Amartya Sen

“Kalau aku booking satu minggu berapa tarifmu?” Ivanka Katleya terkejut saat tahu pria yang memesannya hari ini adalah Alvan Abbiya, salah satu dosen yang terkenal killer di kampusnya. Thea menolak dan berpikir jika Alvan sengaja memesan untuk menjebaknya kemudian melaporkan pekerjaan sambilannya sebagai call girl ke pihak kampus. Alhasil dia akan dikeluarkan dari kampus karena mencemarkan nama baik kampus. Namun, ternyata dugaan Thea salah. Alvan menyewa jasanya untuk menyamar sebagai kekasihnya. Keluarga Alvan percaya dan parahnya lagi, hari itu juga mereka langsung dinikahkan.

Claire, seorang mahasiswi seni rupa, melakukan kesalahan terbesar dalam hidupnya. Awalnya, ia hanya ingin merasakan satu malam kebebasan setelah dipaksa menikah dengan pria tua demi melunasi hutang adiknya — semua karena desakan orang tuanya. Pria yang tidur dengannya di malam itu ternyata Devon Atmawidjaya, seorang pematung yang jadi dosen tamu selama dua semester di fakultas seni rupa tempat Claire berkuliah. Mati-matian, Claire menampik pesona Devon, tetapi semuanya sia-sia. Dia jatuh juga ke pelukan dosennya sendiri, padahal Claire sudah bertunangan dengan pria pilihan orangtuanya! Mereka lantas terperosok ke dalam hubungan rahasia yang berbahaya. Ketika Claire sudah mempercayai Devon sepenuh hati, sebuah rahasia di masa lalu pria itu terkuak. Rahasia yang mampu menghancurkan hubungan mereka. “Seumur hidup, aku belum pernah tidur dengan sembarang wanita." Pria itu mengedipkan satu matanya. “Dan ini,” pria itu lalu mengeluarkan lembaran uang dari dompetnya, menaruhnya di atas selimut yang membungkus tubuh Claire. “Hanya segitu uang cash yang kupunya. Kalau ternyata kurang, tulis saja nomor rekeningmu, nanti aku transfer. Thanks for last night. Servismu memuaskan,” Kedua bola mata Claire langsung melebar. “Hei! Aku bukan pelacur!” [Mature 21+]

Antara impian dan pembayara budi. Bukan keinginanku untuk bisa memilih keduanya atau menyingkirkan salah satu di antara mereka. Hingga pada akhirnya aku sadar, jika kedua hal tersebut bukanlah sesuatu untuk di pilih.

Kiana Zahira Mayora terpaksa mendaftarkan dirinya di sebuah aplikasi penyewaan rahim karena orangtuanya berniat menjualnya ke seorang rentenir. Hanya saja, siapa sangka yang menyewanya dan mengharuskan Kirana menjadi istri kedua itu adalah dosennya sendiri dan istrinya?! Apakah Kiana mampu bertahan di rumah yang mengharuskan dirinya menjadi sosok yang tidak dianggap?

The story of the three D'Angelo sisters unfolds. Each harbors a story worth a thousand tales, embarking on an odyssey of the soul. Meet Angela D'Angelo, our braveheart. The firstborn among the D'Angelo women, she's got three king brothers overshadowing her, can you believe that? Yet, she stands tall, fighting for her love, clashing with societal norms, wrestling with royal duties, and facing down the peace treaties that could alter her path. And then there's Elisa, sweet, gentle Elisa, the middle sister. Her journey? Not an easy one. She's got trials to face, heartache to bear, and a man's hardened heart to soften. And she'll do it all with grace. Lastly, there's Asteria, the youngest, the most potent, ethereal in her beauty. She has a healing touch, mending the soul-scars of her mate. And the Goddess? She's entrusted Asteria with a sacred mission. These three? They'll rise. They'll find their way. And all while standing on the brink of a human-supernatural war!

