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“Aku menunggu waktu ini tiba hampir 4 tahun, Anne. Mengamatimu dari jauh dan membayangkan tubuhmu tanpa bisa aku sentuh secara langsung. Aku menahan semuanya hingga aku rasa umurmu sudah cukup dan aku berhasil menunggu hari ini tiba.” Jari telunjuknya bermain di sekeliling pusar Anne. Wajahnya menunjukkan jika pria itu sangat senang dengan kegiatannya. Apakah Anne tetap pada pendiriannya? Apakah waktu singkat yang mereka punya tak membuat keduanya saling jatuh cinta? Apa alasan yang membuat pendirian itu ada? Lalu, siapa yang menunggu 4 tahun untuk bertemu Anne?" _____________________________________________________________ Untuk sebuah alasan, membangun komitmen dan menikah tak pernah menjadi wishlist selama 32 tahun Anne hidup. Namun, Jasmine, ibunya mendesak Anne untuk segera menikah dan memberinya cucu. Anne menolak hingga Anne sering membisu dan memilih tinggal sendiri. Anne tetaplah Anne yang teguh dengan pendiriannya. Namun, dia juga anak yang ingin menuruti keinginan ibunya. Tidak, Anne tidak menikah, dia memiliki cara lain dengan mengandalkan apa yang dia punya. Menyewa gigolo yang tak dia kenal daripada para pria yang telah terlibat kencan buta dengannya, kencan buta yang diatur temannya. Sayangnya, uang dan seluruh keuntungan lain yang Anne berikan tak membuat semuanya berjalan mulus. Gigolo itu mengajukan sebuah syarat, dia meminta agar mereka tinggal bersama hingga tujuan Anne tercapai. Anne menolak pada awalnya, sebelum dia kembali dan menuruti keinginan pria itu dengan syarat. “Pertama, jangan mengusik privasiku dan jangan pernah memberi perhatian lebih dari yang seharusnya,” ucapnya dengan nada serius. “Kamu takut jatuh cinta denganku? Yah, aku cukup tahu dengan pesona yang aku miliki. Kamu mengakui hal itu secara tidak langsung, Anne.” Axel tertawa sarkas. "Keep dreaming, Axel.” “Dreams do come true, hang in there.” ——

“I will never love you,” Anthony said with a determined look. However, the girl didn't care about his words. Regina still repaired a table full of beautiful dishes. Then, she took some food and put it in his mouth. His whole body relaxed and savored the satisfying sensation in his mouth. “I know. But can we enjoy the meal first? I have made your favorite food,” Regina blinked her moving eyes which made Anthony's heart a little unbearable. He gulped and sat down on the chair. “I love your food, not you,” Anthony began to take the meal while he was maintaining his harsh expression. Regina secretly smiled but she knew he wouldn't run away from her. ------------------------------------- Regina lived two human lives. In her first life, her family sold her to Anthony, the head of the Dominic mafia family. Regina and Anthony tormented each other until he accepted to let go of her hand. The good life was disrupted by the adultery and deception of her sister and her husband. Anthony was always waiting for Regina to return, but she ended up dying in his arms while taking the bullet for him. Reviving at the age of 17, Regina decided to change everything and accept being with Anthony. However, Anthony seemed to avoid Regina causing her to actively pursue him.

MORTAL is book #1 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews.. “I couldn’t stop reading.”--Amazon review (My True Mate)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.Will Winter sacrifice it all to be with the one she loves?Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!Future books in the series are also available."The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”--Amazon review (The Alpha’s Mate)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”--Amazon review (My True Mate)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

