Best Stand Alone Sci Fi Books

Warning. mohon bijak dalam memilih bacaan Dua tahun setelah kematian suaminya, Hana harus menemukan kenyataan kalau putra kecilnya mengidap leukemia. Hana tidak punya pilihan lain, dia harus mencari uang dalam jumlah banyak untuk biaya pengobatan anaknya. Situasi itu mempertemukan Hana dengan Devan. Devan, sang CEO yang angkuh karena patah hati bersedia memberikan banyak uang pada Hana asalkan Hana bersedia bermalam dengannya. Demi menyelamatkan putra kesayangannya, Hana pun terpaksa melakukannya. Seiring kebencian yang muncul di hati Hana kepada Devan yang telah membuatnya terpaksa melakukan hal itu, cinta di hati Devan justru tumbuh terhadap Hana. Devan merasa sangat menyesal ketika mengetahui kalau Hana tidur dengannya demi menyelamatkan putranya. Devan berusaha meminta maaf dan mendapatkan hati Hana. Akankah Hana memaafkan lelaki yang telah memanfaatkan dirinya? Bisakah Hana menghilangkan bayangan kelam dari malam ketika Hana merasa dia telah menjual diri demi uang? Bagaimanakah kisah cinta Hana dan Devan?

Three months after my baby was born, I found out my husband, Joe, was cheating. The other woman? Hailey. Pregnant and smug. Joe actually got on his knees, begging for a divorce. I said yes. Until I could find a place, Joe's mom, Claudia, let me stay at the house. "Hailey," Claudia said, "you'll handle all the household responsibilities now." Hailey, all fake enthusiasm, chirped, "I'll take good care of this family!" Claudia replied, "Great. You'll start your day at five making breakfast. When Luca's hungry, you'll feed him and change his diapers. Once he's down for a nap, clean the house, grocery shop, and prep lunch. Laundry in the afternoon, tea service mid-day, then bathe Luca and cook dinner. After that, you'll put him to bed." Hailey's face? Priceless.

Jessica is a successful businesswoman who is focused on her career and has no time for love. One night, she decides to let loose and ends up having a one-night stand with a stranger.

In order to strengthen business ties and pay an unfathomable debt, Sharon Gray is forced into an arranged marriage with the ruthless and cruel heir of the Pavilochenki dynasty, Luca. He is vicious as he is powerful, and Sharon has no choice but to agree to the marriage despite loving someone else. However, they meet in the strangest of ways, and what should have been a marriage of convenience slowly begins to change. The Pavilochenki's also have a secret motive to cripple the Grays at all cost. What happens when Luca and Sharon actually fall in love while being forced to make difficult decisions for their families? Would they continue to play the age long game of generational hatred, or is their love stronger, will it prevail? Find out!

Billy had a tough life and had always lived by one unshakable rule. But one fateful night at an elite party, where she worked as a part-time server, everything changed as she caught the intense eyes of a stranger—a man whose allure was impossible to resist. And against her better judgment, she broke that rule of hers, surrendering to a night of passion and desire that left her breathless. But when she woke up in the morning, the bed was empty, and the stranger was gone, leaving Billy with nothing but memories of that night. Weeks later, she discovered the consequences of that night: she was pregnant. With no clue, and no way to find that stranger, she braced herself to face motherhood alone. Months passed, and Billy landed another job—serving at the engagement party of one of the city’s most powerful billionaires. But when she was called to serve a drink at the party, her world tilted as the groom-to-be was none other than the man she had been searching for: Marcus Lorenzo. Marcus, the cold-hearted billionaire with a reputation for ruthlessness, had been haunted by that night he had with Billy. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t forget the mysterious woman who had set his soul on fire. Now, faced with Billy again, he keep finding himself drawing closer to her and this brings out their lust for each other despite the obstacles between them. As their shared desire reignites, the boundaries of their lives blur. But with secret and lies threatening to destroy them, Billy and Marcus must confront the question: Was their night of passion a fleeting mistake, or the start of something far more dangerous?

