Tarian Waltz

When a kidnapper forces my husband, Liam Waltz, to choose between saving me and our son, he sacrifices me without a second thought. I'm pushed off the cliff, but somehow, I survive. Still, I have lost all my memories. Liam looks absolutely devastated in front of the media. He holds a public funeral for me, only to marry a woman who looks exactly like me a year later—Clara Brown. Four years pass before my memories return. I return to Ardenix, hoping to see my son, Lucas, only to find that he now sees Clara as his mother. And Liam? After four years of thinking I was dead, he only cares about protecting her. "You were gone for four years. I thought you were dead. You didn't think I'd be widowed forever, did you? I'm now the CEO of a publicly traded company. "I can allow you to stay home, but you can't ever show your face in public. After all, Clara is now my legal wife." Instead of heartbreak, all I feel is relief. During those four years of amnesia, I married the one and only heir of Hurrix Corporation.

Selama dua tahun bekerja sebagai asisten pribadi Arion James, Naomi Waltz berhasil menutupi perasaannya yang sesungguhnya pada Arion. Dia membuktikan bahwa dia mampu bekerja secara profesional tanpa mencampur adukkan masalah cinta di dalamnya. Dia sadar Arion tidak mungkin membalas cintanya karena perbedaan usia mereka yang sangat jauh, yaitu dua belas tahun. Sementara itu Arion sendiri didesak oleh ibunya untuk segera menikah mengingat usianya kini telah menginjak tiga puluh lima tahun. Masalahnya adalah dia tidak tertarik menikah karena dia masih menyimpan dendam setelah diselingkuhi oleh mantan tunangannya. Lebih parahnya lagi mantan tunangannya itu berselingkuh dengan adiknya sendiri. Kemudian suatu hari Arion menyuruh Naomi bertemu dengan wanita bayaran yang akan menjadi istri pura-pura Arion. Tapi terjadi suatu masalah. Wanita itu membatalkan perjanjiannya dengan Arion. Dia memilih kabur setelah mengetahui sifat asli laki-laki itu. Karena rencananya gagal, Arion lalu meminta Naomi untuk menjadi istri pura-puranya. Hanya saja masalahnya belum selesai. Ibu Arion tidak terlalu menyukai Naomi. Sementara itu mantan tunangan Arion, Catlya, hadir kembali dalam hidupnya. Catlya mencoba mendekati Arion. Dia ingin menikah dengan Arion. Bagaimana nasib Naomi selanjutnya?

Kinara harus menjalani hidupnya di Falseland, tempat asing yang penuh misteri dan keajaiban karena sebuah kesalahan fatal yang ia lakukan. Ia dikutuk menjadi setengah manusia setengah burung. Demi kembali menjadi manusia normal dan bisa hidup di dunia asalnya, ia harus melakukan misi penebusan dosa dengan melakukan banyak kebaikan agar bisa bertemu dengan Kinari. Mereka mendapat tugas yang sama, yaitu harus menemukan satu sama lain dan menarikan tarian kesetiaan di bawah pohon kalpataru dan disaksikan oleh seluruh penduduk Falseland. Perjalanan untuk menyelesaikan misi tidaklah mudah. Banyak rintangan yang dihadapi. Kinara dibantu oleh sahabat setianya yang bernama Rhara (berwujud setengah manusia setengah kelinci). Mereka berdua penuh optimis dan keberanian dalam menakhlukkan lawan-lawannya. Jika Kinara melakukan kebaikan, maka akan mendekatkan kepada Kinari. namun, kejahatan yang ia lakukan akan menjauhkannya dari Kinari dan membawanya ke Blackland (tempat di mana makhluk terkutuk sepenuhnya berubah menjadi binatang dan kehilangan semua sisi kemanusiaannya). Tantangan tidak berhenti sampai di situ. Sebab, Kinara adalah Si Terpilih. Artinya ia adalah sosok penentu keberhasilan bagi seluruh makhluk terkutuk yang sedang menjalani misi. Jika misinya berhasil maka semua makhluk bisa kembali ke wujud asli dan dunianya. Akankah Kinara menyelesaikan misinya? Atau justru terjebak dan memilih tinggal di Whiteland?

I’d just wrapped up a short trip with my daughter, Elara. On the way back, I figured I’d swing by the Hale, our family’s casino, to check in on my son, Cassian. Maybe grab dinner together. I didn’t expect to be mistaken for his latest fling. Correction: not mistaken—accused. Violently. “You think you can just waltz in here like some queen?” she hissed. “I’m the woman Cassian loves! What kind of whore are you? And is this your bastard daughter with him?” She locked us in the basement. No phone. No light. Just concrete walls and the stench of mildew and madness. Then came the fists. She slapped me across the face—again and again—until my skin stung and my ears rang. When that didn’t satisfy her, she pulled a gun and aimed low. The bullet tore through my knee. I bit back a scream, shielding Elara with my body. “You need to die, whore,” she spat. One of her men hesitated, “We should at least tell Mr. Hale first. If we are going to kill these two in his casino.” Lila of course said no. But that man brought Cassian anyway. My son stepped into this dark little room like it was any other Tuesday—until he saw me. His whole body went still. The blood drained from his face. And then, in the smallest, most broken voice I’d ever heard from him, he whispered, “Mom? What are you doing in my basement?”

