Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

Maximus was a playboy quite the opposite of his younger brother, Nathaniel, who was a complete gentleman. He never approved of his older brother's lifestyle but though they may have their differences, they were still brothers no matter what. Until one day, Nathaniel's best friend and one of his older brother's many lovers caught Maximus sleeping with another woman. She was enraged with the fact that she was being cheated by her lover and betrayed by her best friend for not telling her. What was worse, they didn't know she was a witch. Fueled by anger, she cast a curse on them. A curse of immortality. As proof, she gave them a mark of a small bloody rose surrounded with vines on their chest. The only way to break the curse was to find true love. But, it was not that simple.

This book gathers different love stories, yes, love stories. All these stories that I collected over time, that were told to me by friends, acquaintances, relatives and others from my own imagination ink. And perhaps, there is some coincidence.

One day Valeriana's grandma falls sick all of a sudden, she understands that she won't be able to survive for long. Her time has come. She then recalls the promise she made to her best friend Avalia. Though Avalia is no more here, she has to fulfill the promise no matter what happens. According to the promise she fianalizes her granddaughter's wedding with Avalia's grandson. And Valeriana wasn't at all ready for this. Because Valeriana doesn't like that person

Kelly Goodman, a Private Investigator in Greenwood, returns home to find her Mum, Maggie dead in her car. Maggie, a famous reporter in Middleville was brutally murdered and had traces of mysterious bite marks no one could explain. Every attempt to solve the murder case led to a dead end, leaving Kelly determined to solve it for her late Mum. But little does she know that her investigation would take her down a dark and twisted path. Her Husband Jacob, a skilled craftsman and an experienced fighter, now stricken in age with a heart challenge, slums on seeing his dead wife and is rushed to the hospital, where shortly after being treated he is tragically confirmed dead. In the course of going through her Mum's belongings, Kelly finds her Mum's research book, with clues on a lead she had been chasing for 2 years, but couldn't see it through because of her untimily death. With no other option, Kelly takes on the mission to unravel her Mum's death and seek justice. But things take a turn for the worse when she is forced to work with a local PI who might be hiding something. Will Kelly find the truth behind her Mum's death? Will she be able to fight against the unknown forces that are trying to stop her? Or will she forever remain in the dark? Join Kelly on an epic journey of justice and discovery, as she hurdles through life trying to solve the mystery of her Mum's death.

Tak pernah terbayangkan oleh Jenna, bahwa masa mudanya harus dihadapkan dengan berbagai hal rumit yang cukup merepotkan. Dimulai dari seorang laki-laki yang kerap membuat onar—yang entah bagaimana nyatanya mampu memikat hatinya, hingga sebuah kenyataan pahit masa lalu yang membuatnya harus dihadapkan pada dua pilihan sulit. Ia mulai dirundung berbagai pertanyaan yang memenuhi kepalanya semenjak insiden penculikan yang terjadi padanya, terlebih ia tahu bahwa itu ada kaitannya dengan mendiang sang Ayah. Lantas sebuah kenyataan yang cukup menghantam emosinya membuatnya terjebak dalam kebimbangan yang seolah tak berujung. Mampukah Jenna mengatasi semua permasalahan hidupnya dan menemukan kebahagiaan utuh pada akhirnya? Ini adalah sebuah kisah mainstream yang dialami oleh sekelompok remaja, dibalut oleh indahnya cinta dan persahabatan serta kejenakaan yang menjadi bumbu manis mengiringi perjalanan kisah hidup mereka.

Waking up to a sudden change in your life, how do you think you'd cope? Same goes for Jasmine Kane whose life changed overnight because of a simple Marble. Problem arises when the owner of the Marble comes to find her and she falls in love with him and puts herself in more danger. Now she has to choose between saving her own life and Dying to save the one she loves....is their love really the one to die for? Will it be a Tragic Ending or A Happy Ending?

Pierre Paul Abutu gives a humorous, fascinating and dispassionate narration of the unique intimate and romantic events of his life from teenage to adolescence, and into the early stages of his adult life. This narration revolves around the lives, and relationships of sixteen ladies with whom he shared happy, intimate, eventful and evergreen moments of his life with. These love affairs occur in Pierre Abutu’s life, at his university, the Augustine Nnamani Campus, Agbani, in Enugu Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Akwa Ibom State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Due to his religious beliefs, personal convictions, personal principles, metaphysical and supernatural predictions and postulations, the media, intellectual and literary effects in his life, most of these affairs either ended abruptly or amicably. These love affairs also reveal the negative attitudes, traits and deceptive machinations of these girls and ladies. Even though certain unpleasant and resultant effects were never intended at any particular stage, or with any of these girls and ladies, one thing was very clear: each love affair was and would always be evergreen to Pierre Abutu.

I thought I could bury the secret that I have been keeping all my life That was what I assumed. There really is no secret that you can't unravel. I'm Almira, this is our story.

Madin, 18 years old, is forced to dress up like a girl to go and serve in the palace as a servant. His aunt who he lives with wants to benefit from that since servants in the palace are paid. But when Madin gets there, the Prince is immediately attracted to "her" composure, unlike other girls who try to get his attention. The prince makes "her"_ him-- his servant, and with time, he starts developing feelings for him, not knowing he is a boy. Madin tries to avoid the affection from the Prince but the Prince is already in love, Madin's presence eases his weight of responsibilities... and the dealing of his siblings who are fighting to obtain his future position as the king. ~What happens when the Prince finally finds out that he fell in love with a man, also realising that even if he wants to stay away from Madin-- he cannot because he has come to desire him strongly regardless of Madin's gender. And what will the kingdom's reaction be, including the king and queen? What about his siblings? Will they use that as an opportunity to claim that he doesn't fit to be a ruler, a king.

Cinta menyatukan dua insan. Menyatukan dua hati yang saling mencintai. Apa jadinya kalo jika di satukan sama orang yang gak pernah kita inginkan. Bastian dan Dara harus menikah secara terpaksa dengan satu hal yang tidak masuk diakal. Keduanya sama-sama mempunyai pasangan, bagaimana Dara dan Bastian menghadapi masalah diantara mereka.