Seni Berperang Sun Tzu

He was magnificent in her eyes before. The way he strides down the stairs which such power and authority, the way he carried himself with such elegance and dignity, the way those eyes scanned the area while it shone vividly like the bright morning sun. He was her god, before. Now that she was given this chance to redeem herself, to save herself before disaster strikes once again in the Empire. She will waste no time freeing herself from the clutches of this man. The Crown Prince. She bowed her head as soon as he descended and everyone in the ballroom, including herself, greeted the prince. "Welcome back, Your Highness!" 'Yes, welcome back indeed.' - - Amerielise Lovette was nothing more than a social butterfly. She was well-known for her appearance that sends men into an abyss of admiration and longing for her. She was so beautiful that she was described as the flower in the cliff when the sun sets. However, no matter the effort many men put to make her notice them, she only has her eyes on one man. It is her childhood friend, the Crown Prince. She loved the crown prince and was loyal to the royal family. She was like a dog willing to abide every wish he whispers, kissing the ground he walked on, blindly following him. She was naive to the dark intentions that the prince has in stored for her. In his eyes, she was just another pawn. She died. She was given a second life, a life where she vowed to do the right thing and not be the dog that she once was. She stepped away from her fate. The moment that she did, things go south and that is how she ended up in the Crown Prince's clutches again.

Mumbai. The city of dreams. Shining bright with impressive skyscrapers, glamorous filmstars, and glittering malls. Standing tall on the shimmering coast of the Arabian Sea. Everywhere Sun hits here, this city dazzles. But beneath this warm dazzle, there is another Mumbai. The cold Mumbai. The dark Mumbai. The stronghold of the mafia. Where narrow alleys are splattered with gun-powder and blood. Where lives are discarded like tissue papers. Where an obscene amount of money circulates unaudited. And since years now, this formidable underworld is under Lala Amarnath Vaghela's thumb. The powerful mafia kingpin who started his ascent from the slums of Dharavi years back, today he controls most of the Indian subcontinent's illegal dealings and organized crime with an iron fist. But not without help. Kunal Ranjan Vaghela. Lalaji's grandson and his heir apparent. Apple of his grandfather's eyes, he is calculative, sly, and cold-blooded. Samar Jagtap. Lalaji's ruthless and cunning protege. Indispensable, he is as unapologetic as they come in this business. Everything is working smoothly in Lalaji's world. Like a well-oiled machine. Or is it? Because apart from sharing Lalaji's trust, apparently these two capable young men also share an undisguised hatred for each other. Not above playing dirty in this high-stakes arena, both are merely bidding their time to tear one another down. But no matter who emerges the winner out of the two, there is someone who will only lose. A torn heart that refuses to take sides. A girl who dared to love them both. Stubborn and loyal-to-a-fault Maahi. Full name Maahi Ranjan Vaghela. Kunal Vaghela's beloved baby sister. And the beautiful confusion of Samar Jagtap's life.

"Oops, I did it again. I played with your heart, got lost in the game.” I close my eyes; I am enjoying the sun on my face and the wind in my hair. The sound of my voice echoing across the fields. Then I open my eyes; I am scared out of my mind by someone standing over me. "Where did you come from?! You should not creep up on people!" "I can ask you the same thing, what the hell are you doing out here?" His eyes run over my body, and I can see amusement build in his smile. "I never thought I would see the day that I find a clearly lost woman in a wedding dress in the back seat of a car singing to Britney Spears." Tyler Moore is the Sheriff of a small town far out from the city. With a body that is carved to perfection, this soft-spoken man should not be underestimated. Even though he is elegant and yet powerful, there is far more than lives underneath the façade that he brings. Jenna Davis, a girl that decides to leave her husband at the altar, runs away to the small little town where Tyler lives. She gets stuck on the side of the road in nothing but an empty tank, a wedding dress, and singing to Britney Spears. Tyler is the one that finds the poor damsel on the side of the road. Even though he finds her situation amusing, he is immediately captivated by her. She pushes him to his limits and brings the danger that he craves, that he desires. The two soon send off on a whirlwind relationship, but there is one thing that Tyler refuses to give…his heart. Will Jenna ultimately win his heart?

