Kindred Roots Cafe

Camelia Zahra adalah seorang violinist yang sangat popular dikalangan masyarakat, Selain dia begitu piawai menggesek biolanya dengan sangat indah, wajahnya pun begitu rupawan. Diluaran sana dia memiliki banyak penggemar dan pengagum rahasia baik tua maupun muda. Suatu hari Camelia kabur setelah selesai menyelenggarakan konser tunggalnya, hanya untuk menikmati beberapa menit kebebasan dari penatnya pertanyaan para wartawan, cahaya kamera, bodyguard dan manager cerewetnya. Namun dalam pelariannya secara tak sengaja dia bertemu dengan seorang pemuda bernama Giovanni Curtis. Giovanni adalah seorang pianis amatir yang bekerja paruh waktu di Cafe Hotel dimana itu adalah tempat konser sang pemain Biola tersebut digelar. Cita-cita terbesarnya adalah bisa bertemu dan berkolaborasi dengan violinist idolanya itu. Meskipun khayalanya itu bak bumi merindukan matahari, tetapi sang pencipta beberapa kali mempertemukan mereka secara tak sengaja, hingga akhirnya hubungan mereka pun menjadi hubungan rahasia dan hanya mereka berdua yang mengetahuinya. Tetapi semua itu tidak berlangsung lama karena hubungan mereka akhirnya terkuak hingga media gempar dibuatnya. Lalu, bisakah mereka tetap bersama? Meskipun hubungan mereka terhalang oleh status? *** Mohon maaf apabila penulisannya masih banyak kekurangan, tapi jangan berhenti untuk mendukung juga karya saya ini. Terima kasih reader :) Follow saya disini juga di IG @authorparadista

Yara Ellis is a medical student, hiding in a human university while she studies to become a doctor. Unlike most, Yara is majoring in human medicine, veterinary medicine, and minoring in zoology. Since the packs are constantly at war, there are never enough doctors to help injured pack members. She’s been on her own for several years now, escaping from her previous pack and making her own way in the world, hoping to one day return to her roots and become the premier doctor of the packs. Warren Hill is an Alpha, caught up in the constant wars that abound between the packs and the battles that are never-ending. He’s a strong and powerful Alpha, but because of the constant fighting between the packs, he’s never been able to find his mate. One day when Yara is letting her wolf run, she comes across Alpha Warren, caught in a bear trap. She’s heard of this, packs leaving traps so that other pack’s members will get caught and either die a slow death or are easily killed. Warren is in his wolf form, unable to shift without ripping his leg off. Yara carefully springs the trap, releasing him from his metal capture. However, Warren recognizes her as his mate and when his pack arrives, he’s unwilling to leave her behind. Yara doesn’t want to return to Warren’s pack but is unable to fight against the Alpha and his warriors. When she hears that the one who desperately wants her, the one she ran to get away from, is now Alpha of his pack, she realizes that the safest place for her may be with Alpha Warren, even if he is her mate and even if he is unwilling to ever let her go.

