Arti Alter Ego

Seni sastra adalah sesuatu yang indah dan mendamaikan hatinya, tetapi sosok Bintang lah yang selalu jadi sumber terangnya. Di mata Cinta yang terlahir dari kasta pembantu, Bintang adalah sosok mustahil yang tak mungkin digapai. Cinta hanya bisa melukiskan indahnya hanya dengan bait-bait puisi yang dibuatnya secara diam-diam. Alur cintanya mulai berubah kala sahabatnya " Sang Berandal" mulai menawarkan kontrak pada gadis culun nan polos yang tak paham apa itu makna cinta. Sebuah kontrak bergaransi seumur hidup yang mengajarinya arti cinta. Sebuah perjanjian di mana Cinta akan berguru selama setahun penuh secara "gratis" supaya bisa mendapatkan pujaan hatinya : Bintang Alexander Zulkarnsen, anak konglomerat —juragan sapi— terkenal yang tingkat keangkuhannya lebih tinggi dari gunung Everest. Tiga syaratnya terdengar begitu mudah. Yang pertama, tak boleh berkata tidak apapun situasinya. Yang kedua, tak boleh mengganti target. Dan yang terakhir : tidak boleh jatuh cinta pada mentornya. Jika Cinta melanggar salah satu syarat : ia harus membayar satu miliyar rupiah pada sang mentor.

Kisah ini tentang manusia yang fobia dan gila akan cinta. Atisha Namira, dokter muda yang menyembunyikan kecantikannya untuk menjaga kehormatannya dan menghindari tatapan mesum kaum pria. Atisha harus terlibat dengan drama pernikahan yang dirancang oleh Raffan Ardian Ghifari akibat sebuah insiden. Cowok yang dituduh gay karena tidak tertarik ataupun suka pada perempuan manapun. Raffan menikahi Atisha demi menyelamatkan harga dirinya. Siapa sangka pernikahan itu mulai berhasil menumbuhkan rasa diantara mereka, namun kebahagiaan mereka tak sempurna, karena Raffan tak mampu memberikan nafkah batin. Saat mereka berjuang bersama untuk melawan trauma Raffan demi memiliki keturunan. Namun takdir nampaknya sedang bermain-main. Semua harapan mereka lenyap tersapu oleh nestapa. Pada akhirnya Atisha kehilangan belahan jiwanya. Tak sampai disitu, Atisha juga terpaksa harus menghadapi tingkah Rayyan Arkana Ghifari, adik iparnya yang merupakan playboy tengil yang buta akan komitmen dan tak paham arti kesetiaan, naasnya pria itu adalah suami barunya. Saat takdir mengikat mereka, bagaimana cinta merasuk hingga ke relung hati.

Having survived the deadly trials of Lyria and uncovered the haunting legacy of her ancestors, Maerwynn now faces a reality far more terrifying—a war brewing beyond the realms. She has transformed into a powerful being, but with her newfound immortality and role as the seventh stone, Maerwynn’s existence holds the key to maintaining Lyria's fragile peace. Alongside Valen, the Elusive High Lord who ignites both fury and passion within her, Maerwynn must wield her powers in ways she never imagined. Yet as they prepare for war against Kyante, the cruel queen of Hadeon, Maerwynn realizes that victory comes with perilous demands. A prophecy looms over her, foretelling betrayal, sacrifice, and a battle that will reshape everything she has come to cherish. As enemies close in and allies grow suspicious of her power, Maerwynn and Valen embark on a treacherous journey to build alliances, reclaim a weapon of immense strength, and face the horrors of Hadeon’s armies. Amidst bloodshed and treachery, In this heart-wrenching climax, Maerwynn makes an impossible choice that will forever alter her, the High Lord she loves, and the fate of both worlds. *** BOOK 2 in the AETHER series. If you haven't read the Book 1- " Court of Fae and ruin", please do so, or nothing in this book would make sense. Xoxo

“Is Batman my daddy?” my son Jackson pipes up from the back seat. Of course not! But telling him that his father is Asher Giordano, leader of New York’s deadliest mafia empire is out of the question. He found us anyway. “What have you done with Jackson?” I demand. “My son?” Asher asks calmly, looking around my small apartment disdainfully. “The one you’ve been hiding from me and forcing to live in this…pigeonhole?” Our son, not yours. “You’re the one who left me at the alter without as much as a ‘see you later’. If you left me a forwarding address to contact you at, I must have missed it.” Asher regards me coldly. I don’t know this man. The boy I fell in love with was warm, giving and open. This man in front of me is frostier than the arctic with his glacial eyes. “I know you know who I am and what I’m capable of, so don’t try anything stupid, Emmeline. There’s nowhere you can run where I can’t find you.” “Gosh, Asher, that’s like a line straight out of a movie. Have you been practicing delivering it in front of a mirror?”

As I walk towards the man waiting for me at the alter, I had tears in my eyes. This was'nt the usual kind of tears of joy, it was a tears that comes with pains. Ever since my dream of becoming a plastic surgeon got crashed due to poor financies, I took up another dream to become a popular chef and get married to the man of my dreams, but here I was getting married to a man I know nothing about, he's not just an ordinary man, but a ruthless billionaire and a CEO to one of the biggest food companies in America. Not like I was being forced to get married to him, I willing accepted his proposal. Having a long time boyfriend who broke my heart to the deepest and also a younger sister who needs immediate surgery, I had no choice but to accept his proposal inorder to save my younger sister's life. I looked at my mom and sister and in their faces lies a lot of happiness. They'd think I'm getting married to the man I love, not knowing I'm getting married to my worst nightmare. Will I ever find happiness while living with him, that I couldn't tell, but I'm ready to dance to the beating of the music if is the only way I can be able to save my sister, who means so much to me....

