Atonement Ian Mcewan

"Your Highness." "Lady Eiren." Di bawah langit malam yang kelam, tanpa sedikit pun memunculkan cahayanya sang bintang apalagi cahaya sang rembulan. Di tengah-tengah taman yang banyak ditanami bunga eglantine yang merumpun, … juga di antara hujan taburan kelopak bunga pohon plum yang jatuh meluruh. Beserta di sekitar beterbangannya bola-bola cahaya api, dilengkapi dengan kepakkan sayap kecil ratusan kupu-kupu merah muda. Mereka berdua, sepasang anak muda berlawanan jenis, yang masing-masing darinya sedang mencium harumnya setangkai bunga keramat pun, … saling berhadapan satu sama lain, dengan ekspresi muka yang tampak begitu serius. "Daripada Tunangan saya, …." "Daripada Tunanganku, …." Berbicara bersamaan sekaligus bergerak secara bersamaan pula, mereka … lekas melanjutkan ucapan yang sempat terjeda dengan menggunakan suara yang lantang, seraya mengasongkan tangkai bunga yang tengah dipegang sendiri untuk cepat-cepat diberikan kepada sang lawan bicara. "… Saya akan memilih Anda!" Sang pemberi bunga yang melambangkan cinta mati, yaitu bunga mawar hitam, … Lady dari kediaman Marquess Eiren, Darissa. "… Aku akan memilihmu!" Juga sang pemberi bunga yang melambangkan banyak kebebasan, yaitu bunga bakung laba-laba merah, … pangeran kedua kerajaan Aethelred, Lancient. "MARI/AYO KITA MENIKAH!" Sudah memutuskan untuk bekerja sama di kesempatan kedua ini, … dalam membalaskan dendam mereka.

Tarno yang telah merantau ke luar negeri selama lima tahun berencana memberikan kejutan untuk istrinya, Susanti, dengan pulang ke rumah tanpa memberi kabar sebelumnya. Dia bahkan menyiapkan sebuah hadiah berupa kalung berbandul hati dengan inisial namanya dan istrinya. Namun niatnya untuk memberikan kejutan justru malah berbalik membuatnya lebih terkejut. Tarno melihat Susanti dan Joko -sahabat yang dipercayainya untuk menjaga istrinya selama dia pergi- berada di kasurnya tanpa sehelai benang apa pun. Bagaimanakah reaksi Tarno menghadapi perselingkuhan istri dan sahabatnya? Yuk ikuti kisah selengkapnya...

At eighteen, Katrina Ryder, the first daughter of the Gamma of the Southpaw pack, is still without a wolf. Even when her arrogant sister got it at a much younger age. She’s looked down on and mocked by her mother, sister, and every other wolf in the pack, except for her loving father whose unfortunate genes caught up with him. Her life takes a wicked spin when she’s sold as a sex slave to the notorious Lycan Alpha Triplets of the Moonstone pack. Unfortunately for Katrina, she was at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong wolves. Will the inherited genes that affected her father, destroy her too? What happens when what is meant to be a one-night stand changes the lives of Katrina, Cannon, Kane, and Ian forever? And when she’ll have to make an unwanted choice of who will father her golden triplets while saving themselves from monsters who have no other goal but to destroy them all… ~~~ THE ALPHA TRIPLETS SERIES BOOK ONE: TRIPLETS FOR THE ALPHA TRIPLETS* BOOK TWO: THE DARK ALPHA'S UNWANTED LUNA

"HELLO MASTER" I screamed as I dropped the book on floor "PLEASE, DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED. I COME TO SERVE WHOEVER THE BOOK CHOSES" Wow, I think I'm going crazy, I don't know which is more weird, the words magically appearing on the pages ot the fact that the book just turned itself over... "THE ANCIENT BOOK HAS HELPED MANY GET THEIR DESIRED ONCE UPON A TIME AND HAPPY ENDINGS. TAKE THE TEST IF YOU DARE" She had a perfect life, a perfect family, perfect friends, perfect grades. Everything she could ever want. But all that is at risk of going up in flames. What happens when a teenage girl is chosen not only to save our world but dimensions that have only ever existed in book. She must remember that what she wants doesn't always mater until it matters where it's needed the most

Arianna was framed for killing one of the Alpha brothers, Brian. When she sought help from her mate, Lucas. But then she found out the most devastating thing and she was accused of cheating. Judgment was passed and Arianna vowed to take her revenge. The Moon Goddess had mercy on her and she was reborn, stronger than she had been in her past life. She declared that she was going to take her revenge. Her desire for revenge got her entangled with Brian and she struck a deal with him. What will happen when Brian refuses to believe her? He wanted the Alpha position but he didn't want to believe Arianna. What will happen when he gets attacked? Will their entanglement turn into deep love for each other?

