Karma Seal

"Karma has no menu. You get served what you deserve." Nang pagtaksilan ni Megara ang karelasiyon niya nang limang taon para sa lalaking si Russel, hindi niya kailanman naisip na babalikan siya ng karma. Buong akala niya ay siya lang ang babae sa buhay ng asawa, pero isang araw ay dumating sa harap niya si Narissa. Napag-alaman niyang kabit ito ni Russel ngunit pangalawang asawa ang pakilala nito sa kaniya. Kahit anong pakiusap at pagtataboy, hindi iniwan ng dalaga si Russel. Hanggang kailan niya matitiis ang paghihirap ng damdamin kasama ang asawa at ang kerida nito sa iisang bubong?

Elena, a defiant and eccentric witch living in the Forbidden Forest, has witnessed the empire crumble under the reign of Kael, a once-promising disciple corrupted by darkness. Kael, once a bright-eyed orphan and a disciple of her very own enemy, was twisted into the empire's destroyer, abandoned and manipulated. In the face of the silver sword of her sworn enemy held by Kael, she makes a gamble against time and fate. Using forbidden magic, she strikes a deal with the timekeeper and plunges back into the past, 10 years before impending destruction. Faced with a chance to rewrite her destiny, she targets Kael and intends to make his master pay for neglecting his disciple. This time, she won't just stand by as the world crumbles; she will be his unlikely guardian, shaping him into a beacon of light instead of a harbinger of doom. Can Elena rewrite destiny? Or will the karma prove too strong for a witch to clash against the inevitable pull of fate?

My mother-in-law, Daisy Rothbart, gets pregnant around the same time I do. We even give birth to baby boys via cesarean sections on the same day. However, her infant dies later, and that's when she suddenly starts showering my son, Casey Dyson, with all her love and attention. After Casey officially takes over the family business one day, my husband, Jerome Dyson, and I die in an accident out at sea. However, my spirit remains close to Casey even after my death, and that's when I find out that he starts calling Daisy "Mom" while crying in relief. It is only then that I learn that the son I'd been bringing up for 20 years had been secretly switched at birth by none other than Daisy. When I open my eyes again, I realize that I'd traveled back in time to the day when Daisy and I were both scheduled to undergo cesarean sections at the hospital.

Melihat sudut pandang detektif dalam novel misteri, agaknya sudah umum kita ketahui. Akan tetapi, bagaimana jika kita melihat dari sudut pandang sang pembunuh? Apa kau juga percaya dengan arwah yang balas dendam? "Meski melihatku menderita di ujung ambang kematian, tampaknya mereka tidak akan berhenti sampai aku benar-benar mati ...." Dia adalah George Owens, pria yang semasa mudanya bekerja pada pihak kepolisian Selatan. Menjadi seorang detektif adalah impiannya di masa remaja. Bersama Smith Hegner dan juga Niels Johansen, George melakukan pekerjaannya dengan baik dan cepat. Namun, siapa sangka, di balik pekerjaannya yang selalu berurusan dengan para penjahat ulung tersebut. Nyatanya ada fakta yang dia sembunyikan rapat-rapat. Lantas, bagaimana dengan akhir hidupnya? Apakah semua dosa yang pernah dia lakukan di masa lalu akan menimbulkan sebuah karma yang justru membuatnya lebih memilih mati daripada hidup bersama dengan berbagai kenangan buruk? Inilah kisah seorang pembunuh berantai yang juga merangkap sebagai detektif swasta di kepolisian bagian Selatan. Sang psikopat ulung, George Owens.

Rhanora Lysa Valor tidak pernah meminta takdirnya diubah —apalagi demi memenuhi perjanjian lama yang seharusnya menjadi beban putri Kaisar. Namun satu keputusan pamannya mengirimnya jauh dari rumah ke Istana Kekaisaran Thagon, negeri para naga, untuk menjadi permaisuri bagi penguasa barunya. Shang Liwei, Kaisar termuda dalam sejarah negerinya, naik takhta di tengah gejolak. Ia adalah naga yang bersayap api, terlahir untuk memimpin, tapi juga memikul luka dari intrik dan pengkhianatan. Kehadiran Rhanora adalah kewajiban yang tak pernah ia minta — namun entah mengapa, ombak di mata wanita itu memanggilnya. Di antara benturan budaya dan ambisi yang mengintai di setiap sudut istana, keduanya harus memilih, menjadi bidak di papan permainan kekuasaan atau membakar papan itu habis-habisan.

