Difference Between Onyx And Obsidian

"Marry me." He said with a straight face, casually, as if he was talking about the weather. "You're joking right?" "Why would you ask me that kind of question?" He frowns "It's because you sound ridiculous," she bit out harshly. "You know what's more ridiculous?" he smirked darkly, showing his straight white teeth. "A lifetime of debt." Emily breathed harshly, knowing Sebastian as she has for four years, he could be brutal when he doesn't get what he wants, she had never been on the receiving end of his competitive side when it comes to closing deals, yet here she was facing him, chills running down her back, heart beating fast as if she ran a marathon. She was terrified of what the future holds.

Isang gabing pagkakamali, isang gabing pilit niyang kinalimutan, isang gabing hindi niya akalaing magbubunga. At isang lalaking akala niya ay hindi niya na makikita pa muli. Five years ago, Ayesha Martin celebrated her mother’s wedding and her college graduation with a night she barely remembers — a night that changed her life forever. Waking up beside a stranger, she left before sunrise, determined to erase the memory. But she couldn’t erase the consequence. After five years, dumating ang CEO ng kompanyang pinagtatrabahuan ni Ayesha. Ang lalaking hindi niya aakalain na araw-araw niyang magiging kaaway at ang lalaking hindi niya akalain na ama ng kaniyang anak. Paano kapag nalaman ni Kian na ang babaeng kinamumuhian niya ay ang babaeng nakasama niya ng isang gabi sa Las Vegas? At malaman na nagbunga ang isang gabing pagsasama nila? Mananaig ba ang dugo at responsibilidad o ituturing niya itong isang malaking pagkakamali ng buhay niya lalo na at hindi niya akalain na ang stepsister na isinusumpa niya ay si Ayesha pala na ina ng kaniyang anak?

In the heart of the mysterious Lamenta Forest, the Keibster pack reigns supreme. These shadow wolves feed on human souls, strengthening their ancient power. Alma, the designated heir, must prove her worth by infiltrating the human world and bringing souls back to her pack. But upon her arrival among them, she feels an inexplicable unease. Her destiny changes when she meets Ezra, a kind-hearted young human who awakens emotions in her she doesn't understand. Throughout her mission, Alma discovers a truth the Ancients have kept from her all her life: she is neither fully wolf nor fully human, but the product of a forbidden union. As her destined Alpha, Kaelen, refuses to see her falter and launches a hunt to bring her back by force, Alma faces a heartbreaking choice. Should she embrace the dark side of her heritage or fight for her freedom and her love for Ezra? In this quest for identity, the secrets of the pack could be revealed, forever changing the balance between Keibsters and humans. A tale of mystery, passion, and inner struggle, where Alma's forbidden love might just be the key to liberation... or the destruction of everything she knows.

Lowa was reincarnated in a world called Lycanthrope where humans were hunted by werewolves, a catastrophe that occurred over a thousand years, causing all survivors to hide in magical membranes. Humans are divided into many areas to live in, each area will have a mage to protect. Tragedy fell from the sky when the magic curtain cracked, her parents, the people living with Lowa could not survive, except for her and Dai. The organization is called: “Peace Corps”, Lowa and Dai are helped by the goddess Irina to take care of them after their objects are discovered and destroyed. They are taught that people must always be put first, the only goal is to destroy all werewolves to regain this land towards freedom. During a mission, Lowa meets a werewolf. He helped Iowa, another human, return to the organization. It was also from this meeting that Iowa understood that attempting to kill all the werewolves would be tantamount to using violence against violence that would only cause more casualties for innocent people. Lowa sets out to find people who share the same ideal of peace, between humans and werewolves, both deserve to live. One thing that Lowa didn't think about, it was Dai, her best friend, who was the most staunch opponent. He thinks werewolves deserve to be destroyed for the crimes committed against humans. Irina, the esteemed older sister to Iowa, was extremely disappointed in her. She officially kicked Iowa out of the organization, silently sending people to kill Lowa.

When she's ready to face her teenage life, Zia Stephanie becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy that includes the survivors and her killer. What Zia Stephanie don't know, is that it won't be the last disaster to threaten her life. Pasts awaken, and memories begin to sneak back through the cracks. Revolving the loss and love, pain and triumph, & downs and highs...something history that her town, Killer Domain, has forgotten but she would never could.

“He said he was just helping me rehearse... So why was I moaning his name backstage with his hand under my skirt?” Harriet Avery is the school’s invisible girl: brilliant, overweight, and bitter from years of bullying. But when her name appears as the lead in the school play—thanks to a cruel prank everything changes. Nick Marsh, the cocky captain of the hockey team, unexpectedly offers to help her. Their rehearsals are supposed to be harmless. But heat builds under stage lights. Chemistry simmers behind closed doors. And soon, Harriet is glowing—inside and out. She’s falling. Hard. But the cruelest twist comes after the curtain falls: the entire thing was a dare. Now with her heart broken, Harriet has two choices: fade into the background like she always has… or finally step into her own spotlight and set fire to everything that tried to break her.

