolom komentar :)

"Go to bed with me and I will make you rich beyond your imaginations" His voice was calm but had a lot of hidden intentions. Badmus, the ruthless multi-billionaire who was used to getting just anything he wants including women, finds himself in a battle to devour the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, just like the other women he slept with. Cherry might be poor, but she had what other women he'd met were lacking and he was determined to find out what it was. She wouldn't surrender to his advances, neither will she pay him any attention. She was bent on letting him know that money cannot take every woman he desired to his bed, no matter the amount, because some women don't care about money but what is inside his heart. But what happens when after risking his life for her, she starts to genuinely fall for him? And oh, what if there's a competitor for him as well, is she ready to be involved in a dirty fight for a man she never really cared about?

The King of the West, Lord of the Shadow Sect, and God of War—Howard Lincoln! Five years ago, Howard's adoptive father and his entire family were killed. Narrowly escaping from death, Harold was saved by Tania Jenkins. After that, he was taken away by a mysterious man and entered the military camp by chance. Five years later, a text message brought the God of War from the blood-soaked battlefield to the mundane world, and only then did Howard realize he had a daughter. Since then, the skillful warrior turned into a doting father, protecting his family, fighting other influential families, battling fiercely, and paying back both the good and the harm.

A love life so bland she compared it to cream of wheat. When she thought it couldn't get worse, she died? She woke up in what she thought was heaven, but Saint Peter was nowhere to be found. Can this new world turn her bowl of cream of wheat into an Ice Cream Sundae? Or she was destined to become a lonely old cat lady.

Bagi Rezal Mahesa, masih melajang di usia 32 tahun bukanlah sesuatu yang memalukan. Dia sudah nyaman hidup mulus tanpa lika-liku percintaan yang memuakkan. Pekerjaan yang menjanjikan seharusnya bisa membuatnya berpikir tentang indahnya sebuah rumah tangga. Namun Rezal tidak berniat untuk mencari dan memilih untuk menunggu, membiarkan Tuhan yang menjalankan skenario indah untuk hidupnya. Sampai akhirnya muncul gadis muda yang merupakan mahasiswa magang di kantornya. Meskipun ragu, tapi batu besar di hati Rezal perlahan mulai terkikis. Sikap Naya yang unik, konyol, dan dewasa di satu waktu berhasil membuat hatinya menghangat. Apa Rezal harus menyiapkan gedung pernikahan mulai dari sekarang? *** Viallynn

He opened the box and read the letter inside. It said: I married you to fulfill my dreams, but little did I know that you would become the man of my dreams, Alessandro. Fate has its ways of weaving two people together and separating them as well. I just wanted to say, thank you, for everything. And sorry. Sorry that I couldn't gain your trust. Sorry that the only thing that you experience when you see my face is, quoting you, pain, betrayal, and regret. But you can stay happy now since this is where our journey ends. Lastly, a confession, every touch, and every kiss meant something to me… With affection, Your Tesoro. As the letter slipped from between his fingers and flew down the sky-high building, he laughed, hysterically, knowing that this was the end of their marriage. Amber Williams, an ambitious twenty-three-year-old woman with dreams of establishing an art gallery spins herself in a web of secrets, drama, and lies when she agrees to a contracted marriage with the cold-hearted mafia boss, Alessandro Bianchi. Will she melt his cold heart with her fire? Or will the flames burn them both?