Fallen Too Far

Title: Fallen Too Far
Author: Abbi Glines
Year Published: 2013
Pages: 123
Format: Smashwords E-Book
Price USD 0.99 (buy the copy at Smashwords)

Blaire had spent years taking care of her sick mother. And after her mother died, leaving Blaire alone, Blaire decided to go to Rosemary Beach, Florida to live with her father. After Blaire's twin sister, Valerie, died in a car accident, her father left her and her mother and now had been married to another woman. What greeted her as soon as she arrived at her father's new wife's house was the fact that her father and his new wife was having a holiday trip and the only one who was home was her rich, sexy, and bad temperament step brother, Rush Finlay.

At first, Blaire thought that Rush hated her, since he was a rich boy and party a lot (and also had sex A LOT) and Blaire was nothing but an intruder in his big and luxurious house. Rush was everything that Blaire wasn't and they really had nothing in common. But what Blaire didn't know was the fact that Rush actually had been attracted to her and wanted to taste her since the first time she stepped into his house. Blaire knew that she must stay away from Rush but how could she resist this guy's dangerous charm?

What would happen next to Blaire?

Falling Home

Judul:  Falling Home
Pengarang: Karen White
Tahun Terbit: 2010 / Indonesia 2012
Jumlah Halaman: 613
Penerbit: Ufuk
Harga: Rp. 69.900

Lima belas tahun lalu, Cassie Madison pergi meninggalkan kota kelahirannya, Walton, Georgia, dan pergi ke New York untuk melupakan sakit hatinya. Adiknya, Harriet, yang cantik dan mungil, baru saja merebut pacar Cassie, Joe Warner. Harriet kemudian hamil dan menikah dengan Joe.

Di usianya yang ke-35, Cassie mendapat kabar dari Harriet bahwa ayah mereka tengah sekarat. Mau tak mau, Cassie pun meninggalkan karier suksesnya di dunia advertising dan tunangannya, Andrew, untuk mengunjungi sang ayah.

Kembali ke Walton berarti bertemu kembali dengan orang-orang dari masa lalu Cassie. Harriet dan Joe, Bibi Lucinda, bibi yang mengasuh Cassie dan Harriet setelah ibu mereka meninggal dunia, dan Sam Parker, si kutu buku yang sekarang telah berubah menjadi laki-laki tampan dan seorang dokter. Walau pada awalnya Cassie memperlakukan Harriet dengan dingin, Cassie tidak lagi merasa marah kepada Harriet dan Joe yang kini telah memiliki 5 orang anak. Ia hanya fokus pada kesembuhan ayahnya dan ingin meneruskan hidupnya di New York. Ia merasa Walton bukan lagi rumahnya. Namun, ketika ayah Cassie akhirnya meninggal dan mewariskan rumah keluarganya kepada Cassie, bisakah Cassie kembali ke New York begitu saja?

Apa yang akan Cassie lakukan selanjutnya? Benarkah Walton bukan lagi rumah Cassie?

Forbidden

Title: Forbidden (The Scandalous Women of the Ton #6)
Author: Nicola Cornick
Publication date: August 21, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin
Price: USD 7.59 on The Book Depository

What the novel is about...

First of all, let me explain that I got this novel from NetGalley and I requested it without knowing that this is the last book of The Scandalous Women of the Ton series. Since I haven't read any of the previous book, I want to tell the story based on what I got after reading this book only.

Margery Mallon, the maid, had never expected that she would be the long lost heiress of Templemore, the richest family in England. When she was a child, her mother was killed and she was abducted. Now, she stayed with her adoptive family and working at Lady Grant's house. Henry Wardeaux, the former heir of Templemore, was a very determined gentleman and he had decided that he would help Margery to adapt with her new life. But the chemistry soon became too strong to resist for him and Margery. At first, Margery and Henry always fought but in the end, they couldn't refused that they had fallen in love with each other. However, Henry didn't think it was appropriate for him to marry Margery as people would see him as a golddigger.

After Margery's arrival on the Templemore castle, many weird accidents started to happen to Margery. Were these accidents related to Margery's past? Did someone try to get rid of Margery one more time?

Fate

Judul : FATE -- New Edition
Pengarang : Orizuka
Penerbit : Authorized Books
Tahun terbit : 2012
Genre : family, romance
Jumlah halaman : 296 halaman
ISBN : 978-602-96894-2-6
Harga: Rp. 44.000

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Saat nasib mempertemukan kita

Cerita bermula persis setelah kematian Jang Daegwan, seorang pengusaha asal Korea Selatan yang tinggal di Indonesia. Sebelum meninggal, ternyata Jang Daegwan, atau biasa dipanggil Jang Sajangnim (Direktur Jang), meninggalkan surat wasiat. Isinya adalah bahwa kedua anaknya, Jang Minho dan Jang Minhwan harus berkumpul lagi di Indonesia untuk kemudian berlomba menjadi ahli waris tunggal keluarga Jang. Masalahnya, anak sah Jang Daegwan sebenarnya hanya Jang Minho sedangkan Jang Minhwan adalah anak hasil hubungan gelap sang Sajangnim dengan pelacur asal Korea, Kim Yeon Hee. Beberapa tahun sebelumnya, ketika usia Minhwan masih 8 tahun, ia pernah dibawa ke Indonesia dan tinggal bersama keluarga sah ayahnya namun berakhir dengan pengusiran Minhwan kembali ke Korea karena istri sah Jang Daegwan, ibu kandung Minho yang kini sudah meninggal, membenci Minhwan. Sejak itu, Minhwan tumbuh menjadi pemuda yang pahit hatinya dan membenci keluarga ayahnya.

Walau membenci sang ayah, Minhwan tetap datang ke Indonesia karena ibunya menyuruhnya mendapatkan harta kekayaan keluarga Jang agar mereka tidak hidup melarat lagi di Korea. Awalnya Minhwan sangat kasar dan dingin karena ia tidak ingin dekat dengan keluarga yang telah mengusirnya. Namun, perlakuan Minho yang menyayanginya seperti adik kandungnya sendiri serta kehadiran Adena, si anak perempuan kepala pelayan keluarga Jang yang polos dan selalu menjadi objek penderita keisengan Minhwan, perlahan-lahan menghapuskan dendam Minhwan dan justru menimbulkan rasa sayang di hati Minhwan pada keluarga ayahnya ini. Sayang, ternyata Jang Daegwan masih menyimpan rahasia lagi yang selama ini ditutup rapat-rapat mengenai latar belakang Minhwan sebenarnya yang berpotensi menghancurkan kembali hubungan kedua kakak-adik yang sudah hampir rekat itu. Apakah rahasia itu? Baca sendiri novelnya ya!