Hotel Grim

Belum usai acara pelatihan yang dihadiri oleh Rania di sebuah hotel berbintang, ia terpaksa meninggalkan acara. Rania yang sedang dalam kondisi lemah setengah sadar karena sakit yang ia derita, salah masuk kamar dan terpaksa melakukan hubungan semalam dengan Bastian – mantan kekasih sekaligus bos di tempatnya bekerja – yang akan melangsungkan pernikahan dengan Maya dua minggu lagi. Namun sayangnya, dari hubungan singkat itu, Rania harus menerima kenyataan kalau dirinya hamil. Ia hamil anak Bastian yang kini sudah menjadi suami sah Maya. Rania pun memutuskan untuk berhenti, namun Bastian dengan keras menolak pengajuan pengunduran diri Rania. Bagaimana nasib Rania setelah itu? Apakah Rania akan melepaskan janinnya dan tetap bekerja pada Bastian yang begitu sering menindasnya? Atau Rania akan tetap mempertahankan kehamilan itu dan pergi menjauh dari Bastian?

Keadaan ekonomi yang sulit memaksa Devan tidak melanjutkan kuliahnya, memilih untuk kerja sebagai pelayan hotel demi terus hidup dan membiayai kebutuhannya. Kenyataan pahit harus dia hadapi ketika pacarnya selingkuh, hutang yang menumpuk, hingga kehilangan pekerjaan membuatnya ingin menyerah. Ketika berada di titik terendah hidupnya, dia mendapat sistem penguasa yang menyatu dengan dirinya. Seperti yang diketahui, roda ekonomi di dunia ini digerakkan oleh jaringan keluarga mafia yang berkuasa. Masa lalu yang keras membuatnya tertarik memulai jaringannya sendiri dan membangun kekuatan. Hingga terungkaplah fakta bahwa kedua orang tuanya mati bukan karena kecelakaan, namun dibunuh oleh salah satu jaringan mafia besar. Devan semakin membulatkan tekadnya untuk balas dendam, dengan sistem penguasa yang dia miliki, Devan bertekad untuk mencapai titik tertinggi demi menguasai tatanan dunia.

The day after I returned to my home country, my old classmates ambushed me with an invitation to a reunion. In the hotel, I ran into my ex, Shawn Quinn, whom I hadn't seen in five years. The room froze when he pulled out a ring and proposed. Gasps rippled through the crowd. They all expected me to jump at the chance, given how hard I had chased him back in the day. They forgot the gut-punch of our graduation day. Shawn had sided with another woman, letting her paint me as a plagiarist, a cheater, a bully. The school authorities revoked my diploma and kicked me out of the ceremony. Humiliated, I fled abroad, leaving behind a shattered heart. Now, his best friend told me, "Shawn pulled strings to get your diploma back despite your past mistakes. He never forgot about you. He has been waiting for you all these years. You're his only love."

Book 1 It starts with a curse. Jackson King, the most ruthless Alpha King, knows exactly when he will die—cursed by a fate he can’t escape. With his time running out, his last mission is clear: he must save his bloodline before it's too late. But there’s a catch—the only one who can help him is Layla Carlisle. A debt-ridden hotel maid. A disrespectful, wolfless half-blood! Desperate to give her sister a better life, Layla agrees to become Jax’s surrogate, never imagining the dark and dangerous world she’s stepping into. His cold allies look at her with contempt, and Jax himself is a mystery. But as the days pass and the bond between them grows, Layla faces an impossible choice: fulfil her promise and give up the child she’s carrying or confront the deep scars of her own abandonment. Together, they must navigate the treacherous world of werewolf politics, curses, and a connection neither of them expected—one that could destroy them both.

Satu malam. Satu kesalahan. Satu pria asing yang seharusnya tidak pernah ada. Ariana Bennett hanya ingin pengalaman pertamanya berjalan sesuai rencana. Semua sudah diatur—pria bayaran, kamar hotel, dan rahasia yang tak boleh diketahui siapa pun. Namun pagi setelah malam penuh gairah itu, sebuah pesan menghancurkan segalanya. Pria yang seharusnya datang… tidak pernah muncul. Lalu siapa pria yang tidur dengannya semalam? Terjebak antara rasa takut, penasaran, dan konsekuensi yang mungkin mengubah hidupnya selamanya, Ariana harus mencari identitas pria misterius itu—sebelum rahasia di balik pertemuan mereka lebih dulu menghancurkannya. Dan ketika kebenaran mulai terkuak, Ariana sadar: pria itu bukan sekadar orang asing. Dia adalah bahaya yang kini terikat pada takdirnya. Sentuhan seorang asing bisa menjadi awal dari obsesi, kepemilikan… dan cinta yang paling berbahaya.

