Arti Bored

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.

Hera Tuazon is a young adult who thinks her life is such a failure. She works in a desktop job where her co-workers and boss mistreat her. She hates fairytales and never believe to such things. With that, love never crosses to her mind, and she manage to be an alpha in her whole life. She had a younger sister whose very fond of fairytale, and is so addicted to a particular story book entitled 'Queen Xena'. One day, out of bored, Hera tried reading the book her sister love, and started dreaming about it for days. She then got into an accident, and woke up to a very unfamiliar place. She then discovered that she might had entered the book, and became Queen Xena herself, and unexpectedly, the King turns out to be the person she hated the most, her boss. On the other hand, Xena is a noble lady who look exactly like Hera. She got forced to be married with the future King as a payment for their family's debt or else the royal family will beheaded her parents. She end up falling in love with the young King but the King hated her as her family was the reason for his past lover's death. What will happen if Xena will suddenly turn into a different person whose not interested with the King?

Rahayu, seorang wanita tangguh yang hidupnya penuh perjuangan, meninggal dunia akibat sebuah kecelakaan tragis. Saat membuka mata kembali, ia terbangun dalam tubuh seorang pria bernama Radit — seorang pengangguran dari keluarga miskin yang kehidupannya hancur akibat kesalahan besar di masa lalu. Radit adalah lelaki yang dulu memperkosa Velia Anindya Prameswari, wanita kaya raya, hingga pernikahan mereka terjadi tanpa cinta. Sejak hari itu, rumah tangga mereka dingin, penuh kebencian, dan tak berperasaan. Radit justru memanfaatkan kekayaan Velia untuk berfoya-foya, menelantarkan anak mereka Arkana yang baru berusia tiga tahun, dan melupakan ayahnya yang sakit serta keluarganya sendiri. Namun kini, jiwa Radit sudah tak lagi sama. Rahayu yang menempati tubuh itu menolak menjadi suami jahat dan ayah gagal seperti Radit. Ia bertekad menebus dosa-dosa yang pernah diperbuat tubuh ini. Dengan ketulusan, kerja keras, dan cinta yang tak pernah diberikan Radit sebelumnya, Rahayu perlahan mengubah segalanya: Ia mulai bekerja keras demi membuktikan diri, bukannya mengandalkan harta Velia. Ia belajar menjadi ayah bagi Arka, yang selama ini hanya mengenal dinginnya sosok ayah. Ia merangkul kembali keluarganya yang terluka karena ulah Radit. Ia mencoba merebut kembali kepercayaan Velia, meski hati wanita itu telah beku. Perjalanan ini tidak mudah. Masa lalu Radit yang kelam terus menghantuinya—teman-teman buruk, keluarga Velia yang memandang rendah, serta jejak luka yang terlalu dalam. Tetapi, setiap langkah kecil menuju perubahan perlahan mengikis kebencian, membuka ruang harapan, dan mengajarkan arti cinta sejati. Di balik semua itu, Rahayu menyadari bahwa kesempatan kedua yang diberikan padanya bukan untuk mengulang kehidupan, melainkan untuk menebus kesalahan orang lain dan menemukan arti hidup yang sesungguhnya. Apakah Velia mampu memaafkan? Apakah Arka bisa benar-benar memanggilnya “Ayah” dengan bangga? Dan bagaimana akhir dari rahasia transmigrasi ini ketika kebenarannya terbongkar?

Lyra Watson, seorang wanita kaya yang dikhianati oleh tunangan dan sahabatnya, menemukan dirinya terlempar ke tahun 2004, dua puluh tahun sebelum hidupnya hancur. Di masa lalu, dia harus beradaptasi dengan kehidupan remaja yang pernah dia jalani, namun dengan kebijaksanaan dan pengalaman pahit dari masa depannya. Dia bertemu William Hawkins, seorang pria yang berbeda dari apa yang dia bayangkan, dan jatuh cinta. Namun, rahasia keluarga yang kelam dan tipu daya tunangannya yang haus kekuasaan mengancam untuk menghancurkan harapan Lyra dan membawanya kembali ke takdir yang kelam. Dalam perjalanannya untuk memperbaiki masa depan, Lyra harus belajar menerima dirinya sendiri, mengatasi masa lalunya, dan menemukan kekuatan untuk menulis ulang takdirnya, termasuk menemukan arti cinta sejati.

Sebuah perjalanan seorang pemuda tanpa ambisi dan hasrat bernama Razzara. Dia dan keempat temannya secara tidak sengaja ter teleportasi ke dunia fantasi dan sihir. Razzara dan teman-temannya harus bertahan hidup dan beradaptasi di dunia baru ini sembari mencari cara untuk dapat kembali ke dunia asalnya di Bumi, yang pada saat itu sedang mengalami krisis diinvasi oleh monster dari dunia lain. Selama perjalanannya, hidup Razzara mengalami perubahan, dia menemukan arti dari persahabatan dan cinta sejatinya. Namun semuanya tidak selalu berjalan mudah, Razzara harus dihadapkan dengan kenyataan dibalik kebenaran mengenai peristiwa dibalik teleportasinya dan hubungan masa lalu Razzara dengan dunia fantasi. Dia harus merasakan pahitnya penghianatan, kematian, konspirasi dan kekejaman di dunia fantasi, yang membuat persahabatan dan cintanya teruji.

