Iris Ejen Ali

Semua orang tahu Isvara adalah putri mahkota paling kejam di kerajaan. Sifatnya keras kepala, mudah cemburu, posesif, dan haus akan cinta. Bahkan, Sang Putri rela melukai dirinya sendiri demi tiga pria yang tak pernah benar-benar memilihnya. Tidak ada yang tahu bahwa saat Isvara membuka mata, jiwanya sudah berganti. Ia bukan lagi putri gila cinta yang akan dihukum mati, melainkan seorang dokter jenius dari dunia modern. Perempuan yang sudah terlalu sering melihat kematian dan tak lagi mau berkorban demi hal konyol. Isvara pun memilih pergi, melepaskan tiga pria yang dulu ia kejar dengan nyawa. Anehnya, sejak ia berhenti memohon, para pria justru mulai mengejarnya. Namun, yang lebih mengejutkan, satu-satunya pria yang bermusuhan dengannya, kini justru berdiri paling depan untuk melindunginya. “Jika seluruh dunia ingin menjatuhkanmu, aku akan menjadi pedang yang berdiri di depanmu, Tuan Putri,” kata Sang Jenderal dingin.

On my fourth year anniversary, my wife, Rachel Brady, hands over a divorce agreement to me. "My mom is afflicted with a severe disease, and she's dying soon. Her final wish is to watch us get a divorce. "I promise that this is just a fake divorce. Once my mom has passed away, we'll get remarried again." As I watch Rachel sob sadly in front of me, I agree to her proposition out of sympathy. But as soon as we get divorced, Rachel quickly posts a photo of her and her first love, Max Cohen, in wedding attire on her social media account. Even my ex-mother-in-law, who's said to live on borrowed time, is included in the same photo while looking hearty and hale.

Aiman Khalid menemukan sebuah kenyataan besar dalam hidupnya. Sang ayah yang ia yakini telah meninggal, ternyata merupakan bakal calon mertuanya. Gadis impiannya ternyata adalah adiknya seayah. Perasaan yang telah hadir sebelum ta'aruf yang mereka jalankan, harus dipangkas sebelum berkembang.

Di sebuah kampus yang kelihatannya biasa aja, delapan mahasiswa dengan karakter yang saling bertolak belakang nggak pernah nyangka kalau pertemuan mereka bakal jadi titik balik hidup masing-masing. Aurelya, cewek yang terkenal galak dan susah didekati, cuma kelihatan kuat di luar. Raksa, cowok pendiam yang kelihatannya dingin, diam-diam punya cara sendiri bikin orang terpanggil ke arahnya. Mereka selalu bentrok, tapi setiap benturan justru bikin mereka makin sulit menjauh. Di sekitar mereka, ada teman-teman lain yang perlahan masuk ke pusaran cerita: Nayara yang misterius tapi punya hati paling lembut. Satya yang tenang dan selalu bisa baca suasana. Arya yang populer tapi rapuh tanpa ada yang tahu. Shafira yang sederhana dan jadi perekat kelompok. Keira dan Dewa yang ribut tiap hari tapi kalau jauh justru saling nyari. Vanya dan Elvano yang deketnya dimulai dari obrolan receh dan saling goda. Awalnya semua cuma terasa sebagai pertemanan ringan: kelas, tugas, nongkrong, saling ngeledek, dan konflik kecil khas anak kampus. Tapi makin lama, batas antara teman dan “lebih dari teman” mulai kabur. Perasaan pelan-pelan tumbuh, diam-diam, tanpa ada yang berani ngaku duluan. Sampai akhirnya masa lalu masing-masing kebuka sedikit demi sedikit— luka keluarga, trauma yang mereka tutup rapat, kegagalan, kehilangan… Semua itu bikin kelompok ini nyaris pecah karena salah paham dan ego. Beberapa hubungan mulai bersemi, beberapa hampir kandas. Ada yang saling suka tapi gengsi. Ada yang saling sayang tapi saling menjauh. Ada yang saling butuh tapi belum berani mengaku. Dan saat krisis terbesar datang— kehilangan, gosip, hancurnya kepercayaan, hilangnya seseorang dari lingkaran— mereka sadar satu hal: Cinta dan persahabatan nggak pernah tentang siapa yang paling kuat, tapi siapa yang mau tetap tinggal ketika semuanya runtuh. Perlahan… mereka belajar tumbuh. Buka luka yang selama ini ditutup. Belajar jatuh cinta dengan cara yang lebih dewasa. Dan berdamai dengan masa lalu masing-masing.

When Alina Diaz, pride of her parents and village sweetheart is awarded a scholarship to study in America, everything seems perfect. Not only is she making history in her town but also setting the path for her younger ones to follow. Her life takes a tragic turn when she gets pregnant abroad and is forced to forfeit her scholarship. Now with her hope of a better life for herself and her family crushed, what happens from here? Instead of going back to Colombia in shame she chooses to stay back and fight for her survival. When her charming new billionaire boss falls for her and goes undercover to capture her heart, will Alina fall for his charms or has she had her fill of love?

