Kiss Of Life Julie Han

Sabrina Conner is used to hiding things all her life, such as journals, terrible exam results, female condoms, and even her secret marriage with her childhood sweetheart and billionaire, Abel Harper. Everything seems to lead a charmed life for her until an anonymous blackmailer sends her a picture of her husband, naked with an unrecognizable girl. The sluggish blackmail process engenders a series of strange events that makes Sabrina and her acquaintances involved wonder if they should start to expose their secrets themselves before anyone else does it, The thought of Abel’s infidelity shakes Sabrina's invariable principles and feelings, leading her to the lives of two men whom she becomes sentimentally close to but hardly can figure anything about their mysterious lives. Sabrina's curiosity urges her to explore what is more dangerous than mere murder. Now it seems like there is no way out.

Lara syok setelah mengetahui bahwa keluarganya terlibat dalam kematian orang tua Leon, direktur divisi di perusahaan keluarganya dan juga pria yang diam-diam dia cintai. Belum sempat memproses semua, Leon mendadak meminta Lara menikah kontrak dengannya. Akankah Lara menerimanya atau justru menolak tawaran yang begitu mendadak, tetapi membuatnya penasaran?

Blurb : “Maaf! A-anda s-siapa?” Kanaya tersentak dengan mata membulat menyadari ia kini berada bersama seorang pria dewasa asing dalam sebuah kamar tertutup yang cukup mewah. Ia mengamati punggung kekar lelaki yang menatap ke luar jendela dan membelakanginya itu dengan tubuh dan bibir gemetar. Lalu, mengamati ranjang ukuran king size tempat ia terduduk sambil mengatupkan lutut. Lelaki itu bergeming sambil menghisap sebuah cigarret di jemari. Tak berselang lama, asap pekat mengepul ke udara, menerpa rambut model under cut-nya. Asap pekat itupun pecah di udara. Kanaya semakin gentar. Ia berupaya mencari jalan untuk bisa keluar dari tempat itu, atau lari dari lelaki misterius yang terlihat menyeramkan itu. Jantungnya berdegub kencang, tubuhnya gemetar. Ia sadar, saat ini ia sedang berada di tempat yang salah dan di dekat orang yang salah. Perlahan ia beringsut dan melangkah ke arah pintu. Namun, di saat yang sama, lelaki itu berbalik dan menatap Kanaya tajam dan dingin yang menikam. Dua netra bulat Kanaya makin membulat sempurna. “Om, siapa?” tanyanya gugup. *** Viona tidak menyangka dibalik kebahagiaannya hidup bersama Dion, ternyata memicu sebuah petaka beruntun yang harus ia hadapi. Api dalam sekam dendam seorang anak angkat yang ia cintai sepenuh hati, membawa Viona pada petaka demi petaka yang membuat ia kembali terpuruk. Kasih sayang yang ia berikan pada Kanaya tidak sedikitpun meredam dendam masa lalu Kanaya pada ibu sambungnya tersebut. Gadis itu berupaya keras memberikan hukuman yang ia pikir setimpal untuk Viona, karena baginya, Vionalah penyebab ia kehilangan kesempatan bersama ibu kandungnya. Kasih sayang yang selama ini ia rasakan dari Viona baginya hanya sebuah kepalsuan dan sandiwara. Sehingga, ia tega menggiring Vion pada petaka. Hingga, akhirnya Viona bertemu dengan seorang lelaki yang terobsesi untuk membunuh Viona secara lahir dan bathin. Mampukah Viona bertahan di antara tekanan peristiwa demi peristiwa menyakitkan itu? Siapakah lelaki yang menjadi monster menakutkan bagi Viona tersebut?

My wife, who had always despised lugging around keys, ditched our modern smart lock for a clunky old-school key version. She even bolted it shut during showers. Every time I returned from work, I'd have to ring her up first. Fed up, I slapped the divorce agreement on the table during a family get-together. Everyone assumed I was drunk and joking. My wife hauled off and cracked me across the face. "Am I asking too much? You promised you'd indulge me forever." I met her glare with icy indifference and let out a bitter scoff. "Aren't I divorcing you and never returning the ultimate indulgence?"

The one I've loved for ten years hates me to his core. He comes up with various ways to hurt and belittle me. He even deliberately lets me hear him having a steamy night with someone else. "You're the unsightly blemish that marred my otherwise perfect life," he says. The thing that he regrets the most in his entire life is getting to know me. In the end, I die. However, he regrets it dearly.

