Imelda Coco

The day before our wedding, my fiance, Yale Salvatore, died in an accident. He had been setting up the venue when the stage collapsed. I'm now a widow and carrying his child. Devastated with grief, I even tried to end my life. However, my parents-in-law urge me not to grieve too much. After all, I'm pregnant and need to stay strong for the child's sake. On the day of Yale's funeral, his older twin brother arrives from Novavista with his wife and child. They're here to attend the funeral. His face is so identical to Yale's that I nearly mistook him for Yale several times. By accident, I overheard a conversation between him and my in-laws. "You faked your death just for Gwen King? Sasha is pregnant with your child! Do you want your baby to be born fatherless?" "You did all of this just so you could be with Gwen out in the open?" My brother-in-law, exasperatedly explains, "Mom, Dad, Gwen has cancer. She has less than a month to live. She's loved me for years, and her dying wish is to marry me. "Once she passes, I'll return to Sasha's side and give her an even grander wedding. Then, I'll be there for the birth of our child, and we'll raise him together." Hearing this, I'm so shocked I can't speak. My so-called "brother-in-law" is actually my fiance, Yale! For the sake of helping another woman fulfill her dying wish, he doesn't care how upset or devastated I may be. And once he completes his benevolent mission, he intends to return to my side? No. My fiance, Yale, is already dead. I won't beg him to come back. And in three days, I'll be just like him. I'll be lying beneath a cold gravestone, and I'll forever vanishing from his world, he will never find me again...

I'd loved Jeffrey for seven years. When I was kidnapped, Jeffrey didn't pay the ransom because of Joanna. He wanted me to behave myself. After I endured hellish torture, I gave up Jeffrey as he wished. But he begged me to give him a second chance.

Chief Kaave was a force to be reckoned with on the gritty streets of Dirty South. With rugged good looks, a fiery temperament, tireless work ethic and boundless wealth, he clawed his way to the top to establish an empire his daughter, Coco Kaave, would do anything to protect. When the taste of power and blood is seductive, and the cutthroat world of Dirty South takes it's toll, Coco finds herself caught up in a dangerous game of revenge and betrayal, where sex is used as a weapon and trust is a rare commodity. As the stakes gets higher and the risks become greater, Coco must navigate a treacherous landscape where every misstep could mean the end of her family's empire. Can she rise to the challenge and take her place as the new Queen of Dirty South?

Imelda menemukan bukti pembayaran dokter kandungan dari rumah sakit. Tangannya gemetar. Tak berselang lama, ia pun bertanya kepada Rizal - suaminya, yang akhirnya membeberkan rahasia setelah beberapa bulan di pendam. Mimpinya hancur dalam sekejap, tangisnya ia rasakan sendiri. Secepat kilat ia bangkit, bukan untuk Rizal, tapi untuk kedua anak lelakinya. Imelda akan bertahan dengan pernikahan itu demi anak-anaknya, hingga, suatu hari ia menyerah, Imel ingin berpisah tapi Rizal berjuang mati-matian menahan kepergian Sang Istri yang ia cinta. Pertanyaannya, bisakah Imelda bertahan lagi, saat kedua putranya tau jika Rizal menikah lagi? "Ibu, ceraikan Ayah. Ibu berhak bahagia. Kami sudah besar, jangan berkorban lagi demi kami. Ayo Ibu, ceraikan Ayah." ucap si sulung yang di ikuti anggukan kepala putra bungsunya.

Awalnya, Velly berpikir kalau bercak darah di seprai adiknya itu flek darah menstruasi. Namun, ketika ia perhatikan, ada bercak putih cairan khas laki-laki yang membuat jantungnya mendadak berdegup tidak karuan. Terlebih lagi, saat melihat ada dalaman pria di keranjang baju kotor Imelda, adiknya. Velly semakin penasaran, siapa yang sudah mengambil keperawanan Imelda, sebab selama ini tidak pernah ada satu orang pria pun yang masuk ke dalam rumahnya, selain Bima--suaminya.

Terryn dititipkan ibunya pada ibu Imelda untuk disekolahkan dan bisa ke jenjang yang lebih tinggi lagi. Ibunya Terryn dan ibu Imelda adalah sahabat dekat dulu sejak dari bangku sekolah, ibu Imelda adalah seorang pengusaha dengan hotel namun anaknya tidak ada yang berminat meneruskan usahanya. Aluna  putri sulungnya memilih jadi dokter dan Deva putra bungsunya menjadi CEO perusahaan konstruksi yang dibangun bersama kedua rekannya. Terry harus menghadapi si putra bungsu yang sifatnya sombong, dingin dan keras kepala. Deva tidak pernah melihatnya sebagai adik, dia memperlakukan Terry seperti babu di rumahnya. Bahkan hingga Deva, Aluna dan Terryn tinggal di kota untuk bekerja Deva tetap memperlakukan Terryn hanya sebagai asisten rumah tangga. Sesuatu hal yang besar terjadi hingga membuat ibu Imelda memutuskan Deva dan Terryn dinikahkan. Meski dengan berat hati mereka menerima keputusan ibu Imelda. Terryn yang sebenarnya dari dulu cinta mati kepada Deva sangat bahagia dengan pernikahan itu tapi hati Deva yang lebih dingin dari salju sukar untuk disentuh Terryn. Tapi bukan cinta namanya jika tidak menghadirkan keajaiban disaat Deva mulai jatuh cinta pada Terryn, perempuan itu harus pergi selamanya dari kehidupan Deva. Deva hanya mampu mengejarnya kembali dengan segala cara agar Terry bisa kembali padanya.