Chantelle tumbuh dalam keluarga yang retak. Setelah ibunya meninggal, ia dibesarkan penuh kasih oleh neneknya. Namun ayahnya, Gérard, yang berada di bawah pengaruh istri barunya Rhonda, menjauhkan Chantelle dan lebih mengutamakan Megan, saudari tirinya yang sombong. Sejak kecil, Chantelle belajar bertahan dalam diam. Ketika neneknya jatuh sakit parah dan membutuhkan biaya pengobatan besar, hidup Chantelle berubah drastis. Tanpa dukungan keluarga dan tanpa uang, ia menerima tawaran misterius: 100 malam sebagai imbalan satu juta euro, dengan seorang pria kaya yang identitasnya harus tetap rahasia. Setiap pertemuan berlangsung dalam keheningan. Pria itu selalu memakai topeng, tidak pernah memperkenalkan diri, dan hanya meninggalkan transfer bank anonim serta aroma parfum yang memabukkan. Suatu malam, ayahnya memaksanya menghadiri makan malam keluarga. Di sana, Chantelle terkejut ketika bertemu tunangan Megan: Collen Wilkerson, CEO dingin dan berkuasa dari perusahaan tempat ia bekerja sebagai karyawan biasa. Sejak pandangan pertama, hatinya bergetar. Lalu satu detail menghancurkan dunianya — aroma parfumnya. Itu adalah aroma pria bertopeng yang telah ia temui selama dua belas malam… dan masih tersisa delapan puluh delapan malam lagi. Sebuah kisah cinta penuh rahasia, obsesi, dan takdir yang tak bisa dihindari.

Timothy Giannato is a twenty-nine-year-old Italian multimillionaire who no longer believes in love, not since his girlfriend of more than a year of relationship, was unfaithful with a co-worker. Now Timothy prefers to live life on his own terms, no strings attached, no love, no suffering. Melody Redford is a twenty-two-year-old young woman, an animal and book lover, in her fifth semester of college studying veterinary medicine. Thanks to a night of drinking and partying, she became unexpectedly pregnant and her boyfriend Richard did not admit it and urged her to get rid of the problem. Melody’s family was no help either and forced her to make the most difficult decision any woman could make: to abort her child or to leave home and raise her child alone. Melody refused to have an abortion, so she was only three months pregnant when she moved in with her friend Lucy and got a job at a coffee shop to pay for doctor’s appointments and prenatal pills. That’s how she realized that it was going to be impossible for her to sustain a decent life for when her child was born. She was willing to do anything to avoid going back to her parents for help, let alone calling Richard. What neither of them imagined was that fate had an awfully bad joke for both of them, and it would show them that it is never too late to trust again.

Giselle Shaw, the intern, has sent a five-dollar bonus to the company's group chat that has 500 members in it. I get crowned as the luckiest person for being able to claim 20 cents from the bonus. So, Giselle tags me in the group chat immediately. "Hey Rebecca! Since you're the luckiest person in the group chat, why don't you send a bonus here? There are 500 people in this group chat altogether, so you can just send 5,000 dollars here. "5,000 dollars isn't much for you, right? It so happens to be the bonus you've received from Mr. Gallagher because of the project you've secured. You can send us the bonus so that we can get some good luck from you!" The moment I refuse, Giselle begins playing the pity card in the group chat by claiming that she can't reap good luck for everyone in the company. My boyfriend, Vincent Gallagher, rushes into my office and starts berating me angrily. "Rebecca Campbell, just how stingy are you to not want to send a five-thousand-dollar bonus to the group chat despite being a higher-up in this company? You even made a young woman cry! Is this how you do things? "You'd better send a 50-thousand-dollar bonus to the group chat right now and write a five-thousand-word apology letter by hand! I want you to sincerely apologize to Giselle as well! Otherwise, I'll break up with you! You can forget about retaining your position in this company, too!"

Ang bunsong anak ko, na pitong taong gulang palang, ay natuklaw ng ahas. Dinala ko siya sa ospital ng aking panganay na anak para ipagamot. Sa hindi inaasahan, inakala ng girlfriend ng aking panganay na anak na ako ay kanyang kabit. Hindi lang niya pinipigilan ang mga medical staff sa pagpapagamot sa bunso kong anank, kundi sinampal niya pa ako. "Perfect match kami ng boyfriend ko. Ang kapal ng mukha mo para dalhin ang hindi mo tunay na anak dito para hamunin ako!" Idiniin niya ako sa sahig habang hinahampas at sinasaktan niya ako. Sumigaw pa siya, "Ang isang malandi na tulad mo ay titigil lang sa pang-aakit sa iba kapag hindi mo na kaya!" Binuugbog ako, maraming pasa, at duguan habang dinadala ako sa emergency room. Ang aking panganay na anak ang humahawak sa operasyon. Nanginginig ang kanyang kamay habang nakahawak sa kanyang scalpel, at mukha siyang mapula. "Sino ang gumawa nito sa iyo, Ma?"

For years, Novalyn Hart has been hopelessly in love with her best friend, Rowan Oberon—the boy who once saved her, the man she quietly imagined a future with. Now he’s a brilliant doctor, and her feelings have only deepened. But when she finally gathers the courage to confess her heart, she’s already too late. Shattered and humiliated, she stumbles straight into Rowan’s older twin brother, Sebastian Oberon—a cocky, dangerous playboy with the same face but none of Rowan’s warmth. Sebastian doesn’t believe in love. He calls it a weakness, a pretty lie people cling to so they don’t break. He mocks her devotion to Rowan… and the pathetic way her heart still beats for a man who can’t love her back. But the more Novalyn and Sebastian are forced into each other’s lives, the more complicated everything becomes. Because Sebastian starts wanting what he shouldn’t. And Rowan realizing too late what he’s about to lose starts looking at Novalyn in a way he never has before. Soon, both brothers want her. Both are falling for her. And Novalyn is caught in the middle of a love that was never meant to be a triangle… until it became one.