52 Book Club 2025: #2 - A Character With Red Hair

(Cerita hanya fiktif belaka berlatar sejarah) Erland Bagaskara, pria berusia 28 tahun yang sudah memiliki anak dan istri, ditambah dengan pekerjaannya yang seorang dokter membuat hidupnya begitu sempurna. Kesempurnaan itu tidak bertahan selamanya. Perjalanan ke Bogor ternyata mengubah hidup Erland dalam sekejap mata. Liburan berkemah yang ia jalani bersama anak dan istrinya berubah menjadi tragedi ketika Erland tersesat dan jatuh ke jurang yang dalam. Erland tersadar dan mendapati dirinya berada di ruangan yang megah, ditemani seorang wanita yang menangis bahagia di sampingnya. Erland baru mengetahui kalau dirinya adalah anak selir Raja yang lama tak sadarkan diri. Ia diangkat menjadi Pangeran tepat ketika Raja mengangkat ibunya menjadi salah satu Ratu. Hal ini juga yang menyebabkan Erland harus berurusan dengan kejamnya politik istana dalam perebutan tahta Kerajaan Sunda. Apakah dia mampu menghentikannya? Credit: Rafaiir

"Kailangan ko ng anak, ibibigay mo sa akin iyun sa ayaw at gusto mo!" Elijah Villarama Valdez! Mula sa mayamang angkan ng mga Villarama Clan at walong taon nang hinahanap ang kanyang pag-ibig sa katauhan ni Ethel Angeles! Subalit nang matagpuan niya ito pagkatapos ng walong taon, napag-alaman niyang mayroon na itong ibang lalaking iniibig! Para makabawi sa lahat ng pagkakamali na kanyang nagawa dito, pinili niya na lang na magpaubaya pero sa isang kondisyon, kukunin niya ang kustudiya ng anak nilang si Ezekiel! Papayag lang si Ethel na ibigay ang kustudiya ng kanilang anak kung magbabayad siya ng dalampung milyon na kaagad namang sinang-ayunan ni Elijah! Para sa anakm na gusto niyang makapiling, gagawin niya ang lahat pero bago pa niya nakuha ang bata, isang trahedya ang hindi niya inaasahan na nangyari! Nalunod ang kanyang anak at ang itinuturo ni Ethel na may kasalanan ay ang maganda at sexy na life guard na si Jennifer Madlang-awa! "Hindi ako Yaya ng anak mo para twenty four seven ko siyang bantayan!" katagang lumabas sa bibig ng magandang si Jennifer habang kaharap ang umiiyak at galit na si Ethel! Paano matatangap ng isang bilyonaryo na si Elijah ang isang hindi inaasahang trahedya na siyang dahilan kung bakit biglang umusbong ang galit sa puso niya? Malalagpasan niya ba ang pighati na dulot ng matinding kabiguan lalo na kapag malaman niya na ang anak na inaasam niyang makasama ay tuluyan na siyang iniwan dahil sa kapabayaan ng mga taong nakapaligid dito or mananaig ang galit sa puso niya at pagbabayarin niya ang lahat ng naging sangkot kung bakit napahamak ang anak niya? Sabay-sabay nating tunghayan ang kahihinatnan ng buhay pag-ibig at kabiguan ng isang Elijah Villarama Valdez!

A story about The Don who loved too much. ⚠️CAUTION!!!⚠️ ⚠️This book contains mature themes, inappropriate language and drug abuse.⚠️ "Have plenty of rest Alexandra because it'll be a very rough day." He says huskily looking deeply into my eyes. "I'll handle it." I answer my voice equally low before a smirk forms on my face. Alex Black hosts a show 'Red Flags' that interviews different women and reveals cheating partners. She receives a note about a ruthless billionaire who's story she can relate with and starts investigating him. Determined to find the red flags in the relationship, Alex Black gets closer to the businessman and tries everything to lure him into a relationship and expose his secrets. Join twenty three year old Alex in this challenge trying to get past the high walls of The twenty seven year old Aiden Matthew Kings a ruthless businessman and heir to the biggest mafia world.

