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Betrayal always offers the choice: Bitter or Better? After her sister's death, wedding cake artist Milli Velvet Haywood left her busy life in Vegas behind; Hoping for a new beginning in the small town resort community of Pagosa Cliffs, Colorado. But with a newstart comes challenges. Her attempt to return to her old life brings a different set of dangers. Can she move forward and be better? Or will the bitterness of her life sour her future chances at happiness and love. This story is all about choices. It is about overcoming versus succumbing.

If the Tiger and the Bear are put together under the same roof will they get along? Can they learn to love each other? This is the story about two people who were first destined to meet each other but can't be together because it is not time yet? But after six months they meet again. Can they recognize each other? Even their different person now? Cindy Tan, an ordinary girl who only wants is to earn more, more, and more money!! Lee Hajoon aka Taeyong, a famous singer in South Korea but retired because of the scandal about him and his long-time girlfriend Ae-ril also his ex-wife but suddenly married to his mortal enemy in the entertainment circle. After their divorce scandal, Hajoon focus on his own company The Star Entertainment that become more famous and more popular after six months because of the numerous artist and talents that debuted there and become more successful in the present. Now Hajoon has become more busy and workaholic at the same time his assistant send him a resignation letter many times the company decided to hire some candidate for the position. But there so many applicants already applied but Hajoon still can't choose so he seeks help from his former personal assistant. Coincidentally, during those hours, Cindy Tan was also looking for a job and that was the reason for them to meet each other again. Hajoon as a boss and Cindy as his assistant? A strict and hot-headed man versus a talkative and picky woman?! Who will win and who will lose? or maybe a better question.. who will give up for one.. who will tolerate and who will remain strong? Wait, but what will happen if Hajoon realized that the girl that his been looking for is Cindy? How?

Miles White, a great well-known business tycoon's life spins in a different direction the moment he encounters his OTHER woman. A sweet sin that becomes his only addiction and weakest link that will cost him almost everything he has. Nevertheless everything goes downhill when truth is brought to light and all the lies June Easton had hid in the dark versus the confrontation of his past that rises questions and suspicions about everything they thought they knew. And that's where second thoughts arise testing their bond and relationship.

Sage Casey Ember-Brooks, who goes by Casey, is a fast-food worker and aspiring fantasy novelist whose ordinary life crumbles when mysterious strangers ask cryptic questions about her dragon series. Her recurring dreams of golden coins suddenly make terrifying sense when Marcus Chen—a businessman with eyes that flash gold—reveals that dragons are real, living hidden among humans for centuries. Casey's unnaturally accurate fantasy writing stems from awakening genetic memories. She's a rare "Convergence" bloodline capable of harmonising opposing elemental forces. The revelation comes at a critical time: a new cryptocurrency called DragonCoin, featuring symbols identical to her dreams, creates magical interference that weakens concealment spells protecting dragon society. At the Crossroads shopping complex where she works, disruptions cause dragons to flicker between human and true forms in full view of witnesses. Caught between Marcus (a traditionalist who wants to hide her with the Dragon Council) and the enigmatic Xaihuang (who advocates ending the masquerade entirely), Casey discovers an underground chamber housing ancient dragon artifacts. When she touches a magical coin, visions reveal three futures: chaotic revelation leading to war, continued concealment resulting in magical extinction, or a mysterious third path of integration. Casey realises DragonCoin wasn't created to expose dragons, but by another awakening hybrid like herself—someone in Seattle whose unconscious dragon heritage channels ancient power through modern technology. As magical concealment fails worldwide and dragons begin manifesting publicly, Casey must race across the country to find this unknown programmer before the interference between magic and technology tears reality apart. The story explores themes of identity, integration versus assimilation, and the collision between ancient power and digital-age innovation. With her awakening abilities growing stronger and the masquerade crumbling around her, Casey faces a choice that will determine her fate and the future relationship between the hidden magical world and human civilisation.

Shantali Mae Cross, a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Arts, encounters an impossible phenomenon during her night shift—smoke from the heating vents coalesces into the form of a cobra near ancient Egyptian canopic jars, showing her visions of possible futures. She sees herself accepting a promotion, arguing with a dark-haired man in a hospital, wearing a wedding dress, and standing at a graveside in autumn. Shaken by the experience, Shantali becomes obsessed with understanding what she witnessed, diving into research about serpent smoke divination practices. Her investigation reveals that others throughout history have experienced similar visions at crucial crossroads in their lives, but those who became consumed with interpreting and controlling their prophetic glimpses inevitably destroyed the very relationships and opportunities the visions had shown them. As Shantali spirals deeper into her research, she begins shutting out her boyfriend David, a fellow security guard who loves her deeply. When David witnesses the cobra phenomenon himself, he helps ground her in reality rather than obsession. Through her studies, particularly the warnings left by Dr. Amelia Thorne—a researcher who died alone after chasing similar mysteries—Shantali realizes the cobra's true message: choose love over fear, presence over obsession. The visions weren't warnings of tragedy but glimpses of a life fully lived with all its ordinary struggles and profound connections. When David proposes, Shantali chooses their real relationship over her pursuit of supernatural answers. She completes her research by writing a fictional novel about her experience, transforming obsession into art while helping future cobra witnesses understand that some mysteries are meant to guide rather than be solved. The story explores themes of choice versus destiny, the danger of sacrificing present love for future certainty, and the wisdom of embracing life's uncertainties alongside those who love us.

