Família

My sister was the golden child, the pride of our family, but she had a rare blood disorder that required treatments costing thousands every month. To keep her alive, I became her personal blood donor, working nonstop to pay for her care and delivering food all day and night. But one day, she nearly died from hemorrhaging after trying to abort a pregnancy. That’s when I learned the child she was carrying belonged to my boyfriend. When I confronted him, he didn’t even flinch. Instead, he dragged me to the operating table himself. “You were born to be her blood bank. Dying for her? It’s the best thing you’ll ever do.” I was left there, bleeding out, my life slipping away with every drop. But as death closed in, something changed. The people who once hoped I’d disappear—the ones who used me, betrayed me—they all began to unravel, losing their insanity.

The 99th time my fiancé, Draven, hung up on me, I dragged myself to the family's church, my diagnosis of end-stage renal disease clutched in my hand. "Father, I wish to renounce the Rocci family and break off my engagement to Draven Frost." The words had barely left my lips when my parents burst in with my adopted sister, Bianca. My father, the family's Consigliere, didn't hesitate. He slapped me across the face, right there in front of the priest. "Your fiancé is a respected Capo in our world, and you choose to insult him like this!" "You're dragging our family's name through the mud in front of the whole organization!" My mother snatched the diagnosis from my hand, sneering after a brief glance. "Playing sick for attention again, are you? What is it you want this time?" My adopted sister, Bianca, clung to our parents' arms, her voice choked with tears. "I'm so sorry, sister. You can have my place at the gala. Please, just stop making trouble for Mom and Dad!" I wiped the blood trickling from my nose and calmly repeated my words to the priest. "I am no longer a daughter of the Rocci family. I am not worthy of an alliance with the Frosts." "I will be dead in three days. I want this engagement broken before then."

Mon beau-frère voulait absolument partir en vacances à la plage pour Noël, alors j’ai décidé d’organiser un voyage en famille. Quand la pote de mon mari l’a appris, elle a insisté pour venir avec son enfant. Sans dire un mot, il a acheté des billets d’avion pour eux, mais m’a demandé de conduire avec les bagages. Je pensais que sa famille prendrait ma défense, mais tout le monde a soutenu la décision de mon mari. Très bien, dans ce cas, chacun sa route, chacun son chemin. Mais toute leur famille a fini par avoir peur...

Married for five years, I'm known as the woman with the perfect husband. Alexander Foster is tall, strong, endlessly passionate, and people love to joke that we can't keep our hands off each other. Then he goes on a mission one day and never returns. I fall apart. I try to end my life six times, and six times someone drags me back. On the night of the sixth attempt, I overhear my mother-in-law, Anna Greyson, whispering to the man everyone believes is Alexander's younger brother, Daniel Foster. "Alexander, how long are you going to keep hiding this? Mia has tried to kill herself six times because of you." Alexander's voice stays calm. "Mom, before Daniel died, he asked me to take care of Lily. She's fragile, and now she's pregnant with my child. If she learns the truth, she won't survive it." And that's when the truth hits me. My husband isn't dead at all. He's been pretending to be his own younger brother and plans to have a child with Lily Harper under that lie. After crying until I can barely stand, I contact Margaret Warren at the matchmaking agency. "About that blind date you mentioned. I'll take it. And I want the wedding as soon as possible."

