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There's nothing more shattering than hearing that you're signed off as a collateral to marry in order to clear off your uncle's stupid debts. "So this is it" I pull the hoodie over my head and grab my duffel bag that is already stuffed with all my important stuff that I need for survival. Carefully I jump down my window into the bushes below skillfully. I've done this a lot of times that I've mastered the art of jumping down my window. Today is different though, I'm not coming back here, never! I cannot accept marrying some rich ass junkie. I dust the leaves off my clothe and with feathery steps, I make out of the driveway. A bright headlight of a car points at me making me freeze in my tracks, another car stops and the door of the car opens. There's always only one option, Run!

THEY SAID NO WAY..................... Ashton Cooper and Selena McKenzie hated each other ever since the first day they've met. Selena knew his type of guys only too well, the player type who would woo any kinda girl as long as she was willing. Not that she was a prude but there was a limit to being loose, right? She would teach him a lesson about his "loving and leaving" them attitude, she vowed. The first day Ashton met Selena, the latter was on her high and mighty mode looking down on him. Usually girls fell at his beck and call without any effort on his behalf. Modesty was not his forte but what the hell, you live only once, right? He would teach her a lesson about her "prime and proper" attitude, he vowed. What they hadn't expect was the sparks flying between them...Hell, what now? ..................AND ENDED UP WITH OKAY

Zalleon, malaikat penjaga keseimbangan antara surga dan alam semesta di bumi, tiba-tiba kehilangan kekuatan dan lambang sucinya penanda jati dirinya sebagai malaikat. Tanpa keduanya, ia kehilangan tempatnya di surga, terbuang ke bumi dengan satu misi berat: merebut kembali apa yang telah hilang. Namun takdir mempermainkannya. Kekuatan dan lambang yang seharusnya menjadi miliknya kini tersegel dalam tubuh seorang manusia gadis biasa yang membuat hatinya tak tenang. Ketika hari demi hari ia bersama gadis itu, Zalleon mulai merasakan sesuatu yang tidak pantas bagi malaikat sepertinya: keraguan, rasa ingin melindungi, bahkan cinta. Dalam perjalanan untuk mengambil kembali kekuatannya, Zalleon dihadapkan pada pilihan yang lebih sulit daripada perang: antara menjalankan tugas ilahi atau mempertahankan cintanya yang fana, Zalleon harus memilih: kekuatan atau cinta sejati? Satu keputusan yang diambilnya akan mengubah segalanya-bagi dirinya, bagi sang gadis, dan bagi keseimbangan antara langit dan bumi.

I was born just one minute after Tiara, but the world treated that one minute as if it lasted a lifetime. She was the star. I was the shadow. She was flawless. I was the afterthought. She was loved. I was forgotten. Even by Reagan de Russo, heir to the wealthiest family in the country and the man I had secretly loved for the past ten years. But to him, there was only Tiara. And when he proposed to her, I knew my quiet little dream had finally died. Until that day came. The day Tiara left him at the altar. The day the world stopped turning for just a second. The day the man who had never even glanced my way, turned to me and asked me to take her place. I knew what I was. An escape. A damage control. A backup plan. And I... I was too tired of being strong. So I said yes. We married. Without love. Without a future. Just a one-year contract and a life of make-believe in front of flashing cameras and watching eyes. But the longer I stayed by his side, the harder it became to tell what was real and what was just part of the performance. Because for the first time... Reagan saw me. But can love truly grow from the ruins of lies, old wounds, and the shadow of a woman who’s always been his first choice? Or will I always be… only the second best?

Explicit scenes. Mature Audience Only. Read at your own risk. A young girl walks in to an exclusive club looking for her mother. The owner brings her inside on his arm and decides he's never going to let her go. The book includes four books. The Club, 24/7, Bratty Behavior and Dominate Me - all in one.

