Bitter Love

James Davidson believed love could conquer all—even the warnings from his grandfather. So he married Rose, the woman he fell for at first sight, and kept the full truth of his vast empire hidden to test her heart. But love turned cold. When he faked a financial fall, Rose changed. So did her parents. They mocked him, neglected him, and eventually betrayed him. After a heart-wrenching night, James drove off heartbroken—only to wake up in a hospital, barely alive. No one came. No wife. No family. Just silence. Now James is done pretending. He’s done begging. He’s walking away—but not quietly. The man they took for granted is back. And this time, forgiveness will not be free.

A million years have passed since the war that shattered the harmony of Caelestia—the once-divine realm that shimmered with eternal light. The Divinomachy. It began with a betrayal. One of the Supreme Emperor’s most powerful and revered archangels, corrupted by pride, jealousy and ambition, raised his blade against his Creator. His defiance was swift and infectious—many of the Emperor’s faithful servants followed him, seduced by whispers of freedom, power, and a new order. Thus ignited a celestial war — Divinomachy. For one hundred years, the heavens trembled under the weight of clashing divinities. Brother turned against brother. Skies once filled with song now roared with the cries of battle. At last, the Supreme Emperor, weary of endless bloodshed, brought the war to a bitter close. With a divine curse, he cast down the traitors into a prison realm he created—Phlegethon and sealed their leader—while some escaped. Their punishment was eternal. Once-angelic beings were twisted into demons. Their silver skin blackened and grew scales. Their radiant wings darkened into shadows, and crimson replaced their once pure silver eyes. Even their hands bore the mark of damnation—silver claws sprouting where gentle fingers had once been. And when the fallen archangel was finally struck down, a prophecy echoed across the universe—spoken through the Emperor’s oracle: “When the stars realign and the seal weakens, the fallen one shall rise again. But from the forbidden love of both light and darkness shall be born a child—a hybrid. He shall end what the traitor had begun.” Though Caelestia was rebuilt, its wounds never fully healed. For prophecy does not forget, and the chains that bind the fallen grow weaker with every passing age. The ones who escaped hid themselves across the universe, patiently waiting for the return of their master.

Blurb Henry was married to the third most beautiful lady in the city by fate. And even though Linda's family hated him, he was able to hold on because of the love that they shared. But one evening, he caught her cheating on him in the presence of everyone in the family. Paying her virginity to the son of the billionaire, Richard as a gift for helping her secure the Floater family's nomination. But it was a gift that he had given to her as the heir of the Floater family. For giving him up to live all through his hardship. But now...

A child who was gifted with magic, grew up to live a simple life and never knew the existence of his supernatural powers. He was happy with his lifestyle, until the day he almost got killed while trying to save a girl he fell in love with at first sight. After he found out about his amazing powers, terrible things started emanating from every single corner of his life. And since then, the world he knew of never became the same as it was. He never knew his real destiny was to restore peace and bring balance to the world. Will he be able to overcome such task that lies ahead?

Rizal only wants a peaceful life as the owner of a coffee shop in Medan. Every morning, he serves bitter robusta coffee to his regular customers while enjoying casual coffee shop conversations. But behind this calm facade, Rizal hides a dark past—he was once the most feared enforcer in the mafia world. When Bang Togar, the biggest mafia boss in Medan, learns that Rizal is still alive, everything changes. Old grudges resurface, and Rizal finds himself hunted by assassins, corrupt cops, and former allies who have now become enemies. With the help of his best friend, Ucok—who cracks more jokes than he actually helps—and a former detective addicted to coffee, Rizal must face the world he left behind. Gunfights, brutal brawls, and deadly revenge plots turn his coffee shop into more than just a place to relax—it becomes a battleground. Can Rizal stay alive and protect his café? Or will he have to return to being a cold-blooded executioner to survive?

Beneath the glamour of the Whitlock Group lies a betrayal of the most vicious kind. Martin Whitlock, a seemingly perfect billionaire CEO, is stabbed and thrown off a cliff by Miller, his identical twin brother who grew up in bitter poverty. But death refuses to claim Martin. Saved by a mysterious doctor, he awakens with a ruined face and a reality far more excruciating than his stab wounds: his beloved wife, Moana, isn't even looking for him. Instead, she willingly welcomes his murderer into her bed and his company, all for the sake of power. Betrayed by his own flesh and blood and discarded by his wife, the angelic side of Martin died in that forest. He returns to his empire from the very bottom, disguised as a disfigured courier. He doesn't come demanding answers. He comes to reclaim his empire, shatter his enemies' sanity, and make the wife who betrayed him crawl and beg at his feet. Because the ultimate revenge isn't murder; it is absolute poverty.

