Long Walk To Freedom

“Relax. It was meaningless. It didn’t mean a thing.” Three years. That’s how long Lena Carter loved Evan Brooks—three years of loyalty, late nights, and believing she was building a future with him. Until she finds him in a hotel suite bathroom, hands braced against marble, whispering excuses while her cousin—and closest friend—fixes her lipstick in the mirror. All this happens during Lena’s promotion celebration. Lena should be home, crying into cheap wine and shattered dreams. Instead, she’s stranded on a quiet Los Angeles street at midnight, phone dead, heels in hand, with a group of drunk men circling closer than comfort allows. Then a black luxury sedan pulls up. The man who steps out wears a tailored suit, calm eyes, and an authority that makes the street go silent. Mason Hart. Billionaire. Tech CEO. And—unknown to him—the elusive owner of the company where Lena works as an executive assistant two floors below the C-suite. He offers her a ride. She hesitates. She takes it. That single decision rewrites her life. Mason doesn’t mix business with emotions. He doesn’t date employees. And he definitely doesn’t rescue strangers with haunted eyes. But Lena’s quiet strength, the way she refuses pity, the way pain sharpens her instead of breaking her—it gets under his skin. Lena just wants to forget the man who betrayed her. Mason offers distraction. Protection. Desire without promises. But Evan refuses to let go, spreading lies and suddenly desperate to “fix things.” Her cousin is determined to destroy what little Lena has left. And the closer Lena grows to the powerful CEO who signs her company’s paychecks, the more dangerous her heart becomes. Because falling for a billionaire who doesn’t believe in love might hurt worse than betrayal.

Desire always has a way of taking over… and when it does, there’s no turning back. ‘Sinful Cravings’ is a collection that’s filled with irresistible stories which has intense heat, tension, and dangerously addictive encounters. Every page will pull you deeper into a world where temptation lingers, boundaries blur, and passion refuses to be ignored. From stolen moments to intense connections that burn too hot to control, these stories are designed to leave your heart racing and your body craving more. Some of these stories will pull you in slowly… others will hit you all at once by delivering a wave of sensation which would linger long after you’ve turned the last page. If you’re ready for a journey filled with heat, tension, and irresistible chemistry, then ‘Sinful Cravings’ is exactly what you’ve been looking for. Warning: This collection contains explicit content, BDSM, and mature themes which may include scenes of violence.

I should’ve known better than to fall for Drake Peterson— my boss, my secret, my addiction, and the only man who could ruin me with a whisper. For two forbidden years, I lived a life no one knew about. By day, I was his perfect secretary. By night, I was the woman he kept hidden in his arms, tangled in his sheets, and locked behind a contract that said I would never expect more. I lied. To him. To myself. To the shattered girl staring back at me every morning. Because I did fall for him—hopelessly, stupidly, completely. And then he destroyed me. With one cold conversation, he terminated our arrangement, handed me a monstrous payout, and told me to walk away like I meant nothing. No explanation. No softness. Just an order: “This is the end, Sabrina.” So I erased him. Deleted my social media. Vanished from New York. And used the money he gave me to build something new— Mendoza Luxe, the jewelry empire that turned me into the woman he never thought I could become. I told myself I was over him. Until the day I ran into an old coworker… and learned the truth I was never meant to hear: Drake is bankrupt. He never married his fiancée. And everything he threw away—including me— he did to protect my life. Now the man who once owned every breath I took is falling from the top… and fate is dragging us back into the same fire that burned us alive. Old desire doesn’t fade. Old wounds don’t heal. Old enemies don’t forget. I survived Drake Peterson once. The question is— can we survive the truth that tore us apart?

Gideon of The Helkine, Leader of the Seven Sins, feeds his desires as he pleases. He has no care in the world and a never ending lust. Without a doubt, he is unquestioned in power. But when he crosses paths with the dangerous nephilim woman, suddenly his capabilities are questioned all around. The only way for him to gain his honor back, is to conquer this unruly female. She has other plans. All she wants if her freedom, and will go to any lengths to get it, even if it means surrendering her body to this unknown warrior.

ONE NIGHT. A SECRET CARRIED FOR YEARS. A CONTRACT THAT COULD DESTROY EVERYTHING. When Isabella Davenport catches her best friend in bed with her fiancé, her perfectly planned future shatters in an instant. Devastated and drowning in betrayal, she seeks oblivion in the arms of a gorgeous stranger on a night of reckless passion she expects to forget. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. Weeks later, Isabella discovers her new boss is Damien Thorn the cold, commanding CEO of Thorn Enterprises, and the very man she woke beside that morning. The attraction between them is immediate, undeniable, and impossible to resist. What begins as an office affair ignites into something deeper, and for the first time since her world collapsed, Isabella dares to believe in happily ever after. Then she discovers she's pregnant. Damien's reaction destroys her. He accuses her of trapping him, calls her a gold digger, and reveals he's already engaged to another woman a marriage forced upon him by his dying grandfather. Humiliated and heartbroken, Isabella is fired and left with nothing but the truth growing inside her. She disappears without a trace. FOUR YEARS LATER... Isabella has built a quiet life in a new city, raising her son, Lucas, and burying the memory of Damien Thorn deep in her heart. When she meets Sebastian Cole, a charming, compassionate man who becomes her closest friend she finally feels safe again. But safety comes with a price. Drowning in debt and desperate to protect her child, Isabella agrees to a contract marriage with Sebastian. It's simple: he pays off her debts and becomes a father figure to Lucas; she gives him freedom from his family's relentless pressure to marry. No strings. No feelings. Just friendship.

