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Emma thought she had escaped the city that broke her, but when her family’s business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, she is pulled back into the orbit of the one person she vowed never to see again. Zane Mendoza. Now the heir to a billion-dollar fintech empire and the boss of a secret mafia dynasty where Emma’s parents work as underdogs, Zane holds all the cards. For years, he had been searching for Emma, who had disappeared without a trace after their divorce. When Zane discovers that Emma is the daughter of the family who now owes him everything, he makes a ruthless proposition. An arranged marriage. In exchange, he will wipe away her family’s crushing debts. Desperate to save her parents, Emma agrees to Zane’s conditions but negotiates a deal of her own. Their marriage will last one year, and if she is not happy in the marriage, she will leave. Zane agrees, but with a twist. If she falls for him again before the year is up, she will remain his forever. But Zane doesn’t just want Emma as his wife. He wants her in every way. His obsession with her runs deeper than she realizes, and he is ready to eliminate anyone just to have her forever. With a jealous best friend that wants to take everything she loves, an ex boyfriend who wants her back, betrayal lurking at every corner, a secret daughter that Zane doesn’t know is his, and a love that refuses to die, Emma must navigate this web of lies and emotions. Can she resist Zane’s magnetic pull, or will she be caught up in his game for good?

"Panji, daripada lo stress mikir nasib setelah di PHK, mendingan kita main aplikasi kencan saja," usul Bowo, salah satu rekan kerjaku. Kami sama-sama tertekan karena baru saja di PHK, akibat perusahaan mengalami gulung tikar. Awalnya aku tak tertarik dengan ajakan Bowo. Tapi setelah dia menunjukkan foto-foto wanita cantik dan seksi di aplikasi booking online itu, hatiku pun tergiur untuk ikut dengannya. Ah, mau coba sebentar juga tak apa-apa. Lagipula istriku Shira juga tak bisa memuaskan aku. Dia sangat kusam, kucel, dan berantakan. Setiap aku pulang kerja, aku selalu disambut dengan penampilannya yang berdaster kumal, rambut diikat sembarangan, dan wajah yang berminyak ditumbuhi jerawat. Penampilannya itu membuat aku sama sekali tak tertarik padanya lagi. Aku pun tertarik untuk membooking satu wanita. Lumayan untuk menemani aku tidur, karena aku juga butuh service yang memuaskan. Dan aku rasa ini cara yang cocok. Toh aku hanya tinggal membayar dan pergi, tanpa menyisakan apapun pada wanita yang menjajakan diri di aplikasi haram itu. Kumulai dengan menscroll aplikasi hijau itu di layar ponselku. Hingga akhirnya aku tertarik pada seorang wanita yang sangat cantik dan seksi bernama Dira. Aku memutuskan untuk membooking nya. Namun, mataku menyipit saat kutatap foto itu dengan seksama. Ada rasa aneh yang merayap dalam hatiku ketika melihat foto wanita bernama Dira itu. "Kenapa foto ini sangat mirip dengan Shira?"

Si Ariah "Aya" Gallano ay dalawampu't dalawang taong gulang, iskolar ng kanilang bayan, at tumatayong magulang para sa kaniyang nag-iisang kapatid. Musmos pa lamang ay namulat na siya sa hagupit ng buhay dahil sa mga pagsubok na kaniyang pinagdaanan. Sa kabila nito, nanatili siyang matatag at higit na nahubok ang pagiging madiskarte. Subalit, dahil sa karamdaman ng kaniyang kapatid, kinailangan niyang makahanap ng mabilisang salapi. Siya ay napadpad sa dating application na "We Chat & Date", para humanap ng matandang lalaki na naghahanap ng kasintahan, o sugar daddy kung tawagin. Labag ito sa kaniyang kalooban, subalit kailangan niya ng mabilisang pera para sa pagpapagamot ng kapatid kaya naman isinantabi niya ang sariling prinsipyo para rito. Dito niya nakilala si Theodore Morgan, ang acting CEO ng Morgan Group, dalawampu't pitong taong gulang at ang pinaka batang business tycoon sa Pilipinas. Si Theodore ay napadpad sa dating application sa pag-asang makakahanap ng babaeng papakasalanan lamang bilang tugon sa hiling ng kaniyang lola, ang tanging tao na kumalinga sa kaniya noong mamatay ang mga magulang sa aksidente. Parehong may mithiin na nais makamit, parehong nais isakripisyo ang sariling kasiyahan para sa minamahal sa buhay. Ngunit parehong ayaw mahulog kanino man. Naniniwala silang walang puwang ang pag-ibig sa tulad nilang abala sa sarili at pangarap na nais makamit. Ano kaya ang kapalarang naghihintay para sa dalawang taong nais lang pumasok sa kasal para sa sariling motibo? Sa laro ng kasal-kasalanan, sino ang magiging taya? Kapag tadhana na ang nagpasya, mapipigilan mo ba ito?

