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The day I was awarded the highest service medal, I got a call that my grandfather had died. My superiors approved emergency leave, and I rushed straight back to the family estate without stopping. The moment I reached the hillside cemetery behind the house, what I saw snapped something inside me. Our family burial ground had been completely leveled. My parents' graves had been dug open. Their urns had been turned into flower pot bases, with dark-red roses planted right on top of them. My grandfather's coffin had been split apart. His body was left exposed in the dirt, already starting to rot. And my younger brother, Jerry Horton, who was on the autism spectrum, was being ordered around like a laborer by my husband's assistant, Digby Wolfe, hauling construction materials back and forth. I lost it. I grabbed Digby and slammed him into the ground with a hard shoulder throw. "You touched my family's graves and made my brother do manual labor. Are you trying to get buried here with them?" Digby coughed up blood as he struggled to his feet, sneering at me. "This was Mr. Gray's decision. He said your family plot is in a good location, with plenty of space. It's perfect for building a golf course for the future Mrs. Gray. In Joule, Mr. Gray is the law." His tone was icy. "And who do you think you are?" I swallowed my rage and called Marshall Gray. "I hear you run Joule," I said. "Well, I'm about to change that."

Who meets Prince Charming in an elevator while carrying their broken shoe? Lena Masterson was having a rough day. Her coffee pot exploded, her favorite heel broke on the way to work, her computer died, and her coworker sabotaged her performance review that she should have aced. To top it all off, she had to stay late. So when she ran into a handsome stranger at work, she was certain that it was the worst day of her life. Instead, it was the start of something wonderful. From the moment she nearly bowled the man over, she thought about him. She didn’t know anything about him, and could only assume that he was someone’s assistant. Still, the encounter left her with new self-confidence. She made a move assertive enough to get the attention of her boss’ boss, and be granted a new position as the personal paralegal of the head partner. This promotion soon led to an important trip to the Caribbean, where she saw a familiar face on the beach… Everything seemed perfect when she was in Aiden’s arms, but he was holding something back. Worse, Lena was keeping a secret from him as well. She knew that she couldn’t keep up her little white lie forever, but it turned out that Aiden’s secret was much bigger. Much much much bigger. A billion times bigger, in fact. Even though he treated her like Cinderella at the ball, it was possible that the billionaire playboy just thought of her as one of his “flavors of the week”. After saying goodbye with one last barefoot kiss and returning to the real world, there was a burning question on Lena’s mind: Did this Prince Charming love her as much as she loved him?

Semua orang menertawakannya si lemah, si pecundang, si “Bunga Layu” di Akademi Cahaya Jiwa. Tapi mereka tidak tahu, Bara menyimpan kekuatan yang tidak bisa dilihat siapa pun. Ia bukan kultivator biasa—ia adalah Kultivator Jiwa, penganut ajaran kuno yang melatih ketenangan, bukan amarah; pikiran, bukan tenaga. Saat para jenius sibuk mengejar pil dan kekuasaan, Bara justru menelusuri rahasia jiwa dan emosi manusia. Hingga suatu hari, Master Kegelapan menyusup ke akademi, menyebarkan ketakutan dan kekacauan. Saat semua orang runtuh, hanya satu sosok yang masih berdiri tenang: Bara. Dengan senyum santai dan jiwa yang tak terguncang, ia membuktikan bahwa kekuatan terbesar bukanlah menghancurkan orang lain... tetapi menaklukkan diri sendiri. “Kultivator Jiwa Modern” kisah tentang ketenangan batin yang menjadi kekuatan absolut di dunia yang kacau.

