Marriage First, Love Second

FORMERLY TITLED THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT "Do you, William Hugh White take Jennifer Benjamin King to be your lawfully wedded wife? To cherish and to adore, to respect and to love for the rest of your life?" Mr. William Hugh nodded. "I do." "Do You, Jennifer Benjamin King take William Hugh White to be your lawfully wedded husband, to cherish and to adore, to respect and to love for the rest of your life?" Jennifer turned to her mother, then to her father who had a huge scowl on his face. He looked like he could do anything to her and her mother if she tried to do anything other than she was told. "I do." she answered. "Does anyone sitting in the church right now, have a tangible reason as to why this marriage should not be held? If you do, then speak up now, or forever hold your peace." "I do." Jennifer finds herself suspended from school on her father's wish, and he tells she will get married to some man. In a bid to escape, she falls in the hands of Elijah who instead asks to marry her. She needs to run, and he is offering her a way out. With no other way out, she accepts.

I was born just one minute after Tiara, but the world treated that one minute as if it lasted a lifetime. She was the star. I was the shadow. She was flawless. I was the afterthought. She was loved. I was forgotten. Even by Reagan de Russo, heir to the wealthiest family in the country and the man I had secretly loved for the past ten years. But to him, there was only Tiara. And when he proposed to her, I knew my quiet little dream had finally died. Until that day came. The day Tiara left him at the altar. The day the world stopped turning for just a second. The day the man who had never even glanced my way, turned to me and asked me to take her place. I knew what I was. An escape. A damage control. A backup plan. And I... I was too tired of being strong. So I said yes. We married. Without love. Without a future. Just a one-year contract and a life of make-believe in front of flashing cameras and watching eyes. But the longer I stayed by his side, the harder it became to tell what was real and what was just part of the performance. Because for the first time... Reagan saw me. But can love truly grow from the ruins of lies, old wounds, and the shadow of a woman who’s always been his first choice? Or will I always be… only the second best?

**Cerita romantis komedi, konflik ringan nggak bikin pusing kepala, tapi bapernya tetep maksimal** SEASON 1 : Aluna hamil. Namun Tommy, pacarnya, enggan untuk bertanggung jawab. Dengan perasaan kalut, tanpa sengaja ia malah mencurahkan kegundahan hati kepada bosnya, Gevan Ahza Samudra. Dan si bos yang ganteng tapi pelit senyum itu, owner sekaligus CEO Samudra Corporation, tiba-tiba saja mengajaknya untuk menikah! "Kenapa?" tanya Aluna tidak mengerti. "I have my own reason," jawab Gevan datar. "So, would you be my marriage partner, Aluna?" SEASON 2 : Adam James Wrighton, sang Chief Marketing Officer ditugaskan untuk menggantikan Gevan sebagai CEO Samudra Corp karena sedang berbulan madu, tanpa sadar menjadi dekat dan jatuh cinta dengan Flora, sang sekretaris CEO yang tomboy, cuek dan ceplas-ceplos. Namun masalah pun muncul ketika Flora mengetahui masa lalu Adam yang rumit dan membingungkan, yaitu kisah cinta pertama lelaki itu yang tak sampai, dan wanita yang dulu pernah membuat Adam jatuh cinta... telah menjadi ibu tirinya. ***

He needs a wife. NOW. With his hockey season on the line, he can’t afford any distractions. And a dating reality show is one huge distraction. But there's a surefire way to get out of this dating show contract. All he has to do now is get married. Even with a reputation like him–the Scottish bad boy of hockey–I'm confident I can find someone to play Mrs. Taylor Savage for a year. Like Becca Barnes. The one who got away. Too bad she hates me. But that's why she’s perfect for this arrangement. When her contract is dissolved. She gets the bakery of her dreams. Win-Win. She just has to live with me and pretend she loves me in public for a year. No strings. No touching (unless there’s a camera). No messy heartbreak. It’s sure to be a challenge because with the way I crave her, keeping my hands to myself might be harder than I intended. But he can handle the matter. Being married to her will be easy. As long as he doesn't fall in love with her along the way.

