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Love. Duty. Valor. Secrets & Betrayals *** In the Kingdom of Vakythia, power cleaves the populace into two distinct classes: the Blessed, wielding gifts granted by the Ember, and the ordinary citizens, devoid of such divine favor. Arwyn Balchor, a rebellious girl and a blessed healer, finds her life intertwined with that of Thrystan Gaelen, the Fire Prince and future king of Vakythia— propelling her from the shantytown of Wyrm to the opulent palace. But blending in is a fragile thing, especially with a watchful enemy lurking in the shadows, poised to sabotage her every move. And as if that weren't enough, she unwittingly captures the attention of the Prince Thrystan Gaelan. Amidst swirling palace politics and brewing tensions, Arwyn begins to experience haunting visions linked to the plague ravaging a part of the Kingdom and a mysterious woman. As the kingdom prepares for the grand annual Sun Festival, an insidious threat looms closer, with the plague creeping ever nearer to the Capital.

There was a time when the famous young actor Andrew Cortez dominated the movie screens, commercials and model runways in the Philippines. He was in his peak of career, enjoying the free life and fooling around uptown girls. When all he thought he'll be playing around rich girls then he met Pia Drew Barcenilla, an heiress like the ones Andrew dated. However, Pia Drew, unlike all the other rich girls who were demure and soft-spoken, was blunt and emotionless. Pia Drew's cold treatment towards Andrew landed her the job she definitely hated. As they finally got along, Andrew and Pia Drew fell in love but their romance did not sail even with power and money. After Pia Drew's short exposure to the limelight, they both went back to their own separate lives. Years later, fate brought them back together. Pia Drew sketched Andrew's dream house and soon they started building it together. They were in love and living in the moment when they met an accident. Pia Drew laid in coma and Andrew has to live his life alone, unsure of tomorrow. Five years later, Pia Drew woke up and remembered nothing. It was then that Andrew realized money and power don't stop anyone from suffering. Now, Andrew stood in front of his unfinished house he had been building for the last five years. He found it hard to decide on how he would continue building it when the one he had built it for and with for years couldn't even remember they were building it together after all. Andrew has to spend his lifetime understanding the fact that Pia Drew's memory is never coming back.

Bagaimana rasanya ketika kehidupan justru menjatuhkanmu dan membuatmu terpuruk? Apakah tidak ada seseorang yang akan menolong? Apakah mereka akan tetap peduli meskipun kamu jatuh sejatuh-jatuhnya? Bagas, seorang remaja laki-laki yang harus bertarung dengan batin dan kehidupan di sekelilingnya yang cukup kejam, ayahnya dipenjara dan ibunya bunuh diri. Ia hidup terhina dengan beban dan penghinaan akibat kelakuan dari kedua orang tuanya, terpaksa ia harus hidup dengan wajah lain di dunia yang kejam ini. Sampai pertemuannya dengan seorang gadis yang memiliki kepribadian tenang layaknya air. Intan, nama gadis itu. Pertemuan dengannya sontak merubah garis hidup Bagas dan mengembalikan dirinya yang terkubur menjadi seseorang yang sejati. Kedekatan keduanya semakin terjalin dengan baik, meskipun mereka belum tahu kehidupan masing-masing, termasuk latar belakang keluarga Bagas yang sangat buruk dan bukan tidak mungkin membuat Intan berpikir dua kali untuk dekat dengannya. Apakah hubungan mereka akan terjaga dengan rahasia mereka yang terpendam?

Elyana Begum's husband, Lucas Wilhelm made her believe she was to blame for their failed marriage. When he got caught ch€ating, he used the reason his wife couldn't give him a child that's why he did it, pushing her to file for d!vorce to cut ties with him completely. Betrayed, hurt, and misunderstood, she left England and found shelter on the side of her best friend. Being together day and night, Elyana eventually feels her heart pounding harshly when he is close, but what if she finds out the truth behind her ex-husband's lies before she figures out what she truly feels? Will that secret prompt her to return to Lucas, or will it catalyze her to completely reject him and let her heart do what it whispers?

