Philippine Studies: Historical And Ethnographic Viewpoints

Di balik kemegahan Kerajaan Tirta Mandala, tersimpan sebuah ramalan kuno tentang Sang Cahaya—sosok yang akan membawa kejayaan atau kehancuran. Saraswati, seorang putri yang hidup terkurung dalam istana, dibesarkan tanpa mengetahui jati dirinya. Mimpi-mimpi ganjil, bisikan misterius, dan pengawalnya yang baru, Raka Mahardika, membangkitkan tekadnya untuk mencari kebenaran. Pencariannya mengungkap rahasia kelam: Saraswati bukan keturunan raja, melainkan pewaris sah dari klan pemberontak yang telah dibantai. Ia seharusnya telah dibunuh, tapi justru disembunyikan. Dengan bantuan Raka dan Ki Wira, ia melarikan diri, menemukan perlindungan di Hutan Angkara, dan merangkul takdirnya sebagai pemimpin pemberontakan. Namun perjuangan tak berhenti di medan perang. Setelah menggulingkan Raja Adhiraj—ayah angkat sekaligus musuhnya—Saraswati dihadapkan pada dilema: membalas dendam atau menjadi pemimpin yang berbeda. Ia memilih belas kasih, mengasingkan raja dan naik takhta sebagai Ratu Tirta Mandala. Tapi kemenangan hanyalah awal. Di balik dinding istana, konspirasi baru mulai tumbuh. Para bangsawan yang kecewa menyusun rencana untuk menggulingkannya tanpa perang—dengan fitnah dan pengkhianatan dari dalam. Di saat genting, bahkan cinta antara Saraswati dan Raka diuji. Ketika pengkhianat dari lingkaran terdekatnya terungkap, Saraswati harus menghadapi ujian terakhir: bertahan sebagai pemimpin atau tumbang seperti yang lain. Dalam dunia yang diselimuti bayang-bayang, akankah ia mampu menjadi cahaya yang membawa perubahan? "Darah dan Takhta" adalah kisah epik tentang takdir, pengkhianatan, dan kekuatan seorang wanita muda dalam menuntun kerajaan menuju cahaya—atau kehancuran.

Takhta, harta dan wanita adalah 3 hal yang tidak dapat di lepaskan dari sosok penguasa negeri sampai rasanya itu sudah menjadi turun temurun antar kaum bangsawan. Semua orang berebut untuk mendapatkan takhta, merebut harta dan memiliki wanita, tapi tidak dengan pangeran yang satu ini. Keinginan hidup atas jerih payahnya membuatnya rela melepas statusnya sebagai pangeran mahkota, tapi sebuah kejadian membuatnya berubah menjadi sosok yang di takuti semua orang. Kejam, tiada ampun dan pemain wanita sudah melekat dalam namanya. Seluruh penjuru mengenalnya hingga ke telinga orang yang menjadikannya menjadi seperti ini. Mungkinkah orang tersebut akan kembali bertemu dengan sang pangeran untuk memperbaiki segalanya? Atau hanya akan memperburuk keadaan?

Lyra Valeska, seorang anak haram dari keluarga bangsawan kelas bawah, terpaksa menyamar menjadi Putri Lavinia sesuai titah Kaisar demi menyelamatkan sang ibu, Tapi siapa sangka... itu semua justru mengantarkan Lyra pada pelukan Grand Duke Leonhard Vordane--Sang Iblis Perang dan pria yang bahkan Kaisar sendiri enggan hadapi..... Lantas, bagaimana nasib Lyra? Terlebih bila Grand Duke mengetahui identitas aslinya?

Ana Merwin hanya pelayan dapur istana—hingga takdir memaksanya menggantikan sang putri dalam pernikahan politik. Dia dipaksa menikahi The Black Phantom, Pangeran Leonhart yang dikenal buruk rupa, dingin dan menakutkan. Namun, setelah mahkota dikenakan di kepalanya, satu demi satu rahasia istana mulai terungkap. Tatapan sang ratu berubah ngeri saat melihat wajahnya. Tanda lahir di tubuh Ana membangkitkan kenangan kelam masa lalu. Siapa sebenarnya Ana Merwin? Dan mengapa kehadirannya bisa mengguncang takhta kerajaan?

Torn between the man she loves, and the man who loves her.... Cordia Pike has always been strong-willed, but she knows her family expects her to accept the hand of her childhood friend, Jaris Adams, in marriage. As the conflict between the states continues to escalate, Cordia hopes it will last long enough for her to find a way to free herself without breaking her friend’s heart. On the eve of war, as the men prepare to ride off to battle, Cordia meets a mysterious newcomer. There’s just something about Will Tucker that she finds both intriguing and dangerous. Under the guise of caring for his sister, she makes a plan to write to him. Perhaps by the time the war is over, Will’s feelings for Cordia will have blossomed into the love she is starting to feel for the Union soldier. But war is evil and complex, and by the time it begins to wind its way through Southwest Missouri, one of these men will be dead, and Cordia will find herself betrothed to a man she loathes. Will she have the courage to follow her heart and stand up for what she believes in like so many others, or will she do as she is told and acquiesce to a loveless marriage to a heartless traitor?

During the last full moon, every werewolf must be prepared to expect whatever good they feel might happen. Since almost all werewolves who are disguising their powers can't explain the mystery of their situation and the world they found themselves in, a girl by the name, Maria Blackwheel finds herself in a situation where almost all events in her life her interconnected. For her to understand her life, she must make a move. For her to make a move, she must understand her root. https://tinyurl.com/y4zt5qnv

Everyone deserves a second chance at happiness... even a killer. Serendipity Fizzlestitch wants nothing more than to be left alone. In a small cabin a stone's throw from the house where her sisters and mother breathed their last, Serendipity toils away, making the dolls her late father was working on when he disappeared beneath the ocean waves. Serendipity is content to spend the rest of her existence here, trying to atone for the mistakes of her past by creating the dolls that bring joy to so many others. When a mysterious letter arrives in her fireplace, an unusual stranger shows up at her door, and her favorite mouse friend goes missing, Serendipity is forced to face the outside world--and the ghosts from her past. Will she accept the opportunity to join the most famous toymaker of all time, or will her guilt prevent her from finding the happiness everyone deserves? The Doll Maker's Daughter at Christmas is a whimsical romantic fantasy that proves everyone deserves a second chance, no matter how horrific our past. Perfect for Christmas, or any time of year, The Doll Maker's Daughter at Christmas will bring back the magic we can only find when we truly believe.

Before going to college, an ordinary high school student went to celebrate and got drunk. When he woke up, he found himself in a completely different world. There was a big sect, the approaching sect entrance examination, a slum where his body’s previous owner lived, and a shared memory about a missing young girl.When he got tangled in a fight with a few punks in this different world, he fell off a cliff and miraculously found himself still alive, with two more voices ringing inside his head. They were Sword Master and Saber Master. In the company of them, he continued to find out more about this whole new world. He took the sect entrance examination, entered the sect, met a strange man in black, and even participated in a major competition of the sect to have a chance to win over his peers!In this whole new world, he was born again and got to explore the fantastic martial world!

Thousand years ago, the great and powerful city of Atlantis existed in all its full glory ok Earth. Today, Atlantis is but historical ghost and the only remnant of the myth of the lost Nation is a girl called Ava.

Perjalanan waktu sang jenderal ke masa depan mempertemukan dia gadis yang menjadi cinta sejatinya. Namun rentang waktu malah memisahkan mereka. Sang gadis kini ke masa lalu untuk menegaskan lagi kisah cinta mereka