A Game With God

(Cerita +21, harap bijak memilih bacaan!) "Katakan padaku apa yang kau lapar-kan. Apakah uang? Atau..." Vandella melirik ke arah selangkangan Jovian yang ada dalam genggamannya, "...kau ingin masuk ke dalam diriku?" Vandella Arthesia (32) bukan sekadar CEO Arthesia Capital yang berkuasa; ia adalah predator yang haus akan dominasi. Baginya, pria hanyalah instrumen untuk memuaskan egonya yang narsistik. Ia tidak mencari cinta, ia mencari kemurnian untuk dikotori. Dan mangsa paling sempurna telah hadir: Jovian Althair (21). Jovian adalah pemuda berparas idola K-Pop dengan tatapan lugu yang mematikan. Namun, ia tidak datang sendirian. Di dalam gedung itu, ada Binar, kekasih Jovian yang bekerja sebagai staf magang. Binar adalah cahaya bagi Jovian—gadis ceria yang mencintainya dengan sepenuh hati. Vandella mencium rahasia itu. Alih-alih menghancurkan mereka secara langsung, ia memilih cara yang lebih kejam: Menjerat Jovian dalam labirin gairah yang memabukkan. Jovian kini terjepit. Setiap kali ia menyentuh Binar yang suci, ia didera rasa bersalah. Namun, setiap kali ia berada di bawah kendali Vandella, tubuhnya berkhianat. Aroma stroberi Binar yang polos kini perlahan mulai terkubur oleh wangi Black Opium milik sang CEO yang membius sarafnya. Akankah Jovian mampu menjaga hatinya untuk Binar? Ataukah gairah maut dari sang CEO cantik akan membuatnya lupa caranya menjadi manusia dan tenggelam selamanya dalam dosa yang paling nikmat? "Tubuhmu lebih jujur daripada hatimu, sayang. Sekarang, tunjukkan padaku... seberapa besar kau menginginkan 'puncak' itu bersamaku."

Muak dengan sikap kekasihnya yang selalu bermain kasar, Bricia Averina Prayudha, justru terjebak dalam kisah lain dengan Andrew Darwis, teman Papanya. Sikap Andrew yang dewasa dan lembut membuat Bricia jatuh cinta lebih dalam. Bahkan ia mulai membandingkan dengan kekasihnya, Leo, yang selalu menyakitinya setiap kali bersama. Lalu, pada siapa akhirnya kisah Bricia akan bermuara. Terlebih, saat Bricia tahu, Leo adalah keponakan Andrew.

Ella Harvard, 23 tahun. Dia memiliki anak perempuan berusia 2,5 tahun, namanya Sisi Alexander. Ella tidak menyangka jika Sisi, anaknya akan menderita leukemia. Dunia Ella runtuh, anak semata wayang yang sangat dia sayangi divonis dokter bahwa harapan hidupnya hanya hitungan minggu atau bulan. Berbagai cara Ella lakukan untuk menyembuhkan Sisi, salah satunya mencari darah tali pusat dari bank darah darah tali pusat umum. Tapi, ketika semua jalan tertutup, tidak ada pilihan baginya selain menanggalkan harga dirinya dan meminta Mario, suaminya untuk menghamilinya. Mario menolak, dia menyuruh Ella mencari pria lain karena sampai kapanpun dia tidak akan menyentuh Ella. Mereka tidak sadar jika ada yang tak sengaja mendengar percakapan mereka. Dia adalah Zega, adik Mario. Zega menawarkan diri menghamili Ella. Tentu saja Ella tolak mentah-mentah. Dia wanita terhormat, punya harga diri tinggi, dan tidak akan melakukan hal sehina itu, apalagi dengan adik iparnya. Pertanyaannya, apa iya dia sekuat itu menghadapi Zega yang diam-diam suka menggoda secara halus?

My parents and my younger sister, Mable Munroe, are diagnosed with severe illnesses one after another. As I stare at the astronomical sum of medical bills, I can only grit my teeth and deal with them by taking on ten part-time jobs in one go. After stirring awake from collapse caused by exhaustion, I realize that I can hear the thoughts of everyone around me. My mom, who's too busy coughing up blood, has something else going on in her mind. "This low-quality fake blood really is disgusting! Why isn't that stupid brat giving us her salary of the day? I need the money to buy new bags!" My dad, who's already crippled from his disease, thinks, "I'm about to get cramps from all the cripple-faking I have to do! Once Talia clears my debt, I'm going to get myself a nice proper massage for a few days straight!" Meanwhile, the weakened Mable has already cooked up a plot in her mind. "Hurry up and tell that broke boyfriend of mine to stay awake from me! I want Talia to break up with him on my behalf! That way, I'll be able to reel in my next boyfriend without any guilt!" As I stare at my family, I choose to not expose their lies. Instead, I retrieve all the money that I've planned on paying their "medical bills" with. Later on, I track down Mable's boyfriend, Kyle Hargrove. There, I can hear his thoughts echoing loudly in my mind. "Did Mable get her sister to send the message that she wants to dump me? I'll have her know that I'm the only son of the richest man in town! Mable and that family of hers shall live in regret for the rest of their lives!" A bold thought pops into my mind all of a sudden. I twist my ankle on the spot and use the opportunity to collapse right into Kyle's arms.

