Living With A Seal

Aisya Naomi, seorang ibu tunggal yang bekerja sebagai Hostess di sebuah klub malam, harus menghadapi pandangan merendahkan dari masyarakat sekitarnya. Pekerjaannya yang unik, yang memerlukan dia untuk bekerja di malam hari, sering kali disalahpahami sebagai pekerjaan yang tidak pantas. Namun, Aisya tetap mempertahankan pekerjaannya untuk membesarkan anak satu-satunya. Meskipun pandangan masyarakat membebani dirinya, Aisya tidak pernah menyerah sedikitpun apalagi setelah mengetahui kondisi anaknya yang sedang sakit parah. Di tengah kebingungan, tiba-tiba saja seorang pemuda yang usianya jauh di bawah Aisya memasuki kehidupannya untuk balas dendam atas kematian tunangannya yang berkaitan dengan Aisya. Namun, bukannya berhasil membalaskan dendam, Arion justru malah terjebak nikah kontrak dengan Aisya. "Ayo menikah dan tandatangani kontrak ini!" Aisya tersenyum remeh, "Apa kamu bercanda? Aku tidak pantas jadi istri kamu, aku lebih pantas jadi kakak atau Tante kamu!" "Aku tidak peduli soal itu! kamu butuh uang untuk biaya anak kamu dan aku butuh kamu untuk pura-pura jadi istriku, cukup adil bukan?" "Tapi kenapa harus aku?" "Dan kenapa bukan kamu?" Lalu apakah Arion mampu mengontrol perasaannya terhadap Aisya untuk tidak jatuh cinta padanya?

Nathaniel Reid had always despised being bound by our engagement. To spite me, he recklessly raced cars and caused trouble, indulging in all sorts of reckless behavior. And every time, I cleaned up his mess. Then, a girl named Joanna Smith appeared in his life. On the night of my birthday banquet, he scoured the entire city for a simple breakfast wrap for her and never even bothered to show up. I had already prepared for this moment. That night, I approached my family and asked to change the engagement. "It didn’t have to be Nathaniel." I thought of the distant, composed man from my dreams—the one who had always hidden his quiet, unwavering love for me. A smile flickered across my lips as I said softly, "Didn’t he still have an uncle?"

Si Maria Lagdameo ay naglalakbay sa masalimuot na mundo ng pag-ibig,pagtataksil, at pagkakanulo. Bilang matagal nang kasintahan ni Roland Espedilla, ibinuhos ni Maria ang kanyang puso at kaluluwa para sa kanyang nobyo naniniwalang ang kanilang pagmamahalan ay totoo . Ngunit sa likod ng ngiti at pangako, nagtatago ang madilim na katotohanan: ginagamit lamang siya ni Roland para sa kanyang bisyo at mga kapritso. Noong naharap si Roland sa matinding problema sa pera at nagiit sa malaking pagkakautang, nagdesisyon siyang ipagbili si Maria sa isang may-ari ng bar, na tila isang masamang bangungot na walang katapusang pagsubok. Inaasahan ni Maria ang isang romantikong date at pagpakilala sa mga kaibigan ni Roland, ngunit ang tunay na layunin ng gabing iyon ay magpapabagsak sa kanyang mundo at kasabwat pa ang matalik na kaibigan na si Rowena at kalaguyo ni Roland na 'di niya inaasahang magagawa ito sa kanya. Nang biglang magbago ng takbo ng mga pangyayari, natagpuan ni Maria ang sarili sa isang sitwasyon ng panganib at pagsisisi, na nagdudulot ng isang gabing tutukuyin ang kanyang kapalaran at pagkakaroon ng isang One-night-stand sa isang napakagwapong estranghero na 'di niya inaakala ay isang CEO ng naglalakihang RTW Chain ng bansa at inaakala siyang isang bayarang babae. Sa kanyang pagbabalik sa Cebu, upang makalimot sa madilim na nakaraan at bagong panimula ay natuklasan niyang buntis siya at bunga ng isang gabi ng isang estranghero-isang bagong simula sa gitna ng pagkawasak. Ngunit ang kanyang kwento ay hindi dito nagtatapos. Sa muling pagkikita nila Kean Ambrosio, ang makapangyarihang CEO ng Klean RTW at ama ng kanyang dinadala, nag-uumpisa ang paglalakbay sa pangalawang pagkakataon ng pag-ibig ni Maria. Paano niya haharapin ang kanyang nakaraan at ang mga alaala ng sakit na dulot ni Roland at Rowena? Makakaya bang magmahal at magtiwala ulit ni Maria sa katauhan ni Kean?

Memiliki Retrokognision yaitu kemampuan untuk melihat masa lalu membuat Seika menghindari kontak fisik ataupun mata dengan orang lain semaksimal mungkin. Tapi takdir malah mempertemukannya dengan Kenichi Shinoda, seorang bos besar yakuza yang notabene mempunyai sejarah hidup mengerikan, seseorang yang paling ingin Seika hindari. "Akhirnya kau berada di sisiku uchi no yome" "Tolong lepaskan aku!" "Tidak tempat teraman mu adalah berada di sampingku" Akankah Seika mampu menghadapi Kenichi Shinoda dan masa lalu mengerikan milik laki-laki itu?

