French Second Empire

BOOK ONE **** The first rule in the Empire. YOU COULD LIE. If it meant protecting the Empire, then do it. But no one wanted you to lie to them. Not even the ones who set the rule. I wore a mask like them, just mine....had a little bit extra, it had a smile. **** GENESIS OF THE EMPIRE OF SIN SERIES

Clara baru saja diusir dari kediamannya sendiri. Orang tuanya belum lama meninggal. Namun, bukannya mendapat topangan dari kerabatnya, mereka malah merampas semua harta yang ditinggalkan oleh kedua orang tua Clara. Clara berjalan tak tentu arah. Ia hanya diperbolehkan membawa pakaian-pakaiannya sendiri. Tanpa diberi uang sepeserpun. Ia tidur dimanapun dirasa tempat itu mampu menghalanginya dari turunnya hujan dan panas. Wajahnya yang cantik jelita mulai terlihat kotor akibat tak terawat. Siang itu, Clara beristirahat di bangku taman tempat anak-anak TK bermain. Berjalan cukup jauh membuat tubuhnya cukup lelah. Belum sempat memejamkan mata ia mendengar suara anak kecil yang memanggilnya 'mama'. "Mama? Mama ngapain disini? Kenapa mama gak pernah pulang? Papa bilang, mama pergi jauh sekali. Kenapa mama jahat sama Devan?" Ucap anak itu pada Clara. Clara hanya bisa terdiam cukup lama mendengar perkataan anak itu. Seingatnya ia belum pernah melakukan hubungan dengan siapapun. Tapi, kenapa anak ini memanggilnya mama?

Kiano Rayn seorang CEO tampan dan dingin. Ia pun terpaksa bertekad menikahi Danilla mantan karyawannya di Rayn Grup. Meskipun, banyak penolakan yang dilakukan Danilla, karena dia tidak merasa pernah tidur bersama mantan bosnya. Karena ia menganut tidak ada hubungan seks sebelum menikah. Namun, bukti tes positif hamil membuat Danilla terkejut. Ia juga melihat hasil USG nya ada janin dalam rahimnya. Hingga mereka terlibat nikah kontrak. Mungkinkah benih-benih cinta diantara mereka tumbuh? Blubr. "Ini nggak mungkin, Pak. Bagaimana bisa saya mengandung calon bayi bapak?! Nggak usah halu, Pak!" "Kamu lihat ini!" Kiano menunjukkan bukti atas kehamilan Danilla. "Nggak mungkin, Pak! Ini ada yang salah!" kilah Danilla menatap tajam pria itu. "Coba kamu cek kembali!" Kiano memberikan testpack. Setelah mencobanya, Danilla terkejut dengan hasil dua garis biru. Ia pun pingsan.

The beach was crowded as it was summer and many families tend to camp and have fun during this period. A young tanned skinned girl of about eight years, sat on the sand a little bit far from her family. She had a darkblue hoodie on and a headphone over her head. Her beautiful grey eyes seem to shimmer as she stared with keen interest at the water, while humming a song softly and enjoying the quiet. However, her little peace and privacy was shortlived as a lad of about ten years old, endowed with curly jet-black hair, ran along. He stopped however, on seeing her. She turned to see the one invading her quiet only to see the boy staring at her. She looked at him without saying a word, holding his gaze. Time seemed to fly by as they both continued their staring match which was eventually interrupted, when another lad of same age as the boy came by. "Jordan! There you are. Come, Mom calls for you." The blonde haired lad said, looking at the girl briefly before dragging the other along who continued to stare at the girl from his shoulders until she was out of eyesight. "Hey Elle!" A little girl of same age as the grey eyed, called as she ran towards her. "Come see the sand castle that Rosalie and I built." "Jordan," the grey-eyed girl whispered.