When Valentina met Matteo in 2019, they both felt as if they’d known each other before. Everybody knows Matteo Giudice is the first son of a billionaire who is probably, but not surely, the head of the Sicilian mafia. Everything he does seems to be for his own pleasure even though there’s a certain darkness to him that seems to follow him everywhere he goes. Burnt-out from a young age due to his generational wealth, being bored is his biggest problem in life. Valentina is the daughter of a successful Russian businessman and has always flown under the radar at school but now seems to be everywhere and nowhere at the same time. There’s something a bout her, as if she has something nobody else possesses, that stirs up Matteo’s interest in the first place. Somewhere along the way of trying to figure each other out they unintentionally fall in love. When buried secrets come out, their lives turn into a deadly game of power, in which love and war have no choice but to co-exist. A slow-burn coming of age mafia romance novel, in which the only thing the protagonists know for sure is that fate doesn't care if you're ready for the love of your life. Part 1 of the Games We Play works.

Everyone knows the mythology of the gods. What happens if what is known was manipulated by the gods themselves. Our favorite triplets are back. This is their story of how they came to be. Follow along as they grow up and find friends, enemies, and their soul bonds along the way. This is book #2 in the series. They weren't supposed to exist, yet here they are. "We have to keep them protected" Zeus roars. "That doesn't mean we have to keep them locked up." Aphrodite states. The gods turn as they hear the door opens slamming against the wall. There stand the triples. A look of surprise spreads across everyone's face. "What the hell did you do to your hair and are those tattoos?" Poseidon asks. "We dyed it, and yes they are tattoos and we also got a few body piercings" Kylani answers. "We will not stay hidden away or kept locked up. We have no interest in this life. We are going to walk on the earth with the supernatural and humans. They accept us more than you do." Mykenzie announces. The girls vanish at that moment. Chris stands there with a look of regret in his eyes. He knew this was coming. They wanted sweet, innocent goddesses like their mother and aunts. What they got was an attitude in a 5'4" package only doubled. "I told you not to force your ways upon them. They have been independent since birth. You brought this upon yourselves." Hades tells them

You are entering an alternate world, where the Philippines didn't achieve its independence but remained a US colony. You will meet four people living in Neo Manila, where the government is repressive, prohibited drugs are legal, and crime is rampant. Undesirables are abducted and imprisoned in the Valley, which is a hidden prison island. A secret society called the Sons of Lapu-Lapu is working to undermine the government and has spies within the Valley and the governmental ranks. A young man and a woman are victims of circumstance and caught between two sides. She initially betrays him but made amends later and became lovers. The government leader (and main villain) have thought of a bold plan to use witchcraft in creating a perfect Utopian society for him and the one-percenters in the colony: the New Gods. The remaining unworthy would not be included and thus eliminated. The soul of Neo Manila and the whole colony is at stake. Will the Sons of Lapu-Lapu or the New Gods prevail in the end? Who will you pledge your allegiance to?

Novel ini menceritakan seorang gadis cantik yang bernama Rindu, ia merupakan seorang siswi yang duduk di kelas dua belas yang merupakan tingkat akhir dari sekolah menengah atas. Memiliki orangtua yang dicap sebagai penggoda dikalangan masyarakat, harus membuatnya berjuang dalam kehidupan yang kurang adil menurutnya. Satu demi satu prestasi harus ia ukir untuk membuktikan bahwa pandangan masyarakat kepadanya tidaklah benar. Rindu tidak pernah menanggapi segala bentuk pandangan masyarakat terhadap dirinya, ia lebih fokus pada karir dan keluarganya. Hingga suatu hari, sebuah Permasalahan dalam dirinya yang membuat Rindu ragu, apakah ia harus mengikuti jejak sang ibu atau dirinya dapat menemukan jalan keluar untuk permasalahan yang ia hadapi.

Ada perasaan aneh yang menyelinap di benak Eni ketika Udin berpamitan menjenguk ibunya di kampung. Setelah berhari Sang suami tidak memberi kabar, Eni memutuskan untuk cuti kerja dan bersama anak semata wayangnya menyusul Udin ke kampung. Hatinya porak poranda ketika tahu Udin ke kampung bukan untuk menjenguk ibunya melainkan untuk menikahi Rini, gadis muda yang tinggal di kampung sebelah. Eni meminta Udin untuk menceraikan Rini tetapi pria itu memberikan beribu alasan. Ditambah Rini yang membela diri dengan menyatakan mereka saling cinta. Sadar kalau Udin memang tidak ingin menceraikan Rini, Eni merancang strategi. Eni tahu Rini tidak sepolos yang terlihat. Eni berjanji akan membongkar sosok asli gadis muda yang menggoda Udin dan menyelamatkan pernikahannya. Berhasilkah Eni?

Larut malam, teknisi AC datang ke rumah. Tapi, jari-jarinya yang begitu lincah justru memberiku sensasi yang belum pernah kurasakan sebelumnya…. “Telepon suamimu, biar dia lihat sendiri betapa hausnya kamu!” ujar pria di belakangku sambil menarik rambutku ke belakang. “Jangan… kalau sampai dia tahu, dia pasti nggak bakal memaafkanku….” Baru saja aku selesai bicara, nada sambung yang sejak tadi terus berdering tiba-tiba berhenti, teleponnya tersambung