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"Why aren't you dressed yet?" "W-what?" She stuttered. "You didn't say anything about joining you." He gave her a once over before clenching his jaw. "Now I have. Get dressed we leave in thirty minutes. I'll be waiting downstairs." **** Kallista Hughes Jones is a 25-year-old chef whose world is shattered when she loses her job and house and moves back into her family’s home. Life becomes even more chaotic when her half-sister, Penelope, disappears on the morning of her wedding to billionaire CEO Jaxon Hawthorne, leaving behind only a cryptic note. In a shocking twist, Kallista finds herself standing in for her sister, marrying the enigmatic Jaxon-the very man she spilled coffee on the day she lost her job- in a whirlwind of confusion and obligation. **** Jaxon Hawthorne, a 35-year-old billionaire known for his aversion to touch and disdain for emotional connections and relationships. Jaxon views marriage as a mere formality to placate his demanding parents. He has no love for Penelope, but when she vanishes, he goes ahead to marry Kallista to dispel rumors and appease his parents. What begins as a tense and transactional arrangement soon changes into something more as Kallista slowly cracks the walls around Jaxon’s heart. As Kallista and Jaxon grow closer, their newfound happiness is threatened by cryptic warnings, mysterious messages, seeds of doubt, and violent attacks that nearly claim Kallista’s life. An almost forgotten person from Jaxon’s past emerges, leading to a deadly game where betrayals are exposed, lives are lost, and their love is tested in unimaginable ways. In a story of love, redemption, and sacrifice, Kallista and Jaxon must overcome the darkest chapters of their lives to find their happily ever after. But at what cost?

Dipaksa menikah demi menyelamatkan keluarganya dari lilitan hutang, Evelyn Wijaya (21) harus menjadi istri dari Samudra Bumiputera (27) — pria dingin yang duduk di kursi roda dan menolak dicintai. "Cari Sugar Daddy, Eve! Siapa tahu bisa menyelesaikan masalah yang kamu hadapi sekarang." Saran Ane Jesslyn saat mereka sedang minum bersama di sebuah klub. "Gila! Aku bukan pelacur, An." Histeris Evelyn dengan semburat wajah bercampur. "Aku punya kenalan. Mereka membutuhkan pekerja paruh waktu, gajinya gede Eve. Kalau kamu mau, aku bisa atur pertemuan kalian." "Benarkah? Berapa yang bisa aku dapat dalam satu bulan?" matanya bersinar, seperti mendapatkan angin segar. "10 juta untuk merawat putranya yang sakit. Dan 100 milyar, jika kamu bersedia menikah dengannya." Ane menatap tajam, ia memberi pilihan yang sulit. Evelyn membeku, ia menelan salivanya mentah-mentah. Bagi Samudra, Evelyn hanyalah “pengantin titipan” yang datang karena terpaksa, bukan karena cinta. Namun bagi Evelyn, pernikahan ini adalah awal dari ujian terbesar dalam hidupnya— menghadapi pria yang membenci dunia… dan juga dirinya sendiri. Saat rahasia masa lalu mulai terbongkar, Evelyn dihadapkan pada pilihan: bertahan dengan cinta yang perlahan tumbuh, atau pergi sebelum hatinya hancur ketika mendapati ada dua wajah yang sama di hadapannya.

Joel Gleason, my childhood sweetheart and fiancé, promised he'd marry no one but me. But then, to help Jenny Swisher, my adoptive sister, get through her depression, he secretly married her. I didn't hesitate for a second before agreeing to marry Conrad Lennon, Jasselton's most untouchable heir, who'd been in love with me for years. After seven years of marriage, he still spoiled me rotten. He clung to me every night like he couldn't get enough. And there was nothing he wouldn't do for me. I really thought I'd found happiness at last. But one day, after we'd slept together, I heard him talking to his best friend. "Jenny's an international best actress now. When are you dumping Jean?" "It doesn't matter. I wouldn't end up with the person I love either way. Besides, I have to keep an eye on Jean. I can't let her ruin all the happiness Jenny worked so hard for." I booted up the computer in Conrad's study and stumbled upon a hidden folder. Inside were over 100,000 photos of Jenny, plus 100 unsent love letters. I'd been fooling myself long enough. It was time to wake up. I got myself a fake body and got ready to start a fire. That was it. Conrad and I were done for good.

