Shaun Tan The Arrival

Menjadi seorang single parent bukanlah sebuah hal mudah. Dan itulah yang dirasakan oleh Edwin Pramudya, seorang CEO berusia 37 tahun yang baru saja bercerai dari isterinya. Untunglah puteranya adalah anak yang cerdas dan tidak sulit diatur. Tapi siapa yang mengira kalau anaknya yang cerdas ini akan memilih sendiri wanita yang akan menjadi calon Ibunya? Dan wanita itu adalah Davina Anindira. Seorang gadis 27 tahun yang bekerja sebagai guru di sekolah Clay, putera Edwin. Davina yang ceria dan hangat bagaikan matahari tidak hanya berhasil membuat Clay menyayanginya. Tetapi juga mampu melelehkan es yang membeku di hati Edwin. Bagaimana kisah cinta mereka? Apakah Clay benar-benar bisa memepersatukan keduanya?

Avery Sallow wants nothing more than saving her ailing mother from the clutches of death. Graduating with honors from one of the best colleges in Empire City, she hustles through the city for a job, which landed her in the net of Michael King, her 'devilishly handsome' boss. Michael King is the cassanova of Empire City, the richest and youngest CEO in town. Betrothed to his childhood friend, Nicki Sandalwood, he is caught between fulfilling his promise to Nicki, or taking his chance with the 'nerve-wrecking' assistant that haunts his night. Will their hatred for each other quench the spark of love they feel for each other? Will they prevail over the forces that put them on the other side of the divide?

Ketika ibu Tiara meninggal mendadak, tiba-tiba ayahnya punya kebiasaan baru. Menulis surat. Setiap hari. Surat yang tidak pernah terkirim. Dan Tiara menyaksikan hidup menjauh dari mata ayahnya. Sosoknya ada, tetapi dia hidup dengan setengah nyawa. Menyaksikan cinta ayah ibunya, Tiara percaya belahan jiwa itu ada, cinta sejati itu nyata. Tiara terkonsep untuk percaya bahwa sebuah cinta romantis yang tak lekang oleh maut, bukan hanya sekadar teori yang ada dalam novel dan film. Ia ingin dicintai sedalam ayahnya mencintai ibunya. Sayang, cintanya selalu jatuh pada lelaki yang salah. Seumur hidup, Tiara hanya pernah mencintai dua lelaki. Ben, lelaki sempurna. Yang dengan setia ditunggunya enam tahun, tetapi kemudian mengkhianatinya. Lelaki yang ingin ia lupakan. Dan Tristan, lelaki tepat. Tetapi datang terlambat, karena ia telah menjadi milik orang lain. Lelaki yang harus ia lupakan. Namun, ketika berusaha menjauh dan mengenyahkan rasa, takdir malah mempertemukan kembali Tiara dan Tristan, di kota paling romantis di dunia: Venesia. Menghabiskan waktu setiap hari bersama, rasa yang belum sepenuhnya mengendap kembali naik ke permukaan. Sebagai wanita yang pernah merasakan sakitnya rasa pengkhianatan, kepala dan hati Tiara berperang. Akankah ia hanyut dan menjadi orang yang paling dibencinya? Atau haruskah ia sekali lagi menyingkir dan menghapus 'belahan jiwanya'? Catatan: Cerita tentang Bapak diilhami oleh kisah nyata. Visual ada di tiktok delatan_novel.

I sat at the table, watching the food grow cold, much like my heart. Today was my birthday. It was also Leslie Buck's birthday—Katherine White's childhood sweetheart. I unlocked my phone and opened Leslie's social media page. As expected, a new post awaited me. "Grateful to have you by my side for every birthday. Let's keep our promise to celebrate every one of them together in the future!" The photo showed two hands forming a heart in front of a cake. One of them was Katherine's. I could tell from the bracelet she wore. It was the one I had given her. I gave the post a like, then set my phone aside. Without hesitation, I dumped the dishes Katherine liked into the trash and went out to a restaurant to order the food I liked, celebrating my birthday alone. From now on, I would make sure to enjoy every birthday of mine.

