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Matapos mamatay ng aking asawa sa isang car accident, walang sawa akong nagtrabaho sa pagpapatakbo ng isang maliit na restawran upang palakihin ang aking anak na si Henry. Bago ang kasal ni Henry, nanalo ako ng walong milyon sa lotto. Tuwang-tuwa ako, nagpasya akong ibenta ang restaurant at sa wakas ay tamasahin ang pagreretiro. Kaya naman, tumawag ako upang sabihin kay Henry ang tungkol sa pagbebenta ng restaurant, ang kanyang karaniwang magalang na fiancee ay nagbago ang ugali. "Hindi mo naman inaasahan na susuportahan ka namin, 'di ba? Halos kaka-simula lang natin magtrabaho!" Binantaan niya pa si Henry, "Kung gagastusan mo ang mama mo gamit ang pera natin, hindi na natin itutuloy ang kasal!" Nakipagtalo sa kanya si Henry ngunit pagkatapos ay sinigurado, at nangako siya, "Nagsumikap ka na nang husto, Ma. Aalagaan kita." Gumanda ang pakiramdam ko, Binalak kong bigyan siya ng dalawang milyon para makapagsimula ng negosyo. Kinabukasan, nakatanggap ako ng tawag na nagsasabing si Henry ay nasangkot sa car accident at agad na nangangailangan ng limampung libo para sa operasyon. Agad kong ipinadala ang pera, ngunit pagkatapos, nawala si Henry. Desperado, matapang akong dumaan sa isang bagyo upang hanapin siya sa lungsod niya, ngunit napunta lamang ako sa isang kasalan sa isang mamahaling hotel. Naroon si Henry, nakikipag-toast sa isa pang babae “Ma.” Ah, at ang katabi niya? Ang aking “patay” na asawa mula noong nakaraang sampung taon.

Aku tak menyadari badai yang akan menerpa rumah tanggaku, hingga saat kutemui suamiku menatap lekat seorang wanita yang baru saja tinggal di rumahku. Sejak saat itu, silih berganti keburukan hadir mengiringi perjalanan pernikahanku. Banyak yang baru kuketahui tentang masa lalu suamiku. Seorang wanita bernama Rusmini, ia merebut segalanya dalam sesaat. Sanggupkah kupertahankan pernikahanku, ataukah Rusmini bisa meluluhlantakkan rumah tanggaku?

Nirmala Ayudia, gadis perawan berumur 26 tahun yang selalu menjadi gunjingan warga satu kampung karena tak kunjung menikah. Dikatakan tidak laku, bahkan mereka mengasihani sang ibu karena punya anak perawan tua. Tidak ada yang menyangka kalau Nirma yang selama ini selalu diejek perawan tua tiba-tiba dinikahi bujangan kaya dari kota? "Mulai sekarang, Nirmala adalah bagian dari keluarga saya. Mengejek Nirmala sama artinya dengan mencoreng nama baik Keluarga Darmawan. Saya ingin melihat siapa yang berani dan memiliki nyali?"

Amelia adalah seorang mahasiswi di salah satu kampus. Wanita berparas cantik itu tiba-tiba di minta oleh Dosennya untuk menikah kontrak alias sementara dengan alasan yang menurutnya tidak masuk akal. Disisi lain, sang Ayah terus mendesak Amel untuk segera menikah karena di umur tuanya sang Ayah ingin menyaksikan putrinya berbahagia. Segala usaha Amel lakukan untuk menemukan jodohnya dan saat ia menemukannya, ternyata pria yang ia idamkan dan ingin dinikahi justru memilih wanita lain. Alhasil, ia memutuskan untuk menerima lamaran dari Dosennya yang bernama Alvin Mahendra yang memintanya untuk menikah selama satu semester saja. Bagaimana kelanjutan kisahnya?

Get away from me Lucas." Bennett growled, his claws extending. But Lucas grabbed him and turned him around, his clothed bulge pressing into Bennett. "You know you want this, little wolf." And deep-down, as Lucas grinded into him, he realized. He did want this. ~~~ Bennett Cross was born to lead the Wolf Crest Pack, he is fierce, reckless, and loyal to the blood feud passed down through generations. The Storms have always been the enemy. It started with his great-grandfather, poisoned in a border war, and every Cross since then has carried that hatred like a second skin. Lucas Storm, son of the Eastern Howl Pack Alpha, is everything Bennett can't stand. He is striking, arrogant, and maddeningly perfect. They’ve fought tooth and claw since childhood, fueled by the war their fathers never ended. But when fate throws a cruel twist on Bennett’s eighteenth birthday, the enemy he loathes becomes the mate his wolf craves. Bennett doesn’t want him, and Lucas sure as hell doesn't need him. Yet fate doesn’t ask for their permission. Now, two heirs of rival packs are bound by a bond stronger than decades of hate or bloodlines.

