Books On The Nightstand

Xavier Castello lived his whole life devoid of emotions. A ruthless Don with a voracious appetite and brutal tactics. Due to a horrible betrayal, he kills one of his most trusted men, Benicio Morales and takes his daughter hostage. What Xavier never expected was to fall in love with the enemy's daughter. Ariana Morales, once lived a normal life as daddy's princess. Now, her whole family is dead and she is at the mercy of the man who killed them. She will have to become his pet for a year before regaining her freedom. What happens when she falls in love with her captor? Will their love story flourish, or will she desert her family's murderer when the contract expires?

I barely have time to react when my back collides with the cold wall of my room. Gray’s hands slams against the wall on either side of my head, caging me in. his chest rises and falls. “You’re a coward,” he breathes his voice raspy. I swallow hard. “And you’re an asshole.” He smirks, but there’s no humor in it. “Maybe, but at least I don’t run from what I want.” I try to shove him away but with one hand he catches my wrists, pinning against the wall above my head. My breath hitches. His grip isn't painful, just firm and possessive. “You keep looking at me like that,” he murmurs as his lips brush against my jaw causing me to tilt my head, “but then you pretend you don’t want this.” “I don’t,” I whisper and even I don’t believe myself. Gray’s lips twitch, as if he’s amused. Then before I can stop him, his lips crash against mine. I gasp and that’s all it takes for him to deepen the kiss, his free hand sliding to my waist, pulling me against him. heat pulls in my stomach and moves between my legs. I should push him. I should slap him, make him stop… But I don’t. Because the moment his tongue brushes against mine, I’m gone. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… He is my tormentor, my stepbrother, my worst nightmare. Yet somehow in the dark, when the world isn't watching, he becomes something else, something forbidden. We're never meant to fall. Never meant to crave. But here we are, heading straight for disaster.

Semua orang tau bahwa Lady Mikaila Arundell sang putri bungsu Duke Arundell sangat mencintai Putra mahkota kerajaan Valcke. Setiap hari mengejar cinta sang pangeran yang merupakan tunangannya. Akan tetapi pengabaian juga yang setiap hari ia dapatkan. Berjuang keras sekuat tenaga untuk mendapatkan cinta, bahkan hampir mati berkali-kali hanya untuk menyelamatkan hidup pujaan hatinya. Namun perjuangan sang Lady hanyalah sebuah kesia-siaan. Sebab seberapa keras dan sekuat apapun ia berjuang untuk pangeran, di mata pangeran ia hanya akan melihat Helena, seorang putri bangsawan Viscount yang sudah jatuh. Tidak peduli sekeras apa perjuangan Mikaila ia hanya akan mencintai Helena sepenuh hati. Sampai akhirnya di suatu malam Mikaila bermimpi, mimpi tentang akhir hidupnya yang terjadi apabila ia terus mencintai sang pangeran. Hanya satu malam, Sang Lady yang terkenal sebagai Lady gila budak cinta pangeran, berubah menjadi Lady dingin tak tersentuh.

ZeeZee Dimitri Oxley salah satu anggota keluarga termuda di keluarga Oxley, cenderung menyukai pemberontakan pada setiap hal yang dianggapnya tidak menyenangkan. Hidupnya berubah ketika si Kakak tertua—Rhys—menjadikannya sebagai target bagai boneka yang mudah dikendalikan. Walau awalnya dipenuhi oleh rasa takut pada Kakaknya yang bengis dan tak berperasaan, lama kelamaan ZeeZee tak lagi ketakutan saat bersama Rhys. Masalah muncul ketika ZeeZee menemukan sebuah rahasia besar tentang dirinya yang bukan Anak kandung dari keluarga Oxley dan rasa tertariknya yang makin kuat pada Rhys. Bisakah cinta ZeeZee dan Rhys bersatu?

I was the sole front desk clerk at a haunted hotel. Welcoming players, checking in on the bosses’ quarters, and slacking off a bit were all part of the job. At least, that was what I thought. It turned out my days were far from ordinary. A blood-drenched little girl in a tattered red dress kept ringing the service bell. Her eerie voice echoed, “Miss, why didn’t you come play with me?” A creepy black cat with glowing eyes wouldn’t stop meowing and rubbing against my legs. And then there was the old woman with claws like knives, cheerfully knitting me a sweater… out of players’ skin. One day, I took a day off to care for my sick mother. That was my biggest mistake. The entire game instance erupted in chaos. Bosses interrogated players, demanding to know where their precious front desk clerk had gone. “Did she abandon us? Is she never coming back?” I ran. They chased. But no matter how fast I fled, their grip on me only tightened. In the end, escape wasn’t an option.

