Open Season C. J. Box

เรื่องราวมันเกิดขึ้นหลังจากความผิดพลาดในคืนนั้น ทำให้คนสองคนที่ไม่เคยชอบหน้ากันต้องกุมความลับร่วมกันอย่างห้ามไม่ได้
. "สนใจมาเป็นFWBกับฉันไหม" "จนถึงเมื่อไหร่" "จนกว่าฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งจะมีแฟน หรือฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งเบื่อ และอยากหยุดทุกอย่างลง" "เอาสิ...แต่มีข้อแม้นะ" "ว่ามาสิ" "นายไม่มีสิทธิ์นอนกับคนอื่นในระหว่างที่เรายังเป็นFWBกัน" "ตกลง"

เลขาที่ไม่ได้ทำหน้าที่แค่หน้าห้อง บางทีก็บนเตียง ระเบียง ห้องครัว ไม่น่าเบื่อดี

Dark shadows, bloodlines and ancient magic. There was never a time I knew what normal was, not even in my dreams. Born a blood sucker, trained a warrior, blessed with gifts - or cursed which ever way you see it, and now having to protect myself from the ones that want my soul. But I'll burn before I let them. Or I might just drown... Right before I rip my heart open But you'll find me, at the bottom of the lake buried deep. Right after I rip my heart open

I've been chasing after Howard Chapman for 20 years. A week before our graduation ceremony, we slept together every night, burning through ten boxes of condoms in just as many days. When I bring him our 11th box of condoms, he turns me away as he's working on his thesis. Worried about his health, I buy him some supplements instead. But as I stand outside his door, about to hand them over, I catch him poking holes in the condoms. His friend chuckles and says, "You're still sneaking Selena Reed birth control pills, huh? You're the only one who'd cook up such a scheme. Selena doesn't know she's already swallowed ten of them, does she? If she did, she'd throw a huge tantrum." Howard snorts. "I wouldn't even touch her if I didn't need her to try the pills and help me figure out which one causes the fewest side effects. "Lizzy's got a weak immune system. She's not as tough as Selena, so I have to be more careful with her. Besides, Selena and I are engaged. There'll be plenty of time to nurse her back to health after the wedding. I won't owe her anything." His friends cackle at his response. "You're not wrong. Selena's been pursuing you for 20 years. She's probably over the moon to marry you. She'd probably hand you her uterus if you asked for it—birth control pills are nothing to her." Howard had just proposed to me yesterday, in front of the whole college. My tears spatter onto the supplement box as I turn to leave. Howard has made his choice, and it's only right that I honor it.

He paused and kissed her neck, turning the pale skin to red before retracting his move to fix his eyes on her, and leisurely replied. "Unfortunately, you cant wear the dress over there." He chuckled and passed a box over to her hand. "And the fortunate news is I prepared a dress for you." Ariana was a cursed little girl who could see ghosts. Her family hated her and threw her from one adoptive family to another. However, misfortune didn't act alone. When she was brought up by her aunt, she was sold as a slave. When she had thought she would become nothing but a sacrifice to the sorcerer, she was saved by a man whose identity was far different than a normal mythical being, but never knew that the man who saved her will indeed be her worst nightmare.

She heard the door creak open, and her breath caught in her throat. The bed shifted behind her as he lay down, his arm wrapping around her waist. His face buried in her hair, his lips softly exploring her neck. "What—what are you doing?" she stuttered, her voice barely above a whisper. Her mind racing with the sudden intimacy. "Hugging my wife," he murmured against her cheek. His warm breath sent shivers down her spine. "This—wasn't part of the deal," she protested weakly, his cologne intoxicating her senses. "Rules are meant to be broken," he whispered, his voice low and husky. "Now, face me, wifey. Let me feel your arms around me!" ----------- Powerful, successful and in control. Nothing is out of Viktor Alessandro Rossi's reach. With a Gulfstream jet on standby, and a company that rule the whole city, the world is his oyster. But he's missing just one thing — a wife. According to his late grandfather's will, he must marry at the age of 30 to inherit controlling shares of Rossi industries. Katarina Reed knew she only had herself to blame. She shouldn't have asked for his help. Of course if she'd known he'd request that she be his wife for two years, she'd have hesitated in accepting his help. Because what she had learned from Viktor was that the devil wasn't ugly and terrorizing. He was seductive and captivating. Would she escape the devil's grasp, or forever be bound to him?

Xabi Xavier bangun dari tidurnya di sebuah rumah sakit aneh di Vladivostok pada tahun 2025 tanpa mengingat satu pun kenangannya selama sepuluh tahun terakhir. Terang saja hal itu membuat orang-orang di sekitarnya berang. Ketua tim khusus Seagull menyatakan bahwa Xabi adalah dalang dari sebuah masalah besar dan harus bertanggung jawab atasnya. Xabi pun kabur dan mendapat perlindungan dari kelompok pemburu harta karun bernama Pandora Box. Dengan dalih akan dipulangkan ke Indonesia, nyatanya gadis itu justru dijebak dan dibawa ke kota mati Vorkuta. Ternyata Seagull dan Pandora Box terlibat perseteruan dan keduanya hendak memanfaatkan Xabi untuk mencapai tujuan masing-masing. Mampukah Xabi bertahan hidup dan mendapatkan kembali ingatannya?

Natasha Kaufman's life has always been dictated by the blueprint her parents handed her, not by fate. Life never seemed to be on her side, until she was driven into something she could only describe as... intriguing. Michael Montero, the talk of the town, a billionaire blessed with both beauty and wealth. His mysterious aura and his cold and distant personality stir up a flurry of rumors about his personal life. The only person with the key to unlock his Pandora's Box is the chosen one to be his bride, and that person is Natasha. Every bumpy road comes with its fair share of risks and challenges. Will Natasha navigate her way to the depths of Michael's labyrinth heart when he himself struggles to let anyone in? Maybe Natasha will forge her own path. But how? When the only way to break through to him is not through love, but through lust.

It was finally that time of the year. One that sent shivers down the spine of every young woman above the age of twenty-one. The breeding season was upon them, and with it came the mandatory ritual that would determine their fate. Blindfolded and vulnerable, they stood in the town square, waiting to be chosen by the Alpha. Only one who bore the mark of the moon goddess would be selected to be his breeder. For years, Alpha Azriel and other Alphas went for the ceremony. Year after year, they had been disappointed, their hopes dwindling with each passing season. But then he saw her, standing there trembling with fear, and something shifted inside him. He knew from that moment on that he would stop at nothing to claim her as his. Amidst the conflicts and differences they would face, will they give into their undeniable feelings towards each other? Their love is put to a test when a mysterious stranger from Delilah's past threatens the life of their unborn baby.

Dijual ibu tirinya di pelelangan dengan harga fantastis membuat Pandora harus mengabdikan hidup kepada seorang pria misterius. Pria pemilik mata spektrum itu menyimpan segudang rahasia. Seharusnya kesepakatan hitam di atas putih bisa ditangani dengan baik. Akan tetapi hal paling gila yang tak pernah Pandora bayangkan ... dia merasakan kepah sayap lembut seperti merengkuhnya acapkali pria itu menjamah tubuh Pandora. Bagian lain yang tak pernah Pandora sadari bahwa pria itu menginginkan sesuatu darinya, yang sederhana. Namun juga rumit kelihatan. Rumit seperti Pandora harus mengandung dalam keadaan perawan. . . . "Semua orang bisa jadi mommy, kan, Kakak Panda?" "Ya, kau benar." "Kalau begitu Kakak Panda mau jadi mommy untuk Aceli?" (Season satu: Series Demigod).