WARNING: Some chapters contained hot scene/bed scene. Please be mindful that 17 below is not suitable for reading those. Read at your own risk. One-night-stand changes everything. Dahil sa kalasingan nina Rosalie at Jervis, hindi sinasadya ng kanilang katawan na makipag-laro sa isang lugar. It was a big mistake. There are best friends. But after that, they agreed that they could touch each other. However, Rosalie loves his second boy’s best friend ever since she was eight and Harvick was eleven. She couldn’t find her way kung paano siya mapansin ni Harvick. Not until Jervis confesses that he loves Rosalie. Rosalie refuses and rejects him because Rosalie loves Harvick ever since they were kids. Ngunit isang malaking pagsisisi para kay Rosalie na i-reject ang kanyang unang naging kaibigan sapagkat palagi itong tumatakbo sa kanyang isipan. Hindi niya maintindihan ang kanyang nararamdaman at naguguluhan siya sa kanyang dalawang kaibigan. Not until tragic happened, hindi lubos maisip ni Rosalie ang kanyang nalaman. Sino kaya ang kanyang pipiliin sa dalawa? Si Jervis ba na parating nandiyan para sa kanya? O ang kanyang pinapangarap na lalaki simula pa n’ong mga batang paslit pa sila?

Roselle Jackson Roselle has seen too much and endured a lot in life. After losing her parents and brother to a gruesome murder, she's thrown into foster care. She gets adopted and it turns out her new family isn't as innocent and caring as they pose. Facing child labour,abuse and negligence till she's 17, she plots to get out as soon as she finds out the truth about her family's death. Her plan is discovered and she's murdered by the same people who killed her family but this time she has seen the ugly faces behind those masks, she knows a lot about them and she's coming back for revenge.. Snow De Luca I've always had people do my biddings. Yes!! I'm a boss, a monster and some say I'm worse than death itself but who cares. I love to feed on fear and I must say am sick and twisted, no hope of salvation or redemption until her... She's everything I want and even more. She wants revenge, I want every single piece of her soul.She's my own personal brand of heroin. I always get what I want and I never loose but this time am up for a fail and I can see it...

Bagaimana jika kamu tiba tiba masuk ke dalam dunia fantasi yang dipenuhi dengan sihir, monster, dan pria tampan? Begitu lah yang dirasakan oleh Bella! Setelah diputus oleh pacarnya di hari jadi mereka yang ke lima, Bella yang sedang kalut tidak sadar berada di tengah jalan, dan tertabrak truk. Selanjutnya yang ia tau, Bella berada di sebuah ruangan bergaya victorian classic, dan ia sudah berubah menjadi seorang wanita cantik berambut emas dan bola mata berwarna hijau emerald. Ia ternyata memasuki tubuh,Bella Eleanor Gracia, putri pertama dari Duke Gracia, yang sering dijuluki the ghost princess, atau putri hantu karena keberadaannya yang tidak pernah dianggap oleh siapa pun, termasuk ayah ibunya, duke dan duchess Gracia. Bukan karena sebab, Bella Eleanor dianggap memalukan bagi keluarga Gracia, yang terdiri dari keluarga dengan kemampuan sihir yang tinggi. Bella, hingga umurnya sekarang, 17 tahun, hanya bisa menggunakan sihir setara anak kecil. Tapi tentu saja Bella tidak akan menyerah, ia yang sekarang bukanlah Bella Eleanor yang pemalu dan penakut. Walaupun dengan kapasitas sihir yang rendah, ia akan berusaha bertahan hidup!

Blurb Kenapa, sih, wanita kalau sudah di atas 30 tahun dan belum menikah, disebut perawan tua? Tidak laku? Dan berbagai titel lainnya. Tidak itu di kota atau pun desa. Selalu saja hal itu menjadi gunjingan para kawan, sanak saudara, juga para tetangga. Seakan status jomlo adalah aib besar yang sangat memalukan. Ada apa sebenarnya dengan sugesti orang-orang tentang status jomlo? Padahal jomlo itu kan tidak merugikan siapa pun. Mereka bukan virus, bukan pula kutukan. Jadi tidak perlu dipermasalahkan. Seperti halnya aku. Aku Hasmi Azzahra. Seorang perawat di sebuah rumah sakit, yang kini berusia 32 tahun dan aku seorang jomlo! Sebenarnya, bukan mauku masih menjomlo seperti ini di usiaku yang sudah tidak muda lagi. Pengalaman buruk tentang lelaki berengsek di masa lalulah yang membuat aku seperti ini. Bukan aku trauma. Aku hanya ingin lebih seleksi lagi dalam memilih pasangan, karena aku tidak ingin kecewa kembali. Untuk memilih pasangan, aku tidak mungkin asal tunjuk, dan asal pilih mumpung ada yang mau, iya, kan? Karena menikah itu perkara panjang yang punya banyak poin untuk dipikirkan dan dipertimbangkan. Pokoknya aku tidak mau sampai salah pilih lagi! Jadi … tolong dimengerti, ya? Jomlo itu bukan aib, kok. Meski aku tidak tahu sampai kapan harus menjomlo seperti ini? Aku hanya bisa menunggu jodohku datang saja. Sekalipun, sebenarnya ada seorang pria yang sering membuatku galau tingkat dewa. Tapi, sikap datarnya membuatku kesulitan menebak isi hatinya. Hatiku semriwing saat dia melirikku. Namun, tensi darahku pun selalu naik tiap kali berinteraksi dengannya. Dia sangat menyebalkan! Namun, juga selalu aku rindukan. Jadi, haruskah aku mengejarnya? Atau cari pria yang lain saja, yang bisa memberiku kepastian. Yang mana, yang harus aku pilih untuk mengakhiri kejomloan ini?

