James Lee Burke

Manjadi seorang istri tentunya sangat tidak mudah untuk Valeria, apalagi keluarga dari suaminya selalu saja menuntut Valeria menjadi sempurna. Setelah melahirkan seorang anak, tubuh Valeria yang berubah drastis membuat suaminya berselingkuh dengan alasan Valeria tidak cantik lagi. Tak lama setelah itu, Valeria juga kehilangan anak yang baru saja dia lahirkan. Semua orang menyalahkan Valeria karena tidak becus menjaga anak. Julian menceraikan Valeria, di saat yang bersamaan, keluarga Valeria membawanya pulang dan diam-diam dia menerima warisan dari keluarganya yang pura-pura bangkrut selama ini. Valeria kembali bangkit, dia mulai mengubah penampilannya dan menjadi CEO di perusahaannya. Perlahan, Valeria membalaskan dendamnya kepada keluarga Julian. Saat Valeria menyelidiki ternyata keluarga Julian bekerja sama dengan seorang mafia untuk memperlancar bisnisnya. Karena Valeria hanya fokus membalas dendam, dia tak tahu jika mafia itu tertarik dengan Valeria. Valeria yang sudah trauma dengan percintaan kini di goyahkan lagi dengan pria mapan dan berwibawa itu. Dengan semua usaha yang di kerahkan Salvatore, Valeria mulai kembali membuka hati. Sal bahkan membuat Valeria semakin bertumbuh menjadi wanita yang jauh lebih baik. Mereka menjadi pasangan yang paling di segani di dunia perbisnisan.

"Just let me hold you for a while, please," he said after setting me back down. This time, he laid me in the middle of the bed before sliding in next to me. "What if this was really me? Not a dream version of Lucy but the real thing?" I asked. He reached his hand across to me, pulling my hair behind my ear before pulling me closer to his body. "Well, in real life, you probably would have slapped me for doing this," he said, making us both laugh. Little did he know. After I witnessed my mom's murder, I fled my pack to search for a freedom I knew may never exist. I dreaded the day I would turn 18 as I never wanted a mate bond after the horror I had lived through. After years of being sold as a slave, I found myself belonging to a new pack once again. And then, I turned 18. I found not just one but two mates along with untapped power that I have no idea how to manage. ***TRIGGER WARNING - SA AND PHYSICAL ABUSE MENTIONED THROUGHOUT STORY***

Elara lived in fear as a forgotten omega. Her life shattered when Alpha Justin, her fated mate, formally rejected her and left her for dead in a lonely, boring world. But fortunately for Elara, betrayal only gave way for a rare, ancient power within her. Barely alive, Elara was found by Alpha Fenris Stone, the dark, powerful leader of the Shadowood Pack. Under his watchful eye, her wounds healed, and a threatening power tied to the Moon Goddess exploded. Elara is reborn, transforming into the prophesied Queen Luna.  Now, she must return to confront the Alpha who wronged her, reclaim her destiny, and embrace the fierce love of the warrior who saw her true strength.

When her hot, overbearing, but charming boss gets a hold of her diary, and offers to grant her greatest wish for a child, Twenty-two-year-old Felicity Graham is furious, and hesitant. For one, he's her employer. Two, she wonders if he truly loves her, or if his offer is just based on his father's pressure on him to produce a heir. — Cold, reclusive Shawn Colby has hit a dead end. Undeniably New York's most eligible bachelor and a well-known business tycoon, he could have anything his heart desired. Women, cars, numerous houses if he wanted. When his overbearing father demands that he settle down and produce an heir, Shawn can't think of anyone else but Felicity — his calm, sweet personal assistant. When he gets hold of Felicity's diary, and finds out that her greatest dream is to have a child of her own, he propositions her. But Felicity is furious, and hesitant. Besides being Shawn's assistant, she's close to his family as well, and is aware of the pressure he's under to bring forth a heir. What happens when a business trip up-turns their lives? Can Shawn prove that he truly loves her for her, pressure aside?