Setelah tujuh hari kematian ibu, suasana rumah berubah mencekam. Suara rintihan kerap kali terdengar dari kamarnya. Aku pun melihat, ibu sedang membenturkan kepalanya ke jalan. Ada apa dengan kematian ibu?

GUIECO CLAN SERIES #3 Kenshane Guieco, an International School teacher and a secret agent from the Guieco Clan, finds herself facing karma for having once played dirty to achieve her desires. Unbeknownst to everyone, years ago in New York City, she was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend, who got involved with her best friend. In response, she sought revenge by using the most attractive guy from her college, Faller Coleman. She successfully executed her plan and, subsequently, returned to the Philippines to put it all behind her. However, fate, with its mischievous twists, reunited her with Faller Coleman, this time as colleagues and co-agents. It was in this new context that she began to fall deeply in love with him. She understood that she might never be forgiven, and Faller might never want her again due to her past college mistake. Yet, she continued to pursue him. How far is she willing to go to win back his heart? Will she persevere in her feelings, or will she give up?

What Anna Belle Vasquez wants, she gets. That’s why when she meets the cold, vicious and heartless varsity swimmer of UC, Kristoff Liam Mendez, she already marked him as her target. Hell or High Water, he will be hers. The problem is, Kristoff doesn't want Anna Belle to dominate him, won't look her way and he hates her to death. In the end, she gets rejected. Five years have passed, and they meet again. The worst, Belle becomes his secretary. Can she still get him and own him? Or will he be her sweetest karma? *** Excerpt: “I… I thought you like me too,” It came out as a whisper. I didn’t know why I felt like crying. I heard him let out a sarcastic laugh. “Like? You? I told you many times that I hate you. It doesn’t mean that I fuck you; I already like you, Belle. I admit it was good. But that’s just it. It’s just sex. No feelings at all.”

Kejora, seperti namanya selalu menjadi bintang dan impian para gadis. Selain pintar, cantik, seksi dengan postur tinggi semampai layaknya super model, Kejora juga memiliki pesona yang selalu bisa menghipnotis para kaum Adam. Tapi tidak mampu membuat Arjuna Bernard Folke jatuh hati karena sikap Kejora yang genit, manja dan berisik sangat tidak disukai pria itu. Usaha Kejora untuk mendekati Arjuna menjadi sangat mudah ketika mengetahui jika ternyata kedua orang tua mereka adalah saudara angkat. Semenjak itu hari-hari Arjuna menjadi berantakan dan penuh drama. Beragam upaya Arjuna lakukan agar lepas dari Kejora. Namun keduanya tidak pernah tau bila takdir sedang membawa mereka pada garis Karma yang turun menurun menimpa keluarganya.

After I studied and lived in Descensio for five years, I finally graduated and was ready to return to my home country to take over my dad's company. When I arrived at the Sullivan Group building, I took a picture and posted it on my Instagram story with the caption. 'Since you're the man I love most, I'm here to see you immediately after graduation.' Yet, a woman appeared out of nowhere and slapped me as soon as I arrived at the company's lobby. "It's her! She's the hussy! She had seduced my husband back in high school. Now that my husband has become the director, she shamelessly showed up here to flirt with him. So, I want you girls to beat her up. I'll take the blame if anything happens." While the woman was cooking up a story about me seducing Marcus Lane, a director of Sullivan Group, others around simply looked on coldly and judged me. She slashed my limited-edition bag to pieces and smashed the expensive seal I wanted to give my dad. "You're just a gold digger wearing and buying fake luxury goods. It's just a few hundred dollars. I can still afford to pay you." However, little did she know that everything I had was real. Even if she and her director husband worked for the rest of their lives, they would never be able to afford to pay for the damages.