Buku The Art Of War

On my fifth birthday with Zachary Murdock, I sit once again in front of a full table of cold food, just like every year before. Zachary had promised, as always, to spend the day with me. And, as always, he breaks that promise. This year, it's because his childhood sweetheart wanted to shoot a set of "artistic photos". She invited him and a few of his close buddies to be part of it. Without hesitation, he ditches me again and runs straight into her arms. At 11:00 pm, his childhood sweetheart posts a photo to her social media and sets it so that only I can see it. In the picture, four men are in nothing but black briefs and Windsor-knotted ties. They kneel around her while she is draped in sheer fabric like a goddess. The caption reads, "Some people beg for crumbs, but I own the entire bakery." I take a screenshot. Then, I send it to the girlfriends of all three of Zachary’s best buddies. If they all look down on me this much, let's hope they don't end up on their knees begging me someday.

Death and war, two things that always chased Haley around. The last war tore up her family, forcing her to kill her sister to save the world. Knowing the rogues' plans too well, they won't stop until they find the imperial phoenix pack, a rare pack of shapeshifters who vanished long ago. Haley's sister was just like them, and she guessed her niece was the same. So, to avoid history from repeating itself, Haley gave away her niece to a human couple where she will have a normal life. Ten years went by, filled with peace, or that's what Haley thought. Behind her back, the rogues were plotting the upcoming war after they knew about the young shapeshifter. Haley watched the man who helped her during those ten years die because of her mistakes. The rogues killed him as they did with her parents. And when she needed help, only five alphas stood by her side. With an upcoming war and the destiny of the goddess pack in her hands, Haley had to wait for the alpha's son to take his title, not knowing he was her destined mate.

Rain, adalah seorang pelukis yang namanya sudah terkenal, baik di dalam negeri maupun di luar negeri. Sedangkan Summer adalah seorang ibu tunggal yang mencari pekerjaan demi memenuhi kebutuhan ia dan anaknya. Berganti pekerjaan dari satu pekerjaan ke pekerjaan lain, membuat Summer terbiasa dengan kerasnya hidup, sampai ia melamar untuk menjadi asisten rumah tangga seorang pelukis terkenal bernama Rain, yang ternyata adalah temannya waktu kuliah dulu. Pertemuan Rain dan Summer akhirnya membuka berbagai kenangan yang mereka berdua sembunyikan selama ini. Ada kenangan bahagia, ada juga kenangan sedih. Kenangan-kenangan tersebut membuat bunga-bunga cinta kembali mekar pada hati mereka yang telah layu. Namun, dunia tidak berniat melancarkan hubungan di antara mereka, karena perbedaan pendapat dari kedua keluarga mereka. Apa yang akan terjadi dengan hubungan Rain dan Summer?

Pernikahan yang indah adalah dambaan setiap pasangan pengantin baru. Apalagi mendapatkan suami seperti Zein--lelaki baik, pengertian, dan sayang keluarga adalah impian Risa. Namun, ternyata impian tak seindah kenyataan. Kebahagiaan yang baru dia rasakan selama dua puluh empat jam, kini berbalik menjadi kesedihan. Saat tinggal bersama keluarga Zein, semuanya baru terkuak. Kasih sayang mertua dan saudara ipar kepada Risa hanyalah palsu belaka. Risa hanya dibutuhkan tenaganya oleh keluarga Zein. Apakah pernikahan yang masih seumur jagung itu harus kandas di tengah jalan ataukah mereka tetap bertahan menjalani rumah tangga yang terasa berjalan di atas duri yang mampu menyakiti kedua belah pihak?

After seven years of bloodbath, the most decorated soldier returns to the capital.“Whatever was taken from me, I will take back a thousand fold!”

Arumi menemukan sebuah diary di gudang milik mertuanya. Awalnya, ia mengira jika itu adalah milik Hana, adik bungsunya. Namun siapa sangka, ketika ia membuka dan membacanya, ada sebuah puisi yang sepertinya ditulis oleh Haris, suaminya. Senyum yang ia sunggingkan sejak awal membaca, tiba-tiba hilang saat matanya menangkap sebuah nama di bagian paling bawah. Memang benar Arumi, namun nama panjang dari nama itu, bukanlah miliknya. Ada apa ini? Apakah Haris salah tulis namanya?

Hanum Khairani Prasetio. Anak keluarga ningrat yang ditinggal pergi oleh calon suaminya tujuh hari sebelum akad dilaksanakan. Ia sangat tersiksa dan drop sampai harus di rawat dengan dokter pribadi. Namun, ditengah penyakit yang melanda hadirlah sosok yang mampu menenangkannya, perlahan ia bisa bangkit dan menerima segala ketetapan takdir dengan ikhlas. Di malam itu, sehari akad akan dilaksanakan. Hadirlah Rey Pratama meminang Hanum. Namun bagaimana kah ia bisa menyimpan rahasia yang begitu besar dengan adanya wanita selain Hanum? Penasaran apa yang sebenarnya terjadi pada rumah tangga Hanum dan Rey?

Adwith a cold-hearted CEO to the whole world. He is only soft and Loveable to his sister. The one who makes everyone plead in front of him on their knees can run behind his sister to feed her. The one who can make everyone beg for mercy can say sorry to his sister. He loves her too much. We can say she is his life. Aanya the girl who was pampered by her brother to the core where he can even bring anything on this earth within 5 minutes after she asked for it. She was a princess to him. In Front of him, she was crazy and still behaves like a kid whereas, to the outer world, she is a Xerox copy of Ishaan. Cold-hearted and reserved. She never mingles with anyone much. She doesn't have many best friends except for one girl. For her, the first priority is her brother. He is her best friend, father, mother, and caretaker. He is a guardian angel to her. What made Adwith hate his sister? Will they both patch up again? To know, come and read my story.

Mary had given everything to the war. Her dedication, courage, time and her will to be happy. But, the horrors of the war was one thing she took back- a present she could never return. She is also plagued by doubts and a conscience haunted by the words of a bitter brother. Faced with regret and shame, Joel mourns his brother’s death. But he believes that if she had not been Johnny’s nurse, his brother would still be alive. Can they, thrown into the same boat and faced with circumstances too big to handle alone, work together to save everyone?

Zoya is a girl who comes from a high class home, but is more interested in writing and reading rather than her world that involves attending various business meetings or planned hangouts with Sami, who has been obsessed with her for years and would rather die than not have her. Then she meets Ivandor and she started to feel all she has never felt before. But there is a societal problem here, Ivandor is from the poorest of families and Sami would kill anyone who tries to come in between he and Zoya. And he succeeded, he got her, against her will, one that was disguised as betrayal from her part to Ivandor who didn't know her predicament. And when Ivandor is back, bigger and better, he's not just back for fun, he's back for revenge, to make all the people who spat and looked down on him bite their tongues. But when Sami finds out about all of these, war breaks out, as he would rather die than let any other man have Zoya whether she likes it or not. So sleeves gets rolled up and guns get cocked. Clashes, tears and deaths ensues, secret affairs arises, the eternal love rekindles and it starts to cause chaos and war that seems to never end.