Adrian Tomine: Books

Adrian Foster once walked away from a life most men would kill to possess—a life of privilege, prestige, and unchallenged influence. He moved within elite circles where power whispered his name, where security convoys shadowed his every step, and where surveillance was the price of importance. But the weight of status became suffocating. The constant scrutiny, the political entanglements, the invisible chains disguised as honor—he grew tired of them all. So he chose disappearance over dominance. Simplicity over spectacle. He stepped away from the throne of influence and allowed the world to believe he had fallen. He married into the Lane family seeking nothing more than quiet peace. Instead, he found humiliation. For three long years, he endured their scorn. He was treated as a burden, a useless son-in-law with no ambition, no backbone, no worth. He was slapped, insulted, dismissed—reduced to something small in a house that never saw his true height. But the Adrian they discarded is not the Adrian who exists. What they saw was a mask. Adrian is operating under a hidden mandate—one far greater than pride or marriage. He left his homeland not out of weakness, but strategy. He buried his name, his power, and his legacy to move unseen. There is an enemy rising in the shadows, a calculated plot designed to destabilize his nation to dust. And to uncover it, he had to disappear. He had to lose himself. Because he will be the man who stands between his homeland and the darkness threatening to consume it.

(((If you haven't read the first two books of the second chance alpha series, you should for a better understanding.)))After running into his mate, Brandon walks away. He's Don't want to ruin her life by claiming her and forcing her to carry the burden of the things that he has done. He has been marked as a dishonorable male and has been forced to live as an outcast amongst the humans.But when his mate shows up at the condo, he has a bit of a problem with getting her to stay away.

Adrian Hadinata seorang lelaki berusia dua puluh dua tahun dipaksa sang kakek harus segeralah menikah. Ia hanya diberi waktu satu bulan untuk segera mencari pendamping. Ia memutuskan untuk melamar Natasha kekasihnya yang juga seorang model. Namun, karena alasan karir wanita itu menolak lamaran Adrian. Adrian yang sedang frustari mencoba menghibur diri di villa milik keluarga. Disana ia bertemu seorang gadis bernama Alya, yang bekerja menggantikan Bibi Marina. Ia membawa gadis itu ke kota untuk dijadikan asisten di apartemennya. Akhirnya ia meminta gadis itu untuk menjadi pengantin pura-puranya. Benih-benih cinta tumbuh seiring berjalannya waktu. Natasha hadir lagi untuk merebut Adrian, ia melakukan berbagai cara untuk mendapatkan pria itu kembali. Termasuk membongkar status pernikahan mereka. Pada akhirnya kekuatan cinta tak dapat memisahkan mereka.

Synopsis: Trapped with a Ruthless Billionaire Leila Carter never expected to find herself trapped in a fake engagement with the most ruthless man she’s ever met—Adrian Blackwell, a billionaire known for his cold efficiency and ruthless control over everything in his life. But when a shared enemy threatens both of them, Adrian offers her an irresistible deal: pretend to be his fiancée and in return, he’ll ensure her safety. Adrian has built an empire by playing the long game, and this arrangement is just another calculated move. Leila is a means to an end, a pawn in a game of power and deception. Or at least, that’s what he tells himself. But the more time they spend together, the more she pushes back, challenges him, tempts him in ways he never saw coming. As their dangerous charade drags them deeper into a web of lies, betrayal, and simmering tension, their biggest threat isn’t just their enemies—it’s the undeniable pull between them. Because pretending to love someone is easy. Not falling for them? That’s the real challenge.

Missy moves to a small town in Northern California after walking in on her boyfriend in bed with someone else. The picturesque cottage she bought outright isn’t as picturesque as she was promised. She is forced to hire the only contractor in town to make it liveable, even though she can’t stand the man and his rude and crude remarks. Adrian Brewer is a single father, fighting for his parental rights for his daughter, and doesn’t need another woman to bring more drama into his life….but there is just something about Missy that makes him tease her like a little boy with a crush and has him wishing for more. When Adrian makes repairs to her new home, can he also help repair her heart? Can she repair his in return? When their past comes back to ruin what they started building together, will the foundation of their budding love be able to withstand the storm? Will Missy let it all burn down? If it does, can Adrian build it back up?

