The Good Novel

Steve Hart harus menelan pahitnya hidup ketika terus-menerus menerima perlakuan buruk dari keluarga istrinya. Semua berawal dari keputusannya menerima pernikahan kontrak yang diajukan oleh keturunan keluarga kaya. Awalnya, Steve sempat berpikir untuk bertahan saja sampai kontrak itu berakhir. Namun tak disangka, sebuah “sistem” muncul dalam hidupnya, sebuah kekuatan misterius yang memberinya kesempatan untuk bangkit dan membebaskan diri dari kehidupan menyedihkan yang selama ini menjeratnya.

Susan Miller, my father's caretaker, often complains that the supplements keep running out. The wild kingroots that are worth 500 thousand dollars are completely used up even though Susan has only made soup with them twice in a row. As I filter through the medicinal residue with a frown on my face, Susan sinks down to her knees and begins slapping herself. "They must have melted in the soup because of my lack of attention! Please dock my pay, Ms. Lawson, but please don't fire me!" But that night, I come across a post uploaded by Susan's son, Roman Cox, on Instagram. "Hi everyone! Today, I'm challenging myself to eat two wild kingroots in one go!" When I see Roman picking up a familiar-lookng giftbox, I feel my temper flaring instantly. Then, I order a packet of potent aphrodisiacs meant for animals on the spot. It turns out that Roman intends to chug down my prized Romanee-Conti in the next episode of his stream. Well then, I'll let him have his feel of drinking something else!

My sister, Flora Leeman, and I went on a blind date at the same time. She chose Samuel Garrett, a soldier who defended the country, while I chose Logan Zigger, a farmer. However, shortly after Flora got married, Samuel was killed in the line of duty. Meanwhile, Logan became a livestock tycoon and bought a car and a house. Flora was widowed for two years and then got caught cheating. She was kicked out by her mother-in-law. When I was giving birth, she came to visit. While I was not paying attention, she used a pair of scissors to kill me. Flora said viciously, "Why should an adopted daughter like you be living a better life than me?" When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the time of the blind date. This time, Flora insisted on marrying Logan, so I knew she had been reborn as well. I chuckled to myself. With her jumping into the Zigger family hellhole, I could marry into the Garrett family and enjoy a good life!

The fifth time we went to the courthouse, James Ceasar and I still weren’t officially married. We had picked a good day for it, but right before it was our turn, he got a call and rushed off in a hurry. With my eyes turning red, I pointed at the screen showing the waiting numbers, trying to stop him. “We're next. It won't take more than ten minutes. We can get it done fast. Once we’re officially married, you can go and deal with whatever’s so urgent. It won’t take long.” James was the CEO of his company, so he had full control over his schedule. That was why I said it like that, not thinking it would be a big deal. However, he just glanced at the screen, handed me the ticket with our number on it, and looked annoyed. “I can marry you anytime,” he said. “But right now, I’ve got something I need to take care of. Don’t make a fuss.”

Roseline "Rosy" Parks is the black sheep of her family. A party- loving, seductress who has never had issues getting guys. She has moved through her life going between meaningless filings and a One-night stand. Not wanting to commit to anyone, she loves the freedom she has. When she met a stranger one night, he awakens something inside her. As it appears that she might have finally found someone special. There is a catch she's about to discover when he turns up in her life in a most unexpected way. In a web of lust, secret, sex and love. Let the game for their heart begin. But someone's might just get broken along the way.

