The Good House A Novel

In the third year of our marriage, my wife’s ex-boyfriend of eight years suddenly posted a picture on social media showing off a multi-million-dollar wedding house. His caption read: “Wow, got myself a huge villa, I’m the master of charming women!” I stared in shock at the picture, which showed my wife swiping her card at a sales office, and left a single comment: "?" A second later, my wife called to scold me. “I was just fulfilling a promise I made to him back when we were dating, buying him a house. Why are you getting mad at him?” “What? Are you really going to be so vicious as to force me to break my word?” That evening, her ex showed off another lavish post, this time flaunting a renovation bill worth hundreds of thousands. I knew it was a gift from my wife to please him. But by then, I no longer cared.

Masuk kedalam sebuah novel adalah sebuah hal yang mustahil yang tidak pernah ku percayai, namun tak pernah ku duga aku masuk kedalam novel yang baru selesai ku baca. Novel yang dipenuhi pria tampan yang mengelilingi pemeran utama wanita, layaknya harem dan aku menjadi seorang penganggu pemeran utama yang disebut antagonis! Bagaimana bisa aku yang seorang introvert berperan sebagai antagonis?

Sinopsis Kesempatan Kedua By Lucy Ang Chelsy sangat terpukul dengan kematian Fareld. Apalagi anak tunggalnya, sebagai pewaris keluarga Columbus, Alex dia harus tinggal diasrama sekolah untuk mengenyam pendidikan di Pendidikan Dalam Negeri Kebangsawanan Inggris. Chelsy sangat kesepian lalu memutuskan pulang ke Indonesia untuk mengurus bisnisnya yang hampir bangkrut. Wilson telah berhasil memberikan pukulan telak bagi perusahaannya. Dan dia merasa tidak heran kalau Wilson melakukan hal itu padanya. Setelah meninggalnya Fareld, perasaan dan hasratnyapun turut mati. Tidak ada seorangpun yang bisa membuatnya tergoda, sampai pada akhirnya dia bertemu kembali dengan Wilson. Hasratnya bergejolak lagi dan menginginkan Wilson meski dia harus menahan dirinya karena tahu Wilson membencinya saat ini! Wilson membenci Chelsy tapi juga membenci dirinya karena belum bisa melupakan Chelsy dan masih tetap mencintainya sampai saat ini. Tujuannya menghancurkan perusahaan Chelsy agar dia ingin Chelsy kembali padanya. Tapi lagi-lagi dia harus kecewa karena saat ini ada pria lain yg telah mendampinginya. Semakin marah Wilson tapi dia tetap tidak bisa melupakan Chelsy begitu saja! Satu-satunya jalan adalah merayu Chesy supaya minta maaf dan kembali padanya! Berhasilkah Wilson melakukannya? Let see together....

When her kingdom is suddenly taken over by a ruthless and vengeful witch, Princess Elaine is faced with no other option but to seek the aid of the unlikely god known as King of the Underworld, Aidoneus.

"I was the reason behind his success, but now, I will be the reason for his downfall." Ashley Carter was the perfect and loyal wife every man in the business world envied. The woman that only Alex Montgomery could have. Ashley thought she had it all until the night of their anniversary. An anonymous call ended a five-year-old solid union and the happy life of Ashley. She was not just betrayed by her husband, but also lost all her properties and reputation in society because of him. With shame and the constant smear by the media, Ashley left, but promised to return to fulfill those words. And exactly three years later, she was back as a famous actress to take everyone who hurt her down. But she wasn't alone. She had the three most dangerous men fighting for her heart. Now, her ex-husband is falling at her feet, begging for another chance and set to compete with these three men for her cold heart. But love wasn't Ashley's priority anymore. Revenge and the unquenchable thirst for fame were. And even if she decides to give it a second chance, who would she choose? No one knows, but it is quite certain that she is out to destroy not just him, but everyone.

Exactly Five years ago, I discovered my union with my ex-husband was all a cruel lie. Before we married, my best friend Mirabel had introduced him to me as her brother. He was a poor talented but unrecognized fashion designer then, so I picked him up and helped him build his career with my father’s wealth. We later got married, and he eventually coerced me to sign off my father’s asset to his name and reeled by my undying love for him, I did. I trusted and believed that nothing could ever break us apart that I never saw Austin’s betrayer coming! First, I found out my best friend wasn’t his sister. They were a couple who had been having an affair under my nose, and it had been their plans to steal my heirloom. More heartbreaking enough, the day I found out was the day I discovered I was pregnant after three years of marriage. Austin, having gotten what he wanted, divorced me and threw me on the street with his seed growing inside me. He didn’t know, and I never intended to tell him. All I wanted was to hurt him back and take back everything he stole from him. However, helpless and left with nothing, I couldn't fight Austin back. I relocated to another city where I gave birth to twins who had rare talents. Five years later, their Talents brought me unexpected fortune. Now the most powerful and influential woman in the world, I could finally bring my bastard ex-husband to his knees... As if fate was on my side, everything fell right into place until it all came crumbling down again!

