Barista Ganteng

Caught between loyalty and longing, Lila Daniels never expected her quiet life as a small-town barista to spiral into a whirlwind of love, passion, and heartbreak. When a mysterious and charming billionaire, Leo Bennett, walks into her café, her world shifts with a single glance. But standing in the shadows is Ethan Hayes, her childhood best friend and the steadfast presence she’s always relied on. Torn between the intoxicating allure of Leo’s wealth and secrets, and Ethan’s unwavering devotion, Lila must navigate a treacherous path of forbidden desires, buried truths, and the weight of her own heart. As her two worlds collide, Lila is forced to question everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and what it means to truly follow her heart. Will she choose the man who makes her feel alive or the one who’s always been her safe haven? “Between Two Worlds” is a sweeping tale of romance, heartbreak, and the impossible choices that define us. Perfect for fans of love triangles, emotional twists, and slow-burning passion, this story will leave you breathless until the very last page.

Bagi dunia, Kian Alvaro adalah definisi kesempurnaan; seorang CEO jenius dengan wajah tanpa cela dan kekuasaan tak terbatas. Namun setiap malam, kesempurnaan itu retak, digantikan oleh penjara giok dingin yang merenggut identitasnya sebuah kutukan kuno yang menjadi rahasia tergelapnya. Takdir mempertemukannya dengan Elara, seorang barista berlidah tajam yang secara tak sengaja menjadi satu-satunya saksi dari wujud terkutuknya. Demi membungkam Elara, Kian menyeretnya masuk ke dalam sangkar emasnya, menjadikannya asisten pribadi sekaligus tunangan dalam sebuah pernikahan kontrak yang mengikat. Terjebak dalam dunia kemewahan yang penuh intrik, Elara menemukan bahwa topeng giok itu lebih dari sekadar kutukan; itu adalah jejak dari konspirasi dan pengkhianatan yang mengancam untuk menghancurkan warisan Alvaro. Sementara Kian berjuang melawan monster dalam dirinya, Elara menyadari bahwa warisan keluarganya yang terlupakan mungkin adalah satu-satunya harapan. Di antara rahasia dan kebohongan, mampukah kehangatan Elara melelehkan hati CEO bertopeng giok itu sebelum kegelapan menelan mereka berdua?

Predikat perawan tua yang disandang oleh Cantika Paramitha (36 tahun) memang membuat orang-orang di sekitarnya mencibir dirinya. Namun, dia sama sekali tidak memedulikan itu hingga sekretaris kepercayaannya resigned karena penyakit gagal ginjal. Arsenio Gunadharma (25 tahun) putera sekretarisnya direkomendasikan untuk menggantikan tugas ayahnya sebagai sekretaris Cantika. Dia lulusan cumlaude dari Oxford University jurusan bisnis internasional. Ganteng, cerdas, dan gentleman. Keberadaan Arsen di kantornya membuat Cantika yang gila kerja menjadi mendadak panas dingin. Ternyata Arsen memiliki ketertarikan dahsyat kepada bosnya. Akankah kode-kode bergairah dari Cantika ditanggapi positif oleh berondong tampan jomblo tersebut? Ketika mereka berdua menikah di tengah isu perbedaan usia, ada rahasia besar yang tersembunyi dari keluarga Arsenio. Dia bukanlah sekretaris biasa yang dianggap remeh oleh keluarga Cantika. Siapa Arsenio sebenarnya? Akankah cinta beda usia itu langgeng hingga mereka sama-sama menua nanti?

Alex, un dirigeant impitoyable durant le jour et un séducteur invétéré la nuit, ne s'intéresse pas aux relations amoureuses ; sa carrière est sa seule priorité. Lorsque son père, conservateur, envisage de confier le contrôle à son frère incompétent Lucas simplement parce qu'il est père de famille, Alex réalise qu'il doit agir vite et envisager le mariage. C'est alors qu'Elena, 25 ans, entre en scène. Vierge et ayant sacrifié ses rêves artistiques pour s'occuper de sa mère malade, elle travaille comme barista et sert Alex chaque jour. Bien qu'ils n'aient échangé que quelques mots, Elena pressent qu'il n'est pas un homme bien. Pourtant, lorsque celui-ci lui propose un mariage contre de l'argent, elle se rend compte qu'elle n'a d'autre choix que d'accepter. Que se passera-t-il lorsque deux personnes qui se détestent devront jouer les époux heureux ?

A writer once said, "We don't need down jackets in summer, fans in winter, and attention after we're disappointed." After the breakup, I became happy and even found myself. Thanks for letting me go. This is a series of stories after breakups. A relationship may not necessarily make people happier, but a breakup will definitely do it. “Seven Ear Piercings” I had a secret relationship with my stepmother's son. When we broke up, it became particularly unpleasant. One day, he got drunk and intercepted me in the bathroom. He said, "I'm a masochist. We'll torment each other until our hair turns grey. What can you do to me?" “Blind Date With an Undercover Cop” I never expected to meet him again. The last time I saw him, he was a clumsy barista who messed up my order nine times in a row. I felt sorry for him, so I tried to crack a joke. "Hey, are you an undercover cop?" He looked startled and denied it quickly. But as soon as I left the cafe, he locked the door and disappeared. Later on, we ran into each other again. He stopped me and said, "You're under arrest, because you have stolen my heart, darling."

