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A love that is silent but never a secret. It is a soft scream that echoes over the years. At a young age, Lana Normina Delfin started developing simple admiration towards someone, her classmate, who constantly teased her because she's a transferee. Turns out that this boy had a crush on her and was just trying to get her attention. But right after she realized her admiration on him, he suddenly distanced himself and started treating her like a mere acquaintance. But even after leaving her confused and wondering, she stayed silent and kept her feelings. She was okay admiring him from afar, with few rumors spreading about it, hoping they would reach him. Until he left, leaving the country without any assurance of returning. Was it the end? He already left and there's nothing between them that she could hold on. Should she accept it already and live by? Because it's been years. An undeniably long years.

The once-glorious empire is in ruins, its capital buried beneath ash, following a bloody uprising. A competent scavenger who has been hardened by grief, Zara endures in the broken world, plagued by memories of the empire's devastation, particularly the ruthless purge that claimed her family's lives. She discovers a secret amid the rubble: a wounded man named Kael who says he is the final heir to the crumbling empire. Zara reluctantly consents to assist him, viewing his survival as a way to make amends. But Kael isn't interested in bringing back the empire he was born into. Rather, he is dangerously knowledgeable about a weapon that could upset the delicate balance of power in the world. An unforeseen attachment forms between Zara and Kael, complicating their objective as they create an uneasy alliance to traverse the lethal world of bounty hunters, imperial loyalists, and rebels. Zara is compelled to face her own troubled past—including the potential that her long-lost brother is still alive and fighting for one of the factions—as they delve deeper into the empire's hidden secrets. After the rebels kidnap Kael and torture him to find the weapon, Zara must decide whether to risk everything to save him or let him perish. Zara and Kael are pushed to the limit by their increasing love and the burden of their common past as they work against the clock to destroy the weapon and keep it out of the wrong hands. Will the fires of their decisions consume them or will they find salvation in a world of ashes?

Kehilangan orang tua membuat dunia Nawang runtuh. Dalam sekejap, rumah yang selama ini menjadi tempat ia berteduh berubah menjadi asing. Raditya dan Anindya, anak kandung ayah tirinya, menyingkirkannya dengan alasan ia tidak memiliki darah Kurniawan. Dipaksa meninggalkan segala kenangan bersama ibunya, Nawang harus memulai hidup baru di rumah bibinya—seorang perempuan yang pernah memutus hubungan dengan ibunya karena luka masa lalu. Di sanalah Nawang menghadapi kerasnya hidup, jauh dari segala kenyamanan yang pernah ia miliki. Ketika ia hampir menyerah, takdir mempertemukannya dengan seseorang. Bukan pria berjas rapi dengan senyum menawan, melainkan sosok preman pasar kasar dengan sorot mata tajam— yang oleh banyak orang ditakuti, namun justru membuatnya merasa aman. Di balik perjuangan hidup yang keras, Nawang menemukan arti rumah yang sesungguhnya. Sebuah perjalanan yang mengajarkannya tentang keberanian, pengorbanan, dan cinta—bukan dari harta, melainkan dari ketulusan orang-orang yang tetap setia di sisinya.

Evelyn Gauri menghadiri sebuah pesta penyambutan ceo muda, pewaris tunggal keluarga Kotaro, Arjuna Dabi Kotaro. Pesta itu berubah menjadi pesta pertunangannya dengan Arjuna. Evelyn shock, dan menolak pertunangan. Membuat sang Ayah terkena serangan jantung hingga koma. Sedangkan Arjuna yang lebih dulu tahu tentang pertunangan mereka, memaksa Evelyn untuk menerima. "Jadilah istriku," sepasang mata elang milik Arjuna menatapnya tajam. "Meski kau tampan dan hebat, aku tidak tertarik hidup bersamamu," Evelyn balas menatap. "Beri aku alasan mengapa kau menolak? padahal aku muda dan mapan." "Karena pernikahan hanya untuk dua orang yang saling mencintai," tatapan Evelyn menusuk.

Disclaimer: Rise of the Phoenix is the spin off/sequel of Dragon's mate. It can be read as a stand alone book Sarah Johnson is a girl whose life is anything but ordinary. At a young age she was adopted by an extraordinary couple of dragon shifters. Living with them and learning about the supernatural world gave her perfect insight into how a relationship between two people should look like, and she knew she won't ever be able to settle for anything less than true love. That's why she secretly dreamed of finding her own prince from a fairytale… the one that will love her just as much as she would love him. But what will happen when Sarah's sweet and bubbly nature clashes with always frowned and gloomy prince that was anything but what she had imagined? What will happen when the one that was meant for her refuses to accept her? With an unknown danger looming over Sarah's head, worries and troubles from the past, will they be able to set their differences aside and be what they are supposed to be… soulmates… or will they drift apart so that nothing can hold them together?

