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“Nona Liana Tandra, kami telah menyiapkan mayat yang persis sepertimu sesuai permintaan Anda. Sepuluh hari kemudian, kami akan mengirimkannya ke pernikahanmu dengan Tuan Hansen Gunadi.” Setelah mendengar jawaban dari staf di telepon, ketegangan Liana selama berhari-hari akhirnya sedikit mereda. “Baik, terima kasih.” “Sama-sama, ini memang pekerjaan kami. Anda tidak perlu khawatir, tidak akan ada yang curiga dengan mayat ini.” Setelah mendapatkan jaminan, Liana menghela napas lega. Kemudian dia memastikan lagi rincian pengiriman mayat dengan staf, dan menutup telepon lalu masuk ke dalam ruangan VIP. Ruangan VIP yang awalnya berisik, seketika semua orang terdiam saat melihatnya masuk.

Cerita ini bermula dari kunjungan Amelia Caras (Mia), seorang gadis nyaris pengangguran ke kedai kopi teman masa kecilnya sekaligus pemuda yang ia sukai diam- diam selama ini, Juan Zavala. Mereka sebenarnya saling menyukai tapi Mia selalu menolak perasaan Juan. Dalam kunjungan yang kesekian kalinya, Mia bertemu dengan pelanggan tua bernama Aguirre yang selalu menganggap Mia mirip dengan kekasihnya dengan menunjukkan foto- foto sang kekasih. Mia sama sekali belum menyadari, bahwa sebenarnya pertemuan itu membawa benang merah yang panjang dengan kunjungan sang ibu dan nenek ke flatnya demi pengobatan Alzheimer nenek. Namun kedatangan keluarganya ke Mexico City berhasil membuat Mia menemukan lagi kisah cinta lama yang terputus, sekaligus menemukan kisah cintanya sendiri.

La vie paisible et tranquille d'Emily est réduite en miettes en une seule journée par nul autre que le diable déguisé. Il s’est imposé dans sa vie dans un fracas assourdissant, bouleversant tout son monde, l’exposant à une vie qu’on lui avait toujours appris à fuir. Sa vie tranquille est brisée quand il, un chef de mafia impitoyable et rusé, éclate dans son univers, l’ouvrant à un monde de danger et de tromperies. Avec sa présence menaçante et son charisme, il attire Emily dans un royaume sombre de crimes et de passions, la forçant à affronter des secrets et des désirs qu’elle avait longtemps réprimés. À mesure que leurs mondes se percutent, Emily doit naviguer dans le paysage traître de son domaine, où la loyauté est un luxe et la survie l’objectif ultime. EXTRAIT — "Tu n’écoutes pas, hein, ma jolie ?" Il rit d’un rire sombre. Emily le repoussa de toutes ses forces et saisit une arme qui traînait par terre, elle appartenait à l’un des hommes qu’Angelo avait tués, et s’assurant qu’il y avait une grande distance entre eux, elle visa l'arme sur lui. Ses mains tremblaient, mais elle ne se laisserait pas faire. — "Tu crois vraiment que ça va me faire peur, ma petite ?" Angelo rit, son rire sinistre résonnant dans ses oreilles tandis qu’il parlait d’une manière sadique. — "T’es un meurtrier, d’abord tu as tué ma tante, maintenant tu as tué des innocents, combien d'autres vas-tu tuer ?" Emily hurla, sa main tremblant tandis que la peur la saisissait. — "Tu veux vraiment savoir ?" Angelo demanda, s’avançant encore plus près.

Bagaimana rasanya, jika suamimu ada yang melamar. Seorang wanita yang kaya raya, dan juga seorang janda cantik yang hidup kesepian di tengah keramaian. Apakah seorang Gita Larasati wanita sederhana, mampu mempertahankan rumah tangganya?

Jake has to get married in order to access his inheritance and his father’s company. There’s one problem, he’s a playboy and the thought of settling down with someone unnerves him. With the help of his best friend, Kyle, they set up a marriage contract which entails that he’ll be married to whichever girl of his choosing for just a year then the marriage would be dissolved and they would go their separate ways. The girl chosen would be compensated generously with lots of money, which was what Olivia needed more than anything. Olivia sees the ad but is not sure if that was what she wanted for herself. After a little persuasion, she signed the contract with Jake knowing there was no chance of her falling in love with the billionaire because she liked girls. Just a year and she would be free to live her life again, with lots of money this time. Jake marries Olivia and couldn’t be any happier because he could still see a lot of girls and not have to worry about her nurturing any kind of feelings for him. A couple months in and Jake finds himself falling in love with Olivia as he sees a side to her that she hides away from the world.

