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Canary Lienne is playful, skips classes and never serious in her studies. 'You only live once' is the title of the song she thought of as her motto to believe. Then with just one reservation at a café, she met Samuel. He is mature, silent and an adult. Samuel is her first crush. Isn't it great that they both like each other? As she grows up and faces independence, learns of things she never knew, will the bad little girl Cana remain? Or does Samuel's love and care make her the good girl she has always wanted to look up to? A warm cup of coffee in the summer and a slice of romance, a story of growing up, family, friendship, betrayal, bullying, coming out and the first struggles of teenagers. This is solely based on the experience of the author's teenage years with peers. Disclaimer: The names, characters, setting and scenes are fictional.

Jatuh cinta dengan sahabat sendiri memang konyol. Namun, gadis pintar bernama Anara Emiley rela melakukan hal konyol tersebut selama delapan tahun lamanya. Daver Negarald. Laki-laki yang parasnya bak dewa Hermes, pemilik pesona yang memikat, mantan atlet kickboxing, serta misterius dan kaya raya. Semua manusia jelas pernah mengaguminya. Bukan salah Anara untuk memiliki perasaan tersebut. Akan tetapi, satu hal ini yang membuat Anara menyukai Daver. Laki-laki itu perhatian. Di saat latar belakang keluarganya hancur, Daver ada untuk menemani dan mendukungnya. Ketika Anara menaruh hatinya pada Daver selama beberapa tahun, Daver tidak pernah membalasnya. Hubungan persahabatan bertahun-tahun selama ini tidak membuat Daver jatuh hati pada Anara. Rupanya, ada satu alasan yang Daver miliki. Anara tahu alasan itu tetapi ia tetap mencintai Daver. Anara menerima risiko dan sabar. Barangkali ada saat di mana Daver mulai mencintainya, entah kapan. Dan ternyata.. memang ada saatnya.

Maya dan Irwan telah menikah bertahun-tahun. Rumah tangga mereka tampak harmonis dari luar—rumah mewah, karier cemerlang, dan cinta yang tak tergoyahkan. Namun, satu kekosongan terus menghantui: mereka belum juga dikaruniai anak. Irwan telah mencoba segala cara medis untuk mengatasi masalah kesuburannya, tapi hasilnya tetap nihil. Sementara Maya semakin tertekan oleh desakan keluarga dan waktu yang terus berjalan. Hingga suatu hari, seorang pria dari latar belakang sederhana datang membawa tawaran tak terduga. Pak Karyo, tukang kebon keluarga mereka yang loyal dan diam-diam mengagumi Maya, memberikan saran yang mengguncang fondasi moral dan perasaan Maya. "Kalau Ibu bersedia... saya bisa bantu Ibu dapat keturunan," ujarnya tenang, tapi penuh keyakinan. Sebuah tawaran gila... atau mungkin harapan terakhir? Di tengah konflik batin, rasa bersalah, dan godaan yang tak terelakkan, Maya harus memilih: mempertahankan kesetiaan, atau melangkah ke jalan yang tak pernah ia bayangkan... bersama sang tukang kebon.

Terlahir dari benih yang tak diinginkan, Dara bahkan tak pernah mendapat pelukan dari ibunya. Sejak kejadian pelecehan itu, dan dinyatakan hamil, ibu Dara mengalami gangguan jiwa. Sejak kecil, Dara diperlakukan tak adil oleh lingkungan sosial. Gadis itu tertolak di lingkungan karena latar belakangnya. Bahkan ia beberapa kali gagal menikah karena lelaki yang mengaku cinta, rupanya malah meninggalkan saat tahu siapa asal usul Dara. Hingga seiring waktu berjalan, Dara semakin yakin bahwa tak akan ada yang bisa menerima keadaannya. Tak akan ada lelaki yang akan menikahinya karena mereka tidak mau ibu Dara menjadi bagian dari keluarganya, malu. Rayyan datang saat Dara sedang di titik rendah pada kepercayaannya akan cinta. Melihat ketulusan Rayyan, Dara kembali jatuh cinta lagi. Namun, lagi-lagi Dara terhalang restu, karena ibu Rayyan tak menyukainya, bahkan selalu menyusun rencana untuk menghancurkannya. Bagaimana Dara akan bertahan?

