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Di acara perayaan hari keluarga taman kanak-kanak, suamiku Gaius beralasan ada urusan kantor dan bahkan menyuruhku dan putri kami untuk tidak ikut menghadirinya. Melihat wajah kecewa putriku, hatiku terasa sakit. Akhirnya, aku memutuskan untuk pergi sendiri bersamanya. Saat baru sampai di taman kanak-kanak, aku melihat Gaius sedang menggendong seorang anak laki-laki di satu tangan, sementara tangan lainnya menggandeng Sunlina, teman masa kecilnya. Mereka terlihat seperti keluarga kecil yang bahagia, berbincang dan tertawa bersama dengan akrab. Saat melihat diriku dan putri kami, Gaius mengerutkan dahi, lalu buru-buru melepaskan tangan Sunlina. "Jangan salah paham, Yuri. Sunlina itu ibu tunggal dan membesarkan anaknya sendirian. Hari ini ulang tahun anaknya yang kelima, jadi dia hanya ingin anaknya merasakan kasih sayang seorang ayah." Aku menatapnya dengan tatapan penuh arti, lalu berjongkok dan menggenggam tangan putriku, berkata, "Sayang, ayo panggil om."

Sebuah kisah tentang seorang lelaki yang ingin menyelamatkan rumah tangganya dari kehancuran. Imej jelek yang melekat di dirinya membuatnya tidak dianggap.Sumando, kata yang berasal dari bahasa Minang ini memiliki arti sebagai menantu laki-laki, tapi ada tambahan Lapiak Buruak, yang artinya tikar yang sudah jelek sekali. Makna dari Sumando Lapiak Buruak adalah suami yang lebih suka menghabiskan waktu di rumah, berleha-leha dengan anak bini. Lelaki yang malas bekerja mencari nafkah demi menghidupi keluarganya.Tersebutlah Syamil Wafiq, nama lelaki itu. Keberadaannya di rumah sang istri tidak begitu dianggap. Dia cenderung tertutup, dan tidak bisa bergaul dengan orang-orang.Hal itu membuat Shanum Diya-istrinya-merasa bak makan buah simalakama. Suaminya menjadi bahan gunjingan dan lama kelamaan, rumah tangganya berada di ujung tanduk. Bagaimanakah kisah ini bergulir? Akankah Syamil bisa menyelamatkan keluarganya?Sumber gambar:Designed by Freepik

Terkadang cinta itu datang tanpa alasan, kemudian bertahan di ruang hati tanpa seorang pun mampu menghalangi. Terkadang harta hanya sebagai pelengkap dunia tanpa arti, ketika terkalahkan oleh rasa yang sulit dimengerti. Terkadang tahta bukan lagi suatu kebanggaan yang patut dipuja ketika sesuatu yang lebih mulia menguasai jiwa. Pramudya. Karena prestasi dan dedikasinya yang tinggi sebagai seorang tenaga pengamanan sebuah hotel, ia mendapat tugas khusus mengawal seorang artis segudang sensasi bernama Aura Cinta Anastasia. Ternyata bukan perkara mudah menghadapi arogansi Cinta yang setinggi gunung berapi. Berkat kesabaran dan ketenangan jiwa yang stabil, ia mampu mereduksi segala kelakuan Cinta yang selalu mengundang kontroversi. Namun, ketika cinta tumbuh diantara keduanya yang berbeda strata, siapa yang patut dipersalahkan? Sanggupkah Pramudya dan Cinta mempertahankan perasaan suci itu di saat berbagai misteri masa lampau terkuak?

Di sebuah dunia fiksi zaman dahulu, Desa Cindua menjadi saksi perjalanan seorang pemuda bernama Mukhayyam Hafiz yang berjuang menemukan jati dirinya sebagai pemimpin tanpa takhta. Dibesarkan oleh orang tuanya, Rasyid Ghazali dan Syarifah Azurah, Mukhayyam tumbuh sebagai pemuda dengan keberanian besar, tetapi terjebak dalam misteri kitab kuno dan peta rahasia yang diwariskan kepadanya. Dihadapkan pada rahasia kelam di balik Gunung Cindua dan ancaman sosok-sosok misterius, Mukhayyam harus mempelajari ilmu bela diri dan kekuatan batin untuk melindungi desanya. Dalam perjalanannya, ia tidak hanya mempelajari seni bertarung, tetapi juga menemukan arti kepemimpinan sejati, nilai keadilan, dan pengorbanan. Raja Tanpa Takhta adalah kisah epik tentang mimpi, perjuangan, dan kekuatan jiwa yang menginspirasi, penuh dengan intrik, percakapan mendalam, dan aksi mendebarkan. Akankah Mukhayyam berhasil melampaui tantangan yang mengancam dunia yang ia cintai?

Hidup Dina seakan hancur berkeping-keping ketika kebenaran terungkap: Danang, lelaki yang pernah ia percayai sepenuh hati, tega mengkhianati pernikahan mereka. Cinta yang dulu ia rawat dengan air mata dan doa, runtuh hanya karena satu kata—selingkuh. Perceraian itu bukan sekadar perpisahan, melainkan luka yang menggores jiwa, meninggalkan perasaan hampa sekaligus marah yang tak mudah terobati. Namun, di tengah kehancuran itu, Dina harus tetap berdiri. Demi ketiga anaknya yang masih membutuhkan pelukan, ia menelan pil pahit dan menatap dunia dengan mata basah tapi hati yang mulai dikeraskan oleh kenyataan. Dari seorang istri yang dikhianati, ia bertransformasi menjadi seorang ibu yang berjuang sendirian. Kini, setelah semua badai di season pertama kehidupannya, perjalanan baru terbentang di hadapan Dina—perjalanan yang tak hanya menguji kesabarannya, tapi juga keberaniannya untuk kembali percaya pada arti kebahagiaan.

