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Kehidupan Wa Lang di Bumi berakhir sia-sia. Miskin, sendirian, dan terlupakan. Kematiannya pun tak mulia. Namun, ternyata menjadi awal mimpi buruk baru. Ia terbangun di dunia kultivasi yang kejam, bukan sebagai protagonis berbakat, melainkan sebagai budak dengan sisa hidup sepuluh hari. Sepuluh hari sebelum jiwa dan raganya digunakan sebagai pupuk spiritual untuk menyuburkan tanaman obat para kultivator jahat. Terjebak di antara kematian kedua dan kehidupan sebagai bahan mentah, Wa Lang hanya punya satu senjata: akal sehatnya sebagai manusia modern. Dengan sisa-sisa pengetahuan kimia, fisika, dan psikologi dari Bumi, ia harus meramu, memanipulasi, dan mengakali jalan keluar dari tempat yang seharusnya tak tertembus. Ini bukan kisah tentang menjadi yang terkuat. Ini kisah tentang bagaimana seekor belalang yang cerdik dapat merobek akar pohon ek yang paling sombong.

Haunted by her sister Sofia’s murder, marked by the signature black rose of the powerful Moretti crime family, FBI Agent Elena Rossi goes deep undercover as “Lia Moretti.” Her mission: find the killer and burn the organization from within her greatest obstacle: Dante Moretti, the lethally perceptive underboss who sees through her disguise almost immediately. Instead of exposing her, Dante makes her a twisted offer: her secrets become his to control, and in return, he grants her his protection from the rest of the family, for whom discovery means a death sentence. Forced into his trajectory as his personal project, Elena walks on a razor’s edge between her mission and her survival, while Dante’s cold dominance ignites a dangerous, all-consuming passion. As Elena digs for the truth, she finds her sister’s trail leads shockingly close to Dante himself. Her investigation is a minefield of conflicting clues, betraying her badge and her sister’s memory with every moment she spends in his arms. When a black rose appears on her own pillow a direct threat and her FBI handler forces her to betray Dante, her two worlds violently collide. Exposed and hunted by both the mafia and her own agency, Elena and Dante are thrown together as fugitives. In their raw, desperate alliance, they uncover a truth more shattering than either imagined: Sofia’s death was a message in a secret war within the family, and the real killer is the last person Dante ever suspected. To get justice, Elena must help the man she was sent to destroy and wage a brutal war for the soul of his empire.

Andrew, adalah kurir yang selalu direndahkan. Jovanka kekasihnya meninggalkannya. Karena, ia dianggap miskin. Rupanya, ia adalah pengusaha sukses yang menyamar sebagai kurir. Untuk mendapatkan cinta sejati.

Valerie Carter has always admired the Kosarin brothers from a distance. Five powerful, untouchable men who ruled both the business world and every room they walked into. But admiration turns into something far more dangerous when her father trades her freedom to them as collateral for a contract. Now trapped in their mansion, Valerie is forced to navigate a world she was never meant to belong to. Secrets linger behind every door, tension simmers between the brothers, and the line between protection and possession begins to blur. One brother watches too closely. Another keeps his distance. And one… might ruin her completely. As betrayal, desire, and power collide, Valerie must decide whether she is just a pawn in their game, or the one who will change it forever.

Sinopsis: Raka Adiputra, seorang insinyur muda jenius dari abad 21, tewas dalam kecelakaan lab saat sedang menguji reaktor energi bebas. Namun saat matanya terbuka lagi — ia sudah berada di tubuh pemuda miskin di dunia lain: Kerajaan Arkanis, zaman penuh pedang, sihir, dan takhayul. Di kepalanya muncul suara elektronik: “Selamat datang, Host. Anda terhubung ke Tech System v1.0 — Sistem yang memungkinkan Anda menciptakan teknologi modern menggunakan sumber daya zaman ini.” Dari sana, Raka mulai membangun revolusi: Dari kompor tenaga uap menjadi senjata api awal, Dari menara sinyal optik jadi komunikasi jarak jauh, Hingga menciptakan kerajaan modern pertama di dunia fantasi. Namun makin tinggi teknologi berkembang, makin banyak mata kekuasaan dan sekte sihir kuno yang mengincarnya…

Dark Romance Triggerwarnung: In diesem Buch kommen folgende Themen auf, die triggern könnten: - Stalking - sexuelle Inhalte - sexuelle Gewalt/Belästigung - Mord - Depressionen - Mental Breakdown - Folter - Verstümmelung (noch nicht sicher) - Entführung - Inhaftierung - Gewalt Die Liste wird in Laufe des Schreibprozesses immer wieder aktualisiert. Ich werde versuchen, wirklich alle Triggerpunkte aufzuzählen, sollte mir das nicht gelingen, schreibt in den Kommis, welches ich vergessen habe. Danke. "Er war ihre Zuflucht und ihr Untergang." Ariana glaubte nicht an Märchen. Nicht in einer Welt, in der goldene Käfige glänzen und Dornen sich wie Versprechen um das Herz liegen. Doch dann traf sie ihn. Zac: Gefährlich, verboten, vollkommen. Mit einem Blick brachte er ihre Welt zum Beben. Mit einer Berührung ließ er sie vergessen, wem sie gehörte. Aber Liebe hat ihren Preis. Und in ihrer Welt zahlt man ihn mit Blut. Zwischen Macht und Verrat, zwischen Freiheit und Pflicht beginnt Ariana zu erkennen, dass selbst der zarteste Flügelschlag ein Sturm sein kann, wenn er für die falsche Liebe schlägt. Ein Schmetterling, der zu fliegen wagt. Ein Mann, der sie retten will oder brechen. Und ein Kuss, der alles verändert. ⸻

