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(Warning 🔞) “Dari semua pria… kenapa kamu menciumku?” --Xeyren. “Karena kurasa, dunia ini telah salah menentukan tokoh antagonisnya.” --Lovelle. *** Lovelle White tewas setelah bunuh diri karena terjun dari jembatan, saat tiga orang pria hendak memperkosanya. Namun alih-alih mati, Lovelle justru masuk ke dalam dunia novel yang belum selesai ia baca, dan terbangun di dalam tubuh salah satu tokoh bernama Daniela. Daniela adalah pelayan sekaligus mata-mata yang bertugas mengawasi Xeyren Crow, sang tokoh antagonis sekaligus pria paling berbahaya dalam cerita. Namun masalahnya, Daniela pun mati di halaman ke-lima, dan di tangan Xeyren. Maka untuk mengubah takdir tragis itu, Lovelle pun melakukan sesuatu... Yaitu mencium Xeyren. Dan malam itu, Lovelle selamat dari kematian. Namun alur cerita yang semakin melenceng jauh membuat Lovelle terjebak bersama Xeyren dan dunianya yang gelap. Lalu apa yang terjadi saat Luca Montclair, sang tokoh protagonis sekaligus karakter utama dalam buku, juga menginginkan Lovelle? Terjebak dalam dunia novel, di antara penjahat dan pahlawan, Lovelle pun semakin yakin bahwa cerita ini memang sudah salah... Sejak awal mulanya. ***

Clara tak pernah menduga, kecelakaan mobil itu menjadi gerbang menuju takdir yang lebih mengerikan. Begitu membuka mata, ia bukan lagi dirinya melainkan Karin Domanic, tokoh antagonis yang dibenci semua orang dan ditakdirkan mati mengenaskan demi jalan cerita orang lain. Hanya satu yang ia inginkan: menjauh dari semua pemeran utama, menghindari takdir, dan bertahan hidup. Namun dunia itu seolah memiliki rencana lain. Sosok pria yang seharusnya menjadi ancaman terbesar, yang awalnya mencintai pemeran utama wanita, kini perlahan memusatkan obsesinya pada Clara. Tatapannya tak pernah lepas, langkahnya selalu mengikuti, dan senyumnya menyimpan rahasia yang perlahan mengubah arah cerita. Akankah Clara menghindari bencana yang pernah ia baca? Atau justru menemukan cinta yang tak pernah ditulis dalam buku… meski dengan harga yang tak terduga?

"I will not promise you a happy life once you agreed to this union." Isang Arranged Marriage ang kinasangkutan nila Lumiere Jane Ramirez at Drake Achyls Hernandez matapos ang kanilang Senior Highschool. Isa itong Promise of Union ng dalawang pamilya at sa kanila ito maisasakatuparan. Habang naghihimutok sa galit sa pagtutol si Drake ay kaiba naman kay Lumiere dahil ito ay matagal ng may gusto kay Drake. Akala niya isang fairytale, kapag naikasal ka sa taong matagal mo ng gusto pero mas lalong naging cold, indifferent at malupit sa kaniya ang lalaki to the point he handed her a divorce. Namatay ang lolo ni Lumiere at sinisi niya ang lahat kay Drake. Nais na niyang iwan ito at hindi na magpakita pero nagkita sila sa isang bar. Nakita ni Drake na nakikipagsayaw sa iba ang kaniyang asawa. Sa unang pagkakataon ay inuwi siya nito sa condo para komprontahin. Dahil sa kalasingan ay nauwi ang lahat sa isang mainit na gabi. Kinabukasan ay nakita ni Lumiere ang divorce agreement at pinirmahan niya ito dahil hindi naman niya kayang pilitin ang lalaking mahalin siya. At ang nangyari kagabi ay dahil lang sa kalasingan. It was just a s*x. Umalis si Lumiere at hindi na muli pang nakipagkita kay Drake. After 5 long years, nagkita silang muli ngunit siya ay nobya na ng kaniyang pinsan na si Orphen. Lalo siyang nagalit ng malaman niyang may anak na ang mga ito. Pinilit niyang bawiin si Lumiere at nagsimula ang bawat dagok sa kanilang buhay. Isa bang sumpa ang Promise of Union o kailangan lang nilang mapatunayan na para talaga sila sa isat-isa.

While negotiating the terms of a project, a client pressured me into downing a large glass of liquor. While I was washing my face in the restroom, I saw my younger sister’s latest Instagram post. [Low salary? What of it? My parents will always support me!] Above the caption was a photo of a property deed with her name on it, along with a message from our parents. [Mom and Dad will always be your safety net!] It was in a newly developed residential complex. It was also the very neighborhood I had been desperately saving up for a downpayment to buy a home in. At that moment, a torrent of complex emotions washed over me. I splashed my face with water. After clearing my head, I sent a message to my manager, Mr. Jenkins. [I’m willing to take on that overseas project you mentioned.]