Once in a millennium, the Phoenix will rise. The earth, the shifters, even the planet will call to her, pleading for her help. When they do, she always answers their call. Each time, she will choose a young woman who is deserving of carrying her fire, someone who is loving and caring, but with an inner strength that is difficult to break. Emmi Johnson is a human orphan who was kidnapped by The Mean Ones, grotesque shifters who wanted to create an army to destroy the elemental dragons and other hybrids. The dragons saved her and the others who were being held hostage, but the damage was already done. The Mean Ones were injecting her with their Komodo dragon DNA to make her into a shifter. The pain was excruciating, but the headaches that began soon afterward were worse. Ajax is a human runaway that was captured and experimented on by The Chief and Oliver. They injected him with earth dragon and elf DNA, turning him into a dragon hybrid. When Emmi senses chaos around her, something inside of her begins tearing at her insides. The screeching in her head makes her head throb. Ajax is the only one who can calm the fury inside her. Emmi is terrified that something’s wrong with her. Doc Everett can’t figure out what she is. That is until one day when the danger becomes so great that the Phoenix rises, melding itself to Emmi in a dangerous display of fire that is stronger than any fire dragon’s. Can Ajax help Emmi to find herself? Can she accept that she is no longer human, having been chosen by the ancient Phoenix? And can she become one with her shifter spirit before the danger that threatens them all comes for them?

YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND LOVE IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES Tina found her boyfriend Sam cheating her with another lady in his apartment. She was devastated and went home with a broken heart. Lucky enough she got a complimentary holiday from her employer as a as an award for her hard work and dedication and proceeded for her vacation to the beach hotel to relax and forget her disappointment. Ken was tired of her nagging and rude fiancé although the relationship was due to a business merger contract signed by the parents he decided to break up with her. He did not love the girl and wanted her out of his life. The older brother Lewis and his best friend Tom organized for him to go and sign a business deal of a business venture the company was undertaking of the hotel that Tina was working in. Ken saw Tina and he is attracted to her, he enquires about her and is given the details of her holiday he decided to join her in the beach hotel. They become friends and Ken convinces Tina take a safari holiday together. They do not fall in love with the jungle, nature and wildlife they also fall in love with one another. Ken cannot stay away from his love and organizes for Tina to go for training and they met again and Tina gets pregnant with his baby. The couple encounter challenges due to Kens past relationships but they are able to overcome the handles and marry to live happily ever after.

Seorang pria yang tanpa sengaja bertemu dengan seorang gadis di sebuah kedai kopi. Gadis itu berhasil menghidupkan kembali sebuah rasa yang sudah mati bertahun-tahun lamanya, lebih dari keanggunan rupa serta parasnya. Kehadiran gadis itu yang tanpa sengaja datang kedalam pandangannya merupakan sesuatu hal yang luar biasa dalam hidupnya. Cinta pada pandang pertama kali ini adalah sebuah perasaan yang sangat-sangat menakjubkan. Akan tetapi ada hal yang ia sudah abaikan sedari tadi ia terpaku kepada gadis di ujung sana. Sebuah rencana untuk mewujudkan mimpinya sebagai seorang seniman lukis yang dapat dikenal di negaranya dan luar negeri. Sebuah kedipan dari gadis itu kembali membuat dunianya berhenti dan membawanya ke alam mimpi, dimana gadis tersebut berada di bawah pohon sembari memetik buah-buah apel sementara si pria hanya duduk sambil melukiskan keindahan yang ada di depan matanya. Akankah ini menjadi sebuah cinta yang sakral dan suci? karena perasaan ini terbit pada pandang pertama.

Lelaki mana yang tak akan pernah kecewa ketika cinta tulusnya dikhianati oleh orang yang amat dicintainya? Lelaki mana yang tak akan tinggal diam ketika melihat wanita yang dicintainya selingkuh di depan matanya sendiri? Gus Iqbal yang berniat memberikan kejutan dengan memberikan mukenah bordil terbaik dari seluruh Jeddah, dia harus merasakan kejutan jahat Mafayzah yang tak pernah ia duga. Semenjak itu, Gus Iqbal telah memulai hidup dengan tak mempercayai cinta lagi. Namun Ibu manakah yang tak akan sedih bila anak lelakinya harus trauma cinta? Umi -- sang ibunya, memperkenalkannya dengan santriwati yang solihah dengan kecantikan paripurna. Namun siapa sangka, bahwa anak lelaki yang dikenalkannya itu ternyata mengenal santriwati itu terlebih dulu sebelum Uminya. Akankah Gus Iqbal akan bersedia menikahi santriwati itu? Dan menjadi cinta terakhir di catatan perjalanan hidupnya?

3:00 a.m. Insomnia gnawed at my nerves like a rusted saw, grinding back and forth mercilessly. On a whim that I couldn't explain, I opened a radio app called "Echoes from Below." The interface was simple and bare. Black background, blue text. No ads, no host introduction. Just a single audio waveform, slowly buffering on the screen. The shape of the waveform felt wrong. It didn't look like soundwaves at all. More like rows of sharp, interlocking teeth. A pop-up window appeared in the center of the screen. [Listening Guidelines] The letters glowed blue, carrying an unsettling eeriness. [This station's signal may extend into dreams. If you hear the broadcast while dreaming, firmly believe that you are awake.]