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Batari Abiyasa, seorang pelayan restoran, dipaksa menjadi istri Evaristo Xabier Santos. Pria yang berprofesi sebagai pengusaha kuliner dan model itu terpaksa menikahi Batari untuk menyelamatkan nama baiknya. Pernikahan mereka penuh konflik, terutama akibat pengabaian dari Xabier. Ditambah lagi, seseorang dari masa lalu suaminya berusaha menyakiti Batari. Sayangnya, mereka tidak tahu bahwa Batari punya cara sendiri untuk melakukan perlawanan karena dia bukan perempuan lemah.

Embun kembali mendapati pesan singkat di ponsel suaminya. Pesan yang selalu datang tiap awal bulan. Keluarga suaminya selalu meminta jatah bulanan tanpa peduli kabar anak dan menantunya di perantauan. Padahal bulan ini, Embun dan suaminya yang bernama Bumi, berencana meminjam uang di bank untuk dipergunakan membeli sebidang tanah. Mereka ingin membangun kos-kosan sekaligus tempat tinggal mereka. Kelak, itu akan menjadi sumber penghasilan kedua mereka. Tapi apakah mimpi itu bisa terwujud? Jika sebagian besar gaji Bumi dikuasai oleh ibunya?

Ephemeral -- A Modern Love Story revolves around a woman named Soleil navigating through the annals of life as it coincides with the concept of love that was taught to her by her Uncle: that love can be written on sticky notes, baked into the burned edges of brownies, or found in the triplet progressions in a jazz song. A story in which she will realize that love goes beyond the scattered pieces of a puzzle or the bruised skin of apples.

After her divorce, Annalise Gracelyn Keaton decides to start a new life in Chicago. One day, Ann visits a hospital to address her ongoing menstrual issues following a miscarriage caused by her abusive ex-husband. There, she meets Dr. Daxton, an obstetrician who accidentally knows a little story of her painful past. Their initial encounter marks the beginning of a series of fateful meetings. Their romance blossoms in what seems like a serendipitous alignment of the universe: they live in the same apartment building, and Ann works at a café owned by Daxton’s sister. But, just as Ann begins to open her heart to Daxton, her ex-husband comes and threatens to shatter everything she’s rebuilt. How will Ann and Daxton keep their love amidst the mess? And how will they cope with the presence of another significant figure from Ann’s past—her first love? What if, after all this time, Ann finds out that her first love has been waiting for her, just like she did years ago? What if that man tells her that he has been searching for her and did everything he could to find her, even naming his hotel after her? And what if that man tells her that he still loves her? Will she go back to him? Or will she choose to stay with Daxton, her new love? *** “You’re free, Ann. You can choose to stay with me or go back to him—the reason you came here. Don’t you remember you chose Chicago because you still remember where he went 15 years ago?”~Daxton Alexander “If only I had searched for you harder, might we have still loved each other, Ann?”~Conrad Blake

Janine Mendoza is a very obedient daughter. She doesn't know how to lie in her parents and she value family among all. Maayos na sana ang buhay niya kung hindi lang siya napalapit sa lalaking lagi niyang kabangayan at naging paborito siyang asarin-Gemar dela Cruz. Nang dahil sa lalaki ay natuto siyang magsinungaling at sumuway sa magulang. Handa na sana niyang ipaglaban ang pagmamahal niya sa lalaki kung hindi lang nalantad ang sekreto ng kanilang pamilya. Isang sekretong sapat na para makasira sa tiwala't pagmamahal niya. Maniniwala ba siya sa nalaman niya o magpapatay malisya lang siya? Kaya ba niyang ipaglaban ang pagmamahal niya kung sa mata ng pamilya nila ay maling magpatuloy pa? Feelings niya laban sa pamilya, kaya niya ba?

Mike is a free man. He leaves his hometown to 'tour' the world. He comes back to atone for his past deeds. He tries to make up to Susanna. It became more difficult for him when he finds out his love for her. He left her life without a thought and comes back suddenly into her life, without permission. Was the love she had for him still there, waiting to be rekindled?

Para maisalba ang bahay na sinanla ng sugarol kong ama ay binenta ko ang katawan ko sa Ninong kong Contractor. Ngunit ang ginawa ko na yun ay nagbunga, ngunit itinago ko ito kay Ninong. Iniisip ng Ninong ko sa kaniya ang pinagbubuntis ko pero hindi ko inamin hangga't sa kaya kong itago. Dahil isang malaking chismis na naman kapag marami ang nakaalam. Pero no'ng malaman ko na nagpaplano na magpakasal si Ninong naalarma ako at doon pa sa babaeng inis na inis ako iyon ang pakakasalan ng Ninong ko dahil gusto na raw niya magkapamilya. "Ngayon gusto mo'ng akuin ko na ang bata na yan?" "Oo kaya ako ang pakasalan mo." Lakas loob kong sagot at nakangising nakatitig siya sa akin at dahan-dahang nagalakad palapit sa akin. "Bago 'yan, gusto ko munang masigurado na walang ibang nagsawa sa'yo kung hindi ako." Umakyat sa buong katawan ni Jessa ang pinaghalong paninindig ng balahibo at init dulot ng mainit na hininga ng kaniyang Ninong.

Torn between the man she loves, and the man who loves her.... Cordia Pike has always been strong-willed, but she knows her family expects her to accept the hand of her childhood friend, Jaris Adams, in marriage. As the conflict between the states continues to escalate, Cordia hopes it will last long enough for her to find a way to free herself without breaking her friend’s heart. On the eve of war, as the men prepare to ride off to battle, Cordia meets a mysterious newcomer. There’s just something about Will Tucker that she finds both intriguing and dangerous. Under the guise of caring for his sister, she makes a plan to write to him. Perhaps by the time the war is over, Will’s feelings for Cordia will have blossomed into the love she is starting to feel for the Union soldier. But war is evil and complex, and by the time it begins to wind its way through Southwest Missouri, one of these men will be dead, and Cordia will find herself betrothed to a man she loathes. Will she have the courage to follow her heart and stand up for what she believes in like so many others, or will she do as she is told and acquiesce to a loveless marriage to a heartless traitor?

Amara felt like she died when her mother died in the tragedy that was brought by her first love. A family adopted her, gave her a new name and new life. There was no trace of the old her anymore. She's far from the girl who lived in the slums of a small town. She's now a multi-billion company heiress, a fiercer and stronger woman than she was before. During her grand birthday, she met her first love again who's now a well known doctor and owner of chains of hospitals, then all the pain went back. She recalled how his mother treated her and caused her mother's death. His face reminded her of a haunting past that she will never forget. She didn't want to entangle her life with him again, but the more she pushes him away, the more he comes back to her with a stronger desire to win her back.

She was destined to be a mere pawn. He would make her a queen. Aria Ivanov grew up under the expectation of obedience. Even as an Omega daughter of an Alpha, she is seen only as a valuable asset for marriage. However, when she is seized by a Rogue and taken into hostile territory, she confronts a fate far worse than an arranged union. The man who takes her captive is no ordinary Rogue. He is Xavier BlackWood—An Alpha like no other, ferocious, untamed, and her destined mate. Caught between her family’s strict obligations and a connection she never sought, Aria struggles to break free from him. Yet, as rumors of betrayal reach her and the threat of war approaches, she has to think about everything she believed—about her family, her history, and the man she is forbidden to love. Caught in a deadly struggle between two Alphas who would go to any length to possess her, Aria faces an impossible decision. Will she stick to the path laid out for her… or will she risk it all for the ruthless captor who holds her heart?