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WARNING: This book contains 18+ content for violence, explicit sexual content, strong language, etc. At 24, Callie had seen her fair share of cruelty in the world and struggled to survive. But it wasn't until her uncle, buried in gambling debt, sold her off to Vincent Baros, the ruthless mafia boss, and ruler of the Ashen City, that Callie fully understood what cruelty and hardship really were. Vin wasn't one to keep toys, but the moment he met Callie he was intrigued. After he took her in as his personal slave, Vin's curiosity turned into something deeper... something stronger. How could a woman keep such an innocent view of the world despite facing its darkness? And how could a cold and broken soul find warmth and love once again? Find out as we dive deeper into Vin and Callie's story in The Mafia's Songbird.

Agar tidak kehilangan channel YouTube yang susah payah dibangunnya bertahun-tahun, Rindu harus menemukan jodoh sebelum berumur 24 tahun. Kedengarannya memang konyol, tapi seperti itulah taruhan yang telanjur Rindu sepakati dengan mantannya, cowok paling berengsek sejagad raya. Untungnya, Rindu berhasil menemukan seseorang yang berjanji akan mendampinginya sehidup semati. Demi memenangkan taruhan sekaligus ajang pamer ke mantannya, Rindu pun berniat menayangkan detik-detik cowok itu melamarnya secara live, tepat sehari sebelum ulang tahunnya yang ke-24. Nahas, di hari yang sudah dijadwalkan, cowok itu malah menghilang, sementara live telanjur dimulai. Di tengah kebingungan itu, Rindu mengadang langkah seorang cowok di sekitar lokasi syutingnya. "Please, kamu harus lamar aku!" todongnya tanpa basa-basi.

"Ini uang dua milyar untukmu, menikah lah dengan ku!" Ujar wanita cantik yang sedang menggoda pria di hadapannya. Pria itu meledek dan tertawa, mafia besar sepertinya tidak mungkin bisa tergoda hanya karena uang. "Nona, aku tidak butuh uangmu! Bahkan jika kau menawarkan tubuhmu ini, aku tidak tertarik!" Gumam pria kekar yang begitu dingin menatapnya. Kimmy Anastasya, wanita seksi berusia 24 tahun yang memiliki dendam kesumat pada pamannya sendiri karena telah membunuh kedua orang tuanya. Meski mempunyai kekuasaan yang begitu tinggi, akan tetapi kekuatan Kimmy masih begitu lemah, ia hanya bisa menggunakan uang untuk membalas kematian kedua orang tuanya. Akan kah Kimmy mendapatkan perlindungan dari seorang Saga?

5 years later, nagbalik na si Arzelle na malakas, matatag at handa na siyang harapin ang malupit na buhay para hanapin ang anak. Nagbalik siya sa syudad! Ang Cordova City kung saan siya pinahiya. Nagbalik siya at handa ng harapin ang hamon sa syudad at ayusin ang buhay niya. Sa paghahanap niya ng trabaho ay may naliligaw na batang lumapit sakanya upang magpatulong hanapin ang ama neto. Sa paghahanap nila sa ama ng bata ay pinagbintangan pa siya ni Zuri na kidnaper dahilan ng iskandalo na naman ng buhay niya at inalipusta na naman siya ng mga taga syudad. That's when she meets the caring, sweet, the owner of Araneta Airlines and a famous pilot, at ama ng batang nawawala na si Gabion Araneta, during the times when the man was helping her, he became her hero, making her slowly fall Inlove with him. Nalaman niyang ikakasal na sina Zuri at Daniel, pero tinulungan siya ni Gabion na harapin ang dalawang taksil sa buhay niya. She didn't know that Gabion was the one bought her from Zuri, the one who ruined, causes her misery and even the one stole her twin 5 years ago.

Suddenly Zeva Adelia, a freelance photographer, got a client who expressed his interest in her after spending a day together on the first day they met. However, without clarifying what their relationship was and only introducing his name as Zero, the next day Zero immediately returned to his country. He left only a trail of his handmade sketch of Zeva's face and a tiny letter asking Zeva to keep her heart's loyalty to him only. Strangely enough, by only communicating via chat, even without video or phone calls, Zeva feels that Zero has succeeded in conquering her heart. Then, can Zeva undergo a status-less relationship and a long-distance relationship with Zero? How long can Zeva endure waiting for Zero to come back for her? Also, how much does Zeva trust Zero's loyalty to her, when there's another girl like 24/7 beside Zero?

