Private Vs Public

Two years ago, Carrie Lowe was a dedicated sports doctor whose life was ruined in a single night. After discovering her husband was cheating, she impulsively kissed the famous athlete and billionaire Jake Slater at a club to get back at him. Instead of being a gentleman, Jake went on national television and branded her a "desperate groupie" who was an embarrassment to her profession. This public shaming caused Carrie to lose her job and her reputation, forcing her to flee to Europe to rebuild her life under a new name and a cold, professional mask. Now, Carrie has returned to Los Angeles as Dr. Carrie Vance, an elite specialist that every top athlete is dying to work with. Meanwhile, Jake is facing a career-ending injury and a group of greedy investors trying to steal his sports agency. When he comes to her clinic for help, he has no idea that the brilliant doctor in front of him is the same woman he once humiliated. Desperate to prove to his board members that he is stable and in control, Jake offers Carrie five million dollars to pretend to be his devoted partner for a year. Carrie takes the deal, but her true goal isn't the money; it's the chance to get close enough to watch Jake lose everything. By stepping into his world as his private doctor, she gains total power over his recovery and his public image. However, as they navigate high-stakes galas and intense private sessions, the fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real. Carrie must eventually decide if she will follow through with her plan to destroy the man who crushed her, or if the growing spark between them is worth risking her heart all over again.

Hari ketika aku mengambil foto pernikahan, putri angkat di keluargaku melepas tudung pengantinku dan berkata dengan suara yang keras: "Adik, bukankah kamu putri angkat keluargaku, kenapa kamu kesini?" "Hari ini adalah hari yang aku mengambil foto pernikahan dengan Felix, sikapmu yang seperti ini bukankah akan mempermalukan Grup Setiawan?" Jika ini sebelumnya, aku pasti sudah kabur sambil menangis. Tapi kebetulan, aku sudah hidup kembali. Aku menampar wajah Maudy: "Apa hakmu untuk berbicara denganku? Siapa kamu, berani-beraninya mengambil foto pernikahan dengan Felix?" "Menurutmu apakah kamu mampu memikul tanggung jawab atas nama Grup Setiawan!"

Kelley Alexander gets kicked to the curb from his cushy, billionaire lifestyle at seventeen. Unlikely friendships are forged and a bond for life is created when he teams up with Mason James and Lee Munroe as he shifts from Private School to Public School with his once friends now as his enemies. Family secrets are unraveled and Kelley organizes his new family in a mafia style setting with them as the good guys. Arranged marriages, betrayal, secret pregnancies and rejection features in this novel with the good guys sometimes having to do bad things.The biggest threat usually comes from those we least expect it and Kelley's boundaries will know no bounds.

Pada tahun keenam setelah diusir dari keluarga kaya karena dianggap sebagai putri palsu, aku bertahan hidup dengan menjual darahku. Baru saja aku menerima sedikit uang dan hendak menghubungi dokter untuk membeli obat, seorang pengawal menendang belakang lututku dengan keras. Saat jatuh berlutut, aku mendengar seorang wanita kaya berteriak tak terkendali. "Dasar anak nggak tahu terima kasih! Apa yang kamu lakukan di sini? Apa kamu mau coba celakai Sophia-ku lagi?" Sebuah tamparan keras mendarat di wajahku. Aku baru menyadari bahwa itu adalah ibuku yang sedang mengumpulkan sumber darah untuk putri kesayangannya, Sophia. Melihat ibuku yang putus asa, kakak laki-lakiku, Owen, segera memerintahkan para pengawal untuk mengusirku. Dia menatap uang di tanganku dan mencibir, "Sepertinya, beberapa tahun terakhir masih belum mengubah sifatmu. Demi kemewahan semu, kamu bahkan rela menjual darah untuk dapatkan beberapa ratus ribu." "Sophia akan lulus dan pergi ke luar negeri untuk melanjutkan studi dalam setengah bulan. Dia nggak butuh perhatian eksklusif keluarga lagi, sedangkan kamu juga nggak akan bisa menindasnya. Nanti, aku akan jelaskan alasannya kepada Ayah dan Ibu, lalu membawamu pulang. Kamu akan tetap menjadi tuan putri di rumah." "Pulang ... tuan putri?" gumamku. Akhirnya, aku hanya menggeleng dan tertawa terbahak-bahak. Aku mengidap penyakit ALS, penyakit saraf yang bisa menyebabkan tubuh lumpuh secara perlahan. Penyakit ALS-ku berkembang terlalu cepat dan aku bahkan tidak akan mampu bertahan sebulan lagi. Lagi pula, ketika dia menuduhku sebagai putri palsu demi Sophia yang hanyalah seorang anak dari keluarga miskin, aku sudah lama kehilangan rumah.