“Isabella you are too tempting I can't control myself around you, so if you think that we are going to be friends forget it, it's not happening I want you as you want me, and your reactions today have given me confirmation that you carve for me too. Break off your engagement to Alex and be my woman, I promise you, you will not regret it. We can be together for as long as it last.” He whispered huskily. His last sentence shattered the illusion around Isabella and she stared at him with a confused expression and said. “No, I can’t.” “ Can’t or won’t, Isabella," He said and started kissing her passionately. ******************************* Isabella was proposed by her best friend Alex Waltz but she rejected him, as she had always loved him as a friend. But after he made a deal with her, she agreed, as she had her own reasons for the arrangement. But soon Adam, Alex’s business partner walks into their lives and she realizes that she was getting more and more attracted towards him. Adam on the other hand thinks that she is a gold digger and got engaged to Alex only for his money. But he couldn’t resist her charm and gets attracted to her and gradually becomes obsessed with her. And in between their love triangle Alex’s ex-girlfriend, Gracie returns back and claims that she is Adam’s girlfriend. Isabella falls in love with Adam but before she could realize it her past comes back knocking at her door. And when Adam realizes his true feelings for her she had already left.

Peringatan! Novel ini berisi adegan dewasa seperti adegan sexual, percintaan, kekerasan, darah, pastikan usia anda sesuai rating buku ini. Wanita tersebut memperkenalkan diri, matanya menyala bagaikan serigala menjaga wilayah kekuasaanya. Dengan presisi dia menendang Arthur, membuatnya terpental beberapa meter. "Pukulan Mawar Membelah Bumi!" Elixia segera melompat, menari dengan indah di udara, melesatkan pukulan sambil menukik tajam. Cepat, membuat Arthur tidak sempat menghindar, memaksanya menyilangkan kedua tangan untuk menahan serangan tersebut. "Bayang Menyelinap!" Leona menarik tangan Arthur, namun efek pukulan Elixia yang menciptakan tiupan angin kencang membuat mereka terguling cukup jauh. "Kau... Sejak kapan ada di situ?" pekik Elixia, tidak menyadari kehadiran Leona sebelumnya. Dia berjalan mendekat, hendak menghabisi kedua orang di hadapannya. Arthur segera bangkit, "kau... Lampiaskan saja semuanya padaku!" serunya, berdiri menutupi Leona dan bersiap melindunginya. "Baik... Kau yang memintanya!" Elixia tersenyum meremehkan, mendekat dengan cepat ke arah Arthur. "Tarian Mawar Berduri!" Elixia melesatkan sejumlah pukulan kombinasi, pukulan tersebut tampak tidak mengenai tubuh Arthur. Namun, tiba-tiba dirinya tersungkur, memuntahkan darah segar yang membasahi lantai atap sekolah. "Kuakui nyalimu, anak baru!" seru Elixia, senyumnya menusuk bagaikan duri mawar. Dia kemudian menurunkan sedikit kepalanya, sejajar dengan wajah Arthur yang kini terduduk dengan lutut bertumpu di lantai. Elixia mendekatkan bibirnya ke dekat bibir Arthur, "Ciuman Pencabut Sukma!" ia berbisik. Arthur terkesiap, jantungnya berdegup liar, ciuman yang dijanjikan sang nenek datang dengan cepat dari seorang wanita cantik sekaligus mematikan. Namun, bukannya kenikmatan, Arthur merasa kesulitan bernafas seperti paru-parunya tertusuk duri mawar.

The night Enzo was made boss of the Moretti family, I gave him my virginity. He was the heir I'd been promised to since before I could speak. We kissed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, tangled in the humid, twilight heat... His rough, urgent hands hurt me, but I didn't pull away. Even the pain felt sacred, a sacrifice I was willing to make for love. Lost in the heat of the moment, he promised me a pair of the most beautiful crystal shoes, so I could dance the opening waltz with him at his coronation ceremony the next day. The first dance is always reserved for the new boss and his future bride. I cried with joy, believing my years of secret pining and patient waiting would finally culminate in a fairytale ending. But I was wrong. So terribly wrong. The next morning, I dragged my aching body out to get his favorite espresso, only to overhear the guys joking as I returned: "So you finally popped the family cherry, huh? How was Vivian on your first night as boss?" Enzo's voice was lazy, mocking. "Face of an angel, body of a devil. She's a hot little viper in bed." The room erupted in sleazy whistles. "So, you really gonna marry her, young boss?" "Are you kidding me?" Enzo scoffed. "Vivian's just a warm-up. Once I get some practice in, I'll go tame the Falcone ice princess. When I get bored, I can always circle back and put a ring on her." I stood frozen in the doorway, my vision blurring, the coffee cup trembling in my hand. Before the world faded to black, I sent a coded message to the Don: "Uncle Romano, for the promotion in three days, get me a transfer. As far away from Enzo as possible."

