Straw Hat Bounties

After her father's heart attack, Munachi Alice Rowland needs to stop being the spoiled rich kid in order to assume the position of the director in his gallery. What she isn't prepared for is finding out how bad the state of the gallery's finances are. Now Muna must find a potential investor to get the company back on its feet and pay off their debts. Grant Stevens, Muna's former school mate who made high school hell for her has returned to the city, richer, more powerful than ever and also hot as sin. When Muna finds out that Grant is the CEO of the company her father owes millions of dollars to, she is beyond shocked. Things get worse when she discovers the agreement her father signed with Grant's company. Muna has no choice, other than agreeing to Grant's every wish, which might just entail marriage with him. Muna is very sure it is yet another strategy to torment her, just like he always did nine years earlier. She is supposed to hate Grant, but how can she explain the constant attraction she feels instead whenever he's close? With his flirtatious smile and advances, can she be able to guard her heart and get married to her enemy for two years without catching feelings? As they say, there's a thin line between love and hatred, could Muna's nemesis have some stronger feelings for her after all?

After eight years and countless pregnancy tests, I was finally pregnant. Zachary loved me to his core. With or without a child, his devotion never wavered—if anything, it only grew stronger. He was over the moon, practically bouncing off the walls, promising me the world and everything in it. His parents were relieved that the Williams family legacy would finally have an heir. They completely changed their tune, suddenly treating me like I was made of gold. But I had no plans to keep this baby.

There are a lot of twists and turns in this romance novel about a billionaire and his assistant; it's unlike any other story. Raven Snow meets Ace Black at a party where she almost kissed him. When she goes for a job interview and enters the office of the CEO, she then recognizes Ace Black as the CEO of Black Global Group of Companies. Ace denies her the job she applied for because she didn’t kiss him. Raven grows to hate Ace. But little does she know that the story of how love grew from hate begins here. Ace eventually employs Raven to be his assistant. Raven has no choice but to work for him since she is in dire need of a job. Things get interesting in the office as they work together and that’s when Raven starts falling for Ace. When her ex, Todd, appears in the picture, Ravens get entangled in a love triangle and things get complicated. Life, or Ace’s mother and Raven’s father in this case, hit them with the news of an arranged marriage. This complicates things further as they learn that they are betrothed to each other. For some reason, Raven hates the idea of being betrothed to Ace. But love always conquers. Ace and Raven find themselves so badly in love with each other that they can’t seem to have enough of each other. But with all the good thing that come are also the bad things. Lana, Raven’s best friend and Ace’ ex, grows jealous of Raven and Ace’s relationship and plans to separate them with Todd’s help. In the end, their plan fails thanks to Ray, Raven’s sister. Raven and Ace continue to love each other unconditionally. Love conquers all.

I woke up to the morning sun shining dimly into my room, directly into my face. The feeling of a rough hand resting lightly on my stomach, I turn over and my eyes widen with shock. How the hell did my Chief end up in my bed? What did I do last night? I tried my hardest to remember what all went down at the mandatory command picnic… I remember going out to a bar outside of base. I remember dancing, after running into a friend from my previous command, that left a year after I got there, because she got transferred to a new command. I remember her buying me shots, to celebrate our reunion and working together again. But then everything went blank….

On my birthday, the dining table was loaded with all my favorites. My mom had been cooking and baking the entire afternoon, insisting everything be perfect for when Mike got home from work so we could celebrate together. But then, he called and said his first love had been drugged at a bar, and he had to go help her. I stopped him and begged him not to go. Mike snapped at me. "Jesus, Em, don’t pull this jealous wife crap. She’s alone, defenseless, and unconscious—I can't let some random dude take advantage of her!" My mother heard those words and was so enraged that she had a heart attack. She died on the spot. Just like that, my mom died on my birthday. I called Mike, asking him to attend my mom's funeral. But before he could reply, I saw Cathy Miller's latest Instagram post, captioned: [Mikey… after all these years, it was always you.] Mike had liked it. My thumb moved before my brain caught up, typing out the only words that mattered: [A homewrecker and a lying bastard. Hope you rot together.]

