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"Ahh! Is that so? That explains the reason for their actions years back." ******* Celine and Harry has been married for three years yet she was unaware of his true intentions towards her. She thought she accepted to marry Harry for the sake of her mum's medical bills and would work out the loveless marriage, however she never knew there was more, hidden under the curtain than the mere eyes could see. To make matter worst, Harry cheated on her on their third anniversary on their matrimony bed, no remorse etched on his features, instead he presented a divorce paper and demanded she signed it and leave, not letting her go with anything she ever acquired while married to him. Fueled by pain and a broken heart she signed the divorce and left, however she discovered she was pregnant weeks after and sought to let Harry know about it but all effort proved futile. She forged ahead, leaving everything behind but little did she know she would meet Jack, her ex-husband's rival who later became her worst nightmare. When the environment was tense, she eloped to another country for her safety and that of her son. Fast forward to years after, she was bk and had more affluent than anticipated. The question remains, Will she still stick to her vow to make those who made her life a living hell, including her ex suffer, when everything was made open to her? or would her rivals have better advantages over her, seeing Harry was back for her and her son?

What can a woman possibly do in a society governed by men? What can a mere hija do stand out and be recognized as more than just as her husband’s wife or as her son’s mother? What more can woman become other than the shadow behind a man’s success. All her life, Alessandra wanted nothing more than to become the best grandchildren to her parents, the best child, the best student, the most beautiful and the most talented. She has exerted all her effort to continuously furnish herself to become a worthy heir for the family. She is articulate, eloquent, a magnum opus for a daughter. However, all of her achievements were never seen as an accomplishment to her relatives, but rather a threat to the success to the young male bloods in her family whom they have already placed their bets upon. For years, she was groomed the become just the second best to her brothers and cousins. To become no better than any man in the family. To just be the best among the rest of the girls, but never that of men. Being the young child that she is, she has become easily corrupted by the misogynistic and patriarchal ideas. She has succumbed to the suffocating standards set by her family, in the hopes that there will a place for her in the end. But to her surprise, she was later on married to the greedy and merciless rich version of a garbage creep – Carlos Montemayor. As she continuously spirals down into internal misogyny, misandry and selfish liberalism, can she find still find her way towards genuine empowerment and feminism? Would she be able to bring justice upon herself and the others, or will she instead become the person she hates the most?

Oscar Chamberlain once believed he was the happiest man alive. He had nine extraordinary sisters who adored him and never hesitated to show it. Then the Chamberlain family found their long-lost biological heir, and everything changed. Overnight, Oscar became nothing more than a temporary stand-in, easily replaced. For years, he had worked tirelessly for the Chamberlain family, giving them his loyalty and effort without question. Yet on the day their true heir returned, they cast him out without hesitation. He did not even have the chance to show them the diagnosis clutched in his hand: brain cancer, two years left to live. … After the nine sisters drove Oscar away, they began, one by one, to sense that something was wrong. The eldest no longer carried her commanding confidence. The second lost the sharp decisiveness that had once made her seem unstoppable. The third found her inspiration drained, her once-celebrated talent slipping into mediocrity. And the new young heir, when measured against Oscar, fell painfully short. Only much later did they understand what Oscar had truly meant to the Chamberlain family. By then, regret had come too late. When they accidentally discovered that he had brain cancer, the news struck them like thunder from a clear sky. In the pouring rain, they knelt before him, weeping and begging for forgiveness. This time, however, Oscar chose himself. "Sorry," he said calmly. "You've already taken back the Chamberlain name. I don't know you anymore."

On Christmas Day, eight months pregnant, I struggled through the kitchen,cooking for my husband and his secretary. When I finally sat down, hoping to taste a piece of turkey I didn’t even get during Thanksgiving, my husband shoved me aside like I was nothing. He slid the turkey in front of his secretary instead. “Alison,you’re already so fat. Stop eating. Let Daisy have it—she deserves to enjoy your cooking.” Daisy，chewing on the turkey I had painstakingly prepared, had the audacity to mock me under the guise of playing truth or dare with my child. “So, what do you think your mom looks like?” “Mommy looks like a fat pig on a farm!” “Her stretch marks? They’re like disgusting worms crawling all over her. Even Santa would run for his life!” Their laughter erupted like daggers piercing me from all sides. Humiliation and rage burned through me as my dignity was stripped bare. I demanded an apology from that vile woman, but my husband—my husband!—turned his cold, cruel face toward me and said, “Get out of here.” Pregnant, exhausted, and humiliated, I stood there in shock. Then I snapped. I grabbed the Christmas cake and turkey and threw them in the trash. I walked out without looking back. This wretched family doesn’t deserve a second of my effort or a single ounce of my love!

