Alan Becker Stick Figures

Kepahitan hidup harus dijalani Inez, membesarkan anaknya seorang diri. Di tengah perjuangan itu, dia menghadapi kenyataan bahwa putranya mengidap penyakit. Dirinya kembali terpuruk, karena kesulitan untuk biaya pengobatan, dengan terpaksa Inez menemui Adit untuk meminta bantuan. Namun, Adit mengajukan sebuah syarat. Mampukah Inez menerima syarat yang Adit berikan?

'No matter if I am there with you or not, don't let anything get you. Just close your eyes, think about me, and persist. You are a female-wolf, Lisa, and a female can do anything if she determines it.' ~~~ It was Lisa's Twenty-first birthday when all the hell broke loose. Her parents, Alpha king and Luna queen died a painful death while saving her. Her brother, Sebestian, threw himself at the mercy of the enemies so that she escaped from their filthy clutches. They wanted her. All of them in the pack wanted her after the ambushment of her father's rule. And to protect herself, Lisa kept running away— until she fell in the arms of Alpha Alan, the strongest alpha of the continent who disguised himself as a rogue to keep her protected. But after months of saving her, he willingly let her be taken away. What made him take such a decision? He knew she was in danger, then why did he let her slip away out of the warmth of his protection and fall back in the hell she's been running away from?

Jason, seorang pria berusia 36 tahun, mantan mafia yang kini berprofesi sebagai kurir ekspedisi dan telah meninggalkan pekerjaan lamanya itu setelah dia menikahi Shani. Di saat hidupnya yang sederhana bersama Shani begitu damai, pada suatu hari Shani diculik oleh orang tak dikenal saat dia pulang kerja. Si Penculik meminta Jason agar dirinya membawakan sebuah koper yang terkubur di bawah lantai gudang tempat dirinya bekerja. Koper tersebut menyimpan sesuatu yang sangat berharga dan diburu oleh banyak orang. Siapa sebenarnya si Penculik? Kenapa dia menyuruh Jason melakukan itu? Siapakah pemilik dari koper tersebut?

Mature, gorgeous, and morally grey men. Book 1 &2 : THE EXTERMINATOR’S WIFE My father tricked and forced me to marry a man even he didn’t know. My husband is brutal, dangerous, unstable, and lethal. I can’t escape him, trust me, I tried. An attack is brewing. He is fighting a war that has the cartel coming for us. He is willing to die for freedom and soon hate turns to love. I can’t bare losing him but fate has other plans. Do I stick around for the man I love and fall with him? Or do I protect the secret I carry with me? Book 3: The most evil and vile cartel boss is bored. He has a plan to salvage that; find an innocent wife, trick her to believe he is good then show his true colors on their wedding night. He wants to break her to pieces and when she has nothing to live for, get her pregnant and trap her in her hell. Slade’s plan goes to hell as soon as he is introduced to his innocent soon to be wife. Why is he suddenly so protective? Why can’t he stand other men around her? Why does he want to see the world burn to ashes just to see her smile? Trigger warnings inside, please read them!

Vasilios was just as quick, his hand gripping my arm and pulling me into his arms quicker than I could blink.  “You ran away from me once, Cassandra, you won't be doing so again.” “What are you going to do? Chain me up? Stick me in a tower and throw away the key? I don't belong to you, Vasilios,” I raged, pushing against his chest. “You may not belong to me, but you're still my mate and my wife!” he threw back, anger burning in his ice blue eyes. ~~~ Three years ago, Cassie ran away from her family and her life as the newly married bride and future Luna of the ruthless Vasilios Kythira. Making a new life for herself wasn't easy, but she did it. Will this life be torn to pieces when Vasilios finds her? Or will she find that he was what had been missing all along... ~~~ This is the second book in the My Mafia series, and while it is a continuation of My Mafia Master, it can be read as a standalone book.

Alisa Garbareva, gadis suku Karelia yang diselamatkan para perawat dari sebuah desa yang terbakar harus menjalani kehidupannya yang menyedihkan di panti asuhan. Untungnya dia memiliki teman yang setia menemani dan menolongnya setiap saat, namanya Floria Fresilca dari suku Vitania. Kedekatan antara keduanya mengantarkan mereka ke dalam sebuah ikatan persahabatan diantara dua suku yang berseteru. Namun sayangnya, persahabatan mereka tak berjalan dengan baik. Serangan brutal pasukan penyihir Vitania ke panti asuhan tersebut menyebabkan keduanya terpisah. Delapan tahun berlalu. Alisa yang kini bersekolah di SMA Khusus Wanita Kartovik menjalani kehidupan barunya sebagai seorang siswi, serta dirapalkan menjadi gadis penyihir yang diharuskan menjalani berbagai macam misi yang diperintahkan pihak sekolah. Salah satu misi ternyata berhasil mempertemukannya dengan teman masa lalunya, Floria yang kini sudah jadi gadis penyihir Vitania. “Apa yang terjadi padamu, Flo?" Pertemuan Alisa dengan teman masa lalunya itu meninggalkan sebuah misteri besar tentang apa yang sebenarnya terjadi antara Karelia dan Vitania. Akankah mereka berhasil mengungkap misteri tersebut dan membawa perdamaian bagi negaranya?

