July 23 Zodiac

"Our heart beats only with their permission." For as long as she can remember, the bookworm Synecdoche Rochet, 23, has lived a simple life in Maharlika Nation—hiding in the grasses and grains of District G to avoid the terrifying power of the Embassy and its ruthless Ambassador. In a dystopian world that is controlled with surveillance, Synecdoche Rochet embarks on a mission to get back their rights on their district's valuable resources—the grains. When she discovered her intellectual ability, she found herself drawn to the charismatic Giovanni, the long-lost Ambassador's privileged son together with other intelligent students, Ulap, Token, and Keithwarth. They found themselves being the tributes on the 2nd Maharlika Spelling TwistBee—trapped in the Word Arena. An annually commemorated game where each district will represent one letter in the Alphabet, spell the given English words not verbally, but by beating other competitors who have letter tattoos on their arms. The rules are to Spell and beat them. Within the competitor's reach, the team-up of Synecdoche, Giovanni, Ulap, Token, and Keithwarth isn't a coincidence, it's a conspiracy. What if Synecdoche's age will be reversed? Will they use their intelligence for vengeance? Will they compel love and trust to survive the competition? Is their life the price or the prize? "Even the shortest word has the longest meaning."

At the engagement party, the champagne tower is only half-built when Marcus Harrison answers a phone call. He glances at me and says, "I have to go. Lily collapsed at the airport." I say, "If you leave, we're done." He leaves anyway, in front of 200 guests. He carries Lily Bardot in his arms, wearing the coat I gave him, as he drives away in my car. The next day, he sends me an email that reads, "Lily will be moving into my apartment. She needs me, and I hope you can understand. Once Lily gets better, we'll get married. Please trust me." I stare at the screen and suddenly laugh. So what he wants isn't someone who loves him. It's someone who needs him. And I'm too independent, so I don't make the cut. That evening, I scroll through my contacts and find a number I've never given a second glance to. It belongs to someone who's been waiting for me for 23 years. I dial it. "Tomorrow night, 7:00 pm. Meet me at the restaurant by the sea."

WARNING 21+ Kecelakaan nahas yang merenggut nyawa orang tua Sera, meninggalkan kesakitan yang luar biasa untuk wanita berusia 23 tahun itu. Seakan masih belum cukup tragis, orang tuanya juga meninggalkan utang ratusan juta. Sera dijebak oleh orang tuanya sendiri hingga ia terpaksa harus menerima kenyataan kalau dirinya telah dinikahi secara siri oleh Ardhi Prasetyo, seorang pengusaha muda berusia 32 tahun, untuk menebus utang-utang orang tuanya. Sera dan Ardhi tidak benar-benar bisa disebut sebagai pasangan suami istri. Di awal pernikahan, Ardhi dan Sera tinggal terpisah. Seakan masih belum cukup parah, Ardhi pun memperlakukan Sera dengan sangat buruk. Kehidupan rumah tangga mereka berdua semakin kacau sejak Sera tidak sengaja mendengar rahasia di balik pernikahannya dengan Ardhi, yang ternyata jauh berbeda dengan apa yang sebelumnya Sera ketahui. Lalu, bagaimana Sera akan bertahan dalam bidak rumah tangganya dengan Ardhi yang tidak sehat? Akankah ia mampu melepaskan diri dari jeratan laki-laki dingin dan tak berperasaan itu?

Ardo Kenconowoto. Seorang anak lelaki miskin yang bekerja keras demi mendapatkan kepeng untuk berobat ibunya yang lumpuh kaki. Suatu hari dia bertemu dengan Iblis Jelita, salah satu dari Tiga Iblis. Melihat cikal bakal ketampanan Ardo, Iblis Jelita merekrutnya menjadi pelayan pribadinya. Dalam perjalanannya, selain sebagai pelayan, Ardo juga dididik sebagai murid. Ternyata Iblis Sirih dan Iblis Satu Kaki yang merupakan saudara seperguruan Iblis Jelita, tertarik pula untuk menjadikan Ardo sebagai murid. Pembunuhan Iblis Jelita terhadap Nyai Wetong yang memperebutkan burung sakti, berbuntut panjang. Delapan tahun kemudian, putra-putra Nyai Wetong yang sudah dewasa, datang menuntut balas kepada Iblis Jelita. Menghadapi dendam anak-anak Nyai Wetong, Iblis Jelita memajukan Ardo yang juga sudah dewasa untuk menghadapinya. Di sisi lain, Iblis Jelita mulai menempatkan cintanya ke diri muridnya yang usianya 23 tahun lebih muda darinya. Mampukah Ardo menghadapi musuh-musuh gurunya dan seiring itu harus menghadapi cinta tak biasa gurunya yang jauh lebih tua? Temukan jawabannya di novel ini.

