James Patterson Best Stand-alone Books

Diremehkan karena pekerjaan, dicibir karena menolak perjodohan, dan dihina karena tuduhan berzina. Vela terselamatkan oleh lamaran Eridan, seorang pria yang tak tega melihat sahabatnya menderita, walau tak pernah ada cinta yang terucap di antara mereka. Apakah pernikahan itu jalan keluar yang tepat? Atau malah mendatangkan masalah yang lebih besar? “Kalau hatimu merasa berat, jangan dipaksa kuat. Bagikan beban itu kepadaku juga.” “Sudah cukup pengorbanan yang kamu lakukan untukku. Jangan memaksakan hatimu juga. Meskipun keadaan mendesak begitu, jangan!”

Semua bermula dari Amber salah masuk kamar. Wanita cantik itu berada di ambang putus asa, karena kehidupan mewahnya lenyap seketika. Dari memiliki segalanya, menjadi tak memiliki apa pun. Mabuk adalah pilihan, tapi sialnya dia malah salah masuk kamar. Julian Kingston, pria berpengaruh di Amerika, membayar jalang untuk menemani malamnya. Dia mengira Amber adalah wanita yang sudah dia pesan. Namun, di kala pagi menyapa dia menemukan bercak darah di sperai ranjang, membuat pria tampan itu tahu bahwa dia telah memerawani seorang wanita yang masih perawan. Dua insan itu tak lagi bertemu, sampai bertahun-tahun kemudian semesta kembali mempertemukan. Lantas, bagaimana kelanjutan kisah Julian dan Amber? Dua orang asing saling tak mengenal, memiliki ikatan yang kuat. Akankah takdir menyatukan?

Harrison Monroe has been secretly in love with his best friend, Rhett Langley since they had an "experimental" affair between their junior and senior year of high school. They agreed to remain best friends and not let anything change between them, but everything changed for Harrison. Now older and leading their own lives, Harrison is yet to forget that steamy summer they spent together. When he gets asked to be Rhett's best man in his wedding to a woman named Rebecca, Harrison is put in an awkward position and goes through a journey to put his personal feelings aside and support his best friend. Then comes the bachelor's party where Rhett pulls Harrison away and they share another steamy moment. Harrison asks himself if it was only the alcohol in his system or if Rhett truly has romantic feelings for him as well, and with the wedding just around the corner, he's too fearful to ask. Now Harrison has more questions than answers and has to decide whether to swallow his pride and let Rhett marry a woman he may not truly love or take his chance at his own happily ever after and object at the altar in front of everyone.

Kiara Black and Trey Thompson have a one night stand after meeting each other at a bar, attempting to find solace from their personal problems. Days later, Kiara attends a welcome home party for her best friend’s brother that she’s never met before. After finding out that she accidentally slept with Candice’s brother, she makes it her mission to avoid Trey at all cost, but he’s determined to make her fall in love with him.

“Who said Lucas could have all the pretty ones?” he said and I immediately flinched from his touch. “I belong to Lucas” I hissed but he gave a small laugh “All that is Lucas’ will be mine” he whispered close to my ear and I immediately stepped out of his ring and walked away without looking back. A night of fiery passion, an accidental marking and a secret pregnancy puts Jessica at risk but what happens when the trouble comes from the man who placed her in family's way? Now she's on the run with the secret baby of her ex best friend and newest enemy

Julia is brokenhearted after being abandoned by her husband for another woman. This leads her into a steamy one-night stand with a mysteriously gorgeous stranger who takes her breath away. Just when she thinks she’s left that wild night behind, he turns out to be her son’s best friend. Michael wants her—and will stop at nothing to make her his. And just when she finally gives in to Michael’s persistent temptation, Gilbert, her husband, returns, demanding his wife back. Julia decides to keep her dangerous affair a secret from her family. To make matters worse, she discovers that she and her daughter, Olivia, are in love with the same man. Julia tries to break things off to protect her relationship with her daughter. But Michael makes it clear that she’s the one he wants, and he’s ready to move heaven and earth to be with her. He chooses to fight for her—and for their unconventional love—until the very end. Their forbidden secret affair brings nothing but trouble. Will Julia choose her family and career over her second chance at love—or will she risk losing it all? His jaw tensed. “I wish I could control what you’re doing to me. I wish I had a stop button inside my head—just so I could wake up for even one day without thinking about you. But I can’t.” “I’m married, Michael.” He took my hand. “I don’t see any ring on your finger. If I were your husband, Julia,” he breathed with longing, “I’d never be away from you.”

