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Aku menatap penyihir di depanku dengan putus asa, “Ajari aku bagaimana menggunakan sihir, Kumohon.” “Untuk apa?” tanya penyihir itu ketus, pandangannya terasa sangat merendahkanku. Aku menggigit bibir, “Ada seseorang yang harus ku selamatkan sekarang, aku butuh kekuatan.” “Hm…” ucapnya sambil berjalan mengelilingiku. “Maaf kau tak pantas. Aku tak ingin memiliki murid pengecut sepertimu.” katanya pedas. Aku menyentuh sayatan di leherku yang masih segar. Ya, ku akui aku memang pengecut… tapi, jika bukan karena penyihir di depanku yang sudah memberikanku sedikit harapan mungkin aku tak akan memiliki keberanian seperti sekarang. “Beri aku kesempatan.” kataku sambil menegakkan kepala yang semula tertunduk, “Akan ku buktikan kesungguhanku padamu!” Penyihir itu menyeringai, “Aku suka semangatmu, jangan mengecewakanku.” Katanya sambil berjalan pergi. Aku mengepalkan tangan semangat, masih ada harapan untuk menyelamatkannya. Seseorang dengan manik kemerahan yang sudah menemani hariku yang suram. Diantara jejeran rank kelas atas seperti siren, werewolf, vampir dan makhluk lainnya ia masih mau memilih menemaniku yang hanya seorang manusia biasa pembuat onar di pusat penjualan. Tapi, Masih sempatkah aku menyelamatkannya?

==PEMENANG JUARA 3 EVENT NOVEL BERTEMA 'PRIA TERDAHSYAT'== ==PEMENANG NOVEL ROMAN TERFAVORIT GOODNOVEL VAGANZA 2021== "Kamu, Sahara? Langsung saja, berapa harga keperawananmu? Aku yakin, kamu nggak punya banyak pilihan sekarang. Ambil ini untuk membayar tagihanmu segera. Lusa, datang ke sini." Roy Anindra Smith menyodorkan selembar cek dan kartu nama, yang membuat Sahara, seorang gadis penari sensual di club dewasa terperangah. Bagi Roy, memiliki gadis itu adalah harga mati dan penolakan adalah penghinaan. Namun, berhasil membayar dengan nilai fantastis sebuah petualangan sensasi satu malam, ternyata tak membuat Sahara jatuh ke pelukan Roy. Gadis penari sensual berusia 19 tahun, yang bersikukuh menolak perhatian Presdir raksasa bisnis properti, meski ia sendiri butuh uang. Mampukah Roy membangkitkan hasrat satu malam yang pernah ia lalui bersama Sahara, agar bisa membalaskan dendamnya pada seseorang? Apa yang membuat Roy, yang berusia lebih dua kali lipat dari Sahara, begitu ingin membuat gadis yatim piatu miskin itu agar bertekuk lutut dan tergila-gila padanya? ***Kunjungi sosial media Insstagram @juskelapa_ untuk info-info seputar karya***

"Aku butuh bantuanmu untuk memalsukan kecelakaan pesawat pribadi," kataku pelan. "Itu satu-satunya cara agar aku bisa meninggalkan Dirga Valendra." Orang-orang mengatakan dia meninggalkan takhta Mafia demi aku. Mereka menyebutnya pria yang memilih cinta daripada kekuasaan dan pewaris yang meninggalkan dunia penuh darah dan kemewahan demi menikahi seorang pelayan dari daerah kumuh. Selama bertahun-tahun, dia membuat dunia percaya pada hubungan kami. Dia membangun kerajaan atas namaku. Setiap Senin, dia mengirimiku mawar. Dan pada media, dia selalu bilang bahwa akulah yang menyelamatkannya. Namun cinta tidak selalu berarti setia. Saat aku sibuk percaya bahwa kami akan bersama selamanya, dia justru membangun keluarga kedua tanpa sepengetahuanku. Sebuah keluarga yang dipenuhi tawa, mainan, dan sepasang putra kembar yang punya mata seperti dirinya... ... Malam ketika aku menghilang, kerajaannya runtuh dalam api. Dia mengobrak-abrik kota, menyuap pemerintah, dan mengubur orang hidup-hidup hanya demi menemukan aku. Namun saat dia berhasil, aku sudah pergi jauh. Dan wanita yang dulu pernah rela mati untuknya, kini kehilangan cintanya dan tak lagi punya alasan untuk bertahan hidup.