Bergabung dengan perusahaan sang ayah dengan mengubur mimpinya bukanlah impian Evan Gale Cakrawangsa. Apalagi ditambah dengan adanya asisten yang terlihat lebih pintar dan berpengalaman darinya. Bodohnya, Evan menarik tangan asistennya ke dalam kamar, saat tengah malam, usai acara pengangkatannya sebagai Direktur Pengembangan Usaha. Seakan tidak cukup dengan semua penderitaannya, sang mama meminta Evan bertanggung jawab dan menikahi asistennya sendiri. Dihantui kecerdasan dan kedekatan asistennya dengan seorang pengusaha yang mmerupakan saingan bisnis perusahaannya, Evan berniat menguak akal bulus asistennya dengan membuat asistennya itu jatuh cinta padanya. Hana yang harus jatuh cinta kepadanya. Sementara ... jatuh cinta pada Hana Anandira tidak pernah ada dalam rencananya.

(Cerita utk 21+) "Jadi kamu ingin membalas budi untuk semua kebaikanku, Aveline? Itu mudah, bayar saja dengan tubuhmu. Setiap hari. Setiap malam." ---Dominic Wolfe *** Aveline Rose semula hanya ingin bertemu untuk mengucapkan terima kasih, kepada pria misterius yang selama ini telah mendonasikan uang untuk pendidikannya hingga kini Aveline telah lulus kuliah. Maka dengan hati yang tulus serta senyum yang lebar, ia pun menemui pria dermawan itu, tanpa mengetahui siapa sebenarnya jati dirinya. Dominic Wolfe, pria yang semula dikira memiliki hati malaikat karena telah menjadi sumber dana pendidikannya selama bertahun-tahun, tanpa Aveline sangka ternyata memiliki sikap kejam dan manipulatif. Ia membuat Aveline menjadi budak yang dipenjara di sebuah superyacht (kapal pesiar) mewah miliknya, dan harus siap setiap malam untuk melayani hasratnya. Namun di balik itu semua, tak ada yang tahu jika Dominic menyimpan luka yang dalam, luka yang menjadi alasan di balik donasi pendidikan serta obsesinya kepada Aveline. *** visual tersedia di instagram @blackauroranovels

Marriage, to me, was a sacred vow - not a business proposition. Yet, that's exactly what Hayes Caldwell, the enigmatic billionaire, offered: $200,000 to wear his ring. Just 24 hours prior, my world crashed down. Fired from my job after pouring years into a project, I sought solace in the bottom of a bottle. That's when our paths crossed, and the night blurred into reckless passion. But morning brought a harsh reality: our intimate encounter had gone viral. Hayes's solution? A contract marriage to salvage our reputations. I hesitated, but desperation won out. Agreeing to his terms, I sealed my fate. Little did I know, the line between pretense and reality would soon blur, threatening to consume us both. Hop into this ride with me… let’s see how the story unfolds.

I returned home after studying abroad for three years, only to find that my brother’s girlfriend had brought her entire family to live in my mansion. The moment they saw me, they pinned me against the floor. "How dare you! Call him your sweetheart, spend his money, and now you're here to take my mansion? " When I saw the girlfriend’s crazed antics, I was shocked. “Who did you say owns the mansion?” “It’s my boyfriend’s, but it’ll be mine sooner or later. It has nothing to do with you.” With her parents, she yanked off the ancient pendant on my neck and crushed my heirloom bracelet. They even tied up my limbs, put me on the table, and positioned me in a humiliating pose to post online. Her brother pinned my legs down and reached under my shirt…

"I hate you, Asher. You ruined my life." "Well, you ruined mine. I can't think close to you because you have to look so damn attractive." "What?" "Have you looked in the freaking mirror? Pfft. Distracting me with your brown eyes." "Umm we have to get to work." "Do we? I have a much better plan." He says and plants his lips on mine. After the loss of her mother, eight-year-old Wendy’s world was altered for the rest of her life. Constantly being used by her father for his selfish goals, she seeks refuge in the human world, at City University where it seems like her only issue is the misogynistic treatment to women like her heralded by everyone’s favourite, Asher. She vows to have her revenge by messing with his dreams. Asher has always had everything going perfectly until his father, also his alpha, punishes him by sending him to human school. Everything seems to be going well until he meets his first challenge, the female that won’t leave his mind, Wendy. Would he overcome this challenge?

He is not surrounded by darkness, he is darkness itself. The Devil disguised as a handsome man in an impeccable black suit and red tie. He's a charming prince, and the demon who haunts her dreams. A night was all she wanted, but it turned out to be the worst decision she'd ever live to make. She was in dire need of money for her brother's surgery, and she decided to have a one-night stand with a wealthy man to get it. Something she now lives to regret. It started out with infatuation that soon morphed into feral obsession. He wanted all of her, and he was ready to kill to make her his. She was timid and shy, yet he chose her. Will she survive In his dark world? He is the king of darkness, yet he chose an angel who knows nothing about his world. Wanna