Effort Banget

"Kau harus tanggung jawab! Jika aku hamil bagaimana?" Gertak Gera pada Roy. Roy memicingkan mata pekatnya. "Kau tidak akan hamil hanya karena kugagahi semalam saja. Lagipula, kau yang memintaku untuk melakukan itu. Apa kau lupa bagaimana kau mengemis padaku? Dasar aneh!" Timpal Roy tak mau kalah. Tipikal seperti Roy memang tidak mau kalah dalam hal apapun. Terlebih, dia adalah seorang yang terpandang. Sementara Gera, ia terisak sambil menghentakkan kaki mungilnya. Ia sangat menyesal telah melakukan itu semua. Jika saja Adit tidak menaruh obat sialan itu, ini semua tidak akan terjadi."Adit nggak waras! Tega banget dia naruh obat perangsang." Gerutu Gera kesal. "Percuma kau menyalahkan orang. Sudah terjadi. Makanya, jadi wanita jangan ceroboh! Kau memang bodoh!" Roy tak henti-hentinya menyakiti hati Gera dengan perkataannya. Gera melirik tajam Roy. Ia sudah tak tahan mendengar ocehan menyakitkan dari bibir Roy yang sialnya membuat Gera berpikir liar dan mengingat malam itu. "Jangan khawatir, Nona ceroboh! Jika kau memang hamil, aku akan mencarimu sendiri." Ujar Roy lalu berlalu meninggalkan Gera. "Dasar laki-laki aneh! Enyah saja kau!" Teriak Gera. Kini ia sendiri hanya bisa termenung meratapi nasibnya. Ia bingung, akan seperti apa hidupnya jikalau dia hamil tanpa suami. Disamping keputusasaan Gera,Roy tersenyum girang. Tanpa diketahui, Roy sudah merencanakan banyak hal untuk Gera dan dirinya. Apakah Gera dan Roy akan bersama atau malah sebaliknya?

"Kopermu berat banget sih, kamu bawa baju apa batu?" "Bawa beban hidup!” "Kamu dari dulu itu senang menimpal ya, Bel. Ingat, aku ini suamimu!” "Terus kalau kamu suami, aku harus bersikap bagaimana, Rav? Eh, tunggu dulu. Suami macam apa yang tega berbohong pada keluarga dan istrinya?” Belva Primrose, seorang desainer ternama dengan latar belakang keturunan ningrat dan keluarga terpandang terpaksa harus menikah dengan pria yang sudah di jodohkan dengannya sejak dulu, Ravindra Mahesa. Dengan sebuah alasan mengenai tradisi juga sebuah hutang budi membuat keduanya tak berdaya menolak keinginan orang tua. Saat pertama kali di bawa ke rumah suami, Belva terkejut karena mengetahui bahwa Ravin ternyata sudah lebih dulu menikah dengan wanita lain—Alana Monica namanya. Konflik pertama muncul karena Belva merasa sangat dibohongi oleh Ravin, sehingga ia bertekad tak ingin disentuh oleh suaminya itu. Belva hendak menyudahi pernikahan itu, tetapi itu tidak mungkin mengingat keadaan orang tua mereka yang dalam keadaan sakit, pasti tak akan sanggup menerima fakta itu. Apalagi Alana adalah wanita yang sangat ditentang oleh keluarga Ravin, pasti akan menciptakan petaka bagi keluarga. Pernikahan yang terasa hambar dan menyedihkan itu, menghadirkan masalah lain ketika Belva merasa jatuh hati pada seorang pria yang tak lain adalah Tigor Jonathan—managernya sendiri. Namun, lambat laun Belva mencium banyak kejanggalan pada pria itu yang berkaitan dengan istri tua Ravin. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di balik itu semua ? Akankah Belva akhirnya menemukan cinta sejati setelah beberapa kali bertemu dengan lelaki yang salah ?

