***WATTYS WINNER 2021 KATEGORI FANTASI*** --- Setelah menikah dengan seorang duke paling berpengaruh di negaranya, Gwen harus berperang melawan intrik politik, sihir, dan patah hati. --- Gwen pikir menikah dengan Edmund, cinta pertamanya, akan membawa mereka ke kehidupan romantis. Kenyataannya, menyandang gelar duchess dari keluarga bangsawan terpandang memaksa Gwen harus tunduk pada penguasa dan menyampingkan cita-cita. Selain itu, Gwen merasa belum mendapatkan cinta Edmund seutuhnya. Usaha untuk bertahan demi menunjukkan loyalitas akhirnya runtuh ketika Gwen mendapati dirinya telah menjadi korban dari kobaran ambisi sang duke. Gwen yakin satu-satunya jalan keluar hanyalah perceraian. Namun, dunia ternyata lebih rumit dari anggapannya. Edmund diam-diam memendam rencana besar yang menyeret mereka ke dalam pusaran dunia iblis penuh hawa nafsu, tipu muslihat, dan pengorbanan.

Diselingkuhi oleh calon tunangannya, Agatha Mackenzie bukannya membalas selingkuh dengan orang lain juga. Agatha justru melakukan one night stand dengan Ayah dari calon tunangannya sendiri. Sialnya lagi Agatha justru hamil, hamil anak dari orang yang seharusnya menjadi Ayah mertuanya.

After meeting at Saturday School, Alex and Ezra form an intense connection, so intense they decide to keep it between themselves, by being in a secret relationship. A few years later, however, this relationship is tested when Ezra becomes a sought after football player. Girls want to be with him and boys want to be him. How long will Alex take the infidelity and blatant disrespect before enough is enough? Find out in this heartbreaking story about love riddled with trauma. ------- NB: This book will take you on an emotional rollercoaster, maybe even have you really upset with the protagonist. But please be patient with her. She'll get it soon enough.

Pardona (noun)- A Mistress. They were married but she was never his wife. His slave, his maid, his Padrona, his trophy but never his wife. #514 in ShortStory ~21/08/2018 #57 in General Fiction ~ 14/12/2017 #64 in General Fiction ~ 11/12/2017 #92 in General Fiction~ 23/11/2017

Anisha Hayes stayed in a broken marriage for fourteen years, just so she could give her children the family she had always desired. It wasn't the easiest decision. It wasn't the right decision. And now, five months ago, she got a letter. A letter that promised to set her free of the pain she'd suffered her entire life.

When Rena meets Brent, he is a dream come true. He is a real gentleman, funny, caring and even her overly protective father likes him. But then, she discovers a different side of Brent - a violent side that scares her. Promising that this had been a one time slip up, she forgives him. After all, he is the love of her life. She dosn't see the signs -- the controlling, the alienation from her friends and dad, the obsession he has with her. She is like putty in his hands. Over time, she learns about the Cycle of Abuse the hard way and she even tries to break free. But in the end, she only sees one way out and it will likely cost her everything. Best Ranking: #2 in ChickLit Winner of the 1st Corner Booth contest Authors Note: This is a story about domestic violence and can be disturbing at times. Even though the people in this book are fictional, abuse at the hands of a loved one is real. It is something that can happen to any of us, even to teenagers like Rena. Please do not read this book if you find this topic disturbing. It is not designed to upset anyone but to raise awareness. Copyright©2015 by Sally Mason All rights reserved Cover by @lucyface Image "Girl"; courtesy of Rolands Lakis

"Cinderella had till midnight, I have twelve kisses to win back my prince's heart," John wants Metilda to end their marriage.He believes that he has fallen in love with another woman. Metilda agrees but she has one condition. John must kiss her every afternoon in-front of their son for twelve days. On the 12th kiss, something unexpected happens. highest rating so far #1

*completed NOW A PUBLISHED NOVEL!* An ancient Cursed bloodline, a world-crossed romance, tyrant kings, a princess with dragon wings, a forbidden love affair, and a sorcerer meant to reign in chaos... this is the Redemption Saga. Bride of Alvar What if your entire life your mother declared you're destined to wed a king from a magical world? Would you believe her? Probably not. I didn't believe her either, until a handsome, other-worldly king showed up to claim me as his bride. Despite my annoying attraction to him, I let the magical king know about a complication: I'm already engaged to somebody else. However, when monsters from Alvar's world kidnap my best friend, I find myself whisked away to his realm marrying him anyway. But marrying a man I barely know and adapting to a fantastical new world is nothing compared to learning just how many dark secrets my new husband hides and that the fates of both my world and Alvar's rest on MY shoulders. For the edited paperback of this book go to this link: https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Alvar-Redemption-Silver-Reins/dp/B08LNJL4LN Best ranking: #1 in Fantasy

Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever. Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.

❝Tell me a story, love.❞ In which, a slave girl tells a bloodthirsty king a story in exchange for her life. [07.15.16] all rights reserved ©2016