Si Clarissa ay isang simpleng babae lamang, lumaki sa kandili ng kanyang Ama't Ina na nagturo sa kanya ng maganda at mabubuting bagay. Lumaki siyang walang alam sa kung ano man ang makamundong bagay ang nangyayari sa mundong kanyang ginagalawan, wala rin siyang alam kung para saan ginagamit ang mga bagay na nasa ibabang bahagi ng bawat tao. Sa madaling salita, inosente si Clarissa at wala pa siyang karanasan sa mga senswal na aktibidad. Bagama't nasa tamang edad na ay marami pa siyang hindi alam patungkol sa kung ano at paano ginagawa ang mga bagay na minsan niya na rin naririnig sa ibang mga tao. Wala sa isip ni Clarissa ang mga ganoong bagay, mga bagay na nagbibigay init sa katawan, nagpapawala sa isipan at nagbibigay kaligayahan sa bawat taong gumagawa nito. Hanggang sa dumating ang lalaking magpapamulat sa kanya sa kung ano nga ba ang tunay na kahulugan ng bawat makamundong bagay na hindi pa alam ni Clarissa. Makikilala niya si Tyron, isang lalaking nagmamay-ari ng pinakamalaking Jewelry Company sa bansa, kinilala rin na isa sa pinakamayamang tao sa loob at labas ng bansa. Siya ang magiging boss ni Clarissa, at si Clarissa naman ang magiging sekretarya ni Tyron. Dahil sa ugnayan na mangyayari ay ang malinis na isipan ni Clarissa ay mababahiran ng init dahil sa lalaking si Tyron. Mamumulat si Clarissa sa mundong nagliliyab sa init, sa bawat haplos at dampi ng labi ay dala ang pinakamasarap na pakiramdam. Pakiramdam na tanging nagpapaligaya at lulunod sa isipan ni Clarissa at magdadala sa kanya sa isang paraisong hindi matatakasan. Sa pagkakataong ito at dahil na rin sa init na ibinibigay ng mga katawan nila. Malulunod sila sa apoy ng makamundong gawain. Gawaing parehong magmumulat sa kanilang mga puso sa isang bagay na hindi nila lubos akalain na mangyayari.

I trusted her. I trusted him. Big mistake. When I caught my husband and my best friend tangled in betrayal, my world shattered. And my daughter? She chose her as her new mom. Me? Just a housewife. Just the ‘overbearing mom’ who cared too much. Done. I walked away, leaving their apologies and tears in the dust. My husband dropped to his knees, begging, “Please, come back. We can fix this.”My daughter clung to me, crying, “Mom, don’t leave me.” I laughed: “Fix it? Don’t leave? Too late. You had your chance. I don’t need either of you anymore.”

My husband, Don Reginald, and my parents threw me in prison on the very night I gave him his heir. All because my sister, Felicia, set me up. She claimed I gave her a wild horse at the family races—a horse she knew she couldn't handle. It went crazy. It trampled a senator to death. With the FBI breathing down our necks, the whole family made me take the fall. Three years. Reginald didn't care that I'd just had our son. He pushed me. Over and over. "It was your horse. If you hadn't given it to her, the Feds wouldn't be after Felicia. Just do the time. When you get out, you'll still be my Donna." Three years later, I came back. Nothing had changed. They still chose her. Even the son I bled for now calls Felicia "Mama." He looks right through me, his own mother. I didn't fight. Not like the old me. I just walked away. But when I finally vanished for good, Reginald lost his mind. He tore the world apart, begging me to come back. To be his Donna again.

Si Maxine Garcia ay tatlong taon ng kasal sa CEO na si Shawn Velasco. Wala siyang ibang ginawa sa taong iyan kung hindi alagaan, pagsilbihan, at mahalin ang lalaki hanggang sa tuluyan itong gumaling mula sa kanyang pagkaka-aksidente. Ngunit pagkatapos ng lahat, malalaman niyang may iba pala itong babae at ang masakit, bumalik siya sa dati nitong minahal na iniwanan siya habang pansamantalang naging inutil. Nasagad na si Maxine sa sakit na idinulot ng lalaki sa kanya kaya nagdesisyon siyang hiwalayan ito at ayusin ang sarili niya. Subalit sa kanyang paglisan ay siya namang biglang pagsimula ng asawang CEO na ipanalo siya pabalik…

A Romance Novel Warning! Only Adults Read! Rated M 21+ ____ Kecelakaan kecil yang dialami Dealova Angela -Si aktris ternama- dalam sesi pemotretan dengan Si Tuan Arogan, Galantara Putra Dinata, membawanya dalam suatu masalah yang besar. Dealova terpaksa menerima konsekuensinya jika tak ingin karirnya hancur. Lantas ia harus menerima kontrak rahasia di bawah tekanan CEO muda itu. Apakah isi kontrak tersebut? Dan apakah Dealova dapat terlepas dari perangkap dan jerat 100 hari yang telah dibuat Galantara? Atau Galantara sendiri yang terjebak dalam permainannya?

Blurb: Lucas Sterling was stunned when a DNA test revealed that his three-year-old twins weren't his. His wife, Elena, is devastated as he files for divorce and publicly denounces her. But there’s a twist—Elena’s stepsister, Sabrina, had been scheming behind the scenes, with jealousy as her main motive. Now, years later, Lucas discovers the truth: The twins were his, and Elena was innocent all along. But it’s too late—she’s moved on and built a life without him. As Lucas fights to win her back, he must navigate family betrayal and the growing tension between his heart and his empire. Will their twisted vows of betrayal and passion lead to a second chance, or is the damage irreversible?

Money and power. That is where Bora Huassefa Mafianni's world revolves. But as she explores the mafia world more, she meets Connor Zulueta, who will make her feel different emotions she hasn't felt before. Can Connor change Bora for the better? Can the two powerful mafias collide? Or they will be the end of each other's bloodline? Watch Bora as she plays the Nasty Games made by the Ruthless Mafia.