Reflection The Neighbourhood Makna

“I was her past but not her future.” Some say that our past is the reflection of our future, but what if your past is not part of your future? Living with her stepdad and battered mom, Mia dreamed of a safe life for her mother and brother. Struggling to her feet, she worked hard and planned for their escape until she stole a notebook from her best friend’s house one day and freed a curse Lycan King, which changed her life forever. Where the past meets the future, which love will she bind her heart, the past of the future? “Please, don’t leave! Help me!” I woke up hearing the strange voice calling me, crying and pleading for help. I tried to ignore it, but the voice was dragging my feet in his direction. The voice stops, and everything becomes quiet…. “Hi, I am Davon Maddox.” “Holy shit! You are the curse werewolf guy!”

" Aku tidak lagi menutup mataku di hadapan kegelapan yang mengurungku" ucap pria itu meyakinkan dirinya sendiri. Sosok pria tampan dengan guratan tegas dalam wajahnya itu,bernama Dante. Pria yang dingin akan kehidupan itu sedang berusaha mencari makna akan kehidupan yang ia jalani. Untuk apa dia hidup,untuk apa dia berjuang,dan segala pertanyaan yang bergejolak dalam hatinya mempertanyakan jati diri ia yang sesungguhnya. Kehidupan yang keras telah membawa dia pada berbagai peristiwa yang membuat dia jatuh, terpuruk, bangkit, dan berjuang lagi dan lagi. Pertemuan Dante dengan sebuah agen rahasia telah banyak mengubah hidupnya. Lantas apa yang akan terjadi dalam hidupnya? Cinta, cita-cita, harapan, persahabatan, pertikaian semua hal tersebut sudah menunggu Dante di depan sana.

"Mond, nikah aja yuk mumpung gue lagi mood..." Setelah ditinggal kekasih yang sudah lima tahun bersamanya, Ayara (35) mendadak mengajak Raymond (38)—teman masa kecil yang paling sering ia ejek—untuk menikah. Bukan karena cinta, tapi karena sama-sama patah hati… dan sama-sama lelah dituntut menikah. “Tiga bulan aja ya, kalau gak cocok cerai.” Tapi justru setelah mereka mulai serius membangun rumah tangga, takdir menyentil lebih keras: mereka sama-sama tidak bisa memiliki anak. Alih-alih runtuh, Ayara dan Raymond memilih kabur keliling dunia—meninggalkan ekspektasi, membangun kembali makna hidup dan cinta dari puing-puing. Di tengah pelarian, mereka justru menemukan bahwa kebahagiaan tak harus selalu datang dari rahim. Kadang, cinta sejati lahir dari luka terdalam.

Anna, a well-known assassin, was reborn into the knight family outcast after a near-death experience. Anna, who was given a new chance at life, had promised to live on as her and help her avenge her death. She seeks revenge against those who wronged her with the help of Benjamin, her fiancé before her rebirth and CEO of Oscar Groups. Would she be able to achieve her goals as secrets unrevealed and discover the entangled relationship she shared with Sonia, whose body she was inhabiting? Extract from the story Anna sat at the spa as she underwent a transformation process. The previous occupant had her hair dyed pink, which she found odd and weird. After her makeover session, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, the corner of her mouth quivering into a devilish grin. “ANNA IS DEAD AND I WILL LIVE ON AS SONIA.” she said to herself as she had only one thought in mind, ‘REVENGE.’

Serena Miller is a young capable woman who strives to be something but is haunted by past. Raised by an adopted family who sees her as nothing but a tool, Selena views the world as a reflection of her past, beneath every smile is an agenda and behind every helping hand comes a chain. By fate, she saves a dying old man, Duncan Tate who is the patriarch of one of the most powerful elite families. He names her as his granddaughter Selena Tate bringing Selena into a world she could only dream about. Selena must learn to survive the world of the elite, amongst filial betrayals, masked enemies, schemes and even terrors from her past. And watching closely from the shadows is a cold and ruthless heir, Damian Montalvo, with ties to Selena than she could ever imagine. When long buried truths begin to surface, betrayals strike from within and forbidden feelings develop between two heirs, will Selena choose love and survival or will she choose to bring it all down?

