Gin Akutagawa

Cinta seharusnya sederhana, dua hati saling menemukan, lalu bersatu dalam restu. Tapi bagi Nayla dan Elhan, cinta justru menjadi ujian paling menyakitkan dalam hidup mereka. Nayla, gadis sederhana yang tumbuh dengan mimpi dan luka masa kecil, tak pernah menyangka pertemuannya dengan Elhan akan mengubah segalanya. Elhan adalah sosok yang penuh ketegasan namun diam-diam rapuh, seorang lelaki yang di balik senyumnya menyimpan tanggung jawab besar sebagai anak sulung dalam keluarga terpandang. Pertemuan mereka adalah kebetulan, tapi perasaan yang tumbuh di antara keduanya terlalu dalam untuk disebut sekadar kebetulan. Sayangnya, dunia tidak berpihak pada mereka. Mama Elhan, seorang wanita yang keras dan berpengaruh, menolak keras hubungan mereka. Bagi sang ibu, Nayla bukanlah perempuan yang pantas mendampingi putranya—entah karena status, latar belakang, atau alasan yang lebih gelap dari sekadar gengsi keluarga. Setiap langkah Nayla selalu diuji: cibiran, tekanan, bahkan ancaman halus yang membuatnya ragu. Di sisi lain, Elhan juga terjebak dalam dilema besar—antara memilih cintanya, atau mengorbankan kebahagiaan demi memelihara kedamaian keluarganya. Namun, cinta mereka bukan sekadar tentang restu. Di balik penolakan sang ibu, tersimpan rahasia masa lalu yang perlahan terungkap, mengaitkan keluarga mereka dengan luka lama, dendam, bahkan jejak yang tak pernah disangka. Semakin mereka berusaha mendekat, semakin besar badai yang menghalangi. Apakah cinta cukup kuat untuk melawan restu yang tak kunjung datang? Apakah mereka mampu bertahan, ketika setiap pilihan berarti kehilangan sesuatu yang lain?

I've been mated to Alpha Alaric Goremane for five years, and I'm still a virgin. On the night he claims me, I stand before him, naked. With my heart pounding against my chest, I muster the courage to step forward and wrap my arms around him. But he pulls away, and then comes the words that lingered in my head for years like a devil's whisper. "I'm sorry, Kyna. I have severe germaphobia and can't handle physical intimacy. Please give me some time." In that moment, my heart plunges into the abyss. But when I see the torment in his eyes, I convince myself that he doesn't love me any less. He's just sick, and all I have to do is wait. So, I wait for five long years. On our fifth mating anniversary, I cross thousands of miles in a raging storm just to see the look of delight on his face when I surprise him. Sure enough, I see the warmth in his eyes and gentleness in his expression. But what a pity… it isn't for me. The Alpha, who claims to be an obsessive clean freak, is on one knee before his childhood sweetheart. He gently slips off her rain-soaked heels, dries her feet, and warms her cold toes with the heat of his palm. It's as if that's the most natural thing in the world, and as if his world holds no one else. He sighs. "Serene, how many times have I told you that you'll catch a cold? What would you do without me?" In that instant, the last of my delusions shatters. I finally realize that his germaphobia is selective, and I'm simply the one he can't bear to touch. Instead of making a fuss, I slip off the ring I've worn for five years and walk into the storm without looking back. Later, I hear he tries to win me back with the most expensive roses in the city. But the Kyna Lupen who loves him is long gone.

Kelsey Lieven, 27 tahun, seorang akuntan di Lazardo, dipaksa menikah dengan salah seorang anak dari teman ayahnya, Weylin Malachy, seorang CEO dari Hotel Malachy yang super dingin. Sayangnya, jelang pernikahan itu digelar, Kelsey menghilang secara tiba-tiba. Apa yang sesungguhnya terjadi pada Kelsey? Dan kenapa Weylin malah bersyukur calon istrinya itu menghilang? Lalu apa yang terjadi jika mereka dipertemukan kembali setelah enam tahun berlalu?

Isla Adelaide Austria – isang kilalang manunulat. Ngunit malaki ang posibilidad na matanggal siya sa trabaho sa kadahilanang naalis siya sa pwesto bilang top-grossing author hanggang sa tuluyang hindi na bumenta ang kan'yang mga storya. Ang manunulat na katunggali niya ay magaling magsulat ng mga romantic novels na may kalakip na mature contents at iyan ang kahinaan niya dahil sa edad na 22, wala pa siyang karanasan sa mga gan'yan. At sa 'di inaasahang pagkakataon, makikilala niya si Ezra Hudson – gwapo, malakas ang appeal, at higit sa lahat eksperto na sa gan'yang usapan ngunit siya ay isang broken hearted. Dahil dito, magkakaroon sila ng deal, magpapanggap siya bilang girlfriend ni Ezra at ang kapalit noon ay bibigyan siya nito ng mga impormasyon at ideya upang makapagsulat siya ng mature contents. Pero paano kung ang akala niyang simpleng deal ay siya pala ang magdadala ng gulo sa buhay niya? Paano kung dahil sa isang deal na 'to ay tuluyan siyang mahulog sa binata? At paano kung dahil din sa deal na 'yan, may mabuong bata sa kan'yang sinapupunan? Paano na ang magiging buhay ng ating virgin writer?

