Hard Times Make Strong Men

"Previously published as Abducted by K.I. LynnThe mafia never lets you go.I thought I was safe, free, but I never expected to find myself locked in a cage.I’m in his territory. His prison.The beast.A fate worse than death awaits me if I can’t get away, so when the opportunity of salvation presents itself I grab it, even if I’m not sure I can trust the hand I’m holding.The only way out is through, exposing secrets and spilling blood.Things aren’t how they appear. Nobody is what they seem.Not even me.**Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing. There are triggers.**"

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Brisia Atmadja memang sudah kehilangan akal. Demi mendapatkan "kebebasan" tanpa ragu dia menawarkan diri kepada Tuan Parson untuk memperistrinya. Ya, Theodore Maxmillian Parson, calon pewaris keluarga Parson yang merupakan saingan terbesar keluarga Atmadja. Seorang pria yang terkenal dingin dan oportunis, untuknya segala sesuatu hanya dilihat berdasarkan keuntungan bisnis. Ketika Tuan Parson setuju untuk memperistrinya, keyakinan Brisia perlahan luntur. Mampukan dia mendapatkan "kebebasan" yang menjadi tujuannya atau dia hanya berpindah dari satu sangkar emas ke sangkar emas lainnya?

Setelah kematian sang ayah, Ceicillia harus menghadapi ancaman kehancuran perusahaan keluarganya. Demi keberlangsungan perusahaan keluarganya, Ceicillia terpaksa membuat kesepakatan dengan Alexander Goldman, mantan kekasihnya yang ternyata adalah seorang OLD MONEY di Kota New York. Untuk menikahi pria itu dengan imbalan sejumlah saham untuknya.

My son accidentally ate peanuts and suffered a severe allergic reaction. I threw away all the anti-allergy medication in the house and even hung up when he called 911 for help. I watched helplessly as his airway swelled shut and he suffocated to death. In my previous life, when my son struggled to breathe, I immediately drove him to the hospital. After an intense rescue effort, he survived, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, my mother-in-law stormed in, furious, accusing me of being a monster and blaming me for nearly killing him. I hurried to explain that he was fine. Yet, when I presented the doctor's report and discharge paperwork, I was horrified to discover that they had turned into a death certificate. My son, who had been resting safely in the ICU, was gone. He had somehow appeared in the morgue. Refusing to accept it, I checked the surveillance footage. However, the footage clearly showed that my son never left the operating room. Instead, it was just me, talking to myself the entire time. I had no idea what was happening. No one believed me. They locked me in a psychiatric hospital. In the end, as my condition worsened, a swarm of frenzied patients attacked me and tore me apart alive.

Mbak Dita dan Mas Elman, dulunya adalah sepasang kekasih. Hubungan mereka kandas, terhalang restu orang tua, dan Eyang adalah orang yang paling keras menentang hubungan keduannya. Alasan tepatnya aku tidak tahu, yang jelas demi memisahkan mereka, Mbak Dita dikirim ke luar negeri untuk melanjutkan pendidikannya, sementara Mas Elman dijodohkan dengan almarhumah Mbak Diana. Padahal Mbak Diana dan Mbak Dita adalah sepupu. Entah mengapa Eyang begitu membenci Mbak Dita dan keluarganya. Mas Elman menikah dengan Mbak Diana dikaruniai seorang putri cantik Syafia Nazila namanya, biasa dipanggil Zila, yang melengkapi kebahagiaan mereka. Tapi sayang itu tidak lama, ditahun ketiga pernikahan mereka, Mbak Diana meninggal karena kecelakaan. Meninggalkan Mas Elman dengan putri kecil mereka. Enam bulan setelah Mbak Diana meninggal, Mas Elman menikahiku. Bukan karena cinta, tapi karena hanya aku yang bisa meredakan tangis Zila. Kini Mbak Dita datang lagi, berusaha mencuri perhatian Mas Elman lagi. Haruskah aku menyerah? Sementara aku merasa tak sebanding dengan Mbak Dita yang sempurna.

Grant, the heir to the Bennett family, had been my protector for over a decade. He taught me how to fire my first shot and saved me from every attempt on my life. After someone slipped drugs into Grant's drink at the family gathering, he stumbled into my room, and his icy control shattered. His hands found my waist as he pulled me close, his lips brushing against my ear as he whispered my name. A single night of drugged passion left me pregnant with his child. When my twin sister, Claire, found out, she left a note and disappeared, heartbroken. After that, I was cast as the cold-hearted villain who drove her own sister away. Grant personally forced the contraceptive potion down my throat and exiled me to the lawless territories beyond our family's control. To make me atone, he abandoned me to fend for myself in that desolate land. I was eventually killed in the crossfire of a mob war. As I lay dying, my mind was flooded with memories of Grant. The troublemaker he always called me was finally gone. He must have been relieved. When I next opened my eyes, I had returned to the morning after that disastrous night. This time, without hesitation, I drank the contraceptive potion myself.

Ryan Stanley Ford mengganti identitasnya untuk misi membalas dendam dan mencari bukti kehancuran perusahaan Andrew Ford, sang ayah. Ryan harus mengikuti permainan licik James White yang memintanya sebagai CEO dan menjalin kedekatan dengan putri tunggalnya, Briana. Kini keduanya semakin terikat. Ryan dilema antara melanjutkan misi atau membatalkan dendamnya demi Briana.

"Kenapa harus aku yang dijadikan tumbal?" Terkadang perjalanan cinta dengan seseorang tidak pernah bisa semulus yang diharapkan. Kisah cinta Reyna harus berakhir tragis karena semua calon suaminya selalu mengalami kesialan. Ada saja perihal ia harus gagal menikah sampai ketiga kali lamanya. Dan konon perempuan yang seperti diaanggap sebagai perempuan bahulaweyan. Ambisinya yang terlalu bersemangat untuk menikah akhirnya memikat seorang ruh dari masa lalu Reyna. Reyna tidak bisa mengedus sama sekali sosok yang janggal dari Bara. Hingga hubungan yang tak biasa itu bisa terjalin seiring berjalannya waktu. Bara memutuskuna untuk meminang Reyna tepat di hari kematian yang tak disadari pasangannya itu. Apa Reyna sadar dengan apa yang terjadi? Dan apa ia tahu siapa sosok Bara yang sebenarnya?

Tenement Uno is a mysterious and secret place where supernatural beings like werewolves, vampires, elves, fairies, mermaids, zombies, reapers, deities, and much more live. There are rooms for rent available for them. This is also a non-human community, dare to enter and you'll never get out alive. At present, the Landlord Gabriel is searching for a new landowner. His 350-year contract will soon expire. His immortality, sadness, and pain will fade. But, that will not happen if Felicity—the chosen one, won't accept his offer on being the next owner of Tenement Uno. He has no more enough time to find a new one. And he was only thinking of one way to convince her. Let her fall for him, pity him, and love him. In that case, he was sure the lady would not hesitate to catch him from tearing apart. He's accurate Felicity will save his cursed soul.