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Andrew Baker, datang dari Amerika Serikat ke Jepang pada tahun 1853 bergabung dengan armada kapal angkatan laut yang akan melakukan misi membuka perdagangan dengan Jepang pada era Shogun Tokugawa. Ia yang selama hidupnya di Amerika Serikat tidak punya tujuan pasti, ingin mencoba hal baru dengan menjadi salah satu tenaga pengajar teknologi dan militer atas permintaan Shogun Tokugawa Leyasu kepada pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Di negeri matahari terbit itu ia jatuh cinta dengan seorang gadis bernama Kiyoko, yang ternyata adalah putri klan Akamatsu, salah satu klan penting yang mendukung kaisar, dan menentang adanya pengaruh barat terhadap Jepang. Kisah cinta ini dibalut dengan konflik dan pertikaian panas di masa Tokugawa Leyasu, di mana terjadi banyak pemberontakan dari klan-klan yang menentang kebijakan penguasa tertinggi negara itu mengakhiri isolasi terhadap dunia luar, dan melakukan reformasi besar-besaran dalam segala aspek melalui campur tangan negara-negara barat. Apakah Andrew akan lolos dari ancaman-ancaman pembunuhan oleh ayah Kiyoko yang begitu membenci keberadaan orang-orang barat di negeri itu?

"You'll be a good girl for me, won't you? "he adds, his eyes darting across my face as he pushes himself further into me. All the will I had to question what had suddenly changed has left me. He was all that mattered.  Something deep in my soul told me that tonight wasn't our typical adventure.  He was aware that our days were numbered, even if I had no intentions of stopping our secret affair. This sent flutters through my stomach as he pulled out and slammed back into me. I would be married to another in just a few short months, but tonight would be burned into my brain forever. Annora is the heir to the Fae Throne. Her mother died at birth, and her father became ill when she was a teenager. As a result, her father has created a tournament in which Fae leaders he deems worthy must undergo challenges to win his daughter's heart and the throne alongside her. The problem is that Annora has already fallen in love with another—a forbidden love with a man who eventually becomes her stepbrother, making things all the more complicated in a world that she is already lost in. As the kingdom begins to crumple and hearts tangle, can Annora find the strength to be true to herself, her heritage, and her fated mate?

Aku hanya lelaki biasa. Seorang manager di perusahaan ekspedisi. Aku sudah menikah dan punya dua orang anak laki-laki yang tampan. Diumur pernikahanku yang ke delapan aku merasakan kepenatan dan kebosanan dengan rumah tanggaku. Istriku, Rina banyak berubah tidak seperti dulu lagi. Kerjaannya hanya bermain hp sampai lupa mandi juga pekerjaan rumah lainnya. Dan Yuni, rekan kerjaku di kantor, seorang janda beranak satu yang masih muda dan cantik semakin gencar mendekatiku. Istri yang susah dinasehati dibandingkan dengan teman kerja cantik yang perhatian siapa yang tidak tergoda? Aku hanya lelaki biasa bukan?

Hyden Lester, a young and handsome CEO who recently took over the family business, has now chosen to marry a woman who is the only child of his parents' best friend. Lester had to take a bitter pill when he realized that Angel, his future wife, didn't love him. Marriage with one-sided love has an unpleasant beginning. Unlike most newlyweds, differences in opinian and problems in him household did not make Lester hate Angel. He keeps trying to get love from his wife. When Angel's heart began to melt, her hatred slowly faded and tried to love Lester. A big reality made her crash, the sense of trust she had just awakened suddenly shattered to pieces. "So, this is your goal?" Lester narrowed his lips. "Yes. Revenge."

Luna's mother made a big sacrifice to protect her, and now Luna must conceal her true identity. She finds refuge among the Luna Crest Pack, but fate throws her a curveball when she discovers she's mated to both the vampire king and the alpha. Torn between love and loyalty, Luna must choose her path and embrace her uniqueness. Will she shape her own destiny or forever hide who she truly is?

ปากซอยสี่ มีร้านขายบะหมี่ เจ้าของร้านกล้ามล่ำเป็นมัดๆ แต่สิ่งที่เด็ดกว่าเจ้าของร้านคือเมีย นามว่า'เกี๊ยว' วันไหนที่น้องเกี๊ยวใส่ขาสั้นมาเสิร์ฟบะหมี่วันนั้นร้านจะขายดีเป็นพิเศษ แต่วันต่อมาร้านปิด!!

“M-Mark you? ” Melody's confused. “Yes MARK! You need to mate and mark me, so I can stay Alpha.” He sounded more then annoyed. She has to mark him so he could stay Alpha? But why? --- Melody never knew her pack, never knew where she came from. Jumping around from foster home to foster home she never really settled down anywhere. So when she finds her Pack in an ENTIRELY new world, she's more then underprepared. Not only do they expect her to lead as Luna, but they also choose her mate for her! Will she accept him? And can they over come the many challenges placed before them from the Goddess her self?

“If you don’t stop looking at my mouth like that,” Hudson murmured, backing me against the bathroom sink, “I’m going to do something we’ll both regret.” ... ... My breath hitched. The door was locked but my heart was beating faster. Hudson stood inches from me, eyes dark, jaw tight, like he was fighting himself just as hard as I was. His hand came up, stopping just short of touching my waist, hovering there like a question. “Tell me to walk away,” he said quietly. I opened my mouth. Nothing came out. That was all the permission he needed.

The city was a cage. The forest is a hunt. Lila Voss ran to the decaying town of Eldridge Hollow to disappear. Broken by the suffocating expectations of her old life, she wanted nothing more than to be invisible. But when she cuts through a rain-slicked alley on her first night, she learns that some things cannot be outrun. She is found by Jax—a massive, feral Alpha wolf shifter who has been tracking her scent. He doesn't offer help; he offers a claim. Driven by a primal biological imperative, Jax bites her, kidnapping her into the depths of the forest to face a destiny she never chose. Now, Lila is no longer human, but she isn’t yet a wolf. Trapped in the pack’s subterranean den, she must survive the agonizing, bone-breaking transformation into a rare Silver Wolf. But her survival isn't just about the shift. Thorne, a sadistic rival Alpha, covets Lila as a trophy to breed a stronger bloodline, and he’s willing to burn the forest down to take her. With a war brewing on the border and a scorching, undeniable bond consuming her from the inside out, Lila must decide: will she remain the victim, or will she embrace the monster within and become the Queen the pack needs?

Imprisoned in the dungeon due to her forbidden lineage, Luna yearned for freedom and reunion with her family. Destined to two powerful beings—a vampire king and a werewolf—she unwittingly posed a threat to her pack. Even after eliminating the danger, Luna found herself locked away by the alpha, her dreams of freedom seemingly shattered. But fate took a surprising turn. One day, the vampire king, Ashford, devised a daring plan to rescue her and pledged unwavering support for her ambitions. "You poisoned her?" Luna gasped, her eyes wide with astonishment. A sly smile curled on Ashford's lips as he gently touched her nose. "You're grateful, aren't you?" he teased. In the magical world they live in, friendships will be challenged, trust will be broken, and Luna's future will change forever. ------ [Book 2 in the Series] Under The Midnight Moon Series Book 1: Moonbound Es Book 2: The Pack's Altamunar: The Vampire's Little Kitten (Note: Each book in the series is a standalone story, but reading the first one will help you understand the characters better. I highly recommend you check out the first one, but you can read this one and understand it as well.)