Sara Beck thought losing a client was the worst part of her week until one reckless night with Dame Casian, a man she’s spent years despising, changed everything and left her haunted with a memory she can’t erase. She hates him… or so she thought. But nothing prepares her for the real nightmare: her mother’s sudden engagement to Dame’s father. Now, the man she slept with, her worst enemy, is about to become her stepbrother, and maybe the only man who truly sees her. Suddenly, she’s caught in a twisted web of forbidden attraction, hidden pasts, and a family merger that feels more like a trap. But can she trust him, or is she setting herself up for heartbreak? And just when she starts to question everything, a message on Dame’s phone reveals a truth she wasn’t ready for.

My best friend, Sydney Cox, is a troublemaker by nature. She thinks everyone around her owes her a good life. During summer break, she insisted on working in a factory. I was worried that she might get tricked, so I let her work in my family's factory out of the kindness of my own heart. In fact, I even gave her the easiest position with the lightest work. But I didn't expect her to think that her salary was lower than that of the veteran employees in the factory, leading to her setting fire to my neighborhood. The blaze was far too strong. Even though the firefighters came as soon as possible, my family and I still ended up dying in the fire. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day before Sydney's first day in a factory.

I woke up inside a novel, and not even as an important character. I became a pretty background extra in a smut novel. My brother, however, was the only normal person in the entire story. His character setting was the one man the soft, delicate heroine could never win over. He was the cold, unattainable Prince Charming she could never conquer. When the heroine cried and confessed her love, he was studying. When she offered him her whole heart and body, he was busy starting a company. When she spiraled into scandals and nightlife, he was already a billionaire, calm and untouchable. I thought he would live a quiet, ascetic life forever. Until one night, I walked in on him at midnight… holding a piece of clothing I recognized all too well, murmuring a name over and over, a name so familiar that my scalp tingled.

It’s true what they say about marriage: one partner’s always happier than the other. ~~~ Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage. His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage. The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie’s long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back. Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game. Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her "boyfriend" to turn the tables on Ryan. Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.

Annabel Davis lost her mother and unborn child on the same day and she was even more heartbroken to find out that Mr Davis, her father-in-law is responsible for their death. To make matters worse, her husband did not believe her. Instead, he served her divorce papers for trying to frame his father for murder. Annabel had too much to bear in the twinkling of an eye. Vowing to avenge the death of her unborn child and mother and her husband's cruelty, she returns three years later wealthy and influential, under the name Natalia to hide her real identity and exert her revenge. However, upon setting her eyes on the only man her heart beat for Annabel is in between her love for this man and her revenge on his father. Love or Duty, which would Annabel choose? Follow this exhilarating book to find out!

Saina Nahwa S. Gadis cantik dan cerdas ini merupakan dokter muda yang populer. Berasal dari keluarga miskin, wanita itu mampu bekerja di rumah sakit swasta terbesar di Jakarta. Seperti buah manis dari kerja kerasnya, usai dua bulan bekerja, direktur rumah sakit, Dokter Yasmin, berniat menjodohkan Saina dengan salah satu putranya pula. Akan tetapi-- "Adrian enggak bisa, Ma! Adrian hanya mau menikah dengan Mika, wanita yang Adrian cinta." Penolakan langsung Saina dengar tanpa basa-basi. Ia hanya bisa menggelengkan kepala. Toh, ia juga tidak mau menikah dengan pria bucin tersebut dan menjadi perusak hubungan orang. Apalagi, Dokter Adrian bukanlah calon imam idamannya. Namun, tanpa bisa dicegah, tiba-tiba kehidupan Saina diisi oleh dua pria bersaudara, putra direktur rumah sakit tempatnya bekerja. Wafa, pria yang sebenarnya akan dijodohkan pada Saina pun mengambil langkah. Apakah penolakan akan kembali diungkapkan? Bagaimana pandangan orang dengan latar belakang Saina yang miskin? Apa yang akan terjadi pada dokter cantik tersebut?