Royan, Pemuda 24 Tahun yang kekurangan kasih sayang orang tua, terpikat oleh kelembutan dan kehangatan seorang Janda 1 anak berusia 6 tahun lebih tua darinya. Karena tidak mendapat restu, Royan memilih pergi dari rumah untuk menikahi Si Janda Muda dan hidup sederhana. Blurb : "Aku suka dan sayang sama Kakak, aku jatuh cinta, apa itu salah?" ucap Royan sembari mempererat pelukannya. Royan yang selama ini kurang perhatian dari mamanya, merasa nyaman dan betah bersama Masita, janda satu anak yang cantik, menawan, juga lemah lembut. Perbedaan usia dan status membuat hubungan keduanya banyak yang menentang. Akankah ikatan keduanya mampu membawa mereka dalam ikatan cinta selamanya? Atau harus kandas di tengah jalan, dan menentukan jalan hidup masing-masing?

Kevin (26), seorang dokter muda, dan Lidia (24), intern medis, menikmati romansa di tengah gemerlap kota. Tanpa mereka tahu, takdir telah menjalin hubungan mereka dengan Dr. Bima (32), atasan Lidia yang diam-diam adalah adik tiri ibu Kevin. Ketenangan hidup Kevin dan Lidia koyak oleh pertengkaran hebat, membuat Lidia gelap mata. Dalam balutan emosi dan alkohol, ia terjerumus dalam pelukan seorang pria asing. Kengerian menghantam Lidia saat menyadari pria itu adalah Dr. Bima – atasan sekaligus om tiri kekasihnya. Kehancuran etika dan ikatan keluarga tak terhindarkan. Bima yang semula menganggapnya khilaf, kini terjerat hasrat mematikan. Lidia terperangkap dalam tarik-ulur perasaan, antara cinta tulus pada Kevin dan tekanan Bima, sementara Kevin mulai merasakan kejanggalan. Rahasia kelam ini siap meluluhlantakkan hidup mereka semua.

Bella's fated mate, Jasper, has been away for three months. All Alphas had been summoned by the Lycan king to the battlefield of a war against a neighboring country. Bella anxiously waits for her husband to come back. After 5 years of agonizing wait and yearning, she is finally pregnant. Jasper, her mate, comes back bearing terrible news. Her Alpha father and two brothers died on the battlefield. She couldn't believe that 3 of the most powerful Alphas she knew would have met their death in such a manner. The devastating news broke Bella's heart. They were the only family she knew. She had never met her mother, but her father and brothers raised her and trained her to be the strong Alpha female she was now. Bella couldn't even find support in her cold and distant mate, Jasper. She was used to his cold demeanor, but she thought they were happy together. She could've never imagined she had been living a lie. When she was at her lowest, Sadie, her childhood friend, confessed to her, that she had been Jasper's mistress for 5 years and informed her of their plans to overtake Bella's former pack as well as making Sadie Jasper's new Luna. That's what they wanted to believe, but they had underestimated Bella and what she was capable of. They will all have to face her wrath and that of an unthinkable ally.

Lucas Blackwood ruthlessly destroyed me 5 years ago, and now I have risen from the ashes to destroy him in return. 5 years ago i was nothing but a naive, lovesick girl hopelessly devoted to Lucas Blackwood—the powerful, arrogant heir to the Blackwood Pack. My bond with Lucas undeniable, our passion feral and all-consuming. But when Lucas’s father demanded he choose power over love, Lucas shattered my heart with a brutal rejection in front of the pack and leaving me to fend for myself. Now, I am the Ice Queen of Manhattan’s corporate underworld, the formidable CEO of Carter & Co., a multi-billion-dollar empire built on intelligence, ambition, and pure spite. The woman Lucas left behind is gone, replaced by someone stronger, smarter, and far more dangerous. And now, I am coming for him. When someone mercilessly attacks Blackwood EnterprisesI am forced to confront the woman I thought I’d buried in my past, I find myself drawn into a twisted game of power and passion. My obsession with reclaiming her becomes as dark as my guilt over losing her. But this time, Selina isn’t interested in forgiveness—only revenge. What Lucas doesn’t know is that Selina holds a secret that will shatter his world. And as their brutal war escalates, the line between hatred and desire blurs until neither can tell if they’re trying to destroy each other… or devour each other whole.

I am standing right in front of the ball room, staring at my fiance and chosen mate, Jackson hold a blonde haired lady on the waist. His chuckles are loud, and his smile reaching his ears. I see happiness, but not with me, without someone else. Then I realized, Jackson found his fated mate. What he'd been waiting to find for so many years, and yet I thought he loved me as much as I loved him. Turns out I was wrong. I was the only one holding so strong onto our love. I beg him not to chose her over me, but he threw me aside with a card to pay for everything I had done for him. 5 years of my life gone and wasted, 5 years loving a man so endlessly. Finally I made a decision. To leave permanently. But my fated stepped into my life at my lowest, and offered a helping hand. When I realized he was Jackson's family, I stepped in twice and decided to take this opportunity. Jackson's uncle was ready to lay his feet under my world, but was I ready to love him just a little of how much he loved me? Because.... My heart still longs for Jackson, and something unexpected happens... My ex chosen mate comes begging to take him back.