Anne Arundel County Public Library

Anne Putri Atmaja, putri tunggal seorang konglomerat yang tertimpa nasib buruk sejak meninggalnya kedua orang tuanya. Keduanya meninggal dunia dalam sebuah kecelakaan mobil saat perjalanan dari Jakarta ke Bogor. Kecelakaan itu pula telah membuat Anne harus kehilangan pendengarannya, yang membuat dirinya harus memakai alat bantu dengar. Tapi di sisi lain, Anne merasa beruntung ketika menyadari bahwa sang mama yang telah meninggal, jauh hari sebelumnya telah menyiapkan jodoh dan keluarga baik untuk masa depannya kelak. Rintangan apa saja yang harus Anne dan Hanzel lalui untuk bisa bersatu? Silahkan simak di dalam novel ini

“Beta Andre is my mate?… Oh moon goddess why?” Lillian is a Doctor who had left the pack when she was fifteen. An high school student who was opportune to be in the same institution with the sons of the Alpha and beta—Drake and Andre, with their best friend, Lucas. Despite their social class and untouchable status, she found herself falling deeper and deeper for Drake—the son of the Alpha, which led her to make an unbelievable mistake that made her life in the school and pack so unbearable that she had to relocate to a faraway pack to start her life anew. After some time, she was required to return to where it all started, back to the nightmare she had been running from all her life and had intended to do so quietly until everything came crashing down when she stumbled on her fated mate and she was then torn between the one her heart truly desires and the one meant for her heart. But fate and matters of the heart may be delayed, but can never be denied. This is a story of passion and intense emotions…of pain and regret…..of pure love and patience interwoven in every word, sentences and character and a question boldly hanging over it; Can one successfully decides one’s fate, not minding the one destined for him?

Anne believed her toughest battles were juggling school, family, and her secret martial arts training. But when her family’s shadowy past begins to surface, she’s thrust into a perilous world where every step brings new dangers. Determined to uncover the truth about her identity, Anne embarks on a journey fraught with difficult choices. As the line between ally and enemy fades, she must decide who to trust—and how much she’s willing to sacrifice to safeguard the ones she loves.

I stood at his foot, looking him over. The way he kept up his arms, made the muscles of his arms bulge, leaving those on his abdomen flexed. He looked like a model posing for a casual photo. Just then, a disturbing thought entered my head as I stared at his body. I closed my eyes and shook my head to expunge the illicit thought that crept into it but the thought became vivid behind the darkness. I flipped them open and stared at him again. Then throwing caution and the thought of the dreadful future out the window, I crouched on all fours and crawled on both sides of him till I was face to face with his chest. Slowly, I laid my body on top of his, placed my palms on his chest, and rested my jaws on it. The body contact sent warmth and something sweet up and down my body, going to rest on its usual place below my waist. He still had his eyes closed but I knew he was awake because his face slowly lit up in a beautiful smile, then ever so leisurely, his arms slid down and wrapped around my waist.

Anne, seorang gadis cerdas berusia 18 tahun. Seorang putri dari kerajaan Arambella. Anne adalah anak pertama dari sang penguasa Arambella. Semenjak kematian ibunya, Anne terasingkan. Itu semua karena ulah permeisuri baru, yang merupakan istri dari Ayahnya. Permeisuri begitu ketakutan disaat reputasi Princess Anne yang hebat di mata rakyat Arambella. Sedangkan reputasi putranya sangat buruk di rakyat Arambella, bahkan rakyat meminta Raja untuk membuat Princess Anne menjadi penerus kerjaan Arambella. Karena hal itu, permeisuri merencanakan kejahatan yang luas biasa dengan memfitnah Princess Anne dan membuat hidup Anne merubah drastis. Reputasinya terancam oleh perangkap mematikan permeisuri terhadap saudara tirinya, Putra Mahkota Albert. Princess Anne dituduh meracuni putra mahkota. Anne menghadapi eksekusi. Tapi saat dirinya sudah siap menghadapi hukuman kematiannya. Anne menyadari bahwa dia telah kembali ke masa lalu, satu tahun sebelum kematian tragisnya itu terjadi. Princess Anne memulai perjalanan untuk mencapai misi balas dendamnya. Paman dari pihak ibunya mengatakan. Ada 1 orang yang akan membuatnya bisa mencapai tujuannya yaitu Duke Sinclair. "Dia adalah pria misterius. Panglima Jenderal perang yang sangat di hormati dan ditakuti. Dia tidak pernah tertarik dengan wanita, pria itu hanya tertarik dengan darah kemenangan saja." Anne menyadari hanya pria itu yang bisa membuka jalannya untuk membalaskan dendam dari semua rasa sakit yang dirinya alami. "Aku akan mengoda pria itu dan membuatnya jatuh cinta kepadaku. Aku akan merayu pria itu dengan kepintaran dan tubuhku ini. Aku akan melakukan apapun untuk mencapai tujuanku, Paman!" "Apa tujuan mu, Anne?" "Menjadi Ratu dari kerajaan Arambella!!"

