Our Serendipitous Love

This book gathers different love stories, yes, love stories. All these stories that I collected over time, that were told to me by friends, acquaintances, relatives and others from my own imagination ink. And perhaps, there is some coincidence.

Liam Alber and his best friend, John Johnson. That's how it's always been. Just them. They’ve been living a decent life; enjoying each other’s company for as long as they can remember. Liam worked at a small town restaurant. John worked at the city’s radio station. They were opposites. Liam was more reserved and independent while John was social and interactively weird. But that didn't ruin the strong bond they had. But that soon changed. Their life took an unexpected turn after John’s curiosity got the best of him. John heard rumors. He wanted to know more about the mysterious mythical blood-sucking creatures. He crossed a line he didn't know existed which left him lying in a hospital bed. Liam dug an even bigger hole; forcing himself into John’s problems. Liam soon learned this world wasn’t what it seemed. Liam snooped around, now he’s caught up in a vampire rivalry war. What will Liam do when he finds out his boss isn’t who he seems? What will Liam do when he finds out his boss is one of those creatures who hurt his best friend? How will he be able to trust him? How will they work together? How will he react when sudden feelings develop? Will he accept them or run away?

Asyara Faizia, si cewek aktif dengan jurus nekatnya itu telah mengizinkan hatinya memendam perasaan selama dua tahun terhadap cinta pertamanya di masa putih abu-abu yaitu Rendi Haris Sandi, si cowok pasif dengan julukan ‘siluman es serut’ sebab tak mudah ditebak jalan pikirannya. Begitu pula dengan isi hatinya yang seolah labirin, kerap mengandaskan asa pejuangnya di tengah jalan. Di tahun ketiga, Syara pun bertekad mengungkapkan perasaannya itu. Tapi... dengan segala aral melintang yang menantinya di depan mata, akankah keinginan gadis ceria itu untuk menaklukkan hati cowok dingin pujaannya tersebut masih bisa terwujud? Atau justru terpaksa berhenti di tengah jalan saat seluruh kemungkinan yang ada kian surut dan bahkan rasanya... mungkin telah tertutup untuk dirinya?

Clarissa Shafira tidak menyangka kalau permainan truth or dare yang dia mainkan bersama teman-temannya ternyata akan merubah hidupnya. Akibat dare yang Clarissa jalani yaitu mengaku menjadi pacar dari pria pertama yang masuk ke Kafe membuat kandasnya hubungan Axcel Aditama Riguela dengan kekasihnya yang bernama Indira. Axcel adalah pewaris tunggal dari keluarga Riguela yang sangat kaya raya. Sialnya ternyata Axcel adalah kakak kelas Clarissa di SMA. Tentu saja Axcel menyimpan dendam yang begitu dalam pada Clarissa, dia bahkan menjadikan gadis itu sebagai pelayannya demi menebus kesalahannya. Clarissa harus sabar disuruh dan selalu dikerjai oleh Axcel yang membuat masa putih abu-abunya kacau balau. Apalagi Axcel masih belum puas menyiksanya, dia bahkan mematahkan hati Clarissa berkeping-keping dengan cara membuat gadis itu jatuh cinta padanya, memacarinya, lalu menyelingkuhi nya dengan Angel yang merupakan kakak kandung Clarissa. Akibat pengkhianatan dari dua orang yang Clarissa sayangi, akhirnya Clarissa memutuskan pindah ke Singapura. Beberapa tahun setelahnya Clarissa terpaksa kembali ke Indonesia karena dipindah tugaskan oleh perusahaan tempatnya bekerja. Siapa yang mengira kalau akhirnya dia kembali dipertemukan dengan Axcel, mantan kekasihnya yang sangat Clarissa hindari. Bahkan kini Clarissa harus menjadi sekertaris dari pria kejam itu. Benci dan cinta bedanya tipis, kisah yang berawal dari kebencian lalu berubah cinta, kemudian menjadi benci kembali. Akankah kebencian itu masih akan tetap sama? Ataukah kembali berubah menjadi cinta lagi?

Ketika cinta ditolak, dukun pun bertindak. Cinta tak berbalas tentu menyakitkan, bila ternyata cinta itu adalah dari masa lalu. Bagaimanakah perjuangan seorang Ganang untuk merebut hati Arumi? Lika-liku kisah mereka yang menggetarkan hati.

