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When Valentina met Matteo in 2019, they both felt as if they’d known each other before. Everybody knows Matteo Giudice is the first son of a billionaire who is probably, but not surely, the head of the Sicilian mafia. Everything he does seems to be for his own pleasure even though there’s a certain darkness to him that seems to follow him everywhere he goes. Burnt-out from a young age due to his generational wealth, being bored is his biggest problem in life. Valentina is the daughter of a successful Russian businessman and has always flown under the radar at school but now seems to be everywhere and nowhere at the same time. There’s something a bout her, as if she has something nobody else possesses, that stirs up Matteo’s interest in the first place. Somewhere along the way of trying to figure each other out they unintentionally fall in love. When buried secrets come out, their lives turn into a deadly game of power, in which love and war have no choice but to co-exist. A slow-burn coming of age mafia romance novel, in which the only thing the protagonists know for sure is that fate doesn't care if you're ready for the love of your life. Part 1 of the Games We Play works.

Dangerous, sexy, and arrogant, badboy billionaire, Dominique Gray always gets his way; in the boardrooms and even in the bedroom. His arrogance is twice the size of his bank account and he walks like he owns the universe. Running away from her past and the life she’d hoped to forget, Robyn Denver fled from Italy to New York City, hoping to start afresh as a practical nurse in one of the most prestigious hospitals in the state. A new life, a new place, and a new identity. Everything is going as planned, not until Robyn crosses paths with Dominique Gray, one of the country’s most influential and powerful figures. He’s everything she’d vowed to stay away from, but yet she hates the fact that he brings out the woman in her she’d locked and long suppressed. He’s alluring, manipulative, domineering, all of everything she loathes, but yet she can’t resist the billionaire’s charms. Dominique wants the one thing he knows he can’t have, but yet he’s not willing to back down. Robyn Denver is everything challenging and feisty, and one thing Dominique Gray loves is challenge. After a heated and passionate one night together in a masked charity event, Robyn walks away with Dominique Gray craving for more. But what happens when Dominique Gray wants the one thing Robyn isn’t willing to give? Her heart. And when the past Robyn has been running away from disrupts her new life, will Robyn let her heart cherish the one best thing in her life or will her past keep them apart? *** CONTENT WARNING: This story is rated for a mature audience and includes explicit sexual content, sexual language and violence.

Seorang pria yang tanpa sengaja bertemu dengan seorang gadis di sebuah kedai kopi. Gadis itu berhasil menghidupkan kembali sebuah rasa yang sudah mati bertahun-tahun lamanya, lebih dari keanggunan rupa serta parasnya. Kehadiran gadis itu yang tanpa sengaja datang kedalam pandangannya merupakan sesuatu hal yang luar biasa dalam hidupnya. Cinta pada pandang pertama kali ini adalah sebuah perasaan yang sangat-sangat menakjubkan. Akan tetapi ada hal yang ia sudah abaikan sedari tadi ia terpaku kepada gadis di ujung sana. Sebuah rencana untuk mewujudkan mimpinya sebagai seorang seniman lukis yang dapat dikenal di negaranya dan luar negeri. Sebuah kedipan dari gadis itu kembali membuat dunianya berhenti dan membawanya ke alam mimpi, dimana gadis tersebut berada di bawah pohon sembari memetik buah-buah apel sementara si pria hanya duduk sambil melukiskan keindahan yang ada di depan matanya. Akankah ini menjadi sebuah cinta yang sakral dan suci? karena perasaan ini terbit pada pandang pertama.

Mendapatkan buah hati adalah impian bagi semua pasangan yang sudah halal. Namun, apa jadinya jika bertahun-tahun menikah, belum di beri kepercayaan? Pasti sangat sedih bukan? Apalagi berbagai cara sudah di lakukan. Kisah ini terjadi pada Lisa, seorang wanita yang sangat di cintai oleh suaminya yang bernama Riza. Dalam pernikahannya yang memasuki tahun ke delapan, Lisa dan Riza belum juga di karuniai seorang anak. Apalagi, saat ini Lisa tinggal di rumah mertuanya. Hampir setiap detik, yang di dengar oleh Lisa hanyalah ucapan yang tidak sedap di dengar olehnya meskipun suaminya selalu membelanya. Bahkan dia yang selalu di salahkan. Sampai suatu hari, kesabarannya mulai tergoyahkan karena ocehan dari Bu Karni, Ibu mertua yang selalu menghujaninya dengan ucapan yang pedas dan selalu ikut campur dalam urusan rumah tangganya yang membuatnya untuk berpisah dengan Riza.

