favorite romance novels of all time

"Do you want to lose your job to be my lover who will give you anything you want, or do you want to be just jobless for rejecting me?" Daisy just wants peace in her normal life, until she meets River, the owner of the hotel where she works. A rich and powerful man who, in just one night, could turn Daisy into Cinderella. But instead of being River's lover, Daisy became the big boss's personal maid. The maid who takes care of her handsome master's "most personal" parts. So, what's it like for Daisy to work as River's maid? Was it still as lovely as River had promised when life violently shook him from the highest peak to the lowest bottom?

Tidak pernah terbayangkan olehku untuk tiba-tiba terbangun di masa tiga puluh tahun silam! Kini kusadari bahwa aku harus mengulangi kembali masa kecil di tahun 90-an, juga masa remaja dan dewasaku pada era milenial. Kalau kau menjadi diriku, apa yang akan kau lakukan?

Ever since Stanley jilted Petals in front of the entire school by calling their relationship a fake based on bets with his friends, she couldn’t bring herself to fall for anyone. She stayed hidden and never attended school reunion to avoid running into him for years. Her friends informed her about Stanley too not attending so she had nothing to worry about and forced her to go that particular year thanks to a game she couldn’t avoid with her friends only for her to meet him in the party. She tried her best not to interact with him but he was pushy, as a CEO, he had what she needed desperately, a job. He offered her a job in return for sleeping with him and she was caught between choosing the job that will turn her life around or letting the past be just as it is even if everything in her life was upside down. Unknown to Petals, the job she took on will be the one to solve all the mysteries and unanswered questions in her lives all these years. She is able to unravel all the hidden and deep secrets surrounding everyone around her and herself. What will be the fate of two people who still have a thing for each other beneath the deep hatred? Will their love be able to spring forth and prevail amidst all those storms?

Do you know the feeling? When someone is soo close but still soo apart..! When someone who is still your better half on papers but in real life, they are nowhere... When you go crazzzyy searching for the one thing that would have gone wrong but get nothing! When you don't know what exactly was your fault that drove your other half away..! This is exactly how he was feeling. DEV KHURRANA A very straightforward, cunning and manipulative Lawyer for the outside world. But from inside he was just another man searching for his solace, and he cannot have his peace Unless & Until he knows why would his wife runaway from him. ANUSHKA TANDON She was the one who ran away leaving all the marital responsibilities behind. Leaving him behind. Or so the world thought. But.. Was this the truth? What would have made her take such an impulsive decision?

We're celebrating my son, Baby Selwyn, turning a month old. I'm walking past the pool with him in my arms when someone shoves me from behind. Colin Selwyn jumps into the pool like a madman. He saves us and immediately rushes us to the hospital. Baby Selwyn makes it out alive because of the timely rescue. When I open my eyes again, Baby Selwyn and Colin aren't by my side. I sit up while coughing and remove the needle inserted into my hand. I leave the hospital room and head for the pediatric department, wanting to see Baby Selwyn. However, as I walk past the emergency room, I hear Colin talking to a doctor. "We managed to save the child from drowning, Mr. Selwyn. Why has he now died of asphyxiation?" "I smothered him. Per the plan, he was never supposed to make it out alive!" "But why? He's your son!" "I promised Sandy that I would make our child the Selwyn family's sole heir. Lucille should never have given birth to Baby Selwyn." Colin's tone is gentle and calm, yet his words are cold and cruel. I've always thought I had a loving marriage, but it's just a joke! I've already lost my beloved son, and my heartless husband is the one behind his death. I don't want him anymore!

