Apa Itu Dark Romance

Rania Keysha Wardhani, seorang dosen filsafat yang dibuat bingung oleh sikap tunangannya. Pria itu terlalu sulit untuk dikenal, meski mereka sudah bersama sejak di bangku sekolah dasar. Ada saja hal yang membuat dirinya bertambah ragu dengan keputusan mereka yang akan segera menikah. Selalu ada cara yang dilakukan pria itu untuk menahannya pergi meski rasa lelah seringkali muncul di hatinya. Ini seperti dia yang berjuang sendirian, dan si pria hanya diam memperhatikan. Padahal kenyataannya, tidak ada yang perlu diperjuangkan dalam hubungan mereka. *** "Kamu hanya perlu diam, duduk, dan menunggu." Laki-laki itu memberi perintah. Rania terdiam. Menunggu katanya? Berapa waktu lagi yang harus dia habiskan untuk menunggu? Apa belasan tahun itu belum cukup bagi laki-laki ini? Dan apa yang harus dia tunggu lagi kali ini? Rasanya, semua sia-sia.

Namanya Cinderella. Gadis gemuk dengan segala bentuk kekurangannya. Nama yang jelas dijiplak dari tokoh Disney yang juga bernamakan Cinderella dengan paras jelita, tetapi selalu dipanggil Upik Abu oleh kedua saudara tirinya. Dengan alur yang berakhir bahagia bersama sang pangeran berkuda. Namun, lain halnya dengan Rella. Hidup di negeri antah berantah bernamakan Bengkaung, kota kecil yang sarat akan nilai-nilai agama dan budaya. Ya, budaya ghibah. Termasuk di dalamnya yang selalu menjadi trending topic: Fisik Rella yang kian hari, kian meresahkan warga. Belajar sabar, meski sakit. Belajar bersyukur, meski sulit. Hidup Rella yang penuh dengan julid-an dari maha benar netizen, memancing egonya untuk mengakhiri hidup. Namun, dukungan dan motivasi dari dua sosok yang teramat ia sayang menjadikan Rella tak ingin kehilangan cahayanya. Cahaya itu, bisa saja meredup bila tertiup, tetapi tidak boleh lenyap dalam gelap. Apa pun yang terjadi, Rella harus meneruskan hidup. Menggapai mimpinya menjadi seorang desainer, juga menikah dengan laki-laki bermata sipit, pemilik senyum menawan yang membuat mabuk kepayang. 'Cause she is: Cinderella, yang tak secantik dan semenawan Cinderella. Namun, memiliki inner beauty bintang lima.

They've taken my father. They'll take me next unless I comply with their demands. Taking down the most powerful man in Italy. Cato Marino. The man is accompanied by his security team everywhere he goes. His fortress in Tuscany is impenetrable. He's the most paranoid man in the country. And there's no possibility I'll be able to take him down alone. If I want to save my father, I only have one option. To get into Cato's bed...and stay there.

Anateya Berretta had her entire life mapped out. Get good grades, get her MBA, and take over her papi's security company as his sole heir. However, papi messed up and now she was a bargaining chip held hostage by New York's No. 1 Mafia Lord. It certainly didn't help that she'd met the man before, and yearned for him like no other. Romero Bartolone was at the peak of his rule when he lost his favorite casino in an organized attack. Now he was out one billion, with countless elitists jonesing for the returns on their backdoor investment. She was only supposed to be a hostage, but he couldn't stay away from the alluring light inside her that called to his darkness. First things first, a debt was owed-- and if someone had to pay-- why not her? Besides, she was entangled in the game of the underground now, and he was the only monster who could keep her safe. Still, with dangers lurking all around, they remain vulnerable in the most high-stakes game of all, the game of hearts. And he'd burn the world... so as long as he didn't lose. [Nb: This is a dark romance book intended for mature audiences. Reader's discretion is advised.] No. of Chapters To Be Released: ~50

When a secret agent falls in love with the very mob boss she's supposed to be taking down, there can only be deadly consequences...