Richard Franklin has left his Midwestern roots behind to live on the coast of Maine with his family. But in the autumn of the year 2000, he must return to his Illinois birthplace on a sorrowful journey. His wife Michelle has been killed in New England by a hit-and-run driver who is never found, so back home he comes with her cremated remains, to fulfill a final wish and on her birthday scatter her ashes in the park along the river in Blackwater Valley—simply Blackwater Val to locals—the small town where they both grew up and fell in love. With him he brings his six-year-old daughter Katie who still grieves for her lost mother: Katie, who can sometimes guess who’s going to be on the phone before it rings. Who can stop all the clocks in the house, and break up clouds in the sky with her mind, and heal sicknesses, and who sometimes sees things that aren’t there...people who are no longer alive. All gifts she inherited from her mother. Only something isn’t quite right in the Val. Sinkholes are opening up, revealing the plague pits the sleepy hamlet was built over in the 1830s, when malaria and cholera outbreaks ran riot. Mysterious bird and fish die-offs begin to occur, and Katie can see ghosts of the dead gathering all around. But what she can’t see is the charred, centuries-old malevolence which has been waiting for her, and wants her for its very own. Or the pale Sallow Man who haunts the town’s nighttime streets...or the river witch—another Blackwater Val, of sorts—each of whom will be drawn one by one into the nightmarish bloodletting about to take place. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Di umurnya yang hampir kepala tiga. Shana Sabana didesak orang tua dan seluruh keluarganya untuk segera menikah dan membangun rumah tangga. Bukan Shana yang tidak mau, tetapi lelaki yang ia harapkan membangun istana seumur hidup itu tak kunjung terlihat hilalnya. Di saat yang sama, entah semesta sedang bercanda. Ia bertemu dengan Saka, pemilik cafe di dekat tempat kerja Nana sahabatnya. Pada ketukan pertama pertemuan mereka, Shana sudah dibuat hilang rotasi. Shana sudah kadung malu dengan Saka hingga ia sengaja menarik diri dari lelaki itu tetapi semesta mendorong keduanya bersama. Namun, siapa sangka, obrolan dan perasaan mereka lebih dahulu mengembara sebelum tahu keyakinan keduanya berbeda. Shana yang menengadahkan kedua tangan dengan Saka yang menyatukannya kala berdoa. Satu yang Shana dan Saka sadari, prasada yang diimpikan Shana tak bisa sepenuhnya dengan mudah Saka wujudkan. Tidak cukup karena itu, kehadiran Kania Atmadja sebagai mantan terakhir Saka mampu membuat Shana kalang kabut. Di saat Kania mampu menjadi pasangan seiman sementara ia hanya bisa seamin. Belum lagi sepupunya sendiri, Lusi yang juga menaruh rasa pada Saka sejak lama. Bagaimana kelanjutan kisah Shana dan Saka? Apakah Saka adalah orang yang akan mengabulkan prasada yang diimpikan Shana? Atau mungkin hubungan keduanya akan karam bahkan sebelum mereka bisa berlabuh?

Isaac held her hand with the depleting energy in him, his body shaking as he felt the steady stream of crimson fluid pumping out of his heart and flowing down his skin, staining his vest. She tried to pull the scissors out again, but he held on tighter, squeezing his face at the searing pain. "Love," He mumbled, looking into her cold eyes. Natalie pulled at the scissors, but he held on with every little energy he had in him, shaking his head in plea that she'd stop. She didn't, and his tenacity made her twist the tool, and he let out a painful groan, a hot drop of tear escaping his eyes. ... As he laid there with four bleeding puncture wounds in his body, his bloodshot eyes fell on her unconscious body, and more painful tears trickled down his face. He had failed. He had failed his wife and son. *** Natalie Cabel's life changes from bitter to bittersweet after a one-night stand with Isaac Bardekk, heir apparent to the throne of Bardaen. His love was contagious and bewitching, and she found herself helplessly wanting him in her forever. But a lady without roots could never be a crown princess of such a powerful kingdom, especially not one who lived a promiscuous life. Isaac, however, was not ready to give up as he promised her a new identity, prestige, and immunity in return for her being a faithful wife. For how long, though, and to what extent can she remain immune to hate and adversity from the queen consort? The queen mother? Her father-in-law, the king? And the subjects? If so, can she really uphold her faithfulness and be free from her husband's hate? Even when Vincent, Isaac's stepbrother, targets that?

