Bartholomew Kuma

Menjadi wanita abadi karena sebuah hukuman yang dia dapatkan. Membuat Caroline sangat tersiksa, selama hidupnya dia menyaksikan bagaimana satu persatu orang-orang yang dia sayangi meninggal. Kutukan yang membuat Caroline terkurung dalam dirinya yang sekarang. Istana yang seharusnya menjadi tempat dia kembali telah disegel dengan semak mawar berduri yang menutupi seluruh dinding istana. Semak itu tidak akan pernah bisa hilang sampai bunga mawar itu menjadi Ranunculus dan hanya seseorang yang bisa melakukan itu. Seseorang yang harus Caroline temukan agar bisa membebaskannya dari hukuman yang menyiksanya.

Fafa, Ome, Ocha, Naga dan Atha tak pernah menyangka akan mendapat hukuman aneh dari Silvianita. Bukannya dihukum biasa, mereka justru diarahkan masuk ke gua crystal yang ternyata menjadi gerbang menuju dunia lain bernama Crystalville. Crystalville dipenuhi penduduk dengan antena di kepala dan sayap di punggung, membuat kelima remaja itu merasa asing sekaligus takjub. Dalam kebingungan, mereka bertemu Marca, anak kecil berambut bob yang selalu setia dengan snack kentangnya. Kehadiran Marca membawa warna baru di tengah perjalanan mereka. Namun, ada pertanyaan besar yang belum terjawab : untuk apa Silvianita mengirim mereka ke sini? Apakah benar hanya hukuman atau ada misi tersembunyi yang harus mereka selesaikan?

Tak ada yang benar-benar tahu tentang masa depan, setiap detik yang kita perhitungkan bisa saja salah dan berubah, kisah ini dimulai dari sebuah desa kecil di pesisir selatan Provinsi Banten, di bagian bawah peta. Berpusat di kehidupan seorang Antariksha Bumisakti, yang merasa dipermainkan oleh takdir karena telah ditarik paksa ke dalam pertemuan yang tak pernah ia minta, pertemuan dengan seseorang yang pernah menjadi tokoh utama di beberapa halaman buku kehidupannya. Kisah ini adalah penggalan dari masa lalu Arsha, panggilannya. Tujuh tahun lalu, saat ia baru menginjak usia delapan belas tahun, ia mendapat pemberitahuan dari sang ayah, bahwa akan ada seseorang yang datang dan tinggal di rumah mereka, seorang perempuan anak dari sahabat ayahnya yang akan berkuliah di tempat yang sama dengan Arsha. "Tugasmu nanti jagain dia ya, Sha," pinta Ayahnya. Arsha hanya bisa mengiyakan, lagipula membiarkan satu orang asing tinggal di rumahnya bukanlah masalah yang berarti baginya. Setidaknya itulah yang ada di pikirannya, sampai semua ekspektasinya berubah ketika orang itu tiba, seorang perempuan yang tidak hanya datang ke rumah Arsha, namun juga memaksa masuk ke dalam kehidupannya, sebagai tokoh baru yang tak pernah Arsha minta. Sialnya, sang tokoh baru bukanlah seseorang yang mudah untuk dipahami, ia membawa perubahan besar yang tidak pernah Arsha antisipasi.

I'm accidentally pushed off a cliff when my fiancé and I are enjoying the sunset. I end up with grave injuries. As I drift in and out of consciousness, I hear Eric Bartholomew speaking to a doctor. "Gamma Derrina's injuries aren't that severe, Alpha. She can be treated even without her womb being removed!" "Shut up! Do it because I say it needs to be done. Don't forget that I'm the Alpha here—all you need to do is obey me! Only if Derrina loses her womb can my and Phyllis' pup to become the wolf pack's heir. "Use copious amounts of sedatives on her. I don't want her to wake up on the wedding day. She'll be sad if she sees that the bride isn't her." I open my eyes and look at Eric standing outside the room. He's like a monster with hands that can end lives. I'll make his wish come true since he wants to marry that weak Omega. I make a call. "I agree with the thing you asked me about before." The person on the other end of the line laughs. "The Moon Goddess loves the wise."

Ava Bartholomew, NYC socialite and heiress, has decided to get away from it all to visit her sister in Seattle – but fate had other ideas. Within seconds, Ava turns into a girl with no home, no family, or memories of her past. She has to fend for herself in the community and culture of Montana. Ava had cut a few lucky breaks after her accident, meeting people who were willing to help her get on her feet – including Raymond Steele. He is way older than her but she doesn’t care. Ava decides that she wants him despite his standoffish personality and rudeness. Ray wasn’t overly willing to hire the amnesia-stricken Ava but sympathy tugged at his heart during a weak moment. Now the brunette beauty is waltzing around his house everyday taking care of his kids and his home. Ray wasn’t always an aloof man. A deep betrayal had turned him into an absentee father and a jerk. Ava is determined to mend Ray’s broken heart and family. However, a what if looms over them. Ava’s amnesia. Her past could come rushing back, destroying the Steele family once again and break Ava’s heart in the process.

"So much fire, so much fury, but I knew you for ten years, and I never once saw it. Why?" Burke spat. "Because then I loved you.” Silver snapped, trying to push away from him, but Burke wasn't ready to let go. He jerked her closer. "And now?” He breathed against her lips. “Now I don't." She whispered, struggling to breath. He darted his tongue out and swept it over her lower lip. She shuddered, struggling to keep still. He nipped at the wet lip, and a moan escaped her mouth. Her eyes closed as she allowed herself surrender. Just this once. “Liar," He whispered, pushing her away. He stood up and towered over her with a mocking smile. “I'm all you'll ever love. The rest are just simple fuck and fruitless attempts to get over me, but you never will. I'm embedded in your soul. But go ahead, keep fooling yourself.” *********** Silver Loraine was just the housekeeper’s daughter until she married the billionaire heir, Burke Carrington. A year into the marriage, Burke divorces her in a fit of rage, believing she seduced his powerful father. Humiliated, heartbroken, and unknowingly pregnant, Silver disappears. Three years later, she returns as the surprise heiress to half of Carrington Enterprises, thanks to the very man who ruined her life: Bartholomew Carrington. His will has two conditions: Silver must live under the same roof with her ex-husband for 90days and also work side by side with him… or forfeit everything. To make matters worse, her son bears an uncanny resemblance to the late patriarch