Float Like A Butterfly

Nancy Novalorenza Archer, merupakan murid pindahan di Alexandria High School. Di hari pertama dia masuk, sudah menyita banyak perhatian penghuni sekolah karena kecantikan dan kecerdasannya, belum lagi dengan sifatnya yang cuek dan tertutup. Terlahir dari keluarga terpandang, memiliki paras menawan dan tubuh yang tinggi semampai, kemampuan otaknya yang tidak dapat diragukan lagi, kepiawaiannya di dalam banyak hal, membuat Nancy dipandang sempurna. Banyak yang kagum dan iri di saat yang bersamaan, ketika mereka melihat seorang Nancy. Namun, dibalik kesempurnaan seorang Nancy. mereka tidak tahu seberapa rumit kehidupannya, seberapa keras perjuangannya untuk mendapatkan hak-nya kembali, seberapa seringnya dia merasa kesepian, kehampaan dan putus asa, yang membuatnya beberapa kali nekat melalukan aksi bunuh diri karena merasa sudah tidak sanggup lagi menjalani hidupnya yang menyakitkan. Namun, ada satu hal yang membuat Nancy bangkit dan berjuang kembali seberapapun terpuruknya dia. Nancy selalu teringat kembali dengan ketidak adilan dan rasa sakit yang selalu ibu nya dapatkan sampai detik detik akhir hayat nya tiba. Dia bersumpah akan membalaskan dendam atas ketidak adilan dan rasa sakit yang ibunya terima, serta merebut kembali hak-nya yang telah dicuri oleh orang-orang bajingan. Ini lah kisah hidup seorang Nancy yang terlihat sangat sempurna dari luar, namun ternyata menyimpan luka besar yang menyakitkan di dalamnya.

Adrian, seorang spy dari AEGIS, dipercaya untuk menumpas The Serpent's Coil, sindikat narkoba paling berbahaya di kota, yang dipimpin oleh Nikolai Petrov yang cerdik dan kejam. Dalam misi penyamarannya yang berisiko tinggi untuk menyusup ke organisasi tersebut, Adrian tak sengaja bertemu dengan Sienna, seorang gadis muda lugu yang terjebak dalam lingkaran pengedaran narkoba sebagai kurir. Tertarik oleh kepolosan Sienna di tengah dunia kegelapan, Adrian mengambil keputusan drastis: ia "membeli" Sienna dari The Serpent's Coil dengan harga yang fantastis, berpura-pura menjadikannya aset pribadi untuk mendapatkan kepercayaan Petrov. Namun, garis tipis antara misi dan emosi mulai kabur. "Kau taklukkan dunia dan aku menaklukkan dirimu." Kalimat itu berbisik dalam benaknya, memicu pertanyaan: akankah Adrian mampu menghancurkan The Serpent's Coil tanpa mengorbankan hati dan misinya, ataukah ia akan terjerat dalam pelukan mematikan sang ular, bersama dengan gadis yang ingin ia selamatkan?

The life cycle of a butterfly lasts for an average of thirty days. In human time that was nothing. Within that thirty days the butterfly would go through the craziest of cycles, starting as an egg enclosed within a shell that is both impenetrable and fragile. Then that shell would break to let out a creature that was hideous and scary and weird. Soon the creature would enclose itself completely for the second time, never to be seen like that again. It was a period of transformation. In thirty days, a butterfly's life will be complete, coming out of the cocoon as a changed and majestic creature. But humans aren't butterflies and thirty days weren't enough. Book cover credits to the amazing A-Graphics (@hiagraphics). Check her works on https://www.facebook.com/hiagraphics/

In order to raise money for her mother's medical treatment, Heather, framed by her step sister Helena, accidentally had sex with a strange man named Killian and received a reward from him but Heather was too late and her mother died in the hospital. Devastated and heartbroken, she left the country after finding out that she is pregnant for the strange man. Five years later, Heather returned to her home town as a successful wedding dress designer but things got in between her and Killian again. Sex, love, hate and traps became the weakness of Heather, Killian and their suspicious allies.

I thought my life was finally turning around. Hope was just within my reach. But when my dad's life hung in the balance, fate dragged me back to the edge. To save the person I love the most, I agreed to marry my cold-hearted, arrogant boss-a man who made one thing painfully clear: this is just a contract. There's no room for love. After a childhood filled with the pain and loss of my mom, my dad was my anchor, I couldn't afford to lose him. So I entered into a loveless marriage, bound to a man who buried his pain beneath a hardened shell. But as the days passed, I saw glimpses of his loneliness, his hidden vulnerability. Against my will, I started to fall for him, breaking the one rule he'd made: Never fall in love. Now, I face an impossible choice. If I give in to these forbidden feelings, I risk not only my heart but everything—my dad, my freedom, and the fragile connection we've begun to build. Can love survive when breaking the rules could shatter us both?