Clary has been alone since she was five years old. She grew up in an unhealthy environment, but then she meets her husband, Damon William. Who loves her like a crazy lunatic. Damon saw Clary at the cafe and developed an unhealthy obsession with her. They met by mistake, and he fell in love with her; that was a mistake. And Clary thought she could leave him; that was a mistake. Everything had been a mistake. Clary had made a mistake when she thought she could have a normal relationship. Damon William is the biggest mistake in her life. "I don't think I will let you go after this," Damon said, looking down at the struggling woman with wicked eyes. "Maybe I can make you fully mine if I try hard enough. It will be so fun to see you break slowly." Clary's heart, body, soul, and freedom belonged to Damon. This was a fact. And even a year later, when she had two children with him, he still kept her lock inside the house. But Clary thought it was enough. So, she takes one small step and starts her own business. But what happened when her crazy husband knew about this? And what about her family? Why is her stepsister actually showing interest in her husband? "Do you know how your mother died?" Damon asks her with a smirk on his face. "What? What the hell, Damon?" Clary asks with wide eyes. "Oh, my baby, you have no idea. But don't worry, I will make sure your family gets what they deserve, especially your stepsister and stepmother." Clary knows her husband has already planned something for her family. But she still doesn't understand what her husband is saying about her mother.

Ayumi dan Arkan adalah teman sekelas, mereka menjalin hubungan ketika duduk di bangku SMA. Perpisahan keduanya tak berjalan baik hari itu, Ayumi hanya meninggalkan secarik kertas tanpa penjelasan. Hal itu membuat Arkan membencinya. Dibalik sikapnya yang tak acuh, ternyata Ayumi menyimpan banyak kekecewaan. Bibi yang selama ini merawatnya jatuh sakit. Ayumi tidak memiliki uang, dengan terpaksa biaya kuliah yang selama ini ia kumpulkan digunakan untuk membayar tagihan rumah sakit. Setahun berlalu, Ayumi masih mendambakan kehidupan layaknya teman-teman sebaya. Dengan segala upaya ia bekerja lebih keras, merantau ke pusat kota untuk menghasilkan uang. Ia mengantarkan berbagai hidangan ke meja-meja di cafe dan terkadang menjadi penjaga perpustakaan kecil di sekitar bangunan yang menjulang tinggi. Seolah mendapatkan kembali kesempatan, Ayumi berhasil memasuki universitas impiannya. Dengan penuh kebahagiaan ia mencari Arkan yang sudah menjadi mahasiswa tahun kedua. Saat itu mentari bersinar sangat terang, seolah semesta menunjukkan betapa jauh perbedaan antara dirinya dan Arkan. Pria itu sangat pintar, punya banyak teman dan hidup berkecukupan. Lambat laun ia semakin merasa rendah diri. Kenangan tentang perpisahan hari itu kembali menghantui Ayumi, diam-diam dia kembali menjauh. 5 tahun kemudian mereka di pertemukan lagi. Arkan sudah menjadi komikus dan Ayumi bekerja di perusahaan webkomik. Saat itu ide Ayumi dicuri secara paksa oleh atasannya, karena tak ingin mengakui kekalahan Ayumi bertekad untuk mendapatkan ide baru. Tak disangka komikus yang selama ini ia incar ternyata adalah mantan kekasihnya.

For ten long years, Gloria put up with Victor' Anderson's cold heart, his cheating, and the shame of being a wife he didn't want anymore all to protect their daughter, Annabel. Then one day, she snapped. “I want a divorce,” she said. Victor laughed at her, like a cruel joke. To him, Gloria was nothing without his name, his money, his control. Her family depended on him for survival. She came from poor roots and would go back to nothing. “You'll come crawling back,” he said with a mean smile. “You always do.” But this time, she didn't. With no money, no job skills, and a child to care for, Gloria left her fancy life for a hard, unknown world. She promised to start over, no matter how tough it got. The real world was dark and cruel. Jobs turned her away. Money ran out. Bills piled up. Fear for Annabel's future choked her like a tight grip. In her desperation, she went to the one man she knew was dangerous Lukas Anderson. Victor's younger stepbrother. He was a rich boss, a famous womanizer, a man who broke hearts as easy as he signed deals. For years, he had wanted Gloria, staring at her body, dreaming of her in secret ways. Helping her was simple. Owning her? Even better. “You need money. I need you,” he whispered, his voice low and tempting, his hands brushing her skin. “Work for me… and I'll give you what your husband never did. Safety. Power. And pleasure you can't imagine.” Now Gloria is stuck between two bad men: the husband who broke her… and the stepbrother who wants to take her body and soul in a storm of dark, hungry sex.

