Love Like Roses, Hurt Like Thorns

She was supposed to be just a pawn in the games of throne that I played. A nanny for my Damian and perhaps also a little entertainment in my bedchamber as well. Why then did I have to risk it all for her sake? Why then was I willing to take a second chance? She was just a human. I had not felt this way even for my queen, a mighty dragon. *** Draco was a ruthless Dragon King who only cared about power and position. He and Liana were no match. The only thing connecting them was Damian. Damian was Draco's son from his deceased wife, Kiara. And he happened to slip down to the mortal human world. There he was being raised by Liana who saw him as her own son. Things turn difficult when Lucian, Draco's brother start developing feelings towards Liana just like he had for Kiara, in his heart.

Mike memiliki dendam pada Revan, kemudian membalaskan dendamnya tersebut kepada Hana yang merupakan adik dari Revan. sayangnya, Hana yang polos tidak tahu menahu tentang rencana Mike, hingga Hana dengan mudahnya jatuh pada pesona Mike. Di sisi lain, Revan yang masih terbayang-bayang dengan kekasihnya yang sudah meninggal, dihadapkan pada sebuah kenyataan bahwa dia harus menikah dengan Dara, sahabat Hana. Dara rupanya telah memendam perasaan untuk Revan sejak lama. Lalu, bagaimanakah kisah cinta Mereka? dapatkah Hana membuat Mike jatuh cinta dan melupakan dendamnya? mampukah Dara membuat Revan melupakan masa lalunya dan berpaling kepadanya? Baca kisah cinta keduanya dalam cerita HURT LOVE ini...

I waited for my boyfriend for three hours at his birthday party. Sean Ziegler was supposed to show up dressed as the star of night. However, his secret lover, Josie Sullivan, called him to the hospital. She had pretended to sprain her ankle. There, she recorded a video of her and Sean kissing. In the heat of the moment, Sean stood up and pushed her against the door. But he was supposed to be paralyzed. “Sean, why haven’t you told Wendy that your legs are fine now?” “If she knows, she’ll pressure me to marry her. Seriously, who does she think she is? Wendy’s just a free maid. She’s not good enough to be my wife,” Sean said in a muffled voice. After that, he continued to kiss Josie intensely. Wearing the wedding dress I had designed, Josie looked provocatively into the camera. The video then ended with the sounds of them kissing. It turned out that Sean had been lying to me all along. I threw the cake that I made for him into the trash. Then, I texted my mom. [Mom, I’ll go on that blind date.]

"How can there be a perfect choice in this world—one that betrays neither the Sandharan Order nor the one you love?" It's a romantic line, but it has nothing to do with Rosalie Stone. Her fiance, Bradley Wakefield, is a man revered like Sandhara himself, but it's not because of her that he leaves the Sandharan Order. She thinks he will never fall in love. But later, she learns that it's just her that he won't fall for. And so, she gives up on him. She gives herself seven days to forget about Bradley.

Kisah ini bermula saat seorang pengawal Kerajaan datang dengan membawa sebuah perintah langsung dari Raja, pria itu dengan tenang membaca semua isi surat yang menimbulkan banyak sekali kejutan bagi warga desa. Hingga ada salah satu dari masyarakat tersebut yang di beri titipan oleh pengawal Kerajaan untuk membagi info kepada seluruh warga desa. Nyonya Rain yang bertugas sebagai pembina di desa itu segera menginfokan kepada seluruh warga desa yang belum mengetahui hal itu, termasuk gadis manis yang kerap di sapa Varose. Gadis itu cukup terkejut setelah mendapati info dan berbagai bukti yang di berikan oleh wanita itu, ia hanya bisa menatap kelu lukisan di tangannya sebelum memasuki rumahnya dan meninggalkan Nyonya Rain yang sedang berteriak memanggilnya di luar rumah. Terdengar tidak sopan, tapi yang ia rasakan jauh dari kata tidak sopan, ia di bohongi oleh seorang lelaki yang ia anggap sederajat dengannya. Varose menatap pintu yang telah ia kunci rapat, bagaimana bisa semua ini terjadi? Di rumahnya, lelaki itu, lelaki yang belum lama ini ia selamatkan? Seakan tidak percaya dengan kejadian ini, langkahnya perlahan mundur, berharap jika ia bisa ikut mundur untuk tidak ikut campur urusan kerajaan. Kerajaan di daerah mereka terkenal dengan peraturan yang tidak dapat diganggu gugat dan tentu saja semua itu harus dilancarkan hukum. "Kau? Kau bukan bangsawan biasa, kan?!" tanya Varose dengan kumpulan peluh keluar dari dahinya. "Iya, aku pangeran yang hilang itu" Mulai saat itu, gembok Varose yang telah lama terkunci itu mulai terbuka. Ia hanya tidak menyangka saja bila yang membuka gembok itu adalah sang Pangeran. Tapi, kisah romansa beberapa hari itu tidak bertahan lama, karena sang Pangeran harus melanjutkan misi rahasia, yang bahkan gadis itu tidak mengetahuinya

