Against The Light

Melati harus pasrah akan keputusan kedua orang tuanya untuk menjadikan dirinya istri salah satu orang terkaya di kota. Kedua orangtuanya, memiliki hutang yang cukup besar. Dengan berat hati dia menerima semuanya, toh selama ini dirinya hanya di anggap pembantu di rumah tersebut. Sejak pernikahan kedua Ayahnya, dia tidak pernah memiliki kehidupan yang layak. Namun, siapa sangka dia malah menjadi istri kedua. Pernikahan kedua yang telah di siapkan oleh istri pertama calon suaminya. Anjasmoro, pria yang memiliki umur 20 tahun lebih tua darinya. Dia akan menjadi istri keduanya. Akan tetapi takdir begitu rumit saat Melati tinggal lebih lama di rumah Anjasmoro. Status Melati masih di sembunyikan dan inilah awal kehancuran keluarga Anjasmoro. Salah satu putranya mencintai Melati, lalu menolak keras pernikahan Ayahnya. Mungkinkah pernikahan itu akak tetap terjadi?

เพราะเธอต้องการเงินจำนวนมากในการผ่าตัด เพื่อรักษาชีวิตของผู้มีพระคุณและคนที่เธอรักมากที่สุดในชีวิต เธอจึงจำใจต้องทำงานที่ตัวเองไม่เคยคิดเลยว่าจะต้องทำ เพื่อเงินเธอจึงต้องเอาตัวเข้าแลก และต้องทำทุกอย่างเพื่อให้เขาพอใจ

**She thought she knew the man she loved. She was wrong about everything.** Vanessa Rodriguez's perfect life shatters in a single morning when she overhears her boyfriend Marcus discussing "loose ends" and how to "handle" her. The sweet daycare teacher who thought she was dating a banker suddenly finds herself running from a man she no longer recognizes—and straight into the arms of the most dangerous man in the city. **Alexander De Luca doesn't trust anyone. He can't afford to.** The ruthless mafia don has built an empire on fear and blood, but his six-month-old daughter Aria is his only weakness. When his longtime housekeeper can no longer care for the baby, Alexander needs a nanny he can trust. What he gets is a woman with secrets as dark as his own. **Some lies are worth dying for. Others are worth killing for.** When Marcus is gunned down in what appears to be a random mob hit, Vanessa has nowhere to turn except the penthouse of the man who just hired her. But as she settles into life caring for Aria, Alexander begins to suspect his new nanny isn't the innocent woman she appears to be. **In a world where trust is a luxury and love is a weapon, Vanessa and Alexander must decide what they're willing to sacrifice for the truth.** *Because some secrets are too dangerous to keep... and too deadly to tell.* --- *A dark mafia romance filled with betrayal, passion, and the kind of love that's worth going to war for.*

“Dreaming is easy. I can dream while I'm sleeping or whenever I want to. But the process of turning that dream into reality, that's the hardest part.”----------------Growing up with a family of politicians, Celeste Louisse firmly believes that she should always be on top. With that in mind, when she entered Avalon High, she already set her eyes to the price- to be a part of The Rank Five. Together with her friends: Kelly, Ashanti and Clio, they immediately rose to stardom when they won the title. Everything is going as smoothly as they planned... but not until the four boys came to take their spots.

Area dewasa 21++ "Kau menyukainya?" Suara Jacob terdengar berat, matanya menatap dalam gadis di depannya. Luna menelan ludah, gugup dengan perasaan berdebar-debar. "Haruskah ini terjadi?" tanyanya. Jacob membelai wajah gadis itu seraya mendekat dan memberikan ciuman lembut di bibir. Ia tidak mengira bahwa dirinya akan jatuh cinta pada gadis yang berusia sepuluh tahun lebih muda darinya. Sambil tersenyum, Jacob menjawab. "Ya, ini harus terjadi dan kau pasti akan menyukainya." bisiknya dengan sensual. ___ Di hari pernikahan, kabar duka menghancurkan kebahagiaan Jacob. Kekasihnya meninggal dalam kecelakaan tragis di perjalanan menuju tempat pemberkatan, semuanya menjadi kacau meninggalkan luka mendalam bagi Jacob. Patah hati membuatnya pergi ke pulau pribadi nan jauh, yang mempertemukannya dengan gadis bernama Luna, anak korban pembulian. Hubungan yang tadinya biasa saja menjadi jauh lebih bergairah dan berhasil membuat Jacob terperangkap oleh pesona gadis sepuluh tahun lebih muda darinya. Namun semua itu tidak berjalan mulus saat rahasia tentang siapa Luna sebenarnya terungkap, dan Jacob harus memilih melepaskan Luna atau tetap memilikinya dengan konsekuensi yang tidak ia bayangkan.

