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

Elliot scanned his eyes round Lexa's curvy body, making her nervous. “Wow. Such beauty,” he said, with the most glorious smile. “A-are you him?” Alexa had never felt so weak. “What was I thinking? I forgot I can’t kill royals so easily. I definitely won’t want to kill you.” He bowed before her. “I’m sorry your majesty. I forgot you were royalty.” Alexa gulped. He moved like flash, appearing here and there within the twinkle of an eye. He sped to her back and held her waist. She whimpered. “I know everything about you and I know what you want,” he whispered in her ear. “I know you want me.” She pulled away from him. He smiled… a deadly smile. Alexa wanted to be strong, she was a Queen after all. “If you know what I want then you must tell me what you want in return.” "Everyone knows that the devil wants," Elliot said, smiling with great lust. *** Will the love between the devil and a prized angel ever succeed? Will a prophecy overrule a witch's curse? Will Elliot be given an second chance into holiness? Will their love prevail and will their forbidden love be accepted by the realms?

"Bantu aku memiliki anakku, maka kamu akan memiliki segalanya." Kesalahan di masa muda membuat Gerald Neo Bernado, harus jungkir balik mendapatkan hak asuh anaknya dari hubungannya dengan wanita yang sudah bertunangan. Sang wanita pun telah meninggal setelah melahirkan anaknya. Harta yang dimilikinya tidak mampu membuat orang tua dari sang wanita menyerahkan begitu saja sang cucu kepada Gerald. Terjebak dalam perjanjian dengan Gerald, dalam usaha membayar hutang dan balas dendamnya pada keluarga ayahnya, membuat Debora Genitri, harus menjalani hubungan yang rumit dengan Gerald. Mereka saling membenci namun saling membutuhkan. Mampukah Debora bertahan, dalam pernikahan palsunya dengan Gerald? Akankah cupid menancapkan panahnya dihati mereka berdua? *** Credit Art By Yanti D/Dariyanti

Mercedes Maxwell is devastated when her twin sister is driven to take her own life by none other than her husband, William Braxton. Determined to make her brother-in-law pay for the injustice, Mercedes travels to Dorchester, England, to find him. She is shocked to find that William is unaware of his wife's death, and when Mercedes is mistaken for her sister, she decides to pose as her twin to glean some answers. Mercedes embarks on an adventure she never dreamed of in hopes of bringing justice to her sister. Instead of justice, Mercedes uncovers a plethora of secrets and mystery. As she works to unravel the mystery and discovers who she can trust, Mercedes finds that all is not as it seems, and that William Braxton may be the one man she can trust.

~SEASON 1~ Menikah dengan seorang pria tampan yang tajir melintir, adalah impian banyak gadis. Tapi, tahukah kalian? Jika kebahagiaan tak selalu semulus impian. Begitulah Shilla menjalani hidupnya sebagai Nyonya Xander. Menjadi istri dari pebisnis muda yang tampan dan hartawan, justru membuat hidupnya tak ubah seperti neraka. ~SEASON 2~ Shilla dan Xander menata ulang cinta mereka bersama sang buah hati. Namun mantan seolah tak berhenti jadi bayangan. Pernikahan yang menjelang usia sepuluh tahun ini pun kembali diterpa badai. Akankan kali ini Shilla tetap bertahan? Lanjut baca yuk! Kepoin terus ceritanya. UPDATE SETIAP MALAM 🌛🌟 Happy Reading.

Serena willie, a lady in her late twenties who was just as innocent as her face looked like. The naive Serena had just found out she would be getting married to old Gonzalez who had helped her father in sorting her mother’s hospital bill. It was an agreement and they had failed to come to terms with it. There was nothing anyone could do rather than embrace the changes that was about to come. Leaving the house to enjoy her last night of freedom, she gets caught up with a guy after being offered a drink which got her drunk leading them to the same bed that night. What happens when she finds out he was going to be her stepson.