Ziva, seorang dokter muda yang selalu tampil glamor dan penuh gaya, maniak kebersihan dan disiplin, bahkan debu 1 inci saja langsung jadi sasaran tangan seribu Ziva. Namun segalanya berubah kacau saat dia dijodohkan dengan Reza, pria tampan tapi super santai, pecinta tidur siang, dan punya kucing galak bernama Binggo. Hidup glamor yang ia bayangkan berubah jadi petualangan absurd penuh cucian menumpuk, piring kotor, remote TV yang selalu rebutan, dan tisu berserakan. Alih-alih cinta yang menggelora, pernikahan mereka penuh drama kocak, pertengkaran receh, dan kejutan-kejutan lucu yang bikin mereka mempertanyakan: "Ini beneran kehidupan pernikahan?!" Di antara gaya hidup bertabrakan, dua karakter yang bertolak belakang itu justru perlahan mulai memahami makna cinta yang nyata—bukan yang didandani bunga dan lilin, tapi yang dibungkus kompromi dan kejujuran.

Cinta tak memilih status, bahkan saat hatimu sudah hancur berkeping-keping. "Aku janda, Kiwi. Punya masa lalu, punya luka. Masih mau jatuh cinta sama aku?" "Aku bukan cari yang sempurna, Melon. Aku cari yang nyata." Kiwi Arsenio—pria mapan, tampan, dan jadi rebutan banyak wanita—jatuh cinta bukan pada wanita muda yang menggoda, tapi pada Melon Zavira, janda satu anak yang lebih suka menghabiskan waktu di rumah sambil menanam bunga daripada pamer di media sosial. Namun cinta mereka tidak semudah resep smoothie. Masa lalu Melon yang kelam dan keluarga Kiwi yang penuh tuntutan membuat hubungan ini seperti buah yang belum matang—butuh kesabaran, pengorbanan, dan keberanian untuk bisa dinikmati. Mampukah Kiwi bertahan demi cinta yang tak biasa ini? Atau justru Melon yang akan mundur, demi melindungi hati yang pernah retak?

Tumibok ang inosenteng puso ni Annabelle sa murang edad na disi-nuebe sa sundalong nadestino sa probinsiya nila—si Lt. Luis Miguel Saavedra. “You look perfect tonight, sweetheart.” Nakangiti ang malamlam na mga mata ng binata na nakatitig kay Annabelle. Hinawi nito ang ilang hibla ng buhok na nakalaylay sa pisngi niya at inipit iyon sa likod ng tainga. “Bagay na bagay sa iyo ang pangalan mo.” Sa kabila ng siyam na taong agwat ng kanilang edad ay naiparamdam nila sa isa’t isa ang kanilang tunay na pagmamahalan. Nanumpa ng pag-ibig na walang hanggan. Ngunit isang hindi inaasahang dagok ang dumating, bunga nito ay ang masaklap na paghihiwalayan. Ngayong nagtagpo silang muli, makakaya kayang harapin ng dalaga ang bagong Miguel? Makakaya niya kayang harapin ang mga titig nitong puno ng pagkasuklam at mapagparusang pakikitungo sa kaniya?  

Wanita mana yang tidak senang jika dirinya terlihat cantik, menarik dan disukai banyak orang terutaman lawan jenis. Tapi bagaimana jika cantik, menarik dan disukai banyak orang itu terjadi secara mendadak. Tanpa melakukan perawatan khusus, tanpa operasi plastik dan tanpa melakukan ritual mistis sejenisnya. Firda mengalamaninya. Dia bahkan sama sekali tidak tahu dan tidak mengerti mengapa semua orang menganggapnya mendadak sangat cantik, menarik dan menggairahkan bagai bidadari yang terlempar dari khayangan. Namun Yudis, suami Firda yang sejak dulu tidak pernah mencintai istrinya, sama sekali tidak terpengaruh. Firda yang mendadak cantik mendapat banyak ujian dan godaan terutama dari para lelaki yang mulai tergila gila pada dirinya. Tak sedikit yang berbuat nekad hingga mengancam keselamatan jiwa raga Firda. Sebagai seorang wanita, Firda berusaha menghindari semua godaan dan ancaman yang datang silih berganti dari para lelaki hidung belang itu. Dia tetap setia pada Yudis yang ternyata masih belum bisa move on dari mantan istri pertamanya. Bagaimana Firda bisa bertahan dari segala godaan para lelaki yang sangat menggirurkan? Bagaimana pula dia bisa menghindar dari segala ancaman dan serangan yang datang bertubi-tubi? Benarkah ada lelaki misterius yang selalu melindunginya? Lalu siapa sebenarnya lelaki misterius DI BELAKANG SUAMI itu? Ini bukan cerita horor, tapi kisah romantis yang bisa membuat siapapun baper, berdebar dan penasaran berkepanjangan. Sesekali akan juga melewati lembah yang bisa membuat siapapun mendadak panas dingin. Jangan lupa berikan like, vote dan komentar dalam setiap chapter yang sudah dibacanya.