Arion Ortega, pengusahaa kaya raya. Pewaris tunggal Ortega holding jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama dengan wanita yang belum ia kenal. 5 tahun kemudian dia menemukan wanita itu. Thalita Aryashuta, wanita yang ditinggalkan oleh tunangannya

“Kita adalah sepasang kerusakan yang saling mencoba memperbaiki.” *** Keluar dari kandang singa, masuk ke kolam buaya. Itulah situasi yang cocok untuk Scarlett Delillah saat ini. Terlepas dari tuduhan percobaan pembunuhan terhadap Regis Mondru—kekasih yang tidak mau mengakui kehamilannya, ia diusir keluarganya karena dianggap sebagai pembawa aib. Dari Brooklyn, Scarlett pindah ke New York untuk memulai hidup baru. Berjuang dan berhasil bertahan hidup dengan putrinya sebagai pâtisserie sekaligus pemilik toko roti Bake Me Up. Di saat kondisnya mulai stabil, adik ipar sahabatnya bernama William Molchior yang berlebel playboy berusaha mendekatinya. Scarlett yang trauma tentu tidak semudah itu menerima William. Namun, miliyuner tersebut selalu berusaha merobohkan dinding pertahannya yang sudah susah payah ia bangun. Bagaimana bila dinding yang sudah hampir dirobohkan William kembali utuh karena Regis tiba-tiba datang, memaafkan segala kesalahannya yang dulu lalu menawarinya sebuah pernikahan dan keluarga? Yang Scarlett ragu akan ia temukan pada diri playboy William Molchior. Lalu siapakah yang harus ia pilih? Si singa alias ayah biologis putrinya? Atau si buaya yang katanya sudah insyaf? *** Chacha Prima

I licked her earlobe and whispered, "You're a good girl, Amelia. Let me corrupt you." She began moaning and said, "Please, please," over and over under her breath. I wanted her so badly, but I wanted to enjoy this moment even more. "I'm going to make you come, baby. I'm going to make you come so hard that you lose control of your body. When I'm done with you, you'll be a villain, too," I whispered in her ear. Adrian Chase was the King of DC and the most feared lawyer in the country. Laws bent for him, as simple as that. Amelia Hartley's quest for justice made her the target of one of the largest and most corrupt pharmaceutical companies. Their paths collide, and a dangerous attraction draws them into a web of desire and deception. They both seek justice, but Adrian is willing to break hell for it. Will Amelia burn it with him, or will she become one more pawn in Adrian's quest for revenge? Empire of Deception is created by Amelie Bergen, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

“You think you know me?” His breath rushed whiskey-hot against her face. “No, I—” Her breath choked back as she felt his palm sliding between her thighs. She meant to press them together, to slow all this down. His fingertips were almost… But she felt her muscles loosening instead, telling a truth she couldn’t muster. - Power. Control. Dominance. Kade's world is all about being on the top and ahead of everyone. Love doesn't exist in his vocabulary, but obsession does. When a brilliant risk analyst crosses his path, offering him a unique insight about everyone around him, his power over his empire increases, and so does his crave for owning her. Raven is an asset, his asset, his. With her, he was on top of the world. Empire of Dominance is written by Amelie Bergen, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Nadin Maharani terpaksa harus menikah dengan Raka Argantara yang adalah kakak iparnya usai insiden yang merenggut nyawa suaminya Rafa Argantara kala dirinya sedang mengandung anak pertama yang baru menginjak usia 2 bulan. Detik terkahir sebelum suaminya memejamkan mata untuk selamanya—Rafa meminta kepada Raka untuk menikahi istrinya bahkan dalam keadaan Raka sudah beristri sekalipun. Pilu yang dirasakan kala menjadi istri kedua dari seorang laki-laki yang masih sangat mencintai istrinya. Namun meskipun seperti itu, Nadin telah berjanji kepada mendiang suaminya untuk menerima Raka dan mencoba untuk membuka hatinya untuk kakak ipar yang berganti status sebagai suaminya. Lantas, apakah Raka bisa melakukan hal yang sama kepada Nadin? Apakah Raka bisa menerima Nadin sepenuhnya? Mencintai wanita itu layaknya ia mencintai istri pertamanya dan layaknya ia Rafa mencintai Nadin? Atau justru Raka menyiksa Nadin dalam pernikahan yang sudah melukai istri pertamanya?

When Esme Ames, a 22-Year-old virgin ends up on a nightstand, with a stranger, after seeing her step-sister Raina in bed with her boyfriend of three years Titus. Her life takes a turn for worse when her one-night stand partner turns out to be Cassian Van, the biggest controller of all corporate business, and the biggest don in the underworld. He takes her to be nothing and sends her away with a billion dollars, asking her to never appear in front of him. What happens when Esme gets pregnant with Cassian Van's child and when Cassian finds out that Esme is not like the other women he's met?