Thea Morris is 23 years old and she works as an interior designer for a well-known company in Paris. She always rejected all the guys that asked her to go out on a date. She doesn't date nor has a boyfriend because she always makes herself busy with her work, work, and work. Joseph Sanchez is 26 years old. He's the owner of Sanchez Corporation also name J.S Corporation. He is well known because of his good-looking face and also he's one of the richest bachelors in New York. He loves to play and break women's hearts. For him, all women are the same who like to easily give their bodies like a whore. When Joseph going to open a new hotel in Paris, of course, he needs an interior designer to make a design for his hotel. That's when Thea is chosen and the one who's gonna in charge of that job. At first, they just act as a professional boss and employee. But then, days by days the attraction between both of them have become stronger. But the problem is Thea didn't want to have any relationship with Joseph because she's afraid that he might leave and break her heart just like he did to other women. Read to find out more...

大学の文学部時代に作家デビューした人気恋愛作家・巻田ナミ(23)。 彼女の作品は、シャープペンシルによる直筆原稿によって生み出される。が、いかんせんパソコン書きの作家より原稿は遅れがち。 担当編集者の原口晃太(28)からは「パソコン、習ったら？」としょっちゅうイヤミを言われているが、それでも彼女は直筆にこだわる。 ナミにとって原口は、口うるさくて一番苦手な相手。だったはずが……!?

"I want you all to search every nook and cranny of that city. Get me that girl… alive. I want to torture her myself?", Jax roared in anger. How dare she? Does she think he's dumb not to know she was the one? She must be really dumb but he must confess, she was really a smart and scheming fellow to be able to pull that off. * * Aurora a 23 years old werewolf from the Blood moon pack who lives in the slums with her mother and younger sister, in order to provide for her poor mother and her sister's education she started doing petty crimes from the like of stealing from their neighbors and picking pockets. She was successfully going scot-free with her crimes till she got hooked when she stole the wallet of Jax, A ruthless and Merciless Alpha who happens to be her pack's Alpha. (She had no idea). What happens when she had to finally return home to the pack due to her mother's sickness and being wanted by the man she stole his wallet. What happens when she met the same man she stole his wallet, who has been looking for her as her supposed Alpha? Read on to find out!!!.

THE UNSEEN HUSBAND Complete Story Synopsis Genre Historical Romance / Family Drama / Political Intrigue Set in a fantasy Mediterranean-inspired kingdom (early 1900s technology level) PREMISE Alessia Castellani Russo (23) receives divorce papers from her husband Sebastian Russo (27) after five years of marriage. They spent only one night together—a traditional ceremony in darkness where neither saw the other clearly—before he left at dawn for military duty and never returned. The divorce papers reveal Sebastian believes there are no children and that Alessia has been unfaithful with a merchant. But Alessia has triplets (Dante, Marco, and Lucia, age 4) from that one night, and she's been faithful despite years of believing she was abandoned. Alessia discovers that Sebastian's mother Helena has been intercepting ALL correspondence between them for five years—keeping Alessia's letters telling Sebastian about the children, and keeping Sebastian's letters asking about Alessia and sending money to support her. Helena embezzled all of Sebastian's money for herself and her biological children (Tomasso, Giuliana, and Catarina) while Alessia and the triplets lived in poverty as servants in Helena's house. Alessia decides to travel to the capital to tell Sebastian the truth before signing the divorce papers—so he'll at least know his children exist.

For someone who nearly dies because of an accident that wipes the memories of her 23 years of existence - the only thing that Sammia Avileigh can do is to depend on everything that her family told her. With the help and support from them, she did her best to live a normal life. She follows everything that her parents told her about who she was, what she likes, what she does, what she wants, what's her favorite, how she dresses, what she hates, and what she's not good at. A year later, she finally recovers, she's happy with her life despite forgetting those memories that define her. But her almost perfect life turns upside down when she saw a strange note on the empty abandoned room on the back of their house. 'Aliano Silvanus Rivvero, you need to kill him. Remember that.' What does the note mean? Why does she feel like it is connected to her? And if that's the case- why would she kill the man she is bound to marry? The man that she really likes, according to her parents? They say a memory can be a star or a stain, and Sammia Avileigh didn't know that the latter defines her lost memories. And that's, what they will never let her know...

After the death of his wife, Roberto moved away to another country with his daughter Gabriella, preventing her from meeting an unmerited fate from 23 years ago, an unforgettable night that almost cost him his life, love, and happiness. Gabriella isn't happy about the relocation and struggles to fit into her new life. But then she meets Nicola, a mysterious guy who keeps secrets about his life and is hardly associated with anyone in school. She tried to beat whatever she was feeling for him because she didn't want to be involved with anyone who didn't have regard for people. But the more she had trouble in school, the more he rescued her, and the more her feelings kept growing. Gabriella finds out about Nicolas's secret one night and tries to stay away from him for her safety. But he tells her all about the mystery of his birth and they become close. Friendship becomes a desire, a desire which brings a revisitation of the past as Gabriella's dad finds out who Nicolas is and how his existence is connected to the scene of twenty-three years ago. The hunt becomes haunted as Gabriella's dad tries to save his daughter from becoming what he had most dreaded.