Emerson and Quinn, now step-siblings try to navigate their new normal. But what will happen when they both start leaning on other people? Emerson tries to move on, but the boy she loves is around every corner, literally. Quinn has reverted to his bullying ways. After all, hurting Em is what he does best. But some things aren’t adding up. The few people that Em trusted completely seem to be the very ones that are deceiving her. In order to cope, Em turns to her pills that she had weaned herself off of. She isn’t sleeping, and paranoia is getting the best of her. Once again, Em and Quinn have to fight.. for themselves, for each other, and to survive.

Amberleigh Dubois never expected to find herself in this position twice, pregnant and alone. But she should've known the billionaire's offer was too good to be true, two million dollars to have his child. Following Grayson Godwin's shocking shotgun engagement, she returned back to the Cobra Club to try and pick up the pieces of her life. At least until a familiar face shows up. Leo Clemonte just may prove to be her happy ending to this dark fairytale after all. But then comes the call that changes everything, Grayson abducted, held for a hefty ransom. And just like that Amberleigh finds herself entangled with the billionaire once more. To find him before it's too late will take no princess. But a girl born and raised in The Fringe. But does a girl like her ever really get a happy ending?

Filled with action, thrills, sexy love scenes, and gripping drama, Wolf Mountain (book 2 of the dark fantasy romance trilogy) will pull on your emotions while it continues the story where "a Wolf Affair" left off. Love becomes confused when a handsome, magical being is brought in to assist Missy in getting in touch with her inherent magic. As her magic comes forth, so do secrets Kenton and Maryanne would rather stay hidden. New love arrives in the form of a hot and sexy fairy who is reluctant to tell Missy all there is to tell. As a result, her life is changed forever.

Because of the differences between their enemy species, Emmanuelle, a vampire of the high nobility, must hide her pregnancy from her beloved, the werewolf Alpha Harry. She finally decides to find him thanks to the unwavering support of her best friend, Bianca. However, their union is considered unnatural and Rosy, their hybrid child, is threatened because of old grudges. How will the wolves and vampires come to an agreement to save Rosy?

Vladimir has been abused for over fifteen years for killing a female from the Silver Pack. His wolf, Derayu, is feral he can't be trusted, and Vladimir struggles to keep him locked inside his mind. But what will happen when he finds a way to break free from the prison Vladimir put around him? Elena is strong, confident, and the best vampire huntress from all over Romania. Her wolf, Mia, falls in love with Vladimir soon after she meets him. Will her wish come true, and one day, she will mark her mate? Or will Elena's past knock on her door and force her to decide to be with Vladimir or get her revenge? What will happen when Elena and Vladimir meet? Can two different persons find peace and love and accept each other the way they are? Join Elena and Vladimir in a story that will take on adventures while they try to resolve some mysteries from the past.

Iris wasn't sure she could love again, not after Adrian who she had loved with her whole being, continuously mistreated her in their marriage and harassing her sexually. She became pregnant with triplets but her jerk of a husband conspired with her half sister to rid her of her pregnancy. Now she may never become pregnant again and has lost confidence in herself and faith in love. How was she to handle the attentions of the men who keep flooding around her? Most of them, she knew were after her because of her status as the only daughter of the wolf king but what of the few that really loved her for herself? Will she be able to rebuild her faith in love enough to give love another chance?

Book 2 of Trio Legacy Series: A war like none other is about to be unleashed in the realm of the gods. Many of the patron gods and goddesses have been imprisoned or killed, Selene and Hecate among them. And the Riding Hoods have been brought into the middle of it. Problem is, if the wolves can't get themselves together to team up to help their goddesses, they won't stand a chance. But with three of their top warriors, Alexander, Nathan, and Tomas, having been rejected by their mates, how can they hope to win?