52 Book Club 2023: Summer Road Trip Challenge – A “hot & Spicy” Themed Read

Having her life upside down, Lily Peters being adopted by two amazing dads when she was a baby is the best of both worlds. She didn't care what other people thought. She has always loved her family. But, her mind was sometimes adrift, and she would wonder why anyone like her parents would give her up. After eighteen years, things became complicated when her grandparents from India suddenly showed up at her doorsteps and announced her engagement. Things got crazier, and the road to her future had turmoil when her best friend's grandfather announced her engagement to none other than the boy who always got away...Liam Wolfe. Liam and his brothers would be flocked by women all the time, and they wanted them so bad that they would do anything. But, since he and his brothers moved to the beautiful city of Long Beach, it would just be healthy living in a different town. Plenty of women would go down on their knees before an introduction. That all changed when he first gazed at large beautiful chocolate-brown eyes, hair like the night, and inky and sun-kissed skin that could be too delicate to touch. Liam had never believed in fairy tales until meeting Lily changed his mind and found his princess. Obstacles got in the way between Liam and Lily, including his dark past. He did not want her to have become of that past. But pretending to be engaged to the girl that stirred inside his pants can be challenging. When his past followed him, Liam had no choice but to keep Lily away from him if hurting her would keep her safe. Liam would have to become a black knight to protect his Indian princess.

Trigger Warning : Talks about mental  health issues, but not limited to  depression, anxiety, panic attacks, body shaming. Bloodshed. Detailed Explicit Scenes, Gore, And Rape.  Unimaginable things happen behind the curtains. Billionaire Monique Jenkins has her whole life planned.  Graduate from college with a first class before the age of twenty-five -  ✅ Become an independent business woman before the age of thirty - ✅ Become a billionaire before the age of thirty-five- ✅ Get pregnant, and have a child at the age of forty if she isn't married - ❌ One thing she doesn't plan is for her father, the King of England, to die a few days after she turned thirty-six.  As tradition demands, she has to come in and takeover--that also isn't planned.  She hates everything about the country except the hot cook she employed that she's gradually falling for!  Marcus Blacksmith is all the words to describe hardworking. When the news spread that the soon-to-be Queen of England will be hiring new staff, he takes the chance. He does not expect to expect life on a different level with his boss. Obstacles come in their way, but there is nothing Marcus isn't willing to do for the woman who has his heart. 

Makakatanggap si Ryc ng isang email na nagsasabing siya ay anak ‘daw ito. Iisang tao lang naman ang hinahanap niya—si Isabella o Ella. Ang babaeng naka-one-night-stand niya at naglaho nalang na parang bula. “Good evening, Daddy. Ako po si Issa, anak po ako ni Isabella. Hindi ko po alam kung kilala niyo si mommy pero nasa panganib po ang buhay niya. Kinuha po siya ng mga armadong lalaki! Ang sabi ni mommy hindi pa siyang handa na ipakilala ka pero dahil sa mabilis na pangyayari ay itinago niya ako at sinabing hanapin ka. Takot na takot na po ako daddy, nasaan ka na po?”

Kisah cinta Jade berubah seketika saat dirinya menjadi sekretaris Satria Maxton. Satria berkenalan dengan Jade yang tak lain adalah sekretaris Calvin, wakil direktur di perusahaannya. Ia memanfaatkan Jade untuk dijadikan kekasih kontrak agar orang tuanya yakin kalau Satria sudah memiliki tambatan hati. Setelah kontrak ditandatangani otomatis Jade harus mematuhi semua yang tertera di dalam surat termasuk melayani keinginan Satria apapun itu. Entah Jade mimpi apa bisa terjerumus ke dalam permainan Satria, dimana lambat laun Jade mulai terbawa perasaan karena permainan Satria sendiri. Sampai Jade harus menahan kegundahannya karena sebenarnya Satria sudah memiliki kekasih. "Jangan pergi dariku sampai kontrak kita berakhir! Karena hanya aku yang bisa mengakhirinya." Satria. Bagaimana nasib Jade selanjutnya?

