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After five years of marriage, Vanya thought she knew her husband Bernard until a near-fatal car accident opened her eyes to a devastating betrayal that shattered everything she believed about love and loyalty. When an ancient family heirloom suddenly awakens with mysterious power, Vanya finds herself with the resources and strength to fight back against those who destroyed her life. She meets Richmond, a humble restaurant owner who offers her a chance at a fresh start, but in a world where everyone has been lying to her, can she trust that he's really who he claims to be? Just when Vanya thinks she's finally taking control of her destiny, someone from her past returns with information that could destroy everything and the man she's falling for might not be the person she thinks he is.

"Agh, kenapa kalian begitu kejam padaku? kenapa kalian makhluk yang agung ingin mengambil mereka dariku? apa salah mereka? aku Xiao Chen tidak dapat menerima ini semua, tidak mau! Siapapun kamu, dewa, iblis, bahkan jika kamu adalah surga sekalipun aku Xiao Chen akan membuka jalanku. aku akan menghancurkan kalian yang mengambil semuanya dariku!" raungan amarah dari dalam hati Xiao Chen menunjukan kebencian terhadap jalan surga maupun kehendak surga, berjalan di jalan berbeda dari yang lain Xiao Chen berusaha untuk melindungi orang-orang yang dia sayangi sekali lagi. dia berusaha untuk tidak kehilangan satu pun orang yang saat ini bersamanya, meski harus melawan surga sekalipun, meski harus menentang takdir, atau bahkan melawan seluruh dewa tertinggi, Xiao Chen tetap akan berjalan di jalannya sendiri. membalas dendam atas kehendak surga, membunuh jalan surga dan menjadi makhluk tertinggi yang tidak di kendalikan oleh siapapun. Jalan melawan surga akan jadi sangat berat, lebih berat daripada jalan menempuh ke abadian dan menjadi seorang dewa. karena mereka yang selalu menentang kehendak surga tidak pernah berakhir dengan baik. Perjalan Xiao Chen akan berlanjut, apakah Xiao Chen bisa menjadi makhluk yang tidak terkendali oleh apapun? atau Xiao Chen malah menjadi makhluk yang di kendalikan oleh kehendak surga seperti yang lain?

"ไอ้บ้า!" ฉันตะโกนออกมาจนสุดเสียง พยายามดิ้นแรงๆ เพราะหวังจะหลุดจากการเกาะกุมให้ได้ แต่แรงเท่ามดแบบฉัน ไม่สามารถสู้แรงช้างแบบหมอนี่ได้เลย "ไม่เลิกอวดดีก็ดีเหมือนกัน จุกขึ้นมา จะได้ไม่ต้องโทษฉัน!" "กรี๊ดดดดด!" ฉันกรี้ดออกมาอย่างขัดใจ สองแขนถูกหมอนั่นกดลงกับเตียงเอาไว้ แล้วหมอนั่นก็ใช้ปากกับหน้าอกของฉัน ทั้งขบ ทั้งกัด ทั้งดูดแบบนั้น มันบวมเป่งจนไม่รู้จะบวมตรงไหนแล้ว เนินอกที่เคยขาวผ่อง หมอนั่นก็ฝากรอยจนเกลื่อนกลาด หมอนี่มันเถื่อนมากกว่าที่ฉันคิดเอาไว้ด้วยซ้ำ "เกลียด ฉันเกลียดนาย!" "เกลียดได้ แต่จำด้วย ว่าเธอเป็นของใคร!" หมอนั่นพันธนาการข้อมือของฉันด้วยมือเพียงข้างเดียว ก่อนจะค่อยๆ ปลดกางเกงยีนส์ราคาแพงของตัวเองออกไป ไม่ต้องบอกเลย ว่าฉันกำลังจะเจอกับอะไรในรูปแบบไหน เพราะนับตั้งแต่วันนั้น วันที่เป็นวันเกิดของฉัน วันที่เราไปดื่มกันที่ผับ แล้วเพื่อนสนิทของฉันที่ชื่อเวกัสได้หายไป คนแรกที่ฉันสงสัย คือเพื่อนสนิทของนายคนนี้ แต่แทนที่มันจะบอกฉันดีๆ แต่กลับใช้วิธีสกปรก ให้ฉันยอมตกเป็นของมัน

She signed her freedom away with a trembling hand and a heart full of rage. Two years as Lucien Cross's contracted wife, playing the role of loving spouse while he remained her enemy behind closed doors. Mara Quinn made a deal with the devil to save her family. He married her to claim his inheritance. Their marriage is a battlefield, their home a cage gilded in wealth she never wanted. But hate burns hot—and somewhere between the fights and the forced proximity, between the public kisses that mean nothing and the private moments that mean everything, the line between enemies and lovers begins to blur. She promised herself she'd walk away when the contract expired. He promised himself he'd never care. They were both wrong.

