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Bintang Sabda Alam, gadis remaja bertubuh tambun, dekil dan jerawatan akibat masa pubertasnya, tergila-gila pada Christian Diwangkara Junior. Anak sahabat orang tuanya yang dewasa, canggih dan sudah memiliki pacar seorang model professional. Hingga suatu hari, secara tidak sengaja, ia mendengar kalau laki-laki pujaannya itu menghinanya dengan sebutan buntelan jerawatan pada pacarnya. Sejak hari itu Bintang bersumpah bahwa tidak akan pernah lagi menampakkan dirinya di hadapan Tian sebelum ia kurus dan tidak kalah cantik dari pacarnya. Enam tahun kemudian mereka bertemu kembali dalam keadaan Bintang yang sudah berubah 180 derajat dari masa remaja culunnya. "Kamu yang sesempuna ini, mana mungkin dibandingkan dengan buntelan jerawatan seperti bocah halu itu? Kayak bumi dan langit tahu?" -Christian Diwangkara Junior. "Kalau mau ngejelek-jelekin orang, ngomong di depannya dong. Suka banget sih main belakang! Situ banci atau gay?" -Bintang Sabda Alam

Willow, a city girl, is heartbroken after walking in on her best friend and husband sleeping together. In an effort to find herself she rents a cabin in a secluded forest. To her surprise the remote cabin is full of surprises and it is soon clear the forest is full of secrets. To fuel her sadness she finds out her best friend is carrying her husband’s baby. This is the final straw for her and she runs into the forest and follows a wolf to a stone table. It turns out Willow has a family secret of her own, a magical bloodline that she had no clue about. She will have to find out fast because a family of werewolves fighting against a rival clan that wants to release a monster older than time. They will need Willows help if they want to keep the monster in the prison. Willow will have to look deep within herself and make choices she never thought possible for the greater good.

When Chloe came to Leighton High for the first time, in a small town, she didn't expect to come into a bully's radar. All her life, she had always stayed out of people's way, and was never really noticed. She had also always had to make an effort to make friends, but never enemies. Not that she didn't think she was way past getting one, but she didn't think it would be someone as Handsome as Zach was. The first time they met was a disaster, and she tried her best to stay away from him, the only problem was, he wasn't letting her, and soon, the hate he showed her, soon turned into something she had never experienced before. Would she be able to get rid of the unwanted feeling she was getting for him, or the unwanted attention he was showing her? Find out in the intriguing story.

"Kita selesai, aku bosan denganmu. Jadi jangan temui aku lagi ini cek untukmu!" "A-aku gak mau uang kamu, Za. Aku sayang banget ama kamu, aku--." "STOP! Kamu cuma sugar baby, bukan kekasihku. AKU SUDAH BOSAN." Rania Juwita Raharja (17th) terjebak dalam cinta terlarang karena keisengannya sendiri bermain-main menjadi sugar baby dari Reza Fletcher Clarke (30th). Sayangnya, cinta Rania bertepuk sebelah tangan. Reza meminta mereka berpisah, dia menghilang bak ditelan bumi, bahkan Rania tak sempat memberitahukannya tentang kehamilannya. Haruskah Rania memberitahukan pada Reza tentang kehamilannya? Tapi bagaimana kalau Reza tak mau bertanggungjawab? Bagaimana nasib bayi Rania jika keluarganya juga menolaknya? Mungkinkah Rania bisa membesarkan bayinya seorang diri dengan usianya yang masih belia? Lalu, benarkah Reza memang tidak punya perasaan apapun pada Rania? Ikuti kisah Rania di novel Aku Bukan Lagi Sugar Baby-Mu