The novel is set in the modern time, its the year 2024 and Callie the protagonist is trying to get into a prestigious art school, she spends a whole day working on her canvas without food, sleep or even water and passes out on the floor, when she wakes up she’s in a familiar but not so familiar attic, same design and outline but the things in it weren’t hers, just as she’s about to completely lose it a boy seemingly two or three years older than her walks in and straight through her. She wakes up on her attic floor covered in paint with a splitting headache, she’s back to normal. She brushes the experience off as a lucid dream but more strange things start happening and Callie realizes that the world she knows is weirder than it seems

“Bro, it’s not a big deal. I’m just fucking her.” My heart stopped. Kendall’s voice replied, “But man, what would people think if you made her your girl? That’d be crazy work.” “I’m not stupid,” Jalen said flatly. “I’d never make her mine. It’s only sex, nothing more. And honestly? It’s not that good anymore. I was gonna let her down easy before break.” ...... Aria, a plus-size beauty, thought her scholarship and condo arrangements were a dream until she met her roommate, Talia. Rich, spoiled, and instantly cruel, Talia made Aria's life miserable. Talia’s new boyfriend, Jalen, was the campus golden boy. When Aria and Jalen were paired for a project, they clicked in ways neither expected from late night talks to shared secrets and undeniable sexual chemistry. On Halloween night, during an all campus party, Aria sees Talia cheating on Jalen. One emotional night led to an affair that changed everything… until Jalen says some really damaging words to his roommate that were unforgivable and also heard by a once happy but now upset Aria. Disappointed, fed up, and heartbroken, Aria leaves campus and never looks back. TEN YEARS LATER Aria returns for the ten year reunion, confident, stunning, and a self-made CEO. Jalen is still gorgeous… but stuck in a miserable marriage with Talia. She ignores him. Talia tries to humiliate her. Aria wins the room. As she leaves, Jalen kisses her. She lets herself feel it, then slaps him and walks away. THE BUSINESS MERGER Jalen’s cruise line needs Aria’s brand to revamp their image. She agrees, reluctantly. Now they’re forced to work side by side, trapped between old wounds and new sparks. Some love stories never die. But some can burn you twice.

RUINED IN SECRET: YES DADDIES is a collection of short romance stories, steeped with deep, visual and vividly described raw moments, deep ecstasy, the highest height of smutty satisfaction, and boldness that defies rules. He once desired her, touched her in ways that made her feel alive, and yet, years later, his orbs held nothing but disgust as he looked at her. Fine. The void would be filled by someone else, her next-door neighbour, the ex she never got over.

MARRYING THE ENEMY OF MY EX-FIANCE  May mga tao pa rin pala na ang tanga pagdating sa pag-ibig, mga taong bulag pagdating sa halaga ng isang tao.  “Pumapayag na akong pakasalan ka.”  Sa araw ng pangatlong pagpaparehistro sana ng kasal nila ay muling hindi dumating si Lucas—para lang sa babaeng hindi nito makalimutan ay handa nitong kanselahin ang pagkuha sana nila ng wedding certificate.  Naghintay maghapon si Aeris ngunit walang Lucas na dumating. Kung hindi niya makukuha ang puso ni Lucas at atensyon ay ititigil na niya ang kanyang kahibangan at pag-aaksaya ng panahon sa paghihintay dito. At sa halip magmukmok ay pinili niyang pakasalan ang pinaka-mortal na kaaway ni Lucas—si Max Aaron Vistan Ledesma.  Sa loob lang ng pitong araw ay binigyan siya ni Max na pag isipan ang lahat, ngunit decidido na si Aeris na pakasalan ito, binura na ni Aeris si Lucas sa kanyang buhay. Sinunog niya ang kanilang mga larawan, ibinenta ang kanilang bahay, iniwan ang kanilang studio, at sinira ang wedding dress na pinagawa nito para sa kanya. Sa ikapitong araw, nagpakasal siya kay Max Aaron Vistan Ledesma  at tuluyang naglaho sa mundo ni Lucas. Tsaka lang narealize ni Lucas  ang katotohanan nang makita niyang nasa bisig na ng ibang lalaki si Aeris— Na ang babaeng tunay niyang minahal ay si Aeris at babaeng gusto niyang protektahan. Pero huli na ang lahat.