"When beloved falls, her two demon souls combine. Humanity in her is long gone, and chaos will arise. And when blood spills, precipitated is her enchantress guise to surface. Together at the price of her pain, death is inevitable." A soul so dark and corrupt deserves no salvation. They say: "She who dwells in darkness, forever shall not descry light." But what will ignite between two people when that same evil existence, a woman, freely lets a man wreak havoc in her already not-so tranquil life? As to how the moon illuminates the shadow in the night or how the sun envelops the land in warmth, Matteo walked in Diane's life, resembling a soothing breeze blowing gently on one's heart. He was her salvation, something she didn't know she needed. And she was his damnation, something he knew he needed. Diane denies her monsters; Matteo embraces them. But can she learn to accept herself? Or will she end up being the destruction she feared she would become?

“Dibayar berapa lo sama bokap gue, hah?” Rayyan menyudutkan posisi Mita ke tembok. Satu tangannya mencengkeram erat kerah kemeja gadis itu sehingga membuatnya seperti tercekik. Mita kesulitan bicara. Tenggorokannya tercekat karena tekanan tangan Rayyan yang begitu kuat. Tangan kirinya berusaha melepaskan cengkeraman Rayyan sedang tangan kanannya menepuk-nepuk punggung tangan laki-laki itu. “Jawab!” sentak Rayyan. Matanya semakin berkilat merah. Memancarkan gurat amarah sekaligus sedih yang bercampur menjadi satu. “Lep—lepas, Ray. Denger penjelasan aku dulu,” pinta Mita dengan suara terbata. Gadis itu memejam seiring dengan luruhnya butiran kristal dari kedua sudut matanya. “Apa lagi? Udah jelas kalo lo cewek simpenan bokap gue! Lo udah ngerusak keluarga gue!” Rayyan semakin berapi-api. Mita mengangguk perlahan, dia pasrah. “Oke. Oke kalo menurut kamu kayak gitu. Bunuh aku kalo emang itu mau kamu,” lirihnya. Air mata semakin deras membanjiri wajah cantik Swastamita. Apakah Mita akan terus pasrah mendapat perlakuan kasar Rayyan? Akankah Mita benar-benar menyerah untuk tidak menjelaskan masalah sebenarnya pada laki-laki itu? Akankah Rayyan tega menghabisi Mita seperti yang diinginkan gadis itu?

The year I loved Channing Waltz the most, he shattered my hopes. I remember, as I was hauled into the restroom, beaten mercilessly by strangers, there he stood, grinning like the sun itself. His face beamed with a brightness that made my heart sink. The burns from his childhood friend's curling iron marred my skin, leaving a trail of scars, and all the while, he took out his phone, snapping pictures of me in my undressed humiliation and posting them online for the world to mock. I cried, begged him to spare me, but he only laughed coldly, his voice as sharp as a blade. "You haven't even begun to suffer what my sister went through. What's the hurry?" That was when the truth hit me like a lightning strike. He had come to me, drawn me in with warmth, with affection, pretending to care—when all along, it was merely a means to an end. He had used me to set the stage to avenge his sister.

Nina Whyte finds herself trapped in a marriage that is going very differently from how she imagined. Being married to the gentle, handsome and wealthy Cody Whyte, she expects their marriage to be like a fairytale but reality dawns on her when she finds herself cuffed with a serial cheat. This leads her to make drastic decisions that lands her in a middle of a crime scene being targeted as the main suspect. It is in the toughest moments in her life that she learns that, sometimes letting go makes room for something new and that sometimes love finds you at your lowest and lifts you up to places you can’t imagine.

Berlatar Perang Dingin di Amerika Serikat pada tahun 1942. Kapten Kane Cadfael adalah Militer Angkatan Udara yang sangat mencintai langit di bandingkan apapun. Menurutnya, langit adalah alam tanpa batas dan bisa ia jelajahi sampai kapanpun. Sementara, Selene Sapphire adalah Perawat cantik nan lemah lembut yang bekerja pada Klinik Pangkalan Udara untuk menjaga kesehatan para Marinir di sana. Pertemuan tanpa sengaja antara Selene dan Kane membuat keduanya saling berpegangan satu sama lain, di tengah Perang Dunia II.

Vinara Ayudina dengan berat hati melihat sang kekasih menikah di depan matanya, tanpa kata putus. Ia kecewa. Setelah gagal menjalin cinta membuat Vinara menutup hatinya pada siapapun, takdir membawanya pada sebuah pertemuan tak terduga seorang pria Tentara Angkatan Darat bernama Adra Azka Pradipta, membuat hidupnya berubah.