That very night, she had lost everything, her parents and her sight, her life was no longer normal. It was a blur, a lonely blur. Autumn always thought her life was on repeat after her sight was taken away from her. She had no one but her best friend and the man that came and changed her life. Never in her life, she would've thought that someone would want to share their life with a blind woman like her. But there he was, Michael Adams, a rich well-known CEO. A man that has women worshipping the floor that he walks on. "He could've chosen any woman," she thought, but on that particular day, when his car almost ran her over. He chose her. He chose a blind woman. He chose Autumn Alexis

Everyone has gathered around to play games together. The current game requires all players to transfer red wine to each other via our mouths. Before my fiance, Teodoro Lamperti, is able to transfer the wine to me, his female best friend, Cristina Ghedini, shoves me away before kissing him on the mouth right away. "What are you doing? Today is Serafina's big day, you know!" Teodoro might be complaining on the outside, yet he's patting Cristina gently on the back. The atmosphere in the villa becomes eerily silent. Everyone stares at me as I sit on the floor in a wretched manner. Cristina merely smiles nonchalantly. Then, she leans against Teodoro's shoulder. "Don't be so petty, Serafina. Teodor and I are as thick as thieves since we were kids. We're used to sharing everything together." Teodoro begins advising me as well. "It's just a game, Serafina. You've always been gracious, haven't you? Don't act like a sore loser." Everyone thinks that I'll explode into rage and flip the table of food over, like I had done in the past. But this time, I just draw to my feet and take off the engagement ring. Then, I slide it onto Cristina's finger. "This ring is yours now. Congratulations on your marriage. Remember to invite me to your wedding."

Eight years after I married that award-winning actor, he publicly declared he was dating the top starlet, Celine James. He even posted a picture of the two of them celebrating their adopted “baby’s” birthday. I did not call him to interrogate him as usual. Instead, he hurriedly explained, “It’s just a pet we adopted. As its ‘dad’, I have to be there for its birthday.” I said calmly, “Rather than adopting a furbaby, why don’t we get a divorce? Then you can have an actual baby with her.”

At our bachelor party, Harry Cole, my fiance and I played Truth or Dare with his friends. We spun the bottle, and it stopped in front of Joanna, a woman he had known since childhood. The dare was to do the deed with the person placed right next to you, and Harry had been sitting beside her the entire evening. Feeling uncomfortable, I quickly said, “Why don’t you just pick Truth instead of Dare?” Joanna, however, did not back down. She sent me a look full of contempt and replied, “Don’t be such a prude, Suzie. It’s not that big of a deal. If I don’t mind, why should you?” She then looked at Harry. “Do you mind, Harry?” Everyone around us started cheering them on. Someone said, “Suzie can’t have fun to save her own life. If Harry doesn’t want to, I will gladly do it. Pick me, Joanna!” I grabbed Harry’s hand and turned to leave, but he flung my hand off. “What about Joanna? She has no one to help her if I leave. We’re about to get married, Suzie. Can’t I have one last night of freedom?” After saying that, he pinned Joanna under him, and his friends just cheered even more. I stared at him and Joanna. At that moment, I no longer saw a future for us.

I suffered from a skin condition. I scratched myself in the library, and millions of netizens spammed my private inbox. Only then did I find out that a girl accused me of harassing her. I took out my diagnostic report to defend my innocence, but the girl cried pitifully. “You really know how to make an excuse for yourself! How could someone innocent like me frame you?” Even my elder brother spoke up for her! “Why would she frame you of all people? Can’t you take a look at yourself?” I could not bear the cyberbullying, and I died from a sudden heart attack the day before the court hearing. My grandfather could not accept my death, and he collapsed into a coma. My parents cut off ties with my brother before they committed suicide at home. Meanwhile, the girl did not just successfully make her way into graduate school, but she also dug open my grave and used my ashes to make fireworks. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day when she had asked me to reserve a seat in the library.