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'If kisses were snowflakes, I'd send you a blizzard' ~ Madame ChatterzBenley Macallister is on a downward spiral. Luck has never been on his side. Things go from bad to worse when the nineteen-year-old loses his job, his best friend, and the love of his life all in the same year.Feeling unfilled, Macallister turns to drink as a way to cope. Nonetheless, as luck would have it, another curveball is thrown his way, three years later, when a raven-haired girl accidentally enters his life, purposely refusing to leave it.MacAllister quickly finds his hands tied with the new addition. He's left with two options -- to either fight the oncoming blizzard of change or to embrace it fully.

Kenzo Darka, seorang mahasiswa sekaligus penyanyi kafe jatuh hati pada Aleea Verina, teman sekampusnya. Hubungan mereka ditentang ayahnya Aleea karena perbedaan strata sosial di antara keduanya. Kenzo yang bersikeras mencintai Aleea akhirnya diberikan tantangan oleh Ayah Aleea agar menjadi penyanyi sukses sebelum bisa melanjutkan hubungan dengan Aleea. Mampukah Kenzo menuntaskan tantangan dan berhasil menjadi penyanyi sukses?

Masih SMA udah diminta married? Ya, itulah yang Adri alami. Di zaman yang Siti Nurbaya sudah tergantikan Siti Badriah dan Siti Nurhaliza, nyatanya itulah yang terjadi. Parahnya lagi, dia hanya seorang bocah kampung, ndeso, cupu. Mungkinkah mendapatkan seorang Dessy, kembang di sekolah yang dia tempati padahal dia sudah punya cowok tajir, populer, keren di SMA yang dimasuki? Tapi cinta memang takkan pernah bisa dicerna logika. Ia berjalan kemana Cupid menyuruhnya pergi.

Descended from two lines of assassins, Alina Istrati is one of the most prolific assassins in the world. Always taking pride in her work, the cold nature of her crimes paired with her modus operandi earned her the alias, Blackheart. A new contract that should have been a simple job proves to be more than she bargained for when she finds herself the target of the person who hired her. On top of that, she's stuck babysitting her former target, who intrigues her at every turn. Alina will be put to the test as she fights to uncover diabolical plots and uphold obligations in the assassin underworld while trying to maintain her Blackheart status around the man she was assigned to kill. Follow ADB_Stories on IG for series updates. Codename: Blackheart is the first book in the Codename trilogy.

Menjelang hari bahagianya, Arisa harus menelan pahit atas pengkhianatan yang dilakukan sang kekasih. Berbagai coba dan uji seolah datang bertubi-tubi. Berusaha tegar demi orang-orang terkasih yang terlanjur mempersiapkan segalanya. Namun, hati Arisa seperti telah mati rasa. Akankah perhelatan sakral itu benar-benar terlaksana, ataukah harus kandas diterpa badai nestapa?

Sebagai jurnalis, Kirania Sakti Raffardan harus memburu berita-berita sensasional. Ditambah rasa ingin tahunya yang besar, menjadikan Kiran acapkali bersinggungan dengan bahaya. Bahkan, ia sampai bertemu Demitrio Atmanegara--polisi berdedikasi negeri ini--yang sering berseteru dengannya karena kode etik profesi keduanya berseberangan! Lantas bagaimana kisah keduanya? Terlebih, cinta timbul di antara Kiran dan Demitrio kala mengungkap kasus-kasus ganjil yang dibungkam pihak-pihak luar biasa.....

(Ship of Temptation 1) Isang cruise ship ang handa ng maglayag para dalhin ka sa init ng kaligayahan. Hindi inaasahan ni Wommie na sa pagtapak niya sa isang misteryosong barko, makikilala niya doon ang lalaking nagtatago sa maskara na siyang bibihag at handang maging alipin niya. Wommie Wundt, the woman who put a leash on her cold-hearted boss.

Mira gadis yang dibawa pulang oleh suami Santika. Gadis tak dikenal yang tiba-tiba dibawa pulang. Bahkan akan tinggal bersama mereka. Mira setiap hari membuat ulah. Dia coba mengusik kehidupan Santika. Dia juga berniat merebut hati suami Santika. Ada hubungan apa di antara Mira dan suami Santika?

Laraja Putra Anggoro terlahir sempurna. Tapi tidak banyak orang tahu kesempurnaannya telah cacat sejak masa remaja. Leora Yudantha harus terlibat dalam sebuah pernikahan karena perjanjian masa lalu yang kedua orang tuanya buat.

Xiyu was born during a blood moon and harnessed great power. But with such power, love doesn't exist in her dictionary. Hurt by her best friend and companion, she isolates herself from the other residents of the island. Until one day, when a stranger and his companions enter the island magically, she finds herself entwined with a fate she never asked for - a one with a cursed man. Can the curse on this trespasser's body nullify her pain of being left behind?