Amara had only ever known two things: fear and survival. Running from a past that left scars deeper than skin, she never expected to find safety — let alone love — in the arms of Rafael Moretti, the most feared man in the city’s underworld. Ruthless, powerful, and haunted by his own demons, Rafael never imagined someone like Amara could slip past the armor he wore like a second skin. Saving her was never part of his plan. Needing her was never supposed to happen. But when her past comes hunting and his enemies see her as his one weakness, Rafael will stop at nothing to protect her — even if it means burning down the world they know. As danger tightens its noose around them, Amara and Rafael fight for a love that was forged in chaos and baptized in blood. Together, they will build a sanctuary — a home, a family, and a future no one can ever take from them. In a world where trust is a weapon and love is the most dangerous risk of all, will they find their forever — or will the past destroy them before they ever have the chance?

Lavender faced the ultimate betrayal after discovering that her fiancé, the man she loved most, had been using her all along. He had only dated her to seek revenge against her father and to claim everything her late mother had left her as a gift to his real fiancee. Devastated, Lavender lost everything she owned to him, and her family was plunged into dire poverty as a result. Heartbroken, she fled her past, running away from her disowned father and the agonizing pain. She dedicated her life to caring for the "blessings" her ex-fiancé had left behind. But just when Lavender thought she had found a measure of peace, everything starts falling apart again. Forced to reconcile with her ex, Lavender is torn—he is a changed man now, but to her, he remains an enemy. As her bottled-up emotions resurface, past cases reopening, and his persistent efforts to win back her affection intensify, how long can Lavender's hatred last? This book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone. Although reading this book will enlighten some parts of the second book "It Started With A Kiss". You can also find the second book on Goodnovel.

Jude Queens never believed in fairytales—until Malachi Flynn crashed into his world with a grin like summer and a spike that could stop time. Bound by their shared love for volleyball, their chemistry burned bright and fast, leaving everything else in the shadows. But just as Jude opened his heart, Malachi vanished without a word. Two years later, Malachi returns—older, familiar, and still devastatingly magnetic. The moment they lock eyes, the ache returns. So does the desire. But buried beneath Malachi’s smile are secrets that could shatter them both. Torn between anger and longing, Jude must decide: can he forgive the boy who left him in pieces, or is some pain too deep to heal? “Why Did You Leave Me When I Needed You Most?” is a sizzling, tender story of second chances, the scars we carry, and the hope that love—real, soul-deep love—can echo back stronger than before.

Eliot Hale had it all: grades, charm, and an enviable future. The whole campus admired his girlfriend. His life was picturesque...Until an anonymous message snatched it all away. One party. One betrayal. One moment that saw the shattering of his glass-laden golden world. Eliot, now the joke of the university, has been stripped of any last semblance of support, in whispers mocking him, asking his name, and wondering in his moment of awe, "Who do I trust when those I loved the most were the first to destroy me?" And just as Eliot spirals into isolated boredom, a stranger people would wish they had in their lives, begins texting him. What starts off as cautious curiosity soon evolves into an intimate, heartfelt bond- the anonymous presence sees into him, all the pain he hides beneath the surface; making him feel something for the very first time in his life. But upon finding out who actually was behind the screen… everything was changed forever. The boy who ruined him might be the only one who really understands him. The one he was raised to hate might be the one to really love him. And that forbidden love? That just might be the one thing that could save them both.

All because his first love, Luna Harper, needed test subjects for her drug research, Jake Bertrand sent me to a mental hospital when I was pregnant just so I could serve as an experiment subject for her. I was electroshocked until I drooled and convulsed, but he simply covered his first love’s eyes in disgust, saying, “What filth. Don’t look.” Thanks to the results of this experiment, Luna received a nomination for an award, and he lit up the entire city with fireworks to celebrate her success. Meanwhile, during the freezing winter night under the dazzling fireworks, I gave birth to a deformed male fetus. The child cried just once before passing away. Numbly, I placed the stillborn into a freezing chamber. Seven days later, at the awards ceremony for Luna, it would appear in Jake’s hands as a gift.