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A year since Amber Uceien Cane’s parents separated her mom decided to have a relationship again, so they had to move into the house of her future stepdad. There she met her stepdad Mr. Van Kaur, her mom's childhood sweetheart. He was kind, handsome, rich and loved his mom very much. She supported her mom’s decision to remarry if this makes her happy. She also met his stepdad's handsome children. Her first impression of his stepdad's eldest son Harrison Kaur, was kind, smart and very handsome like his dad. On the opposite, the youngest son of his stepdad Vaz Steven Kaur, he is only her age. When he first saw her, he immediately realized that he didn't like her and that she wasn't welcome in his family. She did everything to understand and get closer to Vaz because of the request of his stepdad and mom but her animosity with him only got worse, and who is she to be notice by him? Compared to Vaz GF she is just plain girl. Since Vaz didn't seem to have a chance to be nice to her, and it was hard for him to accept her, she was happy avoiding him. Until one night everyone was asleep, he found Vaz in her room. In fear, she shouted but he kissed her. Vaz is not drunk so it's surprising. But she was even more surprised by his subsequent actions. She then thought about how angry he is with her and what she has done for it is difficult for him to accept her. Is there any hope that Vaz and Amber will get along even if it's just for their parents? How will Vaz and Amber protect their family against their greedy older brother Harrison?

Arianna Armani is the youngest amongst the Armani sisters. She was sent to the Island kung saan pagmamay-ari ni Izekiel and it's a mansion! The original plan is to make Izekiel Van Halen to fall for her to strengthen her father's position in the organization but she falls for the wrong person for Iza cousin of Izekiel. But she still needed to pursue him, she subconsciously didn't notice that Izekiel was falling for her innocent actions rather than those woman who's daring and seductive

Van Dominic Loudd grew up without a family. He was young when he became an orphan and was raised by a family lawyer. He had always wanted to have a big, happy family. And he thought he would be able to achieve that when he met and fell in love with Demani Dominico. As opposed to Van, Demani was born in a big, close-knit family. Lumaki ito sa isang kilala at respetadong familia; believing that family should stick together through good and bad times. Just like all other couples out there, they met, fell in love, and planned for the future. Van eventually became part of the Dominico family. His life became complete. And so he thought... Dahil ang pamilya ni Demani rin pala ang dahilan kaya hindi naging maganda ang takbo ng pagsasama nila. They loved each other to destruction, but her family was pulling their relationship down. And Van got tired of it, and so, they started to fight a lot and lose respect for each other. They went through a bitter separation, and Demani thought she would never hear from him again. Until two years later, nakatanggap na lang ito ng sulat mula sa abogado ni Van, asking for her help. Van had an accident and he needed her assistance. She was skeptical at first, she didn't want to have any connections whatsoever with him; but she still found herself standing in front of their old house, waiting for him to open up the door. Will there be a second chance for them? **

[Lereng Gunung Bromo, Hindia Belanda, 1831] . “Lalu untuk apa kau menculikku? Membawaku begitu jauh ke tengah hutan?” Diam. Senyap. Ells menunggu jawaban penculiknya. DIa benar-benar butuh jawaban itu untuk kemerdekaannya. “Ayahmu membunuh kakekku.” Getir suara Airlangga tetap membuat Ells cepat membantah. “Tidak mungkin!” Ells merapikan duduknya. Tidak lagi bersandar, dia duduk tegak menarik kakinya mendekat, bersila. Tatapan menyala penculiknya cukup menjawab. “Papaku tidak pernah membunuh orang!” Ells sungguh tidak terima ayahnya disebut pembunuh. Ayah yang baik, ayah yang lembut, mana mungkin sekeji itu. Namun tatapan Airlangga semakin tajam. *** LANGIT dan bumi, terhalang angkasa yang memisahkan keduanya. Airlangga, anak negeri yang marah, membalas dendam dengan menculik putri seorang penguasa negeri, Daniella Elizabeth van Loen. Perjalanan menerobos hutan, saling melindungi, dan menjaga justru menjadi benih cinta mereka. Sampai akhirnya cinta itu membuahkan janin. Mereka sadar, tidak mungkin selamanya mereka tinggal menyendiri di surga mereka yang bernama hutan. Demi buah cinta mereka, mereka harus kembali ke pusat peradaban. Kembali ke bumi. Kembali membumi. Tapi selalu ada angkasa yang menggantung indah memisahkan langit dan bumi. Haruskah perbedaan itu memisahkan mereka? Apa yang akhirnya Airlangga lakukan untuk membangun pelangi untuk menghubungkan langit dan bumi mereka? Menghilangkan jejak angkasa yang memisahkan mereka. Jika mereka tidak berhasil membangun jembatan pelangi, mereka bersiap untuk tinggal bersama di langit biru. Apakah tidak ada jalan lain? Berlatar masa kolonial Belanda, Airlangga dan Daniella merenda kasih di tengah hutan hujan tropis lereng Gunung Bromo yang cantik. Bertemu binatang-binatang liar. Dengan sedikit penggambaran alam, semoga bisa mengajak pembaca masuk ke dalam cerita, berkelana di tengah hutan di Nusantara abad ke-19. ***

Aiko Belle Velasco is a determined cashier at the fast-food chain she works for. The only thing on her mind was to build a family with the man she thought would accept her and her son — Asher. Aiko did not know who the father of her child was, but she loved her son despite her parents disowning her. The night she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, she got drunk even though she was scared and the unexpected happened... She could not accept that for the second time a man had hurt her again. But when Aiko woke up the next day and was about to go to work, the police officers and a handsome but scary man were outside her apartment — the face of the man she will never forget. What if the car she crashed into was the billionaire father of her son? She didn't think that their paths would cross with the man who got her pregnant. She will never forget his face. The man doesn't seem to know that she is the woman he slept with six years ago. The father of Asher is the scary billionaire who just came back to the Philippines to unwind from the chaotic life in America, but it turns out that he already has various businesses here in the Philippines and just chose to live in America. Sixto Emmanuel Miller is one of North America's and Asia's most feared businessmen. Because of her collision with his beloved car, Aiko found herself as the man's personal servant and got to know better the man who got her pregnant and she didn't realize that she already falling deeply in love with him. But what if the father of his child is hiding something worse?

