"Chronicles of the Lost Keris" follows the journey of Aisyah, a determined young historian, who unexpectedly becomes the key to unlocking a mystery that spans centuries. While researching the legendary Keris Taming Sari, she is drawn into a web of secrets, ancient legacies, and a dangerous conspiracy involving the Illuminati-descendants of the very colonizers who once sought to dominate her homeland.
Transported back in time to the era of the legendary warrior Hang Tuah, Aisyah discovers her own ancestral connection to this fabled hero and his promise to protect the powerful keris. As she navigates between past and present, Aisyah must uncover the truth about her lineage, confront the dark forces of the Illuminati, and fulfill her ancestor's vow before it's too late.
Caught in a thrilling adventure of time travel, hidden legacies, and ancient promises, Aisyah must find the courage to wield the keris and decide the fate of her family, her country, and her future.
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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