--- Naila Rahma, seorang siswi SMA yang sedang berjuang untuk move on dari cinta yang bertepuk sebelah tangan, tiba-tiba terjebak dalam rencana konyol untuk pura-pura pacaran dengan Reyhan, teman sekelas yang terkenal dengan sikapnya yang kocak dan sering kali bikin malu. Rencana ini bertujuan untuk membuat cowok yang dia suka, Alif, cemburu. Namun, seiring waktu, Reyhan mulai menunjukkan perasaan yang lebih dari sekadar teman, dan Naila dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit: mengikuti perasaannya yang tertinggal pada Alif atau menerima cinta yang tiba-tiba muncul dari seseorang yang selama ini dia anggap remeh. Apakah cinta yang tumbuh dari kebohongan bisa menjadi nyata? Dan siapa yang akan benar-benar mengisi hatinya—Alif atau Reyhan yang penuh kejutan? ---

On the day I receive my Distinguished Service Medal, I also receive word that my grandma has passed away. My superior grants me special leave to return to my hometown to mourn her death, so I rush to my ancestral home at once. But when I reach the ancestral graveyard behind the hill, I witness something that makes my blood boil. The graves of my deceased family members have been razed to the ground. Even my parents' graves have been brutally dug up. Their urns are now placed under flower pots filled with blooming red roses. Grandma's coffin has been pried open as well.Her body now lies strewn on the ground and has started to rot. I also see Lucy Stewart, my autistic younger sister. Melissa Abbott, my wife's assistant, orders Lucy around like a maid, forcing her to move heavy construction materials around. Enraged, I grab Melissa by the throat and throw her to the ground. "How dare you destroy my family's ancestral cemetery and make my sister do hard labor! Do you want to end up buried here too?" Melissa coughs up blood before crawling back onto her feet, her expression vicious and scornful. "I'm simply carrying out Ms. Fuller's instructions. She says that your ancestral cemetery is located in a good spot. It's also the perfect size to be turned into a private horse ranch and a garden for her future husband. "Ms. Fuller calls the shots here in Joverton City. Who the hell do you think you are, huh?" Resisting the urge to put an end to her life, I call up Eva Fuller, my wife. "I heard you call the shots here in Joverton City. Well, I shall put that to the test today!"

Fianna Arunika hanya ingin hidup tenang. Jadi karyawan biasa, kerja lalu pulang, atau kalau bisa—uang lembur lancar, pulang cepat, dan jauh-jauh dari segala hal menyebalkan. Sayangnya, semesta punya rencana lain. Dalam waktu kurang dari 3 hari, dia—yang katanya jomblo abadi—tiba-tiba sah menjadi istri dari Abian Aiden : Manajer Keuangan baru yang paling galak, paling kaku, dan paling bikin tekanan darah naik di kantor. Fianna gak mabuk. Gak mimpi. Gak dirasuki jin. Tapi kenapa bisa sampai halu level menikah begini? Dan yang paling penting… Bisakah kehidupan tenang Fianna bertahan setelah ia menjadi istri dari beruang pemarah itu?!

Luna Aulia dan Jaya Baya adalah sepasang suami istri. Hasil perjodohan yang di sebabkan oleh hutang budi keluarga Luna dengan Jaya Baya. Lalu bagaimana awal dari rumah tangga mereka berdua? Akanlah kisah keduanya sama seperti di dunia novel? Saling membenci lalu jatuh cinta? Atau malah sebaliknya mereka jatuh cinta sejak awal? Jika iya. Bagaimana nasib kelanjutan rumah tangga keduanya? Akankah rumah tangga keduanya bertahan sampai akhir hayat? Atau malah hancur di tengah-tengah karena orang ketiga? Atau hancur karena keegoisan Luna yang ingin mengejar mimpinya kuliah di korea?

My daughter, Tina, locked herself in her room, crying so hard her body shook. I pried the door open and saw that she was clutching a test paper that was torn to shreds and pieced back together. It was a math Olympiad selection test. She should have gotten a perfect score, but was given a score of zero instead. "Mom," she sobbed, "the teacher said 3x5 is not equal to 5x3; that it's taking shortcuts. She tore my paper up in front of everyone, revoked my eligibility for the competition, and told the whole class not to talk to me…" I looked at the deep red scratch marks on my daughter's wrist and immediately picked up the phone to call the principal. "What good does it do for your school's reputation to drive a kid who loves math to their breaking point?"