Long Shadows David Baldacci

Tristan is an alpha, strong and silent, with control over everything around him, he only screws omegas, everyone knows that, he is a perfectionist, everyone knows that, Dylan Harper is the only assistant he tolerates, everyone knows that, but what everyone doesn’t know is Tristan is the Alpha under Dylan’s sheets. Dylan is just a beta, kind and invisible. When they’re forced together by work, tension builds between them, but Dylan knows his place. Alphas don’t look at betas like him. There’s no room for dreams or hope. But after waking up one day with an Alpha under his sheets, Dylan starts to wonder if he’s been wrong about everything. Will he remain just a shadow to Tristian, or is there more to his story? ••• Tristan’s breath was steady, but I could feel the tension in the air between us. I stood too close. My fingers brushed against his arm, just enough to make the heat between us undeniable. “Don’t…” he murmured, his voice a low growl that sent a shiver down my spine. But I didn’t move away. I couldn’t. His presence was too much, too magnetic. My body hummed with a hunger I didn’t know how to quiet. His eyes locked with mine, intense, searching, like he knew what I was feeling before I did. “You’re too close,” he whispered. I stayed silent, caught between the urge to pull away and the need to be closer. His breath, warm on my skin, made it harder to think. “Do you intend to trigger your heat again, my pretty little thing?” He breathed out and I could have climaxed right there and then.

She gave her submission to a stranger. He was never a stranger at all. Vivian Ashworth is the perfect executive assistant. Polished. Professional. Unflappable. Nobody knows about her secret life: the anonymous platform where she kneels for a Dom who calls himself Sir. For six months, he's commanded her through screens and encrypted messages, pushing her limits, learning her body, knowing things about her desires she's never told anyone. By day, she works for Alexander Kane—CEO of Kane Industries, demanding perfectionist, the kind of boss who makes assistants cry and competitors tremble. She hates him. She respects him. She definitely doesn't dream about him. Then Alexander says four words that shatter her world: "Or should I say... Velvet?" Her anonymous Dom. Her impossible boss. The same man. He's known who she was from the beginning. Every confession she typed in the dark. Every fantasy she whispered through her phone at 2 AM. Every time she begged for permission to come. He was testing her. Training her. Waiting. Now he wants to formalize everything. A contract. Total power exchange—at work and in his bed. No more hiding. No more pretending. Complete submission in exchange for complete care. She should refuse. She should run. She should report him to HR and never look back. Instead, she's kneeling in his penthouse, reading the contract, and realizing her body has already signed. But Alexander has enemies. His bitter ex-submissive knows their secret and wants revenge. The lines between professional and personal are blurring dangerously. And Vivian is discovering that surrender isn't the same as weakness—it's the most terrifying kind of strength. The contract is about to become a problem. Will she sign away her heart along with her submission? Or will the man behind the mask prove that control and love aren't mutually exclusive?

Lahat ay kayang gawin ni Chartlotte Fuentes, na kahit sariling katawan ay kaya n'yang ibenta, para lamang gumaling ang kanyang inang may sakit na leukemia. Kasama na roon ang alok ni Alexaiver Martinez. Nagkrus ang landas nila ni Alexaiver Martinez sa kinuha n'yang raket na stag party ng kaibigan ni Alexaiver na ikakasal. Inalok siya ng binata maging personal assistant at sa condo ni Alexaiver siya titira. Purely lust, no string attached. No love. Bawal din malaman ng ibang tao. Kahit magulang pa ng binata at magulang ni Chartlotte. In short, lihim na relasyon lamang ang gusto ng binata. Subalit sa tagal nilang nagsama ni Alexaiver, hindi napigilan ni Chartlotte mahulog at umibig sa binata. Sino nga ba ang hindi maiinlove rito? Siya lang naman si Alexaiver Martinez, the elusive and most handsome in showbiz entertainment industry. Isa sa anak ng business tycoon na nagmamay-ari ng isa sa sikat na TV station ng bansa. Kaya nagpasya si Chartlotte na iwanan ang binata kahit na ito ang magiging dahilan ng kabiguan niya.

“We’re friends,” I said, voice barely steady. Aaron’s lips curled, slow and cruel. “No, we’re not.” “Friendship’s too pure for this.” His hand slid to my waist, hot and claiming as he yanked me flush against him. “Do friends kiss like this?” He kissed me. Hard. Possessive. “Or grab each other like this?” A squeeze to my ass. A gasp. “Or think filthy little thoughts?” His breath burned against my ear. “Touch themselves to it?” My cheeks flamed. My body betrayed me. “Stop lying, Venus.” His voice was a growl. “I feel it. Every time I’m near you.” I whispered, “But you don’t even like me.” His smile was pure sin. “I don’t have to like you to fuck you.” Then the offer: “Let’s get it out of our system. No lies. No strings. Just truth.” He grabbed my chin, eyes lit with hunger. “Say the word, princess.” A whisper against my lips— “I’ll ruin you.” And God help me… I wanted him to. --------- Aaron Sinclair needs a bride to claim his inheritance. Venus Astor needs a miracle to save her dying mother. What begins as a cold contract marriage spirals into a dangerous game of buried trauma, stolen identities, and forbidden attachment. He’s ruthless, closed off, and refuses to love. She’s resilient, lost, and refuses to stay unloved. But when secrets unravel revealing a stolen childhood, a tragic past, and a vengeful stepmother, their fake marriage is the only thing standing between them and destruction. In a world ruled by power and silence, will love dare to speak first or break them both instead?