My elder sister, Emma Rothschild, longs for a life of luxury. As such, she requests to marry the prince of Northia, Matias Redburn. On the other hand, I'm married off to an elven scholar visiting human territory, Aleron Glintwood. After the wedding with Emma, Matias leaves Northia and visits the giant clan's territory to establish a trade route. He's never heard of again. Meanwhile, I accompany Aleron to Empiria. He obtains a teaching position at the Royal Academy of Magic by virtue of his elven talent for magic. As for me, I become a highly envied professor's wife. Emma continues to live alone in the Northian Frozen Plains. She's later discovered to be having an affair with a human knight. When the Draconian Council of Elders exiles her from their lands, our father—Gareth Rothschild—furiously declares that he's severing ties with her. She's thus forever cut off from the Rothschild family. While I'm on my way home for the festival, Emma forcibly stops my carriage. She begs me to take her home and put in a good word for her. Along the way, she suddenly grabs the reins. As a result, the carriage goes out of control and tumbles over a cliff. When I regain consciousness, I see Emma on the floor. She's crying and demanding a change in engagement plans. At that moment, I realize that she's also been reborn. However, Emma doesn't know that life with the elves isn't as wonderful as she imagines. I immediately begin preparing for the magic academy's entrance exam. This time, I'll spare no effort to be admitted into the academy myself.

Raleigh is a wolf/goddess, that has no idea that she is. Her mother has had her wolf and magic bound. Her mother believes that she is part of a destiny. One that involves, Prince Chris, whose father has also bound his powers. Both being descendants of god's, and in Rae's case, a goddess. They can control elements. Rae's is the wind while Chris controls storms. They have a job to do. Neither know of their powers until they are awakened. No one knows that Hades is coveting Rae. She's powerful being a full blown goddess that has been given powers. He wants her with him and Persephone.He hides in the shadows and commits a series of murders to attempt to keep people away from her. What he doesn't realize is that Rae is fated to, not just one but, two mates. One Alpha wolf and one demi god. Prince Chris has a destiny. He's told at a young age that he is going to have a destined queen but that he won't know who she is until the goddess tells him. In an effort to respect that queen, and his best friend, he decides to break his best friends heart. She can never know how much he truly loves her. Toby, watches Rae grow up with a sense of needing to protect her. With wolves being almost extinct, he never expects to find his fated mate. When he does, he has to leave her in the midst of girls being murdered that are similar to her. What happens when they find out that they are all fated? Will they accept it? What happens when they find out has a secret child? What happens when they bring the attention of the hunters? Will Rae fulfill her destiny?

Five years after our son was born, I finally faced the truth: my wife didn't love me—or our boy. Determined to end this miserable marriage, I made plans to leave and take our son with me. But fate had other ideas. A car accident cost me a kidney and took our son's eye. At my lowest point, my usually distant wife fell to her knees right in the hospital corridor, begging for forgiveness. She swore she would spend the rest of her life taking care of us. We decided to give her one last chance—a 100-day trial. If she made it, we'd stay together. But on the ninety-ninth day, my son and I overheard her talking to the attending physician. "Emma," the doctor said, "did you really arrange that accident to secure organs for Daniel Carter's son? You did that to take a kidney from your husband and an eye from your son—was it worth it?" Emma Evans's voice was eerily calm. "It was worth it. As long as Daniel is happy, I'd do anything." "And what if your husband and son find out?" She fell silent for a moment, then instinctively touched the wedding ring on her hand. "Then they'll never know. They just want a family; I'll do everything I can to make up for it." So the "changed woman" we thought we knew was just an act—a carefully built lie. The happiness my son and I had begun to believe in was nothing more than a story she'd crafted to protect the person she really loved. Every kindness, every effort—it had all been quietly weighed and paid for in advance.