"Nay, Nikahi suamiku." pinta Alya Rohalia. "Gak, gak mungkin, aku gak mau!" bantah Anayah Mardan yang kerap di panggil Naya. "Aku sakit Nay, suami ku butuh seorang istri yang bisa menjaga dia Nay, aku yakin kamu bisa." pinta Alya. "Mustahil!" sahut Naya. MAKMUM KEDUA.... Anayah Mardan adalah seorang janda yang berusia 19 tahun, setelah lama dia tidak pernah bertemu dengan sahabatnya, Akhirnya Anayah menerima kabar kalau sahabatnya tengah sakit keras. Betapa terkejutnya Anayah saat tau kalau sahabatnya akan menjodohkan dirinya dengan suami Alya Rohalia. Kebimbangan menyelimuti Anayah di satu sisi dia berpegang teguh pada prinsip dia yang tidak mau merusak kebahagiaan orang lain. Tapi di sisi yang lain, sahabatnya meminta dia menikah dengan Ilyas Syafar Marwansyah, bahkan penolakan dari Anayah pun tak Alya gubris, bahkan Alya malah menyebut nyebut hutang Budi yang dahulu Alya lakukan untuk kehidupan Anayah. Akankah Anayah setuju pada permintaan sahabatnya itu??? Apalah melanggar prinsip yang kita buat itu tidaklah mudah!

Jordie baru saja dipecat dari pekerjaan impiannya sebagai seorang pilot. Di saat yang sama, pacarnya, Aster, meminta keseriusan Jordie untuk melamar. Tentu saja hal ini membuat beban Jordie bertumpuk. Bagaimana mungkin seorang pengangguran seperti dirinya melamar dan menikahi seorang perempuan? Apalagi, kekasihnya adalah seorang influencer ternama di Indonesia. Di saat kebingungan itulah, Jordie mendapat tawaran dari sebuah manajemen artis ternama di Indonesia. Michael, Manajer seorang artis muda terkenal di Indonesia, meminta Jordie untuk menjadi seorang artis dengan gaji 1 milyar. Syaratnya adalah Jordie harus menyamar sebagai Reynold Fernandez, artis muda papan atas yang secara rahasia mati overdosis di sebuah vila. Wajah Jordie dan Reynold nyaris mirip meski mereka bukan anak kembar. Michael hanya ingin Jordie menggantikan Reynold Fernandez selama satu tahun agar seluruh kontrak kerja yang sudah ditangani terselesaikan dengan baik. Setelah itu, Jordie boleh kembali ke kehidupan asalnya. Jordie menerima tawaran itu. Dia butuh uang dan menjalani kehidupan gandanya sebagai Reynold Fernandez, seorang artis muda dengan jutaan fans! INSTAGRAMKU @bonanzalalala

The room fell into a stunned silence. The council members exchanged glances, unsure of how to proceed. King Magnus continued, his voice resonating with power. "I wish to claim her as my mate." He said. The whole grove grew silent as the impact of his words drove home. The wolves turned to each other in disbelief. I could see the effort Jax was making trying to control his temper, his voice was close to the edge. "Sorry my Lord. Did you say you want to claim her as your mate." Lycan King Magnus's gaze turned piercing, his voice steady but filled with a warning. "You heard right so I won't repeat myself. You forget, Jax, that I have the power to claim Sophie as my mate seeing as you just rejected her. Or are you prepared to face the consequences of standing in my way?.." Rejected by her Alpha on her third wedding anniversary after she caught him cheating on her with his sister, Nikini, the timid Sophie Liam is at a crossroad in life. The brooding Lycan king, King Magnus unexpectedly claims her after the rejection. Just when she's had a fresh start with him and finds herself growing attached, her former mate, Alpha Jax comes back into the picture to take her back. Would she forgive him and take him back or stay on with her new found mate.