Coral learns her entire life had been a lie, she’s forced to come to terms with the fact that she comes from a long line of Pure Elemental Conjurers whose abilities and genetics are very unique in their world. Coral is told she’s a fire elemental, and not just that, she’s what society calls an Elementalist. A unique elemental with the ability to not only control the four main elements of the earth, but has an unlimited amount of power. Her rear ability has only been seen once, on her ancestor, and due to the purity of her family’s bloodline she inherited that ability from that ancestor. Coral will slowly struggle to maintain her sanity among a world of abnormalities, especially when her identity becomes revealed and everyone at the academy finds out she is the illegitimate daughter of Steven Carter and Bella Ray. This revelation puts her directly into the spotlight, and her words and actions constantly draw the attention of students. More than once, Coral will be forced down by her insecurities and fears, and the new revelations regarding her parent’s death.

Chandler Mayward, a phenomenal centerfold lady which made her the apple of the eye for the hottest and sexy alpha Montague Bluebird, the owner of the biggest and prestigious Bluebird Publishing House worldwide and tied a knot with him. Despite all these, Chandler couldn’t give the CEO' s wish... a child to complete his happiness. She will never have a child on her own but through a surrogate mother which Montague greatly rejects. Until Alexandra Parker who had worked in the company as Editor-in-chief took a year leave to meet her grandma in Brazil while working on a special assignment for the publishing company. After three years, she went home to get her son treated of brain tumor but encountered Montague together with her estranged twin sister and offered her a great sum of money to save her son’s life. Deeply disturbed and alarmed by the situation, Montague wanted to dig deep into Alexandra’s whereabouts and her son while Chandler will do everything to keep him by her side. What is the gravest thing can Chandler do to keep her adorable and passionate husband by her side? How will Montague deal with the twins after lies and deceit were revealed to him?

Si Jacintha Quijano o mas kilala bilang Jaqui ay kagaya ng milyon milyong tao sa mundo na naghahanap ng oportunidad para makaangat sa buhay. Kasabay no’n, hinahanap din niya ang dahilan para patuloy na mabuhay. She was about to take her own life when she met a man who she didn’t realize would change her life forever. Isang eskandalo ang kinasangkutan ni Jaqui at ng binata na ang pangalan ay Amigo Imperial na isa palang pulitiko. Nang dahil sa eskandalo ay nagkita silang muli ng binata at naging magkaibigan. Nang dahil kay Amigo ay nagbago ang pananaw ni Jaqui sa buhay. Natutunan niya na bigyang halaga ang buhay niya. Jaqui started to see the bright side of life. Higit sa lahat, natutunan niyang magmahal ng walang kapalit kahit pa ang ibig sabihin niyon ay palayain ang lalaking minamahal niya at hayaan itong gawin ang magpapasaya dito.

Nate caught her hand as she turned away. “Say yes, Dahlia.” She didn’t look at him. “To what this time?” His smile was slow, dangerous. “To letting me eat you tonight” Her breath stilled. “You don’t take hints, do you?” “Only the ones that sound like maybe.” His thumb traced her palm, his voice low enough to make her heartbeat trip. She pulled back, just barely. “Goodnight, Nate.” He grinned, unbothered. “Night, wife. I’ll ask again tomorrow.” *********** When ruthless CEO Dahlia Reyes discovers her boyfriend and her best friend in bed together-and plotting to steal her inheritance—she does the most un-Dahlia thing imaginable. She drinks too much and wakes up married to a sex worker. Her “husband,” Nate, is charming, infuriating, and far too comfortable calling her wife. Dahlia’s ready to annul the whole disaster-until she learns she legally can’t for a year. Desperate to save face (and maybe twist fate in her favor), Dahlia decides to use the fake marriage to her advantage. What she doesn’t know is that Nate isn’t the broke drifter and he's watching her with equal parts amusement and admiration. Now, between public appearances, the plotting of the evil people ready to ruin their lives, staged affection, and the slow burn of something too real to fake, Dahlia’s carefully built walls begin to crack. And Nate? He’s determined to make sure she falls-for him, for real, and hard. A story of betrayal, accidental vows, and the slow, intoxicating fall between a woman who doesn’t believe in love and a man who plans to prove her wrong.