"Kau kira kau bisa mengancamku hanya karena kau menyimpan video-video kita bercinta?" Synda berseru marah. Mata mendelik tajam. "Kalau kau mau memenuhi syarat, maka tidak akan ada satu pun video kita yang aku sebarkan." Alexander meraih pinggang Synda supaya dapat merengkuh mantan kekasihnya dengan mesra. Ia memeluk dengan erat, mengklaim Synda miliknya. "Syarat yang aku ajukan tidak sulit bukan? Kau hanya perlu setuju untuk tidur bersamaku." Alexander memasang seringai menggodanya. "Aku berjanji akan memberikanmu permaian terbaik sama seperti saat dulu kita menjalin kasih." "Kau akan mendapatkan kepuasaan yang bahkan lebih dahsyat lagi dariku, Sayang." …………………….. Synda menyudahi kisah asmaranya secara resmi dengan Alexander karena pria itu bersikap sangat posesif. Namun, Synda harus kembali pada mantan kekasihnya itu demi menjaga video-video percintaan panas mereka tidak disebarkan yang dapat merusak kesempatannya menjadi CEO. Sepakat untuk terlibat hubungan membara lagi di ranjang. Dan, Synda tidak bisa menampik pesona Alexander. Tak dapat diabaikan fakta tentang kelihaian sang mantan kekasih mendatangkan puncak-puncak hebat untuknya. Synda semakin hanyut. Menyerah akan gairah. Ia terus menginginkan Alexander. Tak hanya tubuh dan kepiawaian pria itu di tempat tidur. Namun, hatinya kembali tertambat untuk Alexander. Karena memang cintanya belum bisa dihilangkan.

ผู้หญิงคนนั้นก็มีค่าเหมือนชื่อของเธอนั่นล่ะ ปกติผมกินอาหารหรูแต่ไม่ได้หมายความว่าจะติดดินไม่เป็น อาหารธรรมดาอย่าง " ข้าวแกง" ผมก็เคยกิน แต่พอได้กินแล้วก็ขอกินแค่ครั้งเดียวว่ะ แค่ครั้งเดียวก็เกินพอแล้วเพราะข้าวแกงที่ผมกิน...มันสกปรกเกินไป

The rain starts to hit at my window, I can see dull clouds slowly coming over. I frown as I look trying to ease my mind. Again my mood is reflected in the weather outside. I'm still unsure if it is 100% me that makes it happen, but it seems too much of a coincidence for it to not. It isn't often the weather reflects my mood, when it does it's usually because I'm riddled with anxiety or stress and unable able to control my feelings. Luckily its a rarity, though today as I sit looking out of the window I can't help but think about the giant task at hand. Can Iris unlock her family secrets and figure out what she is? A chance "meet cute" with an extremely hot werewolf and things gradually turn upside down. Dark secrets emerge and all is not what it seems. **Contains Mature Content**

(Sequel To INNOCENCE) —— it was not a dream to be with her, it was a prayer —— SYNOPSIS " , " °°° “Hazel!” He called her loudly, his roar was full of desperate emotions but he was scared. He was afraid of never seeing again but the fate was cruel. She left. Loving someone perhaps was not written in that innocent soul’s fate. Because she was bound to be tainted by many.

Thea had everything she ever wanted; her family, friends, loving fiancé, and beautiful son. Since she had lost her parents in an accident, she was the head of the house, raising her younger siblings until they could start their life. She's proud of her baby sister for coming out of her shell, finding the man she loves, and raising three children. As for her brother, she worries, but that doesn't hide the affection her best friend has towards him. Her brother is a bit dull on romance. Thea thought it would just be the three of them, but now there are more to surrounded by people she cares about and love. Thea loves having a big family. What can go wrong? Engaged and can't wait to marry the woman who brought joy and love into his life. Rex Wolfe decided to celebrate their engagement in Hawaii and show her where she grew up. Rex knew Thea had planned to celebrate on her grandfather's yacht. Everything had gone smoothed when a group of armed men infiltrated as the leader demanded the money his uncle owed them. Rex wasn't sure why because his uncle had been dead for years, and the man who killed him was none other than the man once his father and uncle called "Brother."

Following the success of her two novels, Cela receives an offer for the TV adaptation of her stories but a third story has to be written soon to complete a three-story special. She is not in to the project until she rediscovers the paper bearing the address of the meeting place of her supposed first date with Nate. Now that her mother is no longer around to interfere, she becomes inspired to reunite with him after many years and hopefully write the third novel based on their new story. Unfortunately, he is now about to get married in two months. Disappointed with the turn of events, she decides not to meet him again. She visits their old meeting place and finds it a good place to write but unexpectedly meets him there. They agree not to talk to each other if they meet there again but fate leads them to meet again under different circumstances leaving them no choice but to speak to each other. Suddenly, Nate’s fiancée starts acting weird and suggests that he spend the weekend with Cela while she is away. Although it confuses him, he figures that it is her way of helping him get closure. The two spend one Sunday reminiscing the past expecting a closure in the end but the wonderful moment they share this time only makes it harder to achieve that closure so Cela has to put a stop to it saying, “Please don't think even for a second that there is still something left or something new to explore after everything that happened or did not happen. This is not a novel. This is reality. We don't get sequels or spin-offs in real life. We just continue. We move forward and that's how we get to the ending."