BLURB; Diva Crest is the Luna of her pack and has always been the weakest, powerless, unwanted wolf in her pack. But when the pack’s soothsayer announces her mate, her life takes a dangerous turn. She is fated to Alpha Derek Valen, the ruthless and merciless leader of the Blackfang Pack, known for killing without hesitation. Stuck in a bond she never wanted, Diva vows to escape, but fate has other plans. Derek is just as unwilling as she is. Cold and dominant, he never expected to be mated to someone so weak. But as much as he tries to resist, something about Diva pulls him in. There’s a connection between them that feels unnatural. When a rogue pack led by the vengeful Alpha Ronan launches an attack, Diva learns a horrifying truth—her mate's bond with Derek was never real. Ronan, once Derek’s trusted beta, manipulated fate itself, cursing them both in his twisted game for revenge. Bad still, Diva was never meant to be weak. Her true powers were sealed away, hidden beneath layers of deceit. As the truth unravels, Diva is faced with an impossible choice: embrace the power she was born with and fight for her freedom, or give in to a love that was never meant to exist. But when the bond between her and Derek starts to break, they must both decide,was it ever just fate, or something far more dangerous? Will Diva rewrite her fate, or will she lose herself to a love that was never meant to be?

he is powerful, unstoppable and evil, he is the devil on a mission of revenge she is innocent, quiet and peaceful, she is his target of revenge. ever imagined what it would feel like paying for a sin you didn't commit?, follow Roxanne's story then

Mia is forced to marry the wealthiest man in the country to protect her younger sister. Just because she was forced doesn't mean she didn't love. Yes? She loved him to the depth of her bones but he? He wanted to punish her for her crimes. Crimes she wasn't aware of. “ I'll make sure to make your life a living hell,” he whispered into her ear sending chills down her spine. She remembered him but he had no idea who she was, she loved him and would do anything for him to see her heart but he was unresponsive but that all changed when she decided that she wouldn't force her love or bear the consequences for what she didn't do. Fleeing from his torturous grip, only then does Azek realize his feelings for her and who she is. All that's on his mind now is how not to lose her the way his dad had lost his mom.

Hubungan sepasang kekasih bernama Bunga dan Syaiful yang mendapat pertentangan keras dari Juragan Mahmud, seorang pesohor kampung sekaligus hartawan setempat yang memiliki kuasa di tanah adat. Juragan Mahmud adalah ayah dari Bunga sendiri. Orang tua itu tidak pernah menghendaki menantu dari kalangan orang miskin seperti Syaiful. Rencana semula hendak menjodohkan anak gadisnya tersebut dengan anak petinggi daerah, tapi sesuatu telah dilakukan oleh pasangan muda-mudi tersebut. Bunga dan Syaiful dituduh telah melanggar hukum adat dan terpaksa diasingkan ke sebuah tempat terpencil di sebuah pulau. Walaupun telah berhasil menikahi sang kekasih, tapi sikap Syaiful lambat laun berubah. Dia menjadi kasar dan kerap menyakiti Bunga. Perempuan itu yakin bahwa sang suami masih mencintainya. Dia berubah sikap, mungkin karena merasa sakit hati oleh perilaku ayahnya---Juragan Mahmud---dulu. Penantian demi penantian pun masih sabar dijalani, hingga Syaiful benar-benar meninggalkannya di saat Bunga sedang hamil tua. Bagaimana perjuangan seorang Bunga yang hidup di tempat pengasingan tanpa bantuan dari siapa pun? Kecantikan gadis rupawan tersebut, seketika berubah laksana jerangkong hidup. Sementara kasih sayang dari sang Ayah, tidak akan pernah lagi dia dapatkan.

In the humid streets of contemporary Lagos, two young Nigerian men from opposite worlds fall desperately in love, only for family, church, and the law to strip them of home, money, reputation, and safety leaving them to choose between survival apart or a dangerous life together on the run.

Andrea, a kind-hearted and uncomplicated young woman, becomes engaged to her boyfriend, Gabriel. To celebrate, they attend a party at a hotel. However, after excessive drinking, Andrea mistakenly enters the wrong room, where she encounters a stranger. Both being intoxicated, they engage in an intimate encounter. The next morning, Andrea wakes up shocked and anxious, realizing she's naked with a stranger. She hastily departs without seeing the stranger's face, except for the tattoo on his back. After the one-night stand, Andrea's life is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant with the stranger's child. Will Andrea and the stranger ever meet again? Even though she can't recall his face.