Mommy, the book says that if a man sleeps for a long time and doesn’t wake up, his lover’s kiss would save him from the sleep. Mommy, you’re Daddy’s wife, quickly go and kiss him!” Aurora was speechless. Which book said that? It sounded like an unsuitable book for teenagers. “Okay,” Aurora said, “Wait a minute.” As she spoke, she walked to Alpha Kai’s bed, bent down, and prepared to kiss him on the lips. Aurora quickly lowered her head and kissed Alpha Kai’s pale face. “Look! He’s not awake.” Aurora said to Asher helplessly, “Don’t read too many fairy tales. No, you can read them, but don’t believe them. Fairy tales are dreamily beautiful, but the reality is not.” As soon as she finished speaking, she found that Alpha Kai’s big hand on the quilt seemed to have moved. Aurora was shocked. ***** Aurora was forced by her Aunt to be the substitute bride for Alpha Kai in place of her cousin Sophia. Against her wish, Aurora agreed so that her aunt will pay for her mother’s medical bills.

Stanley Hamilton and I were basically Southport's favorite hate-watch couple. For Elodie—my oh-so-perfect adopted sister—he wrecked my company and had my parents thrown in prison. I, in turn, drove Elodie to her death, making him watch as she jumped off a rooftop. Our forced marriage? Just a slow ride from mutual disgust straight into mutual destruction. Then came the car explosion. Stanley, who'd hated me forever, still used his last breath to shove me out of the blast. "Vivienne Weston, one lifetime tangled with you is enough. If there's a next one, let's never meet." He touched the tattoo of Elodie's name on his neck, smiling faintly as the flames took him. After he died, I wandered through life half-dead myself until illness finished the job. When I woke up in the past, staring at two betrothal contracts, I didn't hesitate—I picked the guy everyone swore was insane. Stanley and my dad? I handed them right back to Elodie. This time, I wanted no meetings, no memories, no strings. Ever again.

When I was discharged from the psychiatric hospital, my brother and sister-in-law dropped everything to personally pick me up. Even my nephew, who had just finished his college entrance exams, arrived with a box of carrot cake he had waited in line all day to buy. His warm smile was the picture of innocence. “Auntie, congratulations on your discharge. With me here, you’ll never feel lonely again.” To outsiders, we were the perfect family—envied by all and even awarded the title of a local model family. But behind the facade of family bliss lay a very different story. On the very day my brother transferred the last of the family properties to me, I went live on social media. In front of an audience that idolized my so-called perfect family, I boasted about my "accomplishments." I conned my nephew into paying for a spot at an elite school, duped my sister-in-law into stepping into a scandalous club, and tricked my brother into losing everything he had worked for. “My brother has treated me with nothing but kindness. And I can only repay his kindness with betrayal.”

Blurb: “Accept it” He roared, his eyes filled with hatred and disgust. “I…Arielle accepts your rejection,” she gasped, the words ripping through her soul. A flash of a broken red light. A bond severed. *** Arielle the Luna of the Moon Titan Pack, is the last surviving heir to a fallen bloodline after her parents' brutal deaths. She thought love would be her redemption. But betrayal runs deeper than rejection. Arielle is betrayed and slain on the night of a full moon. But the Moon Goddess is not finished with her yet. Reborn with a celestial mark, Arielle awakens as a Tribrid—Wolf, Witch and a Vampire—carrying a power feared across the realms. A power that could unite or destroy, depending on the heart that wields it. But fate has a cruel sense of justice. Her path collides with Alpha Ethan Blackthorn, the cursed Alpha she once rejected. His name is spoken in fear. Dark, dangerous, and burdened by secrets, Ethan is everything Arielle swore to resist. Yet as old betrayals surface and bloodlines unravel, their destinies collide in a storm of passion, vengeance, and prophecy. Arielle must decide: will she burn the world to avenge her parents, or rise above the bloodshed to rule with justice and forgiveness?

Eli Chamberlin has everything: wealth, legacy, and a very powerful last name. But when he falls for Adrian, a brilliant but struggling journalist from the wrong side of the world, his carefully planned life begins to fracture. Defying his controlling parents and the expectations of high society, Eli publicly claims his love for Adrian, igniting scandal, betrayal, and a war between blood and desire. Adrian, unprepared for the spotlight and hunted by Eli’s vengeful ex- fiance, Sabrina, and parents, finds himself caught in a ruthless game where love is currency and secrets can kill. As lies spiral and family legacies are shaken, both men are forced to choose: each other or survival. But when Sabrina fakes a pregnancy and Adrian believes her, Adrian is left heartbroken and betrayed. Now, Eli must uncover the truth before he loses everything… including the only man he’s ever truly loved. And just when it seems like Adrian and Eli have found their way back to each other… Sabrina disappears. But not before leaving behind one final message: “You thought I was finished? I’ve only just begun.”