Kim Harrison: Books

Penelope Faelan’s life was ordinary, if not for her haunting beauty—an allure so striking it seemed almost otherworldly. But the life she knew vanishes the moment the goddess Demeter kidnaps her, desperate to save her daughter, Persephone, from a fate worse than death: becoming the Queen of the Underworld. Transformed into an exact replica of Persephone, Penelope is thrust into a world of darkness and deceit, forced to take her place as Hades’ queen. Bound by magic to conceal the truth, Penelope finds herself at the mercy of the brooding and enigmatic King of the Dead. But Hades is not the monster she was warned about. Beneath his cold exterior lies a smoldering intensity that stirs something Penelope has never felt before. As Penelope struggles to adapt to her new role, the Underworld reveals its secrets—and her own. With every passing day, she begins to question her past and the mysterious circumstances that led her to this moment. Meanwhile, Persephone watches from the shadows, determined to reclaim her throne and the man who was never meant to fall for her mortal double. As passions ignite and loyalties are tested, Penelope must navigate a labyrinth of lies, lust, and power. When Demeter’s betrayal sets a deadly plan into motion, Penelope faces an impossible choice: to fight for her freedom or embrace the darkness and claim her place as the true Queen of Shadows.

Leah is injured in the woods where Zachary’s wolf finds her. Before Leah passes out, she sees the werewolves transform into humans. She is treated by a girl when she wakes up who was sent by Zachary. Leah meets Zachary before she is taken home. Leah is still stunned as she gets home. She hadn’t known that Winstonville would be crawling with such creatures. She recalls what brought her to Winstonville with her mother in the first place, which is the death of her father. Leah arrives for the first day at school and meets Amelia. Amelia helps her adjust. Surprisingly, she sees Zachary in school and promises to approach him. Leah is late for biology class and is surprised to see Zachary who turns out to be her lab partner. She tries to start a conversation with him but he is disinterested. Leah is disappointed. The Elders of the Den are angry that Zachary exposed their secret to a human. Zachary challenges them with mad leaves. He thinks about Leah and how irked at her presence. His wolf feels otherwise. Leah tried to speak to Zachary in school again but he is still disinterested. Leah still doesn’t give up. She notices how Olivia is close to Zachary and feels that they are a thing. In class, she sits with Olivia coincidentally and she explains her relationship with Zachary.

Finlay MacLeod, the leader of Clan MacLeod, is bound by duty to marry Ailsa MacDonnell, a woman from a rival clan, to secure peace in the Highlands. But each night, he is drawn into the arms of Moira MacEacharn, a mysterious and seductive dark priestess who has haunted him since childhood. Fin believes he is in love, unaware that Moira’s power over him is anything but natural. As Fin’s devotion to Moira threatens the fragile truce between the clans, Ailsa—a healer and practitioner of white magic—begins to suspect that he is under a powerful enchantment. Determined to save him and prevent war, she unearths the truth of an ancient curse binding Fin to the priestess. But breaking the curse proves impossible, as magic demands payment, and Moira refuses to relinquish her claim. Caught between two women and two destinies, Fin must decide whether to fight for his freedom or surrender to the dark pull of the priestess, even as his choices risk the lives of everyone he holds dear.

Elena Santoso, arsitek muda asal Cakrawana, hampir kehilangan izin tinggal di Castelvaux. Terdesak waktu, ia nekat mengajak Daniel Harper—rekan kerja yang pendiam dan tak pernah ia perhitungkan—untuk menikah pura-pura demi menyelamatkan kariernya. Tapi semua jadi rumit saat mereka harus tinggal bersama di kota kecil Tenebris. Keluarga Daniel percaya sepenuhnya pada kebohongan mereka. Saat masa lalu Elena datang mengejar, dan media mulai mencium skandal, perasaan yang seharusnya pura-pura berubah jadi sesuatu yang nyata. Kini, Elena harus memilih: mempertahankan kebohongan demi ambisinya, atau jujur pada hati—meski itu berarti kehilangan segalanya.

Darien, a billionaire CEO used to have one big secret: his sexuality. Then he met Zach who discovered his secret. Instead of punishing him, Darien makes him an offer. If Zach can make him happy, he will give him anything he desires. It takes Darien less than one week to fall in love with Zach. Now his biggest secret is his love for Zach.

