Parade Adalah

Karina Atmajaya memutuskan untuk mengakhiri masa lajangnya pada usia 20 tahun dengan menikah bersama laki-laki yang lima tahun lebih tua darinya yang bernama Haris Ghaffari Dananjaya. Berawal dari sebuah perjodohan, keduanya menjalani rumah tangga yang harmonis. Namun, sayangnya. Setelah tujuh tahun usia pernikahan mereka, Karina baru mengetahui bahwa suaminya tak sebaik yang ia kenal selama ini. Haris berselingkuh dengan rekan sesama dokter di rumah sakit tempat pria bekerja. Dan karena pengkhianatan Haris, rumah tangga mereka menemukan akhir yang menyedihkan. Karina menggugat cerai dan bodohnya Haris menerima gugatan itu. Karina berpikir bahwa ia bisa segera memulai hidup baru setelah bercerai dengan Haris. Namun, takdir berkata lain. Beberapa hari setelah menyandang status baru, Karina dikejutkan dengan fakta bahwa dia tengah mengandung calon anak Haris. Di tengah kegelisahan hatinya, Karina memutuskan untuk pergi jauh dari Haris dan merawat calon anaknya itu sendirian. Namun, sekali lagi takdir berkata lain. Di saat Karina sudah menentukan jalan yang akan ia tuju, kala itu Haris justru berdiri di ujung jalan itu. Haris mengetahui tentang kehamilan Karina. Lalu apakah yang akan terjadi selanjutnya? Akankah Haris mengabaikan calon anaknya sendiri dan menjauh dari Karina? Bisakah Karina tetap pada keputusan awalnya?

"Sentuhannya membuat darahku mendidih." Bermula dari pesta lajang yang diadakan oleh teman-temannya untuk merayakan detik-detik terakhir sebelum pernikahannya, Nayra Yovanka Salim justru terjebak dalam malam terlarang bersama dengan seorang pria asing. Pernikahannya dengan putra konglomerat dari keluarga Wiratama terancam hancur ketika Damian Sylvester datang dan mengaku sebagai kakak dari calon suami Nayra. Malam yang singkat telah berubah menjadi petaka bagi masa depan pernikahan Nayra bersama Julian Wiratama. Ketika harta, takhta dan wanita lah yang diinginkan oleh Damian Sylvester, akankah pernikahan Nayra bisa diselamatkan?

"Om, aku kalah taruhan. Om Gavin mau, kan tidur sama aku?!" Sebuah kalimat lolos dari bibir Xienna. Bukan hanya pertanyaan, tapi juga sebuah paksaan. Gavin Nathaniel Garth kembali setelah pengusirannya sembilan belas tahun yang lalu. Terlibat perseteruan dengan sang kakak, Gavin justru terjebak dalam cinta terlarang bersama dengan keponakannya sendiri. Ditunjuk sebagai pewaris Group Raharja, di tengah polemiknya dengan keluarga kakaknya, Gavin harus menghadapi keserakahan pamannya yang berusaha menyingkirkannya sebagai pewaris Group Raharja. Xienna, gadis yang baru beranjak dewasa itu mengambil keputusan paling buruk dalam hidupnya dengan masuk ke dalam kehidupan Gavin yang gelap. Ketika sebuah kisah terungkap, obsesi sang Tuan Muda menghancurkan hidup Xienna. Memberikan dua pilihan bagi gadis itu, pergi dan hancur sendiri atau bertahan dan dihancurkan oleh obsesi sang Tuan Muda.

SYNOPSIS Nanny to the billionaire’s baby? Sino ba naman ang tatanggi sa trabahong 'yon? Certainly not Renata Cinco, isang certified nurse na sanay sa alaga at sakripisyo. Bukod sa malaki ang suweldo, gwapo pa ang kanyang bilyonaryong boss na si Hugo Santillan—a walking temptation in a suit. Pero sa unang araw pa lang niya sa trabaho, nawindang na siya sa eksena: isang parade ng mga babaeng desperadong maging "mommy" ng billionaire’s baby! At dahil certified competitive si Renata, desidido siyang hadlangan ang mga ambitious wannabes. Bakit? Simple lang. Dahil gusto na rin niyang maging mommy ng alaga niya—at asawa ng kanyang boss.

By the fifth year of my marriage to Noah Lester, everyone insisted that I, Emma Newman, was his eternal muse. But I knew the truth. Behind my back, Noah cycled through a parade of fresh-faced, eager lovers. He even flaunted them at social gatherings, swapping one for another with shameless ease. When friends teased him—"Didn’t you swear Emma was the love of your life? Why the revolving door of mistresses?"—he’d just laugh, arms slung around his latest conquests. "Once you’ve caught your muse the glow fades. Give me someone new and tender any day—at least they keep things exciting." So I began plotting my escape. What Noah never realized was that I had grown tired of him, too. Tired of this life, of these performances. I was done.

