Lot Lizard

Fated to a Dragon?! Yeah, right. No chance in hell! Anyways, as they say, when life throws lemons at you, you make lemonade. But Charlotte only knows how to make coffee. So when a handsome stranger waltzes into her coffeehouse, everything changes for the worst. And unlike coffee, she's learned from a string of relationships that humans are more difficult to deal with. However, with the help of her best friend and childhood crush, things aren't looking too grim. She might just be able to deal with these series of unfortunate events. Or so she thought. Not until one drunk night when her most prized possession is gone. Things fall apart quickly, and there's only one person she blames for everything.

On my wedding day, my best friend, Beatrice Hopper, buys a lottery ticket from a convenience store and gives it to me as a wedding gift. I initially believe that she's joking, but when I see the unmistakable disdain in her eyes, I know something is off. "They say it's the thought that counts. This gift is precisely how I show that I care. Besides, I'm pregnant and need money for everything right now. I don't want you to feel bad about taking my money," she says. Honestly, I'm disappointed. But since it's my wedding, I can only stand there and watch as my best friend drags her entire family to the reception for free food and drinks. As expected, the wedding ends on a sour note. The two of us part ways unhappily. What I don't see coming, though, is winning 50 million dollars in the lottery that night. Elated, I tell my husband the news, and we head to the lottery office first thing in the morning to claim the prize. The news quickly spreads among our friends and family. But by the afternoon, Beatrice pounds on my door, demanding I return the lottery ticket. "I should've been the winner!" she screamed. "I was the one who bought it, so why should you take away my prize?" I keep backing away from her, panic flooding my entire body, so much so that I don't even notice she's holding a knife. The last thing I expect is for her to swing it at me in the middle of our struggle. By the time I realize what's happening, the blade is already buried in my husband's chest. I try to call the police, but Beatrice yanks me back. We grapple, stumble, and crash through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Eventually, we fall to our deaths in the courtyard below. The universe must've had mercy on me because when I open my eyes again, I'm back at the moment she hands me that lottery ticket. Here comes my second chance.

"Love doesn't protect the border," he said, rejecting her while she carried his secret heir. Five years later, she is the fake fiancée of his deadliest enemy... and she’s hiding a child with the Golden Eyes of a King. "I reject you, Elara Vance." Five years ago, Alpha Kael of Camelot chose power over love. Believing the lies of his corrupt Oracle and Elara’s own foster sister, he publicly banished his fated mate on his ascension day, leaving her with nothing but a broken heart—and a secret growing inside her. Now, Elara is a rogue herbalist living in the shadows, her life revolving around her five-year-old son, Leo. But Leo carries a deadly curse. To save him, Elara must venture into uncharted territory to steal a legendary Orchid from the most dangerous man on the continent: King Darius of the Lycans. She infiltrates the Palace, but the Ruthless King catches her red-handed. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't snap your neck right now," Darius growls. "Because," Elara gasps, "I'm the only one who can wake your guards up." Intrigued by her skills and cornered by the Council into a forced marriage, Darius offers Elara a devil’s bargain: The Orchid for her life. "Marry me for one year. Convince the world you are mine, and I will save your son." Elara accepts, dyeing her son’s hair black to hide his identity. But deception is fragile. When a Peace Summit brings her vengeful Ex to the palace, Elara’s secrets are one washed-out hair dye away from being revealed. With a Lycan King stealing her heart and an Alpha hunting her son, Elara must decide: Keep running, or unleash the wolf within.

After winning 800 thousand dollars, the first thing I did was rush to the hospital to pay for my daughter's surgery and treatment. Then, out of nowhere, a colleague called. "There's an extremely urgent situation at the company. You need to come back and handle it right now!" My husband took the bank card from my hand and, with thoughtful understanding, said, "Tell me the PIN. I'll go pay for Alicia's surgery. You head back to the company and focus on work." In my past life, I trusted him without hesitation and hurried back to the office. Before my daughter could even make it into surgery, I received a police summons instead. It turned out my husband had conspired with my colleague to file a report against me, pinning the crime of embezzling company funds—money my colleague had actually stolen—on me. With no money for treatment, my daughter died in the hospital. My parents, shattered by grief, suffered heart attacks and passed away. I ended my own life in prison, consumed by bitterness and regret. After death, my soul drifted to where my husband was vacationing abroad. I heard him say to my colleague with my own ears, "That stupid woman wins such a huge jackpot and only knows how to waste it on that worthless daughter's medical bills, dragging me into a life of hardship! "Now their whole family's deaths have bought us endless wealth and luxury. Consider it that idiot woman's compensation to me. Hahaha!" When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the very moment my husband took the bank card from my hand. This time, I still told him the transfer PIN.

