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Artemis has been the top-notch assassin in Tigers, the organization she belongs to. She was sent to murder the Governor and with that, she had to take her son's heart. She didn't even know that she, herself, would be the reason for her plan to fail. She fell in love with the Governor's son and got pregnant. She became a traitor in the eyes of Tigers while a murderer in Zelo's perspective, the governor's son. Fate was really playing with her. 1 month until she gave birth, she was finally found by Tigers. She got separated from her twins. She needed to send her son to Zelo's mansion while her daughter went to her brother. 6 years after what happened, she just saw herself wanting to get back her child, so she applied to be the bodyguard. Bodyguard of the President. Her ex-lover, the father of her twins.

This is the first book in an 8 book series of hockey romances. All 8 books have an underlying theme of ‘life after loss’. My first book is about Natasha, a librarian in her 40s who lost a sibling as a teenager and never healed, preventing her from ever finding/committing to love…and the hockey coach who is twice divorced and has given up his dreams of ever finding his match and having a family-until he meets Natasha…. Will Coach Alex's love (along with his superior skills in the sack) be enough to break down the walls Natasha has held firm for over two decades? The 8 books go through the different players of the team, all having their own versions of loss to overcome, with the captain (Adam) being married to a woman (who happens to be a teacher at Natasha's school) who has a terminal illness and will eventually commit suicide in book 6 and the series ends with Adam's own second chance love story….

This is book 4 of The Silver Dragon Series, however it can be read as a stand alone. Should you want to know the back story of this family I highly recommend reading The Silver Dragon books 1-3 before reading Maliyah’s story. 6 years have passed since the end of the rogue war, know as the Day of Redemption. Maliyah has moved on with her life with her feelings for the elf Prince, Aspen, growing stronger every day. He’s always there by her side, even through the rough nightmares she still has from the war. She knows she will say yes if Aspen asks her to marry him, she knows he’s the one. But will Maliyah do when a new student shows up at school, Luca, and it turns out he is to be her fated mate? She feels the pull but something seems off to her. Maliyah knows she has a choice to make. Luca or Aspen?

Pembantu di rumahku mengklaim dirinya sebagai wanita mandiri generasi baru. Setiap hari, dia mendorongku untuk menjadi lebih independen. Memintaku mencuci baju, memasak, dan merawat anak. Dia bahkan menyarankan agar aku bercerai dengan suamiku. Belakangan, aku menyadari bahwa dia ternyata seorang influencer. Tanpa seizin dariku, dia membuat serangkaian video yang menjelekkan diriku dengan tema "melatih istri manja," lalu mengunggahnya ke internet. Bukan hanya itu, dia juga mencuri perhiasan dan pakaian dariku. Setelah aku memecatnya, dia malah menyerangku di dunia maya dan menuduhku sebagai wanita yang membenci sesama wanita, tetapi bersikap baik terhadap lelaki. Lebih parah lagi, seorang penggemar fanatiknya berhasil menyusup ke rumahku dan memberiku racun pestisida dalam air minumku. Dalam kehidupan kedua, aku kembali ke hari di mana aku pertama kali mengetahui bahwa dia memiliki akun dengan jutaan pengikut. Kalau dia memang suka siaran langsung, aku akan membuat semua orang melihat wajah asli dari "wanita mandiri" ini.

“Isang fake na relasyon. Isang tunay na kilig. Paano kung ang puso ang unang bumigay?” Hindi inakala ni Luna Reyes na ang simpleng pagtatrabaho sa isang coffee shop ay mauuwi sa viral na love story—at hindi rin niya inakalang billionaire pala ang tinapunan niya ng kape. Enter Ethan Villareal—isang mysterious, drop-dead gorgeous CEO na may sariling tech empire. Sa isang maling akala at trending video, napagkamalan silang magkasintahan ng publiko. Imbes na itama ang lahat, may alok si Ethan: pumayag na lang sa fake relationship kapalit ng tulong sa pangarap ni Luna—ang sarili niyang café. Walang commitment, walang feelings. Acting lang. Pero habang tumatagal ang palabas nila, parang hindi na scripted ang mga ngiti, hawak-kamay, at titig. At kung dati, kunwari lang ang kilig… ngayon, parang totoo na. Sa isang mundo kung saan lahat ay pwedeng pekein, paano kung ang puso nila ang maging totoo?