Yasmin has survived five years of Cole Martinez’s cruelty—his icy contempt, his mother’s vicious words, and the humiliation of watching him parade his mistress around town. She’s learned to stay quiet, stay small, and never fight back. But two pink lines on a pregnancy test change everything. Cole made it clear he never wants children. If he finds out about the baby, Yasmin knows exactly what he’ll demand. Yet for the first time in years, she feels something stirring inside her that’s stronger than fear—a fierce, desperate love for the tiny life growing within her. Now she faces an impossible choice: stay silent and risk everything when her secret shows, or find the courage to run from the only life she’s known. In Cole’s world, defiance comes with a price. But some things are worth fighting for, even if it means losing everything else. Can Yasmin break free before it’s too late, or will her secret become the final chain that binds her forever?

They broke her. Now she owns their world and the heart of the man they never imagined her to be with—Raymond, a cold billionaire, who was once their old friend. A man who would burn the world for her. For six years of her marriage, Patricia Addison endured and swallowed every humiliation and insult from the Mason family... all for the love she had for him and the promise they once shared. For two of those years, she watched the same man who had promised her love parade his mistress—who was once their maid—around their home, while she died piece by piece, and he did nothing to save her. Worse, he claimed the mistress as his wife right before her eyes. When Patricia finally decided to leave in peace, they still wouldn’t let her go. They stole her peace, her child, one she never knew she had. And for that, the Bedford family will never know peace again. She will take everything that has to do with their happiness.

From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes comes a sexy standalone novel about a billionaire and the indecent proposal he gives the local barista. Billionaire CEO Jackson Weathers needs a family for a PR boost, and I've signed a contract agreeing to give him one. A doting girlfriend in public. A wedding ceremony to invite all the socialites to. And finally, a baby for him to parade around, to show he's really a wholesome, down-to-Earth man. I've tried to remain cynical about it. He's going to make all my dreams come true. So what if it's supposed to be a loveless marriage? Only, his tenderness in private has me hooked. The way he kisses me drives me wild. When we make love, I lose myself to him. His body feels like it was meant to be on top of mine, like we fit together like two puzzle pieces. I can't help but begin to fall for him. I can't tell him, or I risk losing everything. And nobody else can find out about our little "arrangement" or it will destroy his reputation. Still, I feel like I have to know how he feels, before the marriage, before the baby, before I give my entire life over to him. Is it still just pretend?

Ambelyn did something terrible six years ago. She willingly gave her virginity to the college bully who had been tormenting her because she was forced in an arranged marriage by her family to marry the son of their biggest investor. Now stuck in a loveless marriage, where she watches her husband parade his first love and their second child hurting her and her miracle baby. Her husband hated her after divorcing she wasn't a virgin, which was the main requirement for their marriage and decided to show her how worthless she was. She swallows the insult for the sake of their child, but when her husband refuses to sign the papers for their son to get surgery or loses his life, and their second child bullying her and his elder brother and wishing for a new mummy, she decides to do what she never thought and divorce her husband, granting him slow custody of the second child, while she takes sole custody of the first child. The only issue was, she started working for the Heartless Cruel CEO who returned back home after six years abroad and it was the same man who pinned her against a library shelf and deflowered her. Would Ambelyn be able to survive working under the bully who once made her life a living hell, or would she be able to find her happily ever after in the hands of someone unexpected.

"You were just a tool, Imogene." Her heart stopped. "And I was foolish enough to believe you cared." *** Imogene Scott had always known her place—by Damien Shaw’s side, even when his love was a distant dream. Marrying her only because of an unexpected pregnancy, Damien’s affection never blossomed. Instead, her devotion turned him from a mere sales manager into the billionaire CEO of IMU, one of Europe’s most powerful tech empires. But her sacrifices weren’t enough. After losing their baby, Damien’s coldness deepened, sealing their marriage with an unspoken “no meddling” rule. Imogene’s reward? Watching Damien parade countless mistresses, all while she buried her own dreams to fuel his. She believed, naively, that one day he’d see her worth. But when he fell in love with her stepsister and served her with divorce papers, Imogene’s world shattered. Realizing she was nothing more than a pawn in Damien’s game, she vanished—pregnant and determined to protect her unborn child. Three years later, Imogene returns, not as the broken woman who fled but as a renowned artist and mother to their two-year-old daughter. Now, Damien realizes what he’s lost and wants her back. But this time, Imogene is ready to fight, and she’s not making the same mistake twice.