[Sekretaris versus CEO, Tanpa Hubungan Intim, Mengejar Istri Setengah Mati]Ketika Cindy Lloyd mencintai Yogi Walker, dia bahkan tidak takut akan bahaya. Namun, bagi Yogi, Cindy hanyalah sebuah alat yang tidak bisa hidup tanpa Yogi.Oleh karena itu, Cindy tidak mencintainya lagi.Yogi tidak suka Cindy yang terlalu tenang, rasional dan tidak mengandalkan Yogi. Kemudian, keinginan Yogi terpenuhi, dia melihat kelembutan dan "binar di mata" Cindy.Namun, bukan ditujukan pada Yogi lagi.Di hari pernikahan, Cindy duduk di ranjang sambil tersenyum melihat pengantin pria dan pengapit pengantin pria mencari sepatu pernikahan yang disembunyikan. Dalam keributan itu, Yogi muncul entah dari mana.Yogi berlutut di samping kaki Cindy, lalu meraih pergelangan kakinya dan membantunya memakai sepatu dengan rendah diri seperti pecundang. "Tinggalkan dia. Ikutlah denganku. Jelas-jelas kamu mencintaiku duluan."..."Aku ingin melihat bulan, tapi melihat wajahmu. – Herodotus."[Protagonis pria maupun wanita bukanlah karakter yang sempurna, Cindy juga bukan protagonis wanita yang hebat. Pada tahap awal, Yogi sangat bajingan dan mendominasi, tapi pada tahap selanjutnya, dia merendahkan dirinya. Novel ini versi yang disempurnakan dari Mengejar Istri Setengah Mati, bukan pengejaran biasa dalam beberapa bab saja lalu berdamai, terutama ingin memberi pelajaran pada bajingan.]

Nadia Jihan adalah wanita yang paling lama tinggal bersama Gio Cakra.Semua orang di Kota Mesia mengira Nadia adalah kekasih tuan muda ketiga Keluarga Cakra yang tidak boleh dihujat sedikit pun.Namun, hanya Nadia yang tahu bahwa dia hanyalah seorang pengganti bagi wanita pujaan hati Gio.Ketika Gio menemukan wanita pujaan hatinya itu, Gio mencampakkan Nadia bagaikan sepatu usang.Nadia yang sangat kecewa, akhirnya memilih untuk pergi jauh bersama anak di dalam kandungannya.Kemudian, Gio malah menjadi gila. Dia tidak pernah menyangka bahwa wanita pujaan hati yang dia cari selama lebih dari sepuluh tahun itu sudah berada di sampingnya ....

"Berapa bayaran lo buat satu malam?" Langkahku terhenti seketika. "Kenapa? Segitu pengennya lo ngerasain permainan gue?" Aku kembali, menatap dirinya dari ujung sepatu hingga puncak kepalanya seolah menyelidik. "Buat apa? Nunjukkin ke orang-orang kalau lo hebat gitu? Ke mana otak lo? Harga diri lo?" Sara maju selangkah, menghadapi aku yang berusaha terlihat kuat dengan bersedekap. Nyatanya aku hanya melindungi diri. "Ngebayar gue buat semalam?" Aku menertawakan idenya. "Aksa! Kalau memang cuma itu caranya buat bisa dekat sama elo. Kasih tau gue!"

hanya karena minta uang untuk membeli sepatu anakku yang telah sobek dan tak tega melihatnya di ejek aku dilempar uang seratus ribu dah dianggap pengemis oleh suamiku. Lihatlah Mas, aku akan buktikan kalau aku bisa tanpa kamu, akan aku buat kamu menyesal dan bersujud di kakiku!

Lelaki dengan sorot mata tajam, minim bersuara dan tegas. Ethand Girogino Alves sang CEO Alves Corp selalu berpikir kritis dan kejam. Bahkan setiap kalimat yang dilontarkannya seperti sembilu yang menyayat hati bagi setiap telinga yang mendengarnya. “Ternyata benar,” Ethand menjeda kalimatnya. Wanita dihadapannya menatap sinis lalu membuang tatapannya ke arah lain. “Barang murah memang selalu berkualitas rendah.” Awal mula pertemuan Ethand dan seorang wanita yang mampu mengubah pandangan hidup dan hatinya. Emma Liandra Jones, seorang wanita yang mahir dalam dunia IT. Bekerja di Alves Corp dan bertemu dengan CEO yang memberinya hukuman di hari pertama kerja. “Bukankah lelaki juga selalu menilai wanita dari sepatu mana yang dipakainya?” Emma seorang yang jenius. Kecantikannya mengalahkan artis papan atas di Vunia. Akankah Ethand me-reset hidupnya dan memulai hidup baru?