La cinquième année de son mariage avec Philippe, Céline a reçu des messages vocaux provocateurs et des photos intimes envoyés depuis le téléphone de son mari par sa première petite amie. « En six mois depuis mon retour au pays, il m'a suffi d'un petit geste pour qu'il tombe dans mes filets. » « Ce soir, il a préparé des feux d'artifice bleus pour moi. Je n'aime pas le bleu, alors pour éviter le gâchis, je te les offre pour votre anniversaire de mariage. » Un mois plus tard, c'était leur cinquième anniversaire de mariage. Céline regardait les feux d'artifice bleus qui éclataient dehors, puis elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la chaise vide en face d'elle. La première petite amie de Philippe l'a provoquée à nouveau en envoyant une photo d'eux partageant un dîner aux chandelles. Céline n'a pas pleuré ni fait de scène. Elle a silencieusement signé les papiers du divorce, puis a demandé à sa secrétaire de préparer une cérémonie de mariage. « Madame, quels noms dois-je inscrire pour les mariés ? » « Philippe et Marie. » Sept jours plus tard, elle s'est envolée pour la Norvège, sacrifiant son bonheur, pour les unir dans le mariage.

Adrian Wells just wants to be left alone. Quiet nights, warm tea, and his sketchpad are all he needs to survive in a world that has taken too much from him already. Scarred by the fire that claimed his family and plagued by anxiety that keeps him from truly living, Adrian has grown used to solitude. But someone else has been watching—and waiting. When a black box appears at his doorstep, filled with unsettlingly personal gifts, Adrian brushes it off as a prank. But the messages grow bolder. The intrusions into his life become impossible to ignore. Someone knows him. Someone sees him. And that someone is Evan Thorn. Evan isn’t just a stalker—he’s a protector in his own twisted way. Rich, intelligent, and obsessive, he believes Adrian is his to love, to shield, to possess. From anonymous letters to watching from the shadows, Evan orchestrates a careful descent into Adrian’s world, eliminating anyone who gets too close. But he isn’t the only one watching. When a more violent rival stalker emerges, Adrian finds himself caught between two versions of danger: the chaos of the unknown and the devil he’s slowly come to understand. As the walls close in, Adrian is forced to rely on Evan—the very man who shattered his sense of safety. What begins as fear turns into something darker: a toxic intimacy that blurs the line between captor and comfort. As Adrian starts to feel seen for the first time in his life, he questions whether love can grow in the shadows—or if it’s just another kind of cage. In a story about obsession, trauma, what, If someone breaks you just to put you back together, is that still love? And when you finally escape them, do they ever really leave?

Amara pensait qu'en quittant son ex-mari milliardaire, elle trouverait la paix. Au lieu de cela, elle a réveillé une part d'ombre dont elle ignorait l'existence. D'abord, il y a eu ce collier. Un bijou précieux d'une valeur inestimable. Un cadeau de l'homme qui lui a brisé le cœur et qui, désormais, se tient devant sa fenêtre la nuit, implorant une dernière chance. Puis il y a eu cet autre cadeau. Celui qu'il a offert à une autre femme tout en prétendant l'aimer encore. Amara tente de reconstruire sa vie avec son nouveau mari, mais des secrets commencent à ressurgir de tous les recoins de sa maison. Des messages anonymes l'avertissent de fuir. Un dossier caché révèle le nom d'une femme disparue après avoir aimé le même homme. Lorsque son ex-mari fait irruption chez elle pour la sauver d'un danger inattendu, toutes ses certitudes s'effondrent en un instant. Deux hommes. Deux mensonges. Deux versions de la vérité. Et une femme prisonnière d'un amour dont elle redoute de s'échapper et auquel elle redoute de revenir. Quelqu'un joue un jeu mortel. Quelqu'un veut Amara pour lui seul. Et quelqu'un est prêt à tout détruire pour la garder. Survivra-t-elle aux hommes qui prétendent l'aimer, ou deviendra-t-elle la prochaine victime ?

Marrying Sebastian Romano had felt like a wish granted too perfectly to be real… until reality crushed it. For two years, Jasmine lived in a blur of champagne, penthouse lights, and a husband who looked at her like she was his entire future. In the third year, the silence arrived. The kisses turned into calendar appointments. The marriage shrank into handshakes and small talk. Then Jasmine found the truth. Sweet messages that were not for her. Hotel bookings that did not include her name. A blonde secretary who did not know shame. Jasmine walked out without looking back. She left her ring, the signed divorce papers, and her ruined heart on their ridiculous king-size bed. What she did not know was that another life had already started inside her. Five years later, Jasmine lived small on purpose. Quiet. Safe. Her child grew up without drama, without the weight of the Romano name. Jasmine promised herself it would stay that way. Until Adrian. Adrian was nothing like the men who used to own her world. Calm where they were cruel, clever without being cruel, steady in a way that felt dangerous only because she wanted to trust it. With him, Jasmine finally stopped feeling like a problem to fix and started feeling like a person to keep. When Adrian dropped to one knee at a glittering Monte Carlo...Jasmine did something she had sworn never to do again. She thought about forever. Then she saw him. Sebastian Romano. The man she had loved, left, and learned to hate in the exact same lifetime. Those cold eyes. That unreadable face. The past she thought she had buried standing three steps away from her fresh start. “Interesting,” Sebastian said. “Your fiancé… happens to be my brother.”

