Playground Novel Richard Powers

Susan pensait qu'une nuit d'insouciance l'aiderait à oublier la douleur de la trahison. Au lieu de cela, elle s'est réveillée dans les bras d'un homme qui se sent bien trop dangereux pour être un simple inconnu. Doucement, arrogant et absolument enivrant, Richard Morrison n'est pas le genre d'homme qu'on quitte facilement. Mais Susan n'est pas libre. Son passé et son mariage la retiennent toujours captive. Plus elle tente de résister à Richard, plus elle est entraînée dans son monde de pouvoir, de secrets et de tentations. Un baiser a allumé le feu. Un secret peut tout réduire en cendres.

"She will be unable to conceive in this life." Richard, my fiancé, remarked aloud to the woman he was fucking, "I've been giving her drugs for the past four years that will make her infertile." Adelynn’s heart shattered into pieces. She came to surprise him after achieving success in her career, only to be shocked. Richard had not only cheated on her but also conspired to make her infertile. How cruel… “She thinks she is smarter than me, but she doesn’t know I am sleeping with her boyfriend in her house, on her bed. Hahaha…” It was Adelynn’s arch-rival at work. Her loud laughter slashed her heart further. ============ Adelynn devoted her life to Richard, her one true love she thought. She did everything to please him and never disobeyed him but eventually caught him sleeping around with her arch-rival while insulting her. With a broken heart, Adelynn accidentally had a one-night stand with a handsome stranger. She never expected the gigolo would turn out to be her new boss, Noel Wilkinson. Her life took a turn for the worse when she discovered she was pregnant. Adelynn planned to raise the child silently on her own, but fate had planned differently from what she had thought. ============ Noel pinched her chin and leaned over to her. “Running away from me with my pup in your womb!” His cold tone made her spine tremble. "Rember I am your Alpha!”

Dulu Dira hanya ingin sukses bersama orang yang ia cinta. Tapi cinta menghancurkannya lebih kejam dari siapa pun. Dikhianati dan kehilangan segalanya, Dira bangkit bukan untuk cinta—melainkan untuk membalas. Namun, ketika pria baru datang menawarkan peluang dan perasaan yang tulus, Dira dihadapkan pada satu pertanyaan: apakah luka lama layak menutup pintu bahagia yang baru?

Hidup tidak ada yang pernah tahu. Manusia datang dan pergi, seperti hujan. Sequella tidak pernah tahu kalau hidupnya akan menderita. Ditinggalkan keluarga dan mendapati bahwa dirinya bukan putri kandung orangtuanya

Clara, seorang pewaris yang tertekan, terancam kehilangan perusahaan warisan ayahnya karena hutang dan intrik pamannya. Satu-satunya jalan keluar adalah dengan menerima perjodohan paksa dengan pengusaha tua yang serakah, Tuan Hendra. Namun, Clara menolak untuk menyerah. Ia membuat taruhan gila: ia hanya punya satu bulan untuk menemukan calon suami demi membatalkan perjodohan itu. Dalam keputusasaan, ia menemukan Alex, seorang CEO muda yang dingin, arogan, dan kejam. Alex setuju menjadi "suami palsu" Clara, tetapi dengan syarat: pernikahan mereka hanyalah bisnis, tanpa emosi, dan Clara harus tunduk pada setiap kemauannya. Clara pikir ia telah menemukan jalan keluar, tetapi ia tidak sadar bahwa ia telah melompat dari satu neraka ke neraka lainnya. Saat mereka terpaksa berakting mesra di depan keluarga Alex, Clara menemukan bahwa di balik sikap dingin Alex, tersembunyi rahasia kelam dan rencana balas dendam. Keadaan semakin rumit ketika Clara mendapati dirinya menderita sakit, yang ia salah sangka sebagai tanda kehamilan. Hubungan palsu mereka menjadi nyata ketika Clara didiagnosis memiliki tumor dan Alex, secara mengejutkan, mengambil alih perawatannya. Di tengah semua konflik ini, Clara mulai melihat sisi rapuh dari Alex, membuka pintu pada sebuah ikatan yang tak terduga. Namun, apakah hubungan ini akan bertahan saat ancaman dari Tuan Hendra dan mantan kekasih Alex, Elena, terus membayangi, siap untuk membongkar rahasia pernikahan palsu mereka?

When a relationship begins with an arranged marriage, it’s often expected to end in disappointment. However, Aliya’s situation was different; the man she was forced to marry showed her care more than she could have imagined, and that alone captured her heart. Aliya and Richard got married under forced agreement because of their families to build a business relationship. Both of them stay in the marriage for three years, and Richard has always been there for Aliya; he makes sure she doesn’t feel lonely, he is ready to make her comfortable, and he shows too much care that makes Aliya feel their marriage was never a mistake but the right one. She fell in love and had the hope their fake relationship would come to an end, but her hope was shattered when Richard returned one night with a divorce agreement. Then, it came to her that he had never loved her, but he kept his first love in his heart all through the years. And now, she has to give space to his first love and leave his life. Packing all her things, she left his house feeling miserable. Feeling ashamed, she couldn’t return to her family, so she walked up to a bar and got herself drunk, and she had a nightstand with a stranger. Five years later, Aliya had become successful on her own, and she had to take care of her son alone as a result of the nightstand of five years ago. She did not know the man she had the son for.

“True love stories never have endings.” Dean said softly. “Richard Bach.” I nodded. “You taught me that quote the night I kissed you for the first time.” He continued, his fingers weaving through loose hair around my face. “And I held on to that every day since.”

A story about a wounded heart that is not so desperate to find love * * * Miss Ann liverbert doesn't want a prince charming... After leaving her short country life in shame, all miss Ann wants is not to be noticed and when she meets the dashing duke of westonhigh, she's even more determined to reload her arsenal of defense, as those grey eyes of his always manage to make her melt in her shoes, and worse of all shatter every defensive wall... Lord Richard Arnold is the catch of the season and the darling of every ambitious mama's eyes, but he is just as determined to escape them...when he meets the petite miss Ann and her lovely smiles, he can't help but pursue his interest... But he knows behind those lovely smiles she has been hurt badly and Richard will do everything to heal her... SCARS...

Noah has powers to hide. Its power can invite danger. So what happens if Noah continues to use his powers? Not to mention there is Xeva who is chasing Noah's love.

One reckless night. One dangerous secret. One baby that changes everything…. Felicia Sterling thought she had lost it all the day her husband demanded an open marriage and humiliated her with her best friend. Heartbroken and desperate, she spends one night with a mysterious stranger; never expecting to see him again. But the stranger is Dr. Richard Coleman, a ruthless billionaire CEO haunted by his father’s murder and hunted by a powerful mayor who wants the final piece of a stolen medical breakthrough. When Felicia discovers she’s pregnant and Richard believes she’s a spy sent to destroy him, their worlds collide in a storm of suspicion, scandal, and desire. Forced into a contract marriage to protect themselves, they soon realize their enemies are closer than they think. Betrayals deepen. Secrets unravel. And when their newborn is kidnapped as part of a deadly revenge plot, love becomes their only weapon. In a world where power corrupts and trust is fragile, can two broken hearts fight their pasts… and win?