The Unfinished Swan Game

The innocent and romantic Gemma Wakefield overhears Declan Starr, a notorious playboy and the CEO of the company where she works, saying some terrible sexist things about women to his friend. Tired of his way of behaving, Gemma is set out to teach him a lesson and unleashes a media storm against Declan. She announces to the newspapers that Mr. Starr is finally going to settle down and get married… to her. What is going to follow is a tornado with more fury than she’d ever expected, since Declan is not going to take the news calmly. He’s furious and decides to demand that she act as his real fiancée as payback. What follows is going to change both their lives forever.

A CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY Single mom Sparkle Pearce needs this temporary holiday housekeeping job working for a reclusive billionaire. But her sexy, aloof boss pulls at Sparkle's heartstrings and her long-denied desires in unexpected ways. Kaleb Brantley never got over the loss of his wife and son, and he's shut himself off from happiness, love, and the holidays. But Sparkle and her sweet daughter bring laughter into his life. And living with his new maid ignites a passion he can't ignore. After one glorious night in Sparkle's arms, will this beauty be the Christmas miracle that changes the beast forever?

First love is the best love, and the best love is the one that lasts forever. Melora Channing thought she would never see Chance Benson again. But of all the weddings in all the towns in all the world, he decided to be one of the guests at this particular one. Was it a coincidence? After so many years, her teenage dream, her first love, was hiding in the same broom closet, talking to her like he had just seen her the day before. The notorious billionaire, the same boy who used to hang out with her brother in high school, offers her the leading part in a ‘scandalous’ public affair… to help him distract the tabloids from a damaging scandal. ‘It would be fun,’ he said. ‘Just for a few days…’ But neither Melora nor Chance expected their public affair to become so real, so passionate away from the paparazzi, behind closed doors. Or to change their lives forever.

'I don’t need paradise because I found you. I don’t need dreams because I have you.' Cheryl Richards is not the romantic type. 'Believe in what you can prove scientifically,' is her motto. But when The Greek billionaire Nikolas Adamos came to her rescue, every certainty went out the window. The life at his side is divine: luxurious hotels, designer clothes, expensive jewelry… And what they’re doing in the bedroom is out of this world. Yes, Nikos is her knight in shining armor… But the consequences of one night led to a shocking end to Cheryl's fairytale. She discovers Nikolas is not her Prince Charming … He's a man who'll do whatever it takes to make Cheryl his!

Veronica Hart has always been in love with Sasha Neville-Talbott. She went from infatuation to love almost without noticing. When she finally found the courage to confess her feelings to Sasha, his cruel words crushed her heart, killing every illusion, every emotion, every chance of being happy together. A few years later, Veronica must meet him again. And even if it’s work-related, she cannot help but feel the way she did that day. Still ashamed by her teenage infatuation with him, Veronica knew it was important that Sasha understand they were now meeting on equal terms. She would do her utmost to play it cool and distant and let him know that all they shared now was a purely business relationship! Even if everything was different and she was acting tough, one simple glimpse of him let her know nothing had changed… Veronica's body still ached for his. Maybe Sasha would never come to love her, but still, she knew she'd do almost anything for just one night in his arms...

Akhir cerita yang mengecewakan dari game Mystic Horizon membuat Liora, seorang penulis muda, meluapkan emosinya dalam ulasan tajam di komunitas gamer. Namun siapa sangka bahwa tindakannya tersebut akan memicu perjalanan multidimensi yang membuatnya masuk ke dalam dunia Mystic Horizon. Dia terjebak dalam tubuh Lyara Blackthorn, karakter antagonis yang paling dibenci dengan julukan “Pengkhianat Kehancuran.” Dunia yang sebelumnya hanya ia mainkan kini menjadi kenyataan penuh bahaya. Untuk kembali ke dunia nyata Liora harus menyelesaikan misi utama yang diberikan oleh sistem. Di tengah perjuangan itu, Liora harus menghadapi berbagai ancaman dan kegagalan misi. Akankah Liora berhasil menyelesaikan misinya dan kembali ke kehidupannya yang sebenarnya atau justru terjebak selamanya di dunia yang penuh akan intrik ini???

Daniel tidak paham dengan pemikiran orang-orang yang mengatakan bahwa untuk menjadi CEO harus bekerja keras. Atau pemikiran Ayana, asistennya yang mengatakan ia tidak boleh hanya rebahan di kasur karena nanti rejekinya akan dipatok ayam. Bulshit! Buktinya Daniel Hamilton, seorang CEO di sebuah perusahaan game hanya melakukan aktivitasnya di kamar sambil rebahan namun uang terus mengalir di rekeningnya. Takdir memang selalu berpihak padanya, ia tampan, kaya raya, otak cerdas, dan pebisnis game handal. Tidak seperti dengan Ayana, yang harus mati-matian bekerja di bawah kuasanya namun tidak bisa menjadi kaya sepertinya.

Secara tidak sengaja, Lin Ke bergabung dengan barisan transmigran Qidian dan kembali ke setengah tahun sebelum game online realitas virtual 'Destiny' secara resmi meluncurkan server mereka untuk menjadi NPC yang tidak dikenal dalam game tersebut. Dengan Keberuntungan 1 poinnya, bahaya mengancam Lin Ke begitu ia memasuki permainan. Di tengah ancaman, ia secara mengejutkan mengaktifkan perangkat dalam permainan yang luar biasa yang dapat mensintesis hewan dan material lain menjadi monster. Dengan itu, Perusahaan Keamanan Monster miliknya naik ke puncak dan menjulang tinggi di atas yang lain! Lin Ke melenyapkan penjahat dengan satu tangan dan pemain dengan tangan lainnya, dengan senang hati membasmi mereka. Enam tahun kemudian… Saat Lin Ke mengemudikan benteng supernya dan melihat Starlight Devourer, Magic Phoenix, dan Zerg Queen miliknya… Hampir menangis, ia meratap, "Betapa banyaknya telah berubah. Paul sang Kaisar Agung, jika kau masih menolak untuk muncul, para pemain akan menjadikanku sebagai bos terakhir dan menghabisiku!"

Sepeninggalan kedua orangtuanya kehidupan Rhaka menjadi sangat sulit. Menjadi pro player gamer tidak lantas membawanya keluar dari masalah yang ia hadapi. Keadaan yang semakin sulit memaksanya untuk meninggalkan semua kejayaannya. Tidak memiliki bakat selain hanya bermain game, menjadi masalah terbesar dalam hidupnya. Setelah lima tahun berusaha, akhirnya Rhaka pun menyerah. Ia mencoba untuk mengakhiri hidupnya. Namun takdir berkata lain. Seseorang menemukannya dan memberinya kesempatan kedua.

They called her life’s work trash. Then they fired her from her job. Now, she’ll rewrite the rules of the afterlife itself. Elara Vance, after being fired from her dream job, comes home to find her boyfriend and her sister in a compromising position on her sofa. Fleeing the scene, she runs into traffic and wakes up…not dead, but conscripted. The rules of the Survival Game are simple: as a newly deceased soul, you must provide entertainment, “fancy” deaths for a cosmic audience. The penalty for refusal is true, final obliteration. Elara’s only hope is Cipher, a mysterious man who knows the Game better than anyone. He is also “Aethon”—the revolutionary AI she personally coded and deleted. The creation she abandoned is now her only guide. To survive, this anxiety-ridden horror writer must team up with her greatest regret. To win, they must do more than beat the system. They must tear it down and write a new one.