Apa Itu Once

Bagaimana rasanya jika tukang sayur langganan yang selama ini selalu direndahkan dan dicibir ternyata adalah tetangga baru yang punya rumah paling mewah di komplek? Kehidupan Mba Sri sehari-harinya yaitu menjaga warung sayur di kompleks perumahan. Penampilannya pun biasa, sederhana dan suka memakai daster. Itulah yang membuatnya mendapat cemoohan dari ibu-ibu kompleks langganan warung sayur di tempatnya tinggal. Namun, siapa sangka jika Mba Sri adalah pemilik rumah terbesar di kompleks tersebut. Ia juga merupakan istri dari seorang pengusaha sayur mayur yang sukses.

Mengisahkan tentang seorang gadis yang menjalani kehidupan pasca kematian ayahnya yang tidak wajar. Kehadiran Abimanyu membuat hidup Senja berubah. Misteri kematian, sosok Abimanyu yang misterius dan pembunuh yang masih buron. Ada kisah cinta dan cemburu yang berbaur. Bagaimana petualangan mereka? Bisakah Senja dan Abimanyu menemukan pembunuh Wijaksana?

Dewi mendapati suaminya tengah digerebek dengan seorang wanita tua yang masih menarik. Mendapati kenyataan yang pahit, tidak lantas membuat Dewi jatuh dan terpuruk. Dia pergi meninggalkan sang pengkhianat meskipun sang suami masih memintanya bertahan. Ditambah keluarga suami yang justru menutupi kebusukan sang suami. Apakah Dewi akan luluh dengan rayuan sang suami? Atau dia akan pergi bersama anak semata wayangnya?

Kamila, seorang Make Up Artist berdedikasi, dipecat setelah difitnah oleh Maleta, saingan liciknya. Kehilangan pekerjaannya, Kamila menemukan harapan baru di TLM Entertainment, agensi idol paling bergengsi. Namun, posisinya tergantung pada satu orang—Kaelen, idol ternama sekaligus pemilik perusahaan yang menyimpan dendam karena pernah diputuskan Kamila di masa SMK. Dengan senyum sinis dan hati yang penuh luka, Kaelen menyambutnya dengan ejekan tajam, "Ingin melamar pekerjaan, atau melamarku?" Bisakah Kamila mengatasi masa lalunya dan membuktikan keahliannya, atau akan terjebak di antara cinta lama dan ambisi barunya?

Astra wanted nothing more but genuine happiness and the strength to move on from her failed marriage. When she got married to New York’s most eligible bachelor, she felt her joy was at its peak. One night, she got thrown out in the rain by her billionaire husband, and she had no idea her marriage was about to end. Billionaire Nicholas Michealson felt betrayed when he discovered his wife of almost two years was cheating on him, and he divorced her without listening to her side of the story. He felt betrayed and hurt by the only person he ever let into his heart. Five years later, and the hurt is still fresh, They both want closure to move on from each other. In a period of five years, everything has changed except the truth. Astra has huge secrets, and Nicholas has been wrong all along. Maybe it was indeed too late for both of them.

Amber is a simple, kind, and brave girl. She’s the eldest among three siblings. Despite having a complete family, they lack one thing that is essential for survival—money. Her father works as a security guard in a well-known construction firm while her mother is an online seller of thrifty clothes. At a young age, she saw how her parents worked hard to provide the needs of their family. That is why she promised herself that she will do everything to help her parents once she graduated—but things won’t be that easy for her. Amber is a third-year college student in a well-known university, but unlike most of the students, she got in because of her scholarship. She was never the type of student to ace her academics, but her marks are enough to lessen her school fees by 50%. In order to pay for the remaining half, she applied as a student assistant in their university. William James Walton, he's one of the most sought after business man in his generation. He's young, good-looking and smart. Many of his business opponents envy the his charm and strategies. Will these two people from two different world be able to find happiness in each others arms? Or will their differences hinder the chance of a happy ending?

In a car, Matteo Gallagher kisses Evelyn Walsh until she's breathless and entranced. She's been stripped, but he's still fully clothed. The stark contrast makes her blush. Matteo wraps an arm around Evelyn's waist and pulls her close. He chuckles and whispers, "The soundproof divider is up, so the driver can't hear you. He wouldn't dare listen in, anyway. Why are you so shy?" She watches as he intensifies his ministrations on her and throws her arms around him. Love fills her eyes, and she's about to reach her climax. Just then, a phone rings, interrupting them.

“Are you deaf? I said the marriage is over.” His voice rose, sharp and final, “From this moment on, I, Damon Cross, reject you, Amber Smith, as my mate.” --- Amber Smith is the wife of Damon Cross, the powerful alpha of the silver moon pack and a wealthy, charismatic CEO. To the outside world, she is the lucky woman who got married to the rich and handsome CEO. But behind closed doors, she was nothing more than a complete stranger to him. On the day she was supposed to reveal her pregnancy to him, Amber comes home to find him in bed with his ex girlfriend. In an attempt to escape the pain, she makes the decision to leave the country, burying her feelings behind her. Six years later, she returns to the country, no longer the timid omega she once was. But as the world's most prestigious CEOs. And this time around, she's not the one chasing love.

Nadia Reyes has died twelve times. Different centuries, different methods — same hands, same face, same cold eyes watching her take her final breath. At twenty-seven, armed with soul memories that science cannot explain and a rage that twelve lifetimes of dying has sharpened into something precise, she stops running. She spends eight months engineering an introduction to Dorian Ashvale — the man her soul recognizes as her killer — seduces him deliberately, and marries him with one goal: end the cycle on her terms before he ends it on his. Dorian doesn't remember any of it. He only knows that Nadia feels like a memory he was never supposed to have, and that marrying her is the first decision in his life that has ever felt completely, terrifyingly right. But as Nadia moves closer to executing her revenge, her forensic genealogy skills uncover something that fractures everything — Dorian's violence across lifetimes wasn't chosen. His soul has been hijacked by an ancient predatory entity that feeds on Nadia's interrupted purpose, growing stronger every time she dies before completing something she was always meant to finish. The monster she married didn't kill her. Something far older did — using his hands. As the entity begins to activate, triggering blackout episodes Dorian cannot control, Nadia faces the most dangerous realization of all thirteen lifetimes: she is falling in love with the man she planned to destroy. Book 1 ends when Dorian surfaces from his worst blackout yet to find Nadia bleeding — and looks at her with the eyes of a man who remembers nothing and is about to lose everything.

They say karma strikes when you least expect it. And for me, it did. That small boy I once harassed, ignored, and bullied is now a fully grown Urekai Alpha with immense power, unmatched strength, and a name associated with many fearsome reputations. And because he once swore vengeance, I have been running all my life. But he has caught me. The hatred he has for me, is one I have never known before. Coated with venom. Burning with spite. Only in those cold, satanic gray eyes have I seen hate in its rawest, purest form. I thought I had prepared for this day. That I was ready for the revenge and retribution he promised. However, the punishment he delivers is one I never saw coming. But how do you break what is already broken? How do you drown one who lives with their head buried underwater? How do you kill something that stopped breathing a long time ago? And more terrifying still, how the hell does love grow from the most venomous, hate-filled, black heart to ever exist? . . WARNING: This book contains highly sexual mature content and really dark themes that cross the line from dark into pitch-black territory, which some readers may find unsettling or triggering. Please proceed with caution. • NOTE: This book is a complete standalone. Though set in the Urekai universe, this story introduces entirely new characters with their own depths, nuances, and experiences. You need not read "That Prince Is A Girl" to enjoy or understand this tale, for it is a completely independent story of its own.