The Art Of Happiness: A Handbook For Living

It was the third anniversary of my registration of a mate bond with Xavier Ashford, the alpha of Shadowcrest Pack. My gift to him was a positive pregnancy test, but his gift to me was a contract terminating our bond as mates. I froze, too distraught to reach out and take it from him. Xavier cleared his throat awkwardly. "A wolf tricked Talia into getting pregnant. A pup born out of mate bond can't get the rights to live in the pack. My plan is to terminate our bond as mates and become mates with Talia for the time being so that her pup can have a legal identity. After she gives birth to her pup, then you and I can become mates again. How does that sound?" He passed me a bond termination contract. It had clearly been prepared a long time ago. He noticed my hesitation and explained gently, "You're my one true love. I'm only helping her as a friend. Even after we split up, I can guarantee that you won't be mistreated." I looked up at him with a smile and stayed silent. Then, I reached into my pocket and felt the pregnancy test under my fingers. The two red lines on the screen were as clear as day.

Bagaimana rasanya jika jiwamu tiba-tiba bertukar dengan orang yang tak dikenal? Apalagi orang itu super sombong dan meyebalkan! Zinnia Shafira, seorang gadis manis bertubuh mungil dan penuh energi. Suatu hari harus mengalami hal aneh saat ia melompat menuruni tangga. Dirinya bertabrakan dengan seorang pria asing dan sialnya saling bertukar jiwa. Ternyata pria asing itu adalah direktur utama perusahaan tempat gadis itu bekerja, Reyner Eka Sukmajaya. Direktur dingin, sombong, dan suka seenaknya. Setelah reka ulang kejadian, mereka pun bisa kembali. Namun, di hari berikutnya jiwa mereka kembali bertukar. Hal itu terus terjadi dan mengganggu kelangsungan hidup mereka. Reyner lalu memaksa Zinnia untuk tinggal di rumahnya. Hingga perjanjian pernikahan pun mereka buat untuk menjaga nama baik keduanya. Cinta akhirnya tumbuh karena sering bersama. Namun, mengapa Zinnia terluka? Lalu adakah cara agar mereka kembali normal? Apakah kisah cinta mereka akan berakhir saat mereka kembali?

Tiffany O'Hearn is an orphan with bad luck. Everything she had went into turmoil when her family got ambushed by a bunch of guys wearing black masks. The woman survived but her parents died. Blood is everywhere; that kind of trauma haunts her until she becomes a teenager. Without her knowledge, the reason why she survived is connected to the incident that happened when she was a kid. Truth is yet to unfold inside the orphanage she's staying in. Not until she met Killian Montgomery, the man who wants to adopt her all of a sudden. Days after, she found out that the man is an Alpha and the woman was given a mark for being "his mate". Interestingly enough, the man was also there on the said ambush. What would be the fate waiting for Tiffany? Is it bad or a good one?

Due to her manly name, Ryan, a 23-year-old woman, was forced to live in the same house with five billionaires - Terban, Kyle, Chaylen, Slyvester, and Vincent. She thought everything will go smoothly if she stays away from these men who always fight each other. Until one day, the handsome men started to act weirdly around Ryan. Will she be able to survive in the house with five hot guys who stare at her as if she's a lamb in the den of the Wolves?

Nilam, seorang ART yang belum lama bekerja di rumah majikannya yang kaya raya. Suatu hari, ketika ia sedang menggendong anak majikannya yang baru lahir, tubuhnya terlonjak kaget ketika mendengar permintaan dari majikannya. "Aku bayar satu miliar!" ucap majikan wanitanya yang merupakan seorang model. "Kamu tahu sendiri kondisi anakku? Mana mungkin aku membawa anak yang cacat dan penyakitan, tolonglah Nilam." Apakah Nilam akan menerima, atau menolak permintaan tersebut?

At the age of fourteen, Nathania Sarmiento started working as a striptease performer. She was a strip dancer but never a prostitute who perform s*xual activity for money. Nathania does not have a choice but to strip in front of men two times in a week to have money and feed her siblings. Her parents are in jail so she needs to support her siblings financially. One night, she met this billionaire named Warren Anderson. A cold-hearted, arrogant investor and businessperson. The latter paid her manager with a large amount of money in exchange of her virginity but she refused giving it to him. She left him in the room drooling over her. Next thing she knew? The strip club she was working for seven years was forcibly closed with unknown reason. Her manager then advised her to go to Anderson's company and try her luck to apply for work. Therefore, she left with no choice but to go there. The billionaire accepted her immediately but in one condition. She'll live with him.

