julia quinn

Badai mengalami kecelakaan yang menyebabkan kakinya lumpuh, sepuluh hari sebelum pernikahan. Di saat ia butuh dukungan, Stevia, sang calon istri, justru membatalkan rencana pernikahan mereka. Padahal undangan telah sebagian disebar. Sang ibu yang merasa dihina tak terima, meminta Badai untuk mencari pengantin pengganti. Saat itulah Alena muncul. “Siapa nama kamu tadi?” “Alena, Tante,” “Tante langsung saja. Apa kamu mau menikah dengan Badai?” “Saya bersedia, tapi..bolehkah saya mengajukan permintaan?” Kehidupan pelik yang dialami Alena, memaksanya untuk mengajukan diri menjadi pengantin Badai. Pernikahan atas dasar simbiosis mutualisme, akankah menumbuhkan cinta di hati keduanya? Meski Badai selalu bersikap dingin pada Alena.

Dingin... Pagi ini dingin menusuk hilang ke relung hati.Menenggelamkan rasa candu yang selama ini melekat dalam diri. Apa yang kau inginkan?Maaf aku belum bisa mengabulkannya.Ada batasan tak kasat mata untuk kita, dan itu karena kau yang memulainya.Jadi mengapa saat ini kau kembali merusak keyakinanku, dengan bersikap kekanakan? Apa kau tahu bagaimana rasanya melawan arus?Tolong jangan seperti ini.Jangan menyulitkan apa yang sudah mulai kuterima.Kau hanya perlu untuk melanjutkan sisa hidup, dan aku pun demikian.°• Julia Malika Kuncoro•°Aku menyesal melewatkanmu,tanpa berjuang lebih dulu.Seharusnya aku tidak membiarkankesempatan itu lewat begitu saja,di saat kuyakini kau memiliki rasa untukku.Saat ini ketika tak ada satu pun petunjuk, aku merasa benar-benar seperti manusia bodoh.Puluhan purnama aku berusaha, tapi puluhan kali pula aku merasasemakin bodoh lagi dan lagi.Apa yang kau inginkan?Haruskah semua ini ku akhiri? °• Saidan Pratama Putra•°

Cinta Andini, tidak mengenal pria yang salah ketika ia membiarkan Dewa Djatmiko membeli dan menyentuhnya untuk pertama kalinya, lima tahun lalu.Cinta mendapatkan rasa yang tepat, sebab Dewa tidak pernah meninggalkannya, kendati keduanya harus berjauh hingga bertahun-tahun lamanya.Ada kewajiban yang harus Dewa jalankan untuk membahagiakan orang tuanya, namun bukan berarti ia melupakan Cinta dan membiarkan wanita itu sendirian dalam lumpur dosa. Berjuta perencanaan dengan bumbu manis selalu bertengger di isi kepala Dewa, namun tak pernah sekali pun Cinta mengetahuinya.Acap kali Dewa mengemas segalanya dengan baik dan rapi ketika mereka kembali bertemu, menyebabkan Cinta harus selalu menekan dirinya, mengingatkan tentang semua perbedaan juga ketidakmungkinan. Akan tetapi ketika berhasil melepaskan diri dari sangkar emas berkalang noda, entah mengapa Cinta dengan lancang membiarkan dirinya hanyut terbawa angin surga milik Dewa, meruntuhkan tembok besar yang sudah dibangun selama ini. Banyak hal yang membuat Cinta menjatuhkan pilihan hanya untuk Dewa seorang, menjadi tamak, seakan lupa pada coretan arang di keningnya. Akankah harapan terkabul? Oh, sang Durjana. Tolong kau tidak merusak segalanya, mengabulkan itu menjadi bahagia, bagaimanapun caranya.

Para gumaling ang sakit ng kapatid, ibinigay niya ang sarili sa isang kakaibang lalaki. Makalipas ang isang taon, sa isang party kasama ang mga kaibigan ng kanyang bagong boyfriend, idiniin siya ng lalaki sa dingding ng banyo. Ikinawit niya ang gilid ng pantalon nito gamit ang mga daliri, "Sa kama niyan noong isang taon, 68 beses mong tinawag ang pangalan ko." Ang ilan ay nasa hindi matiis na sakit, at ang ilan ay galit na galit na humihingi ng awa. "Maling tao ang nakilala mo, hindi pa kita nakikita." Si Isabella ay tumakas sa gulat at bumalik sa kahon, ngunit hinila siya ng kanyang kasintahan sa lalaki, "Ang uri ng gamot na makapagliligtas sa iyong kapatid ay magagamit lamang ni Master Nicklaus." Ibinaba niya ang kanyang postura at malungkot na nakiusap: "Master, please." Ipinasok ni Nicklaus ang sigarilyo sa kanyang bibig, kinagat ang dulo gamit ang kanyang mga ngipin, na may malamig na mukha at isang malamig na puso, ngunit ang kanyang mga mata ay sumalo sa kanya at hinila siya pabalik sa kabaliwan ng gabing iyon. Ang abo ay pumasok sa kanyang nakalaylay na kwelyo, at si Isabella ay nanginginig sa init, ngunit hinawakan ni Nicklaus ang kanyang kamay at hinila siya palapit. "Marami akong gamot, ano gusto mong palitan?"