Slave. A word I've been hearing for the past 10 years that I have completely forgot what my real name was. My money driven parents sold me to the Alpha of the New moon pack when I was only 10 in return for a large sum of money. I was nothing but a worthless human who never had her first shift and I was kicked to the lowest of the low, beaten, worked to death and cursed all day. Losing all hope in life, something still made me want to hang on a little while longer. I can feel my chest warm up with fire and I pray to God that I'm not being delirious.

Flynn inherited his father's million pound chocolate business at 18 and is secretly gay. He's very far into the closet due to his upbringing and lives with two fears. One is that he will ruin his father's business and the other is that someone will work out that he is gay. Lucas, his new employee is the opposite. He's openly gay and very flirty. Or rather, he constantly flirts with Flynn. As time passes, Flynn finds it harder to pretend that he's not gay and that he doesn't like Lucas as more than his best employee. He's also been plagued by dreams that seem to be from his childhood where he made a promise with someone who feels like Lucas. Lucas' problem is that Flynn doesn't remember him and doesn't feel he deserves to be happy. Lucas' mission is to make Flynn happy, but it's going to be a hard one.

I was an orphan being adopted by a simple family. My dad was a driver of a very powerful businessman. My mom was one of their maids. She was in fact their lady butler. This family with gazillion bank accounts had an only heir, drop dead gorgeous young billionaire, Albert Michaels. He was always the talk of the news both in mainstream and social media along with either a popular pop star diva or a hubristic socialite with voluptuous body and kittenish voice. I, Samantha Reynolds, one of their servants had been stealthily trailing him since the day that I stepped in their grand top of a kind living room. His stone cold aloof aura as he stared at me everytime he caught me gawking at him made him even more attractive and charming than he already was. Till one rainy night, a magical or should I say disaster happened. Arriving at home late and intoxicated while I was busy wiping the glass tea table, he was almost dropping himself on the cold marble floor. Guiding him towards his room, his heaviness was weighing up my petite body. Till we both dropped on his king sized bed with me under him. His glassy eyes tingling my long time desire. His warm rims made me want to wrap them with mine. Till time stood still as the rain continued pouring engulfing the atmosphere with its coldness while him covering me with his burning libido. As we both reached the top, he called a name, ''Madeline!'' D*mn!

"เธอมันก็แค่น้องสาวของผู้หญิงขายตัว ที่หาวิธีทำให้ฉันสนใจไม่ได้ เธอก็วิ่งไปหาคนอื่น" "พี่สาวฉันไม่ใช่ผู้หญิงขายตัว อย่างที่พี่เข้าใจ" มิริณสวนกลับอรัณอย่างไม่ยอมทันที "เป็นเด็กN มันไม่ได้ต่างกับผู้หญิงขายตัว" อรัณจับข้อมือเรียวเล็กของมิริณเอาไว้แน่น ด้วยความโกรธและโมโห ใบสวยหวานไร้กรอบแว่นตา จ้องมองคนปากร้ายโดยไม่เกรงกลัวแต่อย่างใด "ถ้าเกลียดผู้หญิงขายตัว เกลียดพี่สาวฉัน เกลียดฉันมากนัก พี่ก็เลิกยุ่งกับฉันเสียทีสิ" มิริณกดน้ำเสียงโดยความไม่พอใจ พร้อมกับสะบัดมือออกจากแขนของอรัณ "ถ้าอยากเป็นเด็กขายตัวตามพี่สาวของเธอนัก ก็มาขายให้ฉันเสียสิ จะได้ไม่ต้องวิ่งหาคนอื่นให้มันเหนื่อย แค่นอนให้ฉันกระแทกก็พอ" "พี่รัณ" มิริณตระโกนใส่หน้าอรัณด้วยความโกรธจัด !! เพี๊ยะ !! พร้อมกับตะเบ่งฝามือฝาดใบหน้าอันหล่อเหลาของอรัณด้วยที่เขานั้นดูถูกเธอไม่หยุด ใบหน้าของอรัณหันไปตามแรงตบและมอง มิริณมาด้วยสายตาดุดัน "ขอซื้อดีๆ ไม่ขาย งั้นก็โดนฉันกระแทกก่อน แล้วค่อยคิดราคามาละกัน" พูดจบอรัณก็ระดมจูบคนตัวเล็กไปทั่วทั้งใบหน้าด้วยความโมโห

Prince Sebastian, the heir to the throne has always been destined for an arranged marriage. Edward never expected that he would be the other half of the arranged marriage. The prince is happy with the match, but Edward is not. Soon enough he finds his lack of feelings for the prince is the least of his problems when the consequences of entering the royal family become clear. It seems like they will never have a perfect marriage.