Família

Senia dibesarkan oleh keluarga yang memanggilnya anak, namun memperlakukannya seperti bayangan yang tidak pernah benar-benar diinginkan. Pada malam pesta pernikahan, acara yang sengaja dirancang oleh keluarganya dan Hanan, calon suaminya, untuk mempermalukannya, Senia jatuh dari lantai teratas hotel. Ia mati di hadapan mereka dalam kondisi mengenaskan. Senia tidak pernah menyangka bahwa keluarga dan kekasih yang dulu menjaganya dengan penuh kehati-hatian, meski hanya sesaat, dapat berubah begitu kejam… hanya demi membuat saudara kembarnya, Livia, merasa bahagia.

Apa yang akan terjadi saat seorang perawat muda tak berpengalaman harus menghadapi pasien yang keras kepala dan putus asa karena penyakitnya tak mungkin disembuhkan? Apa yang harus dilakukannya untuk menyemangati pria yang telah kehilangan banyak hal dalam hidupnya, termasuk kepingan ingatan kehidupannya? Apa yang harus dilakukannya untuk menghapus keinginan mati yang menggerogoti pikiran pasiennya? Demi membiayai ibu dan adiknya yang butuh perawatan rutin, Ranti bersedia menelan semua kata kasar yang dilontarkan pasiennya. Dia akan kembali tersenyum setelah mengusap air mata. Bekerja dengan sungguh-sungguh di bawah ancaman penjara, jika dia melakukan kesalahan fatal yang mengakibatkan Darius berada dalam bahaya. Kehadiran putra Darius sedikit membantunya. Namun dia tak dapat menerima pernyataan cinta pria muda itu. Hatinya telah lebih dulu diisi oleh seseorang. Mungkinkah dia akan mendapatkan kebahagiaan cinta?

Si Mariya Luiesa Inocencio ay isang desi nuebe anyos na dalaga. Mag-isang itinaguyod ng ina at kapwa sandigan ang bawat isa. Kaya nang magkaroon ng malubhang karamdaman ang ina ay handa niyang gawin ang lahat upang maipagamot lamang ito. Kapalit ng sariling dignidad, pikit-matang isinalang ni Mariya ang sarili sa isang subasta. Ang matipunong binata na nakabili sa kaniya ay walang iba kundi si Montgomery Brylly Montañez III—isang tanyag at multibilyunaryong negosyante na nangangailangan ng anak upang makuha ang atensyon ng sariling ama na ninanais nitong lubos. Magawa kaya nilang punan ang pangangailangan ng isa’t isa? O ang mga paraan nilang iyon ang maghahatid sa kanila tungo sa mas komplikadong sitwasyon?

My sister was the golden child, the pride of our family, but she had a rare blood disorder that required treatments costing thousands every month. To keep her alive, I became her personal blood donor, working nonstop to pay for her care and delivering food all day and night. But one day, she nearly died from hemorrhaging after trying to abort a pregnancy. That’s when I learned the child she was carrying belonged to my boyfriend. When I confronted him, he didn’t even flinch. Instead, he dragged me to the operating table himself. “You were born to be her blood bank. Dying for her? It’s the best thing you’ll ever do.” I was left there, bleeding out, my life slipping away with every drop. But as death closed in, something changed. The people who once hoped I’d disappear—the ones who used me, betrayed me—they all began to unravel, losing their insanity.

The 99th time my fiancé, Draven, hung up on me, I dragged myself to the family's church, my diagnosis of end-stage renal disease clutched in my hand. "Father, I wish to renounce the Rocci family and break off my engagement to Draven Frost." The words had barely left my lips when my parents burst in with my adopted sister, Bianca. My father, the family's Consigliere, didn't hesitate. He slapped me across the face, right there in front of the priest. "Your fiancé is a respected Capo in our world, and you choose to insult him like this!" "You're dragging our family's name through the mud in front of the whole organization!" My mother snatched the diagnosis from my hand, sneering after a brief glance. "Playing sick for attention again, are you? What is it you want this time?" My adopted sister, Bianca, clung to our parents' arms, her voice choked with tears. "I'm so sorry, sister. You can have my place at the gala. Please, just stop making trouble for Mom and Dad!" I wiped the blood trickling from my nose and calmly repeated my words to the priest. "I am no longer a daughter of the Rocci family. I am not worthy of an alliance with the Frosts." "I will be dead in three days. I want this engagement broken before then."

Married for five years, I'm known as the woman with the perfect husband. Alexander Foster is tall, strong, endlessly passionate, and people love to joke that we can't keep our hands off each other. Then he goes on a mission one day and never returns. I fall apart. I try to end my life six times, and six times someone drags me back. On the night of the sixth attempt, I overhear my mother-in-law, Anna Greyson, whispering to the man everyone believes is Alexander's younger brother, Daniel Foster. "Alexander, how long are you going to keep hiding this? Mia has tried to kill herself six times because of you." Alexander's voice stays calm. "Mom, before Daniel died, he asked me to take care of Lily. She's fragile, and now she's pregnant with my child. If she learns the truth, she won't survive it." And that's when the truth hits me. My husband isn't dead at all. He's been pretending to be his own younger brother and plans to have a child with Lily Harper under that lie. After crying until I can barely stand, I contact Margaret Warren at the matchmaking agency. "About that blind date you mentioned. I'll take it. And I want the wedding as soon as possible."

Mon beau-frère voulait absolument partir en vacances à la plage pour Noël, alors j’ai décidé d’organiser un voyage en famille. Quand la pote de mon mari l’a appris, elle a insisté pour venir avec son enfant. Sans dire un mot, il a acheté des billets d’avion pour eux, mais m’a demandé de conduire avec les bagages. Je pensais que sa famille prendrait ma défense, mais tout le monde a soutenu la décision de mon mari. Très bien, dans ce cas, chacun sa route, chacun son chemin. Mais toute leur famille a fini par avoir peur...

Abigail telah mempersiapkan hari itu sepanjang hidupnya, bekerja sebagai sekretaris seorang miliarder muda bernama Noah Zimmerman yang terkenal dengan keliarannya. Ia berjanji pada dirinya sendiri bahwa dia akan menaklukkan Noah, membuatnya bertekuk lutut dihadapannya dan membuatnya memohon cintanya. Bukan karena ia terobsesi dengan laki-laki itu, tetapi karena ia ingin membalas dendam atas apa yang dilakukan orang tua Noah terhadap keluarganya. Semuanya hampir berjalan sesuai rencana ketika tiba-tiba sesuatu yang disebut cinta mengacaukan semuanya...

As Jason and I try to stay one step ahead of the Marching Tides and their nefarious associates, we draw ever closer to the shocking truth of who the mastermind behind the Marching Tides really is. Something tells me I’ll regret learning the answers at the end of my journey.©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Setelah menghabiskan satu malam dengan pria asing sehari sebelum pernikahannya, Arianna meninggalkan negara itu untuk memulai hidup baru. Arianna Jason yang berusia 22 tahun menjalani hidupnya dengan menyenangkan orang-orang yang paling ia cintai, tanpa menyadari bahwa ia hanyalah mangsa yang dipelihara untuk hari kehancurannya. Hidupnya telah merasakan pil pahit pengkhianatan. Ia ingin membalas dunia dengan apa yang telah ia terima, tetapi bagaimana ia bisa mengubah kepribadiannya yang baik dan polos agar cocok dengan masyarakat dan dunia yang kejam? Akankah sifat manisnya ternoda, atau akankah ia berhasil bertahan, mengayuh di jalan yang benar?