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The adage that marriage is the tomb of love seemed to ring true for Andrea, whose husband, Valentine Singers, scorned and divorced her due to her weight gain and perceived lack of beauty. "Sign the divorce papers," were the cold words Andrea received from Valentine when she joyfully shared the news of her pregnancy. Devastated and broken-hearted, she left Las Vegas and returned five years later with a young boy in tow. However, life had more surprises in store for her – a mix of love and heartbreak. In a bittersweet tale of love and betrayal, the CEO who had once spurned her now desires her back. But complications arise when his identical twin brother enters the picture, waiting on the sidelines.

Olivia came into James' life like a wrecking ball. She changed his perspective on life, and he broke all his personal rules for her sake. James found himself falling faster than he could imagine but circumstances surrounding him made it impossible for him to hold on to her and she was taken from him by his enemy. Now, James has to get her back. To do so, he will need to break his rules and burn bridges that will cost him dearly.James finds himself torn between love and his duty to Woodclaw Island to keep the legacy of his parents. He and his brother, Paul, do their best to uphold Tia and Luke's standards, but when James' heart gets involved, he changes the template and breaks all the rules to regain the love lost. Meanwhile, there is rivalry and some mistrust between the Moon children fueled by their spouse's greed. Will they be able to keep what their parents risked their lives to preserve and build, or will they throw it all away in the struggle for dominance and power? ****A stand-alone book and the sequel to Dangerous Desires, centred around the Moon's children. If you haven't read Dangerous Desires yet you can still read and understand this book.****

Aluna menolak dijodohkan dengan Abian oleh orangtuanya. Keduanya tak setuju untuk menikah dengan orang yang tak dicintai. Orangtua mereka terus membujuk dan melakukan apa pun agar mereka menikah. Sementara Aluna dan Abian tetap keras kepala. Namun, keduanya terpaksa menikah karena suatu hal yang terjadi antara keduanya. Abian begitu membenci semua yang terjadi, begitu pun Aluna. Mereka hidup dalam rumah tangga yang tak tahu arahnya akan ke mana. Serumah, tapi tak saling mencintai. Hingga akhirnya, Aluna lambat laun bisa menerima takdirnya sebagai pasangan dari Abian, meskipun lelaki itu tidak bisa menerimanya. Aluna belajar mencintai dan menerima. Namun, jiwanya terhantam saat ia menemukan sebuah foto pernikahan, dan surat yang menyatakan bahwa Abian telah menikah dengan perempuan lain. Menyakitkan saat Aluna membaca tanggal yang tertera. Perempuan itu lebih dulu dinikahi Abian secara siri dibandingkan Aluna. Akankah rumah tangga Aluna dan Abian utuh, atau runtuh menyeluruh?

People said the King appointed me his son’s Beta to stop my family from mutiny. Our wolves were like gods compared to the wolves of Aquilonia, but the King did not need to appoint me his son’s beta to secure our loyalty, nor did he need to fear a rebellion from my people. We owed him our lives.  King Nikolas should have turned us away or killed us when we arrived at the shore of a town in his kingdom. Instead, he allowed us to settle and multiply. The King appointed me as Mathias's Beta because he trusted me.  A trust I feared I would break because something had happened to me along the line. As cold-hearted as I was, his daughter, Jasmine, had caught my attention. It was a clandestine truth, hidden from the world. I had yet to decide whether I would act on this truth or not, but with each passing day, my determination to keep my distance from Jasmine waned. I found myself pondering how much longer I could resist the inevitable breaking point. WARNING: Matured themes are included for narrative purposes and may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Blood and Moon is a story between two packs. One master and the other slave. The two packs are forced to live at each other's mercy because of the witch wars that has scorched the world and covered their earth in death and ash, blocking most of the earth from the sun. Isolated on their land, Moons try to survive, living amid the Bloods, their betters. Desire Dawson is a Moon that had just graduated and planned on leaving when her stepfather signed her up to work at the Blood's packhouse without her consent so he could receive her wages. She was sent to work in a place where she was regarded as a lesser wolf. The wages were good, and her life would have been easy there if Adam Kingston, the son of the Blood's Alpha King and only heir, did not take interest in her. This is the first book in the Blood and Moon series. It focuses on the love story between Desire and Adam during the witch wars. *Can be read alone*

"Kamu sudah membuat saya jatuh cinta. Jadi setelah ini jangan ada niatan untuk pergi," ucap Ashraf menatap Balqis. "Maaf Ustadz, tapi perjanjian pernikahan kita sudah selesai," tolak Balqis berusaha melepas genggaman tangan Ashraf. Kisah ustadz dingin yang diharuskan menikah dengan santriwatinya. Padahal sebelum itu sang ustadz sudah bertunangan dengan putri dari kyai di pesantren tempat dia mengajar. Akankah Ashraf dan Balqis dapat bersatu. Setelah banyak tuduhan dan juga perbedaan diantar mereka yang begitu jauh.