Kisah seorang anak yatim bernama Panji yang diasuh oleh Terryn dan Deva. Kebencian ibu Imelda nenek Sheira kepada Panji dan menular pada Sheira harus membuat Panji bertahan dan menjadi sosok yang tangguh. Kejadian yang hampir sama persis pun terulang dalam keluarga Imelda dan hanya Panji yang sanggup menyelamatkan nama baik Deva Danuarta. Meskipun harus diperlakukan bagai babu oleh Sheira jiwa besar dan kesabaran Panji membuatnya tetap bertahan sebagai menantu keluarga Danuarta. Hingga kebenaran tentang Sheira terungkap terkait dengan kematian calon istri Panji. Apakah Sheira akan berjodoh selamanya dengan Panji? Lalu bagaimana jika Indah tiba-tiba muncul dengan mengungkap rahasia besar keluarga mereka? (Spin off novel Dari Babu Jadi Menantu)

My father cheated. I cut him out of my life. To get my forgiveness, my father put Lucas Moretti, the Don of New York, in my bed. I fell for Lucas, fast. He knew how to play gentle. Night after night, he’d hold me tight, fuck me like he owned me, and whisper how obsessed he was with me. Six months later, I was pregnant. I was the princess of New York's underworld. My father and Lucas gave me everything. They treated me like I was made of glass. But the day of the baby's blessing at the church? They were a no-show. My father said there was family business to handle. Then I got an anonymous link. A wedding. Live. In the video, my father, Lorenzo, was walking his mistress, Carla—the woman who killed my mother—down the aisle, a happy smile plastered on his face. And the other happy couple? My fiancé, and my father's bastard daughter, Sofia. I could hear Lucas’s voice clearly: "Well, Bella used to bully Sofia. I'm just helping her get the justice she deserves... As for Bella, it's time she was unburdened from a life she isn't built for." "I'll take over the Gallo family shares for her," he continued, "so she and our child can live without a care in the world." My father’s voice followed. "Bella’s too much like her mother—ambitious. That’s not a good thing for a woman." As my world shattered, a text from an unknown number lit up my screen: "Marry me, and the child you're carrying will be the sole heir of the Russo family."

Willow Grant has spent nearly a decade in Manhattan, building a life of logic, skyscrapers, and safety. She traded the wild air of Redwood Bay for the steady pulse of the city and found a man who offers her a quiet, uncomplicated love. She’s no longer the girl who wept on a cold floor; she is older, watchful, and finally in control. But when a family engagement demands her return to the territory, she discovers that some ghosts don't stay buried—they grow teeth. Seven years ago, he let her run. Now, he’s done waiting. Roman Vale is no longer the boy she once idolized. He is the Alpha of the Vale Clan, a lethal tactician who rules the northern territories with a heart of flint and a gaze of stormy gray. He has spent years in the shadows, expanding his empire and purging anyone who dared touch what belonged to him. He has stayed silent. He has stayed celibate. But he has never let go. From the moment Willow steps back onto his soil, the hunt is on. Roman doesn't want a civil conversation or a polite reunion. He wants the woman who was promised to him in the moonlight. He wants to tear down the walls she built in the city and remind her that no matter whose hand she holds, her wolf only howls for one man. As a dangerous conspiracy threatens the Grant lineage, Willow is forced into Roman’s orbit for protection. But in the corridors of the Vale Compound, the greatest threat isn't the enemies at the gate—it’s the suffocating, magnetic heat of the man who calls her Rosebud while looking at her like prey. The rose has finally bloomed. And this time, the Alpha is playing for keeps.

Hari itu adalah hari ulang tahunku. Kupikir, Andre akan menemaniku ke pantai untuk menonton kembang api. Tapi, pacarku itu malah membawa wanita lain dan anak wanita itu. "Keisya repot bawa anak, tolong pengertian." "Dia nggak tahu jalan dan bawa barang banyak, jadi aku mau antar mereka ke hotel duluan." Dia mengatakannya dengan enteng, seolah sedang menjelaskan masalah sepele. Kelembutan itulah yang membuat kemarahanku tampak berlebihan dan tanpa alasan. Dia membantu mereka masuk ke dalam mobil dan memasangkan sabuk pengaman untuk anak itu. Lalu dia tersenyum dan berkata kepadaku, "Aku nggak lama pasti balik lagi, jangan mikir macam-macam." Aku berdiri di pinggir jalan, menyaksikan mereka pergi seakan-akan mereka satu keluarga sempurna. Malam tiba. Angin laut terasa sangat dingin hingga menusuk tulang. Aku masih menunggu, sampai aku melihat video di akun Keisya. Andre menggendong anak Keisya sambil menonton pertunjukan kembang api di pantai. Pertunjukan itu adalah kejutan yang aku rencanakan sendiri untuk ulang tahunku. Isi komentar di bawahnya senada. [Mereka pasangan yang serasi, keluarga kecil yang bahagia.] Seseorang bertanya padanya kenapa dia tidak menjemputku. Dia tersenyum dan berkata, "Viona pengertian. Dia nggak mungkin marah." Pada saat itu, kue ulang tahunku sudah meleleh seluruhnya. Ternyata, dia bukannya tidak punya hati. Dia hanya terlalu yakin bahwa aku akan terus menunggu selamanya. Tapi, hati yang terlalu lama diabaikan pasti akan menjadi dingin. Ombak menghantam pantai. Menghancurkan ilusi terakhirku. Kali ini, aku tidak akan menunggunya kembali.