Literature Classic Novels & Stories

Tidak sengaja bertemu kembali dengan teman masa kecilnya setelah bertahun-tahun berpisah, Alea seakan mengulang banyak kenangan lama bersama Ilham. Dalam buku impiannya semasa SMP, Alea pernah menuliskan bahwa ia tidak ingin menikah dengan seorang pengacara, dan Ilham dengan entengnya menimpali bahwa ia tidak berminat menjadi pengacara. Sebuah janji masa depan yang tak tertulis namun seolah telah tertanam permanen di lubuk hati keduanya. Tapi apa jadinya jika takdir memainkan peran, mengusik impian mereka satu persatu dan memaksa mereka untuk mendaki jalan yang berlawanan? "Kamu masih sama ya, masih mau jadi dokter?" ujar Ilham dengan senyum hangat. Senyum Alea mengembang sempurna diiringi anggukan bangga, "Aku orang yang konsisten. Kamu sendiri masih konsisten nggak sama mimpimu?" Ilham menjawab tanpa ragu. "Ya, mimpiku juga masih sama. Menikah dengan kamu." Jantung Alea berhenti berdetak dan pipinya memanas. "Aku kan sudah bilang nggak mau menikah dengan pengacara!"

Reese Hudson's marriage ended dramatically on Valentine's Day when her billionaire husband brought home his first love. Reese fought to keep her family together, but Jennifer Durham was determined to take everything from her, including her husband's love and her son's affection. Reese had to endure her husband's contempt as he showered all his attention on his lover, while her son began calling Jennifer "mommy". Feeling defeated, Reese couldn't take it anymore and, in tears, agreed to the divorce. However, life has its twists, and now Reese is the most desired woman in Chicago. After realizing Jennifer's greedy and corrupt character, Elliott Goodwin regrets his decision and wants Reese back. But this mission seems nearly impossible now, as Reese has transformed into a new woman, especially since she appears to be building a new family with the charming magnate, Spencer Davies.

Lyssa was adopted into Zeta’s family when she was a child. Zeta always protected her as an older brother, and over time, Lyssa fell deeply in love with him but never said it to anyone. Later, the grandfather arranged a marriage between them because he believes she’s fit to be Zeta’s wife. Lyssa agreed because she loved Zeta, but she pretended she didn’t so he wouldn’t feel pressured. They have been married for three years, and Lyssa thinks they are building a real life together. On her 25th birthday, she plans to finally tell Zeta she loves him. But when he comes home, he gives her divorce papers, saying his college girlfriend has returned after 5 years of studying abroad and he wants to be with her again. Lyssa realizes she was only a temporary replacement until Isabella came back. Zeta thinks Lyssa never loved him and he feels he was doing her a favour by ending the marriage so she can be free to be with any man of her dreams. This hurts her even more. To find out more, read Fifteen Years of Craving The Wrong Love

Keisha Elara Daphne merasa sangat gembira saat menyambut ulang tahun kedelapan hubungannya dengan pacar sekaligus kekasih masa kecilnya, Daffa Satya Wicaksana. Namun, hati Keisha tiba-tiba hancur berkeping-keping saat Daffa memutuskan hubungan tanpa alasan. Keisha juga menyadari bahwa Daffa meninggalkannya hanya demi wanita lain—seseorang dari keluarga kaya. Karena tak tahan dikhianati, Keisha menghilang tanpa jejak. Enam tahun kemudian, Keisha kembali sebagai pengacara ternama dan berusaha membalas dendam terhadap mereka yang telah menyakitinya. Dalam upayanya untuk membalas dendam, rahasia terungkap dan perasaan lama kembali bersemi. Akankah Keisha melanjutkan jalan balas dendamnya atau akankah ia memberi Daffa kesempatan kedua?

Tout le monde savait que Silas Martinez, l'un des trois célibataires les plus convoités de Genima City, et Hazel Kovacs, une riche héritière, formaient un couple fusionnel. Ce que personne n'ignorait, c'est que je l'aimais bien avant qu'elle ne fasse irruption dans sa vie. Enfin, si— lui le savait. Je lui avais déclaré ma flamme au lycée. Puis un jour, à peine séparé d'Hazel, il était venu me trouver : « Maeve, je t'aime. Épouse-moi. » Comme une idiote, je m'étais noyée dans le bonheur, jouant les épouses modèles au cœur de la cage dorée qu'il m'avait bâtie. Trois ans plus tard, la sinistre réalité venait de me rattraper : Hazel, son ex, avait commis un meurtre, et toutes les attentions de mon mari n'étaient qu'un piège minutieux pour me faire porter le chapeau. « Désormais, il n'y a plus aucun risque pour vous empêcher de devenir la nouvelle madame Martinez, mademoiselle Kovacs. » Hazel et Silas m'ont arraché ce que j'avais de plus précieux au monde. Ils s'imaginent que leur plan est parfait, sans se douter une seconde que c'est moi qui vais les envoyer tous les deux dans le couloir de la mort.