The carnivorous ways of the Aswang leave little room for love - much less a forbidden one between a queen and human girl. Little did Aswang Queen Catarina know, soon, her life would be changed by a plucky American biologist. A blue eyed, blonde adventurer, Rose Smith from California, who would make Catarina question all she knew, and want to make a human Her Aswang Woman King. ___ Catarina Rosales Marquez, 26, is the Aswang Queen of the Domminga Mountains, but she abhors eating humans. She has genetically engineered the fruits of her goddess Ikapati to produce human proteins in order to bring peace to Mindanao - but the Aswang do not trust this revolutionary, peaceful Queen - and are wary of the American biologist she has taken under her wing. Rose Smith is a German-American biologist doing her dissertation on the elusive, endangered Phillippines Eagle. Having studied the Tarsier in her undergraduate semester abroad in Manila, she fell in love with chicken adobo, pandesal - and Filipina women. Eager to be the first American biologist to do a longitudinal study of the Phillipines Eagle, she sets out into the Domminga Mountains on a bus with a one-way ticket - not afraid of the local's warnings of the rabid Iktapati Aswang Clan that eats humans, and roving bands of Tikbalang werehorses that stampede trespassers to death. When Catarina and Rose collide, it is oil and flame. Catarina, expected to marry a King, finds herself questioning the very cosmos of relationships - can she take a Queen, and a feisty American grad student at that? And can Rose come to terms with the elusive, seductive courts of the Vampiric Aswang? When the Iktapati clan rebels, the Tikbalang war, and the wind spirits coquette, Rose and Catarina must team up to save the humans of Mindanao - and the Phillipines eagle!

Hanna Ortiz, a free girl, now found herself bound by a promise she made to her mother on her deathbed, to marry someone she barely knew in order to fulfill an agreement that even she didn't understand. Everything seemed fine until her fiancé ran away, and his father had to take her place. Even if she wanted to give up, too much was at stake and there was someone she loved very much and needed to save. Hanna saw no other option but to accept the marriage arrangement with Morgan until her real fiancé, David, returned. Although Hanna was young, her age wasn't attractive enough for Morgan who had a promise on his back that prevented him from getting married, plus the fact that he and his entire family knew that Hanna's family suffered from a rare and destructive disease that could even deform the carrier, none of them could bear the thought of living with Hanna, before they even met her they already repudiated her for her appearance. On discovering that Morgan was repulsed by her, Hanna only intensified his anger and estrangement, making him think that she, like her past relatives, had also inherited the disease, making her a disfigured bride. Now, she is nothing more than a wife rejected by her husband, who sees her as a freak and an ambitious woman who will do anything for money. However, Hanna has far greater desires than money.

Alexis has always had to watch out for herself. She was left by her parents in the middle of nowhere because of a fight and never came back, leaving her an orphan.

During her interview at Valiant Industries, Mackenzie Marshal finds herself drawn in by a sexy young CEO. When she's offered a temporary job as his assistant rather than the marketing position she applied for, will she accept to gain experience at the state's most resounding firm?Despite his knowledgeable eyes and handsome face, Vincent is a demanding boss. His brilliant business mind and callous behavior leave Mackenzie confused when she finds herself falling for her jerk of a boss. She quickly realizes she'll risk everything for Valiant, from her career to her family, but will the risk be worth it.But Vincent has a secret and when Mackenzie learns the truth will she stay or make a run for it?A brand-new drama filled, enemies-to-lovers, age-gap, alpha hero, office romance from USA TODAY Bestselling author Megan Matthews.#explicit Content#Suggested age range 18+The Valiant Trilogy is created by Megan Matthews, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Zoya Agrawal is a coy, silent, innocent girl who abides by her parent's rule and shakes her head to their will. Renzo Matteo De Luca is the head of the most feared Italian Mafia. --------------------------------------- "Don't give bloody excuses" I was barking at the man who was indebted to me. "You were supposed to pay me back before two months". "Please forgive me Matteo, I will try to pay you back within a month" he pleads. There is a soft knock on the door,he looks back at me, I give him permission and sat back on the chair. " Dad i have to discuss something with you,its really important " I heard a beautiful voice say.I turned the chair to look the owner of the voice and I felt the air being knocked out of me. "You dont have to pay me back instead I want to marry your daughter" I say after he returns. He looks at me for a second and slowly nods his head. Who knew my journey to India would turn like this????