Seorang wanita muda membuka matanya perlahan dan merasakan tubuhnya remuk redam tanpa pakaian. Gurat kesedihan langsung tergambar nyata di wajah cantik itu bahkan air mata jatuh tak tertahan lagi. Malam kelam yang membuatnya kehilangan gelar gadis yang selama ini ia jaga hampir 21 tahun. Pria yang bertanggung jawab akan hal itu bukanlah pria asing atau penjahat yang tak berperasaan, melainkan sosok yang Geshara hormati. Aliandra Wibawa, pria yang beberapa bulan lalu menikahi Kakak kandungnya. Sekarang bagaimana Ge akan bersikap? Tak mungkin ia meminta tanggung jawab berupa pernikahan karena itu pasti akan menyakiti perasaan Kakak kandungnya, tapi kini ia hanyalah sosok kotor yang tak berharga.

Memang karena 700 juta Qinan menerima tawaran menikah dari pria bernama Satya. Tapi bukan karena itu alasan Qinan bertahan dalam pernikahan yang jelas-jelas Satya tak pernah menganggap Qinan ada. Cinta katanya. Jawabannya adalah karena Qinan cinta pada lelaki yang usianya terpaut jauh darinya bernama Satya itu. Entah berapa kali penolakan yang ia terima, bahkan diusir terang-terangan pun tak Qinan hiraukan. Selama kata cerai belum terucap dari bibir Satya, selama itu juga Qinan akan bertahan, bahkan biar Qinan tau sekalipun kalau dalam diamnya Satya begitu memuja Sofiana, pemilik separuh jiwanya. Lalu saat Sofiana datang ditengah mereka membawa cinta yang sama untuk Satya, apakah yang akan dilakukan Qinan untuk mempertahankan pernikahannya?

23-year-old Megan Spencer is on the brink of giving up on love after her break up with her fifth ex-boyfriend. That was the plan- until she met Mr. Flamin’ Hot Cheetos after entering his car uninvited. And worse? He’s literally one hallway away from her apartment unit.What about plan B, though? Nope, there isn’t any.

Jocelyn Marie is a widow who took over her late husband’s business. She threw herself into her work to dull the pain of her loss. After being invited out by Vincent, her business partner, and enjoying a fun night out with a bunch of his rough and tumble marine friends, she realizes just how lonely she is and is determined to take back her identity and her desire. When several of them show interest in her, she doesn’t hesitate to jump in with both feet. The marines are all interested in a multiple-partner relationship due to a promise they made to each other back in the service. They promised if any one of them found an exceptional woman who had a healing heart and was willing to take them all on, they would want the opportunity to share her and her love in the hopes she would be able to save them from themselves. For Jocelyn, she wants to get into this multiple-partner relationship to find herself again and bring meaning and joy back into her life. She has been falling down her own slippery slope of emotions, hardships and addictions. She wants to grab life by the horns, heal and just run with it. However, when they are faced with several adversities, terrible secrets, an unexpected pregnancy and heartbreak, can the group survive when the odds are stacked so high against them? Includes: Reverse harem, multiple partner

After Noah's death, what greeted him was an AI system calling itself Black, offering him a job working for the World and Soul Management Bureau.  He has to travel to many different worlds, taking over an identity of some unfortunate soon-to-be-dead dude, and live out the remainder of his new life there however he wanted. Easy-peasy! ...Right? ...Ok, sure, there are a few small kinks here and there... like terrorist attacks, murder plots, zombie apocalypses, and the like... but one should always look at the bright side! Noah: "...Blackie, is it just me, or is this good brother of mine looking at me like a hungry wolf seeing a juicy piece of meat?" (°△°|||) Black: "Don't worry, host. He is just a bit excited due to nearly losing his life back there. You know, adrenaline." (¬‿¬) Noah: "…are you sure that's what's really going on here?" (っ °Д °;)っ Black: "Absolutely!" (≖‿≖) … ~ Many worlds later ~ Noah: "This secret mission that you can't tell me about… it can't possibly be to get fucked by the least appropriate target?!" (°ㅂ°╬) Black: "Of-of course not! Ho-how could that possibly be, eh?" (; ﾟ 3ﾟ )~♪ ML: Right, right, that's just a very (not so) coincidental bonus. Ψ(╹ڡ╹ )Ψ 💠 Author Note 💠 * SSC has long arcs. Each world is a fully-fledged novel on its own. * Don't let the summary (or the cover) fool you! While SSC does have an occasional explicit smut, it is primarily a fluffy and hilarious romance! * Pairings are one-on-one and taboo-ish. (E.g. hired assassin and his target, monster tamer and his tamed beast, master and disciple, siblings, brothers-in-law, etc.) * More info in the info chapter Author website: lucypandora.com Support the author on ko-fi: ko-fi.com/lucypandora Discord: lucypandora.com/discord