Arti Twelve

"Fall in love with THE THORNTONS, a family filled with sexy alpha males, passionate women, and lots of heart, all set in a delightful small town in the Pacific Northwest. It’s Christmas time, and the entire Thornton clan is spending the holidays in a cabin deep in the Washington woods. What could go wrong with twelve adults, four kids, and a dog all staying together in one big cabin? Only the most chaotic—and memorable—Christmas ever! Expect kisses under the mistletoe, lots of (spiked) eggnog, and even a surprise wedding as the Thornton clan celebrates the most romantic holiday of all. Author’s Note: I’ll Be Home for Christmas is set six months after the last book, Till There Was You, ends. It’s recommended that you read the other books first, as this book is an epilogue to the entire series. Merry Christmas and happy reading! ** This book is a part of the LOVE EVERLASTING series, which is one large series following multiple families and friends. Each book can be read as a standalone (unless otherwise noted), or they can be read in order of publication as one long series. Each book is interconnected, with many of the same characters showing up in multiple books. LOVE EVERLASTING THE THORNTONS The Nearness of You The Very Thought of You If I Can’t Have You Dream a Little Dream of Me Someone to Watch Over Me Till There Was You I’ll Be Home for Christmas (A Thorntons Christmas)

The moon goddess hates Aida, or, so Aida believes. She is punishing her for still being alive. Aida admittedly is lost! Life hasn’t had any meaning since the tragedy of her beloved mother’s death when she was only twelve years of age. With her teenage years becoming rebellious, they resulted in her remaining family and pack, all but a few, rejecting her. After regrettably attacking her Luna, she is punished to enlist in the formidable and intensive training programme at the Royal Lycan Santos pack. Here, she soon realises that family doesn’t mean blood and she carves out a name for herself as a fast acting and determined fighter. But they don’t know her secret. She’s doesn’t care if she lives or dies. To her one thing is very clear, complete the training and then abandon her pack! Adjusting to Lycan life, she soon makes friends that become her world. Including Lance, a head trainer, who challenges yet protects Aida at every hurdle. But Lance has a secret of his own. Having spent so long losing her inner strength, finally Aida has something worth fighting for!

Someone close once told me that our generation's love knows no bond. It's against all odds as the saying goes to say, strengthening the bent one, and right the wrong. As long as they love each other and were willing to bend rules, that is all that matters.As starters, I was gifted with a 6'4 ft height. Fair glowing skin, sinewy, metallic blue eyes, but most of all, I was dubbed as one of the living proof of the most beautiful man ever to exist in history. I love music that's why I chose to spend my time with my acoustic guitar and a band every night.With that one-of-a-kind gift, I have been with a lot of women, young and old, human or wolf. It is also when I learned how to differentiate between love and lust.I was collecting and picking women at the age of twelve, thinking I could find the right one. Not to boast off my confidence, I broke the Guinness Book of Record, breaking with a hundred and sixty girlfriends in three years.However, I never expected that the kind of love I've been searching for offered from the rest of the wolf and human world. And it all started at this very particular event. The Mating Night.

With a broken heart, Lizzie's father opened her marriage of convenience between the El Del Real. She has no choice but to walk on the path of a request that can save her father and their business. Hot, undercover billionaire Elizalde El Del Real has more on his mind than relationships. Love was never an agenda for him, but he's been watching Lizzie for so long. There was no mistake. Twelve years ago, he got attracted the first time his eyes landed on her. But the countless rejections made Elizalde's heart unloving and unforgiving. And now, seeing Lizzie's downfall on a whim, he offers her the hope and love she needs. But at what cost? Is he truly the man he seems, or does he have a dark plan that will ruin everything? Will Lizzie open her heart to the man who loves to play? He has his demands, and he craves her. Can she trust a man like Elizalde? A man who could crush her and make her heart flutter. Or is she merely trading one kind of hell for another? A Bride for Elizalde C.M. LOUDEN Rated 18 This is under the Wrangler Boys Club, a stand alone novel.

This story was about my bitter and sweet love story. My bitter-sweet love story began when I was twelve years old. I had a huge crush on my neighbor, Dean Samaniego. He's tall, handsome, and smart but a little bit aloof, especially to me. He always ignored me though we were just neighbors. After six long years of having a crush on Dean, I finally decided to give up my feelings for him. The fact finally hits on me, that no matter what I did he's not going to like me back. We moved to another city after a tragedy falls on my family. Since then, Dean and I have never met again. But after ten long years, we finally meet each other. He is now a lawyer, a well-known and successful public defender while I'm just a small coffee shop owner. After I met him again I realized that I still liked him a lot, but I found out that he's already engaged to someone else. Is this a second chance that God gave me to pursue Dean again or a second chance for me to feel the heartache that I once was felt before?