Setelah kematian Primadigda, Antabogo pun menjadi raja menggantikan saudaranya. Raja Antabogo ternyata masih merasakan ketakutan dalam dirinya kalau-kalau Aryanaga akan datang untuk membalaskan dendam. Oleh karena itu dia bersekutu dengan Raja Azrael. Dengan senang hati Raja Azrael memberikannya kekuatan dan dukungan.Aprilia dan Bandi pergi ke Kerajaan Naga Laut Timur. Di kerajaan ini mereka diutus oleh Raja Belzagum, ayah Aprilia untuk meminta bala bantuan, sebab apabila Kerajaan Naga Laut Timur digempur oleh tiga aliansi kekuatan besar, maka bisa-bisa seluruh Dunia Bawah akan runtuh. Aprilia pun diutus ke Kerajaan Peri, Bandi diutus ke Imperium. Sementara itu Aryanaga dilatih oleh Raja Salamander selama di Penjara Tujuh Pintu. Di penjara ini juga ingatan masa kecil Aryanaga pun dikembalikan, sehingga dia bisa mengerti betapa dia sangat mencintai Aprilia. Dia juga tahu alasan kenapa ayah, ibu dan dirinya dihukum, semua karena dirinya. Aryanaga pun bertekad untuk bisa keluar dari Penjara Tujuh Pintu, tapi sebelum itu dia harus melawan alter ego yang selama ini menguasai dirinya.Saat Aprilia sampai ke Kerajaan Peri, dia disambut oleh Ratu Elyana yang ternyata juga masih teman dekat ayahnya dan Raja Primadigda. Begitu Aprilia memberikan maksud kedatangannya ke Kerajaan Peri, ternyata Kerajaan Peri tidak bisa membantunya. Demikian juga Bandi yang berada di Imperium, malah terlibat sesuatu yang membuatnya ditawan. Peperangan pun tak bisa lagi dihentikan ketika seluruh pasukan telah bersiap untuk menyerang. Pasukan Aliansi yang dipimpin oleh Pangeran Darius, anak dari raja Azrael telah mengepung Kerajaan Naga Laut Timur dari segala penjuru. Kerajaan Naga Laut Timur adalah benteng terakhir. Tidak ada pertolongan, satu-satunya yang menjadi harapan adalah mukjizat. Sanggupkah Aryanaga dan Aprilia menolong Kerajaan Naga Laut Timur?

Mira gadis yang dibawa pulang oleh suami Santika. Gadis tak dikenal yang tiba-tiba dibawa pulang. Bahkan akan tinggal bersama mereka. Mira setiap hari membuat ulah. Dia coba mengusik kehidupan Santika. Dia juga berniat merebut hati suami Santika. Ada hubungan apa di antara Mira dan suami Santika?

Setelah menghabiskan satu malam dengan pria asing sehari sebelum pernikahannya, Arianna meninggalkan negara itu untuk memulai hidup baru. Arianna Jason yang berusia 22 tahun menjalani hidupnya dengan menyenangkan orang-orang yang paling ia cintai, tanpa menyadari bahwa ia hanyalah mangsa yang dipelihara untuk hari kehancurannya. Hidupnya telah merasakan pil pahit pengkhianatan. Ia ingin membalas dunia dengan apa yang telah ia terima, tetapi bagaimana ia bisa mengubah kepribadiannya yang baik dan polos agar cocok dengan masyarakat dan dunia yang kejam? Akankah sifat manisnya ternoda, atau akankah ia berhasil bertahan, mengayuh di jalan yang benar?

Abigail telah mempersiapkan hari itu sepanjang hidupnya, bekerja sebagai sekretaris seorang miliarder muda bernama Noah Zimmerman yang terkenal dengan keliarannya. Ia berjanji pada dirinya sendiri bahwa dia akan menaklukkan Noah, membuatnya bertekuk lutut dihadapannya dan membuatnya memohon cintanya. Bukan karena ia terobsesi dengan laki-laki itu, tetapi karena ia ingin membalas dendam atas apa yang dilakukan orang tua Noah terhadap keluarganya. Semuanya hampir berjalan sesuai rencana ketika tiba-tiba sesuatu yang disebut cinta mengacaukan semuanya...

As Jason and I try to stay one step ahead of the Marching Tides and their nefarious associates, we draw ever closer to the shocking truth of who the mastermind behind the Marching Tides really is. Something tells me I’ll regret learning the answers at the end of my journey.©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

She's an FBI agent, and he's the son of one of the most feared mafia families. Sent undercover to infiltrate his gang, Lexi Thompson never expected to be caught. What happens when the ruthless Alex Esposito holds her fate in his hands? Will their worlds collide, or will the truth tear them apart? — LEXI Every choice I’ve made has led me to this moment. Years of training, late nights pouring over files, and risking everything to bring men like Alex Esposito to justice. Caught in the dangerous world of the Esposito mafia, I’m determined to take them down but now I find myself tangled in a web of lies. I have a mission to complete, but as the days tick by, I’m losing sight of where my loyalty truly lies. As I face Alex Esposito, the ruthless heir, I can’t help but feel drawn to him. He’s everything I despise, yet something about him makes my heart race. Can I bring him down when every stolen glance feels like a betrayal of my heart? ALEX In my world, weakness gets you killed, and trust is a luxury we can’t afford. But then she came crashing into my life, a woman as dangerous as she is intoxicating. I’ve always been told to trust no one, especially not a woman like her. Lexi Thompson is a threat, an infiltrator sent to destroy my family. But the moment I laid eyes on her, everything changed. I’m torn between my duty to my family and the growing connection I feel for her.