Embun tak pernah menyangka, mendapat pekerjaan baru malah berujung petaka. Berawal karena telah memergoki bosnya, kini dia berakhir menjadi istri si Tuan Gio. "Sebelumnya saya tidak pernah melakukannya dengan wanita, apakah kamu bisa mengajari saya?" "Maaf, Pak. Meskipun saya wanita normal. Saya juga belum mempunyai pengalaman malam pertama." Malam pertama mereka yang harusnya begitu romantis, malah berakhir konyol.

"Astaga, aku terlambat!" Anastasia Putri Ville - perempuan berusia 23 tahun yang saat ini terpaksa untuk menggunakan ojek online yang cukup mahal itu tentunya. Tak ada waktu lagi di hari pertamanya datang ke kantor itu. Apalagi ia harus menghadiri sesi wawancara dengan atasan mereka. Selama di perjalanan, ia mencoba untuk menghapal kembali semua profil atasan mereka sekaligus dengan posisi yang akan ia lamar itu - sebagai seorang asisten keuangan CEO. Namun, karena merasa kesal akan sesuatu hal tanpa ia sadari, sejak tadi Ana telah menggerutu hebat dan tentu saja semua itu di dengar oleh sang supir yang entah mengapa memilih untuk membawa mobilnya, padahal sebelumnya Ana hanya memesan sebuah ojek motor online. Tanpa ia sadari, sosok supir yang akan mengantarkannya menuju ke kantor barunya untuk mengikuti wawancara itu adalah bosnya sendiri yang notabene adalah sang CEO dari Hamilton Otomotive Company, Nathaniel Jacko Hamilton.

It was in elementary school when Zack was in the darkest moment of his life, and unexpectedly a transferee guy saved him from loneliness. It was love at first smile. From the moment he saw it, he saw the brightest smile he could ever imagine. He met this guy and even though this guy was also struggling in his life, he still managed to smile, which Zack adored even more. . . . but this guy transferred to another school after a month. Although years have passed, he still likes him. Luckily he met his first love again, he saw him at their university. So now he took the opportunity to be with him.

"Ang Lihim ng Pusong Ipinagbabawal" Akira Quezon, mas kilalang Kira, ay isang dalagang may matamis na ngiti at pusong tapat. Sa kabila ng kanyang kabataan, isang lihim na pag-ibig ang matagal na niyang kinikimkim — isang damdaming itinakda ng tadhana ngunit ipinagbabawal ng lipunan. Ang kanyang puso ay patuloy na tumitibok para kay Axel, ang kanyang gwapong at misteryosong Ninong, na sa kabila ng kanyang 40 taon ay nananatiling makisig at mapanukso. Ngunit sa bawat titig at lihim na ngiti ay nagkukubli ang isang masalimuot na nakaraan. Si Axel ay isang lalaking tila binabalot ng anino ng kanyang sariling mga sikreto. Sa pagitan ng kanilang mga tahimik na sulyap at hindi maipaliwanag na paglalapit, bumabalot ang tanong — hanggang saan kayang ipaglaban ang isang pagmamahal na labag sa lahat ng nakasanayan? Habang unti-unting nahuhubaran ang mga lihim, matutuklasan ni Kira na ang lalaking kanyang iniibig ay may mga sugat ng kahapon na pilit niyang tinatago. Sa pagitan ng katotohanan at pagnanasa, kailangan nilang harapin ang kanilang mga kinatatakutan. Magtatagumpay ba ang pagmamahal nila, o tuluyan silang malulunod sa mga anino ng nakaraan?

The novel consists of several mini-stories about therapy sessions at a therapy clinic named "Soulmate", but the letters "m-a-t-e" were broken in a storm. Each mini-story is narrated by both the psychologists and the patients, describe the patients' worldview, why they do what seems "mentally ill" to us. We often say that the patients' head is abnormal, that their way of thinking is so weird. But is there any possibility that it's because they received different (whether right or wrong) information, so they react differently? Is that just because we "normal people" haven't got enough understanding about this world? Throughout the story, we could see that therapy sessions are a two-way arrow. While the experts are affecting the patient, the patient is also influencing them,“When you look deeply into the darkness, the deep darkness is also looking into you". The story does not make any conclusion about who is right or which world is real, maybe all of them are real, maybe they are all virtual, or maybe, it all doesn't matter. Isn't the world where we live? Wherever you live, that's your world.