Angelo Ian Diano didn't expect he would survive being hit by a speeding car. He wanted to thank the heavens for suddenly sparing his life and giving him another chance to correct his mistakes. But when Angelo opened his eyes, he was suddenly greeted by a nerve-wracking situation. From being a man oozing with masculinity, he suddenly became a femme fatale, as if the heavens were conspiring against him to punish him for all the things he did in the past. To add to the situation, not only did Angelo possess a body of just any woman but a married woman. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry because of his circumstance. To make matters worse, he found out that the husband of the woman he had possessed is the very person he has hated to the bones. Let's take a look at his story and find out who will be the first to go crazy. Is it Angelo or the one reading this?

Sophia Miller has spent her life cultivating beauty in her tulip garden, a family-owned flower shop nestled in the heart of Eldenbrook. Her mother’s legacy lives on through her prized “Midnight Flame” tulip, a rare and radiant bloom that symbolizes hope and resilience. But as land developers close in on her beloved shop, Sophia faces losing everything she’s worked to preserve. When Alexander Kane, a reclusive billionaire and tech visionary, wanders into her garden, Sophia sees him as just another customer with deep pockets and shallow intentions. But Alexander isn’t there for tulips—at least, not entirely. Desperate to salvage his company’s struggling renewable energy project, he believes Sophia’s unique flowers may hold the key to revolutionizing biofuels. Drawn together by unexpected chemistry, Sophia and Alexander find their lives entwined in ways neither of them could predict. As Sophia shares the secrets of her garden, Alexander begins to question the cost of his ambition. But when she discovers the truth about his hidden motives, their budding romance is uprooted, leaving betrayal and heartbreak in its wake. In a race against time and corporate greed, Alexander must decide: protect his billion-dollar empire or fight for the woman who taught him to see beyond the numbers. Can they find common ground in the soil of their shared dreams, or will their love wither before it has a chance to bloom?

“ Let's break up, Miranda. ” His words were likened to fiery knives, piercing through her already wounded heart. “ No, Joseph…. Please don't say this. I — ” Her words became cut up in her throat, seeing the look in his eyes. For a moment, she couldn't recognize the guy in front of her. Where was her caring and compassionate best friend, who never ceased to dote endlessly on her? “ Okay. ” She said, swallowing the lump in her throat. She didn't miss the relief in his eyes. “ Goodbye, Miranda. ” He stared at her one more time, taking several steps backwards until he was out of her sight. Miranda broke down in tears when he was out of her sight, she found it completely difficult to believe what had just happened. “ When did we get here? ” she wondered as the pain in her heart intensified. …. Miranda and Joseph had been best friends since forever until Joseph fell in love with the Queen Bee. Their relationship deteriorated as a result. Despite how devastated she was by the news, Mira still felt happy for him, until she accidentally found out about the evil scheme the Queen Bee had against him. In the end, she became torn between taking a risk on their friendship by telling him about it, or keeping quiet and watching him get ruined. What will she do? Read this book to find out.

A story about ENEMIES to LOVERS. There's two rivalries of polar opposite lifestyles headed to the same destiny; one is an arrogant billionaire and the other is a ruthless business gangster. When their fate turns against them, they are forced to work with each other. A maid's curse turns the Billionaire man blind and homeless. He must find his way back home (when he can't see with his eyes anymore). The Gangster Mpumi attempts to reform her life. Her dream is endless riches (but through legal route this time). Will the Billionaire get his sight back and find his way back home? Will Mpumi become a wealthy CEO? How will their love blossom?

Sophia is thrown out by her husband, Marvin Carson, after being plotted against by her mother-in-law and her husband's childhood love as they drugged her. And, made her sleep with a complete stranger. A complete stranger who fell in love with Sophia in just a night. However, his love was only rewarded with a note of being abandoned in the morning rather than the smiling face of the woman he decided to spend eternity with. But, bounded by the words on the note left by his lover and his love for her. He couldn't search for the love of his life. The one who made his stone cold heart beat. And then, stole it away. As for Sophia, she got involved in an accident and forgot all the memories that she and the stranger shared in one night. The memories of trust, respect, dependency and matters of heart. As the two were forced to spend seven years apart, according to the wishes of fate. So, what happens when fate determines that their suffering is now to be over? Now, that these two people have children that deserve the affection from both of their parents? "There are 100% chances of your plans failing." "Hey! Who are you, Mister!?" "Yes! Who are you?" "Your father and your mother's man, whose position you are desperately trying to give away to another man."