"Lo pernah tidur sama cewek?” Pertanyaan itu tiba-tiba muncul begitu saja dari mulut Elaine Venesia Rinjani. Seorang gadis berumur tujuh belas tahun, yang sebentar lagi akan melepaskan masa putih abunya. Dia bertanya pada seorang laki-laki yang baru saja dia temui di sebuah kencan buta. Elaine baru saja patah hati, karena dia memergoki sang pacar tidur bersama gadis lain. Gadis itu bukan gadis biasa, pasalnya gadis tersebut adalah kakak kandungnya sendiri. Tentu saja itu sangat melukai hati Elaine. Akhirnya dia ingin melampiaskan rasa sakitnya itu dengan tidur bersama laki-laki yang tidak ia kenali. Selain itu Elaine juga ingin balas dendam pada mantan dan juga kakaknya sendiri. Namun beberapa bulan kemudian, Elaine bertemu kembali dengan laki-laki itu. Apakah mereka akan benar-benar saling tak mengenali? Ataukah sebaliknya? Apakah Elaine juga bisa membalaskan dendamnya pada dua orang yang sudah membuat hatinya patah ini? Follow, instagram ku di : @mayuunice.feli

“This thing you are doing to me, I have no idea what it is. I just want to feel it forever.” Romero declared his face void of its usual strictness. This was the first time Imade was seeing him show something close to emotion. It was beautiful. ______ Imade has never had a problem being the "IT" girl, in fact, she bodied it effortlessly. She had enough hate from her family members and that was enough to keep her going. It was one thing to be living your dreams and it was another thing to be rudely pulled out and pushed into a deep web of lies woven by your parents. Imade's perfect life was thrown into deep chaos when she was forced to marry the dark lord Romero Vaughan. Her whole life was put on hold and she was introduced to a world she thought was all myth. More chaos when she finds out that the dark lord hated her and the peak was when she finds herself falling deeply for him.

Kaluna harus menahan segala bentuk rasa sakit yang keluarganya tinggalkan sejak Ia kecil. Ia terpaksa harus bertahan hidup berdua bersama sang adik setelah semua yang terjadi dan bertahun-tahun keduanya hidup dalam kesulitan. Traumanya terhadap bayang-bayang sebuah keluarga dan masa lalu yang pahit membuatnya hidup terbelenggu ketakutan. Hingga disatu titik, Ia ditemukan dengan Delvin, laki-laki misterius dengan masa lalu yang menyedihkan. Akankah keduanya dapat menuliskan cerita yang indah pada akhirnya? Akankah cerita mereka berakhir bahagia seperti mimpi keduanya?

On the eve of giving birth, my world turned into a nightmare. My husband’s sworn enemy broke into our home, seeking revenge. I was brutally cut open and my baby was ripped from me. Yet, I made the chilling choice not to call my husband for help. In my previous life, desperate and terrified, I begged him to return home. He abandoned a Valentine’s dinner with a scholarship student to rush back. That night, the student was preyed upon in a bar, leading to her tragic suicide. My husband’s wrath was unrelenting. Blaming me for her death, he locked me in a kennel, leaving me to be savaged to death. “This is the pain Wynne endured because of you. Now it’s your turn to suffer!” Given a second chance, I resolved to make a different choice. This time, I let him stay for his romantic Valentine’s evening with her. But when I returned home, he had spiraled into madness.

(Mengandung unsur 21+) Elle terpaksa melelang penginapan kecilnya kepada bank, setelah bisnisnya menjadi semakin sepi. Namun di malam itu, di hari terakhir sebelum ia meninggalkan tempat yang penuh dengan kenangan, seorang pria asing muncul di depan pintunya bersama dua anak kembarnya. Tergerak oleh rasa iba, Elle memberinya kamar untuk beristirahat. Namun keesokan paginya, ia mendapati sesuatu yang mengejutkan... ayah dan anak-anak itu mendadak menghilang tanpa jejak, menyisakan misteri yang membuatnya bertanya-tanya. Ketika Elle mencoba untuk melanjutkan hidupnya, tiba-tiba saja pria tersebut kembali muncul... namun kali ini dengan membawa serta sebuah maksud yang tidak pernah Elle bayangkan sebelumnya. *** visual karakter dapat dilihat di Instagram @blackauroranovels