Billionaire by day, spy by night. When billionaire CEO Adrian Blackwood's deception tears his marriage apart, his ex-wife, Lila, is left heartbroken and confused. But Adrian's infidelity was just a ruse - a desperate attempt to protect Lila from the deadly enemies lurking in the shadows of his double life as a spy. Now, Lila is in grave danger, and Adrian must risk everything to save her. As he sweeps back into her life, she is torn between her lingering love for him and her anger at his betrayal. Can Adrian convince Lila to trust him again, or will his secrets tear them apart forever?”

At twenty, she was taken to a night club for the first time. Now, at twenty six, she meets with the one man she has ever slept with. Christopher Allen. She had taken his money and ran. She always hoped to never come across him again. Now, he appears and wants to take his daughter or they get married. Yes, she had a child after just one night. One night of reckless abandon. Her first time. {"You make me laugh, I am here for what belongs to me and I think you know what that is," he said. My heart dropped to my feet immediately after he said that. I know he would want his money and I hope that is what he is talking about. "What do you want, your money?" I asked hoping he will say yes. "You are very funny... I want what belongs to me and you know very well what that is, yes, you took my money but, that's not what I am talking about... I WANT MY DAUGHTER!" } He had come demanding and she had no choice. She either agrees to be his wife or never sees her beloved daughter again. That was what bound her to him for life. A night had led to being his forever.

Adrian Quirrel, the heir to the Quirrel family, had been in poor health since childhood. Guided by the old superstition that marriage could restore his health, his family had taken in four young women, with only one to be chosen as his bride. On the selection day, they invited a renowned astrologer to read our birth charts. As soon as he said I carried a healing energy and could bear healthy heirs, the Quirrels decided on the spot that I would be Adrian's bride. Three months later, his health miraculously improved, and I soon found myself pregnant with twins—a boy and a girl. The family elders were ecstatic and even promised that my son would become the Quirrels' future heir. But on the night of the christening, Adrian locked me and the babies in the basement. I broke down and demanded an explanation. He sneered and replied, "If it weren't for your so-called 'healing energy,' Emily would've been my wife. "She wouldn't have jumped to her death at such a young age if she hadn't been pushed to that point. Tonight, I want you and your children to accompany her in death." He grabbed a nearby iron rod and savagely brought it down onto our babies. I threw myself over the babies, but Adrian kicked me aside. Blood splattered across the walls and floor, and my babies' breathing gradually weakened until it stopped. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day Adrian chose his bride.

Ever heard of a “wife for hire”? Absurd, right? Well, it was a brand-new concept to me too. As I stared at the billionaire sitting across from me, one thought rang loud and clear in my mind.“This man has lost it.“ How did I go from interviewing for a cleaner’s position to this? An offer to “marry” a billionaire? The words had barely left his lips before I scoffed, unable to help myself. “Is this some kind of joke?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at him, skepticism dripping from every word. He tilted his head to the side, his expression oddly calm. His brows lifted slightly as his sharp gaze locked onto mine. “Is something wrong?” he asked, his voice steady yet tinged with what seemed like guilt—or maybe embarrassment. “Did I offend you? If I have…” “I mean, no offense, but… look at you. You’re tall, handsome, rich,” I continued, gesturing toward him as if to underline my point. “Any woman out there would swarm around you, dying for the chance to be with you. So, why me? Unless there’s more to it. Unless there’s… a motive.” … After being handed divorce papers at the hospital—mere moments after losing her baby,Amber refuses to fall apart. She is not weak. She is not pathetic. She won’t waste tears on the heavens or wait for Karma to settle the score. Instead, she vows to become Karma herself. However, fate leads her to an encounter with him, a wealthy, enigmatic billionaire with a haunting past and a son who longs for a mother. Drawn to her striking resemblance to someone from his past, he makes her an audacious offer. One that could change both of their lives forever.

I woke up to the morning sun shining dimly into my room, directly into my face. The feeling of a rough hand resting lightly on my stomach, I turn over and my eyes widen with shock. How the hell did my Chief end up in my bed? What did I do last night? I tried my hardest to remember what all went down at the mandatory command picnic… I remember going out to a bar outside of base. I remember dancing, after running into a friend from my previous command, that left a year after I got there, because she got transferred to a new command. I remember her buying me shots, to celebrate our reunion and working together again. But then everything went blank….