Paano kung muling pagtagpuin ang dalawang puso na nagkahiwalay dahil sa isang kasinungalingan na parehas nilang pinaniwalaan? Bigyan kaya nila ng kapatawaran ang isa't-isa at ituloy ang naudlot nilang pagmamahalan o patuloy pa rin nilang paniniwalaan ang kasinungalingan na gawa lang ng mahal nila sa buhay?

Mina endured unimaginable pain—physically, mentally, and sexually abused by her own mother and stepfather. When she was finally rescued and placed under the care of her real father, her life slowly began to change. But the scars of her past refused to fade. The nightmares still haunted her, pulling her back to the darkness she desperately wanted to escape. And no matter how hard she tried, the dream of living a normal, peaceful life always seemed just out of reach. Because peace, it seemed, was never meant for her. Kristoff and Kenobi Sandoval—two brothers burning with hatred for Mina’s biological mother—decided to make her the target of their rage. Kenobi made it his mission to turn her college life into a nightmare. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried to stay out of his way, he always found an excuse to bully and humiliate her. Then there was Kristoff. The complete opposite of his brother. He was her unexpected protector—the one who always stepped in to shield her from Kenobi’s cruelty. But behind his gentle facade was a secret agenda, a hidden motive for getting close. And Mina, once again, finds herself caught in the middle of a game she never wanted to play.

Dahil sawa na si Thea sa pagbubunganga ng ina. Napilitang mag-abroad ang dalaga. Graduate siya ng BS Tourism. Sa isang construction company siya nakakuha ng trabaho sa Dubai. Maliban sa pag-o-opisina, on-call cleaner din siya. Isang araw, tinawagan si Thea ng kaibigan para maglinis ng unit ng boss nito. Sa isang hotel and casino nagtatrabaho ang kaibigan. Wala siyang hinihindian na part-time, kaya umo-oo kaagad siya. Hindi sukat akalain ng dalaga, na ang sikat na miyembro ng banda, na si Keith Hernandez pala ang kanyang kliyente nang gabing iyon. Kilala ito sa tawag na KH. Hindi niya maiwasang hangaan ito ng sobra. Sa loob ng dalawang buwan na pamamalagi ng binata, siya lang ang bukod tanging naglilinis at cook nito. At, sa maikling panahon na iyon, natutunan ni Thea na mahalin si Keith. Naisuko pa niya sa binata ang iniingatang perlas ng silangan, kahit na may iba itong minamahal. Hanggang kailan siya magiging rebound? Ano kaya ang gagawin ni Thea kapag nalamang ikakasal na pala ang binata sa iba?

Aeralyn Alcantara's life crashed when something horrible happened in her childhood life. Natakot siyang magsabi sa mga magulang. Pinandirihan niya ang sarili. Kaya naman nang pumayag ang mga magulang niya sa kagustuhan niyang bumukod siya ay tila nakaligtas siya sa mala-impyernong buhay niya. Ngunit ang kapalit pala ng panandaliang kalayaan niya ay kailangan niyang magpakasal sa lalaking hindi naman niya kilala. Kabayaran para sa utang ng mga magulang niya. Papaano niya maaatim makasama ang isang taong ni boses nga ay hindi niya alam? Paano kung maulit muli ang nangyari sa kanya noong bata siya? Kakayanin niya pa ba ulit? Does this Mr. Rodriguez is a savior? Or another nightmare that she wouldn't want to have on?

Luna Masterton sees demons. She has been dealing with the demonic all her life, so when her brother gets tangled up with a demon named Sparkles, ‘Luna the Lunatic’ rolls in on her motorcycle to save the day. Armed with the ability to harm demons, her scathing sarcasm, and a hefty chip on her shoulder, Luna gathers the most unusual of allies, teaming up with a green-eyed heroin addict and a snarky demon ‘of some import.’ After all, outcasts of a feather should stick together...even until the end. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

When Roselle Ventura turned 18, her father severed ties with her. She started a new life and she met Oliver Mitchel whose eyes are solely focused on his company's growth to hold onto his position as the CEO. Later on, she learned that he was engaged to someone and that person was desperate to put her six feet under the ground resulting in losing the only treasure she have. Furious, she rises up, waving her identity as the heiress of the most feared billionaire in their city but would these be enough to satisfy her hunger for revenge or she would turn into different person that yearns nothing but to kill just to protect what she have?