Chloe Greyson’s life was shattered when she learnt she wasn’t the true heiress of the Greyson family, but rather a girl swapped at birth. Cast out, blinded by a brutal attack, and later saved by Dan Sawyer, Chloe believed she found salvation in marriage. But Dan only wanted her for her blood—a perfect match to keep his comatose lover, Sofia, alive. Now, after three years of enduring this loveless marriage, Chloe has had enough. Discovering she is pregnant, she seeks a divorce, only for Dan to shockingly agree—because Sofia has finally woken up. As luck would have it, Chloe's real family—the affluent and powerful Westbrook family—found her and revealed that she was their long-lost daughter and the key to a hidden legacy. Dan, realizing his mistakes, tries to get back to Chloe despite Sofia’s effort to keep him to herself. But things got complicated when Chloe accidentally met Leo King, a mysterious Mafia boss who happens to be her ex's uncle, in a less-than-ideal situation. Gradually, sparks began to fly between them and soon, she realized he was her ex's uncle. Meanwhile, Chloe’s newfound family harbours secrets that could either aid her in her quest for justice or destroy her all over again. Torn between avenging her past and loving again, Chloe must choose between silence and secrets or opening her heart to a new love amidst a web of deceit and betrayal, all while navigating her newfound family's secrets and Dan's attempts to win her back.

WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN STEAMY AND SEXUAL CONTENT WHICH IS STRICTLY NOT FOR KIDS UNDER +18 . "Bryce!". I screamed as I feel his huge cap nudge at the entrance of my womanhood. He groaned as he pressed in deeper before he slides into my wet entrance. My walls clenched around him while he stretched my inner muscles as he kept pushing deep inside me. "Please". I cried and placed the tip of my finger down at his waist in an effort to push myself away from him. "Please". I begged but he only retracted his hip and thrusted into me fully, deeper, stretching me wide enough to accommodate his full length. . He is the handsome, sexy and heartless devil. The sinner. She is the purest, innocent and beautiful angel. Two polar opposites, one single attraction. *** Having lived in the convent all her life, Hera Whitson manages to secure a job as a maid in the household of Bryce Donovan. The inhuman sex god that has the entire female population at his feet. He lives for sex, he celebrates and relish the electricity of it with every fibre of his being and sees no better reason for being alive. One look at Hera and Bryce is smitten. She is like an addictive drug, a moth to a flame and he will do anything to get burned by her. Relinquished by her heat. What happens when Hera finds herself battling against her principles and sexual attraction for Bryce? Will she be caught in the web of Bryce's twisted game of lust?

Aku Prilly, kata orang aku wanita mandiri, kuat, pekerja keras dan bisa diandalkan keluarga. Tapi mereka tidak tahu kalau aku hampir gila! Setiap hari aku harus menghadapi Bos di kantorku yang dingin, kejam dan suka menekan. Tingkahnya selalu membuat kami karyawannya mengelus dada, hingga aku menamainya si Raja Neraka. Dari situ aku sadar, kalau sekuat apapun seseorang, tidak mungkin bisa bersandar di bahunya sendiri, aku butuh seseorang yang mendukungku melewati ini semua. Hingga dalam kesepian dan depresiku satu tahun yang lalu, aku mendownload sebuah aplikasi dating dan berkenalan dengan Mr. Bossy. Kehadiran Mr. Bossy cukup mewarnai hidupku. Terkadang kami menjadi teman, ada kalanya dia menjadi penasehatku, penyemangatku. Bahkan kami juga kerap bertukar gairah dengan cara yang biasa di sebut phone s*x. Tapi sudah satu tahun kami berhubungan, tidak juga ada wacana pertemuan. Aku bingung! Hingga pada suatu ketika, musibah menerpaku. Aku terlilit hutang dan dalam kesulitan keuangan yang harus segera di bereskan. Mr. Bossy menawarkan bantuan dan kami memutuskan untuk bertemu di sebuah cafe. Dan setelah aku tahu siapa dia, saat itulah kekonyolan ini di mulai… Masalahku mungkin teratasi, tapi hidupku justru menjadi semakin pelik. Namun mungkinkah aku akhirnya juga baper?