DAILY UPDATE — I don't love you. — I muttered. He set his wine aside and stood up, slowly closing the distance between us, and with his fingertips he touched my chin, his gaze wandering to my mouth and then lingering on my eyes. — I don't love you either, princess, and I don't intend to. He said those words with complete coldness and walked away sitting down again and it infuriated me. — Why fight a tournament for my hand then? All this because I'm a princess? — I asked like a shot. — You are a Lancaster princess and I need a worthy heir. — I wish my uterus was dry as the desert sands, Commander. He glared at me and I saw a flash of anger in his black eyes, but at the same instant he hid it and put his cynical smile in place. — So in that case we would have to try many times, dear, until your uterus becomes less dry. I would try for the rest of my life even. — He countered maliciously. In a tournament by the hand of Princess Helena Lancaster her destiny to cross with John Chase, a fearsome commander and warrior, with a peculiar personality. He was everything she detested, possessive, audacious, authoritarian, and dominant in the extreme, and he was the who had the best chance of winning the tournament for her hand. But John Chase was much more than a commander of Corvo Island, he was hiding a dark secret that would change her life forever. An island full of mysterious men, with their own secrets and conflicts, and she would be their lady, soon Helena would discover that a great danger lurks on the island, could she trust her husband to protect her?

Ava William, one member of The Alchemist. A famous band where she is the vocalist of the group. Ava does not believe in the word ‘love’ because of the unpleasant experiences she had five years ago. To her, the meaning of that word was not good. She never used to be like that, but because of the man she loved but only hurt her, she changed her look at the word with bitterness. Liam Browns, the man Ava met and loved, but hurt her and leave. Liam traded her for money for his own benefit. He loves Ava, but there are only things that really need to be sacrificed just so as not to ruin Ava’s career with the rest of her band. Ava doesn’t know Liam’s real reason, because the young man prefers to keep quiet. He persevered abroad and when he got up; he returned to the country to talk to Ava. Will Ava allow the two of them to talk? No matter what Liam has to say, will she listen to such intense anger and hatred she feels for her ex-boyfriend? What will Liam do to restore Ava’s trust? Is there any hope for the two of them to get along and get back together? Will anger and hatred prevail over the love that Ava tries to hide and deny for Liam?

Pernikahan yang tiba-tiba digelar membuat pria ini tidak begitu peduli dengan istrinya. Namun, setelah pertemuan pertamanya membuatnya mau untuk sedikit membuka diri, tetapi saat berhasil ditaklukan, tanpa dia sadari, dia telah membuat istrinya terluka. Sikap kekanak-kanakan istrinya justru selalu membuatnya membuatnya kecanduan dengan sosok itu. Namun sayang banyak luka yang dia torehkan.

“I, Rhys Blackford, reject you, Felza Blackford, as my chosen mate.” His words felt like sharp blades slicing through my body, and I couldn't seem to stop those knives or the words from penetrating me. “Rhy…Rhys! Don't do this,” I croaked out shamelessly, even after catching him with his destined mate. I know this all seems confusing, but yeah, I caught my mate and husband with his destined mate in our bedroom, and he chose the cowardly way of punishing me for his sins by rejecting me. “We vowed to never hurt each other, Rhys! Even if we meet our destined mates,” I reminded him, standing up straight and looking into his eyes. “It was before meeting her, but now that I know the feeling of a real mate bond, I don't want you anymore,” he threw the words carelessly with indifference. I know the Moon goddess paired mates to have a symphony in packs, but sometimes bonds and destiny didn't stand a chance in front of true love and soulmates. But now I know it's bullshit because the so-called true love and soulmate kicked me to the ground and ruined me.

“Sin dumme-maranii. Maran dumme-Sinia.” All Sins are humans; all humans are Sins. The king’s curse made it impossible to detect a Sin’s existence. One cannot be born as a Sin and a Sin cannot give birth to a Sin. It cannot be controlled by anyone nor anything. Only fate will determine. The moment all Sins turned to ash, stories and theories about them spread like wild fire. Through the mist of misleading plots and opinions, only a few people truthfully know what really happed at that moment. Twenty years after the king passed, a young man was able to find out that he was a Sin. He claims to be the reincarnation of the late king as he had visions of the past. Relying on his instincts and trusting his visions, he travelled the world in search of Sins like him to resurrect the wrecked honor of the fallen angels. He was able to find some and that’s when the new era of reborn Sins began. The young man became the new king of Sins. Together, they searched for Sins all over the world and began to form a new union that will protect and guide Sins to be able to live alongside humans. The cycle went on until another tragedy occurred which disintegrated the foundations of the union. Twenty years from the present, the king was rumored to be killed by an alliance that were in charge of capturing Sins for experimentation. To this day, Sins are in hiding. Sins try hard to live unnoticed by anyone. My name is Rayne Martin and I am one of them. I am a Sin. ..