Ini bukan Zainudin dan Hayati dari film tenggelamnya kapal Van Der Wijck. Karena Zainudin dan Hayati dalam cerita ini punya kisahnya sendiri. Kisah ini, tentang dua orang anak kecil yang sama-sama mengikrarkan janji semasa kecilnya, Janji untuk selalu bersama. Sebuah janji polos dari dua orang anak kecil yang belum mengerti apa-apa. Namun, janji itu mengikat keduanya dalam pusaran takdir cinta yang Abadi. Dikemas dengan konsep romance comedy ala anak kuliahan. NB : Cerita ini merupakan kisah perjalanan cinta orang tua Zaha, yang lagi masih dalam proses penulisan. (CHANGE : THE STORIES OF ZAHA). Biar pembaca tidak penasaran bagaimana kisah cinta orang tua Zaha. So, Ane bikinkan dalam satu threat sendiri. Enjoy it!

Setelah kematian tragis Raja Naga di tangan pengkhianat ribuan tahun lalu, kekuatan kuno sang Raja Naga bersemayam dalam Darrel Van Bertrand, putra ketiga Duke Devin Van Bertrand. Darrel, yang selama ini hidup dalam bayang-bayang keluarganya, menemukan takdir luar biasa yang menantinya ketika Elara, manifestasi dari kehendak Drakonis, membangkitkan ingatan naga dalam dirinya. Pertarungan demi pertarungan memaksa Darrel untuk menerima kekuatan Drakonis, meskipun risiko kehilangan jiwanya semakin besar. Kekuatan Drakonis yang membara di dalam tubuh Darrel terus mengancam kewarasannya. Dalam setiap pertempuran, dia semakin mendekati ambang kehilangan dirinya sepenuhnya—kekuatannya bisa menjadi kunci kemenangan atau membawa kehancuran total. Saksikan bagaimana Darrel akan menghadapi takdirnya sebagai rainkarnasi Drakonis. Apakah ia mampu mengemban tanggung jawab yang begitu besar sebagai pewari Sang Raja Naga yang pernah menguasai dunia?

"Setiap hal yang kutemui adalah sebuah kebetulan." "Bertemu denganmu, apakah sebuah kebetulan?" ---------------------------------------- Anastasha Laura Laveau gadis yang terjebak oleh kerumitan, kesedihan, dan misteri tentang kehidupannya sendiri, serta kekuatan-kekuatan yang mulai mengambil alih tubuhnya. Diselamatkan oleh Reyyan Levin Van Crowley Pria Misterius yang tiba-tiba masuk kedalam hidupnya. Berbagai pertanyaan muncul didalam benak mereka, bagaimana mereka bisa saling terhubung? Dan bagaimana Laura memiliki kekuatan? Akankah Laura dan Reyyan bisa memecahkan seluruh misteri yang mereka alami?

Sinopsis: Savannah Maheswari Kesuma, seorang gadis cerdas dan ambisius, baru saja menyelesaikan pendidikannya di Swiss. Ia kembali ke Indonesia dengan satu tujuan: memberikan kejutan manis untuk ayahnya di hari ulang tahunnya. Namun, apa yang menantinya jauh dari bayangan kebahagiaan. Keluarga Kesuma berada di ambang kebangkrutan, dan cobaan terbesar datang ketika Savannah dipaksa menikah dengan Putera Keluarga Wiratama, salah satu keluarga paling terpandang namun penuh intrik. Savannah tidak bisa menolak. Masalah semakin rumit karena Savannah sudah memiliki kekasih, Andrew Keller, pria yang telah memimpikan hidup bersamanya. Sayangnya, waktu dan keadaan tidak berpihak pada mereka. Savannah tak punya pilihan selain menuruti kehendak keluarganya. Savannah pun tahu pernikahan itu menjadi awal dari drama yang lebih besar. Apalagi dengan sifat para keluarganya itu. Namun, Savannah tidak menyerah begitu saja. Di tengah keterpaksaan, ia merencanakan pelariannya. Dihari Pernikahannya, Savannah meninggalkan cincin pernikahannya bersama sebuah surat. “Tuan, Nyonya Savannah melarikan diri dan meninggalkan cincin serta surat ini,” lapor asisten pribadi sang suami. Alih-alih panik, pria itu hanya tersenyum dingin, dengan tatapan penuh rahasia. “Biarkan saja. Dia akan kembali… dan kali ini, dia yang akan memohon-mohon padaku.” Apa yang sebenarnya tersembunyi di balik senyuman misterius itu? Akankah Savannah berhasil lepas dari bayang-bayang pernikahan yang mengurungnya, atau justru terjebak lebih dalam di pusaran dendam dan intrik keluarga Wiratama? Ketika cinta, dendam, dan ambisi bertabrakan, Savannah harus memilih: melarikan diri atau menghadapi takdir yang mengejutkan. Sejauh apapun Savannah lari, takdir selalu punya jalannya sendiri.

Setelah pengkhianatan orang terkasih, Liera mati rasa. Bahkan ketika dijebak dalam situasi yang membuatnya mabuk dan harus menghabiskan malam dengan Jovan, konglomerat yang terkenal sebagai casanova, Liera tidak berharap ada hal baik yang menunggunya. Tapi, mengapa situasi menjadi sangat tidak terduga?