Dave Sun has just turned eighteen and arrives in Kings City with nothing but a backpack and a dream. Ever since he was a child, he imagined the city as a place where fortunes were built and dreams came alive. But the moment he steps into its glittering streets, he realizes the truth—Kings City is beautiful on the outside and brutally cold on the inside. After days of job hunting and constant rejection, Dave loses the little money he has when he is robbed late one night. Exhausted and hopeless, he sits in front of a towering company building just to rest before trying again the next morning. That is when everything changes. Three sleek black cars emerge from the company gates. Within seconds, two men drag Dave into one of the vehicles. Terrified, Dave struggles—until he meets the man sitting inside. Ryan Blood. The man is breathtakingly handsome, calm, and terrifying. A man who looks like a god… and rules Kings City’s most powerful mafia empire. Before Dave can escape, he is injected with something that pulls him into darkness. When Dave wakes up the next morning, he finds himself lying on a luxurious bed in a room that looks like it belongs in a palace. His wounds have been treated, his clothes changed, and the man responsible is sitting beside him. Ryan calmly introduces himself as Dave’s lover and future partner. Dave refuses. But Ryan is not a man used to hearing the word no. Chained to a bed and trapped in Ryan’s world of danger, power, and obsession, Dave is forced to live inside the mansion of the most feared mafia boss in Kings City. Ryan insists Dave belongs to him—and he will keep him in chains until he accepts it.

Aurora is an orphaned pup, who had everything working against her since the pack she grew up in was raided. Through a happy coincidence, she and her sister were rescued by the Beta of a kind pack: the Midnight Protectors. But they are no ordinary group of werewolves. They are highly trained with special skills that make them exceptionally dangerous to any threat: but especially to vampires. When Aurora stumbles onto a mysterious cavern housing tombs, she can't possibly understand what she's unlocked. Her new pack has many secrets she has yet to understand and the biggest one is that they are housing the male destined to be her true fated mate. Javed is a thousand year old vampire stuck in the body of a seventeen year old male. His boyish good looks are incredibly misleading, no one should mistake how deadly he in fact is. And the lengths to which he would go to have his mate. Excerpt: As I leave dinner and move to walk back inside the packhouse, the cold chill from nights ago hits me. The very thing that set that fateful night in motion. The sun has just set and the air is thick with humidity. I have gotten used to this climate which is all the more reason the cold strikes me as bizarre. My eyes move to a post that sits just in front of the door, the crest of the pack is burned into it. “The Midnight Protectors; Light in the Dark.” I had seen it many times now, but never questioned its meaning. When the cold air hits my skin again, it makes me shake uncontrollably. I force my back to stiffen. “Not again,” I whisper, as I quickly move inside and go to my room. Locking the door.

Hale adalah seorang CEO kaya dan seorang pria perfeksionisbia juga membenci segala kecacatan, lalu ia bertemu dengan Meira, seorang gadis tunarungu sederhana yang berprofesi sebagai pelukis muda. Siapa sangka jika awal pertemuan Hale dan Meira yang terlampau biasa akhirnya menanamkan perasaan cinta yang begitu mendalam pada Meira, si gadis yang jauh dari kata sempurna. Awalnya Hale hanya tertarik pada gaya lukisan Meira yang terlihat sangat nyata dan seolah memiliki nyawa. Namun, karena pertemuan mereka yang intens sebagai pelukis dan pecinta seni Hale perlahan jatuh pada pesona Meira, dia mencintai Meira! Baik Meira dan Hale yang saat itu sama-sama menyukai namun mereka juga memiliki masa lalu yang kelam. Meira si pengidap HIV AIDS yang takut atas sentuhan intim pria di tubuhnya, lalu Hale si penderita Borderline Disorder yang cukup parah, hal itu membuat hubungan antara Meira dan Hale tak seindah yang kita kira, belum lagi dengan kedatangan Saye, orang yang sempat mengambil bagian penting dalam hidup Hale di masa lalu. Saye adalah cinta pertama Hale. Namun kini tempat itu telah digantikan oleh kehadiran Meira. Tapi Saye itu licik, dia menginginkan Hale, maka ia akan melakukan cara apapun untuk memisahkan Hale dari Meira. "Aku tak bisa bersanding denganmu Hale, aku ini sangat jauh dari kata sempurna... Aku ini cacat dan menjijikan..." "Aku mencintaimu dengan segala kekurangan itu Meira, aku akan menjadi penutup kekuranganmu," "Aku tunarungu, aku pengidap HIV, kau tak akan bahagia bersamaku, kumohon Hale!" "Lalu apa bedanya denganku? Aku seorang pengidap Borderline Disorder." "Mari kita mulai semuanya Meira, kita akan merubah kekurangan ini menjadi kesempurnaan dengan cinta diantara kita..." "Baiklah Hale..." Hingga si wanita penggoda, Saye, datang dan menghancurkan hubungan antara Hale dan Meira yang baru seumur jagung muda. "Hale, hidupku tak akan panjang, aku ingin menghabiskan waktuku bersamamu" Bagaimana Hale menentukan pilihannya? Meira cinta sejatinya, atau Saye cinta pertama nya?