Bagas Surolegowo bukan siapa-siapa. Juru bersih istal, anak yatim, dan pemilik harga diri yang sedang dalam kondisi bisa dipertanyakan. Hidupnya sudah cukup menyedihkan sebelum seekor kuda tua memutuskan untuk mengikutinya ke mana-mana, delapan prajurit mengejarnya dengan tombak terhunus, dan sebuah batu biru misterius membuatnya pingsan di lorong berbau ikan asin. Nasib buruk rupanya belum selesai bekerja. Batu itu bukan batu biasa. Lurah Kandang yang tiba-tiba pucat ketakutan, bisikan "Buang sebelum mereka datang", serta kehangatan aneh yang mulai membakar dari dalam dadanya .... Semuanya mengatakan bahwa hidup Bagas yang sudah kacau akan segera menjadi jauh lebih kacau lagi. Di dunia di mana para pendekar memperebutkan kekuatan, kerajaan-kerajaan Nusantara saling sikut berebut pengaruh, dan dewa-dewa sesat bermain di balik layar. Seorang juru bersih istal yang bahkan tidak bisa lari dengan benar tiba-tiba menjadi bagian dari sesuatu yang jauh lebih besar dari dirinya. Masalahnya, Bagas tidak tahu itu. Kalau tahu pun, ia mungkin tetap akan tersandung di jalan menuju takdirnya. Kaisar Dewa Gombal adalah kisah kultivasi berlatar kerajaan Nusantara tentang seorang pemuda lemah yang berubah bukan karena ia hebat, tapi karena semesta rupanya punya selera humor yang sangat buruk. Pertanyaannya bukan apakah Bagas akan menjadi kuat. Pertanyaannya adalah, dunia ini siap atau tidak menghadapi orang yang bahkan tidak berniat menjadi berbahaya?

Seorang gadis bernama Nayla kehilangan seluruh keluarganya dalam satu malam karena dibantai oleh sekelompok pria utusan rentenir kejam bernama Surya Mahendra. Nayla kecil selamat karena disembunyikan oleh ibunya di atas lemari. Trauma dan dendam yang mengakar dalam membuat Nayla bersumpah untuk kembali dan membalas semuanya. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Nayla kembali dengan wajah baru dan rencana sempurna. Ia mendekati Arya, putra Surya Mahendra, tanpa peduli bahwa Arya sudah memiliki istri. Nayla menjadi orang ketiga, menggoda Arya, menghancurkan rumah tangganya, dan perlahan masuk ke dalam lingkungan keluarga Mahendra. Di balik senyumnya yang lembut, Nayla menyusun balas dendam berdarah satu per satu.

"Mama keramas? Bukannya semalam Mama demam?" "Iya, Mama udah sembuh. Udah enakan karena semalam udah dikerik dan diiurut Gio." Ibu mertuaku tersenyum. "Kapan, Ma?" tanyaku heran. Semalam aku udah tidur dan saat aku bangun, Mas Gio, suamiku tidur begitu pulas. "Semalam, saat kamu tidur." Alasannya takut tidur sendirian di kamar yang besar, ibu mertuaku minta tidur bersamaku dan suami. Aneh banget, tapi itulah yang terjadi dalam rumah tanggaku saat ini.

sebagai menantu aku mencoba menjadi yang terbaik untuk ibu mertua dan berbakti pada suamiku sebagai satu-satunya anak dari ibu mertua. Aku benar-benar menyayangi orang tua suamiku layaknya Ibuku sendiri tapi wanita itu belakangan ini mulai menganggapku sebagai saingan. Dia tidak melihatku sebagai menantu tapi menganggapku sebagai beban anaknya wanita yang akan menguras gaji putranya dan berbahagia di atas penderitaan lelaki itu padahal tidak sama sekali. Mertuaku yang suka berhalusinasi dan lebih mementingkan dirinya sendiri mulai ingin memisahkanku dengan suami

"Asal kau tahu, Thania. Aku menikahimu bukan karena aku mencintaimu. Melainkan untuk menciptakan neraka di hidupmu!" ** Thania terpaksa menerima pinangan Melvin sebagai bukti bahwa dia tidak pernah berniat mencintai ayahnya-Kalen. Pernikahan yang tak pernah diinginkan oleh keduanya justru menjadi penderitaan bagi Thania. Melvin tak pernah menganggapnya istri, tak pernah menghormatinya. Melvin hanya seorang pria arogan dan menjadikan Thania sebagai pemuas nafsunya. Dapatkah Thania bertahan menjadi istri yang tak diinginkan?