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Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“Hai, Satya! Hai, Cakra!” Sang Bapak melambaikan tangan. “Ini Bapak. Iya, benar kok, ini Bapak. Bapak cuma pindah ke tempat lain. Gak sakit. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa Satya dan Cakra. … Mungkin Bapak tidak dapat duduk dan bermain di samping kalian. Tapi, Bapak tetap ingin kalian tumbuh dengan Bapak di samping kalian. Ingin tetap dapat bercerita kepada kalian... -
![The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka]()
The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHai. Namaku Audy. Umurku masih 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai aku memutuskan untuk bekerja di rumah 4R. Aku sempat berhenti, tapi mereka berhasil membujukku untuk kembali setelah memberiku titel baru: "bagian dari keluarga". Di saat aku merasa semakin akrab dengan mereka, pada suatu siang, salah seorang dari mereka mengungkapkan perasaannya kepadaku... -
![The Quirky Tale of April Hale by Cathy Octo]()
The Quirky Tale of April Hale by Cathy Octo
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTall, dark, and mysterious—Ryder Black is everything a girl wants. The catch? He’s trouble. Naturally, he’s irresistibly charming. Surprisingly, he’s impressively academic, too. But it’s his knack for getting into fights that makes him notorious... -
![The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock]()
The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA humorous novel about a cupcake shop owner with a physical ailment that's kept her from having sex for two years, and the desperate antics that ensue as she tries to overcome it. Having sex wasn't a big priority while Kat Carmichael's successful cupcake shop was taking off... -
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![All That Mullarkey by Sue Moorcroft]()
All That Mullarkey by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRevenge and love: it’s a thin line … The writing’s on the wall for Cleo and Gav. The bedroom wall, to be precise. And it says ‘This marriage is over.’ Wounded and furious, Cleo embarks on a night out with the girls, which turns into a glorious one night stand with… Justin, centrefold material and irrepressibly irresponsible... -
![Stop Kiss by Diana Son]()
Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBen Brantley of the New York Times summed up the critical reaction to Diana Son's play Stop Kiss when he stated that it "generated the warmest advance word of mouth of any downtown production this season" and heralded it as a Barefoot in the Park for a new generation... -
![Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani]()
Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMillions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the novels of the New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani. In" Home to Big Stone Gap," she tells her most powerful story yet, full of humor and heart, wisdom and hope... -
![Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane]()
Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwenty-six-year-old Heaven Albright is a failed PR executive turned embittered waitress. Twenty-nine-year-old Brady Gilbert is a struggling independent music producer with no bands and a get-rich quick product idea: Cinnamilk - a delicious beverage derived from leaving cereal in the bowl too long... -
![Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi]()
Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSemua orang menganggapku ahli dalam berpacaran. Bahkan, pertanyaan mendetail tentang cara berciuman dan melakukan hubungan intim juga datang menghampiriku. Sejujurnya, aku merasa sedih setiap kali pertanyaan seperti itu muncul karena sebenarnya aku adalah "tong kosong yang nyaring bunyinya"... -
![Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka]()
Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen you have to sing your heart out, it's best to know how.... Maggie Tannery is a true theater girl and a total shoo-in for the lead in this year's school production of Romeo and Juliet. She's seriously psyched because it looks like her crush, Daniel, might be playing her Romeo both on- and offstage -- if all goes as planned... -
![Party Games (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Whitney Lyles]()
Party Games (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Whitney Lyles
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only life were one big party. Sara would be looking forward to her sixteenth birthday, but thanks to her mom's party planning business, she's way too wrapped up in someone else's: spoiled socialite Dakota London's. Sara would much rather spend her summer hanging out with Ian, an up-and-coming guitar player and her new crush... -
![Nadia Knows Best by Jill Mansell]()
Nadia Knows Best by Jill Mansell
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLove is always just around the corner in a Jill Mansell novel - with a few surprises and a lot of humour on the way to happinessWhen Nadia Kinsella meets Jay Tiernan, she's tempted, of course she is. Stranded together in a remote Cotswold pub while a snowstorm rages outside... let's face it, who would ever know? But Nadia's already met The One... -
![The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne]()
The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn "New York Times" bestselling author Hester Browne's delightful new novel, a fading English finishing school is about to get a twenty-first-century makeover... -
![By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank]()
By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this thoughtful, timely, humorous, and bighearted tale, perennial New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank examines what happens when a young sophisticated Chicagoan falls for the owner of a farm on Johns Island, a lush Lowcountry paradise off the coast of South Carolina-trading the bustle of a cosmopolitan city for the vagaries of a small southern... -
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![Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank, Asha Youmans]()
Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank, Asha Youmans
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Wedding Date meets Class Mom in this delicious novel of love, money, and misbehaving parents. One of PopSugar's Best New Books of 2020One of SheReads Most Anticipated Books of 2020"Delightful . . . Hilarious, cringe-worthy, and all too relevant. I ate this book up like a box of candy; you will too." --Tara Conklin, author of The Last RomanticsAll's fair in love and kindergarten admissions... -