Nayara Adeline, seorang wanita sosialita kaya raya, hidupnya berubah drastis ketika perusahaan keluarganya bangkrut. Semua harta disita, teman-teman sosialitanya menjauh, bahkan tunangannya pergi begitu saja. Tanpa pilihan lain, Nayara pergi ke sebuah desa terpencil yang jauh dari hiruk pikuk kota, berharap bisa menenangkan diri sekaligus mencari tempat tinggal murah. Di desa itu, Nayara bertemu dengan Arga Dirgantara, seorang pria misterius yang ternyata adalah CEO muda perusahaan raksasa. Namun, Arga sengaja bersembunyi di desa untuk menghindari media dan tekanan bisnis. Pertemuan mereka justru terjadi dengan cara memalukan—Nayara yang baru belajar hidup sederhana terjatuh ke sawah saat membawa belanjaan, dan menimpa Arga yang kebetulan lewat dengan sepeda tuanya. Sejak saat itu, hubungan keduanya penuh dengan kesalahpahaman kocak, perdebatan konyol, dan momen romantis tak terduga. Perlahan, Arga melihat sisi tulus Nayara yang tersembunyi di balik sifat manja dan gengsi. Sementara Nayara belajar arti kehidupan, persahabatan, dan cinta sejati dari sosok pria yang selama ini hanya dikenal dunia sebagai "bos besar" dingin tanpa hati.

"I want your body Rose..." He said leaning against his office chair.. Her grey orbs widened at his blunt words... " I am not your whore, boss..." She tried to keep her face straight not wanting to show him any kind of emotions... "I know, let's make a deal, you give me what I want and in return I will give you something which you desire the most... Tell me Rose What do you want..." She just stared at his evil smirking face... " I want Freedom..." She replied and his smirking face turned into shocked one... ************************** Damian knight a cold and ruthless mafia boss who wants a strong willed girl for himself, but when he found her, he realised that it's actually next to impossible to have her... What will he do to taste this forbidden fruit, will he be able to have her or will she refuse to become his... How would Damian react when her cold behaviour will stomp on his ego again and again... welcome to the journey of two dark souls...

Stubborn, secretive and an impossible flirt, Ashton Pierce has all the qualities that should prompt Hayley Barclay to run a mile away from him. Maybe the bad boy aura he exudes is too much for her to resist! Orphaned at thirteen, Ashton would have gone astray had Daniel Van Every, his best friend’s father, not adopted him and brought him home. Ever since, a close relationship develops between him and the Van Every children, Alexander and Alyssa. As Alyssa close friend, Hayley meets Ashton almost every day. Can she resist his charm? With a mile-wide ego, Ashton refuses to acknowledge Hayley who is six years younger. Even when they grow up, Ashton doesn’t “do" dating, especially not with a multi-billionairess, who’s the sole heiress to her family’s fortune. What happens when Hayley grows up into a bombshell? What happens when she pursues him every where? What happens when the dark secrets of his past doesn’t affect her? Can he resist her? Read this fifth book of the temptation series to find out!

Damien Etheridge has all that a man ever wishes to have: money, fame, and god-gifted looks. He is the future CEO of Etheridge Logistics and is known to be of cold-hearted businessman and out of business life, he is a famous playboy who is never found with the same woman for more than a month and it led him to be called one month prince. He was happily living his life his way until his father interrupted and left him with two options. Settling down in life and inheriting the business fortune or losing it all. This made him irritated to the core and as if it wasn’t already bad enough, Eden McBride, the girl his father chose for him, showed no interest in marrying him. His ego larger than his life was definitely bruised but on second thought she would be the perfect one to play his fake fiancee role. Things were going as per he planned until it wasn’t anymore. He was supposed to find a way out to have his life his way again but what he didn’t count in the equation was Eden growing on him and a thread alluring him to her like an addict to his drug....

Siapa yang tidak mengenal Ankara Fonix? Seorang CEO termuda dari Fonix Group yang merupakan perusahaan terbesar di Indonesia. Harta, tahta, dan wanita adalah tiga hal yang tidak lepas dari Angkara. Pesona yang kuat, membuatnya selalu mendapatkan hal yang ia inginkan. Namun, semua menjadi kacau saat mama yang sangat ia sayangi memaksanya untuk mengenalkan seorang wanita sebagai kekasih. Ankara yang selalu menganggap dirinya terlalu sempurna untuk dimiliki, membuat ia tidak pernah menjalin hubungan serius dengan wanita. Hingga akhirnya, sebuah ide gila tercetus dalam benaknya saat bertemu Alena Mariolo. Seorang wanita yang tidak goyah oleh pesona Ankara. Ego yang terusik dan permintaan mendesak mamanya, membuat Ankara melakukan berbagai cara agar Alena bertekuk lutut padanya. Termasuk dengan kontrak 1M yang menjadi awal mula hubungan mereka. Lantas, bagaimana kisah kedepannya? Akankah mereka terus berhubungan di atas kontrak bernilai 1M? Atau justru berakhir dengan hal yang tidak terduga?