Nova is a nonbinary teen who recently moved to Brooklyn New York with their Mother and older sister. After catching her husband cheating yet again, their mother files for divorce and moves back into her childhood home in Brooklyn with her Puerto Rican parents. Nova kills off their old Identity as Shawn Jackson to live their truth in their new home and finds new friends and a steamy romantic interest in the city. Aldo Reed is a young musician who recently graduated college with a liberal arts degree, not that it has done him any good. Sure the girls back in college loved the whole angsty musician gig, but now that he's out of school working as a barista in a local coffee shop by day and playing random gigs all over Brooklyn and with luck in Manhattan barely pays the bills let alone bring in real love.He has always been fine with the hook-ups, but yearns to find his true love. maybe he's just a hopeless romantic, that's what his friends all tell him, anyway. Aldo is smitten with the beauty Nova when they come to one of his gigs, yet pursuing Nova could be a challenge due to both age difference and the ambiguity of Nova's gender. What if Nova has a penis? does that make him gay if he is attracted to them?

Riley Hart doesn’t believe in fated mates, power hierarchies, or playing nice. Especially not with the arrogant, insufferable Alpha-in-waiting of Crescent City — Jaxon Vale. After being exiled from her former pack for reasons she refuses to talk about, Riley is content hiding among humans, living a quiet life as a barista with a biting sense of humor and a fierce independence. But when an attack forces her to shift in public, Riley’s secret is blown wide open — and she finds herself dragged into the powerful Vale Pack’s territory under Alpha law. Jaxon Vale is everything Riley hates — dominant, cocky, used to control. He doesn’t trust rogue wolves, especially not ones with hidden scars and biting sarcasm. But when a string of brutal, magical attacks starts targeting young werewolves across the city, Riley’s mysterious past might be the only key to stopping them. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Riley and Jaxon clash at every turn — until their rivalry simmers into something more dangerous: desire. As secrets unravel, trust is tested, and enemies close in, they’ll have to decide whether their bond is just a twist of fate… or the beginning of something worth fighting for. Because in Crescent City, wolves don’t fall in love — they survive it.

Sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga, kejedot tembok, ketiban genteng, mungkin komplikasi kesialan ini cocok menggambarkan situasi yang dialami Ashanna Dewi Purnama. Ia kehilangan pekerjaan, ibunya sakit, dan ayahnya terlilit utang sampai-sampai dirinya nyaris dibawa paksa untuk dijadikan istri muda sang rentenir. Ngeri-ngeri nggak sedap sih, kalau kayak gini! Yang tak kalah menyakitkan kekasih yang dicintainya berkhianat dengan sahabatnya sendiri. Sungguh terlalu! Namun, keajaiban itu ada. Yudistira Adi Nugraha, kawan masa kecil Ashanna, hadir kembali dalam hidupnya, menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapinya tanpa syarat. Sayang, karena kecerobohannya sendiri, gadis itu harus menikah dengan Yudistira. Yah, kalau nikahnya sama cowok ganteng, kaya, penebus kehidupan kita, siapa yang bakalan nolak, sih? Meyakini bahwa cinta bisa tumbuh seiring berjalannya waktu, Ashanna berupaya membuat pernikahannya berhasil. Bagaimana bila ternyata Yudistira tak sebaik yang Ashanna bayangkan, serta menyimpan rahasia yang tak diketahui oleh siapapun?

Naratria Abiyaksa-Si tomboy yang mempunyai julukan preman pasar- saking gaharnya-baru saja memergoki pacarnya berselingkuh dengan Karina Winardi-calon kakak iparnya sendiri. Ternyata kata-kata Altan-sahabat oroknya telah terbukti, "Laki-laki ganteng itu kalo nggak gay ya, brengsek.Termasuk gue!" Itu adalah quotes favoritnya yang 100% benar! Sementara itu, Adzan Akbar Dewangga yang pernah kecewa akibat dikhianati kekasihnya, beranggapan bahwa wanita itu adalah makhluk yang egois dan manipulatif. Mengapa? Karena walaupun mereka salah, mereka akan tetap menyalahkan dunia. Saking muaknya berurusan dengan wanita, julukan gay pun kerap ditujukan padanya. "Gue heran ngeliat penampakan lo. Dibilang gembel ... ya, lo anak orang kaya. Tapi ngeliat celana bolong-bolong dan jaket penuh paku lo, kayak-kayaknya lo nggak pantes jadi anaknya Om Aksa dan Tante Lia. Lo ini lebih mirip landak dari pada manusia." -Adzan Akbar Dewangga "Gue malah lebih heran ngeliat lo. Ganteng-ganteng doyan batangan. Nggak sayang tuh, sama perabotan kalo terus dipake laga pedang?" - Naratria Abiyaksa

The Hartmann and the Blackthorn had a deal. She was supposed to stay dead. Now, she’s ruined it all. Eve Hartmann lives in exile, quiet, hidden, and broken, enduring humiliation and abuse from her boss without being able to fight back. She is a barista with secrets in the human world, and a child no one must know about. Especially not him, the Alpha who was promised to make her his Luna and then turned around, tossing it all away. The same Alpha who was about to marry her sister. Alpha Dorian Voss rules the Blackthorn pack with a strong hand, and his fame has spread across lands and territories, reaching even the human world. But when Eve returns, alive and aflame with secrets, everything he has carefully built begins to unravel. The buried past rears its head, and in its heart is a child that carries his blood. Then, there's Malik. Dorian's cousin. He is the charming stranger with ancient blood and eyes that see beyond the physical. He wants Eve. He protects her. And perhaps, he is in love with her. But Malik is already taken. His girlfriend is one of the last witches, and she's ready to burn the pack to ashes for revenge. Eve’s heart is torn between two wolves, the one who broke her or the one who might break the earth to have her. But secrets don't remain buried, and this one might just tear their world apart.