Pinatay ang magulang at kapatid ni Scarlet nang mga kalalakihan na di nila kilala. Nagising na lang siya na wala ng buhay ang kanyang pamilya at nag-iisa na lamang siya. "Ibibigay ko sa inyo ang hustisya na nararapat para sa inyo, ipinapangako ko iyan, ang kamatayan ninyo ang paghuhugutan ko ng lakas, para hanapin ang mga salarin na naging sanhi ng inyong kamatayan," lumuluhang sambit ni Scarlet sa harapan ng puntod ng kanyang pamilya, sa bawat salita na binitawan niya ay tila isang pangako para sa kanyang pamilya na pinaslang ng walang kalaban-laban. Galit at pagkasuklam ang nasa puso ng dalaga, para sa mga taong gumawa noon sa kanila. Kaya sa pagpunta niya sa Maynila ay nakilala niya si Lance Dela Piña na isang negosyante. Si Lance na kaya ang makakapagpabago sa pananaw ni Scarlet? Mahihilum kaya ni Lance ang sugatang puso ni Scarlet, dahil sa pagkawala ng kanyang pamilya? Mapapawi kaya ni Lance ang galit at puot na nasa puso ng dalaga! Ang binata na kaya ang makakapigil kay Scarlet para sa paghihiganti na gagawin nito? Paano kung may malaman na isang sekreto si Scarlet tungkol sa kanyang tunay na pagkatao? Paano kung malaman din niya na ang taong tumulong sa kanya ay siyang naging dahilan ng kamatayan ng kanyang pamilya.

Pernikahan yang indah adalah dambaan setiap pasangan pengantin baru. Apalagi mendapatkan suami seperti Zein--lelaki baik, pengertian, dan sayang keluarga adalah impian Risa. Namun, ternyata impian tak seindah kenyataan. Kebahagiaan yang baru dia rasakan selama dua puluh empat jam, kini berbalik menjadi kesedihan. Saat tinggal bersama keluarga Zein, semuanya baru terkuak. Kasih sayang mertua dan saudara ipar kepada Risa hanyalah palsu belaka. Risa hanya dibutuhkan tenaganya oleh keluarga Zein. Apakah pernikahan yang masih seumur jagung itu harus kandas di tengah jalan ataukah mereka tetap bertahan menjalani rumah tangga yang terasa berjalan di atas duri yang mampu menyakiti kedua belah pihak?

Rain, adalah seorang pelukis yang namanya sudah terkenal, baik di dalam negeri maupun di luar negeri. Sedangkan Summer adalah seorang ibu tunggal yang mencari pekerjaan demi memenuhi kebutuhan ia dan anaknya. Berganti pekerjaan dari satu pekerjaan ke pekerjaan lain, membuat Summer terbiasa dengan kerasnya hidup, sampai ia melamar untuk menjadi asisten rumah tangga seorang pelukis terkenal bernama Rain, yang ternyata adalah temannya waktu kuliah dulu. Pertemuan Rain dan Summer akhirnya membuka berbagai kenangan yang mereka berdua sembunyikan selama ini. Ada kenangan bahagia, ada juga kenangan sedih. Kenangan-kenangan tersebut membuat bunga-bunga cinta kembali mekar pada hati mereka yang telah layu. Namun, dunia tidak berniat melancarkan hubungan di antara mereka, karena perbedaan pendapat dari kedua keluarga mereka. Apa yang akan terjadi dengan hubungan Rain dan Summer?

Kematian Ning, Asisten Rumah Tanggaku menyisakan seribu pertanyaan yang tak mampu kutepis dari dalam benak ini. Meskipun pihak kepolisian telah menyatakan Ning positif bunuh diri dan tak ada satu pihak pun yang dinyatakan bersalah atas bunuh dirinya, tetapi aku berkeyakinan lain. Ada seseorang yang berkeinginan kuat menjebak Ning untuk melakukan bunuh diri. Tapi siapa dia? Dan untuk apa?