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.

Sebuah kisah tentang seorang lelaki yang ingin menyelamatkan rumah tangganya dari kehancuran. Imej jelek yang melekat di dirinya membuatnya tidak dianggap.Sumando, kata yang berasal dari bahasa Minang ini memiliki arti sebagai menantu laki-laki, tapi ada tambahan Lapiak Buruak, yang artinya tikar yang sudah jelek sekali. Makna dari Sumando Lapiak Buruak adalah suami yang lebih suka menghabiskan waktu di rumah, berleha-leha dengan anak bini. Lelaki yang malas bekerja mencari nafkah demi menghidupi keluarganya.Tersebutlah Syamil Wafiq, nama lelaki itu. Keberadaannya di rumah sang istri tidak begitu dianggap. Dia cenderung tertutup, dan tidak bisa bergaul dengan orang-orang.Hal itu membuat Shanum Diya-istrinya-merasa bak makan buah simalakama. Suaminya menjadi bahan gunjingan dan lama kelamaan, rumah tangganya berada di ujung tanduk. Bagaimanakah kisah ini bergulir? Akankah Syamil bisa menyelamatkan keluarganya?Sumber gambar:Designed by Freepik

Berawal dari buku yang tertukar, membuat Leo bisa mengenali sosok perempuan berhijab yang berubah-ubah sifat.Gadis itu adalah Key di mata lain namun menjelma menjadi Khansa di mata Leo.Pria pendiam berdarah dingin itu selalu terpuruk akan masa lalu kelamnya. Dan gadis yang berubah-ubah kepribadian itu selalu menyesali masa lalunya.Sampailah Leo jatuh dalam perhatian gadis itu, gadis yang selalu mencari tau lebih dalam makna dari cinta (Ai). Sayang, Leo belum bisa mendapatkan Khansa sebelum ia memecahkan misteri pembunuhan keluarganya yang datang menjadi mimpi terburuknya. Menuntutnya untuk memecahkan teka-teki dan menemukan kebenaran. Ia harus bangun agar tidak jauh tenggelam menjauhi kenyataan.Meski pengorbanannya adalah nyawa orang-orang yang dicintainya.Semua ini timbul karena satu kesalahan besar.Inilah kisah Leo yang ingin mencari kebenaran tanpa mengorbankan Khansa."Sepertinya kita dipersatukan oleh dua huruf sederhana yaitu Ai."

She walked in and stopped immediately she saw her reflection on the mirror and casted a deep smile within herself. A smile of self satisfaction. A lot has happened within this past few years, when she was sold as a bait of sex toy to a ruthless Alpha of all Alpha's, Ricky! How she managed to melt the heart of the cold hearted alpha and gave him love instead and a son as a blessing but that's the tip of the ice berg. On the day, Alpha Ricky was supposed to mark her as his lawfully mated Luna. He flee and rejected her mercilessly. Now, she's turn to her revenge, she's no longer the weak girl anymore, she's now the Luna of Zion pack, she has grown into a powerful lady that has men crawl to her feet. Her name is Laura Nikita! Author's note: Dear Readers, this is not a regular Lovey dovey romance as usual from me, this is about vengeance, abused and forced sex. Avoid it at all cost,if you're weak hearted. I warned you after all...

-Kehlani,  an avid writer who spends most of her time publishing bestselling romance novels wants to write a new whole genre for a change and to this effect she decides to embark on writing a fantasy based fictional romance which she had never done before, mostly to honour her late grandmother who was a fan of such a genre. Kehlani embarks on a journey to her grandmother’s hometown for various reason: firstly as a form of reflection due to her grandmother’s one year anniversary and secondly because she needed a sabbatical in a quiet place which was in tune with nature to enable her work on this said Manuscript and possibly gather inspirations. - Kehlani arrives at Woodbine only to discover that this town is cut away from, the world in every sense of it. It seemed like their town was stuck in time as even the little stories her grandmother had told her and it's landmark still remained. Kehlani takes advantage of this and decides to take an interest in the townspeople who only farmed and jollied  as she felt that it might form an inspirational framework for her new Fantasy Manuscript.