Salvatore Greco is genius and monster. As the right hand man and brother of the Capo of the D’Angelo, his lack of feelings is a blessing, not a curse – until his brother asks him to marry for the sake of the D’Angelo. Celestina Romano, cousin of the Capo of the New York Famiglia, is chosen to marry Salvatore Greco to prevent war with the D’Angelo, but what she hears about Las Vegas makes her veins pulse with terror. After her father betrayed his Capo and paid with his life, her family thinks marriage is her only chance to bring honor to her name; but only Celestina knows she’s a faulty prize given in return for peace.

Victor Williams is entitled to a trust fund but can only get it if and when he gets married and has his first child. Lila needs money to treat her mother's cancer that's getting worse by the day. She's not one to fall for money and petty offers of gifts but she's desperate and her best friend Emmanuel, who is Victor’s PA offers her the job of being in a contract marriage with his boss. In this love triangle, Ema has feelings for Lila which he had kept to himself over the years, Lila didn’t for once like Victor but she was in dire need of money to help her mother survive cancer. In a shocking twist, Angela, Victor’s girlfriend was also pregnant.

“Come back to me, Ivy,” the man whom she used to love with all her heart said. “No, no,” Ivy shook her head and backed away from him. Her body trembled as fear consumed her whole being. He was the reason her baby was gone! He was the reason for all her suffering! ---------------------------- Ivy thought she was the luckiest woman in the world - she was married to the man of her dream. But that was just her illusion. On the day she received her pregnancy report, she found her husband in bed with his best friend. Before she had the chance to tell him about her pregnancy, she was forced to divorce and her family was driven to bankruptcy by that one man she loved. Since then, her life went south. She married a governor in another country whom everyone thought was a gentleman. Everyone envied her, but no one knew he was a sadist who loved to abuse her. Five years later, the man she used to love met her by chance and begged her to come back. But would she be able to give her heart again, when all she felt toward him was fear and hatred? Knowing that he was the sole reason her life had turned to be what it was today with endless suffering? Cover art by Rainygraphic.

Ayo who is of beta blood has her family slaughtered, is taken prisoner by the Alpha of the full moon pack and made a slave, and Omega. The lowest of the lows in the pack. She works hard to get posted in the Alpha house just for one reason. Revenge. It's all that she can think about. All that she knows. She works on a plan to kill the Alpha without exposing her deep dark secret, or she would definitely be killed. Alpha Cross, the self proclaimed Alpha King of the Werewolves. A power hungry and crazy ruler who wants to be the sole Alpha of all dimensions. Wanting to be more powerful and ruthless than his father before him. He is cursed by a bleeding mother whom he had just killed her child, to become rabid and lose control of his wolf underneath the full moon, a time when werewolves are at their strongest. In his first episode, he kills his Luna by accident and is from then on termed "The Alpha Who Killed His Mate". A wolf only gets one mate, right? Imagine his shock and surprise when he runs into a lowly slave girl who despises him and utters the word "MATE". And she is the only way to break his curse.

Florence Gomez-Hilton has been married to Lucas Hilton for almost three years. Their marriage has been smooth, except for one thing: she can’t give him a child. On their third wedding anniversary, Florence believes Lucas is planning a surprise for her. Instead, she is shocked when Lucas announces he wants a divorce. The real bombshell comes when she discovers that her best friend is pregnant with her husband’s child. In a devastated and heartbroken state, Florence is approached by a mysterious, cold-hearted billionaire, Alexander Sterling, who offers to help her get revenge on her husband and former best friend if she agrees to marry him.

Sandra dan Adriel mengatur pernikahan mereka karena saling membutuhkan untuk mencapai tujuan masing-masing. Namun, siapa sangka, dalam pernikahan itu muncul banyak hal, mulai dari rahasia-rahasia yang tidak mereka ketahui selama ini hingga cinta yang tak terelakkan. Sayangnya, itu bukan hal yang mudah untuk mereka jalani.