He was an immortal sovereign who forced gods to their knees, but a desperate sacrifice from his enemies stripped him of his physical form. Betrayed and sealed, his soul was forced to flee across dimensions, only for a bitter curse to derail his path at the final second. Instead of waking up in the body of a flawless prodigy, he opened his eyes to a cruel reality. He was now a fifteen-year-old orphan on the Sky Continent—a boy beaten to the brink of death, left with a completely shattered spirit power center, and feared by everyone for his "cursed" blue eyes. Stripped of his godlike might and trapped in a body labeled as a worthless cripple, he has to start from absolute zero. But they forgot one thing: his wrath didn’t stay behind. With his memories wiped but his instincts sharp, and an ancient spirit of wisdom guiding his mind, he will rewrite the laws of this new world. They thought a broken center meant his end. They were wrong. The sealed god is back, and he will climb his way back to the peak—even if he has to break this world apart to do it.

"I regret the day I met you. I regret foolishly giving love a chance for the first time." Emily’s words pierced the air, heavy with regret and heartache. Her voice trembled as she uttered each syllable, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. But Alex stood before her, his own heart aching at the sight of her pain. He longed to comfort her, but the weight of his own decisions held him back. **** Alex was a billionaire and independent man who lived a life of fulfilment but was marred only by the suffocating grip of his parents. Just like a dog on a leach, he always did as they wished, whether he was good with it or not. He despised women and perceived them all as serpents in designer dresses. His parents arranged a marriage devoid of love with him and a fellow billionaire's daughter, Isabella, which he reluctantly agreed to. Since he had no affection for her, they lived in his house like cats and rats, with no intimacy between them. However, meeting Emily challenged his negative view of women and made him want to marry her, as they became drawn to each other like a magnet. He was willing and determined to marry Emily instead of Isabella, especially after she revealed she was carrying his child. Isabella harboured a hidden agenda far more intricate than mere unrequited love. As Alex's heart turned to Emily, she unleashed deadly plots, determined to retain her place in Alex's heart, even if it meant silencing her rival permanently. Will Alex break free from his condescending parents to choose his own future? Can Emily survive Isabella's wrath and plots? Since only a woman would emerge victorious in winning his heart, who would it be and at what cost?

The war in the Eastern Land dragged on far longer than anyone expected. It left behind nothing but desperate orphans. But one child was different. Driven by vengeance, he slaughtered over a hundred invading soldiers with his bare hands. Fifteen years later, he became a god of war hidden in plain sight. No one knew who he truly was. To the world, he was nothing more than a loyal stay-at-home husband—until the day his wife betrayed him for another man. "So, money and power were all you ever wanted?" he asked. "If you had told me from the start, I could have given you more than he ever could. I am King Fox, the legendary God of War!" SLAP! His wife struck him across the face before the crowd. "You’re nothing but a cheap mercenary. I wish you had died in the trenches!" That divorce forced him out of hiding. Now, he will take his revenge to the bitter root and build an unmatched military dynasty.

Sofia Hayes never imagined that saving her family would cost her a marriage. After a crisis leaves her father’s company on the verge of collapse, Sofia is offered a deal by the Carter family: marry Daniel Carter, their mysterious heir, and remain his wife for one year. In return, her family’s debts will be paid and everything they have worked for will be protected. But Sofia has another reason for accepting. She believes the Carter family is responsible for destroying her family, and she plans to use her marriage to Daniel as a way into their world. If she can uncover their secrets, she may discover the truth—and get the revenge she has wanted for years. Daniel never expected his arranged wife to be so determined, guarded, and impossible to control. Their marriage begins as a business agreement, but beneath the tension, unexpected emotions begin to grow. The closer Sofia gets to Daniel, the harder it becomes to separate their agreement from the feelings neither of them is prepared to admit. Then Richard Carter, Daniel’s older brother, enters the picture. Richard knows something about Sofia’s past—something Daniel refuses to explain. On her wedding day, Richard gives Sofia a chilling warning: she should never have married into the Carter family. Now Sofia is trapped inside a family filled with secrets, betrayal, hidden motives, and dangerous truths. As she searches for answers, she begins to question everything she believed about her family and the Carters. Who destroyed her family? Why is Daniel hiding the truth? And can Sofia uncover the secret before her marriage becomes something more dangerous—and more real—than she intended? In a world of wealth, revenge, forbidden emotions, and family secrets, Sofia must decide whether to follow her heart or finish the revenge she started.