Jaydan adalah seorang captain pilot termuda di maskapainya. Memiliki paras yang tampan, pekerjaan yang mapan serta harta yang melimpah, sehingga di kelilingi banyak wanita. Jaydan dikenal sebagai buaya udara, hal ini karena puluhan pramugari berbaris rapi di list daftar mantannya. Suatu hari, tanpa sengaja Jaydan dipertemukan dengan Gienka yang mampu membuat dunianya jungkir balik karena pandangan pertama. Beberapa kali keduanya dipertemukan, membuat Jaydan berpikir konyol jika keduanya bertemu untuk ke 3 kali, maka gadis itu adalah jodoh yang ditakdirkan Tuhan untuknya. Jaydan yang biasanya dikejar oleh wanita, mau tak mau harus berjuang mengejar Gienka. Bisakah Jaydan mendapatkan hatinya?

Charlotte itulah nama sebuah karakter di dalam novel genre misteri thriller dengan ending tragis tempat reinkarnasi gadis yang mati konyol karena kesalahan sendiri. Kehidupan yang dikiranya adalah kehidupan yang baik, tetapi siapa yang menyangka dia lahir sebagai seorang karakter antagonis dari keluarga yang akan mengabaikan dirinya sejak dia lahir. Karena tidak ingin mati muda, dia mulai memutuskan untuk mendekati sang ayah yang dingin hingga luluh dan sangat menyayangi dirinya, bahkan hingga membuat pesta ulang tahun Charlotte sangat megah dan mewah, namun sesuai dengan genre dari novel yang dia masuki maka kasus pembunuhan itu terjadi tepat di pesta itu. Charlotte yang dimasa lalu suka memecahkan misteri di dalam novel kali ini memutuskan untuk menyelesaikan kasus ini yang membuatnya menarik hati tokoh utama laki-laki di dalam novel ini. Apakah Charlotte bisa mengubah takdir Kematiannya di novel tragis? Apakah tokoh utama laki-laki itu akan jatuh cinta kepada dirinya?

On the day of Zephyr’s art exhibition, I saw people stand around a portrait of myself. My cheeks were flushed, and I was bare. My posture was the one we used in bed last week for fun. Zephyr even got the mole on my chest right. As people stared at me mockingly, I demanded, “Why did you do this to me?” He was unbothered. “It’s not as if I asked you to sleep with someone else.” But he did let people see how I looked when I was having an intimate moment with my own boyfriend! “It’s just a painting. Why are you being so petty?” I was stunned by the mockery in Zephyr’s gaze. Then, I called my assistant. “I’m attending the international art festival as the organizer.”

Sebuah kecelakaan membuatku buta. Karena merasa bersalah, Hanni pindah ke rumahku, ingin merawatku. Namun, sejak dia pindah ke rumahku, ketika aku dan suamiku, Erwin, berhubungan, entah kenapa ritmenya selalu terputus-putus. Setiap kali kami melakukannya, aku bisa mendengar napas orang ketiga di sekitarku. Hingga aku terjatuh dan secara tidak sengaja mendapatkan kembali penglihatanku, aku melihat Erwin berbaring di sampingku, dengan Hanni dalam pelukannya. Hanni melihatku yang 'buta' dengan provokatif, lalu berbisik di telingaku. "Carikan dia satu pria. Dia nggak bisa lihat, jadi kalau main berempat bakal lebih menantang."

“Pernah melakukannya di ketinggian 36.000 kaki?” Bisikan itu mampir di telinga Mahesa, lebih tipis dari udara di luar kokpit, namun cukup untuk membuat fokusnya buyar. “Be–belum, Nyonya…” “Mau mencobanya bersamaku?” Emma Laurent melepas kancing teratas kemejanya, membiarkan profesionalisme Mahesa luruh bersama gravitasi. Karir Mahesa hancur dalam semalam akibat skandal video palsu. Satu-satunya jalan kembali ke langit adalah menjadi pilot pribadi Emma Laurent, sang dewi layar lebar yang haus kendali. Namun, kokpit jet mewah itu menjadi godaan berbahaya ketika Rose, putri Emma yang pemberontak, mulai ikut campur. Kini, Mahes terjebak dalam turbulensi antara dua wanita yang bisa memulihkan namanya atau justru menjatuhkannya ke titik terendah tanpa parasut.

Pernikahan yang kujalani dengan suamiku tak seindah yang dipikirkan orang-orang. Lika-liku kehidupan sudah kujalani, dan berulang kali aku harus memaklumi perselingkuhan Mas Raga—suamiku, dan wanita itu, hanya demi satu kata, buah hati. Tapi kata-kata dari pelakor itu seakan menamparku, seolah aku adalah wanita bodoh yang terus memaafkan sebuah pengkhianatan. Lalu setelah kupikir-pikir lagi, inilah saatnya melepaskan. Aku Nazeea Athaya, dan inilah kisahku.