Ils sont là. Tapis sur le bord de la route et guettant le moindre signe de faiblesse. Ils sont là. Ceux qu'elle aimait, qu'elle guidait, ceux qui se sont mis en travers de son chemin. Ils sont là. Ceux qui sont morts. Ceux qu'elle a tués. Ils sont là. Pour elle. Pour l’emporter dans le néant.Alors que Xalyah est sur le point d’atteindre son objectif, tout bascule. Dans l’ombre, l’ennemi a tranquillement avancé ses pions pour contrecarrer les plans de la Résistance et quand l’étau se referme, il est déjà trop tard.Elle pensait avoir touché le fond par le passé. Elle se trompait. Le pire reste encore à venir.Plus seule et perdue que jamais, saura-t-elle trouver la force de se relever afin d’achever ce qu’elle a commencé ? Car cette fois, il ne s’agit plus seulement d’elle ou de ses proches, mais de l’avenir de toute une nation qui est en jeu, si ce n’est plus.«Horizons est une saga young adult française 100% action et addictive! Pour les fans de Hunger Games, Walking Dead et Tomb Raider.»Mélissa (Libraire Cultura Epinal)

I went through 100 hormone shots for him—just to finally get pregnant. Five years begging those shots to work—all for Rafe Morello. The Don with ice in his veins... but also the guy who used to wipe sweat off my forehead in the middle of the night. Everyone thought we were goals. Then I handed over my lab results, and the nurse paused, blinking up at me. "Sorry, what's your relationship to Rafe Morello? There's already a pregnancy under his wife's name." I froze. Carmela Vitale. His dead brother's wife. Spouse listed: Rafe Morello. Breathing? Suddenly optional. No tears. No drama. I just slid off my ring and tucked it into my bag. Then I called the number buried at the bottom of my drawer. My voice? Freakishly calm. "Yeah. Three days. Pick me up." It wasn't about revenge. I left because I finally got it—some people, you gotta cut loose if you ever wanna stop bleeding. Three days later, he walked into a silent bedroom. On the nightstand: my wedding ring, the signed divorce papers, and a copy of the ultrasound. He sat on the floor and just... kept rubbing that ring. Regret doesn't knock. It floods. And that night, it drowned every lie he thought he could get away with. That was when he finally figured it out—love could wreck a person worse than hate ever could.

Akhtar dalam tekanan untuk segera menikah demi mendapat dukungan suara saat Pilkada. Ia digandeng sebagai calon Wakil Bupati. Tentu saja kriteria calon istrinya selain salihah, juga memenuhi syarat dari keluarga yang berpengaruh di tengah-tengah masyarakat. Rasa enggan Akhtar untuk kembali menikah bukan tanpa alasan. Hasna –mendiang istrinya- baru memasuki 100 hari wafat akibat terkena covid-19 pasca persalinan. Nama Hasna masih tersimpan rapi di relung hati pendakwah sekaligus pebisnis itu. Tak ada pilihan bagi Akhtar selain tetap melangsungkan pernikahan yang dibubuhi kepentingan politis. Arisha Luana menjadi pilihan paling tepat. Ia adalah putri dari pengasuh pondok pesantren Riyadus Sholihin yang mempunyai pengaruh kuat di tengah-tengah masyarakat. Sebuah kondisi yang sempurna untuk meraup banyak dukungan demi memenangkan prosesi pemilihan. Kendalanya satu, paras Arisha yang mirip Hasna sebab mereka adik kakak, menjadikan Akhtar makin sulit melupakan mendiang istrinya. Bagaimana dengan Arisha? Orang lain mengira Arisha bersedia begitu saja dijodohkan dengan mantan kakak ipar karena semata patuh pada titah sang abah. Padahal, ia punya misi tersendiri, menggagalkan Akhtar terjun ke ranah politik praktis. Kenapa? Apa jadinya dua orang yang berbeda pemikiran disatukan dalam ikatan pernikahan? Apa saja yang akan dilakukan Arisha untuk mewujudkan misinya?