Beautiful Ugly: A Novel

Zeke Xavier Fuentares wants to fix his broken marriage with Alora Leigh. They both agreed staying in same roof for a month. After that, they will decide if they will fix their marriage or to legally separate. Handang gawin ni Zeke ang lahat para sa babaeng minamahal. Ngunit hanggang saan siya dadalhin ng wagas na pag-ibig kung ang lahat ay umiikot sa kasinungalingan? Sa paglantad ng katotohanan, matatabunan ba nito ang umusbong na pag-iibigan?

Ruu si playboy kelas kakap takluk pada seorang Ry yang sama sekali bukan tipe-nya. Manja dan kekanakkan adalah dua sifat yang paling dijauhi Ruu. Celakanya keduanya justru melekat erat pada sosok Ry yang mungil. Sosok mungil yang dapat menjungkirbalikkan dunia Ruu yang semua serba palsu.

⚠️Novel ini masuk dalam kategori 18+ atau mungkin 21+ (Bukan Esek-esek lumer di mulut).  Namun, Gore, Kekerasan, dan Adegan berdarah. (Adegan dewasa hanya pemanis untuk menceritakan perselingkuhan.)⚠️ Lima belas tahun lalu, keluarga Zhang Zhuo runtuh oleh dusta dan darah. Kini, setelah tumbuh di dalam bayang luka, ia kembali sebagai pria penuh dendam karena kehilangan. Setiap langkah terdengar seperti bisikan dendam. Setiap napas adalah ingatan akan pengkhianatan yang merenggut semua. Dan kini … Waktunya untuk membuka rahasia lama, dan bangkit dari kegelapan, Zhuo hanya punya satu tujuan—mengembalikan semua rasa sakit itu pada mereka yang pernah menghancurkan. Selamat membaca😘☺️

Di abad ke-9 Masehi, Kerajaan Mataram Fiksi yang berada di kawasan sekitar pegunungan Tengger menghadapi bencana besar—kemarau panjang yang menyebabkan kegagalan panen dan serangan misterius dari makhluk gaib yang muncul dari hutan belantara. Raden Jayaningrat, pangeran muda yang menyembunyikan kemampuan istimewa untuk memahami bahasa tumbuhan, mulai menemukan bahwa dirinya terkait erat dengan Batu Akar Raja—batu sakral kerajaan yang hilang dan dipercaya bisa menyelamatkan alam serta masyarakat. Dalam perjalanan mencari kebenaran, Raden bertemu dengan Dewi Shinta Sari, penyihir alam yang menjaga gerbang menuju Bumi Akar—wilayah bawah tanah yang penuh dengan rahasia sejarah kerajaan. Bersama dengan pendeta tua Mbah Ki Semar yang menyimpan rahasia asal-usul kerajaan, mereka memulai perjalanan yang penuh rintangan ke dunia bawah tanah, menghadapi makhluk gaib dan ujian yang menguji tekad serta keikhlasan mereka. Namun, bahaya tidak hanya datang dari alam. Patih Prabu Kala, penasihat raja yang penuh keserakahan, merencanakan untuk mengambil alih kekuasaan dengan memanfaatkan kekuatan batu akar. Ia menguasai kerajaan dan menyebabkan penderitaan rakyat, membuat Raden dan kelompoknya harus berjuang untuk mengembalikan keadilan serta menyelamatkan batu dari tangan yang salah. Setelah melalui pertempuran hebat dan mengorbankan banyak hal, Raden berhasil mengalahkan Patih Kala dan memimpin kerajaan untuk memulihkan keseimbangan alam serta kehidupan masyarakat. Pada akhirnya, ia harus membuat keputusan berat—apakah akan menyimpan kekuatan batu untuk diri sendiri dan kerajaan, atau mengembalikannya ke Bumi Akar untuk menjaga keseimbangan alam semesta yang abadi. Novel ini mengangkat tema hubungan manusia dan alam, tanggung jawab kepemimpinan, konsekuensi keserakahan, serta cinta yang melampaui batas dunia dan waktu—menawarkan kisah mendalam yang menghubungkan sejarah, budaya, dan fantasi dalam karya berkualitas premium untuk pembaca yang menghargai literasi kelas atas.

