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Ayu dan Rangga, pasangan suami istri yang terpisah jarak, mencoba menjaga api cinta mereka lewat panggilan video yang penuh rindu dan desah hasrat. Malam-malam Ayu yang sunyi seharusnya terobati dengan suara suaminya, hingga sebuah pesan misterius masuk: “Kamu cantik malam ini. Jangan matikan panggilannya… aku sedang menikmati.” Sejak saat itu, kehidupan Ayu berubah. Ada mata asing yang mengintip ruang paling privatnya. Pesan-pesan berani datang semakin sering, penuh godaan dan ancaman tersembunyi. Ayu terombang-ambing antara ketakutan dan gairah terlarang yang diam-diam membangkitkan sisi liarnya. Rangga mencium ada rahasia yang disembunyikan istrinya. Cinta mereka diuji, bukan hanya oleh jarak, tapi oleh kehadiran orang ketiga, penuh obsesi, dan tahu cara menyalakan api hasrat di balik layar. Mampukah Ayu bertahan setia? Atau justru ia akan tenggelam dalam permainan erotis berbahaya yang bisa menghancurkan pernikahannya?

Elizabeth Adams has never made room for love. At twenty-nine, she believes success comes first and feelings only complicate the future she’s worked so hard to build. But in Paris—after a failed blind date and a moment of unexpected vulnerability—Elizabeth meets a woman who makes her forget every rule she’s ever lived by. Their connection is instant, electric, and deeply intimate. One night. Two women. A memory that refuses to fade. When a small lie shatters the illusion, Elizabeth leaves Paris convinced it was a beautiful mistake she’ll never repeat. Back in South Africa, she tries to move on—until the woman she left behind shows up, carrying the same longing Elizabeth can no longer deny. As their bond deepens, a devastating truth is revealed: the woman Elizabeth loves is her mother’s long-lost first love. Caught between desire and loyalty, Elizabeth must decide whether love is worth breaking her own heart—or her mother’s.  

Lima tahun yang lalu Cinta melepaskan semuanya dan pergi. Meninggalkan luka dan membawa serta benih yang tak diinginkan Abrisam dan keluarganya. Cinta berhasil membangun hidup di atas reruntuhan cinta dan harapan yang hancur. Namun sekarang, semesta memainkan perannya. Takdir mempermainkannya kembali. Secara tak sengaja Cinta bertemu kembali dengan mantan kekasihnya saat mencari putrinya yang terpisah darinya. Abrisam yang bertemu dengan putrinya terkejut dengan kemiripan mereka. Dia pun mulai mencurigai sesuatu. Cinta yang mulai paham dengan kecurigaan Abrisam memasang tembok penghalang, dia tak begitu saja membiarkan Abrisam mendekati mereka. Lalu apa yang terjadi kemudian? Mungkinkah Abrisam mengetahui rahasia besar yang Cinta simpan selama ini?

เหอเหยาย้อนเวลากลับมาในช่วงอายุสิบสามปี ก่อนจะเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาตนเองให้หลุดพ้นจากความตาย โดยครั้งนี้นางเลือกที่จะแต่งงานกับบันฑิตผู้ซึ่งนอนไม่ได้สติมาหลายเดือน ยอมเป็นม่ายดีกว่าถูกกลั่นแกล้งจนตาย

悲劇は、こうして始まった。 平和だった国は突如、地獄の世界へと変貌する。 少年グレンは絶望の中で悪魔と契約し、力を手に入れた。 しかし、その代償は――人として決して失ってはいけない「他人を想う心」。 悪魔は人間の心臓と目を好んで食べる。 心臓を食べられた人間は悪魔の姿へと変わり、 さらに他の人間の心臓を求めて彷徨い歩く。 人々は、そんな悪魔の存在に恐怖した。 だが、この世には悪魔に対抗する力も存在する。 人々はそれをこう呼んだ。――"悪魔祓い"（デビルブレイカー）と。

When the House Fell Silent is a gripping and emotional family saga that delves into the lives of five siblings — Abby, Aubrey, Tshepo, Mathapelo, and the youngest, Gail — after the sudden death of their father. The novel explores the struggles of grief, the challenges of responsibility, the shadows of abuse, and the weight of family expectations. As the siblings navigate the complexities of marriage, work, and personal trauma, their mother emerges as a steadfast pillar, guiding them through turmoil while facing her own battles as an unemployed matriarch. With in-laws disputing the will and old family wounds resurfacing, the narrative captures the resilience, heartbreak, and courage required to survive. Told with intensity and sensitivity, this novel is a tale of love, loss, and the enduring strength of family bonds. Through trials and triumphs, When the House Fell Silent is ultimately a story of hope, healing, and the voices that must rise to reclaim a family’s future.

Damien Sterling is evil. He is so evil he wants me to pretend to be his fiancee before he can help me find my missing sister. The same woman he claimed to be his first love. "Call it what you may. I'll only help you if we work together on something." Me? Work together with Damien Sterling? "What do we work on?" "You mean, what are we working on?" A beat of silence. Then, he spoke. "We are going to get engaged. I mean, you're going to act like we are engaged. For six months." "Ha!" I cackled, face blank of expression. Then, a burst of laughter escaped me. While he watched me like I was crazy, I just kept on laughing. "Are you crazy? I'll be playing house? With you?" "I'm serious." While playing house with the billionaire devil, I must let go of my dream to be the top investigative journalist of Westmore Times and avoid falling for my missing sister's first love. Will this be possible when we are stuck in the same building, filled with heat and forbidden passion crackling between us?

Jimmy, a 20-year-old with a rebellious streak and a tender heart, never expected to fall for someone completely out of reach—his mother’s best friend, Susan, a confident and elegant 38-year-old woman. Scarred by past heartbreaks, Susan has long given up on love, convinced that men will only bring pain. But when Jimmy’s youthful charm and unexpected sincerity start breaking down her carefully built walls, both of them are forced to confront desires they’ve tried to deny. As the line between friendship and forbidden attraction blurs, they must navigate a web of secrecy, guilt, and longing. Can love truly defy the rules, or will the consequences of their forbidden desire tear them apart?

Arla-Rosa gave her heart to the wrong man and paid the ultimate price, her life, and the lives of her unborn children. Betrayed by her family, ruined by love, discarded like trash, she was left to die in the cold, her trust shattered and her spirit broken. But death was not her end. It was her rebirth. Waking six months before the night of her greatest betrayal, Arla is no longer the naive, trusting girl they destroyed. This time, she sees the daggers hidden behind smiles, the poison laced in sweet words. This time, she has no intention of forgiving. No plans to surrender. No mercy to spare. Armed with the knowledge of what’s to come and a heart forged in fire, Arla-Rosa is ready to play their games... only now, she is writing the rules. And when the final reckoning comes, they will learn one brutal truth: The phoenix does not forgive. It burns.

She kissed the wrong man and became his wife. Leslie Webster has always been the family’s dirty little secret; an illegitimate daughter forced to live in the shadows while her half-sister basks in the spotlight. Her only solace is her long-term boyfriend... until she catches him in her sister’s arms. Heartbroken and humiliated at a glittering banquet, Leslie kisses the first man who walks in just to prove she still has a shred of dignity left. But the man she kisses isn’t just anyone. He’s Saint Baxter, the cold, untouchable billionaire who never lets a woman near him. And days later, he sues her for harassment. A story of revenge, redemption, and forbidden desire. When an unwanted kiss becomes the spark that burns down two empires, only love can rise from the ashes.