Jaka dan Nuning bersahabat sejak kelas 4 SD. Cuma sahabat. Jaka nggak pernah kepikiran nikahin Nuning meski cuma dalam mimpi. Soalnya Nuning itu gesreknya naudzubillah dan sama sekali bukan tipenya. Cewek itu cuma cocok dijadiin 'partner in crime' nyolong mangganya Mbah Surip. Atau dijadiin umpan pemancing keributan di kelas untuk melancarkan aksi bolosnya. Tapi demi apa, nggak ada angin nggak ada hujan, tiba-tiba aja Nuning minta dinikahin?! Alasannya ngehek banget, "Biar orangtuaku ngijinin aku pindah ke Jakarta bareng kamu. Aku kan nggak mau selamanya jadi orang kampung!" Bikin Jaka ngibrit terbirit-birit. Bikin Jaka keki karena kemerdekaannya sebagai jomblo dihabisi. Soalnya Nuning bikin pengumuman kalau Jaka itu calon suaminya. Bikin Jaka mati pasaran di depan gebetannya. Makin ditolak, Nuning makin ugal-ugalan ngejar Jaka macam banteng liat kain merah. Bahkan cewek gebetannya pun tak luput jadi sasaran. Tapi Jaka ogah nyerah, pokoknya Nuning pilihan terakhir baginya kalau udah nggak ada lagi cewek yang bisa dinikahinya di bumi. Titik! Tapi. Bukan Nuning namanya kalau nyerah gitu aja. Jaka tiket emasnya ke Jakarta. Ia pun mengerahkan jurus 'pepet, dempet, srempet' untuk mendapatkannya. Tapi ternyata, Jaka sama tangguhnya. Cowok itu gesit licin bagai belut menghindarinya. Lalu tiba-tiba menghilang. Namun saat Nuning mulai lelah mencari dan menyerah, tiba-tiba saja Jaka kembali nongol di depannya dan berkata, "Oke, kita nikah!" Nuning sukses menggaet tiketnya ke Jakarta. Ya. Cuma pernikahan ini yang bisa membawanya ke kota impian. Nggak peduli apa alasan Jaka mau nikahin dia. Pokoknya... nikah aja dulu, soal cinta urusan belakangan!

“Jangan kasar-kasar sama calon suami” “Bapak tuh bisa nggak sih, mulutnya jangan asal mengklaim orang” “Kenapa sih kamu kesal banget saya bilang calon istri?” “Ya karena saya bukan calon istri bapak” Ayyana memberikan penekanan disetiap ucapannya “Nanti malam saya lamar kalau gitu” “Nggak usah aneh-aneh” Ayyana memijat pelipisnya, lama-lama ia bisa darah tinggi jika terus berhadapan dengan Fakhri “Sesuai kesepakatan, saya udah makan siang sama bapak. Urusan mobil, tinggal kirim nomor rekening, nanti saya transfer” Ucap Ayyana “So please, jangan ganggu saya lagi. Jangan recokin hidup saya lagi, jauh-jauh dari saya” Lanjutnya melangkah menjauh “Kalau Mami kangen pengen ketemu calon mantunya gimana?” Ucap Fakhri setengah berteriak namun Ayyana tak berniat lagi menanggapi Perempuan itu melajukan mobilnya meninggalkan halaman dengan raut wajah dongkol setengah mati, sementara Fakhri tersenyum geli memilih melakukan hal yang sama, beranjak kembali menuju kantor untuk menyelesaikan beberapa pekerjaan yang terpaksa harus ia tinggal demi memenuhi janji makan siangnya pada Ayyana yang malah menyita waktu lumayan panjang Tapi ia tak keberatan bahkan rasanya menyenangkan melihat Ayyana meleparkan tatapan tajam padanya setiap kali Fakhri berhasil membuatnya kesal Mungkin Maminya tidak salah mengenalkan mereka, karna nyatanya Ayyana memiliki daya tarik tersendiri bagi Fakhri. Entahlah, tapi ia bahkan meragukan sendiri ucapannya saat menyebut Ayyana sebagai calon istri Perempuan itu terlalu baik untuk ia jadikan tumbal untuk kembali bertemu Jihan. Fakhri masih waras untuk tidak menarik adik sahabatnya itu dalam kubangan lumpur yang ia diami selama ini

