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"You are going to come again, but not until I say so..." he whispered sexily while licking my ear. Amanda was addicted to coffee, she treated her coffee far better than she treated her men. She liked to change partners faster than she restocked her milk and creamer in her fridge. She never get attached to her man, she was very adventurous and even liked to share her men with her girls. That was until all of her best friends found their men and she was left to play alone. Dale had been a single dad since his wife passed away delivering their daughter Mable into the world. Since then he hadn't found the one person who can even come close to his beloved wife. He dated women on occasions but finds them all bland, shallow, and not even the least intriguing for him. He was dedicating his life to Mable and his coffee shop. That had been enough for him. Until one day Amanda walked into his coffee shop and literally knocked him off his feet. Since then, she has been on his mind constantly, she was truly his opposite. The wild child versus the calm and settled single dad. Will the opposite attract? will they find the middle ground? will his daughter approve of his new relationship?

Dante Matino Cruz is a delivery rider, sweating day and night just to keep food on the table and medicine for his ailing mother. Life is hard, but his pride is harder—no shortcuts, no handouts, no selling himself for money. Celestine Isla Navarro is a CEO who thrives in a world where hesitation means weakness. She’s used to buying what she wants and bending people to her will. But the day she crosses paths with Dante—sun-bronzed, stubborn, and infuriatingly unyielding—something inside her shifts. Her first proposition is reckless: a single night, no strings attached. Dante’s answer? Not for sale. But fate doesn’t end with one rejection. Celestine offers him something else: a job. A dangerous but well-paid position as her personal bodyguard. The money could save his mother, even secure work for his childhood friend, Liza. It’s everything he’s been breaking his back for—served on a silver platter. Now Dante faces a brutal choice: swallow his pride to protect his family, or stand firm against a woman who never takes “no” for an answer. What begins as a battle of wills turns into a dangerous, slow-burning game of temptation. Pride versus desire. Fire against fire. And in this game, someone will surrender. The question is—who will break first?

[Sekretaris versus CEO, Tanpa Hubungan Intim, Mengejar Istri Setengah Mati]Ketika Cindy Lloyd mencintai Yogi Walker, dia bahkan tidak takut akan bahaya. Namun, bagi Yogi, Cindy hanyalah sebuah alat yang tidak bisa hidup tanpa Yogi.Oleh karena itu, Cindy tidak mencintainya lagi.Yogi tidak suka Cindy yang terlalu tenang, rasional dan tidak mengandalkan Yogi. Kemudian, keinginan Yogi terpenuhi, dia melihat kelembutan dan "binar di mata" Cindy.Namun, bukan ditujukan pada Yogi lagi.Di hari pernikahan, Cindy duduk di ranjang sambil tersenyum melihat pengantin pria dan pengapit pengantin pria mencari sepatu pernikahan yang disembunyikan. Dalam keributan itu, Yogi muncul entah dari mana.Yogi berlutut di samping kaki Cindy, lalu meraih pergelangan kakinya dan membantunya memakai sepatu dengan rendah diri seperti pecundang. "Tinggalkan dia. Ikutlah denganku. Jelas-jelas kamu mencintaiku duluan."..."Aku ingin melihat bulan, tapi melihat wajahmu. – Herodotus."[Protagonis pria maupun wanita bukanlah karakter yang sempurna, Cindy juga bukan protagonis wanita yang hebat. Pada tahap awal, Yogi sangat bajingan dan mendominasi, tapi pada tahap selanjutnya, dia merendahkan dirinya. Novel ini versi yang disempurnakan dari Mengejar Istri Setengah Mati, bukan pengejaran biasa dalam beberapa bab saja lalu berdamai, terutama ingin memberi pelajaran pada bajingan.]