He was trained to repair failing hearts. She never imagined hers would be the one placed in danger. When Iris Moore steps into Hale Heart Institute as a newly graduated medical trainee, she carries ambition, grief, and hunger beneath her calm exterior. Raised by her grandmother after losing her mother early, Iris chose cardiology to honor love, survival, and sacrifice. Desire was never part of her plan. Until Dr. Nathaniel Hale. Powerful. Controlled. Forbidden. Nathaniel is the hospital’s most respected cardiologist, bound by legacy, family, and expectation. The woman chosen for him has his name, not his heart. Discipline built his world. Iris threatens to burn it down. From their first meeting, tension coils tight and breathless. Training becomes intimate. Touches linger. Hands brush skin too slowly. In quiet labs and shadowed corridors, restraint frays, desire pulses, and every heartbeat feels like a risk. But hospitals whisper. Nurses watch. Jealousy sharpens. And the woman waiting to claim Nathaniel’s future moves to destroy the threat. A complaint is filed. Warning arrives. line is crossed. Iris is targeted, isolated, and tested. Nathaniel is forced to choose between duty and desire, control and craving. Every stolen look costs more. Every step closer invites ruin. Because when forbidden hearts collide, consequences are brutal. And when restraint finally snaps, passion will demand payment. Some loves are dangerous because they feel too right. Some choices shatter everything. In a hospital built to save lives, this love might destroy two. And when secrets surface, survival will require courage, sacrifice, and surrender. Iris must decide whether to run or stay. Nathaniel must risk his name, his family, his future. Because once desire claims the heart, there is no safe way back. This story burns slow, deep, and unforgiving, pulling readers breathless toward scandal, surrender, obsession, desire

"You're too weak to be my Luna." Those were the words that shattered Erin Arckwight's world. Rejected publicly by her mate - the Alpha of her own pack - she did what any broken wolf would do. She ran straight into the Forbidden Forest, the one place most wolves never venture into. But what most people do not know is that the Forbidden Forest doesn't break you. It remakes you. When Erin descends into the feral state that all werewolves fear, she doesn't lose herself. Instead, she awakens an ancient power that's been sleeping in her bloodline for three thousand years. And she's not alone. Kade Thornhart, the scarred and dangerous leader of the feral pack, doesn't trust the stubborn, sarcastic girl who stumbles into his territory. But he can't deny the fire in her amber eyes or the way his wolf claims her as his. She was rejected by an Alpha. Now she'll be claimed by something far more dangerous.

Di tengah kekacauan istana dan desakan perang yang tidak terhindarkan, seorang perempuan bangsawan yang diasingkan—Li Qianru—kembali ke istana bukan sebagai korban, tapi sebagai pemain utama. Dengan kepintarannya, keanggunannya, dan rasa sakit masa lalu yang belum sembuh, ia membuat sang Kaisar Xu Jiayan—pemimpin paling ditakuti—bertekuk lutut. Namun, rasa cinta dan dendam yang saling bertubrukan justru menyulut api peperangan yang mengubah takdir seluruh negeri.

Trauma masa lalu membuat Kirani Aina Apsarini memiliki ketakutan dengan orang yang berbicara keras atau membentak. Hanya saja, Kiran justru harus memiliki atasan seperti Lintang Amir Wijananto yang berwatak keras! Kiran berusaha menghindar, tapi mengapa Naumira--bocah kecil yang kerap memanggil Amir papi--tampak ingin dekat dengannya?!

Elena grows up in a small, struggling town where life feels limited and dreams seem unreachable. As a young wife, she experiences loneliness, emotional distance, and the quiet frustration of a life that does not reflect her potential. Beneath her calm exterior lies a deep desire for freedom, love, and the chance to build a life of her own. An unexpected opportunity takes Elena away from her hometown into a modern city filled with ambition, wealth, and complex social dynamics. At first, she struggles with insecurity and self-doubt, but gradually she begins to discover her inner strength. She navigates professional challenges, social rivalries, and hidden enemies while learning to assert herself in a world that judges her by her past. Along the way, a slow-burning romantic connection emerges, challenging Elena’s emotions and awakening desires she has long suppressed. As she grows in confidence and independence, she learns to claim both love and success, transforming from a lonely woman surrounded by dust into a powerful and self-assured woman living life on her own terms. Silk from Dust is a story of resilience, transformation, and the beauty of becoming the person you were always meant to be.

“This….this is not right,” she whispered, closing her eyes as let her head fall back as he kissed her neck. Pleasure engulfing her, her mind hazy but at the same time working. “What isn’t?” He asked, in that rich, smooth, velvet voice that was quite enough to make her drop to her knees. She opened her eyes, staring right into his hunger filled ones. “It’s forbidden.” She whispered. “It won’t be nice if we get caught,” His lips twitched and he rubbed the back of his palm down her face, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Who said anything about getting caught, Rivers?” •••• If there was one thing Sloane Rivers loved most, it was Christmas. After working her ass off all year as an attorney, she was disappointed when she was nominated to go on the mandatory firm retreat. A day after she arrived, she found herself sharing the lodge with an unexpected “roomie” Ethan Hale. An arrogant, 6’2”, ridiculously wealthy CEO due to a storm. Their cohabitating came with plenty of back-and-forth bickering and arguments that slowly turned into something she looked forward to even after he moved out of her lodge. After the retreat ended, Sloane returned to her normal life. What she didn’t expect was for Ethan to crash into her world again, challenging every principle she’d lived by. The man she’d met a week before Christmas might just be her undoing, because mixing business with pleasure was strictly forbidden.