He was magnificent in her eyes before. The way he strides down the stairs which such power and authority, the way he carried himself with such elegance and dignity, the way those eyes scanned the area while it shone vividly like the bright morning sun. He was her god, before. Now that she was given this chance to redeem herself, to save herself before disaster strikes once again in the Empire. She will waste no time freeing herself from the clutches of this man. The Crown Prince. She bowed her head as soon as he descended and everyone in the ballroom, including herself, greeted the prince. "Welcome back, Your Highness!" 'Yes, welcome back indeed.' - - Amerielise Lovette was nothing more than a social butterfly. She was well-known for her appearance that sends men into an abyss of admiration and longing for her. She was so beautiful that she was described as the flower in the cliff when the sun sets. However, no matter the effort many men put to make her notice them, she only has her eyes on one man. It is her childhood friend, the Crown Prince. She loved the crown prince and was loyal to the royal family. She was like a dog willing to abide every wish he whispers, kissing the ground he walked on, blindly following him. She was naive to the dark intentions that the prince has in stored for her. In his eyes, she was just another pawn. She died. She was given a second life, a life where she vowed to do the right thing and not be the dog that she once was. She stepped away from her fate. The moment that she did, things go south and that is how she ended up in the Crown Prince's clutches again.

My billionaire dad chooses a husband for me. People claim that Sebastian Lambert is a fine gentleman who's absolutely in awe of me. He seems easy enough to deal with, so I agree to the marriage. The wedding is held at the biggest hotel my family owns. On the big day, as I push open the doors in my wedding dress, a bucket of foul-smelling blood comes crashing down on me. The scene inside is even more horrifying. What was supposed to be a pure and romantic ceremony is now decorated with giant spiders and cockroaches. Grotesque clown faces grin at me from the walls. At the altar, there's a black coffin. Sebastian's adoptive sister, Ruth Lambert, strolls over with a group of people. She covers her mouth in fake surprise as she remarks, "Oh my, Claudia, you look like a pathetic mutt right now!" Laughter erupts around me. Holding my anger back, I coldly reply, "All of you, get out." She crosses her arms, arrogantly looking down at me as if she's on some pedestal. "Come on, Claudia. Seb personally asked me to surprise you. I put in a lot of effort to decorate your little wedding. You're telling me to get out? I don't even get a 'thank you'? Do you need me to teach you some manners?" She signals to the people next to her, and two of them step forward, trying to force me to my knees. Stunned for a few seconds, I pull out my phone and call Sebastian. "Is this the so-called surprise you had your sister prepare for me? Forcing me to kneel before her?"

“You are playing with fire, Alyssa,” he warned. “I’m trying not to lose control.” The emotions were roiling inside of her, building to something far greater than anything she’d experienced with any other man. Sometimes we run away from the one person we should be running to... *** From USA Today bestselling author and the author of Billionaire’s Secret Baby, comes a brand-new suspenseful romance about a socialite falling in love with the man ordered to protect her. With one hell of a twist, this steamy romance is a must read! Agent Scott Tabor was as sexy walking away as he was coming toward you. You know the kind of attractive that makes your mouth dry, and your palms sweat before you ever speak to the man? Yeah… that’s my reality. But let’s back up a second. It all started a few weeks after my parents died in a freak accident. While I was trying to grieve, my long-lost uncle came into the picture. At first, I thought Uncle Frank was trying to make an effort—until I came home to a nightmare. Forced to abandon my apartment, I turned to my lawyer and old boyfriend, Nate Livingston. Only his very pregnant wife wasn’t too happy with me hanging around. And who could blame her? Meanwhile, Uncle Frank was doing everything in his power to make my life a living hell. Enter Scott Tabor, FBI agent extraordinaire and my new roommate. I’m sure we can keep everything platonic. After all, we are both adults. Adults with wants, needs, and dare I say, an insane attraction for each other?