Aku membuat janji pergi ke festival musik bersama sahabatku. Tapi kekasih kakakku mengunciku di toilet. "Anak gadis zaman sekarang nggak punya malu. Merasa nggak berdosa menggoda pacar orang lain!" "Aku akan memberimu pelajaran hari ini. Orang tuamu sendiri gagal mendidikmu, jadi biar kubantu mereka!" Dia tidak mendengarkan penjelasanku dan menyiramkan air pel toilet dari atas kepalaku. Dia menamparku di depan umum, melucuti pakaianku, dan menggunakan solder panas untuk menuliskan kata-kata "Simpanan Murahan" di tubuhku. Saat kakakku tiba, wajahku tidak dapat dikenali lagi karena parahnya siksaan mereka. "Calvin, tolong dengarkan penjelasanku. Sumpah, kukira dia cuma "adik ketemu besar", bukan adik kandungmu!"

Alice menatap sendu ke arah luar jendela rumahnya. Tampak terlihat anak-anak kecil tengah bermain bola di depan rumahnya. Ramai, bising, dan gelak tawa yang membuat orang lain terganggu, tapi tidak dengannya. Ia selalu merindukan momen dimana anak-anak bermain di depan rumahnya. Terkadang, ia memberikan makanan atau minuman ringan untuk mereka semua. Alice tersenyum, saat melihat bocah kecil itu tertawa riang melihat aneka jajanan yang diberikan olehnya. Sesekali ia menghapus buliran bening, yang membasahi pipinya. Ia kembali teringat akan ucapan sang ibu mertua, yang membuatnya menitikkan air mata. Sang ibu mertua menyindirnya, saat ia dan suami berkunjung kesana. Sindiran tajam yang terdengar biasa bagi yang lain, tapi tidak bagi Alice. Anak, adalah sosok yang selalu menjadi buah pertengkaran antara dirinya dengan sang ibu mertua. Acapkali sang ibu mertua menolak bertemu dengannya, jika ia datang dengan tidak menggendong seorang buah hati. Berulang kali Alice menghapus air matanya, namun malah semakin deras mengalir membasahi pipinya. Suara riuh gelak tawa anak-anak tetangganya, selalu menjadi hiburan tersendiri untuknya.

Citta dan William dipersatukan dalam ikatan pernikahan karena perjodohan. Namun karena kesalahan, William juga harus menikahi Dhita, kakak Citta, yang juga merupakan putri mendiang Cahyo Buwana. Hari-hari pernikahan mereka hampir sering diwarnai drama yang selalu dimulai oleh Dhita. Citta yang tidak ingin melawan sang kakak, hanya bisa menghindar atau diam. Tak jarang pula Dhita menyiksa fisik dan batin Citta. Membuat Citta nyaris menyerah dengan pernikahannya. Iba pada Citta yang selalu dipojokkan dan tak jarang disakiti oleh Dhita, membuat Johan memikirkan beragam cara untuk mendekatkan Citta pada William. Keberpihakan Johan juga ia tunjukkan dengan selalu mendukung semua hal yang dilakukan Citta. Membesarkan hati gadis itu dan melimpahinya dengan kasih sayang. Kasih sayang seorang ayah pada putrinya. Akankah Citta bisa mendapatkan perhatian dan cinta dari William, suaminya? Novel ini berkisah tentang pengabdian, pengorbanan, dan cinta yang terlambat hadir.

Jane Adair was one of the rising investigators in her generation leading this murder case of a strange event reported where young girls are being raped and killed after going missing for a week, when suddenly something strange happened to her. She suddenly dreamed of events that will happen that lead her to discover her own murder case. Will she be able to find who killed her? Or a guilty passed events will keep on happening?

“Tell me to stop, Adaline," I whisper. "Fuck me, Michael. Please... I need you..." Fuck me... When I sink into her, I lose the ability to think. . . . Adaline Daniels is a spoilt young girl born into one of the prominent family in LA. Michael is a man who was trained as child soldier, meant to follow orders and kill. Although he's trying to legalize his business, he cannot avoid the one request his partner had made before her assassination. For her daughter to be protected. After years of having someone else do this job, Michael crosses paths with Adaline and discovers that she's the daughter of his partner which he's meant to protect. Now, there's no turning back. Michael wants Adaline for himself, and there's nothing that can stop him from having her. Their relationship is messy, partly because of the secrets Michael keeps from Adaline, and partly because of how much Michael and Adaline disagrees. But what happens when the enemies close in and ruin Michael's found happiness? Will he continue to be the level headed good man for his Adaline or will darkness consume him? What will Adaline do when this loss rocks her life to the core? Read to find out more!! There's age gap, dark themes, light heartedness, a sassy but focused female lead, a controlling but kind and thoughtful male lead. Although this story has a lot of moments that'll throw you off, it's also packed with lots of moments that'll make you blush. Can't wait to see you all engage!