Cody is at the top of his game as an ice hockey player. He's rich, smart and successful. He's also a player and likes the girls. He's not interested in settling down. When his best friend's little sister, Imogen comes back home for the winter vacation things start to change. Imogen can't stand the sight of Cody. He's arrogant, conceited and full of himself and he's a serial dater. On top of that her big brother has sworn her off being allowed to date any of his team mates, especially not Cody. When they find themselves forced together the dynamic changes, emotion and feelings burn through them. Will they give in to their feelings for each other? A powerful story of young adult love, hope and happiness.

Tracy and Anna's once unbreakable friendship is shattered when Anna caught Tracy in bed with her twin brother, Dante. As Tracy and Dante continue their secret love affair, Tracy becomes pregnant but is betrayed when Dante proposes to Ava. Heartbroken, and alone, Tracy flees to another city where she met her billionaire father whom she believed was dead. She becomes a wealthy and ruthless CEO known for breaking men's heart. Would Tracy's choice for revenge ruin her? What's the true reason behind Tracy's behaviour? Will Tracy come back and get her own pound of flesh from Dante? Or will she forgive him for his betrayal?.

Warning. mohon bijak dalam memilih bacaan Dua tahun setelah kematian suaminya, Hana harus menemukan kenyataan kalau putra kecilnya mengidap leukemia. Hana tidak punya pilihan lain, dia harus mencari uang dalam jumlah banyak untuk biaya pengobatan anaknya. Situasi itu mempertemukan Hana dengan Devan. Devan, sang CEO yang angkuh karena patah hati bersedia memberikan banyak uang pada Hana asalkan Hana bersedia bermalam dengannya. Demi menyelamatkan putra kesayangannya, Hana pun terpaksa melakukannya. Seiring kebencian yang muncul di hati Hana kepada Devan yang telah membuatnya terpaksa melakukan hal itu, cinta di hati Devan justru tumbuh terhadap Hana. Devan merasa sangat menyesal ketika mengetahui kalau Hana tidur dengannya demi menyelamatkan putranya. Devan berusaha meminta maaf dan mendapatkan hati Hana. Akankah Hana memaafkan lelaki yang telah memanfaatkan dirinya? Bisakah Hana menghilangkan bayangan kelam dari malam ketika Hana merasa dia telah menjual diri demi uang? Bagaimanakah kisah cinta Hana dan Devan?

Turning she looked him straight in the face, her deep blue eyes piercing into his soul as she smiled sarcastically before speaking "Ohhh it's quite nice to meet an already made perfect father figure in front of me, it's true that only people with kids would know that when a six year old bumps into something or someone they can only cry and needs to be soothed but a person with none can't really tell but wait since you're already Soo perfect how could you not know that?? Wait let me guess it's because you don't have any right!!! Ohh wait I forgot to add that people like don't deserve to be fathers and should be put off the list, let's go baby before someone corrupts your soul" she finished before she turned and left, leaving him dumbfounded. Everyone including his bodyguards were shocked and some had even captured the moment as never in their lives had thought 'the devil' would be humilated like this ever. His bodyguards didn't even have the gusts to talk to him and yet a total stranger, a woman did... In less than a minute with no atom of fear whatsoever. Wow this needs to be shared everywhere. The worst part is she only said horrible things to him. Put off the father's list??? Why did they feel like she was deliberately cursing their boss "How dare she!!!!!!" he fumed as he turned to his assistant who was already shivering in fear "Yes boss??" "Find out everything about that woman and I'm giving you an hour to do so, cancel my flight I'm not in the mood to travel anymore" he finished before turning to leave the airport Undeserving to be a father??? Was she wishing him to become potent???!!! How dare she!!!