Matapos ang limang taong pagmamahal kay Liam, nadiskubre ni Ava ang pinakamalupit na pagtataksil—ang pakikipagrelasyon ng kanyang nobyo sa best friend nito. Wasak at pinahiya, pinili niyang magsimula muli. Sa gitna ng sakit, nagpakalunod siya sa alak at nauwi sa isang gabing puno ng init at paglimot kasama ang isang estrangherong ubod ng kisig. Kinaumagahan, iniwan niya ito, naniniwalang isa lamang iyong pagkakamali na dapat kalimutan, gaya ng kanyang nakaraan. Ngunit tila naglaro ang tadhana. Sa unang araw niya sa opisina, handa nang bumangon at magsimula, nagulat siya nang makita kung sino ang bago niyang CEO—si Kaiden, ang lalaking nakasama niya sa gabing iyon. Siya ay makapangyarihan, malamig, at bawal na bawal na mahalin. Ngunit hindi rin malimutan ni Kaiden ang babaeng minsan lang niyang nakasama. Determinado siyang hindi iyon manatiling isang alaala lang, at ngayon ay nais niya ng higit pa. Habang magkasama silang nagtatrabaho, nagiging mapanganib ang laro ng tukso at pagnanasa. Bawat sulyap, bawat lihim na damdamin ay nagbabantang mabunyag ang katotohanang pilit itinatago ni Ava. Sapagkat higit pa sa gabing iyon ang kanyang lihim, nasa sinapupunan na niya ang bunga ng kanilang kapusukan. Nahaharap siya ngayon sa pagpili: patuloy bang tatakasan ang nakaraan, o haharapin ang isang hinaharap na maaaring magpabagsak sa kanya… o kaya’y magliligtas.

I hated him for being so good at playing me. At making my body crave his touch. At making me forget everything else and focus only on him. I hated that even though I was mad at him, I couldn't resist him. But I wanted to prove so badly that he didn't have me wrapped around his little finger so I spat, "Eric, stop!" Eric looked at me briefly and then pulled his hand out of my slit. He unbuckled his belt and let it hang loosely in his belt loops. Still holding my gaze with his, he unzipped his pants and brought out his cock. I shuddered and swallowed. "Say that again," he gruffed. . In an attempt to forget about her cheating boyfriend, Sapphire not only gets wasted in a nightclub but also takes part in a truth or dare game with her friends and she's dared to make out with any random guy present. She goes through with the dare – only that her pick is not just any random guy. Eric is the drop-dead hot grandson of a family of generational billionaires and also the new CEO of the company where Sapphire works at. After a heated argument between him and his mother over his refusal to get married, he goes to a nightclub to drown away his frustration. There he meets Sapphire, the perfect distraction. Their encounter leads to a mind-blowing one-night stand. And Eric is forced to enter into a one-year contract marriage with her afterwards. What starts out as a mere agreement becomes fueled by raw attraction and love for each other. But Sapphire’s new villainous mother-in-law, Eric’s philandering nature, a dark secret of the Donovans and the universe itself will threaten to break the two apart in more ways than one.

BLURB Aira accepted one night for money. Four men. One room. Masks on. No names. It was meant to end when the door opened. The next morning, she discovers the men she shared that room with now share her home with two stepbrothers, her stepfather, and a man who knows them all too well. None of them know they touched the same woman. Yet. As memories resurface through scent, proximity, and fractured restraint, Aira is forced to live inside a secret that grows more dangerous by the day. Because the masks are gone. And the truth is getting closer.

A night of being drunk had gotten her entangled with the most desired bachelor. The handsome sexy Chris Evans. Ivy had only planned to have fun but After that night, she had become his. Chris Evans had come knocking on her door, claiming she belongs to him. She couldn't believe she had been drawn into the world of the elite in the country. Chris was born with a silver spoon but at 27, he had upgraded to a shiny golden spoon. He was a big name in the world of the rich. The world of the highest and richest. On that list, he was number one. No one comes close to him. Chris had lost his control for the first time in his life and that was because of a drunk girl in a red gown. That had never happened which means, she belonged to him and no one else. He had to have her at all costs and that meant, taking her... What would happen when she jumps into a relationship faster than she had planned and the attraction keeps getting stronger? How would they control the urge?

In a world where dreams collide with destiny, Margarette Atillo finds herself torn between duty and desire. As the 'Mutya ng Probinsya,' her journey from provincial girl to corporate success is overshadowed by a tangled web of love, uncertainties, and unexpected blessings. Just when she learns to love and surrender herself in a one-night stand agreement to the billionaire man, who happens to be a best friend of her CEO and who possesses all the qualities she dislikes in a man, she then discovers that her CEO, whom she initially loved, has feelings for her. Caught between two billionaires and their tumultuous desires, Margarette struggles to make an ultimate choice between her initial plan to distance herself from the two billionaires or embracing the unexpected and following her heart's truest path. As secrets unravel and truths emerge, Margarette's world is turned upside-down by the revelation of her pregnancy, igniting a chain of events in billionaires’s family affairs. Will she choose the path that she initially planned, full of certainties, to the best of her abilities? Or will her heart lead her down a daring new road, where passion and possibility collide, even if she encounters powerful and influential families along the way?