Bunga ng pagtataksil si Elijah Montemayor at hindi kailanman binanggit ng kaniyang ina kung sino ang kaniyang ama. At dahil mula sa mahirap na pamilya si Elijah, mababa ang tingin sa kaniya ng mga magulang ni Ava Velasquez. Tutol sila sa pag-iibigan ng dalawa at sinabing kahit kailan ay hindi nila matatanggap si Elijah. Ang hindi nila alam, si Elijah ay anak ng kanilang matalik na kaibigan na si Leonardo - ang pinakamakapangyarihan at pinakamayamang tao sa kanilang lugar. Walang nagawa sina Elijah at Ava kun'di ang maghiwalay. Ipinangako ni Elijah na babalikan niya si Ava kukunin niya ito at papakakasalan. Ngunit paano na lang kung sa pagbabalik ni Elijah ay malalaman niyang may anak na pala ang babaeng kaniyang minamahal? Mananaig pa kaya ang pag-ibig niya para dito? O babalutin siya ng galit at maghihiganti?

Sebatang pohon persik akan segera berubah wujud menjadi seorang manusia. Guru laki-laki tua dengan tongkat kayu di tangannya menyentuh pohon persik dengan telapak tangannya, sambil berkata, "Ingat namamu adalah Lian, kamu adalah peri bunga, pemilik jantung Dewa Naga," Tidak lama kemudian pohon itu berubah wujud menjadi seorang wanita cantik jelita. Klan iblis datang dan mengikatnya. Mereka berteriak pada Lian dan menunjuk-nunjuk wajahnya. "Kita bunuh wanita ini!" "Dia akan menyembuhkan Dewa Naga kuno, karena itu dia harus dimusnahkan!" "Bunuh saja dia!" "Wanita ini belum berkembang dan ilmu sihirnya masih sangat lemah, kita bakar saja dia!" "Lihat tanda Dewi di keningnya, dia adalah wanita yang ditakdirkan untuk mati!" Lian menggelengkan kepalanya, dia tidak mengerti apa maksud dari ucapan klan iblis. "Kenapa aku harus dimusnahkan? Apakah aku melakukan kesalahan? Sebenarnya apa dosaku? Aku baru saja berubah wujud...."

Si Claire Sanchez ay mag-aapply bilang sekretarya ni Zekiel Gray sa dalawang dahilan. Una ay gusto niyang mabawi ang kumpanya nang kaniyang yumaong ina at pangalawa ay upang makita ang isa sa kambal niyang anak. Wala siyang nagawa noon kungdi ang iwan ang panganay na lalaki sa tapat nang gate ni Zekiel dahil sa hirap na palakihin ang kambal at dahil nga kamukang kamuka ito nang lalaki pwera sa mata na nakuha sa kaniya ay pinalaki at kinupkop ito ni Zekiel.Ang kambal ay bunga nang isang gabing hindi nila parehong inakala, One-night stand. Ano kaya ang mangyayari kapag nalaman ni Zekiel na ang kaniya palang sekretarya ay ang babaeng matagal na niyang hinahanap lalo na at sigurado niya na ang ina nang anak niyang lalaki na si Zayn ay ang babaeng nakasama niya limang taon na ang nakakalipas.