Pada ulang tahun pernikahan kelima Kyna dan Aldrian, cinta pertama Aldrian pulang ke dalam negeri. Malam itu, Kyna mendapati Aldrian melepaskan hasratnya di kamar mandi sambil menggumamkan nama cinta pertamanya itu. Ternyata, inilah alasan Aldrian tidak menyentuhnya selama lima tahun pernikahan mereka. Aldrian berkata, "Kyna, Nara yang pulang sendirian kasihan banget. Aku cuma bantu dia sebagai seorang teman." Kyna menjawab, "Aku mengerti." Aldrian berkata, "Kyna, aku pernah janji ke Nara untuk rayakan ulang tahunnya di pulau. Aku cuma penuhi janjiku." Kyna menjawab, "Oke." Aldrian berkata, "Kyna, aku butuh seseorang yang cakap untuk hadiri pesta malam ini. Nara lebih cocok daripada kamu." Kyna menjawab, "Emm, pergilah." Ketika Nara berhenti marah, menangis, dan membuat keributan, Aldrian malah merasa bingung dan bertanya, "Kyna, kenapa kamu nggak marah?" Kyna tentu saja tidak marah lagi. Sebab, dia juga akan segera pergi. Dia sudah bosan dengan pernikahan mereka yang monoton. Jadi, dia diam-diam belajar bahasa asing, mengikuti tes kemampuan bahasa asing, dan diam-diam mengajukan aplikasi studi ke luar negeri. Pada hari visanya disetujui, Kyna melemparkan surat kesepakatan cerai ke hadapan Aldrian. Aldrian berujar, "Jangan bercanda lagi. Mana mungkin kamu bisa bertahan hidup tanpa aku?" Namun, Kyna tidak peduli pada tanggapan Aldrian dan membeli tiket pesawat ke Yuropiah. Sejak saat itu, kabarnya tak pernah terdengar lagi. Aldrian baru mendengar berita tentang Kyna lagi ketika video Kyna yang mengenakan gaun merah dan menarikan tarian tanah air di negeri asing viral di seluruh internet .... Dia menggertakkan giginya dan bergumam, "Kyna, nggak peduli di mana pun kamu bersembunyi, aku akan bawa kamu kembali!"

(BOOK ONE: THE LAST WALTZ) Naniniwala siyang ang lahat ng nangyayari gaano man kasakit ay may magandang dahilan. At para kay JV ay si Vinnie iyon. Everything was so perfect at tanging sa piling lang ni Vinnie niya naramdaman iyon. Pero noon naman biglang pumasok sa eksena ang kuya ni Vinnie na may malalim palang galit sa kanya. At iyon ang naging dahilan kaya nalagay sa panganib ang buhay ng pinakamamahal niya. (BOOK 2: UNCONDITIONALLY) Si Dave? Sa unang tingin mukha itong suplado. Notorious playboy type. At siguro kung ganito kagwapo ang boyfriend niya, ready siyang umiiyak ng kahit ilang beses pa! Pero hindi siya pinaiyak ni Dave. Dahil higit pa yata sa kayang gawin ng sinomang lalaki ang ginawa nitong pagpoprotekta kay Audace. Pero hanggang kailan siya kayang sagipin ni Dave? Lalo't nagbalik si Alfred at nakahanda siya nitong bawiin. (BOOK 3: FRAGILE HEART) Unlike his friends, naranasan na ni Lemuel ang magmahal ng totoo. Ang kaibahan nga lang, hindi niyanagawang aminin sa babaeng iyon angnararamdaman niya. Until dumating si Careen na sa unang pagkikita palang ay nagkaroon na ng espesyal na lugar sa puso niya. Pero muli nanaman siyang sinorpresa ng pagkakataon sa pagbabalik ni Bianca. (BOOK 4: INSEPARABLE) Sa kanilang apat siya ang pinaka-babaero. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya ang anak ng babaeng pinakasalan ng Daddy niya, walang iba kundi si Louise na sa kalaunan ay narealized niyang ilang beses narin pala niyang nakatagpo. Hindi lang ang protective instinct niya ang pinukaw ni Louise kaya minabuti niya itong bakuran sa SJU. Kundi mas higit ang mailap na puso niya, dahil ang totoo hindi niya napigilan ang unti-unting mahulog at kalaunan ay mahalin ang dalaga. Gusto niya itong maging masaya, gusto niya itong protektahan. Pero paano niya gagawin iyon kung siya mismo ay may sariling kinatatakutan?