Genius Face

Jovian Timothy Ray, seorang penulis terkenal yang tulisannya berhasil memenangkan ajang penghragaan tahunan dari nominasi Best Book of The Year, tiba-tiba dibunuh di malam yang sama setelah dia menerima penghargaan tersebut dan meninggalkan tiga anak laki-laki yang disayanginya. Seketika dia dibangkitkan kembali dalam tubuh seorang Tuan Muda kaya raya bernasib sial bernama Marvin Alexander yang menenggelamkan diri di sungai yang menjadi kuburan Jovian di kehidupan sebelumnya. Dengan nama yang pernah melegenda di eranya dan memiliki kehiupan membahagiakan, bagaimana Jovian dapat menjalani kehidupan menyengsarakan yang pernah dimiliki Marvin yang kini muncul dalam wujud arwah di sekitar Jovian?

Pandemi COVID-19 menerjang, mengubah Desa Gayam yang tenteram menjadi "neraka" yang penuh ketakutan dan saling curiga. Gotong royong memudar, desas-desus dedemit bergentayangan, dan kejadian aneh menghantui desa. Mudra, pemuda desa yang menjunjung tinggi kebersamaan, menyaksikan "kerumunan" yang dulu hangat kini berubah menakutkan. Ia bertemu Vanua, sukarelawan medis yang datang dari kota yang lebih dulu merasakan "neraka" pandemi. Vanua percaya bahwa "kerumunan adalah neraka," terinspirasi dari Sartre dan Le Bon. Mudra dan Vanua, dengan pandangan berbeda tentang "kerumunan," bekerja sama mengungkap misteri desa. Mereka bertemu Sari, pewaris tradisi yang memahami kekuatan gaib. Bersama, mereka dipandu Ki Rajendra, guru spiritual yang menguasai ilmu tarot, untuk melawan kekuatan jahat dan menghadapi "neraka kerumunan" dalam berbagai bentuk. Perjalanan ini menguji persahabatan, cinta, dan keyakinan mereka. Siapakah dedemit Ni Grenjeng? Apa hubungannya dengan para Kepala Desa di Desa Gayam, Kampung Tujuh, dan kerumunan di berbagai wilayah?

Elowen Vale is fresh out of high school, with no college plans and an invisible place in a home that never truly felt like hers. Pressured by her sister and her best friend to celebrate their final night of freedom, she agrees to a party, a reckless decision that changes everything. There, she meets billionaire Mael Virelis. A mistaken encounter. A disastrous one-night stand. A stolen identity, and a pregnancy she never expected. Elowen runs, disappearing into a new life, far from betrayal, shame, and the man who never looked her in the eyes. Three years later, she's a successful artist and a mother to a little girl with his eyes. When she returns home for her adoptive mother’s funeral, she comes face to face with the man who unknowingly broke her– in a tailored suit and cold, familiar eyes. Now, the past is a battlefield. And the war of hearts has only just begun.

I was dumped because of my weight. My stepmother tried to comfort me, saying, "It's okay, it's okay. A little extra weight is good." I watched as my graceful sister took my place and married my fiancé. Meanwhile, I was sent abroad to be "fattened up like a pig." I barely escaped with my life and endured unimaginable hardships. Now, those who hurt me should, at the very least, face justice for their actions.

In a world where hard work and ambition can lead to unforeseen tragedies, Kathy Thompson's story takes a captivating turn. Blinded by others' misconceptions, she met an untimely demise in a tragic accident. But that was just the beginning of her journey. Reborn with a quest for vengeance, she navigates the treacherous path to reclaim her status, thus, reaching her career's peak. Eventually, fate brings her face to face with Dominic Hendersen—a man who could hold the key to a love she never thought possible…

After I come back to decades ago, the first thing I do is feed a million-dollar production patent to the pigs. In my previous life, I handed that patent over to the government. My husband turned me in, accusing me of faking the data and scamming a fortune in patent royalties. Overnight, I went from being a celebrated genius researcher to a lying thief that everyone despised. As I prepared to pull out my manuscript to prove my innocence, my husband's childhood sweetheart beat me to it. She waved it in front of everyone and accused me of misconduct and plagiarism. My husband took her side, reprimanding me, "I know you've always been jealous of Juni for being well-educated, but I can't believe you were bold enough to steal her hard work. What are you going to do next? Embezzle state funds?" I couldn't defend myself. No matter what I said, no one chose to believe me. The other researchers assaulted me so badly that I bled out and died. After my death, my husband and his childhood sweetheart took my patent without a second thought. The never-ending stream of patent royalties made them rich and powerful. When I open my eyes again, I'm back on the very day she accuses me of stealing.