She married him to save her family. He married her to settle a score. Neither expected the silence between them to hurt this much. When Lucy Benjamin is forced to take her sister’s place in a high-stakes marriage to the cold, powerful billionaire Gabriel Fernandez, she believes she’s being handed to a monster. Gabriel, haunted by betrayal and bound by secrets, sees Lucy as part of the lie that ruined him. But as icy tension turns to burninig glances, and unspoken pain gives way to raw emotion, both must confront the truth behind the lies that tore them apart. In a world ruled by wealth, power, and manipulation, can love survive the silence or was it never meant to begin?

Three Loves and Everything Between is a raw, intimate memoir-style novel about a young woman who survives heartbreak, loss, and the quiet wars inside herself—only to discover that love, when it’s real, can still find her. Told with honesty and unfiltered vulnerability, the story follows her through the three defining loves of her life. With Kaden, she learns what first love feels like—the innocence, the thrill, and the belief that forever is a promise you can keep just by wanting it enough. But youth proves fragile, and what felt easy eventually slips through her fingers. With Raymond, she learns what love can take. He enters her life with charm and promises, only to unravel into control and emotional chaos. Their relationship leads to a pregnancy she never got to keep—an experience that shatters her, scars her, and teaches her the cost of losing your voice inside someone else’s decisions. And then there is Noah—the boy who had always lingered at the edges of her life. When he returns years later, their reconnection is quiet but powerful. What begins as an unexpected reunion becomes a love rooted in gentleness, safety, and choice. When she becomes pregnant again—after only three months back together—the fear of her past resurfaces. But unlike before, Noah gives her something she’s never had: control. Respect. Partnership. And a love strong enough to walk with her through postpartum depression, healing, rebuilding, and becoming a mother on her own terms. Through heartbreak, young motherhood, grief, rebuilding trust, and rediscovering herself, she learns that love isn’t about perfection—it’s about choosing each other through every version of life. Three Loves and Everything Between is her journey toward peace, motherhood, and the kind of love that finally feels like home.

Between Love And Ideals, merupakan buku fiksi yang berisi tentang semangat remaja millenial dalam meraih mimpi di era globalisasi. Di mana kebanyakan remaja pada umumnya sibuk akan cinta, berbeda halnya dengan Keina yang kepalanya tak pernah sepi dari kata ‘Cita-Cita’. Buku ini hadir untuk memotivasi pembaca agar peduli dengan masa depan, masa yang akan datang. Juga mengajak pembaca agar keluar dari zona nyaman dan berani mencoba hal baru. Membuka mata bahwa dunia tidak pernah berhenti menyajikan sebuah pelajaran. Khususnya tentang arti kehidupan. Tentang arti sahabat. Sebuah hubungan yang di dalamnya berisi dorongan semangat untuk melakukan hal yang bermanfaat. Saling menggenggam menuju kesuksesan yang gemilang. Tak lupa, dari buku ini penulis juga ingin menyampaikan tentang pelajaran yang dapat dipetik dari sebuah kehilangan. Kehilangan mengajarkan kepada seseorang betapa berharganya sebuah kebersamaan. Kebersamaan yang tidak bisa kembali diulang. Jika pun bisa, tokohnya akan berbeda. Jadi nikmatilah setiap moment yang ada, dengan siapa pun kalian melaluinya. Kita tidak pernah tahu apa yang akan terjadi di kemudian hari. Belajar dari kesendirian, bahwa manusia kuat bukanlah mereka yang menang dalam pertarungan gulat. Manusia kuat adalah manusia yang tetap berdiri kokoh meskipun berulang kali badai menghampiri. Tidak perlu terburu-buru bermain dengan rasa. Akan ada masanya untuk merasakan manisnya cinta yang sesungguhnya. Melangkahlah sejauh yang kalian bisa, bermimpilah setinggi mungkin. Dengan niat yang mantap, semangat pantang menyerah, tekad yang melekat kuat, juga usaha yang sungguh-sungguh, maka kesuksesan bukanlah sebuah kemustahilan.

When Scarlett Hudson left her home-town, she never thought she'd have to go back one day. But when tragedy strikes she's forced to return to the very place that broke her. She has to face the people who had made her life a living hell three years ago, her former best-friend Hunter Adams being one of them. Scarlett knows that the past can't be undone and she has no intention of letting down the walls she has built so carefully around her heart. But when the truth starts to unravel, Scarlett is forced to question everything she once believed in.