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I’d just set sail to escort the cargo to the border when a Category 8 typhoon warning suddenly blared. I steer the ship back in the direction of the harbor, only to realize that the ship has run out of fuel. The distress beacon has been dismantled, too. Immediately, I pick up the radio and call the maritime rescuers for help. As soon as the call gets connected, I hear my wife, Melanie Watkins' mocking laughter instead. "I've already rewired the emergency number so that you can never reach the rescuers. Have fun surviving in the ocean!" Her student, Darell Parker, is with her as well. "Remember when you made fun of me for not knowing how to swim, Clifton? Well, now you're given the chance to show off your swimming skills! You can swim all the way back to the shore on your own! You'd better not be as slow as the sea turtles!" The waves have almost capsized the cargo ship. If I can't get rescued anytime soon, I'll end up dying in the sea. I can only grit my teeth before pleading to Melanie, "No one can possibly swim back to shore! Help me call the maritime rescuers—" But she laughs coldly in return. "Why do you need the rescuers' help? Didn't you say one must learn how to protect themselves? Now swim! "If you think the waters are too cold, then swim faster! Maybe you'll feel warmer the faster you swim!" I give up on arguing with Melanie. After that, I head toward the cargo area with a blade in hand and get ready to sever the ropes tying the cargo down. Said cargo contains the ransom money that's capable of saving Ella Zimmerman, the daughter of Hugh Zimmerman, the wealthiest man in Starbury.

🌙 Moonlight Mystique At Halewood University—an ivory tower of privilege, ambition, and secrets—Eliot Navarro is a stranger in a world that doesn’t want him. A scholarship student with nothing but grit to his name, he vows to keep his head down, earn his degree, and escape unnoticed. But fate, and one storm-gray gaze, have other plans. Damien Leclair is Halewood’s untouchable king. Beautiful, brilliant, and cruel, he rules the campus with arrogance sharpened to a weapon. To everyone else, he is danger wrapped in silk. To Eliot, he is an obsession he never asked for—a storm that refuses to let him breathe. From the moment Damien’s eyes lock on Eliot, the game begins. It isn’t friendship. It isn’t rivalry. It’s possession. Damien doesn’t chase—he claims. No matter how Eliot resists, no matter how fiercely he builds his walls, Damien circles closer with every step, unraveling his defenses thread by thread. And just when Eliot thinks he’s found a safe harbor in Theo—the warm, messy boy who makes him laugh—Damien’s shadows stretch long. Because Damien doesn’t share. Every smile, every touch, every stolen moment with Theo becomes fuel for his jealousy, twisting into dangerous games that blur the lines between desire and destruction. Caught between two worlds—warmth and fire, safety and obsession—Eliot must decide whether to run from Damien’s grasp or surrender to it. But surrender means more than passion. It means losing himself to the storm, to the man who promises not love, but a haunting claim written in blood and moonlight. Dark. Steamy. Arrogant. Possessive. Moonlight Mystique is a campus boys’ love saga unlike any other—120 chapters of forbidden romance, razor-edged obsession, and a slow burn that ignites into an inferno. It’s a story of dangerous attraction,

# Iron Valley Neah is human, living in a world that was never hers. After her parents die in a car crash when she is fifteen, her mother's best friend—the Luna of the Iron Valley Pack takes her in. Neah grows up alongside Caleb, the future Alpha, training with warriors, earning her place through grit and stubbornness alone. She has plans: college, business school, a life built on her own terms. She knows she will never have a mate. She knows she doesn't belong. Then everything shatters. Caleb finds his true mate and Neah is cast aside overnight. Wolves from rival packs show up at the border asking for her by name. A half-dead Alpha from the most powerful pack in three territories crashes into her life claiming *she* is his mate. And a phone call from a voice she buried three years ago delivers an impossible truth—her mother is alive, her father's death was no accident, and someone has been watching her since the day of the crash, waiting for the right moment to collect. Liam Ashford, the ruthless young Alpha of Shadow Peak, never wanted a mate. He watched the bond destroy his father and nearly destroy his pack. But his wolf dragged him across three territories to a human girl with no wolf, no rank, and no idea how valuable she really is. Neah doesn't need a mate. She needs answers. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more she realizes the bond she keeps rejecting may be the only thing standing between her and the people who want her dead. What is it about a ordinary human girl that has every powerful wolf in the region willing to kill or die to claim her?

