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~Jika cinta adalah hal yang indah bagi beberapa orang, namun tidak untukku. Bagiku cinta adalah omong kosong karangan para pujangga ~ Silvya Lang Setelah ditinggal menikah oleh kekasih tercintanya karena sebuah perjodohan, sekarang Silvya harus menjalani pernikahan akibat desakan orang tuanya. Ternyata, menikah dengan Jim, tidak bisa membuat seorang Silvya bahagia. Jim adalah seorang pria tampan yang kaya walaupun kekayaannya tidak termasuk dalam 100 daftar nama orang terkaya di Indonesia versi majalah 'playboy' :P Hidup Jim juga bukan kehidupan yang berwarna putih, ia bahkan berkali-kali ketahuan selingkuh di belakang Silvya. Namun berapa kali pun ia terbongkar aibnya, seribu kali juga ia maju untuk meminta maaf ke Silvya dan dengan gigih berusaha untuk kembali dengan sejuta janji manis. Silvya yang merasa bosan dengan tingkah Jim berkali-kali ingin lari, namun Jim tidak melepaskan Silvya dengan mudah. Sampai akhirnya Jim memutuskan untuk melamar Silvya secepatnya. Silvya yang masih enggan untuk menikah, dipaksa oleh papanya. Bahkan papanya menuduh Silvya masih belum bisa move on dari mantannya, yaitu Chris. Dengan berbagai desakan yang dilontarkan oleh papanya, maka mau tidak mau, Silvya pun dengan pasrah menyanggupi lamaran Jim. Namun apa mau dikata, di malam pengantin, Jim malah pergi meninggalkannya sendirian dan menyerahkan aktifitas malam pertamanya kepada .... Sikap Jim mulai berubah dari yang biasanya lembut menjadi kasar ketika Silvya telah mengetahui rahasianya... Rahasia yang selama ini ditutupi olehnya. Namun komitmen Silvya untuk menikah sekali seumur hidup membuatnya bertahan dalam pernikahan yang menyiksa ini. Sampai ... Follow my IG @juliainzaghi untuk tau cerita aku lainnya ya

Kael Ravenwood is untouchable. A billionaire CEO feared in boardrooms, admired from afar, and rumored to be ruthless in love. No one gets close. No one dares. Until Ava Delos Reyes walks into his office his secretary. Brilliant, capable, and breathtakingly forbidden. What begins as stolen glances and professional courtesy quickly ignites into something neither of them can control. Late-night meetings turn into lingering touches. A single brush of skin sparks a fire too dangerous to ignore. Falling for him is a risk she can’t afford. Loving him could destroy everything he’s built. Yet the pull between them is magnetic, consuming… utterly irresistible. He doesn’t ask. He takes. And she can’t resist. In a world where rules exist to protect careers and hearts, Kael doesn’t play by them. And Ava might just be the most dangerous temptation of all. Irresistible. Forbidden. Sinful.

Nagulo ang tahimik na trabaho ng 22-year-old CEO secretary na si Avajell Marasigan nang pinalit ng Boss niya bilang CEO ang 36-year-old na panganay nitong anak na si Tristan Hayes Wilson. Daig pa ni Tristan ang babaeng laging dinadatnan ng monthly period sa pagsusungit nito kay Ava. Hanggang sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari na naisuko ni Ava ang vir gi*nity sa amo dahilan para mauwi sila sa kasalang pinilit ng Daddy ni Tristan. Hindi naman maitanggi ni Avajell na nahuhulog ang puso niya kay Tristan sa kabila ng malaking agwat nila sa edad at estado. Akala niya ay magiging masaya siya sa piling ng asawa, lalo na at naging sweet ang treatment nito sa kanya. Pero hindi man lang tumagal ang pagsasama nila bilang mag-asawa dahil sa isang pangyayari. Paano kung sa paglipas ng taon ay maging Boss muli ni Avajell si Tristan sa bagong trabahong pinasukan niya? Pipiliin ba ni Ava na umalis sa trabahong kinakailangan niya. O magtiis sa ex-husband niya na walang gustong gawin kundi ang pahirapan siya?

"The marriage certificate's fake..." The clerk in the County Clerk's Office shot Serena a sympathetic look. "Vincent Schit legally married Maggie Cheape. Two weeks ago." Serena didn't even blink. Of course the guy she'd spent six years loving married his ex behind her back. "Thanks."

Lisa is a photographer from the Siluetas agency. She dreams of becoming a businesswoman to live up to her boss. However, an unexpected situation leads her to a contract that she never imagined, but which completely changes her life.