De soirées arrosées en matins difficiles, de séparations en trahisons, Solveig, ses amis et leurs petits secrets voguent en quête de bonheur et de stabilité.Mais confrontés à la mort d'un des leurs, ils sont poussés dans leurs retranchements. Alors que Solveig cherche à oublier ses blessures, une disparition mystérieuse vient tout bouleverser.Quand tout perd son sens, chacun cherche ses réponses.Et si le plus difficile à trouver était soi-même ?"Un roman qui se libère des stéréotypes misogynes de la littérature."

His right hand left his pocket and made its way to my face. He tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear. He moved even closer, his face a few inches away from mine. His finger left my hair and gently drew invisible lines down my cheek. I felt a wave of electricity course through my being, my eyelids flickered shut and my lips parted slightly in anticipation. “Ingrid?” the softness in his voice made my knees tremble and when I felt his arm wrap securely around my slim waist, I leaned into him mindlessly. “Be mine.” ----------------------------------- To Ingrid nothing is more important than her job, not until Kareem stepped into that elevator and made his way into her life. She is in for the ride of a lifetime as Kareem brings with him, scandals and his vicious ex, who would go to any length to get him back, even if it means ruining Ingrid. Will Ingrid decide to take the risk and give love a chance? Or will she turn her back on what might be a ride to happily ever after?

A young woman learns that her grandfather, whom she had never met before or knew was alive, has vital information to tell her. Torn between learning of her past and staying in her comfortable life, she must decide if it's worth losing everything she knows or leaving it all behind. Suppose that's even an option for someone born to lead a Pack. Isabella must decide if she wants to go back to her life before or face an uncertain, dangerous world where she can discover who it was behind her family's deaths. Faced with learning of her family she never had, she finds her own within these people who call her Luna. She's torn between her desire of belonging and returning to what her life once was. But the future comes at a hefty price. And her's is 6'6 with bright eyes.

[WARNING! FOR 18+ ONLY] After a fight with her stepmother, Beverley Holmes suddenly received a wedding invitation that made her face pale. Not because it was from her ex-boyfriend, who was getting married to another woman. It was because the bride's name written on it was her own! How could it be?! So, her stepmother didn't lie to her? The woman had actually sold her to pay off a multi-million dollar debt? Then who is her future husband? *** The first time Brent Oliver saw his future wife on the wedding altar, he vowed never to be seduced by her beauty and sexiness. However, he didn't expect that the more time he spent with her, her innocent, virtuous, and hard-to-get demeanor would be so seductive that it drove him crazy. Can he continue to maintain his relationship with his secret lover? Or is he stuck with his alluring wife instead?

In a world ruled by power and betrayal, Blossom is a shy yet stunning young woman trapped under her uncle Alejandro's cruel control after losing her parents. With a deep hatred for her uncle and a burning desire for freedom, she feels like a pawn in a brutal game when her daring sister, Diana, escapes to find love, leaving Blossom to take her place in an arranged marriage to the brooding Alpha Dean. Dean is still haunted by his late wife, Eliza, whose memory looms large over the pack. When he unexpectedly rejects Blossom, she sees an opportunity to break free from Alejandro's grasp. In a bold move, she confronts Dean and convinces him to marry her. As Blossom steps into a new life, she faces hostility from those who resent her presence, including the bitter Liza and Eliza's vengeful sister, Fina. Misunderstandings abound, especially when Blossom misinterprets a moment between Dean and Liza, leaving her heartbroken and questioning her place in the pack. In this captivating tale of love, rivalry, and determination, Blossom must navigate dangerous alliances and complicated relationships. Will she find her true strength and escape the shadows of her past, or will she forever be trapped in a world of schemes and jealousy?

[DARK ROMANCE STORY] "Who sent you to me?" the man asked. His fingers traced every inch of Natalie's beautiful face. "No one." She remained expressionless. "Liar!" Mr. Vittorio grabbed Natalie's long hair with such force that she winced in pain. Tears finally dripped from her eyes. Natalie thought being imprisoned by her ex and losing her modeling career was the most horrible thing in her life. However, she was wrong. Being auctioned off and bought by Don Vittorio was far more horrifying than anything else!