Perjalanan waktu sang jenderal ke masa depan mempertemukan dia gadis yang menjadi cinta sejatinya. Namun rentang waktu malah memisahkan mereka. Sang gadis kini ke masa lalu untuk menegaskan lagi kisah cinta mereka

Eriska Putri sudah mengenal Arziko Pratama sejak masih duduk di bangku sekolah dasar. Sejak kecil, Eriska selalu menjadi korban kenakalan Arziko. Cowok itu selalu saja membuat Eriska sedih dan menangis. Padahal, Eriska tidak memiliki salah apa pun kepada Arziko dan tidak pernah melakukan hal-hal tidak baik kepada Arziko. Tapi, setiap hari Arziko selalu saja melakukan sesuatu untuk membuat Eriska menangis. Hingga akhirnya, Eriska tidak tahan lagi dengan kelakuan nakal Arziko dan memutuskan untuk pindah sekolah. Kemudian, tiba-tiba saja Arziko muncul di hadapan Eriska. Dia sudah menjadi aktor terkenal. Arziko meminta Eriska untuk datang ke rumahnya dan bertemu dengan adiknya yang sedang sakit karena adik perempuannya itu mengidolakan Eriska. Demi adik perempuannya, Arziko akan membujuk dan memohon kepada Eriska untuk datang menemui adik perempuannya walau harus berlutut. Awalnya Eriska menolak, tapi dia akhirnya menerima permintaan Arziko dengan niat untuk membalaskan rasa sakit hatinya selama ini. Dia akan membuat Arziko jatuh cinta padanya dan meninggalkannya. Tentu saja rencananya tidak berjalan mudah, karena ternyata, Eriska sendiri pun mulai terjebak dengan rencananya sendiri. Eriska pun mulai jatuh cinta pada Arziko. Masalah tidak berhenti sampai di situ. Fian, aktor terkenal lainnya yang juga merupakan sahabat Arziko, ternyata jatuh cinta juga kepada Eriska. Dia tidak ingin Eriska menjadi milik Arziko, begitu juga Arziko yang tidak akan menyerah untuk mendapatkan cinta Eriska. Berkat bantuan Gina, Eriska akhirnya mengakui bahwa dia sudah benar-benar jatuh cinta pada Arziko. Eriska menyerah pada perasaannya sendiri dan melupakan semua rasa sakit hati dan kebenciannya untuk Arziko. Saat Fian menyatakan perasaannya kepada Eriska, Eriska menolaknya dengan tegas dan menerima Arziko sebagai kekasihnya.

Clarabel Jones, a florist, was forced into marriage with her childhood arch-enemy, Aiden Smith. Aiden Smith, a renowned oil businessman from a very wealthy background was however indifferent about the arranged marriage. The marriage was a written down instruction from their grandparents.

Park Jiyeon dan Kim Jaehwan kuliah kedokteran dan telah menikah secara rahasia di Jerman. Ketika mereka kembali ke Korsel, ayah Jiyeon malah menjodohkan Jaehwan dengan Park Mina, kakaknya. Hanya untuk meluaskan bisnis mereka. Sedangkan di sisi lain, ada Lee Namju, mantan kekasih Mina yang ingin membalas dendam pada keluarga Park karena sakit hati di masa lalu namun malah jatuh cinta pada Jiyeon. Berbagai usaha dilakukan sepasang suami istri itu untuk membatalkan perjodohan. Namun selalu gagal. Akhirnya Jaehwan berusaha membuat Jiyeon hamil agar mereka dapat membatalkan perjodohan itu. Pada malam pertunangan, Jaehwan menunjukkan bukti pernikahan dengan Jiyeon pada semua orang. Namun Namju menyangkal dan mengatakan itu palsu. Jiyeon yang tengah hamil diakui oleh Namju bahwa dia adalah ayah dari janinnya. Pertunangan berlangsung. Jiyeon dinikahkan dengan Namju. Namun Namju meninggal sebelum pernikahan karena diracun. Terungkap bahwa Mina yang meracuni Namju. Akhirnya Jaehwan membatalkan pernikahannya karena Mina dipenjara. Ia juga mendatangkan pendeta yang menikahkan mereka di Jerman sebagai saksi. Ia pun berhasil dan akhirnya bersatu dengan Jiyeon.

"Gue nyesel jatuh cinta sama lo," ucap Raissa dengan air mata yang menggenang di pelupuk matanya. "Lo, orang yang udah ngebunuh kakak gue." Laki laki yang berdiri tepat di hadapan Raissa terpaku, tenggorokannya tercekat, seolah ada sesuatu disana dan itu sangat menyakitkan. "Maaf," lirihnya.