Di balik kehancuran keluarganya, takdir telah menyiapkan panggung bagi seorang pewaris yang tidak pernah ia duga: kekuatan, kehormatan, dan godaan tanpa batas. Azlan adalah putra seorang konglomerat yang hidupnya hancur dalam semalam. Kekayaan keluarganya lenyap, kedua orang tuanya meninggal, dan ia dikhianati oleh saudara-saudaranya. Dalam keterpurukannya, ia dibawa oleh seorang guru misterius bernama Tuan Raihan ke dunia yang tidak diketahui banyak orang—dunia di mana kekuatan supranatural dan seni bela diri berada di luar batas manusia biasa. Namun, pelatihan Azlan bukan hanya tentang belajar bertarung. Ia ditempa oleh tujuh kakak seniornya yang cantik dan mematikan, masing-masing memiliki keahlian yang mampu menguasai dunia. Maya si ahli racun, Luna sang pendekar pedang, Aruna sang pengendali pikiran, Salma si penyembuh mistis, Viona ahli strategi perang, Naira pengendali energi, dan Celia, pemimpin yang tak terkalahkan. Mereka menguji Azlan dengan kekuatan, kesabaran, dan bahkan menggoda iman serta prinsip hidupnya. Setelah bertahun-tahun menempa diri, Azlan kembali ke dunia nyata sebagai pewaris kekuatan besar. Namun, ia memilih untuk menyembunyikan semua keistimewaannya—kartu platinum yang membuka akses kekayaan tanpa batas, cincin naga yang melambangkan kekuasaan tertinggi, dan ilmu supranatural yang bisa menyelamatkan atau menghancurkan siapa pun. Di balik sikap rendah hatinya, ia menyimpan potensi yang mampu mengguncang dunia. Tapi rahasia tidak bisa disembunyikan selamanya. Saat ia membantu orang-orang tanpa pamrih, musuh-musuh baru muncul, dan godaan untuk menggunakan kekuatannya demi keuntungan pribadi semakin kuat. Di tengah semua itu, Azlan harus menghadapi ujian terbesar: Apakah ia akan tetap menjadi pewaris yang rendah hati, atau menyerah pada godaan kekuasaan dan kehormatan yang membayangi? Ini bukan sekadar kisah kekuatan, tetapi perjuangan menjaga prinsip di dunia yang penuh tipu daya dan godaan.