"I'm a mess, trying to fix what I became and for your own good maybe you should walk away." — Zayn Cole Santiago. On the surface Zayn Santiago has everything. A powerful name, a prestigious law degree within reach and a father who runs the country's most influential firm. But beneath the surface is a man held together by anger and adrenaline, spending his nights in underground fighting rings and illegal street races, chasing the only feeling that drowns out the silence his mother left behind when she took her life. By day he's the son of the prospective president. By night he's a completely different kind of dangerous. He bleeds for fun and calls it living. Aliya Martinez is a 21-year-old pre-law student with an ambition to become one of the best lawyers in the world. She’s the calm to his storm, The light to his darkness, The peace he never knew he needed, And the perfection in his ruin. Like fire and gasoline, they were never supposed to cross paths, but one night was all it took to turn everything upside down. When Zayn saves a drunk girl from a club, he thinks that’s the end of it—until a photograph surfaces of him carrying an unconscious girl into his penthouse at 2 a.m. With his father, Eduardo Santiago, running for the presidency, the scandal threatens everything. The solution is simple. An arranged engagement between Zayn and the girl. For two years. What starts as a fake relationship turns into something far more complicated as real feelings surface and buried secrets threaten to destroy everything they’ve built. Some secrets don't stay buried. Some feelings don't stay fake. Some pasts should never collide. But some ruins are far too beautiful to walk away from.

Kate was an orphan with nothing—until the billionaire family who raised her became her world. A single mistake tied her forever to the man she had secretly loved for years. When she got pregnant, his parents forced him to marry her, turning her quiet crush into a cold, loveless union. He never stopped loving his first love—the woman who once abandoned him—and he never let Kate forget it. Yet Kate endured it all for one reason: their daughter, Elena. Elena was the only proof that something beautiful had come from a broken marriage. He adored their child… but treated Kate like a stranger in her own home. Then one tragic night, everything shattered. An accident caused by him stole Elena’s life—and when Kate uncovered the truth while carrying his child once again, her heart finally broke beyond repair. This time, she didn’t beg. She didn’t cry. She ran. And she never looked back. But billionaires don’t forget the wives who disappear… especially when they leave carrying his heir.

Deceived by Him By Lorena Daniela Synopsis: She was trained to see through lies. But what happens when the truth is more dangerous than the lie? Sienna Blake, a sharp and ambitious defense attorney, thought she’d seen it all—corruption, manipulation, betrayal. But when she’s assigned to represent Dominic Hayes, a man accused of murder with a sealed past and a stare that unsettles her, she realizes she’s stepped into a game far darker than the legal system. Dominic is not just a client. He’s a puzzle wrapped in secrets and veiled threats—confident, composed, and disturbingly charming. Sienna knows she should keep her distance, but something about him draws her closer, against every instinct she’s ever trusted. As the case unfolds, Sienna finds herself caught in a deadly web of deception where everyone has something to hide—including Dominic. The deeper she digs, the more she risks becoming not just a lawyer fighting for truth, but a woman fighting for her life—and her heart. When lies turn into obsession and trust becomes a weapon, the question remains: Is Dominic Hayes her greatest mistake… or the only man who can save her?

Once, Ethan called Ava useless and unlovable. After the divorce, she became everything he could never reach. Now an elite lawyer, world leading doctor, and skilled hacker, Ava has no interest in second chances, especially not with the man who broke her. He begs. He grovels. He wants her back. Ava has only one answer: Get lost, ex-husband.

Atty. Roxanne Gomez thought she had it all — a thriving career and a peaceful life ahead. Pero isang gabi, gumuho ang lahat. Pag-uwi niya mula sa panalo niyang kaso, natuklasan niyang may ibang minamahal ang asawa niya — isang matandang lalaki na matagal nang kaibigan ng pamilya nila. Doon niya nalaman ang matinding katotohanang ginamit lang siya ni Julian bilang panakip sa tunay niyang pagkatao. Sa gitna ng sakit at pagkadurog, pinili ni Roxanne na magpakalayo at magpakalunod sa alak. Ngunit pagmulat ng mata niya kinabukasan, natagpuan siya sa piling ng isang lalaking hindi niya inakala na magiging bahagi ng kanyang buhay — si Mateo Ramirez, ang tiyuhin ng asawa niya. Isang gabing puno ng luha at kalasingan ang nagbunga ng isang kasalanang hindi niya matatakasan. Parang gumuho ang mundo ni Roxanne nang malamang siya ay buntis. At ang ama ng dinadala niya ay ang mismong tiyuhin ng asawa niyang minsang sumira sa kanya. Habang sinusubukan niyang takasan ang nakaraan, unti-unti namang tumitibok ang puso niya para kay Mateo — ang lalaking hindi niya dapat minahal, ngunit hindi rin niya kayang talikuran. Ipaglalaban ba ni Roxanne ang bawal na pag-ibig, o susunod sa katahimikan at reputasyon ng lahat? Paano kung ang tanging kasalanan niya… ay ang magmahal ng maling tao sa tamang panahon?