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"You can never be a mother. Your womb cannot carry a child" the doctor announced to Catherine after so many miscarriages with unknown causes. "Now you are pregnant with twin daughters" the same doctor told her again. She couldn't believe her ears. She went for another test and it came out positive. Arthur, her husband, is overjoyed but keeps the babies a secret until they are delivered. Now the babies are born, one is dead and the other has Autism. Catherine thought she couldn't be more shattered until she looses her husband as well and is taken into captivity by an unknown man who claimed to be responsible for her miscarriages. Will she ever find out that her daughter Mara isn't dead? Will she come to know that Mia isn't ordinary?. When two sisters are separated will they ever meet? And what if they do ? Why would fate be so cruel to put one in the position to choose between her job and the life of a lookalike stranger and then make her find out she is a lost princess?

Balas dendam menjadi tujuan hidup Andy setelah sang kakak mati dengan kondisi yang mengenaskan. Ia ingin membunuh Adimas dengan cara yang sama dan kondisi mengenaskan yang sama. Akan tetapi, pertahanan Adimas dan kelompoknya membuatnya harus mengatur siasat. Namun, saat pertemuan pertama Andy dengan anak tunggal Adimas, sayup mata Andini begitu meneduhkan Andy. Andini nyatanya memiliki sifat yang berbeda dengan Adimas. Cinta datang tanpa diduga. Alih-alih balas dendam, Andi jatuh cinta dengan pemilik mata teduh tersebut. Mampukah Andy membalaskan dendam kematian sang kakak? Atau justru cinta yang melemahkan dirinya?

Natasha didn't expect that a casual one night stand would lead to her being pregnant. She quickly searched for the man she had a one night stand with and told him about her unexpected pregnancy but the man refused to accept her pregnancy. He even had his men escort her away from his presence. Ten Months later, Natasha encountered the man that had rejected her and her pregnancy. He is Dmitry Pushkin, a misogynist and a cold blooded hot CEO. He was by far the most powerful man in the city and is known for his hatred towards women. Now a miracle Doctor and a mother of two cute babies. Natasha will do anything to stay away from this icy man. But her kids and her healing skills caught the man's attention. The man was about opening his heart up to her when her stepmother and stepsister set her up to be the murderer of his god sister and his mother. Not just that, her stepmother also set her up in a deadly accident that led to her 'death' and 'that of her babies.' Five years later, Natasha is back! Stronger than she ever was. Will she be able to expose her evil stepsister and Stepmother and prove her innocence to Dmitry Pushkin, who was now engaged to her evil stepsister? Will she be able to claim her twin from her stepsister who's now claiming to be mother over her twin? Will Natasha and Dmitry have a love story?

After being rejected by her fiance, Emma was banned from her kingdom. With a broken heart, she tries to start a new life. But to her surprise, the hunter from her kingdom wanted to kill her. Emma is suspicious about why her ex-fiance is trying to kill her. Hatred begins to fill Emma's heart; she is determined to repay Ryan Underwood treatment by asking for help from the Alpha twins, Callum and Derek Abelard, who are known as the notorious and heartless. Unexpectedly, the Alpha twins accepted Emma's request by asking for a reward for being their slave. Will Emma accepts their offer when Ryan also wants her back? Love, hate, and revenge. Which will Emma choose?

JACKSON Augustus Sharpe bertekad ingin membunuh seluruh keluarga MONTANO setelah kematian anak dan tunangannya. Jackson bersumpah di depan makam tunangannya kalau kelak ia akan menghabisi seluruh keluarga itu dengan tangannya sendiri. Dan target utamanya adalah Beverly Montano, wanita yang telah menembak tunangannya yang tengah mengandung hingga mati. Tekat kuat Jackson itu membawanya pada rencana mengerikan yang berhasil ia susun dengan sangat rapi. Bahwa Jackson akan membuat Beverly menderita sebelum menghabisi nyawa wanita itu. Namun, semuanya menjadi tidak terkendali saat kebenciannya berubah menjadi perasaan yang tak mampu ia jelaskan. Semakin kuat tekadnya menyiksa Beverly, semakin kuat pula keinginannya untuk tidak membunuh wanita itu. Dan suatu malam, ketika Beverly benar-benar menyerahkan hidupnya untuk Jackson, wanita itu meminta satu permintaan terakhir sebelum ia mati. “Bercintalah denganku, Jackson. Malam ini saja. Sebagai permintaan terakhirku.”