“Kamu nyakitin aku dengan alasan kamu sakit hati? Kamu bener-bener jahat, Rayan.” Ucap Nayra sedih. Nayra, perempuan cantik dan beruntung. Hidup Nayra berjalan sesuai dengan arti namanya. Namun, semua berubah ketika usianya menginjak 25 tahun. Nayra diminta orang tuanya bertunangan dengan laki-laki tampan, anak dari sahabat baik mereka. Tapi siapa sangka jika laki-laki itu seseorang dari masa lalunya. Narayan Sadewa. Nasib baik ataukah buruk, kembali mempertemukannya Rayan? Cinta pertama Nayra yang sembilan tahun lalu harus berpisah karena suatu keadaan. Keadaan begitu berbeda sekarang. Laki-laki itu berubah menjadi sosok yang dingin, menyebalkan, dan skeptis. Haruskah Nayra bertahan dengan perjodohan ini atau memilih pergi bersama seseorang yang jelas mencintainya dengan tulus, yang selalu ada membersamainya dalam keadaan apapun, Noah?

Di sebuah kota yang jarang tidur, Nadia, seorang wanita karier berusia 28 tahun, menjalani hidupnya dengan ambisi besar. Namun, di balik pencapaiannya, ada kehampaan yang tak bisa ia pahami. Hingga suatu malam, ia bertemu dengan Reza—seorang pria penuh misteri dengan tatapan yang sulit diabaikan. Percakapan mereka yang awalnya biasa perlahan berubah menjadi permainan penuh godaan. Malam semakin larut, dan batas antara logika serta hasrat mulai memudar. Nadia terhanyut dalam pengalaman yang mengguncang tubuh dan pikirannya. Namun, di balik keintiman itu, ada rahasia besar yang disembunyikan Reza. Apakah pertemuan mereka hanya sekadar pelampiasan, ataukah malam itu menjadi awal dari sesuatu yang lebih dalam? Novel ini bukan hanya menghadirkan kisah penuh gairah, tetapi juga menyelami perjalanan psikologis tokoh dalam memahami kebebasan, hasrat, dan arti keintiman yang sesungguhnya.

“I reject you as my mate and the Luna of the pack.” Nathan gave me a bored look, the disdain on his face obvious as he pushed me away from him. My heart began beating fast, as the searing pain from the broken bond makes me slump on the ground, an ache so painful in my heart it has me looking for anything or anyone to hold on to. Alana is suddenly rejected by her mate in front of everyone after she has given him her virginity and they’ve planned their life together. Shocked by his rejection, she refuses to tell him about her pregnancy. Alana leaves the pack with a strange man much to Nathan’s dismay and disbelief. The pack she goes to and her old pack join hands suddenly due to a circumstance that makes packs close together to join hands, Nathan wants a second chance and he is sure the boy he sees with Alana is his, but she doesn’t believe him or want him anymore. “At least give me a second chance please.” He pleads, but she scoffs looking away. Will Alana accept Nathan’s apology? Will she risk having her heart broken again? Many things are exposed and Alana discovers many truths, will she accept them and face the common enemy about to break everyone down with Nathan?

Ruby Morgan was, in every way, an ordinary human. At twenty-six, she had never had a boyfriend, a date, or a first kiss. Throughout school, her crushes went unnoticed, perhaps due to her nerdy appearance or her tendency to blend in. She always chose studying over parties.​ Despite being a grown woman, she remained a virgin and was still intensely curious about sex. By day, she was the head technician at a top digital company; by night, she ran a small diner. Her quiet life was about to change with a single dare from her friend Whitney, who finally managed to drag her to a party one evening.​ Ethan Blackwood, a thirty-two-year-old Alpha, led the infamous Blood Moon Pack. He was a powerful figure in the werewolf world and a business magnate in the human realm, where he was seen as an unattainable aristocrat. To the world, he was a handsome, successful, and notorious bachelor, often at the center of a new scandal. He had been engaged three times, only to break it off each time, sometimes because the woman got too clingy, other times because he simply got bored and cheated. Women swarmed him, but Ethan had made a vow long ago: he would only settle with his fated mate.

"I'm your first kiss, right?" Damien smirked pinching my chin. "I'm the first to make you moan, right?" David grinned while kissing me. "I'm the first to have your virginity, right?" Dylan traced his hand from my shoulder to the waist. Pulling me away from the three of them, he hugged me tightly with darkened eyes, "I'm your first love, right?" Dominic roared making me nod involuntarily. When did it all start? That one night I wanted to escape from the fate of becoming a breeder but I became a toy to serve in their bed and a spy to survive in their web of deceit, the more I'm closer to them, the more dangers surrounding me but I've no other option, with them or without them, my life is at risk, so why don't I use them to shield me? I knew I'm nothing but a plaything to them, I'm aware that I'll be discarded one day, but I need them, not to survive but for revenge, I waited for them to be bored of me, but rather they're obsessed with me, and strangely, I'm craving for more, will I ever manage to escape from their clutches? Where will this forbidden relationship lead to?