MATCHED is book #3 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews. “I couldn’t stop reading.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is. But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart. In MATCHED, Winter and her love reach the place they never though they would. They are so close to retrieving the relic—when an unexpected twist may just force her love to sacrifice everything—even himself—for her. Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love! Future books in the series are also available. "The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.” --Amazon review (The Alpha’s Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.” --Amazon review (My True Mate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"I Emma DRACKSON, hereby, reject you, Derek, Alpha of the Blue Moon's Pack as my mate." Derek's eyes twitched, and his fists balled, but Emma was far from being done. "Don't ever search for me for whatever reason. I never want to see you again all the days of my life. If I ever find any of your people spying on me, I will kill them, or better, I will burn them alive. Do you understand what I just said?" She asked when she was done. But Derek was mute. Melvina tried talking, but Emma shut her up with a wave of her hand." I'm disappointed in you, Melvina. So, keep shut." She stated in anger, not minding the murmurings from the crowd.  She knew why, but she didn't care. Melvina wasn't her Luna. *** *Emma, a 17 years old gutsy teenager is shipped off to southern England by her Dad to complete her college studies; a strategic punishment to tame her wild behavior. On reaching there, she discovers that half of the campus population were paranormal creatures, she thought only existed in comic books and novellas. She also discovered that she wasn't really her father's daughter, but was kept by him because of an oath made to a hidden lover. What happens when she uncovers the fact that she wasn't the average human girl, rather a fulfilled prophecy; a reincarnated queen mated to an Alpha wolf. What path does she choose when she is rejected by the Alpha wolf in the face of grueling circumstances?

Terkadang, dunia selalu dipenuhi misteri juga rona fantasy yang membawa hal tidak mungkin menjadi mungkin. Lalu hal-hal mistis pun terkesan menjadi hal yang biasa. Tidak jauh berbeda dengan kedua insan berikut; Menikah muda? Di usia 17 tahun? Tidak. Sama sekali tidak ada dalam benak seorang Anya Hadi, untuk menikah diusianya yang masih belia. Sementara Rayland Pram Adiptara, tidak bisa menolak menikahi Anya Hadi karena terikat tradisi aneh dalam keluarganya; menikahi siapapun yang pertama kali menyentuhnya saat tepat berusia 25 tahun. ### Di mulai sejak dua hari yang lalu, tepatnya setelah pulang sekolah dan menemukan tiga orang berjas hitam menyerupai bodyguard, dan satu orang berpakaian formal berwarna abu gelap di ruang tamu Panti Asuhan tempat ia tinggal. Menjadi awal dari segalanya. Mengejutkannya, mereka datang dengan maksud melamarnya untuk tuan muda mereka__yang konon katanya telah memasuki usia menikah (menurut kalender perhitungan pernikahan keluarga Adiptara)__dengan siapapun itu dan dari kalangan manapun itu asalkan si gadis, wanita, atau janda sekalipun__baik sengaja maupun tidak sengaja, menyentuh pertama kali sang tuan muda saat ia tepat berusia 25 tahun. Aneh bukan? Dan sialnya itu Anya. Lantas, ada apa dengan usia 25 tahun di keluarga Adiptara? Ketahui rahasia-rahasia keluarga Adiptara melalui kisah ini!!