Liliana Adare wasn't expecting to fall in love with the enemy. After a chance encounter, Liliana's last year at "The Academy," a prestigious boarding prep school, turns into an unexpected romance with the biggest bully in school, the handsome and cruel Atticus Preston, she isn't sure she should believe her good luck. Practically overnight she goes from being one of the most bullied and reviled students on campus to being everyone's new darling. Little does she know it is all a game. The richest kids in school like to make other suffer for their amusement, and so they began "The Bully Games," a secret competition where the winner gets to position of "group leader" and the opportunity to shape the game for the year to follow. What Lily doesn't realize is that her new boyfriend is also this year's architect. And their relationship is anything but chance. Let the games begin! ___________________________________ I let my finger fall as the person's face slowly comes into focus and my brain realizes what I have done. Standing behind me is not a random stranger, it is a very particular person, one I've been trying to get out of my mind since yesterday. Atticus Preston, the most handsome, conniving, self-centered jerk on campus is staring down at me, his large hazel eyes full of amusement. "I'm sorry, were you trying to say something." “I ah…so…I…” I sputter, not quite able to catch my breath or find my words, lost in the golden glow of his eyes. “Atticus, I'm…” “Speechless, perfect,” his smile increases as he leans in close to whisper in my ear. “I feel that way when I see you sometimes too.” My heart rate increases and my breath quickens. Is he flirting with me? ...

Hugh McConaughey had always been in love with his girlfriend, but when he caught her cheating on him with his favorite student, he was devastated. The emotional turmoil he experienced was so intense that he contracted a strange disease, leaving him feeling more isolated and alone than ever before. In an effort to find peace and heal from his emotional trauma, Hugh decided to transfer to Santander, a tranquil town where he could start anew. He live in the house of her late grandparents near the university where he would be teaching and tried to forget about the past. But the peace he had hoped to find was not meant to be. One day, while arranging his things inside the house, a young lady entered and immediately caught his attention. She was beautiful, with long, flowing hair and piercing topaz brown eyes. But there was something about her that gave him a headache, both literally and figuratively. Despite his initial reluctance, Hugh found himself drawn to her. They began to spend more time together. He discovered that her name was June Skye and that she had a crush on their neighbour named Anton. As they spent time together, Hugh realized that he had developed feelings for June. But he was afraid to get hurt again after what had happened with his ex-girlfriend. One day, while having on a date in yatch overlooking the ocean, Hugh finally confessed his feelings to Skye. Her advised resonated with Hugh, and he knew that she was right. Hugh learned to let go of his past and move forward with a new love in his life. And his relationship with Skye showed him that love can heal and mend even the most broken of hearts.

When the bodies of his informats start turning up dead at every corner ; an assertive and confident journalist who is entangled with the mafia finds himself in a race against time - for his life.

She couldn't love him. His heart didn't belong to her. It belonged to another woman; one that had loved him for years. And in her heart, the heart that he was slowly stealing with each sweet word and every act of kindness, she knew he loved that woman still. Maybe she would have hated him longer if he had been anything like his mother. The woman who forced her into this marriage by threatening her sister's future. But he wasn't. Samuel Madden was everything she dreamed of ending up with but settling for him might mean settling for half. Half of his heart, half of a family, half of a husband. He had everything planned. The ring, the house, the way he'd ask the woman he loved to marry him. But with one word from his mother, threatening to ruin her life, he found himself at the altar, saying void vows to a woman he met only a month ago. He was ready to settle and wait until he was free again, but Kali Hastings wasn't an easy woman to dislike. Sure, she had flaws, but they were nothing compared to her tender heart and perky personality. Now, he was falling for a woman who was daily conquering more and more of his heart. But at what cost? There was more connecting them than even she knew. A truth that had been buried in his family since he was born. Would she still want him when she found out the truth?

How I loved to piss her off! For some reason, it only aroused me even more, and, most importantly, her too. Parents always said that meeting your mate is a gift from heaven. Only no one warned that it could become a drug for me. And I certainly didn’t expect that the girl would perceive our connection in a completely different way, and if I strive to be closer, then she only tries to run away from me. Silly, you can't run away from the wolf, he will catch up sooner or later anyway... well, that's even more interesting. Hunting has always been one of my favorite pastimes.

Dibenci mertua karena kesehariannya selalu menggunakan daster rumahan, itu yang dialami oleh Rahayu istri seorang CEO super kaya raya. Tidak hanya itu, kebencian itu juga karena Rahayu belum dapat memberikan keturunan bagi suaminya. Mertua Rahayu pun berkeinginan agar Dikta dapat menceraikan istrinya dalam jangka dekat jika masih belum hamil juga, tapi dikarenakan Dikta begitu mencintai Rahayu ucapan dari mamanya sendiri ditolak mentah-mentah. Kebencian pada Rahayu semakin menjadi-jadi, sang mertua pun tidak tahan lagi akhirnya memilih mengirimkan wanita penggoda untuk merusak rumah tangga Dikta dan Rahayu. Tidak hanya itu, mertua Rahayu pun juga memberikan fitnah ketika Rahayu hamil anak pertama mereka di usia pernikahan yang ke sepuluh tahun. Dan akhirnya Dikta terjerumus pada jebakan mamanya sendiri dan wanita penggoda tersebut, Dikta mengatakan kata cerai pada Rahayu ketika anak mereka lahir ke atas dunia. Rasa sakit, penyesalan, dendam dirasakan oleh Rahayu. Rahayu pun bertekad untuk membalaskan dendam pada semua yang terlibat dalam penghancur rumah tangga bahagianya dengan Dikta, dibantu oleh Lisa yang merupakan sahabat dekat. Rahayu pun menjalankan beberapa cara dan mengumpulkan bukti untuk membungkam mulut mertua dan wanita penggoda kirimannya.