New York Times 100 Notable Books Of 2023

Luke Ganendra, seorang pemburu naga dari buku dongeng, tiba-tiba saja masuk ke dalam tubuh pria lemah bernama Joan. Ia terpaksa harus menyesuaikan diri dengan kehidupan modern yang berbeda jauh dari tempat asalnya. Keberadaannya di sana bukan tanpa misi. Setiap hari, akan ada surat misterius yang datang dari dalam lemari pakaiannya. Totalnya, ada 100 tugas yang harus ia lakukan. Jika Luke berhasil menyelesaikan semuanya, ia bisa kembali ke dunia asal. Tidak ada tugas yang mudah, terlebih untuk Luke yang saat ini terjebak di tubuh yang lemah. Luke berulang kali hampir mati untuk menyelesaikan tugas-tugas yang diberikan. Apa Luke bisa menyelesaikan 100 tugas dan kembali ke dunia asalnya? Lalu, dari mana semua surat itu berasal? (Cover image by AI)

My mother is in the late stages of cancer. Yet, she sits in a wheelchair with an oxygen tube and endures a long train ride just to attend my wedding with Isaac Pudley. But when it's time for him to walk down the aisle, I don't see him anywhere despite screaming his name. It turns out his childhood sweetheart, Megan Ericsson, is having another depressive episode and is threatening suicide again. "Isaac, I can't live without you," she screeches. Isaac is always so stern and composed, but he now holds Megan in his arms and begs me to call off the wedding so they can leave. Relatives and guests watch the spectacle with thinly veiled amusement. To make matters worse, my mother is so angry that she faints. However, Isaac believes that my mother is feigning illness. He only wants to take Megan with him and leave. He even takes away my mother's wheelchair. But he seems to have forgotten that he has hurt me 97 times by now. After he hurts me 99 times, I’ll definitely leave him.

A deal with the devil, the only way she could save her ill sister. Putting aside her feelings and dignity, Blue Rivers was forced to marry a stranger who was full of danger and secrets. Nicholas Sanford, a rebellious mafia heir, who would go against every will of his father. Gradually, the hate she feels towards her manipulative husband turned into love, leading to something deeper and complicated. Love is timeless, but she only has 100 days to make him fall in love with her as part of the deal. Would she succeed? Or would it only bring her to the hell of lust?

I've been in a relationship with Ralph Green for seven years. However, he tells me he's sick of me. He finds himself a younger and prettier woman. I don't break down or cause a scene this time. I merely turn and leave. He's confident that I won't leave him because of how much I love him. Later, he finally finds a way to contact me. "Has it been fun pretending like you've gone missing, Mabel? Hurry up and come back once you've had enough of this fit." I'm not awake. The person beside me, Ambrose Steele, takes my phone away. He holds the phone up and deliberately leans down to kiss my cheek. "Mabes can't come to the phone. She's exhausted from last night."

Steffany, struggling after losing her job, unexpectedly agrees to a six-month contract marriage with Sebastian, a wealthy man desperate to avoid a forced marriage to another woman. Their first meeting is a disaster, but when they discover they’re both seeking the same arrangement, Steffany reluctantly accepts. As she steps into the role of his wife, tensions rise when Sebastian’s manipulative sister, Andrea, makes it clear she despises Steffany. Just as things seem to settle, Steffany finds herself pregnant after a wild night with Sebastian. But when Sebastian is injured in an accident, a web of lies begins to unravel. His sister casts doubt on the paternity of the child, and a mysterious figure, Andrew, returns with dangerous secrets from Steffany’s past.

My fated mate, Alpha Kaelen, rejected me seven times. The first time we bonded, he whispered against my ear, his breath hot. “From now on, my soul sings only for you.” But then his first love, the Omega Seraphina, came back for him. And just like that, he rejected me. They shared a mate’s mark from their past. It left her hopelessly addicted to his scent. “I’m sorry,” he’d said. “I have to be with Seraphina. The scent addiction is destroying her. She can’t even shift. Her wolf is weakening.” The first time he rejected me, I slashed a silver dagger across my wrist. I let the blood flow, hoping the pain would make him look at me. It worked. Kaelen was horrified. He left Seraphina for a moment and rushed to my side, holding me, comforting me. The third time, I disguised myself as an ordinary pack wolf. I got an internship at his pack headquarters, just to breathe in the air he breathed. But this time, he looked right through me, as if we were strangers. By the sixth rejection, I had learned how to calmly erase my scent from his suite. I left without a sound. My screams. My surrender. My begging. And what I got in return? Every time he was with her, the full moon would rise, and he’d call me back. Just to play the same sick game all over again. Until now. I heard Seraphina was coming back again. So I handed him the ceremonial dagger myself. He set the date for my return, just like always. He had no idea. This time, I'm the one severing the bond for good. And I am never coming back.

Angel Loves Her Life. She Has A Family, Friends And Her Boyfriend, But When She Meets Zhul Alexis, She Realizes Something Has Been Missing. Their Meeting Was The Start Of The New Something

Born into a life of hardship, Jasmine never knew a mother’s love—only the crushing weight of her father’s debts. When he vanished, leaving her to pay the price, she became a prisoner in a world she never chose. Forced into the night, she sold pieces of herself to clear his sins. Her escape plan cost her dearly—the life of her eldest brother and the loyalty of the other. Abandoned, broken, and with nowhere to turn, she accepted her fate… until she met him. He was her salvation, her chance at freedom. But he belonged to another. When love turned into obsession, his wife vowed to destroy Jasmine. Lies, betrayal, and a cruel twist of fate stole everything, including the child she never got to hold. Now, standing at the crossroads of revenge and redemption, Jasmine must decide—will she fight for the life stolen from her, or let the past bury her forever? A gripping tale of love, loss, and survival in a world where freedom comes at the highest cost.

As a snapping sound filled the air loudly, a rumbling echoed through the cold air. As three Twister's formed . Around her and the earth parted. Aspen screamed, " please im sorry, I had no choice!" she screamed. Falling just on the edge of the split erth. Looking down into the earth's fiery core. Swallowing hard." Please... Please I'll make this right! " she begged. . The wind picked up, a voice on the breeze "Thier is no making this right." The voice was cold. As a bolt of lightning cracked in the sky was now made up of deep red clouds . The earth shook, cause Aspen grip to tighten the edge her form shaking violently at this point. " Please. I.. I can.. I can give them their memories back! " She held the edge for dear life trying to wiggle back further away from the edge. That won't fix the damage you've done to my son! " The earth shook. Aspen a blood curling scream was heard. As Another flash of light hit the sky but it showed in the shape of a skull. As blood rained from the sky. " Please goddess she begged, As she fell i the firey abyss. I can give them their memories.

After a year of marriage, Erin Lane’s husband has still never laid a hand on her. However, she finds out that he goes to another woman constantly. Enraged, she insists on divorce, splitting their assets and causing a huge fuss. She would get out of this marriage with her dignity intact! However, Erin ends up sleeping with another man. Worse, this man was the company president that everyone calls a pervert! Erin ends up out of the frying pan but into the fire. Now, it’s up to her own will to determine where her fate leads.