“Emily,” Olivia Carter said, covering her bruised cheek with a mocking smile, “but the son of that family… he’s in a vegetative state. Been like that for three years. You really want to marry him?” Emily’s expression didn’t change. She simply smiled faintly. “I’ll marry him,” she said firmly. Her voice was calm, resolute, unshaken. Marrying a normal man might have been intimidating. But a vegetative man? Didn’t that mean she was practically not married at all? What could a man in a coma do to her? “Emily, think carefully. If you agree, I’ll contact the family and arrange a meeting tomorrow,” Victoria said, cautious now. “Fine,” Emily nodded. “Once the marriage certificate is ready, I’ll personally come to collect the money. Emily Carter never imagined that a single marriage contract could change her life overnight. Forced to wed a comatose billionaire to save her mother, she steps into a world of unimaginable wealth, ruthless family politics, and secrets that could destroy her. But when Kellan Scott suddenly wakes from his coma—and asks for a divorce—Emily’s carefully balanced life shatters.

Book two of A Dragon’s Legacy, sequel to Dragon’s Breath. With Eleonora leading the Perilous horde into a fierce battle to protect her home. She now must travel the lands of Midgar in search of allies to aid her. After a meeting with the notorious Horde of Fates, Eleonora travels to the Hidden Forest of the Fae. The Fae were proud allies of the Perilous horde during the great Fires of Alira. Now over a thousand years later the Perilous horde is once again turning to the Fae for help. Eleonora's and Flavius's relationship is challenged as new unexpected problems arise during the war with the horde Betsalel. Will Eleonora once again close herself or will Flavius be able to pull her from the depth of despair. During these troubled times, new people come from the shadows, some friends others foes. Will Eleonora be able to uphold her relationships and settle in as the new chieftain of the Perilous horde or will everything burn once more?

Karena tak ingin terus-terusan dituduh mandul, Beth yang jarang sekali disentuh oleh suaminya memiliki sebuah cara agar ia cepat mengandung. Namun cara itu melibatkan seorang pria tampan bernama Cayden Amberforth yang ternyata adalah atasan sang suami. Masalah semakin besar saat Cayden tak mau melepaskannya dengan mengancam akan membocorkan pertemuan panas mereka kepada suami Beth. Apakah Beth berhasil membuktikan kalau dia tidak mandul? Dan dapatkah ia menghindari pesona Cayden?

Marriage, to me, was a sacred vow - not a business proposition. Yet, that's exactly what Hayes Caldwell, the enigmatic billionaire, offered: $200,000 to wear his ring. Just 24 hours prior, my world crashed down. Fired from my job after pouring years into a project, I sought solace in the bottom of a bottle. That's when our paths crossed, and the night blurred into reckless passion. But morning brought a harsh reality: our intimate encounter had gone viral. Hayes's solution? A contract marriage to salvage our reputations. I hesitated, but desperation won out. Agreeing to his terms, I sealed my fate. Little did I know, the line between pretense and reality would soon blur, threatening to consume us both. Hop into this ride with me… let’s see how the story unfolds.

Since The Fires of Alira one thousand five hundred years ago, dragons have lived separate from the other races in Midgar. They rarely make contact with others, unless in terms of conflict. Eleonora is the descendant of the dragon sovereign, and will one day assume the throne of the Perilous Horde herself. The horde, despite years of murky conflict, forges an alliance with the human kingdom of Samirya located in the northern region. It is no longer a matter of petty bickering. Now, with the eve of a Great War looming over them, both groups lives depend on a truce. As conflict thickens and land disputes grow increasingly more bitter, the chieftain of the Perilous Horde makes a final desperate move to unite the two worlds: the dragons will send an ambassador to protect the humans capital city of Mimmgar from the oncoming invasion. And who should be that ambassador be but Eleonora? Eleonora just hopes to complete that task quickly so she can return home, but soon finds that the humans are nothing like she expected. Forming an unforeseen connection with the human king, and becoming captivated by a young blacksmith, she begins to question everything she's ever known and learns that her homeland may have some terrible secrets of its own. Book one of A Dragon’s Legacy.