Amira, perempuan yatim piatu yang memilih menikah di usia muda. Pernikahan yang ia bayangkan akan bahagia justru terasa bagai neraka tatkala Ibu mertua terlampau mencampuri rumah tangga yang ia bangun bersama sang suami. Lelah mendera, perempuan itu mengambil keputusan tersulit, yakni bercerai. Sayangnya, kabar menggembirakan justru hadir saat ia ingin berpisah. Ada buah cintanya yang tengah tumbuh berkembang. Bersamaan dengan itu, atasan tempat ia bekerja dulu, datang mengulurkan cinta lama. Lelaki yang pernah ia tolak, kembali menawarkan kebahagiaan. Jalan apakah yang akan Amira ambil? Selengkapnya ada di Good Novel.

Inara Jelita, gadis cantik berusia dua puluh lima tahun yang menjalin asmara dengan seorang pria tampan bermana Kevin. Keduanya saling mencintai hingga sepakat untuk mengikat cinta dalam sebuah hubungan pernikahan. Namun, tepat di hari pernikahan, Kevin tiba-tiba memutuskan sebelah pihak. Lelaki pengecut itu hanya mengirimkan pesan putus pada Jelita. Hal itu membuat Jelita syok, dan patah hati. Ia merasa seperti mimpi buruk, ia merasa itu tak nyata. Sebab itu Jelita mencoba mengubungi Kevin melalui ponselnya. Sayangnya, nomor Kevin sudah tidak aktif. Jelita menatap nanar pada cermin yang memantulkan wajah dengan riasan pengantin. Perlahan riasan itu memudar bersamaan dengan air matanya. Di sisi lain, Arjuna yang merupakan tetangga, sekaligus sahabat Jelita dari kecil, menawarkan diri untuk menikahi gadis itu. Awalnya Jelita menolak, karena ia sangat membenci Arjuna atas masa lalu yang pernah terjadi diantara mereka Namun, untuk menutup aib keluarga, akhirnya Jelita setuju untuk menikah. Menikahi lelaki yang ia tahu, ia tak bisa memberikan hati Arjuna. Menikah tanpa cinta dengan orang yang dibenci, bagaimana nasib pernikahan Jelita dan Arjuna? Ke mana Kevin sang pecundang yang menghancurkan hati Jelita?

Sekar, gadis yang kerap mendapat perbedaan dari neneknya. Ia dibedakan dari sepupunya yang lain yaitu Kalila dan Karina. Sekar tak tahu apa penyebab ia dibedakan, hanya satu pertanyaan yang kerap ditanyakan dalam hatinya. "Nek, kenapa aku berbeda?" Ini bukan kisah hijrah sepasang insan yang jatuh cinta dan melakukan kesalahan, lalu kembali pada jalan-Nya. Namun, ini kisah hijrah seorang nenek yang sangat membenci cucunya. Sekar, cucu dari seorang nenek yang bernama Jumiati. Ia pulang ke kampung halaman saat mengetahui neneknya sudah tua dan sakit-sakitan. Sebelumnya, Sekar berperang dengan rasa dalam dadanya. Ada secuil dendam, luka dan kesedihan yang besar di masa lalunya. Namun, empati dan tali darah yang membuatnya memutuskan untuk pulang. Sekar pulang meskipun pernah terusir saat meminta restu pernikahannya. Darah lebih kental dari air. Sekar menepikan perasaan ego dan kemarahannya, karena sejak kecil ia tak pernah dianggap oleh nenek. Belum lagi, ia yang hampir mati karena dibully oleh dua sepupunya, Kalila dan Karina. Apa yang terjadi di masa lalu Sekar?

Isang napakalaking syudad na hinati sa dalawa. Dalawang malaking pagkakaiba kung saan may malaking pader na naghahati dito upang paghiwalayin ang magkaibang lugar sa iisang syudad. City A o tinatawag bilang 'Ordinary City'. Dito matatagpuan ang ordinaryong mga tao kung saan walang krimen na nagaganap. Mga inosente ang mga naninirahan at walang kaalaman tungkol sa kaharasan. Napaka-organisado ng kanilang pamamahala. City B o tinatawag na 'Mort Ville' na ibig sabihin ay Dead City. Mga kriminal ang naninirahan at legal ang paggawa ng krimen lalo na ang pagpatay. Hindi mo malalaman ang tunay na nakapaloob dito kung hindi ka makakaranas na tumapak dito. Think first before you step your feet inside the Mort Ville. Baka pagsisihan mo lang.HINDI KA MAKAKAWALA. WALANG MAKAKATAKAS. "Ms. Zaylee Yvette Jordin. You are now part of our city, Mort Ville. Congratulations."