Laila adalah simbol cinta, perjuangan dan pengorbanan. Bagaimana ia hidup dengan air mata dan penderitaan. Sang bapak pergi untuk selamanya dengan sangat tragis, tewas karena dibakar massa. Ibu dan adik bungsunya pun menyusul, kembali pada Sang Pencipta. Adiknya yang nomor dua, dibawa lari orang jahat. Menyisakan Laila sendiri berjuang mencari jalan hidupnya. Mimpi Laila begitu tinggi. Ia ingin mencari ilmu ke negeri Musa, Mesir. Tapi ibarat meraih bintang di langit. Mustahil! Namun, dengan segenap kekuatan dan uraian air mata, Laila berjuang untuk meraih mimpinya. Walau dalam perjalanannya, ia diuji dengan banyak rintangan, terjebak cinta segitiga dan fitnah. Butuh pengorbanan besar untuk sampai ke titik tujuannya. Hidup Laila dalam kesulitan dan kekurangan, terkadang ia harus menahan perutnya yang perih, karena kelaparan. Tapi semuanya berubah, ketika seorang misterius menjelma menjadi pahlawan. Orang itu selalu mengirim nasi bungkus untuk Laila. Orang itu mengenalkan dirinya bernama AG. Laila tidak mengenal siapa AG, ia hanya menerka-nerka, namun do’a-do’anya untuk orang bernama AG mengangkasa tinggi menembus langit ketujuh. Do’a tulus untuk kebahagiaan pahlawannya, yang kelak dikabulkan Tuhan. Siapakah AG? Bagaimana Laila melewati rintangannya? Bagaimana ia meraih impiannya dan bertemu cinta sejatinya?

Tak pernah tahu 'kan? Kapan dan di mana cinta itu datang juga dari siapa dan untuk siapa? Itulah yang tengah seorang gadis yang berasal dari desa alami. Nayla Devina namanya, gadis belia yang mendapatkan cinta tulus dari seorang pemuda di tempat kerjanya. Nayla hanya gadis putus sekolah yang bekerja di toko Accesories itu awalnya tak menduga kalau ternyata ada seorang pemuda yang menyukainya pada pandangan pertama. Awal mula hannya tak sengaja kedua pasang mata keduanya beradu tatap untuk pertama kalinya hingga terjadilah aksi curi-curi pandang yang menimbulkan getaran rasa yang entahlah karena untuk pertama kalinya juga Dimas Nugraha merasakannya. Pertemuan untuk pertama kalinya yang hanya berlangsung sebentar itu terus terbayang dibenak Dimas, wajah ayu tanpa polesan make up dengan ciri khas senyuman yang sangat manis menurutnya itu terus membayanginya. Suatu tekad untuk mengenal lebih jauh pada akhirnya muncul dari diri Dimas, satu keberanian untuk menjalin hubungan dengan seorang gadis untuk pertama kali pun terjadi. Satu keberhasilan yang tak terduga sebelumnya dari Dimas karena untuk meyakinkan Nayla butuh berbulan-bulan lamanya. Beruntunglah Dimas karena pada akhirnya Nayla menerimanya sebab gadis itu pun merasakan hal yang sama.

Sumi satu-satunya orang yang berpengaruh penting pada hubungan mereka berdua. Entah rahasia apa, yang Sumi sembunyikan selama 5 tahun belakangan ini. Tentu saja dijaga rapat-rapat oleh sumi. ia tidak mau kehilangan Tio pasangan yang begitu sempurna baginya, tak sedikit pula para wanita dan teman model Tio yang juga menyukai kekasihnya. Berbanding dengan Sumi, yang hanya mengandalkan karir yang bagus dan sukses. Bahkan Sumi tidak sempat untuk mengurusi badan mungilnya itu. Bekerja di bawah teriknya matahari membuat kulitnya tidak lah putih bersih melainkan sawo matang. Ia terlalu berambisi untuk meningkatkan aktivitas kerjanya tanpa ia sadar bahwa wanita juga butuh untuk merawat dirinya sendiri. Dibalik itu semua tentu saja Sumi memiliki rahasia yang tidak diketahui oleh semua orang, hanya ia dan ibunya saja yang mengetahui entah rahasia apa yang ia jalankan selama ini. Ibu Sumi berperang di dunia ghaib dengan Si Mbah, yaitu Ayah kandung Sophia. Mereka merupakan sepasang kekasih di masa muda dahulu. Namun, ibu Sumi memilih jalan berbeda dengan Si Mbah, hingga menyalah gunakan ilmu yang dipelajari untuk sarana hal yang tidak benar. Puncak memanas saat Tio hilang kendali, dan dicuci otaknya oleh Ibunda Sumi. Membuat Mbah marah dan menolong Sophia membantu menyembuhkan teman sekaligus orang, yang dicintai.