大学院推薦入学が決まった後、自称インフルエンサーの従妹が、どうしてもお祝いに野外で写真撮影をしたいと言い出した。 指定された場所に着いた途端、飛び出してきた妊婦にいきなり平手打ちを食らわされた。 「この泥棒猫！夫を誘惑するなんて、許さない！」 説明する間もなく、妊婦はハサミを取り出し、私の唇を切り裂いた。 激痛が走り、血まみれの唇の肉片が地面に転がる。 私は痛みで身をよじり、痙攣した。そこに従妹が現れ、追い打ちをかけるように平手打ちを食らわされた。 「昔から男好きだったけど、まさか人の夫にまで手を出すなんて！最低！」 「このような人間が、どうして大学院に推薦入学できたの？不正でもしたんじゃないの？」 事件は瞬く間に拡散され、ネット炎上。私は大学を退学になり、顔に傷を負い、うつ病を発症した。 従妹は、私の不幸を利用して有名人になり、フォロワー数百万人を誇る人気インフルエンサーとなった。 そして、目を開けると、私はあの日――従妹が写真撮影をしようと企んだ、あの日に戻っていた。

Bukan hal mudah bagi Veronica Prawira memulai hidup baru di kota yang baru. Dia sengaja meninggalkan kota asalnya ingin melupakan tragedi kehilangan suami dan anak semata wayangnya karena kecelakaan. Tidak disangka, dia bertemu rekan bisnis, CEO yang berkharisma, baik hati, dan penuh pesona. Sayangnya, Georgio Hendrick, duda beranak tiga yang dingin. Julukan CEO Sedingin Kulkas yang disematkan pada pria itu tampaknya memang tepat. Apa daya, hati Veronica perlahan luluh karena sang CEO membuat Veronica nyaman dengan usaha dan kehidupan baru yang dia jalani. Di sisi lain, Veronica tanpa sengaja bertemu gadis remaja yang sangat mirip dengan mendiang putrinya. Mereka kemudian menjadi dekat dan gadis ceria, Maureen, meminta agar Veronica bersedia menjadi ibu sambungnya, karena ibu Maureen telah meninggal sejak dia berusia 9 tahun. Veronica diambang kebingungan. Dia mulai dekat dengan CEO dingin yang mampu menawan hatinya, tetapi dia pun ingin menjadi ibu baru bagi Maureen yang seolah membawa mendiang putrinyan kembali. Bagaimana cerita akhir dari perjalanan Veronica? Langsung saja, ikuti kisah Keluarga Hendrick dalam Wanita Pilihan Duda Tampan Sedingin Kulkas.

Menjalani kehidupannya sambil terus menunggu kedatangan sang fated pair telah dilakoni oleh Feryan Feriandi selama 9 tahun lamanya. Berdalih tentang dia yang memegang janji, bahwa dia ingin setia tanpa berniat berpaling dari pasangan yang ditakdirkan untuknya, sekalipun perasaan yang dimiliki mulai dilanda dilema sejak dirinya dan Juanda Saga Fransiskus berjumpa. Mempertemukan juga Ervano Johannes dengan Setya Febrianu di saat yang bersamaan. Yang lalu memulai petualangan dan kisah mereka sendiri, selagi turut campur tangan pada hubungan Saga serta Feryan selaku sahabat terbaik mereka berdua. Ini tentang omega bernama Feryan yang masih terus mengharapkan kedatangan sang fated pair seraya mencoba menutup mata tentang hatinya yang mulai dipenuhi oleh nama Saga. Pun, tentang sosok alpha bernama Saga yang berharap jikalau dia mampu menggantikan diri sebagai fated pair Feryan meskipun penolakan telah berkali-kali diterima. Lalu sekali lagi, membiarkan takdir menuntun kisah cinta mereka selagi tetap berpegang pada janji yang kemudian mengungkapkan kebenaran atas hilangnya sebuah memori. _____ PERINGATAN: Cerita ini berisi kisah percintaan antara sesama laki-laki yang diperuntukkan bagi pembaca cukup usia. Jangan dibaca bila tidak suka. Trims. ❤️

I was with Ivan Knowles for seven years. Despite the rumors that always swirled around him, he never gave me a reason to doubt his loyalty. He let me check his phone and even welcomed me to join him on business trips. I never found anything suspicious until our engagement day. The host had just shared how Ivan flew in my favorite white roses from abroad when the big screen, meant to play a video celebrating our seven years together, instead showed a hospital room. The cry of a newborn rang out. Ivan sat on the bed holding the baby. His secretary, Alba Lawson, leaned on his shoulder, wearing the same diamond ring as mine. Tearfully, she explained to me that it was a misunderstanding. "Alba is a single mom," Ivan excused. "I'm just helping her out as her boss. Don't make a big deal out of this." The room went quiet, everyone waiting for me to flip out. I didn't. Instead, I calmly slipped off my ring and handed it to him. "Of course not. I just wish you happiness."

An employee blasted me on TikTok, accusing me of not approving her wedding leave. Ainsley Castillo ranted, "Our marriage rates are low; birth rates are low. It's all because of toxic capitalists like you! You won't even approve my wedding leave. In your eyes, am I just a workhorse? Not even a person? I believed your nonsense about building an all-women company and a women-friendly workplace. Now your true bloodsucking capitalist face is showing!" The video blew up instantly, and countless young people empathized with her hardcore. They piled on online, cursing me, even doxxing me and sending razor blades. As the boss, I went live and confronted her head-on. "Sorry, but I can't approve her wedding leave. She can quit and go through labor arbitration, or sue me, but her wedding leave is out of the question." The live stream exploded in views that day. Among the supporters for her, some claimed to be lawyers, offering to sue me pro bono. But Ainsley looked troubled. "I just want my wedding leave. I never thought about quitting, let alone suing her."