Novel As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

Bradley Oliver Jones was eight years old when he first heard "Phantom of the Opera" in New York.The lights gleaming across the stage, the voices of the performers ringing through the theater in a way that brought tears to the eyes of those listening. A wonderful canvas of brilliance painted bright by the dull colors of the world.The performance brought something wonderful to Bradley Oliver Jones.The theatre brought magic, brought light, brought hope into the mind of a little eight year old kid.A kid now dead set on being on that stage.And suddenly, the world was on fire, and everything was possible.

Lorenzo and Selena secretly love each other, even though it should be forbidden by agents. Especially since Lorenzo was a captain and Selena was a member of his team. No romantic relationship should occur between agents. But Lorenzo was desperate to love Selena and marry her. During their five years of marriage, all was well and they had a son who was hidden from the public. But a new mission gets Selena killed and all the secrets they've been tightly hiding for so long are revealed to the surface. The FBI's elite board was furious and suspended Lorenzo for his misdeeds. Everyone shunned Lorenzo when he was in the most difficult phase of his life because Selena's death brought a threat to his son. Lorenzo was always blaming himself after all the weeks since Selena's death. He secretly investigates Selena's bizarre death case in order to viciously punish Selena's murderer. But when he gets close to the mastermind behind Selena's murder, he meets a woman who looks like Selena who works for his enemy. Lorenzo thought that the woman might be Selena. And as long as he was breathing, he would continue to pursue that woman to prove that she might be his dead wife.

Bagaikan benalu yang mendarah daging di hati, masa lalu yang pahit terus menggerus jiwa Beby. Seperti traumatik atas pengkhianatan yang dirasakan Dewa, menjadikan ia mati rasa. Tapi, bagaimana jadinya jika mereka bertemu dan saling mengingatkan betapa pedih dan sesaknya masa lalu? "Tidak ada kesamaan apapun dalam dirinya, tapi kenapa aku gelisah?" - Dewa. "Melihatnya membuatku mengingatmu, tapi ini terasa berbeda," - Beby

"Ad! Apa nama hubungan ini? Waktu pernah kasih kita kesempatan. Apa kita bisa miliki lagi?" Kedua mata kami saling menatap mencari jawaban. Kurvaku menurun. Begitulah aku memandang hidup yang ku jalani di akhir usia 20an. Di saat rencana tidak berjalan sesuai impian, apa aku masih memiliki mimpi tersisa? Tentang dia yang pernah berperan penting dalam hidupku, namun keasingan jadi pengganti keakraban antara aku dengannya. Jika aku bertemu lagi dengan Ad, apa aku harus menemuinya atau bersembunyi saja? karena sinarku sedang hilang, aku belum siap menampakkan sisi gelap dari masa lalu yang masih ku hindari. Perpisahan kala itu, membuatku ragu. Ada kisah antara kita yang belum tuntas. Apa mungkin itu tanda, untuk kembali memperjuangkan cinta atau lebih baik berhenti saja? Di masa belia kita kala itu, atau di masa kita terus bertumbuh, melewati berbagai fase hidup menjadi dewasa. Tentang aku dan Ad, apa sudah berakhir? Cinta ini akan bertumbuh dan menetap untuk dirinya ataukah dia?

SIS (Social Issue Series) #1: Objectifying WomenOver protectiveness of boyfriends are often romanticized as cute and caring nowadays. To the point that some ladies fail to live their lives to the fullest just to satisfy their men's insecurities and the likes. Pero kung ikaw si Nayeli Reese P. Eusebio, you'll probably say that you've had enough of those kinds of bullshit. Nari had been deprived of a normal life for her 17 years of existence. She never had a chance to step out of the four corners of their house and experience what common people usually do due to unfortunate circumstances that involves her personal family issues. So when she had the opportunity to finally get out from that nightmare, she promised herself, and her brother that wishes her nothing but happiness, that she will bring out the best in her as she strives to achieve her goals.But when Colton Jace R. Octavio gets into the picture, Nari felt things that she never felt before. Unexplainable feelings that are enough to confuse and distract her from her goals. Colton's dream was just to grow old with her while Nari's was for them to grow individually together. When love gets in the way of your dreams, is it possible to grow with the flow?

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Alya adalah perempuan berusia dua puluh tujuh tahun yang energik dan periang, single sejak lahir terdesak oleh usia untuk segera menikah. Merasa telah membuang masa mudanya dengan percuma, ia bertekad untuk menikah dengan laki-laki yang berprofesi sebagai dokter, arsitek atau pengusaha dari keluarga konglomerat karena tak mau kalah dari sepupu-sepupunya yang menikah dengan keluarga konglomerat. Ia sudah cukup malu ketika selalu datang seorang diri ke acara resepsi pernikahan, bahkan sepupunya sempat menawarkannya kepada beberapa rekan bisnis suaminya, seolah-olah ia tak mampu menemukan belahan jiwanya saja. Leo adalah pengusaha muda, Co-CEO AHA Architect yang baru berdiri tiga tahun lalu. Laki-laki berdarah campuran itu memilih untuk hidup sendiri, ia tak ingin menikah, setidaknya hingga detik ini ia belum menemukan seseorang yang mampu membujuknya untuk menikah. Baginya perempuann untuk dikencani, bukan dinikahi.

Meet Kendra, a hopeful-turned-hopeless romantic, in her search for a new dream after a devastating turn of events. On the other side of the world, Axe, a voice actor who keeps his face and real identity hidden, in hopes of finding true love.

Nova Jane found love at a young age, but as those things sometimes go, they took different directions in life. Nova married Rob and has been living a life she can't seem to escape. One where every decision feels like a minefield of Robs' moods, and anything can set him off. She fantasizes about her first love to get through the abuse until she can save enough money to get out. It was then that she was happy and carefree. It helps to daydream about it, but it also hurts that it's forever beyond her reach.

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