If the Tiger and the Bear are put together under the same roof will they get along? Can they learn to love each other? This is the story about two people who were first destined to meet each other but can't be together because it is not time yet? But after six months they meet again. Can they recognize each other? Even their different person now? Cindy Tan, an ordinary girl who only wants is to earn more, more, and more money!! Lee Hajoon aka Taeyong, a famous singer in South Korea but retired because of the scandal about him and his long-time girlfriend Ae-ril also his ex-wife but suddenly married to his mortal enemy in the entertainment circle. After their divorce scandal, Hajoon focus on his own company The Star Entertainment that become more famous and more popular after six months because of the numerous artist and talents that debuted there and become more successful in the present. Now Hajoon has become more busy and workaholic at the same time his assistant send him a resignation letter many times the company decided to hire some candidate for the position. But there so many applicants already applied but Hajoon still can't choose so he seeks help from his former personal assistant. Coincidentally, during those hours, Cindy Tan was also looking for a job and that was the reason for them to meet each other again. Hajoon as a boss and Cindy as his assistant? A strict and hot-headed man versus a talkative and picky woman?! Who will win and who will lose? or maybe a better question.. who will give up for one.. who will tolerate and who will remain strong? Wait, but what will happen if Hajoon realized that the girl that his been looking for is Cindy? How?

Everyone has their dark side but some— like Ruby Fridays, have the darkest. High school can be tough for many teenagers, but for her, it was peculiarly hellish. Clever as evil and twice as pretty, Ruby's beauty was both dangerous and lethal. Trouble always follows her, and strangely enough—she's familiar with the feeling of blood on her hands, and the glimmer of naked secrets and truths that keep her enemies up until sunsets and dawns. But when she got enrolled in a prestigious institution—the infamous, "Rosbite Lustro Academy," despite her tainted school records, she realizes that her ruined fate is already sealed by the almost perfect image of the school— that is nothing but a façade to masked the darkness that lurks within its vicinity. Like a twisted fate, as if reflecting Ruby's name, the Academy holds a sinister game of Truth or Dare every Friday Nights. And the official rules are simple yet sinister. Choose truth? You must reveal your deepest, darkest and most hideous secret. Choose dare? Well, that could be even more dangerous—even deadly. When the game takes an even darker turn with her appearance, suddenly no one at the Academy knows who to turn to and trust with the day by day murders in the broken mists. Yet in the darkness, Killian Wilde, a disguised angel who's surprisingly Ruby's counterpart, decides to interfere with her ruined path. Together with him, they will try to venture into the unknown, to understand the world created on their own. Together, they will look for the missing pieces and connect them. Together, they will unravel the cases and reveal the secrets beyond the broken glasses of their hearts. But with them versus the twisted game, can they win against it, even if it's their own secrets and lives at stake?

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Naomi tidak tahu bahwa dirinya sudah menikah dengan seorang pria yang dia pikir adalah kakak iparnya. Naomi sama sekali tidak menyadari bahwa dokumen yang dia tandatangani adalah dokumen pernikahannya. Hal itu membuat dia terjebak dengan seorang laki-laki yang dia pikir adalah kakak iparnya sendiri. Ternyata, Gerry dan Gerald adalah dua orang yang berbeda. Pria yang menikahinya adalah Gerald.

Shantali Mae Cross, a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Arts, encounters an impossible phenomenon during her night shift—smoke from the heating vents coalesces into the form of a cobra near ancient Egyptian canopic jars, showing her visions of possible futures. She sees herself accepting a promotion, arguing with a dark-haired man in a hospital, wearing a wedding dress, and standing at a graveside in autumn. Shaken by the experience, Shantali becomes obsessed with understanding what she witnessed, diving into research about serpent smoke divination practices. Her investigation reveals that others throughout history have experienced similar visions at crucial crossroads in their lives, but those who became consumed with interpreting and controlling their prophetic glimpses inevitably destroyed the very relationships and opportunities the visions had shown them. As Shantali spirals deeper into her research, she begins shutting out her boyfriend David, a fellow security guard who loves her deeply. When David witnesses the cobra phenomenon himself, he helps ground her in reality rather than obsession. Through her studies, particularly the warnings left by Dr. Amelia Thorne—a researcher who died alone after chasing similar mysteries—Shantali realizes the cobra's true message: choose love over fear, presence over obsession. The visions weren't warnings of tragedy but glimpses of a life fully lived with all its ordinary struggles and profound connections. When David proposes, Shantali chooses their real relationship over her pursuit of supernatural answers. She completes her research by writing a fictional novel about her experience, transforming obsession into art while helping future cobra witnesses understand that some mysteries are meant to guide rather than be solved. The story explores themes of choice versus destiny, the danger of sacrificing present love for future certainty, and the wisdom of embracing life's uncertainties alongside those who love us.