Jade is the daughter of a legendary mafia boss, or so her mother has told her. All she knows is that he died when she was six years old, however, while she has moved around all her live ever since her dad died, she learns there is more to that truth than she could have imagined. While she finds out her father is still very much alive, and has raised her brother she never even knew about, she gets wrapped up in the ugly truths of being a maffia princess, she falls in love with the one person who isn't included in any of this craziness, her best friend, who is also forbidden territory since he is the ex of her BFF...

Emma, a very strong willed lady was faced with a situation where she had to go save her sister, Elizabeth, only to get there to find out that it was all a set up. She didn't only lose her virginity to a stranger that night but also lost her boyfriend the next morning. Life slapped her with both betrayal and heartache that she had no other choice but to pick up whatever was left of her and leave the country.  Years later, she didn't only come back smarter and wiser, but with three cute angels whom she still didn't know who their father was. What happens when the enemies from five years ago come again to raise their ugly heads?  Will Liam Brooke finally realize that the lady he had slept with wasn't the same lady he was giving special treatment all these years? What happens when Emma realizes that Elizabeth was pretending to be the lady that was slept with and was enjoying the benefit that followed?

Adrianna Do you ever wish you were strong enough? I wish I wasn’t weak willed. That I actually could stand up to my family so I didn't have to betray the one person who truly loved me. The only man I ever loved. Now he's back for revenge, vowing to pull my entire family down. He doesn’t look at me the way he once did. His eyes are filled with hatred and disdain. Lance I want to hold Adrianna’s head under water. I want to kiss her till we both forget everything. I find it difficult to decide which I want more. More than anything, I want to bring her down. I want to see her suffer everything I suffered because of her. To watch her lying mouth beg for forgiveness. To see her beautiful, deceptive eyes glaze over with tears. I won't stop till I burn the Houston family legacy to the ground.

Luciano Salvatore 'The Bullet' was born, raised, and comes from a long family line of serial killers. But he wants nothing to do with that legacy. The block that has made it impossible for him to run away from all of it is his uncle, Don Mauro. The most powerful drug lord and a serial killer who had snapped a long time ago. Don Mauro promised to kill Luciano's remaining family to keep him in check. On his mother's death anniversary, Luciano tried to go against Don Mauro to make his mother proud by doing the right thing and trying to save a woman named Keirah from becoming his uncle's victim in his sex trade. Unfortunately for him, he fell in love with her at first sight. He finds out later that Don Mauro was not after Keirah for the sex trade, but Keirah is a biomedical engineer his uncle has been searching for. A person Don Mauro will do anything to possess. Succumbing to his heart's desire, even after Luciano finds out about this information. He tries to protect her in the only way he knows how. By kidnapping her and running away with her and his family out of the Mafia world. Setting them both on an expected path toward a love-and-hate relationship while discovering the hidden supernatural fate set upon them. What chances does Luciano have for survival and redemption while caught up in his unfamiliar feelings for Keirah?

Alpha Xendy has been searching for his mate since he turned eighteen. At a hundred years old, he has lost hope and is losing his powers and influence in the largest Pack in America. The council is pushing for a chosen mate, and his ruthless stepbrother, whom he believes killed his mother for the Alpha position, has been planning to take over for the last century. Bewitched by her stepmother, Iyya is a nineteen-year-old condemned to live in a peacock's body. After her transformation, she is brought into a supernatural world she never knew existed. Fate has brought Iyya and Xendy together as destined mates, but there is more to be revealed to these two. A choice between life and death, between love and the lives of the entire werewolf, lies in their hands.

Teresia Syeilendri adalah wanita dewasa yang secara tidak masuk akal berpindah ke dunia novel, novel terakhir yang dibaca di malam sebelum kematiannya. Bukan menjadi karakter utama, ataupun antagonis, melainkan karakter yang tidak pernah muncul di novel, yaitu saudari kembar pemeran utama wanita. Walaupun karakter tidak terlihat, tapi tetap pernah muncul satu dalam sekian banyak paragraf demi pengembangan cerita. Kemunculan karakter ini adalah saat kematiannya! Muncul untuk mati di dalam cerita. Teresia tidak terima, nasib nahas itu ingin dibelokkan dengan cara apapun, termasuk menjauhkan pemeran utama pria di novel dari pemeran utama wanita.