Waking up to a sudden change in your life, how do you think you'd cope? Same goes for Jasmine Kane whose life changed overnight because of a simple Marble. Problem arises when the owner of the Marble comes to find her and she falls in love with him and puts herself in more danger. Now she has to choose between saving her own life and Dying to save the one she loves....is their love really the one to die for? Will it be a Tragic Ending or A Happy Ending?

Pierre Paul Abutu gives a humorous, fascinating and dispassionate narration of the unique intimate and romantic events of his life from teenage to adolescence, and into the early stages of his adult life. This narration revolves around the lives, and relationships of sixteen ladies with whom he shared happy, intimate, eventful and evergreen moments of his life with. These love affairs occur in Pierre Abutu’s life, at his university, the Augustine Nnamani Campus, Agbani, in Enugu Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Akwa Ibom State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Due to his religious beliefs, personal convictions, personal principles, metaphysical and supernatural predictions and postulations, the media, intellectual and literary effects in his life, most of these affairs either ended abruptly or amicably. These love affairs also reveal the negative attitudes, traits and deceptive machinations of these girls and ladies. Even though certain unpleasant and resultant effects were never intended at any particular stage, or with any of these girls and ladies, one thing was very clear: each love affair was and would always be evergreen to Pierre Abutu.

Ashtrella Andrada, a very well-known heir of a big company has never seen the beauty of life. She can have everything she wanted with just a snap of her fingers, but she always felt empty. She has never been happy despite having everything. She was cage by the responsibility of being the first born. She was forced to be in a loveless marriage. Not until she met Phoenix Montana, a man of positivity and radiance of life. He saved her. Her own breath of life. With his help, she started to learn beautiful things life could give. She started fighting her own demons. He supported and loved her even if everything was against him. He promised her to be with her every step. He gave her the love she seeks all her life but what she doesn’t know is that everything was just temporary. Once again fate intervened shaking his promise of eternal love.

Sophia Smith and Alexander Carter have been friends since high school, but she sees him as more than just a friend. When her father suddenly proposes marriage, she accepts without consideration and Alex was forced to abide by his grandfather's wish, so he married her, but her happiness fades as Alex's indifference takes hold. Determined to win his love, Sophia devotes herself to impressing him, but her efforts were all futile. A year into marriage, Alex files for divorce, accompanied by scandalous pictures that led Sophia to bear the burden of false accusations. Unable to face the distrust of people around her, Sophia disappears with her unborn child. Six years pass, and fate reunites them when Alex becomes Sophia's patient. Guilt clouds Alex's eyes, and his voice trembled with longing as he muttered "Sophia, I've spent years realizing my mistakes. I've regretted every moment since we parted" She spares him a glance "Regret won't mend what you shattered, Mr. Carter. The past is a chapter closed, I've moved on and so should you." He reached out for her hand but she moves away "And what about the twins?" he asks with a voice filled with remorse. Sophia responds curtly "The twins are mine. Alone." On one hand stands her ex-husband, prepared to endure any hardship to reclaim her, and on the other hand stands a friend who is willing to go to great lengths to have her as his own.

Clara baru saja diusir dari kediamannya sendiri. Orang tuanya belum lama meninggal. Namun, bukannya mendapat topangan dari kerabatnya, mereka malah merampas semua harta yang ditinggalkan oleh kedua orang tua Clara. Clara berjalan tak tentu arah. Ia hanya diperbolehkan membawa pakaian-pakaiannya sendiri. Tanpa diberi uang sepeserpun. Ia tidur dimanapun dirasa tempat itu mampu menghalanginya dari turunnya hujan dan panas. Wajahnya yang cantik jelita mulai terlihat kotor akibat tak terawat. Siang itu, Clara beristirahat di bangku taman tempat anak-anak TK bermain. Berjalan cukup jauh membuat tubuhnya cukup lelah. Belum sempat memejamkan mata ia mendengar suara anak kecil yang memanggilnya 'mama'. "Mama? Mama ngapain disini? Kenapa mama gak pernah pulang? Papa bilang, mama pergi jauh sekali. Kenapa mama jahat sama Devan?" Ucap anak itu pada Clara. Clara hanya bisa terdiam cukup lama mendengar perkataan anak itu. Seingatnya ia belum pernah melakukan hubungan dengan siapapun. Tapi, kenapa anak ini memanggilnya mama?