Michael is the alpha of the Red River pack; his cruelty and contempt towards the woman he is meant to love and protect are vile. Will the woman survive? Can they rebuild the rest of their lives, or will his cruelty forever break their minds, bodies, and souls? Nicole was his chosen mate. She knew and experienced firsthand the depths of his depravity. Young, naive, and innocent, she fell victim to his manipulations, only to be discarded when he had no more use for her. To truly know someone, you have to know where they came from; my name is Layla, they are my parents, and this is our story. It never ceased to amaze me how the moon goddess allowed someone like my father to exist. How could she stand by and let one man ruin so many lives, and yet she constantly challenges the rest of us with so much loss and sorrow? I rose above every obstacle put in my path. I have loved, lost, and suffered at the hands of others, and yet I'm still here. I overcame my struggles tougher, stronger, and more determined to build a better life for my people, pack, and family. And I did; we finally made it. I stare at the people in the room. They came into my life when I needed them the most; they are my family, and I love them all.

THE NOVEL'S SYNOPSIS: Winnie's life goes up in flames when her dream of owning a bakery turns into a complete nightmare. She has just escaped being taken to jail and now has a steep debt on her shoulders. Her life is officially a mess. Until she gets stuck in an elevator with Ares Masters, an unfeeling billionaire who offers her a million dollars to be his wife. Out of options and desperate, Winnie agrees to the scheme, after all, what could go wrong? She never plans to fall for the cold man and she knows only heartbreak waits for her at the end of the road.

Demi menyelamatkan perusahaan sang ayah, Marlina menjual dirinya pada seorang CEO tampan, perusahaan ternama. Kevin Andreas. Dia membantu perusahaan saingannya, dengan Marlina sebagai imbalan. Berpikir akan hidup bahagia dengan pernikahannya. Wanita itu malah mendapatkan perlakuan kasar dari suaminya. Marlina dianggap sampah tak berguna, karena tidak bisa memberi Kevin keturunan. Bisakah dia bertahan dengan pernikahan ini? Karena meluluhkan seorang CEO arogan, bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah.

I'm a dreamer.... I have been dreaming about my best friend for as long as I can remember..... A first kiss has been saved for him.... Now I am 21 years old with secrets and a fake world around me. Can I keep it all from crumbling down? Can I keep the past where it belongs?

Elkan hidup di rumah mewah mertuanya layaknya pembantu—direndahkan, dicibir, bahkan dilecehkan secara halus oleh para perempuan di dalamnya. Istrinya tak pernah sudi disentuh, adik iparnya gemar menggoda sambil menertawakan "kelakiannya", dan sang kakak ipar janda tak segan mengajak bermain di balik pintu kamar. Mereka mengira Elkan hanya pria miskin tak berharga—tubuh yang bisa dihina, hasrat yang bisa dipermainkan. Tapi mereka lupa… pria yang mereka hina diam-diam adalah pewaris mahkota konglomerat besar. Dan saat Elkan mulai mengambil alih segalanya, permainan berbalik. Kini, satu per satu wanita di rumah itu mulai merayunya bukan untuk mengejek… tapi karena benar-benar menginginkannya. Dan Elkan? Ia bisa memilih… siapa yang akan ia cicipi—dan siapa yang akan ia hancurkan perlahan.

"Aku tidak peduli dengan semua orang. Karena aku hanya ingin kau yang melayaniku." Pria itu tersenyum tipis. Rasa puas terlihat dari gestur tubuhnya yang santai; duduk menyandarkan punggung, sembari menopang kaki. *** Bella dihadapkan dengan seorang pria angkuh, sombong dan menyebalkan. Namun, sayangnya pria tersebut sanggup membuat detak jantungnya berdegup ribuan kali lebih cepat. Bella tak berkutik dan berusaha mengenyahkan perasaan suka yang meletup dalam hati. Perasaan itu, seperti sensasi kembang api saat meluncur menderasi langit. Apakah cinta Bella dan pria misterius itu akan berakhir, meski Bella pada akhirnya mengetahui kenyataan pahit masa lalunya?