![Spin Control by Niki Burnham, Amy Saidens]()
Spin Control by Niki Burnham, Amy Saidens
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsValerie Winslow never thought life in the tiny country of Schwerinborg could be so great.But then she never thought she would be dating the prince of Schwerinborg either! Georg, a "real" prince, is also her first "real" boyfriend. And then everything falls apart. Georg's decided they need to cool off for a while and her dad's sending her back to Virginia to visit her mom... -
![Foursome by Jane Fallon]()
Foursome by Jane Fallon
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRebecca, Daniel, Alex and Isabel have been best friends since university. Rebecca married Daniel, Alex married Isabel and, for twenty years, they have been inseparable. But all that is about to change... When Alex walks out on Isabel, Rebecca thinks things can't get any worse. But then she finds out the reason why and she's left harbouring a secret she'd rather forget.. -
![The Next Big Thing by Johanna Edwards]()
The Next Big Thing by Johanna Edwards
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this funny, poignant debut, a plus-size heroine becomes a reality TV show contestant and discovers she's already beautiful enough to be the next big thing. Kat Larson figured she had nothing to lose by becoming a contestant on the new reality show From Fat to Fabulous -except maybe a few dozen pounds... -
![P.S. from Paris by Marc Levy]()
P.S. from Paris by Marc Levy
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom Marc Levy, the most-read French author alive today, comes a modern-day love story between a famous actress hiding in Paris and a bestselling writer lying to himself. They knew their friendship was going to be complicated, but love—and the City of Lights—just might find a way.On the big screen, Mia plays a woman in love... -
![Always the Bridesmaid by Whitney Lyles]()
Always the Bridesmaid by Whitney Lyles
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat do you do after you walk down the aisle in four weddings in a few months-none of them your own? What's left after you've donned the must-have-not dresses of the season, forked over your cash, and fake-smiled your way through countless photos? After you've dealt with the smashed guest, the smooshed cake, the dashed hopes, and the missed bouquets? That's what Cate Padgett is starting to... -
![Spinning by Michael Baron]()
Spinning by Michael Baron
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDylan Hunter has it made. At 29, he has great friends, a huge job, all the women he can handle, and no commitments. A public relations executive, Dylan has dashed up the ladder of success by mastering the art of the spin bending the truth to his and his clients’ needs... -
![The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland]()
The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSink or swimToo bad her kids didn’t get the memo. Between the troublesome family secrets, old sibling rivalries, and her two teenage grandkids, Annette’s birthday vacation is looking more and more like the perfect storm... -
![Love by the Book by Melissa Pimentel, Jayne Entwistle]()
Love by the Book by Melissa Pimentel, Jayne Entwistle
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA hilarious and refreshingly honest foray into modern dating, Age, Sex, Location is Bridget Jones's Diary for HBO's Girls generation.An American living in London, Lauren is intelligent, beautiful and loves to party... -
![A Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi]()
A Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Rated: 3.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s a summer to remember . . . at the Jersey Shore. Giovanna “Gia” Spumanti and her cousin Isabella “Bella” Rizzoli are going to have the sexiest summer ever... -
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![Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham]()
Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRoxanne: glamorous, self-confident, with a secret lover -- a married man Maggie: capable and high-achieving, until she finds the one thing she can't cope with -- motherhood Candice: honest, decent, or so she believes -- until a ghost from her past turns up At the first of every month, when the office has reached its pinnacle of hysteria, Maggie, Roxanne, and Candice meet at London's... -
![Falling Star by Diana Dempsey]()
Falling Star by Diana Dempsey
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe page-turner for every woman who's ever had better days ... Natalie Daniels' husband just dumped her. Her boss is scheming to replace her. And she's falling in love with her sexy Australian TV news agent - who's about to propose to somebody else. What's a woman to do? Dig deep and show what she's made of - which just might land her both the job and the man of her dreams .. -
![Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna]()
Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere sitting on that porch, that light-eyed man, a pitta like me, was my ex-husband and that woman whose inner element I was unaware of, unless bitch is accepted as an undiscovered fourth dosha, was his young wife.In the serene sanctuary of Kerala’s Shanthamaaya spa where food is rationed, sex forbidden and emotions centred, Anshu meets someone familiar and deeply unsettling – her ex-husband... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMisaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly an all-boys school. Unfortunately, most of the students are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to them in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female students... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 03 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 03 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt's Seika High's Sports Day Festival! The Idiot Trio have just completed a fancy, custom-made maid outfit that they want to give to Misaki as a present, but through a mix-up, the maid outfit is sent out to the Sports Day Dress-up Race as one of its generic costumes, a contest which both Misaki and Usui are entering... -
![Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMisaki is invited to go on a blind date...
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