Pernikahan yang dinanti selama enam tahun ternyata tak semulus bayangan. Hanna yang telah menikah dengan Ferdi memulai awal baru dihidupnya. Dia harus menerima kenyataan bahwa sang Ibu dan mertuanya selalu ikut campur dalam pernikahannya. Apalagi setelah sang Ibu tinggal bersamanya. Mulai terjadi jarak antara dia dan suaminya. Ferdi lebih memilih dunia luar daripada berdiam di rumah. Sementara Hanna setiap hari harus mendengar hinaan dari sang Ibu karena hidupnya yang susah. Mampukah Hanna mempertahankan rumah tangga yang baru dimulainya?

I'm lying here, my body burning from within as the wolfsbane spreads through my veins. Meanwhile, my Alpha mate, Ryan, is giving the antidote I discovered to his childhood sweetheart, Vivian. With what little strength remains, I beg him to spare just a portion of the cure—enough to keep me alive for a few more days while I search for another remedy. Ryan doesn't even glance my way. He snarls, "I can't believe you're faking illness when Vivian is fighting for her life! Control your jealousy before I lose all respect for you!" Under his command, I'm confined to my quarters to "contemplate my sins." In the end, the wolfsbane consumes me completely. When Ryan discovers what he's done, he digs my grave with his own hands, howling with regret that comes too late.

My husband finally thinks about me three years after my death. The reason? His childhood sweetheart's leukemia has relapsed, and she needs another bone marrow transplant. He comes to my place, wanting to make me sign a donor agreement. However, he finds that the place has long been vacated. He asks a neighbor about it. "Are you talking about Kristen? She's long dead! I heard it was because someone dragged her away for a bone marrow donation when she was already sick. She died a few days after returning home." My husband refuses to believe that. He thinks my neighbor and I have conspired to lie to him. He says impatiently, "If you see her, tell her I won't pay the medical bills for that child she's been raising if she doesn't come to see me in three days." My neighbor shakes her head when she sees how stubborn my husband is. She mutters, "The poor child has already starved to death, though…"

“Kita adalah sepasang kerusakan yang saling mencoba memperbaiki.” *** Keluar dari kandang singa, masuk ke kolam buaya. Itulah situasi yang cocok untuk Scarlett Delillah saat ini. Terlepas dari tuduhan percobaan pembunuhan terhadap Regis Mondru—kekasih yang tidak mau mengakui kehamilannya, ia diusir keluarganya karena dianggap sebagai pembawa aib. Dari Brooklyn, Scarlett pindah ke New York untuk memulai hidup baru. Berjuang dan berhasil bertahan hidup dengan putrinya sebagai pâtisserie sekaligus pemilik toko roti Bake Me Up. Di saat kondisnya mulai stabil, adik ipar sahabatnya bernama William Molchior yang berlebel playboy berusaha mendekatinya. Scarlett yang trauma tentu tidak semudah itu menerima William. Namun, miliyuner tersebut selalu berusaha merobohkan dinding pertahannya yang sudah susah payah ia bangun. Bagaimana bila dinding yang sudah hampir dirobohkan William kembali utuh karena Regis tiba-tiba datang, memaafkan segala kesalahannya yang dulu lalu menawarinya sebuah pernikahan dan keluarga? Yang Scarlett ragu akan ia temukan pada diri playboy William Molchior. Lalu siapakah yang harus ia pilih? Si singa alias ayah biologis putrinya? Atau si buaya yang katanya sudah insyaf? *** Chacha Prima

Isobel Reeve's life has been a struggle. Born from the mateship between a werewolf and a human, she was devoid of a wolf, making her an outcast who knew nothing but pain and suffering inflicted by her werewolf kin. Her sole goal is to earn a degree from Silverwolf University, aiming to break free from the abuse she and her human mother face on a daily basis. She aims to move back to the human world and completely forget her werewolf side, which has brought her nothing but misery. Yet, in the midst of her lifelong suffering, she found comfort in the music of the Midnight Wolf, a mysterious werewolf idol whom Isobel had been crushing on for so long. His songs remained a source of strength for her, especially in dealing with Ryle Vanderberg, the hottest guy in Silverwolf University. Their conflicting perspectives frequently collided, consistently placing Isobel in challenging situations. But what will happen when the source of her comfort is intertwined with the cause of her conflict? More than that, how can she accept that the part of her she has been rejecting for so long will bring her the happiness she always yearns for?

He wanted a housekeeper not a tainted virgin.What Damien found was purity begging to be tainted. Now, he’ll ruin her, softly, cruelly, completely. Barely nineteen and untouched, Elara never thought her first job would place her inside the fortress of a man like him. Damien kael doesn’t request. He commands. And the innocent little maid is about to learn what obedience costs, one breathless gasp, one sinful punishment, one wicked whisper at a time. Dark. Seductive. Obsessive. She thought she was hired to clean his home. She didn’t realize she was stepping into his lair. Elara is broke and desperate, so when a maid position opens in a billionaire’s estate, she takes it, unaware that Damien kael is a man who doesn’t believe in boundaries. He’s older, merciless, and dangerously magnetic. She tries to leave, but he isn’t letting go. He doesn’t want love. He wants loyalty. And she’s about to learn what it means to kneel. As their twisted bond deepens, pleasure collides with punishment, fear tangles with desire, and innocence becomes his obsession. But Damien’s darkness runs deeper than she imagined and claiming his virgin maid isn’t about breaking her body… It’s about owning her soul. Mature Content Warning: This book features explicit sexual content, dark dominant/submissive dynamics, psychological tension, and a dangerously obsessive hero. For readers 18+ who crave power, seduction, and raw intensity.