Nagising si Amber na hubad at walang maalala sa isang prestihiyosong hotel sa Milchester. Pero isa lang ang alam niya, hindi simpleng tao ang nakasiping niya kagabi. Si West Lancaster o King of Hell, kung siya'y tawagin ng kanyang mga trabaho. Ito ay dahil wala ito ni isang kaso na hindi naipanalo. At kung sino man ang nakakaharap nito sa korte ay siguradong magdudusa pagkatapos. Wala itong kinatatakutan. At ngayon ay nagising itong may iilang piraso ng isang libo pagkatapos ng mainit nilang pinagsaluhan. Ano nga ba ang naghihintay kay Amber matapos niyang tratuhin bilang isang bayaran ang batikan at kilala sa kanyang ginagawa? Mauuwi ba ang isa sa hindi inaasahang kasunduan na maglalapit sa kanila o sa walang katapusang bangayan na sisira sa kanilang dalawa?

Lily Morgan is a 24-year-old woman crushed by her father's suicide and the three million dollar debt he left behind. She lives in a tiny apartment with her disabled younger sister Sophie, working multiple low-wage jobs while loan shark Vincent Shaw threatens them daily. Lily has always been invisible, plain, and suffers from crippling low self-esteem after years of being overlooked and dismissed. She believes she deserves nothing good in life. Alexander Hunt is a 32-year-old hotel magnate, cold and emotionally unavailable after being raised by a stern father who taught him that feelings are weakness. He built his empire through ruthless business decisions and has never let anyone close except his ex-girlfriend Cassandra Vale, who he keeps in his life as his VP and secret lover. His dying grandmother Margaret is his only soft spot, and her final wish is to see him married before she passes.

Knile Monte Forteros, a CEO at the renowned Fragments Fox Newspapers and Magazines Company and hailing from a wealthy family, was about to marry his fiancée, Cayleigh Shaine Montemayor, who also came from a family of business owners and owned the Hotel de Montemayor, but it was thwarted due to an accident. Akira Rodrigo Salamanca, a fashion designer and owner of the famous Magic Fashion Boutique, was the one who hit Knile's fiancee, Cayleigh, causing her to lose both legs. Out of anger, Knile imprisoned Aki and hid the events from the public using his high position in society. Seeing no other hope, Aki made a deal to be Cayleigh's aide for life in exchange for his freedom. Aki became Cayleigh's legs and eyes, which also led to frequent interactions between him and Knile. But if the heart of the oppressed falls into false love, is the feeling of the heart heavier than the depth of gratitude? Is it wrong to fall in love with a conqueror? Maybe so, but it's worse to fall in love secretly.

For Tracy Bennett, her date was supposed to be sweet with the man she thought was her forever. Instead, she found him cheating on her with her best friend in the hotel where they had planned to meet. Heartbroken and furious, Tracy stormed out, blinded by tears and anger, only to collide with a stranger. A tall, handsome man whose smirk made her blood boil. That man was Nick White, the wealthy billionaire who had just been appointed CEO of Haven Enterprises, where Tracy worked. She wanted to forget their brief encounter, but fate had other plans. The next day, Tracy discovered that Nick wasn’t just an ordinary stranger, he was her boss with a personal vendetta, and he wasn’t shy about using his power. Charmingly ruthless, Nick made her an offer she couldn’t resist: submit to his whims and seize the chance to get back at those who had wronged her so badly, or risk losing the career she had spent years building.

Kara Baxter has only two things in life she held dear - her virginity and the house she grew up in. The bank has foreclosed on the house and Kara was scrambling to find someone who can help her redeem it. Her boss at the hotel, the billionaire Nico Bernardi, offered to help, but the repayment he was asking was unpalatable to Kara. He wanted her to be his mistress. Kara refused. Her virginity is not for sale. But why did she end up in an underground auction with her virginity as the major selling point for her market value? Then, to her horror, Nico bought her. In just one night, Kara lost the two things she held dear in her life. But she was a fighter and she will show this mob boss that he may buy her, but he can never buy her love. Join Kara as she navigates her way as the mistress of the mob boss and becomes entangled with his quest for justice and truth as she fights for her own survival and love in BOUGHT.