“You can’t force me to do this, Ash.” I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself as he stepped closer again. “I don’t belong to you.” His soft chuckle sent shivers down my spine. And when his face neared mine, his fingers tightening around my throat, his whispered words brushing against my ear, I knew that I was going to fall for him again. “Oh, but you’ve been mine from the very beginning, little lamb.” *** Lena Gray has lost everything. After the death of her boyfriend—the only person who ever cared about her—her life spirals into darkness. Desperate and on the verge of ending her life, she is suddenly abducted and sold in a human auction. Ash Ravencroft, a devil with a lethal charm, claims her. But he hasn’t come just to take, he offers a deal. In exchange for saving her from despair, he wants only one thing: her body, in ways far darker and more sinful than she ever imagined. Bound by a sinful contract, will she break free from the darkness, or succumb to the temptation that might consume her whole?

"Who did that to you?" His voice pressed, demanding. But I had to shut him down if I wanted to keep myself together. "If you get to keep things from me, then so do I." “If I find out who he is—if I find him…” “I hope you don’t,” I cut in. “Because I’d rather he was already dead.” “I won't be at peace until you see it for yourself. Either his grave, or his death right in front of you.” He inched closer to me, pulling my chin more and more until our faces were very close. “And remember, Leandra ....” His words sounded like a promise. His breathing was so heavy, so determined. “The moment you watch that bastard die, you’ll see me there too.” *** Being my best friend’s delivery girl isn’t exactly my idea of fun. Usually, it’s annoying. But this time? This time, it led me straight to him. He kissed me—this stranger, so alluring that it made me think of him all the time. The scent of his body, his heavy voice, his pierced grey eyes ... it all stayed with me. Haunted me. Drove me crazy. The problem? He wants nothing to do with me. He keeps his distance, tells me to stay away, says I need to forget him. He says he’s a dangerous man. But how do I forget someone who’s already under my skin? How do I let go of the one man who’s already claimed my heart?

Saat-saat di mana Mia Abreu yakin bahwa Evan Lynch adalah cinta sejatinya, dia malah mendapati pria itu berselingkuh. Merasa dikhianati setelah apa yang telah dia lakukan selama ini untuk Evan, Mia berniat untuk balas dendam. Ia kemudian bertemu dengan River Lynch, Paman Evan yang juga ingin memberi pelajaran pada keponakan pembangkangnya. Mia dan River akhirnya sepakat untuk melakukan kerja sama dengan rencana gila. Akankah rencana mereka berhasil? Atau, malah mereka sendiri yang akan terjebak dalam situasi yang mereka buat?

**MATURE CONTENT** Territorial Mafia Series 1: DEMETRI SYLVESTRE Demetri Sylvestre is a powerful and ruthless crime lord. He’s used to getting everything he wants. But everything changed the moment he met Snow Hidalgo, a beautiful and kind-hearted actress who just happened to be engaged to his half-brother, Marcus. Unbeknownst to the two, they shared a much darker connection in the past. A long-buried secret tied to a trauma Snow has never fully escaped. When Demetri discovered that Snow was Marcus’s fiancée, he used his influence and skill in manipulation to destroy their relationship. Amid pain and confusion, Snow ended up marrying Demetri. They became husband and wife, but her heart remained trapped in the past far from him. As the lies, anger, and desire grew deeper, the battle intensified not just for Snow’s love, but for control over her entire life. In a time of loss, rediscovery, and reckoning, Snow was forced to choose not just between two men, but between chaos and the peace her heart longed for. Three years passed. Snow rose again. Her career flourished, and at last, she discovered who she truly loved. And like a prayer finally answered by fate, the man her heart chose returned… but he wasn’t alone. In their reunion, Snow had to face both the past and the present. And in the end, she chose love not as a chain, but as a choice freely and truthfully made.

He built an empire no one could shake… until she walked in and shattered his control. Alexander Thompson is a billionaire CEO, feared for his cold heart and iron discipline. No one challenges him. No one defies him. No one says no. Until Jasmine Ramirez. She’s simple. Honest. Unimpressed. And completely immune to his charm, his power, and his intimidation. “Ms. Ramirez, I’m used to being obeyed.” “Then you’ve never met a woman like me, Mr. Thompson.” For the first time, someone dares to push back. Someone he can’t intimidate. Someone he can’t forget. The more he tries to keep his distance, the more dangerously he falls. She is his distraction. His weakness. The one woman he can’t afford… yet can’t resist.