Di suatu kota ada seorang gadis yang cantik, kuat, dan pemberani. Dia hidup sebatang kara di kota tersebut, dan dia menghadapi banyak rintangan hidup juga pemendam rasa terhadap seseorang. Seiring berjalannya waktu dia menemukan suatu hal aneh di kota tersebut. Mimpi-mimpinya harus bisa tercapai dan dia memiliki tekad yang kuat. Tapi yang anehnya, dia tidak mudah berbaur dengan yang lainnya. Dia suka menyendiri dan suka pergi ke suatu tempat dengan sendiri juga tanpa ada teman. Karena kesendirian membuat dia nyaman tanpa menggangu kehidupan orang lain. Tapi hal ini tidak baik dengan dirinya sendiri. Tapi dia berargumen masa bodoh dan cuek sekali pada kehidupan sekitar. Dia suka menyendiri dan mandiri melakukan tentang hal apapun itu. Baginya perjuangan itu harus dan dia tidak mau di repotkan dan jika ada minta pertolongan dia langsung segera untuk menolong. Dia memiliki jiwa seni yang tinggi juga rasa kepedulian yang tinggi. Dia cuek karena menggangap suatu hal tidak penting baginya untuk itu dia melakukan semuanya sendiri. Dia sudah terbiasa dalam menghadapi hidup yang rumit, dan hal ini membuat dia bisa bertahan, untuk mencapai hal itu memang tidak mudah, harus optimis dan bekerja secara cerdas juga tetap berserah padaNya. Dia yakin semua hal yang dia lakukan adalah untuk membuat dia belajar memaknai hidup juga dia tidak pernah mengeluh, dan tetap bersyukur. Dia di besarkan di keluarga yang sangat sederhana dan hanya memiliki seorang Ibu yang baik hati dan memiliki sifat kerja keras dan sama dengan dirinya sendiri. Dia sudah menyelesaikan sekolah di perguruan swasta terbaik selama 4 tahun dan kini meranjak untuk merantau kembali ke negeri orang untuk meningkatkan hidupnya dan membuat ibunda tercinta bangga terhadap dirinya. Dia seorang gadis berumur 25 tahun, dan hobi menulis juga memasak. Berkarya dan selalu berkarya adalah impian terbesarnya. Karena berkarya membuat dia bisa menginspirasi semua orang termasuk bagi keluarganya sendiri.

He loved her, but her heart belonged to another… When Lucien’s bride died in his arms centuries ago, he wanted to end his own life by going out into the sun, but he stayed alive, waiting for the day she would be reborn. He had loved her for years, decades, centuries and he waited for her to return, but when his prayers were finally answered, she was born not as a human, but as an Omega mated to an Alpha King with no memory of who he was or why he was by her side. Nivera Hayes, a lowly Omega has always believed she is possessed due to the fact that she dreams of a vampire every night and calls out his name in her sleep. She alas finds favour in the eyes of the Moon Goddess as she is mated to the Alpha King. Lucien is always there when she needs him, but she falls deeply in love with Alpha Tyler even though he greatly despises her. Alpha King, Tyler Jefferson hates the Omega whom he has been mated with and wastes no time in rejecting her, but as she slowly drifts apart, his heart begins to feel something different. He would do anything to have her, especially if it means getting rid of the vampire he has never been fond of. Luckily for him, he knows he has always been her first choice. When Nivera makes her choice, whose heart would she decide to break? The vampire in her dreams who has always loved her or the possessive Alpha who wants her now more than ever? With new memories of her past life burdening her, would she succumb to it or allow her heart get what it wants?

My sister and I slept for a thousand years. Tonight, we would Awaken. We would become true High-Bloods. Our Sire, Countess Lylandra, brought us two men. We had to choose a Blood Thrall. A cold, celibate priest. A young, harmless noble prince. In my past life, Lilith grabbed the prince by the neck and vanished into the shadows. She left me with the cold-hearted priest. The prince's blood was sweet, his soul pure. He was supposed to be the perfect sacrifice for the Awakening ritual. Lilith should have become a High-Blood without any trouble. But she fell for the prince's sweet words and gentle lies. She poured her ancient power into him. She forged a false blood bond to help him seize the throne. On his coronation day, he plunged a dagger dipped in blessed silver into her heart. With his own hands, he carved out her new Blood Core. He offered it to his werewolf allies. Lilith nearly turned to dust. And me? The priest helped me purify my blood. I broke the vampire curse. I no longer feared the sun or blessed silver. I became the legendary Daywalker Queen. Jealousy drove her mad. She used her last drop of power to unleash a kin-curse. It killed us both. Then I opened my eyes. I was back. Back to the night we chose our Blood Thralls. This time, Lilith chose differently. She wrapped herself around the priest, a vision of seduction. Her blood-red wings spread, ready to carry him away. My fangs slid from my gums. A choice? Why should I have to choose? The priest and the prince... Both are mine for the taking.