The Game Must Go On

Clarissa Shafira tidak menyangka kalau permainan truth or dare yang dia mainkan bersama teman-temannya ternyata akan merubah hidupnya. Akibat dare yang Clarissa jalani yaitu mengaku menjadi pacar dari pria pertama yang masuk ke Kafe membuat kandasnya hubungan Axcel Aditama Riguela dengan kekasihnya yang bernama Indira. Axcel adalah pewaris tunggal dari keluarga Riguela yang sangat kaya raya. Sialnya ternyata Axcel adalah kakak kelas Clarissa di SMA. Tentu saja Axcel menyimpan dendam yang begitu dalam pada Clarissa, dia bahkan menjadikan gadis itu sebagai pelayannya demi menebus kesalahannya. Clarissa harus sabar disuruh dan selalu dikerjai oleh Axcel yang membuat masa putih abu-abunya kacau balau. Apalagi Axcel masih belum puas menyiksanya, dia bahkan mematahkan hati Clarissa berkeping-keping dengan cara membuat gadis itu jatuh cinta padanya, memacarinya, lalu menyelingkuhi nya dengan Angel yang merupakan kakak kandung Clarissa. Akibat pengkhianatan dari dua orang yang Clarissa sayangi, akhirnya Clarissa memutuskan pindah ke Singapura. Beberapa tahun setelahnya Clarissa terpaksa kembali ke Indonesia karena dipindah tugaskan oleh perusahaan tempatnya bekerja. Siapa yang mengira kalau akhirnya dia kembali dipertemukan dengan Axcel, mantan kekasihnya yang sangat Clarissa hindari. Bahkan kini Clarissa harus menjadi sekertaris dari pria kejam itu. Benci dan cinta bedanya tipis, kisah yang berawal dari kebencian lalu berubah cinta, kemudian menjadi benci kembali. Akankah kebencian itu masih akan tetap sama? Ataukah kembali berubah menjadi cinta lagi?

Bos galak itu tiba-tiba mendekatiku. Dan dengan tidak tahu malunya melamarku di depan banyak karyawan lainnya dan yang lebih parahnya, calon tunanganku juga menyaksikan adegan lamaran itu. “Bos, saya tahu saya bersalah karena sudah menampar Anda. Tolong pecat saya saja dan jangan membalas dendam dengan cara seperti ini!” Bukannya memecat Hanum, Bosnya malah semakin mendekatinya. Berbagai cara Abian lakukan untuk bisa dekat denga Hanum. Tapi penolakan adalah hasil yang selalu dia dapat. Hingga Hanum merasa lelah dengan kelakuan Abian. “Menyingkirlah, Bos!" BOOK COVER by @my_dalart (saya sendiri)

Terkadang takdir yang kita jalani tidak selalu seperti apa yang kita harapkan. Takdir yang kita jalani pun— terkadang mempermainkan kita Takdir itu pula yang membawaku di titik saat ini Entah harus senang atau sedih, Aku bingung Aku mencintainya! Tidak— Aku sangat sangat mencintainya Ya! Apa Kau dengar itu Tuhan? Aku mencintainya! Namun, Sang Kuasa bertindak dengan seenaknya Apa ini yang Dia inginkan? Membuat semua berjalan tidak sesuai dengan alurnya Memporak-porandakan semua impian yang sudah dirancang bersama Apa ini jalan yang telah dipilih untuk hidupku? Apa Aku sanggup? Tanpanya— Aku Freya Amelia, terpikat oleh lelaki yang hebat, Kei Sagara. Aku tidak pernah menyangka takdir akan mempertemukanku dengannya. Seseorang yang aku idam-idamkan. Namun, baru kusadari. Benar kata orang, setiap manusia tidak ada yang sempurna. Kalian pikir seorang Kei Sagara sempurna? Ya kupikir begitu awalnya. Bersamanya selama 4 tahun ini membuatku seperti terjebak dalam lingkaran hidupnya. Dia memberiku kebahagiaan, namun kebahagiaan itu harus kubayar dengan kebebasanku. Seolah-olah dia menggenggam erat sayap-sayapku untuk terbang, mengikatku dalam istana yang ia ciptakan untukku. Rasa ingin keluar selalu terbesit namun aku tak mampu berlari menjauh dari tempatnya. Bertaruh dengan resiko aku kehilangan dirinya? Aku tidak bisa. Ya, sebesar itulah efek seorang Kei Sagara dalam hidupku. Lalu apakah aku akan terus bertahan? Entahlah.

Si Stella Solace ay isang receptionist sa kilalang hotel locally at internationally. Sa pagkakaroon ng party sa hotel, hindi niya inaasahan na makaka-one night stand niya ang senior manager nila na napakasungit na si Kendrix Harrison at bukod pa doon, hindi na tinigilan ni Kendrix si Stella. Papayag kaya si Stella sa kagustuhan ni Kendrix o okay na ang minsan?