As the quality control supervisor of an import company, I need to finish up the storage of the final batch of king crabs before the holiday. Just after entering the subzero freezer, the door is immediately locked shut. The alarm system also fails. When I realize I'm starting to lose body heat, I immediately take out the hand warmers from the emergency kit. However, the moment I apply them, a chilling sensation makes me instantly realize something is wrong. I scream from the cold, and the walkie-talkie transmits the boisterous laughter of my fiance, Martin Clay. "We're live-streaming the challenge of locking the company's 'Ice Queen' in the freezer. Let's see how long she lasts!" The flirty voice of his female colleague, Lilian Saunders, also comes through, "Sierra, smile for the folks in the live stream! The number one donor wants to see it!" I instantly understand that they're live-streaming a prank on me. Not only do they lock me in the freezer, but they've also replaced my life-saving hand warmers with cooling patches meant for fevers! I grit my teeth, trying hard to stay calm as I call out to them for help. "The spare… spare hand warmers… Give them to me!" My fiance's voice rings out from the walkie-talkie, sounding unconcerned, "Oops! Lily gets cold easily, and it's her time of the month. The spares are all being used to keep her belly warm! "You're so healthy that you can just jump around a little and you'll warm up! You might even get some tips from the number one donor!" I stop arguing with them. With frozen hands, I pull out the signal flare gun and aim it at the most valuable and mysterious cargo in the freezer—a tube of frozen sperm worth 200 million dollars.

“Congratulations on your wedding! Although we must have missed our invite in the mail. We’d like to catch up with…” There’s no reason to keep reading the mail beyond that point. It’s a variation of the same kinds of mails I’ve been receiving since the wedding three weeks ago. I pause at the door to his study, sounds of a woman riding on throes of orgasms, filters through the open crack. What would people say if they saw a woman with her legs spread out, in between her legs, my husband of a few days, sliding in and out of her? He keeps his dark eyes on me, bringing his signature scotch to his lips. I can’t take this anymore. How could he do this?? How did I end up with a man like this?? “Get out of my house!” I snap, The woman shrieks, scrambling to cover herself up with pieces of clothing. I grit my teeth hard. “She’s my guest.” “Take your guests elsewhere. This is not a whorehouse.” I snap, gritting my teeth so hard it feels like my jaw would crack. “Would you do what they do?” “W-what?” He leans forward, I keep my eyes above his waistline, specifically on the middle of his forehead. “Would you, instead of them, suck my cock?” His accent makes the word sound even dirtier than usual. Isaac's family demanded a husband, he delivered and now his life is a mess. A marriage on paper, a disaster in practice. Isaac Valentine needed a husband, not for love. And he met the last man he would ever choose, Ivan Romanov. The deal is clean. Everyone wins. Until it isn't. After all, what's more dangerous than a marriage of convenience? Real feelings with an expiration date.

Aluna adalah seorang gadis bisu yang hidup dengan penuh keterbatasan. Sejak kecil ia tidak mampu berbicara, sehingga hanya bisa berkomunikasi melalui tulisan di buku kecil yang selalu ia bawa ke mana pun ia pergi. Demi bertahan hidup, Aluna bekerja sebagai pelayan di rumah seorang pengusaha muda yang terkenal dingin dan sulit didekati. Pria itu adalah Arsen Wijaya. Arsen dikenal sebagai majikan yang tegas, dominan, dan tidak suka orang lain mencampuri urusannya. Namun sejak kehadiran Aluna di rumahnya, sikapnya perlahan berubah. Tanpa ia sadari, perhatian Arsen terhadap gadis bisu itu menjadi semakin besar. Ia tidak suka melihat Aluna dekat dengan orang lain. Ia mudah cemburu. Ia juga selalu ingin memastikan Aluna berada di bawah perlindungannya. Perhatian Arsen yang begitu intens membuat banyak orang merasa iri dan mulai memandang Aluna dengan tidak suka. Di tengah perbedaan status dan berbagai konflik yang muncul, hubungan mereka pun perlahan berubah menjadi semakin rumit. Sementara itu, Aluna hanya bisa menyimpan semua perasaannya dalam diam. Karena meskipun hatinya dipenuhi banyak kata. Ia tetap tidak mampu mengucapkannya.

Di usianya yang baru menginjak delapan belas, Jasmine berada dalam dilema. Dia baru saja kehilangan orangtuanya dalam kecelakaan maut. Kini Jasmine sebatang kara namun berlimpah harta. Sepulang menguburkan ayah dan ibunya, seorang pria datang mengaku bahwa dia adalah adik ayahnya yang selama ini tinggal di luar negeri, dia membawa surat wasiat dari mendiang ayahnya yang memberikan hak perwalian pada Karan. Jasmine menerima Karan sebagai pamannya yang tak pernah dia tahu, Karan membawa serta istri dan anaknya untuk tinggal di rumah peninggalan orang tua mereka. Lama-kelamaan sikap Karan dan Anita semakin semena-mena, Jasmine diperlakukan layaknya pembantu. Puncaknya adalah ketika istri Karan itu menjadikan Jasmine objek untuk dilelang. Max keluar sebagai pemenang, dia memperkenalkan diri sebagai Ketua dari organisasi yang selama ini menaungi perusahaan ayah Jasmine. Max juga memberitahu Jasmine bahwa Karan bukanlah adik kandung Hermawan. Lalu siapa Karan? Bagaimana caranya mengambil kembali aset keluarga dari cengkeraman Karan dan Anita? Apakah Max bisa dipercaya? Maukah dia membantu Jasmine menguak misteri dan rahasia yang menyelubungi kematian orang tuanya? Buku lainnya: Suami Warisan | IG: @novelbyserafina