Duwi Luna, nama yang diberikan secara sembarangan pada anak kedua yang tidak diinginkan kehadirannya yang terlahir dari pasangan Gilang dan Natasha. Duwi tidak diinginkan sebab mereka mengharapkan anak laki-laki.Hingga satu tahun berlalu dan mereka pun dikaruniai anak laki-laki yang sangat mereka dambakan. Sejak kehadiran anak ketiga, perhatian dan kasih sayang Gilang dan Natasha semakin jauh dari Duwi. Mereka sangat memanjakan anak ketiga mereka, sementara Duwi hanya dibiarkan dan bahkan sering ditelantarkan. Kehadiran Duwi di rumah terasa seperti angin lalu yang tidak berarti.Meski terabaikan oleh orang tua yang seharusnya melimpah kasih sayang, Duwi tumbuh menjadi gadis cantik nan anggun. Ayu wajahnya serta senyum manis yang menghiasi bibirnya, bagai magnet yang menarik perhatian banyak orang. Namun, derita hidupnya tidak berhenti sampai di situ. Terasingkan oleh orang tuanya, Duwi tumbuh sebagai sosok yang senang menyendiri dan menutup diri dari dunia luar. Dalam penjara kesepian, ada cerita yang jauh lebih kelam, menggantung dihantui oleh makhluk gaib yang menjengkelkan, menambah penderitaan Duwi tanpa henti. Lalu, bagaimana perjalanan hidup Duwi selanjutnya? Akankah dia menemukan kebahagiaan yang selama ini ia dambakan, atau justru terjerumus semakin dalam dalam kisah yang memilukan bersama makhluk gaib?

On the tenth day of my postpartum recovery, my husband, Deputy Commander Harvey Wyatt, uploads a photo of me breastfeeding my newborn in a disheveled state to the department's group chat. Obviously, that photo was taken without my knowledge. "See? After having a kid, she's as loose as a sack. It makes me sick just looking at her. I much prefer my side piece, who's nice and tight." A few female colleagues send sweating emojis to the group. The majority of the chat, however, consists of the male colleagues' perverse silence. While I continue to burp my baby with one hand, my tears land on the screen. In order to give birth to this baby, my pelvic bone was sawn in half, which causes me so much pain that I can't even walk properly. But all I get in return is my own husband body-shaming me in front of hundreds of people. I don't bother arguing with Harvey at all. Half an hour later, I drag my broken body all the way to the commander's office with a divorce agreement as well as the chat history over the past ten days, which has been printed out, in my hands.

During our New Year’s Eve dinner, I told my family that my company was not giving out year-end bonuses. The table went silent. Even the TV host counting down to midnight suddenly sounded grating. My husband and daughter slammed the table in frustration. “No year-end bonus?! How are we supposed to pay the mortgage and the car loan? I didn’t marry you so you could live off me!” “Other moms either buy designer bags or send money. You’re the most useless one. You can’t even bring home a $100,000 bonus.” My in-laws sat there with dark looks on their faces and said nothing. I looked at their self-righteous faces and felt a lump in my throat. All these years, every expense in this family was paid with the money I earned from late nights, overtime, and project commissions. But all they could see was the $100,000 bonus I did not bring home. “If you can’t make any money, then get out!” My husband grabbed my arm and pushed me toward the door. My daughter was not satisfied and kicked me on the lower back. I did not turn around. I took out my phone and booked the presidential suite at a downtown five-star hotel. My bank account had just received a $1 million dividend payout. It was true that I did not get a year-end bonus. But I got promoted to management. From this day onward, I would receive $1 million in dividends every year.

Jessica came to her senses under the bed of her fiancé and good friend’s, regaining her IQ, and couldn’t go back ever since. The douchebag: “Jessica, prepare a birthday gift to celebrate my dad’s birthday.” “Sorry, now I am the chairman, it is him who should pay tribute!” Jessica’s scum girlfriend: “Jessica, can you let me host the marriage show?” “You said that you haven’t experienced the pure love, so don't even think about it!” Jessica tore off the fake masks of the scumbags’ and turned to a pair of ink eye pupils: “It does feel cool to slap others, but don’t forget what your identity is!” “What identity?" Christian Maddox held her waist lightly, his face without missing a beat: “You should ask the little prince in your belly...”

Seorang wanita yang berumur sekitar 25 tahun bernama Fany, sedang kasmaran dengan pacarnya bernama Caren. Namun, di tengah saat-saat dia bahagia, sang papa menjodohkannya dengan seorang laki-laki yang tak ia kenal. Berbagai penolakan sudah dia utarakan, namun tetap saja semua itu tak berlaku bagi sang papa. Hingga sesuatu masalah terjadi, yang membuat Fany harus memilih jalan untuk pergi ke suatu kota. Bahkan, Fany harus menyamarkan identitasnya. Demi mencukupi biaya kehidupannya, dia memilih bekerja sebagai wanita penakhluk malam yang terkenal di kalangan dunia gemerlap. Bagaimanakan kisah selanjutnya? Akankan wanita ini tetap bersama sang kekasih, atau kembali bersama sang suami dan papa tercintanya? Ikuti kisah selanjutnya...