CASTELLO DI CARTE MAFIA CHRONICLES, BOOK 3 [Also known as LACERATION: THE GAME OF CHAINS] 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 Marrying a stranger is one thing. But marrying a stranger related to the man you thought you’d marry is a whole other thing. What would you do in a situation like this? I, for one, fainted at my engagement party and almost drank my off to get through the wedding night. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, my husband offered me a contract, and I signed it, seeing his eagerness to get rid of me. Spending an entire year under the same roof seemed like torture, especially when my dear husband kept making excuses to talk to me and to unnerve me. Yet I liked it. But he wasn’t mine. And his mistress had a lot to attest to that. 𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐒 Marriage for power. A wife ten years younger. And a tattoo. None of these was a part of my plan to thrive as a Mafioso, yet I didn't mind any of it. It was all because of that succubus. My ruination disguised as a beautiful woman, now my bride. I was a man known for my control and snide personality, yet neither helped me overcome my desire and need to taste her skin. When I finally did, I couldn’t have enough of it. The contract should've kept me away from her, should've helped me be the responsible adult and control my thoughts of her. All I wanted then was to tear that piece of paper that ensured our freedom after a certain point. I could never free her, knowing how damning it could be. There were just a few tiny problems. Her father. My past. Infiltrated enemies. And the damaging nightmares I had no control over.

Joseph King becomes the youngest attorney to make partner at his firm, and boy is he loving it. Whilst transitioning into his long awaited bask in the glory of self-made success, he takes on new roles, is given a luxurious office as well as a personal secretary, Alice Mendez, who also new on the job is a young college graduate and singer. Alice moved out of her father's house in Scarsdale and now lives in her own apartment in New York city with her little brother, Miguel. After experiencing major setbacks in her music career, she decides to explore the prospects of a day job, and excitingly, gets one at one of the most prominent law firms in New York. While settling into her new role, however, she finds herself slowly falling for her boss, who in more ways than one seems to be a bit too hot to handle and is developing an increasing interest in her as well. But the question is, will this brewing tincture of emotional and sexual tension in the office lead to something fulfilling or something they will both regret?

Nara tidak tahu kenapa dirinya harus terjebak diantara hubungan asmara yang rumit. Calon suami dan kekasihnya adalah orang yang berbeda tapi mereka tinggal dirumah yang sama.Perjodohan sudah menjadi hal biasa diantara kalangan elit tapi persoalannya adalah orang yang akan dijodohkan dengan Nara merupakan kakak dari kekasihnya. Bagaimana Nara tidak gila jika harus tinggal satu rumah bersama calon suami dan kekasihnya sendiri.Dean adalah pria yang akan dijodohkan dengan Nara, pria itu tidak hanya sukses diusia muda tapi juga sangat tampan dan baik hati. Dean punya sifat yang lembut dan sangat menyayangi keluarganya terutama adiknya. Tapi sekarang dia harus dihadapkan dengan kenyataan tidak menyenangkan karena perempuan yang akan menjadi istrinya adalah kekasih adiknya sendiri, sementara dia juga tidak bisa menolak perintah sang ayah.

A gay couple who are in love with one another are separated by cultural rules and they end up dead after they tried to elope

Luna sudah cukup dewasa untuk memulai sebuah hubungan serius dengan seorang pria, tetapi Luna terlalu sibuk menghidupi dirinya sendiri. Hingga suatu hari, Luna yang bekerja sebagai pelayan hotel, bertemu dengan seorang CEO misterius bernama Dominik. Bagi Luna, Dominik adalah pria dengan sejuta pesona yang sanggup membuat tubuhnya bergetar hebat. Sementara bagi Dominik, Luna adalah perempuan yang berhasil membuat sesuatu dalam diri Dominik bangkit dan meminta untuk dipuaskan. Meskipun sudah memiliki frekuensi yang sama, keduanya ternyata tidak bisa bersatu dengan mudahnya. Karena suatu hari, Luna mendapati sebuah fakta yang menyakitkan. Selama ini ada sosok lain yang Dominik lihat dari dirinya, semua cinta yang ia terima dari Dominik hanyalah perasaan semu semata.“Sebenarnya, selama ini kamu melihatku sebagai siapa?”—Luna Hedva“Apakah itu masih penting? Toh, kita sudah berbagi ranjang, berbagi gairah, hingga berbagi klimaks.”—Dominik Yakov