Hegar dan Kiara, guru dan murid di sekolah. Mereka tidak pernah akur karena Hegar guru killer dan dingin. Sedangkan Kiara murid biang onar di sekolah, setiap harinya Hegar selalu menghukum Kiara. Namun karena pertemanan kedua ibu mereka, Hegar dan Kiara dipaksa menikah . Ibu Kiara sangat ingin sekali berbesanan dengan sahabatnya yang sultan, sementara Ibu Hegar sangat menyukai Kiara. Ia ingin memilki anak perempuan seperti Kiara. "No! Aku enggak mau sama dia Mi. Dia bawel banget, kebayang enggak hari-hari aku akan pusing dengan segala ocehannya. Belum lagi dia itu biang onar!" tolak Hegar. "Aku juga enggak mau sama manusia es kayak dia, bisa-bisa nanti aku kedinginan kalau deket-deket dia. Di sekolah aja aku dihukum terus, gimana kalau jadi istrinya aku bakal kena hukuman 24 jam," cibir Kiara sembari menatap Hegar dengan tatapan tidak suka.

Evelyn Moore is just another disenfranchised American girl, trying to scrape by with the help of her best friend, Lily, during the Depression in New York City. When a tumultuous event cascades into a roller coaster series of them a few short weeks before the grand opening of the much anticipated 1939 World’s Fair, Evelyn worries how she’ll survive, even more so when she realizes that her every near miss ends up that way by the deliberate effort of her new and complicated boss, Andrew James. Cool, collected and complicated, Andrew James is the wunderkind behind much of his family and employer’s success but knowing the ropes so well you can always pull all the strings is only so rewarding. When Evelyn unexpectedly tumbles into his life, he finds himself pushed outside his wheelhouse and peering into a new and delightfully intriguing unknown, one with a future he relishes. A world of tomorrow.

Johan Williams is a seventeen years old lad, a normal high school student, dating his childhood sweetheart out of similarity, it wasn't out of love.     He knew something was wrong, he isn't attracted to females no matter how much effort he puts in. Filled with anxiety, questions, Johan needed to talk to someone who knew better but when he bumped into the named Haruto at a club, the richest dude in his school, demanding to be friends with benefits, all broke loose.     When the feeling called love comes into their relationship, Haru disappears.      One is abandoned, his heart fills with hatred.     The other is abused, no turning back.    Given their circumstances, will these two students ever come across each other and accept each other's feelings or never to see the other again? For more details, questions and more books, follow me on Facebook Elena Titania. IG - elena_titania (New account) Thank you!

My husband Victor was chatting with his 'Miss Idea' Shane, again. And I, his actual wife, stood aside like an invisible piece of dust, unnoticed by anyone. I've tried every effort to win Victor's eyes, but all Shane had to do was stand there, and she'd already won. I wonder if I'd be even in the running for a list of “The Most Important Women to Victor Thorn." I had been married to my husband for five years. But he didn't love me. Now I got pregnant, would he love me for real? Obviously, the answer is no. So I made an important decision, for me and my baby, I want a divorce. But right after I divorced my husband, he started to regret it. And he wanted me to come back to him. At the same time, I was surprised to realize that his elder brother was changing my life.

Mackenzie Marquess, a girl who can sacrifice her happiness for him. That Friday night Kenji Ferrell and Mackenzie spent together change everything. They begin to have a secret relationship to satisfy their needs... his needs. As their relationship continues, they keep on making mistakes and lying to everyone they cared about. However, a relationship formed but lust can destroy one's heart and doesn't last. Mackenzie tried to make Kenji fall inlove with her but all her effort becomes waste when Kenji's family and her dad stand in-between them. She made a hard decision on leaving Kenji and not telling him about her pregnancy. Years passes both of them are living the life they wanted, and forgetting the past, destiny plays with them once again as their path crosses on an event. Will their story have another chapter? Can Kenji meet his son? Will Kenji give up everything just to get her back?

My mom wants me to report every single detail in my life to her every day. I only get to receive my allowance once I do so. One phone call is equivalent to me receiving one cent. "My dear daughter, I love you so much, you know. Just let me know whatever you're doing every day. Only then can I relax." I don't have the heart to let my mom down, so every day I put all of my effort into coming up with something. That way, I can only gather enough money to buy the cheapest food in the cafeteria. But the food isn't enough to sustain me, leaving me hungry every day. Finally, I break down emotionally. That is, until I receive an allowance from my dad, who's supposed to be dead for many years…