Eighteen-year Lyle of the Blood Moon pack was devastated when the man she loved more than her life left her for another woman. Her heart became numb with pain and she grew colder. She vowed never to fall in love. Until... She met her competitor and enemy, the ruthless, dark and mysterious Alpha Ryder of the Silver Moon pack. During the course of events, she has to stick with him in order to stay safe. On a mission of life and death, Ryder finds himself protecting the pup. With a heart made of steel, he resists her attraction. Will Lyle be able to give herself another chance? Will Alpha Ryder get attracted to the pup? With enemies around them, can they deny their natural instincts—or will they succumb to their fate?

Sarah Willow, a sweet girl, born into the lowliest of ranks has always wanted a happily ever after. She believed she had found it when destiny brought Alpha Ryder, her fated mate to her. But her fairytale was short lived when her protector turns out to be her worst nightmare. Shattered and broken by his betrayal, Sarah vows to make him feel every bit of pain she had felt. But there’s a thin line between love and hate. As the line is crossed severally in her encounter with Ryder, will Sarah be able to stick to her plan? Or will she fall back to buried memories? Will she be willingly to love again, despite her past? Or will her thirst for revenge get the better part?

Maharani, gadis muda yang sengaja merantau kekota untuk melanjutkan pendidikannya. Namun kehidupannya mulai kacau saat Ia bertemu dengan Bos pemilik cafe tempatnya bekerja yang bernama Abimanyu. Pasalnya, Abimanyu mulai jatuh hati pada maharani dan bersi keras untuk menjadikannya sebagai istri ketiga. Keinginan tersebut tentu ditolak oleh maharani, dan imbas dari penolakan tersebut Ia selalu dihantui oleh teror yang selalu dibuntuti oleh orang - orang suruhan Abimanyu. Hingga akhirnya Ia ditolong oleh dosennya (Anggita Prameswari) dan mengajak Maharani untuk tinggal bersama di rumahnya. Entah suatu kebetulan atau apa, Anggita memang sudah lama ingin sekali mendekatkan Maharani pada Suaminya (Raga Mahendra). Mengingat usianya kini memang sudah tak lagi lama karena penyakit yang sedang diderita olehnya. Dengan kondisi inilah Anggita seolah memanfaatkan situasi agar Maharani dan juga Raga dapat saling mengenal dan berharap Maharani dapat menjadi istri pengganti untuk suaminya dan juga ibu bagi kedua putranya. Kehidupannya yang seakan sudah tenang pasca lepasnya teror dari Abimanyu, kini dilema besar kembali melanda Maharani. Rasanya Ia ingin menolak lagi seperti yang Ia lakukan pada Abimanyu. Namun kini Ia terbentur oleh rasa hutang budi yang besar hingga membuatnya merasa bersalah jika menolak permintaan dari Anggita. Ditambah lagi, jauh diidalam hatinya Ia menyimpan rasa terhadap seseorang bernama Faza Adyatma yang selama ini Ia pendam dan tak tersampaikan. Akankah Maharani mengikuti kata hatinya untuk menolak pernikahannya dengan Raga demi dapat bersatu dengan Faza? Ataukah Ia akan merelakan takdirnya untuk hidup bersama dengan orang yang tidak dicintainya sebagai istri pengganti untuk membalas hutang budi pada dosennya?

“What did you say, little omega? I didn’t quite hear you.” Grayson rushed after me and growled; he yanked me roughly by the hair and pulled me back to face him. Then grabbing me by the scruff of the neck. I didn’t whimper or make a sound. I looked down at the ground, careful not to meet his glare. I knew that would make him more furious and I had learnt not to do that a long time ago. I could feel the eyes of the cafeteria on me, waiting for my response. My heart raced in my chest as Grayson's grip tightened on my neck. But I refused to show any weakness. That is what he wanted—weakness to show how powerful he was. But he would never be as powerful as his brothers or the Alpha and he knew it. "I said you don't have the right to treat others like dirt, Grayson," I repeated, my voice loud and clear for everyone around us to hear. Eliza is nothing more than an omega at the Creek Pack. All her life she has been treated badly by everyone especially the Alpha quadruplets and the Beta’s daughter. Determined to leave as soon as she turns eighteen, she soon realises that the moon goddess has other plans for her. How will Eliza react when she finds out that she is mated to the alpha quadruplets who made it their mission to destroy her life from day one. Will they regret their actions and claim Eliza as theirs? Or will Eliza stick to her plans and leave her mates and Creek pack for good?