Starting Over As A Tree

A bloody resistance against colonial invasion that tears Seme's indigenous leadership apart marks the entry of a strange culture into the clan. Osayo, the priest, seeks to protect the clan's religious system from erosion by the Blue-eyed (colonists). He, however, has to face off with a few loose canons, including his own son who escapes to a mission center far from home and ends up falling in love with a convert. In the meantime, a terrible plague breaks out in the clan, killing animals and people and leaving the land barren. Coupled by a misunderstanding of concepts in the new faith propagated by the Blue-eyed, a longstanding rift and blame game emerge between the converts and the conservatives, and spuns into a cutural marriage. Soon afterward, Osayo dies and his son, Okayo, realizes he has a greater role to play. The supernormal powers of the clan's aboriginal religious tree are stolen by a witch in line with a prophetic myth. And in a painful and tumultous mission to reunite the two conflicting religions of Seme Clan and limit the Blue-eyed's influence, Okayo puts his front foot forward in combating witchcraft so as to have the tree's powers in safe custody, and protect good from being superseded by evil.

My husband, Xylo Green, fell in love with the locust tree in our yard. At night, he would wrap his arms around it and kiss it. One day, my dad decided to plant vegetables in the yard, so he cut the tree down. The tree died in the morning, and by midnight, our whole family was gone. Suddenly, I was reincarnated to the day when Xylo was passionately chasing after me. He looked at me lovingly and said, “Olivia, can I be yours?” I smiled flatly. I did not want him anymore, but I would definitely take his life!

"I like her," I said as I sat across from my mother unable to keep the frustration from boiling over. "Like who?" "Callie," I admitted, my chest tightening as I said her name. Her expression froze for a moment before she set the papers aside and leaned forward. "You’re joking, right? Callie is your brother’s girlfriend." "I don’t care," I snapped. "I can’t stand seeing him with her. She should be mine, and I’m not going to just sit back and watch them together." "Well, well. This is interesting." She sat back, steepling her fingers. "You really want her all to yourself?" "More than anything," I confessed. A slow smile crept across her face, and it sent a chill down my spine. "Don’t worry. I have a plan.” Whatever she had in mind, I knew it wouldn’t be simple. But if it meant having Callie… I was willing to do whatever it took. **************** Callie was given a choice by her new boss: either lose her job or act as his escort for his family’s Christmas and New Year celebrations, pretending to be his girlfriend. Left with no other option, she reluctantly agrees to be his escort but what she doesn’t realize is that she’s walking straight into a trap. Dive into a story of love, betrayal, romance, suspense, and a Christmas miracle. Second Chances Under the Tree is a gripping and intriguing read that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

Andreas Pramoedya tak pernah membiarkan siapapun mengusik ranah pribadinya. Sikap dingin dan tertutup pria itu makin tak tersentuh saat Namira istrinya memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hidup dengan tragis. Kematian Namira yang penuh tragedi, sekali lagi berhasil menyadarkan Andreas bahwa dirinya memang selalu layak untuk ditinggalkan. Maka hal tersisa yang bisa ia lakukan adalah melindungi kembali hatinya. Bahkan saat kehadiran sosok asing seperti Serena Amerta diam-diam menyusup masuk ke dalamnya, Andreas berusaha tetap berdiri teguh pada pendirian. Tak peduli sepanas apa percikan gairah yang tercipta saat keduanya saling menyentuh di atas ranjang, pria itu tak ingin terkecoh sekali lagi. Ya, ia tak ingin terluka dengan kehilangan yang sama sekali lagi. Karena Andreas tahu dengan pasti, bekas dari luka tak terlihat itu akan selalu abadi dalam ingatannya yang fana. Dan tanpa permisi, juga akan ikut turut serta membunuhnya perlahan-lahan.

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