Ten-tails

Seraphine Hale, a genius musician, announces her return to the country. When a reporter asks whether she's back for her first love, she smiles icily. "Are you talking about that trash? It wouldn't be any of my business even if he were to drop dead tomorrow." What she doesn't know is that I've already been dead for close to a decade.

Alexandria Morgan had a one-night stand with a man who turned out to be a billionaire with numerous businesses in America and around the world. This revelation left her mortified. Little did she know that sleeping with him would mark the beginning of a never-ending misery in her life. She got pregnant, was kicked out of her parents' house, and was forced to stop her studies. Six years later, she received a notice from Clyde Harlington, who wanted to claim her son. However, she could avoid it from happening if she agreed to one condition: marrying him without the possibility of divorce.

**Completed. This is the second book in the Baxter Brother's series. It can be read as a stand-alone novel. Almost ten years ago, Landon watched his mate be killed right before his eyes. It changed him. After being hard and controlling for years, he has finally learned how to deal with the fact that she was gone. Forever. So when he arrives in Washington, Landon is shocked to find his mate alive. And he is even more determined to convince her to give him a chance. Brooklyn Eversteen almost died ten years ago. She vividly remembers the beckoning golden eyes that saved her, but she never saw him again. Ten years later, she agrees to marry Vincent in the agreement that he will forgive the debt. But when those beckoning golden eyes return, she finds she must make an even harder decision.

Anathea Jacobson has had a crush on Gregory Sinclair for ten years. She thinks marrying him is a dream come true. Even if he's just a block of ice now, she'll surely be able to melt him over time. However, all she ever gets is his ice-cold treatment. He's gentle and tender to his true love, but he scorns and neglects her. He also mistreats and humiliates her… Anathea endures it all because they have a son. For his sake, she's willing to cling to her title of Mrs. Sinclair and cage herself in this loveless marriage for the rest of her life. This changes when she's abducted. Gregory spends the night with his true love, and even her beloved son abandons her—he wants to have Gregory's true love as his mother! That's when Anathea sees sense. Her husband will never love her, and her son will never appreciate her. If that's the case, she doesn't want them anymore. She wants to live for herself! … After the divorce, Anathea picks up floral art again. She sets up a company, makes big money, and wins various awards. She wants to give herself all the love she deserves so that she'll go back to being the lively, vivacious woman she once was. Gregory panics when he sees the men surrounding her and vying for her affections. He falls to his knees before her, his eyes rimmed with red as he pleads, "I love you, Nat. Please don't leave me." Anathea sneers. "Your love is too little, too late, Mr. Sinclair." Her son clings to her legs and wails. "Don't abandon me, Mom!" She pushes him away impassively. "Don't call me that. I'm not your mother."

"... Akui saja kalau suka padaku!" "Mana mungkin aku suka gadis ingusan sepertimu?" Sudah tiga tahun, Leina menjadi asisten Arsen, detektif yang biasa menangani kasus berat dimana polisi tak bisa ikut campur. Selama itu pula, wanita dua puluh tahun itu memendam rasa cinta. Tetapi, perbedaan usia yang cukup jauh selalu menjadi alasan Arsen enggan mengaku cinta kepada Leina. Dia juga sadar diri kalau memiliki banyak musuh akibat pekerjaan berbahayanya. Karena itulah, dia tak mau menjalin hubungan serius dengan siapapun. Leina tidak peduli dengan semua itu. Dia tetap ingin memperjuangkan cintanya. Namun, sikap Arsen yang terus-terusan menghindar membuatnya sakit hati. Di sisi lain, musuh-musuh juga mengetahui kelemahan Arsen yaitu Leina. Apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya? Apa yang akan dilakukan Arsen? Bagaimana hubungan mereka selanjutnya?

Sebagai ibu dan anak, Aryani dan Mala tidak memiliki kedekatan batin yang kuat. Namun, kehadiran adik Aryani yang sudah lama hilang, membuat keduanya menjadi dekat. Kehadiran Ratna yang tiba-tiba, setelah puluhan tahun menghilang, membuat Aryani, sang kakak ketakutan. Teror kemudian datang terus-menerus, tidak hanya di dalam rumah, tetapi juga pada beberapa orang lainnya. Satu persatu meninggal dengan cara yang aneh. Penduduk menyebutnya pagebluk. Rumor ketakutan mengarah pada Ratna. Mala pulang tidak hanya ingin melindungi ibunya yang ketakutan, tetapi juga bertekad menguak misteri Ratna dan menghetikan semua teror horor.

Abandoned by her mum at the age of ten, Abused by her own father since then and bullied at school every single day, Makaila wanted nothing more than to feel the love of a father, a mother, a friend... Or that special someone. Then, He came into her life. Will he give her that love she has always craved for? Or will he just make matters worse?

It was supposed to be the happiest day for Almene for she’s getting married to the man she loves, Francis Herrera. Not until she faced the altar with an unfamiliar man, waiting for her instead. That same day she learned that her fiance died in a car accident while heading to the church. What devastated her even more is she couldn’t stop the wedding because of her father’s debt to the man she’s marrying, who turned out to be the notorious playboy, Lideon Ambrose Martin whose also from one of the richest families in the country.

Ketika kapal pesiar tenggelam dan hanya tersisa satu tempat di perahu penyelamat, Zayden memilih untuk menyelamatkanku. Aku berhasil diselamatkan, tetapi Caitlyn tidak sempat menunggu perahu penyelamat kedua dan akhirnya meninggal karena tenggelam.  Zayden berpura-pura tidak peduli dan tetap memilih untuk mengadakan pernikahan denganku. Lima tahun setelah pernikahan kami, dia membuat hidupku sengsara dan menyalahkanku atas kematian Caitlyn. Ketika aku sudah tidak tahan dan ingin bercerai, dia malah memilih mati bersamaku. Saat membuka mata lagi, aku sudah kembali ke hari terjadinya kecelakaan kapal pesiar. Kali ini, aku memutuskan untuk memberikan kesempatan hidup kepada orang yang paling dia cintai.

My mother hated me, to the point that she wished I were dead. I knew I deserved to die. Sixteen years ago, if I hadn’t insisted on going out, my brother wouldn’t have died while trying to save me. Eventually, both of us got what we wished for. I got brain cancer. She had become a stranger to me as I forgot everything and went to die in blissful ignorance. Then, she went mad.