My husband, Julian Harlow, has died, leaving behind a five-million-dollar debt. I decide to inherit his debt right away. However, my best friend, Evangeline Frost, goes crazy from worry because of my decision. In my previous life, Evangeline had advised me to not inherit Julian's debt because he didn't have any assets. So, I signed the agreement to give up on inheriting his assets and declare that I had nothing to do with Julian in order to escape from the debt. But the debtors kept haunting me. They even kidnapped my son, Shawn Harlow, just to force me to pay the debt. The debtors were extremely violent and ruthless. On top of that, they kept using Shawn's safety as leverage over me. Every time they forced me to pay the debt, I felt as though I was being tormented slowly yet painfully. In just 24 hours, I asked all of my relatives for help, but I was only able to gather 100 thousand dollars. In the end, Shawn never escaped from his fate. I was sold to Northreach by the cruel debtors in order for the debt to be cleared. But that was when Evangeline claimed that her own son had finally returned to his roots, thus successfully inheriting the assets of a billionaire. I finally found out that said billionaire was actually my dead husband when I watched the news on the TV. Only then did realization dawn on me. Julian was pretending to be poor this whole time. It turned out that Evangeline's son was actually his illegitimate child. The assets that I had given up all went to Evangeline and her son in the end. Filled with resentment, I tried to escape back to the country in order to settle the score with Evangeline, only to die to the electric fence surrounding the slave camp in Northreach. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Evangeline tells me to give up on the assets.

Maharani, gadis muda yang sengaja merantau kekota untuk melanjutkan pendidikannya. Namun kehidupannya mulai kacau saat Ia bertemu dengan Bos pemilik cafe tempatnya bekerja yang bernama Abimanyu. Pasalnya, Abimanyu mulai jatuh hati pada maharani dan bersi keras untuk menjadikannya sebagai istri ketiga. Keinginan tersebut tentu ditolak oleh maharani, dan imbas dari penolakan tersebut Ia selalu dihantui oleh teror yang selalu dibuntuti oleh orang - orang suruhan Abimanyu. Hingga akhirnya Ia ditolong oleh dosennya (Anggita Prameswari) dan mengajak Maharani untuk tinggal bersama di rumahnya. Entah suatu kebetulan atau apa, Anggita memang sudah lama ingin sekali mendekatkan Maharani pada Suaminya (Raga Mahendra). Mengingat usianya kini memang sudah tak lagi lama karena penyakit yang sedang diderita olehnya. Dengan kondisi inilah Anggita seolah memanfaatkan situasi agar Maharani dan juga Raga dapat saling mengenal dan berharap Maharani dapat menjadi istri pengganti untuk suaminya dan juga ibu bagi kedua putranya. Kehidupannya yang seakan sudah tenang pasca lepasnya teror dari Abimanyu, kini dilema besar kembali melanda Maharani. Rasanya Ia ingin menolak lagi seperti yang Ia lakukan pada Abimanyu. Namun kini Ia terbentur oleh rasa hutang budi yang besar hingga membuatnya merasa bersalah jika menolak permintaan dari Anggita. Ditambah lagi, jauh diidalam hatinya Ia menyimpan rasa terhadap seseorang bernama Faza Adyatma yang selama ini Ia pendam dan tak tersampaikan. Akankah Maharani mengikuti kata hatinya untuk menolak pernikahannya dengan Raga demi dapat bersatu dengan Faza? Ataukah Ia akan merelakan takdirnya untuk hidup bersama dengan orang yang tidak dicintainya sebagai istri pengganti untuk membalas hutang budi pada dosennya?