Obviously Artinya

When Eden discovers that her cruel father had decided to sell her off to a rich old billionaire for the benefit of his business, she decides to resort to desperate measures to get out of the nightmare marriage. Eden and her friends, Grace, Natalia, and Sophia, all hormonal and wild, come up with a plan to kidnap a young rich man and convince him to pay Eden's father enough money to change his mind and let her marry him. This, obviously being a deliriously stupid plan, goes wrong when they kidnap two brothers, Bennett and Theo, heirs of the biggest diamond industry in the country. The four of them fall into a swirling loop of desire, betrayals, heart-break and sex - can true love emerge from this mess? How long will it be before Bennett falls for the bully that is his kidnapper, Eden?

Hidup Kinara Alleta awalnya normal dan baik-baik saja. Namun semua berubah ketika ia menyaksikan sebuah pembunuhan yang dilakukan di parkiran kelab malam tempat diadakannya pesta ulang tahun salah satu temannya. Kinara kira dengan ia berpura-pura diam semua akan baik-baik saja. Tetapi ia salah, hidupnya bertambah runyam ketika ia bertemu dengan lelaki tampan bermata tajam di kantor sang Kakak. Kinara yakin lelaki yang tengah memperkenalkan diri dengan nama William Agrenaf, sama dengan lelaki yang ia temui di parkiran kelab malam itu. Dimana artinya dia adalah sang pelaku. Dan hal paling gila dari semua yang telah terjadi adalah sebuah ajakan menikah tiba-tiba dari lelaki itu di hadapan sang Kakak.

Rasa penasaran kadang membuat kita hampir hilang—terjebak dalam pilihan yang salah, luka yang tak terlihat, dan jarak yang terasa tak terjembatani. Aku belajar bertahan, walau artinya harus mengalah pada diri sendiri, menahan godaan, dan merelakan sesuatu yang mungkin takkan kembali. Di balik setiap langkah, ada ketakutan dan penyesalan yang diam-diam menguji batasku. Tapi dari semua itu, aku menemukan sedikit cahaya—bahwa bertahan bukan berarti selesai, dan setiap luka menyisakan sisa kekuatan untuk hari-hari yang masih harus kulalui. Cerita ini mungkin berhenti di sini, tapi hidup tokohnya tidak. Ada hari-hari setelah ini yang akan menguji lagi luka lama, dan perjalanan menjaga diri baru saja dimulai.

I was in the office bathroom stall when I heard them trash-talking me. The intern I'd trained for three months whined, "She's a heartless witch—like a robot with zero brain cells." I was about to swing the door open when another voice jumped in, laughing. "Documents incomplete." "Receipts don't match." "No signature? Denied." "Seriously, we've all memorized the freaking rulebot's script!" Once they were gone, I headed back to my desk. The intern stormed in and slammed a fat stack of reimbursement forms in front of me. "Don't go on another power trip and block everyone's claims." I skimmed the obviously fake receipts. Normally, I'd tear into her. But this time, I just smiled. "My head's killing me. Can't read the fine print."

Desperate times calls for Desperate Measures was a phrase Janelle fully got to understand when financial challenges forced her to get into a contract Marriage with a stranger she never saw coming. Janelle Hughes was a very Ambitious Investigative journalist willing and determined to get to the highest level of her job, while still living her very soft life, but obviously life had more in store for her when her father’s business begins to decline rapidly, with a bedridden mother due for urgent Surgery and an heavily broken heart from being betrayed by her fiancé and bestfriend, She was left no choice than to get married on contract to the delectable Adil Carter. From pretending to be a couple to managing their own secrets, will their hearts play by the rule?! Or will they find out that Love has a way of rewriting contracts?! This is the chronicles of a Contract Marriage, an heartwarming tale of love, tears and laughter and the unpredictable turns that Life and Marriage can take.

Two months remained until debut evaluation night. Before our unit performance, our main dancer suddenly offered me her center position. I stared at her, confused, "The trainers always praise your stage presence. Why give up your spot?" "You... you deserve center more than I do." Her smile was painfully forced, and she was fidgeting with her practice clothes - obviously not saying what she really felt. Puzzled by her strange behavior, I asked, "Are my moves too big? Am I making it hard for you to perform?" She suddenly started shaking, looking at me with pure fear in her eyes. After what felt like forever, she finally choked out, "Please, just stop. I won't try to compete with you for center anymore!"

I WASN'T MEANT TO BE HERE! I wasn't meant to be with a man I said no to, but obviously couldn't take no for an answer. I was meant to be at Fairview, taking as many court cases as I could. When I consented to this, I thought it was going to be easy. I thought he was harmless and was only out to protect me. So I fell in love, without giving my heart enough time to think about it. But like they say, 'MOST EVIL COME CAMOUFLAGED AS GOOD'. When I finally realized the truth, I had to fight to live and leave. But alas, even after fighting, I realized that I couldn't escape the Genovese brothers. There is no escaping when any of them want you. Death has finally come to me; my soul has been taken, and I'm now Hollis Genovese's full prized-possession. There is no escape!

Pulau Kambangan darah adalah penjara khusus aliansi yang diberi julukan sebagai pulau eksekusi, karena semenjak penjara ini didirikan 13 tahun lalu tidak ada satupun tahanan yang bisa keluar dari penjara ini bahkan jika tahanan itu sudah menyelesaikan masa hukumannya, hal itu terjadi karena raja pulau atau kepala penjara menerapkan aturan yang boleh keluar adalah orang yang mengalahkannya atau menjadi raja pulau yang baru. Dimana artinya satu-satunya cara untuk keluar dari pulau ini adalah dengan mengalahkan kepala penjara dan menjadi penguasa pulau yang baru, karena dengan menjadi raja pulau yang baru maka aturan raja pulau sebelumnya bisa diubah. Mampukah Derrick Ran sebagai tahanan baru menjadi penguasa pulau yang baru dan merubah aturan lama? Ikuti kisahnya hanya di novel ini.

Cinta sepihak, cinta yang jujur, cinta yang panas. Wanita penulis bernama Jenny sudah merasakan hampir semua rasa yang orang sebut cinta. Dan dia tak percaya begitu saja. Bahkan jika dia mau mendeskripsikan apa itu cinta, hal itu tak jauh dari penyerahan total di atas ranjang dan berapa ronde yang bisa dilalui saat kedua tubuh bersatu. Dan Ralp datang. Pria bugar yang bagai dewa kesuburan di jaman modern. Di terlalu tangkas untuk ditolak, tapi terlalu berbahaya untuk diraih, terlebih saat Jenny menemukan sekantung darah yang tak lazim ada di dalam tasnya. Siapa Ralp? Mengapa dia menggairahkan dan berbahaya. Satu lagi. Apa Jenny harus menghindarinya? Itu artinya dia harus mengganti nama dan kependudukannya yang tentu saja tak mungkin dia lakukan mengingat Jenny hanya penulis amatir dalam sebuah situs dewasa.

I loved Liam with everything I had, waiting for the day he'd finally accept me wholeheartedly as his wife. I watched him bring his mistress to our home without complaining. And I had no intention to complain as our marriage was obviously an arranged one even though I loved him. Hence I waited patiently for the day he'd finally see through my sincerity and show me even the tiniest bit of affection. However, five years down the line, nothing had changed. Liam was still the same, bringing his mistress into our home, and frolicking around the city with her. I endured it all for the sake of Grandma Helen. But when Grandma Helen died, I had no reason to remain in the marriage anymore and must give him a divorce. I gave you enough chance to love me as your woman but since you couldn't do that, I’d be gone from your life for good.