Sage Casey Ember-Brooks, who goes by Casey, is a fast-food worker and aspiring fantasy novelist whose ordinary life crumbles when mysterious strangers ask cryptic questions about her dragon series. Her recurring dreams of golden coins suddenly make terrifying sense when Marcus Chen—a businessman with eyes that flash gold—reveals that dragons are real, living hidden among humans for centuries. Casey's unnaturally accurate fantasy writing stems from awakening genetic memories. She's a rare "Convergence" bloodline capable of harmonising opposing elemental forces. The revelation comes at a critical time: a new cryptocurrency called DragonCoin, featuring symbols identical to her dreams, creates magical interference that weakens concealment spells protecting dragon society. At the Crossroads shopping complex where she works, disruptions cause dragons to flicker between human and true forms in full view of witnesses. Caught between Marcus (a traditionalist who wants to hide her with the Dragon Council) and the enigmatic Xaihuang (who advocates ending the masquerade entirely), Casey discovers an underground chamber housing ancient dragon artifacts. When she touches a magical coin, visions reveal three futures: chaotic revelation leading to war, continued concealment resulting in magical extinction, or a mysterious third path of integration. Casey realises DragonCoin wasn't created to expose dragons, but by another awakening hybrid like herself—someone in Seattle whose unconscious dragon heritage channels ancient power through modern technology. As magical concealment fails worldwide and dragons begin manifesting publicly, Casey must race across the country to find this unknown programmer before the interference between magic and technology tears reality apart. The story explores themes of identity, integration versus assimilation, and the collision between ancient power and digital-age innovation. With her awakening abilities growing stronger and the masquerade crumbling around her, Casey faces a choice that will determine her fate and the future relationship between the hidden magical world and human civilisation.

Sita Hartanto tidak sengaja menikah dengan pewaris kaya raya. Suatu hari saat mengetahui dirinya hamil, dia menerima gugatan cerai.Putri angkat, Linda Santoso merebut rumah mereka dan Ibu mertua tidak menyukainya karena miskin dan tidak punya kekuasaan.Tapi tanpa diduga ada enam lelaki tampan dan kaya raya, salah satunya adalah pemilik bisnis terbesar, yang akan memberinya ratusan rumah pribadi. Satunya adalah ilmuwan AI, yang akan memberinya mobil mewah otomatis edisi terbatas. Satunya adalah ahli bedah terkenal, tiap hari akan memasak untuknya.Satunya adalah pianis terkenal, tiap hari akan memainkan piano untuknya.Satunya adalah pengacara, yang berinisiatif untuk melenyapkan semua pembencinya.Satunya adalah aktor, yang secara terang-terangan mengumumkan bahwa dia adalah cinta sejatinya.Putri angkat, Linda, berkata pamer, “Ini adalah kakak-kakakku.”Keenam saudara itu keberatan, “Salah, Sita adalah putri asli Keluarga Syailendra.Sita bertumbuh cantik sendirian, menikmati bantuan dari enam pria tampan, tetapi ada seorang pria bermata meran berkata cemas, “Sita, akankah kita menikah lagi?”Dia sedikit merona dan berkata, “Kamu harus bertanya pada keenam kakakku, mereka setuju atau tidak.Keempat pria tampan yang jatuh dari surga, “Tidak, seharusnya sepuluh.”