Felize Allejar, isang simpleng babae na gusto lamang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. Nagbago ang buhay niya nang pumayag siya sa utos ng kanyang pinsan na magpanggap ng isang gabi para samahan ang fiancé nito na si Valerio Jones Herbosa, isang CEO at pinakabatang multi-billionaire. Nagbunga ang kanilang pagsasama ng gabing iyon at nagkaroon ng kambal na anak. Ngunit ang alam ni Valerio ay isa lang ang kanyang anak. Gagawin ni Felize ang lahat upang mabawi ang anak at iparanas ang sakit na naranasan niya kahit na magtago pa siya sa likod ng panibagong katauhan. Malalaman ba ni Valerio ang tungkol sa kambal at kay Felize? O tuluyang mababawi ni Felize ang anak kahit pa takbuhan niya ang nararamdaman para kay Valerio? But certainly, Felize came back to end the redemption game.

My roommate was Rachel Travis, and something about her behavior always felt… off. On social media, she hit the like button on every single person’s posts, except mine. Whenever she asked for help, I was always there. However, the one time I asked her for a pad, she wrinkled her nose and called it "disgusting". For my birthday, I invited the whole dorm to dinner. When hers rolled around, she invited everyone, except me. Then, I saw my boyfriend, Ryan Cooper, at her birthday party. That’s when I finally snapped and confronted her. She looked at me, wide-eyed, all innocence. "What? Everything’s fine. Why are you acting like this? You’re just too sensitive." Even the other girls in the dorm piled on, saying I was overreacting and telling me I needed therapy. So maybe I was "too sensitive". Fine. Then, I would treat her exactly the way she treated me. Let’s see how she liked it.

Evelyn couldn't see the school rules being ignored and the harming of others running rampant. In her new school there is a boy who always behaves at his own whim and pretends to be in power. What is more, she does not understand that in the situation the teacher or the school does nothing but give a warning. It is known later that his influential background made the school can't do anything Unfortunately, the person whom Elyn really hates and avoids is the fiance arranged by her parent. Anthony is really the big-boss at school. But his rebellious attitude was for a reason. Everything Anth did with his gang was a form of protest to the school. After getting to know Anthony better and the reasons behind his aggressive attitude. Elyn could feel the loneliness, also seeing what was hidden deep down in Anthony's heart. Despite still not fully accepting Elyn as his fiancee, Anth is comfortable with Elyn as she is the only stranger present in Anth's life without being involved in his past. Anth begins to open up to Elyn, from there their relationship develops. Witness Anth's persistence in uncovering the truth about what happened a year ago to his best friend–Alan and the suffering Carol has had to experience losing the person she loves. James makes a confession to them–Anth, Carol and William. It opens the veil of mystery that happened to Alan on that day. But after learning the whole story that happened to Alan, Anth can't do anything about it. Finding the truth hurts him, time cannot be turned back and all that remains is regret. Anth must be able to start learning to accept Alan's departure like Carol who gradually releases the memory of her togetherness with Alan.

THE GAME SERIES Book 1 out of 5 "So better be wise enough in playing because this is much more exciting than her game." Si Akemi Sean Lee, isang babaeng nagmahal, nasaktan at maghihiganti. Matapos ang trahedyang itinuring bangungot sa tanang buhay niya, binago niya ang sarili sa dating siya. Nagsikap, nagtapos, at nagpakadalubhasa siya sa New York sa engineering. Makalipas ang limang taon, bumalik siya ng Pilipinas. Wiser. Bolder. Braver. Bumalik siya para sa tatlong taong nagsukdol sa kanya sa kahirapan. Mata sa mata. Ngipin sa ngipin. Puso sa puso. Nagbalik siya para sa kanyang laro—ang laro ng paghihiganti. Pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Sa kanyang laro, may malaking bagay pa siyang matutuklasan. Isang bagay na dudurog muli sa kanyang puso at pagkatao. Paano niya kaya haharapin at malalagpasan ang larong inakala niyang kanya?

Solene Severe Finizy Priemmo is an ordinary woman who believes that her life has been full of misfortune since she first became aware of the world. Her miserable life became even worse when she began to live under her Aunt's custody. Not until the realization hits her, she needs to live on her own and no one can dictate what she needs to do. Destiny itself paved the way for them to cross paths with the gray-eyed man, who stuns her every time they look at each other. She met Hyde Amoushe Strovinstell. A multibillionaire heir and the CEO of Riotte Strovinstell, a well-known and successful five-star hotel chain throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. She learned to fight, but what matters most to her is that she rediscovered love and reopened herself to new experiences. Not ever since when her cruel past has been spilled, everything went lost in its place. She desperately desired to flee but she knew she couldn't...

Madeline is the black sheep of the family. Her father hated her since the day she was born because the day she was born, her mother died. Her father is to call her a murderer. Her biggest dream was to become the best chef in town, and when she went to culinary school, she returned with the hope of being a chef in her father's restaurant. However, her father made her marry her high school crush. The marriage did not last six months when his first love returned. Kicked out of the house with nowhere to go. She went to her father's house, but he kicked her out, making her sleep in her car that night. Little did she know that her fortunes would change the next day. Her grandfather gave her inheritance. Enough to start her restaurant. However, she went up at night and celebrated with her friend. She hooked up with one of her brothers and her ex-husband's friend. And he did not know that she was already divorced. They were both drunk and had sex. But he told her he is furious with her for sleeping with him while married to his friend. He told her never to contact him again, and she never did, although she walked out of that relationship with a package. Now, seven years later, she is returning home. her family and ex-in-laws' biggest enemy in the restaurant business, and she is her to take revenge! She is here to bankrupt them and tell them GAME OVER!