Jika ditanya siapa sosok yang paling ingin dinikahi oleh gadis-gadis Victoria, maka jawabannya hanya ada satu. Xavier George Sanders Dia adalah Duke termuda victoria yang diangkat menjadi Duke di usia 10 tahun. Mewarisi dua darah biru sekaligus membuat Xavier kian populer. Popularitasnya sebagai Duke sekaligus Panglima perang Victoria bahkan digadang-gadang melebihi popularitas putra mahkota Victoria sendiri, Jayden George Sebastian. Tapi sejatinya, tak ada yang sempurna di dunia ini. Xavier yang dianggap sempurna pun bahkan punya cacat. Karena diantara semua perempuan kalangan atas Victoria. Xavier harus menikah dengan Catalina Ruth Spencer, wanita yang dijuluki gagak hitam Victoria. Catalina dikenal sebagai salah satu wanita yang paling tidak diinginkan oleh pria mana pun. Apalagi setelah skandalnya dengan banyak pria terekspos di berita harian Victoria. Malang. Catherine yang menulis buku berjudul Royal Scandal itu harus masuk ke novelnya sendiri menggantikan Catalina asli yang mati konyol karena cinta gilanya pada putra mahkota Victoria. Lalu, bagaimana Catherine akan menjalani kehidupan Catalina selanjutnya? "Tidak baik mengatakan ini. Tapi sepertinya sebentar lagi aku memang akan mati. Pertukaran jiwa, sialan!"

Tengoku Gakuen. Sekolah untuk para berandalan dan preman-preman yang terkenal dengan kenakalan dan kerusakan yang telah mereka buat. Sekolah yang dipimpin oleh para Archangel itu memperbolehkan untuk para siswanya saling bertarung satu sama lain. Dan yang menang atau yang paling kuat akan berpotensi untuk menjadi bagian dari Archangel. Tetapi itu pun kalau orang itu bisa mengalahkan salah satu dari Archangel yang ada. Suatu hari, ada dua murid baru yang tak saling mengenal. Azriel, putra bangsawan yang terasingkan karena sering bertengkar di jalanan. Dan Natsume yang sama sekali tidak mempunyai latar belakang khusus. Azriel sangat yakin bahwa dirinya akan bisa mengalahkan para Archangel. Sedangkan Natsume bertingkah seperti murid biasa yang setiap harinya di sekolah hanya dihabiskan untuk membaca buku dan mempelajari hal-hal yang baru Tetapi suatu saat ada sebuah fakta terbongkar. Faktanya salah satu dari kedua orang itu adalah seorang pembunuh. Dan orang yang dia bunuh bukan cuma satu orang. Melainkan lima orang Yakuza sekaligus. Jadi siapakah orang yang akan berhasil menaiki tangga menuju ruangan Archangel? Apakah Azriel yang semakin hari semakin bertambah kuat? Atau malah orang yang tidak pernah disangka-sangka sebelumnya

"Besok kamu akan datang ke pernikahanku 'kan, Je?" Jena terdiam. Tubuhnya gemetar. Bagaimana pun Jena tahu jika hari itu kan tiba, tapi mendengarnya langsung keluar dari mulut Jo-- pria yang bahkan sedang memeluk tubuh tanpa busananya dari belakang itu, ternyata tetap saja tersa menyakitkan. -- Jena merupakan seorang gasis yatim piatu. Dia tumbuh dari satu panti asuhan ke panti asuhan lainnya. Namun itu membuatnya tumbuh menjadi gadis ambisius yang perkerja keras, dia berusaha menggapai mimpinya untuk biisa berkuliah di universitas favorit dari menyisihkan sedikit gajinya sebagai seorang karyawan toko buku. Jatuh cinta merupakan hal yang sangat mewah untuk Jena. Dia tida pernah berpikir bahwa kelak akan terlibat dengan cinta yang rahasia dengan Bos muda yang tampan dan ketus--yang ternyata menyimpan banyak beban yang tek pernah dia tunjukkan pada siap pun. Di hadapan Jena, Jo bukanlah seorang Bos yang memimpin sebuah toko buku cabang pusat terbesar di Velmore. Dia hanya seorang pria yang lepas dari semua beban dan bahagia; sampai akhirnya Jena ditampar keras realita jika dia dan Jo bukan hanya berbeda kasta, tapi Jo juga merupakan suami orang.