Rania tumbuh sebagai gadis manja yang tak pernah membayangkan hidupnya akan berubah dalam satu keputusan keluarga. Demi menyelamatkan kehormatan dan kepentingan bisnis, ia dipaksa menggantikan kakaknya, Raline, menjadi pengantin seorang pria misterius bernama Revano adalah lelaki cacat yang selalu bersembunyi di balik topeng, dingin, dan tertutup dari dunia. Pernikahan itu terjadi tanpa cinta. Rania memasuki rumah Revano dengan ketakutan, prasangka, dan rasa terbuang. Namun, di balik sikap kaku dan topeng yang menutupi wajahnya, Revano menyimpan luka, kecerdasan, serta ketulusan yang perlahan membuka hati Rania. Hubungan yang awalnya terpaksa berubah menjadi ikatan penuh kehangatan dan kepercayaan. Ketika Rania mulai menemukan arti cinta dan penerimaan, Raline tiba-tiba kembali. Sang kakak yang dulu pergi kini datang dengan ambisi: merebut kembali posisi, harta, dan suami yang pernah ia tolak. Kehadiran Raline mengguncang rumah tangga Rania dan Revano, membuka rahasia masa lalu, serta memaksa Rania memilih tetapi bertahan sebagai istri pengganti yang diremehkan, atau memperjuangkan cinta yang telah ia bangun.

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.

Terkutuk dan dikurung dalam cermin, memiliki kekuatan sihir jahat yang harus dihancurkan. Rose dipertemukan dengan Bara lelaki unik yang tak sengaja mengucapkan mantra hingga ia terbebas dari cermin, begitupun mengembalikan warna putih pada bunga mawarnya yang menghitam, dengan arti bahwa Bara mampu menghancurkan kutukan pada diri Rose, serta akan dapat membantunya untuk melenyapkan sosok penyihir yang telah mengutuknya dan masih terus mengejarnya sampai detik ini. Namun, hati Bara rupanya terlampau keras, bertemu dengan Rose baginya adalah petaka, terlebih hatinya telah tertaut pada gadis sombong benama Lily. Bara membiarkan Rose terkurung dalam gelapnya kutukan. Semua semakin diperburuk dengan rahasia yang mulai terungkap, mengenai sosok penyihir yang ternyata sudah lama berada di dekatnya. Mengintai tanpa diketahui, menunggu kedatangan waktu yang tepat untuk melancarkan aksinya. Sampai tiba malam bulan purnama, Rose resmi diabadikan dalam kutukan. Tepat di depan mata Bara. Menyaksikan itu, apa yang akan Bara lakukan? Mungkinkah perasaannya masih mengharapkan Rose agar pergi? Atau untaian kenangan dapat mengubah perasaanya dalam sekejap? sirahshe ~ Copyright 2021

“Apa yang bisa saya lakukan supaya nilai saya bagus, Pak?” Diana bersandar di kursinya, menatap penuh arti pada pria yang dikenal sebagai dosen killer itu. Dosen dengan reputasi dingin bernama Damar Setyawan itu menaikkan satu alis. Senyum tipis melintas di wajahnya yang lebih mirip ejekan daripada keramahan. “Kamu sudah gagal empat kali, Diana. Kamu tahu artinya? Gelar sarjanamu bisa lenyap. Masa depanmu habis.” Diana pura-pura menggigit bibir bawahnya, lalu mencondongkan tubuhnya pada pria itu. “Kalau begitu … saya harus cari jalan lain, ‘kan?” suaranya terdengar manja, sengaja dibuat lirih. “Saya tahu Bapak bisa bantu. Saya bisa … membalas dengan cara lain.” Diana berhenti sebentar, menahan senyum nakal di bibir. “Saya bisa kok jadi sugar baby Bapak,” lanjutnya, pelan tapi jelas. “Anggap saja … kompensasi tutup mulut atas malam itu.” Tatapan Damar mengeras, seakan menimbang keseriusannya. Tapi Diana tidak bergeming. Ia justru semakin berani, bibirnya mendekat ke telinga pria itu. “Saya serius, Pak,” bisiknya dengan mata berkilat menantang. “Kapan kita mulai?”

Dua belas tahun cinta, kesetiaan, dan janji. Semua hancur dalam satu tembakan. Aria mengira dia tahu arti cinta. Pengorbanan, kesabaran, dan keyakinan buta pada pria yang sudah dia panggil tunangannya selama lebih dari 10 thahun. Namun, di Hari Valentine, ketika pistol diarahkan ke mereka, Liam secara naluriah melindungi mantan kekasihnya, Sophia, sementara Aria dibiarkan berdarah dan diabaikan. "Kamu hampir mati!" "Dan dia bahkan nggak menatapku, Lili. Dia malah memeluk wanita itu seolah-olah aku nggak berarti apa-apa." Terbelah antara patah hati dan harga diri, Aria mengambil langkah berani. Dia menikahi Aiden Candra, rival Liam yang kaya, dalam tindakan balas dendam yang impulsif. Namun, Aiden bukan sekadar pelarian. Dia pria yang kuat, posesif, dan secara tak terduga protektif. Sekali dia menginginkan sesuatu, dia tidak akan melepaskannya. Kini, terjebak antara cinta yang mengecewakannya dan pria yang mungkin menuntut lebih dari yang siap dia berikan, hati Aria menghadapi ujian terakhirnya. Akankah dia akhirnya menjadi pilihan pertama seseorang, atau justru kehilangan dirinya sendiri dalam perjuangan itu?