Don’t trust anyone, not even yourself….You think you know someone pretty well, until you’re awoken in the middle of the night to the sound of unfamiliar voices and realize your sister’s being swept away by some supernatural creatures who climb in and out of windows and leap from two-story houses like it’s nothing.My parents tried to tell me everything was fine, but when Cadence finally did come back from wherever they’d taken her, I knew there was something unusual about my older sister.Now, her best friend is dead.Her ex-boyfriend is acting bizarre.And I’m afraid I might be next.My name is Cassidy Findley, and I’m pretty sure my sister is a vampire, despite her “co-worker” making every effort to brainwash me into believing otherwise. With the help of my two best friends, we vow to get to the bottom of this before it’s too late, and my sister starts to claim other victims. I love her, but I won’t be turned, nor will I just sit by without doing everything I can to stop her. I can only hope that I’m not too late and that I can trust my own memories.Because I’m pretty sure my sister’s friends are coming for me next.The Chronicles of Cassidy is a retelling of The Clandestine Saga specifically for young adult/teen readers told from the perspective of high schooler Cassidy Findley.

(Book 0.5 of Her Wolves series) (Lore) (Can read as stand-alone) (Steamy) Once upon a time, long ago, my family and I fell through a hole in the ground. It had happened during a war I could no longer recall. Trapped us in this new place that none of us wanted to be. Separated us from the people we used to love. This world was different. Divided. The inhabitants were primitive. Their designs all but useless. Thus we took it upon ourselves to help them. To guide them into a better age. I had lost track of how long I have been here. But my heart still yearned for home. No matter our effort, this place would never be it for me. Could never compare to the love I had for Gerovit. My husband. The man I needed above all else. Gone for eternity. Until I stumbled upon a humble man from humble origins. He reminded me of the wolves I loved so much. Reminded me that I needed a pack to survive. Sparked something in my chest I had long since thought dead. Axlan. A bull-headed beast that fought me at every turn. Until he was no longer a beast… But the first werewolf on earth. I am Marzanna. The goddess of spring. The creator of life. But you'll better understand me when I say this. I am the goddess all wolves worship and this is how my people came to be.

Carol: Life was never a bed of roses. At least for me. Abandoned at birth by both parents, and made to go through too many foster homes, I had to put in twice the amount of effort of my peers. Both in education, and in my career. I love children, and I've aspired to land a very good job as a social worker who cares for kids for as long as I can remember. When New York's most eligible bachelor and billionaire Evans Armstrong propositions me to become a nanny for his nephew, I'm speechless. Out of every options he had available, he choose me. And his nephew is the sweetest boy I've ever encountered. Maybe, just maybe I can achieve my dreams after all. Evans: Life was never the same ever since my sister Serena died, leaving me with her son Brandon. Each day that passes, I strive to be a better man, and provide for Brandon everything he needs. He's a smart kid, and he deserves the best. Which is why I go out of my way in searching for a suitable nanny to tend to him, since my efforts can only go so far. When I see Carolina for the first time, she's striking. And her polite demeanor has a ripple effect on young Brandon. I know immediately that she's the right one for him. She would make a wonderful nanny. And perhaps, a wonderful wife.

a heavy burden that I carried for nine long years. It was hard to admit to myself that Carlos Sky never really loved me, despite all the efforts I made to win him over. I even tried to use the divorce and the company he owned, Sky Corporation, as a way to bargain for him to give me attention and love. But he remained indifferent, insensitive to my feelings and my desperate attempts to win him over. It was a moment of great sadness and disappointment when I realized that he never cared about me in the same way that I cared about him. After the divorce, I had time to reflect on what happened and finally realized that the so-called "love" I felt for Carlos Sky was one-sided. I had deluded myself for years, believing that he loved me, when in reality he never showed this feeling for me. The hardest thing was to admit to myself that I loved someone who never loved me back. It was painful to face the reality that all the time, effort, and energy I put into this relationship was for nothing. Learning to let go of this unrequited love and move on with my life was a difficult journey, but necessary for my own emotional health and well-being. Today, I look back with a mixture of sadness and relief. It was a difficult experience, but I also learned a lot about myself and the true meaning of love. I learned that true love is mutual, it involves reciprocity and respect. It is not something that can be forced or won through negotiations.