In politics, love is leverage. Charlie Vale is collateral damage the son of a man branded a traitor, erased by the state and left to survive in its shadows. Dexter Ashcroft is the architect of power, a strategist so ruthless they call him the Kingmaker. When their lives collide, Dexter doesn’t silence Charlie. He owns him. Bound by a contract masquerading as salvation, Charlie becomes Dexter’s public partner and private liability. Every smile is staged. Every kindness costs something. And every truth is buried deeper. But when the past resurfaces and the wrong man is sacrificed again, the crown Dexter built begins to crack. Because the one thing power cannot control is what it destroys. A story of manipulation, redemption, and a love that refuses to survive on lies.

She signed her freedom away with a trembling hand and a heart full of rage. Two years as Lucien Cross's contracted wife, playing the role of loving spouse while he remained her enemy behind closed doors. Mara Quinn made a deal with the devil to save her family. He married her to claim his inheritance. Their marriage is a battlefield, their home a cage gilded in wealth she never wanted. But hate burns hot—and somewhere between the fights and the forced proximity, between the public kisses that mean nothing and the private moments that mean everything, the line between enemies and lovers begins to blur. She promised herself she'd walk away when the contract expired. He promised himself he'd never care. They were both wrong.

Saat seluruh keluarga merayakan ulang tahun adikku, aku dikunci di pabrik terbengkalai, dengan darah yang terus mengalir. Adikku menyewa empat preman, menyiksaku hingga nyaris mati. Dengan sisa tenaga, aku merangkak sedikit demi sedikit mengambil ponsel, lalu menelepon suamiku. "Laurent, aku terluka parah, cepatlah datang selamatkan aku ... di pabrik yang nggak jauh, nggak akan menyita banyak waktumu." Mendengar suaraku yang rendah hati dan lemah, suamiku mencibir, "Elena, menangis nggak mempan, sekarang mulai jual kasihan, ya?" "Kamu sampai tak segan melakukan apa pun demi merusak pesta ulang tahun adikmu. Cepat bawa hadiah dan pulang untuk minta maaf padanya. Kalau nggak, kali ini kamu nggak akan kuampuni!" Belum sempat aku berbicara, dari seberang telepon sudah terdengar suara adikku memanggilnya. Suamiku tidak tahu, pada detik telepon itu ditutup, aku sudah tidak membutuhkan pengampunannya lagi. Dia juga tidak tahu siapa mayat berbau busuk yang membuatnya, seorang ahli forensik senior, mengernyit dan menghindar. Itu adalah istrinya sendiri yang telah dia benci selama bertahun-tahun.

When Brynn lands a sudden, great job at a management company in New Beerenland, she revels in the fact that she has made it. A great job means the end of all the financial atrocities: no sharing apartments, no ex-drama, no checking the menu before ordering. With the perks of managing a private management agency, she gets the occasional run-in with royalty hosting their public engagements and managing how they appear to the general republic. Enter Ryker Glucksberg, a prince who runs his eyes down all over Brynn’s body and can’t seem to keep her off his mind. They meet, and sparks fly. Brynn doesn’t believe in love. Ryker is not the prince who wants to settle down. And then zero in on the institution that will do everything in its power to keep them apart or bring them together?

Twin Desires: Driven By Passion is a steamy, emotionally rich MMF contemporary romance that follows Luca Moretti, a 24-year-old chauffeur, as he falls into an intense, passionate relationship with his employers; the powerful, identical twin CEOs Alexander and Julian Voss, both 30. What begins as a dangerous flirtation in the back of a Maybach quickly escalates into nights of raw desire and tangled limbs. The three men navigate the intoxicating thrill of secret trysts while grappling with the power imbalance, public scrutiny, and deep-seated fears that threaten to tear them apart. Through luxurious penthouses, private islands, and high-society galas, Luca must confront his insecurities about being “just the driver,” while the Voss brothers learn to share not just a bed, but their hearts. Jealousy, vulnerability, and the weight of public expectation test their bond, but each challenge only deepens their commitment. Spanning two years, the story builds from forbidden passion to a heartfelt promise of forever, culminating in rings, a shared home, and a life built together. With equal parts intense eroticism and tender emotional depth, Driven by Desire explores love without boundaries, the courage to be seen, and the beauty of choosing each other every day. Perfect for readers who crave high-heat polyamorous romance with strong character growth, found family vibes, and a satisfying HEA.

Seven years ago, I disappeared without a word. Today, the man I ruined owns the contract that decides whether I breathe freely or not. Adrian Blackwood is untouchable. A man whose signature ends careers, whose silence erases people. His empire was built too fast, too violently, for anyone to question how. When I come to him desperate for money, he doesn’t ask for explanations. He offers a contract. One year. One signature. Public role: Lover. Private role: Property. The rules are simple and unforgiving. How will I survive being the kitten of Adrian into his dark passionate world? ⌘⌘⌘ A dark MM romance where love is mistaken for ownership and redemption comes only after damage is done. ⌘⌘⌘ Trigger warnings: captivity, psychological punishment, coercive control, power imbalance, emotional manipulation, isolation, trauma, possessive male lead, steamy and forced proximity.