"Can I taste you down there?" He said and I swallowed. "I want to claim you." His words disrupted my thoughts and I inhaled in a sharp breath. "When you fell on my hands before practically falling on the floor, I knew I just had to have you." His deep voice reverberated throughout the empty room. He was sounded confident—no he was confident. "Even if it's for a night." “I want to feel your skin on fire. I want to inhale the sharp of your breath as blood rushes through your body. Tell me bunny, are you wet right now?” He asked and I inhaled sharply. He growled. She was Fire, and he wanted to consume every bit of her. It was supposed to be a one night of fun, letting go and celebrating graduation from college. That was all Emma had bargained herself for. He was Gideon, the owner of the biggest club in New York and few other countries. A typical player? No that wasn't the type of man he was, but that didn't mean he didn't mind having some fun occasionally. Or maybe more than occasionally. What then happens when the one night of fun revolves into a forever when an unnerving situation binds both parties together? Would they be able to make the best out of the situation or would it turn out to be a disaster?

A deal with the devil, the only way she could save her ill sister. Putting aside her feelings and dignity, Blue Rivers was forced to marry a stranger who was full of danger and secrets. Nicholas Sanford, a rebellious mafia heir, who would go against every will of his father. Gradually, the hate she feels towards her manipulative husband turned into love, leading to something deeper and complicated. Love is timeless, but she only has 100 days to make him fall in love with her as part of the deal. Would she succeed? Or would it only bring her to the hell of lust?

Book 1 Saints and Sinners She was the light to my dark. The saint to my sinner. with her innocent eyes and devilish curves. A Madonna that was meant to be admired but never touched. Until someone took that innocence from her. She left. The darkness in my heart was finally complete. I avenged her, I killed for her, but she never came back. Until I saw her again. An angel dancing around a pole for money. She didn’t know I owned that club. She didn’t know I was watching. This time I won’t let her escape. I will make her back into the girl I knew. Whether she likes it or not. Book 2 Judge and Jury I can’t stop watching her. I’m not even sure I want to. Taylor Lawson, blonde, beautiful, and totally oblivious to how much dangers she’s in. She’s also the one juror in my upcoming murder trial that hasn’t been bought. The one who can put me behind bars for a very long time. I know I should execute her. After all that’s what I do. I am the Judge. I eliminate threats to The Family. And Taylor is a threat. But I don’t want to kill her. Possessing her, making her love me seems like a much better plan for this particular Juror.

My mate, Xander Smith, falls into the Red Moon pack's fire trap when he's out. I'm burned, heavily injured, and rendered unconscious while saving him. When I blearily come to in the clinic, I hear him tell the healer to kill my wolf. "Are you sure? Ophelia bore your heir. How can you hurt her wolf?" The healer's hand trembles as he clutches a silver needle. He's unwilling to be so cruel to me. However, Xander says firmly, "Dahlia is back, and I want her to attend the appointment ceremony as the mother of my heir. The only way to stop Ophelia from fighting Dahlia for this is by making her as weak as an Omega. "Dahlia has already been banished from the Red Moon pack after losing her mate. I can't let the werewolves in the New Moon pack scorn her. As for Ophelia… she'll forever be my Luna." I clench my fists and squeeze my eyes shut. My love for him dies as my wolf does. Since Xander insists on giving another woman a place in his life, it's time for me to take my leave.

Usaha papanya bangkrut. Fiolina juga difitnah telah menjual diri pada seorang konglomerat di Singapura. Parahnya, agensi Fio tidak membelanya, mereka malah memutus kontrak model milik Fio secara sepihak! Fio pun merasa hidupnya hancur dalam waktu singkat, terlebih saat mendengar tangisan sang adik yang baru di-bully karena keadaan mereka. Untung, nama Julio Aksara Young–pengacara brilian yang pernah ditolak cintanya sebanyak tiga kali oleh Fiolina–tiba-tiba terlintas di kepalanya! Menahan rasa malu, Fiolina pun menemui pria yang selalu ditolaknya itu untuk mengatakan bahwa dia bersedia menjadi istri Julio selama 100 hari. Dengan syarat, Julio harus menyuntikkan dana sebesar 2 triliun untuk perusahaan Papanya! Julio ternyata menerima tawaran Fiolina! Hanya saja, dendam dan ego yang terluka menjadi alasan Julio. Pria itu bersumpah akan membuat 100 hari pertama pernikahan mereka bagai neraka. Lantas, bagaimana kehidupan mereka selanjutnya? Apakah Fiolina pada akhirnya menyesali keputusan menjadi istri pria itu? Atau, benih-benih cinta hinggap di hati keduanya meski menjalani neraka 100 hari pernikahan?