Si Yana "Kelly" Reyes, medical graduate na maling inakusahan ng plagiarism at itinakwil ng sariling pamilya, ay tumatakbo sa kanyang nakaraan sa pamamagitan ng pagtatrabaho bilang nurse sa MS Pacifica, isang mamahaling cruise ship na naglalakbay mula sa Pilipinas patungo sa Europa. Si Kapitan Lucas "Alex" Montenegro, ang matapang, gwapo, ngunit lubhang misteryosong pinuno ng barko, ay una nang nagdududa kay Yana — akala niya ay isang espiya o mandaraya. Ngunit habang nakikita niya ang kanyang katapatan sa pag-aalaga ng mga pasyente at tapang na harapin ang sunud-sunod na kakaibang pangyayari sa barko (misteryosong sakit, nawawalang gamot, pati na rin ang mga nakakatakot na "aksidente"), unti-unting nahuhumaling si Alex sa kanya. Habang mas malalim na iniimbestigahan ni Yana ang mga kaganapan, natuklasan niya ang isang malawak na sabwatan na kinasasangkutan ng mga mayayamang negosyante, pulitiko, at maging ang sariling pamilya ng barko — isang sabwatan na hindi lang nasa MS Pacifica, kundi may malalim na ugnayan sa kanyang sariling iskandalo noon. Kasama si Alex, na may sariling nakaraan na kinasasangkutan din ng sabwatan, kailangan nilang harapin ang panganib, linisin ang kanilang mga pangalan, ilantad ang buong katotohanan, at ipaglaban ang isang ipinagbabawal na pag-ibig na maaaring magbago ng lahat ng kanilang alam.

Sepuluh tahun lamanya, Denzel memilih hidup dalam kesunyian. Menjalani sumpah bisu demi sebuah janji besar, ia rela dicap sebagai suami tak berguna dan sampah keluarga oleh mertuanya sendiri. Denzel hanya diam saat dihina, tetap tenang saat direndahkan, dan hanya bisa memberikan tatapan hangat saat istrinya, Vionka, menangis karena malu memilikinya. Namun, di balik kebisuannya, Denzel memiliki keahlian pengobatan yang luar biasa layaknya seorang tabib jenius dan ia mulai menunjukkan kemampuannya dalam menyembuhkan orang, yang membuatnya dihormati oleh gubernur setempat. Sikap keluarga istrinya kepadanya pun berubah 180 derajat, menjadi jauh lebih baik. Akan tetapi, istrinya justru tidak menyukai perubahan ini; perempuan itu merasa kehilangan Denzel dan ia jadi teringat kepada lelaki lain di masa lalunya. Kelak Denzel menyadari hal ini dan ia menunjukkan kepada istrinya betapa ia adalah sesosok suami pelindung nomor satu yang pernah ada!

In front of the orphanage gates, Rebecca Schwartz, the impoverished student I had been sponsoring, stood glaring at me with a face full of disdain. "If you don't let Freddie come along, I'm not going to your house either," she declared, her tone sharp and unyielding. In the past, blinded by love and hopelessly infatuated, I would have caved to her demands, humbling myself just to keep the peace. But things were different now—I had been reborn. Staring at this despicable pair, who had once caused my tragic demise, a tidal wave of fury surged within me. Yet, it settled into nothing more than a faint, icy smile on my lips. "Then stay here," I said, my voice cold and steady. "Rot in this place alongside your precious Freddie. After all, trash like you belong in the garbage heap."

In this world, a cataclysm has caused the appearance of monsters and other disasters, emerging from dimensional rifts and gradually pushing the world to its destruction, to face them, some humans having awakened various magical powers are fighting against this apocalypse. Dora, one of them, has a special class "Avatar" which gives him access to all the other classes, alas, the difficulties in leveling it up and the temperament of the latter earned him to be expelled from his team, which he had planned in order to live a calm and peaceful life, but a friendly fight with the little brother of the strongest woman in the kingdom will reveal his true potential. This is the story of the one perfect avatar, the individual who has the power to transcend this world.