🔥 THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEX SCENES, POSSESSIVE ALPHA ENERGY, AND INTENSE EMOTIONAL TENSION. READER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. When Liana Rivers fell into bed with her brooding, dominant, dangerously irresistible stepbrother, Killian Wolfe, she gave him everything, her heart, her body, her virginity. But when she discovered she was pregnant and found out he was engaged to another woman, she ran. No goodbyes. No explanations. Just a shattered heart and a baby he would never know. Now, seven years later, she’s a struggling single mom working as a hotel janitor, doing everything she can to hide her past, and her son from the ruthless Alpha who broke her. Until one night, he finds her again. Richer. Darker. More powerful than ever. And he wants her back. Killian isn’t just here to play house. He wants control. Of her life. Her body. Her son. And this time, he's not asking. She ran from him once. But now that he knows the truth… He’ll burn the whole damn world to keep what’s his.

Albert is a detective, author of a book on criminal psychology called: "The Punisher." One day, he received an invitation from the chief of the police department of city A to participate in investigating a case. With his help, the case was quickly solved. This was a sad case that left a deep impression on him. After solving the case, he thought it would end here. Unexpectedly, right after that, a series of cases happened in city A. In each case with different forms and perpetrators. The special thing is the mysterious black rose which is tightly stuffed in the mouth of the victims. "Is it a coincidence? Not true! An evil hand in the back is manipulating all of this. Who is that person after all? What does that rose mean?" Since then he has been drawn deep into this mysterious case. He meets Melanie, a girl from the action team of the crime-solving team. Here, together, they step on the path to find the truth. Together they witnessed tragedies.After investigations, they discovered clues to help find the manipulator behind. The mystery of 15 years ago is gradually revealed. the black roses was telling a tragic story. Will Tran Nghia face what? How does he have to make a choice? The line between innocence and evil is like a thin flame. With just a little bit of lead it will burn so fiercely that it cannot be extinguished...

After her boyfriend cheated on her, Ruth got into a shotgun wedding. Her new husband was handsome, good-tempered, and gentle. Unfortunately, he was dirt poor. That’s fine. She can earn money. All the people in her circle laughed at her for getting herself a nobody who only had a pretty face and no job. But then, the pretty boy turned out to be from the richest family and be the most powerful man in the Imperial City. He was the richest man in Sommerset!This stunned everyone, including Ruth. When Ruth remembered the monthly allowance she gave him, she flew into a rage. “Abel Blakewell, how could you be so shameless?! This is a love scam!”Meanwhile, Abel just cooed at her. “You can just scam me back. Call me honey, and I’ll transfer all of my property to you.”

"Marry me and give me an heirs, but not with love! I'll give you 500,000 dollars as compensation or more." Allan Watson Evelyn Adam is a beautiful 19-20 year old girl who has always had misfortune. Her parents had just passed away in a plane crash. Evicted by his evil uncle from their home and seized his entire inheritance. Living on the streets without a penny in his hand. Worst of all, finds out that his only sister has cancer and needs a lot of money. She needs one hundred thousand dollars to pay for her sister's illness in two days! A desperate Evelyn Adams is forced to accept a one-year contract marriage proposal and produce Heirs for a handsome 28-year-old Billionaire named Allan Watson. The sole heir to the Watson empire that controls businesses across most of Wellington County. Will Evelyn be able to accept? Is Evelyn ready to be the wife of a Billionaire and give him an heir? Without love between them? Can they fall in love with each other? What happens when the Billionaire's ex-fiancée comes back into their lives?

On the night of her wedding, unsightly photos of hers were leaked by her best friend, leading her to become the joke of the town. Five years later, she returned with a son with an unknown father, only to bump into an enlarged version of her child! As the cold and handsome man looked at the mini-version of himself, he squinted threateningly and said, “Woman, how dare you run away with my child?”She shook her head innocently in response, “I’m not sure what’s going on either…”At this moment, the little one stood out and stared at the stranger man. “Who’s this rascal bullying my mother? You’ll first have to get past me if you wanna lay a hand on her!”

Kania Salsabila, gadis cantik berusia 27 tahun harus menerima kenyataan bahwa ia telah bertunangan dengan seorang ustadz tanpa persetujuan darinya. Kania tidak bisa menerima pertunanganan itu karena hatinya terpaut pada Aryaguna Wiratmaja, seorang sahabat yang menjadi malaikat dalam kehidupannya. Kedua orang tua Kania menginginkan ia menikah dengan lelaki yang baik agamanya bukan lelaki yang selalu memberinya harapan. Kania tidak bisa menolak keinginan orang tuanya, jadi ia meminta waktu 180 hari untuk dihabiskan bersama sahabatnya, hingga rasa nyaman itu membuat keduanya tidak ingin berpisah. Kepada siapakah pelabuhan cinta terakhir Kania akan berlabuh disaat hatinya sedang berkecamuk antara perjodohan dan persahabatan.