Arti Desperate

They called me a gold digger. A barren fool. A street rat in designer heels. For three years, I played the perfect wife to an aging, cheating husband. I bit my tongue through their cruel snickers, desperate to earn a place in a family that never wanted me. I endured everything—humiliation, betrayal, loneliness—all for a child that never came. But when my arrogant stepdaughter brought home her shiny new fiancé that fateful evening, fate handed me a new game to play. This time, I wasn’t begging to belong. This time, I was ready to burn it all down—with a smile on my face.

Bunso sa magkapatid si Carmelita. Madali sana ang buhay niya dahil nakapagtapos na ng pag-aaral sila at tanggap na ang kanilang pamilya sa kanyang lolo at lola, pero habang na sa sinapupunan palang si Carmelita may marka na ng isang sumpa ang kanyang pagkatao. Sa edad na labing-walo tatalab ang sumpa. Sumpa na makakabago ng paningin ng ibang tao sa kanya at ang kanyang paningin sa sarili. "Carmelita, Ganyan na ba talaga ang tingin mo sa akin? Do I look that desperate for a child?"

Love takes a newer twist for Oakwood's sweetheart and nudist painter Samantha Edgerton when it is discovered that she was to be betrothed to the same client she had a one night stand with a couple of days ago while on a job. Desperate for a near perfect love and a happily ever after, she would have to convince Leonard Darkwood, Alpha of the Darkwood pack, that she has more to offer than the initial perception he had of her. Danger lurks in the corner for the lovers with a banished Beta from the Darkwoods Pack coming back into the picture with revenge in mind. In this book filled with romance, suspense and betrayal will love prevail? Or will it wither away under the whirlwind of betrayal.

Adrianna Yvonne's world is turned upside down when she walks in on her husband and sister in a compromising position on her wedding night. The betrayal cuts deep, and she finds herself reeling from the shock. In a desperate attempt to escape the pain, she flees to a nearby club, where she drowns her sorrows in alcohol and loses herself in the music. In her vulnerable state, she meets a mysterious stranger and, fueled by pain and recklessness, they share a one-night stand. However, the consequences of her actions become even more complicated when Adrianna discovers that the stranger she had a one night stand with is her husband's elder brother.

An inosent women named Crystal Cestin become a sex worker from a famous bar in the Philippines. She doesn't know what she entered because she was desperate to have a job just to pay back all things for her Tita but she's too lucky, she met a man named Swenn Tristen Fontaime, a rich, handsome, smart and goodboy who just pulled by his playboy friends in the bar just to move on to his ex. But the world is too small for the two. An innocent women meets the innocent man for the first time. Let's found out how the world will turn between the two.

Novel Legenda Candi Borobudur mengisahkan perjalanan inspiratif Rama dan Sinta, sepasang suami istri yang bertekad untuk menyebarkan ajaran kebijaksanaan dan cinta di seluruh Nusantara. Setelah menemukan naskah kuno yang mengandung ajaran berharga, mereka memutuskan untuk meninggalkan kehidupan nyaman mereka di desa kecil dan memulai perjalanan yang penuh tantangan dan pencerahan.Perjalanan mereka membawa mereka ke berbagai tempat, dari desa terpencil hingga kota-kota besar, di mana mereka bertemu dengan beragam karakter yang memperkaya pemahaman mereka tentang kehidupan. Salah satu perhentian penting adalah Desa Harapan, di mana mereka belajar tentang ritus kuno di Bukit Pengorbanan yang memperdalam wawasan mereka tentang harmoni dengan alam dan spiritualitas.Di tengah perjalanan, mereka bertemu dengan Dani, seorang pemuda penuh semangat yang memperkenalkan mereka kepada Pak Bima, seorang penjaga kebijaksanaan kuno. Bersama Pak Bima, mereka mengunjungi Gua Kebijaksanaan yang penuh dengan ukiran dan prasasti yang mengungkap asal-usul ajaran yang mereka bawa.Namun, perjalanan mereka tidak selalu mulus. Di kota besar yang penuh dengan ketidakadilan dan kesulitan, mereka menghadapi perlawanan dari kelompok yang merasa terancam oleh pesan kebijaksanaan dan cinta yang mereka sebarkan. Dengan keberanian dan keteguhan hati, Rama dan Sinta tetap berpegang pada misi mereka, menginspirasi banyak orang untuk hidup dalam harmoni dengan alam dan sesama.Melalui berbagai tantangan dan pertemuan yang mengharukan, Rama dan Sinta tidak hanya menyebarkan pesan kebijaksanaan dan cinta tetapi juga menemukan arti sejati dari pengorbanan dan keberanian. Perjalanan mereka adalah sebuah saga tentang ketabahan, cinta, dan komitmen terhadap kebijaksanaan kuno yang relevan dengan kehidupan modern.

Blurb: As the only Omega coach in a ruthless male-dominated league, Pearl's career is hanging by a thread. Her school's basketball team hasn't won a game in months and the board is ready to replace her. Desperate to keep her job, Pearl does the unthinkable. She recruits 6 elite players from her past. 6 Alphas. 6 heartbreaks. 6 men she swore she'd never see again. But there's a catch... She has to be bonded to all 6 of them. Please note that this might not be like your usual dark romance. The male leads in this book are going to do things twisted so please proceed with caution.

Amelia Thorne thought she'd missed her chance at finding a mate. Now 20 was 2 years over the usual mating time. She'd resigned herself to finding someone nice to marry... or living the life of a spinster. But when the Kings sons are all looking for a bride a contest is created... 50 girls from all over the country aged between 20 and 30 would be called to the castle and made to compete for one of the prince's. Desperate not to live the life of a princess, Amelia doesn't apply, but her family had other ideas. Part of the contest, Amelia instantly caught the eyes of all 3 prince's... but who will she choose? if any of them?

Malia Morris was a struggling freelance model, but her life turned upside down when Timothee James, a famous CEO of a modeling agency offered her to disguise as Bianca Wilson, the top-model in the country. Timothee was desperate to save his crumbling company and the only option he have is to marry Bianca Wilson but she was secretly suffering from a deadly disease. However, Malia bore a perfect resemblance to Bianca that their charade became more convincing but Malia found herself falling for Timothee. Will their fake marriage become real? But what if the love of his life awakens from her coma? Will Malia able to hold onto Timothee's heart when his greatest love returns?

With her family turning their backs on her, Ayra must learn to navigate her new life as the wife of the owner of the Consortium, Lucian Dante Russo. Quite quickly she comes to discover secrets that shatter everything she thought she knew about her family. What she thought was her father’s desperate debt turns out to be the tip of a much darker scheme and she is thrown into a world of violence, power, and betrayal. As rivals close in and secrets lurk around every corner, Isabella realizes that the only way to survive may be to embrace the dangerous man she’s bound to. The shadows of their past cling to them, however, and threaten to consume them whole.