26-years-old Stacy Cyrus is living her life in a very normal way: working in a small newspaper company; feeding her stray cat occasionally; indulging herself reading books; going to the nearest cafe for Strawberry cakes. Until one her best friend, Mikaela pleads with her to help in her job in a royal suite. All she needs to do is wear a nice dress, put on makeup and wait until Mikaela comes. But she hasn't signed up for a handsome, tall man to appear in the room in a tuxedo and demanding her to strip.

Even though it's been three years since we held our weddings, Adrian Johnson refuses to get our marriage registered. I overhear him venting to his best friend after he gets drunk. "Colleen got kidnapped before. I keep thinking of her as a tainted woman. Plus, her family has already gone into bankruptcy. She has no idea that my company is about to get listed." I feel my blood turn into ice in my veins. His confession leaves my feet rooted to the spot. Then, Adrian pulls a woman into his arms before kissing her belly. That woman is Rosalind Muller, the young and beautiful bar singer. I'm still dazed when I receive a text on my phone. It's a photo of Rosalind's pregnancy bump. The caption writes, "You're just a tainted woman. How can you ever compare to me?" What Adrian doesn't know is that I never got kidnapped three years ago. At that time, I had carried out a top-secret rescue mission as a secret agent. Soon, I text my dad. "Dad, where's your island? Can you send a helicopter over to pick me up?" On the day I leave Adrian once and for all, it's time for my mysterious identity and the truth from three years ago to be revealed.

Blurb: Setelah bertahun-tahun mengorbankan segalanya demi suaminya, Rania terpaksa menerima kenyataan pahit: hasil tes pack yang negatif membawa tekanan besar dari keluarga suaminya, dan lebih dari itu, pengkhianatan Danu, suami yang selama ini ia percayai. Hatinya hancur saat ia melihat Danu dengan wanita lain, membuatnya pergi dari rumah tanpa membawa apa-apa. Di tengah kebingungannya, Rania bertemu kembali dengan Adrian, teman lama dari masa kuliahnya, yang kini seorang ayah tunggal. Adrian yang pernah mencintainya menawarkan tempat tinggal sementara, memberi Rania kesempatan untuk pulih dari rasa sakitnya. Namun, bukan hanya kenangan masa lalu yang kembali mengganggu. Saat Rania mulai bangkit dan menunjukkan kekuatannya di dunia kerja, dia mendapati dirinya harus bersaing dengan Danu, suami yang telah mengkhianatinya. Di sisi lain, mantan istri Adrian muncul kembali, membawa ancaman baru bagi hidupnya. Di tengah berbagai konflik, Rania harus menghadapi dilema: apakah dia berani membuka hati pada cinta yang baru bersama Adrian, atau kembali terjebak dalam bayang-bayang masa lalunya? Terlebih lagi, ketika penyesalan menghampiri Danu dan keluarganya setelah mengetahui kebenaran yang selama ini mereka abaikan. Mampukah Rania bertahan dan meraih kebahagiaan yang selama ini ia cari?

Aurora is a calm and patient girl, incredibly beautiful that her beauty will put the moon to the shame, leaving her life with books and in solitude until she crosses the paths with the devil himself on a stormy night. She helps him not even thinking that it's going to change her life forever. Rafael Delgado! The Spanish mafia kings get captivated by the beauty at first glance and then what, the game of Obsession begins. Will Aurora survive his wicked games or will lose her mind to the devil? Will Rafael change his ways for her or will destroy her like every other thing in his life?

Jane Waleski and her best friend, Emily Zuckerman, are average achievers on a good day and losers on a bad day, but they're quite proud of it! Or so they try to convince themselves. They read only the shortest books for book reports and always have the worst project for science class. On top of that, they are hopeless romantics. So Jane and Emily form Loser Club: an exclusive club of two. But when a new science teacher shows up at their school, Jane tries to impress her and suddenly finds herself trying to be not so average. Will she have to resign as vice president of Loser Club?