🔞Explicit Content🔞 "Suck my c^ck, Rosabella. That’s all you’re good at. A hopeless orphan can only dream of luxury. Keep your filthy mouth out of my affair…use it only to make me cum.” ****** Bella Hale has known suffering her entire life. Orphaned at sixteen, she survives on scraps and desperation. She does whatever it takes not to starve with only little dignity intact. She envies the rich—people who seem immune to hardship and pain. Yet she promised herself that if she ever got her hands on one of them, she would never let go. She was done suffering. Lucian Rodriguez is everything she should despise. A cold, selfish, ruthless billionaire with little conscience and no mercy… a man who knows how to smile for the world while keeping his darkness well hidden. Their worlds collide when Lucian’s four-month-old daughter goes missing… and Bella finds her. Lucian offers no gratitude…and Bella refuses to let the opportunity slip. She demands compensation. Not just money, but security. A lifetime guarantee that she will never be poor again. In return, she will do whatever he wants. Her body. Her life. He can have it all. Bella is taken into his world—strictly as a deal. What she doesn’t realize is that when you make a deal with the devil, you should never expect it to be fair. And she will learn too late that being poor was far better than belonging to Lucian Rodriguez. A deal turns into obsession. Survival into desire. Desire into Hate. Hate into Love. That love and commitment becomes the biggest and worst mistake. Will Bella’s desperate deal destroy her? Or Will she become Lucian’s destruction?

Seorang auditor jenius abad ke-21, Alesha Naraya, terhempas ke abad ke-14—ke jantung kerajaan terbesar Noesantara: Majapahti. Ia terpaksa menyamar sebagai seorang pemuda untuk bertahan hidup. Penyamaran itu menyeretnya ke gerbang menuju kekuasaan, dan perlahan namanya melekat dengan sosok legendaris: Mahapatih Gaja Mada. Ia terjebak antara ambisi, rahasia, dan cinta terlarang pada Sang Raja, Arya Wuruk.

Najwa Asyifa, perempuan berusia 26 tahun yang sudah menikah selama dua tahun dengan Fabian Rizki yang lebih tua enam tahun dibanding dirinya. Pernikahan itu awalnya indah. Namun, semenjak kehadiran Ibu mertua dan adik ipar yang ikut tinggal bersama mereka, keadaan akhirnya berubah. Puncaknya, ketika Najwa mendapat sebuah kabar buruk. Sang suami membawa wanita lain ke rumahnya dan mengakui wanita itu sebagai istri kedua. * Kau bilang, aku tak bisa tanpamu, Mas. Ah, Benarkah? Ku rasa, itu terbalik. Bukankah, justru kau yang tak bisa tanpaku?

When I saw her from across the bar with her pretty little face, her big brown eyes, her long black hair and her beautiful body, I just knew that I would never be able to shake her from my damn mind. She turned my life upside down from the day I laid eyes on her. But then, the situation changed. She saw something she shouldn’t have seen. Found out who I really was. The truth behind my rugged exterior. But you know the rules of the Corsican Mafia. No witnesses… So I had to take her in. I had to make her my hostage. And I had to make her my wife… Whether she liked it or not.

I wish my husband were dead. I married him to save someone I loved. Now I’ve been trapped in this loveless marriage for years. He parades his mistresses right in front of me. Strikes me if I say something he doesn’t like. When he’s away on one of his business trips, I head to a bar to blow off steam. My intention is to go home alone, but that changes when I see him, the sexiest man ever. He buys me a drink. Stares at me in a way my husband never has—or any man ever. He doesn’t say much, but when he does, it’s all the right things. Asks if he can take me home, and I want to scream my answer at the top of my lungs. But I decide to tell him the truth instead. “I’m married.” My husband isn’t faithful to me, but he’s dangerous. Dangerous, as in, he kills people. Lots of people. “And my husband is someone you don’t want to cross…” “I’m not someone you want to cross either.” His stare doesn’t falter with the information. On his right hand is a diamond ring, carved into a human skull. Built like an ox, he looks like he could be dangerous too. The energy he emits from his strong body is subtly hostile, but not directed at me. “Let’s go, sweetheart.” I should say no—but I don’t think I can.