private vs public

York Langston locked me up for six months. Word on the street was he dropped over 100 million to buy me my own private island. Security here? Tight enough to rival the White House. Even a bird that flew past the area would get shot down on sight. But what nobody knew… All that luxury people envied? To me, it was just a gilded cage. It wasn't until he found a woman who looked almost like me that his interest began to fade. One day, she stormed the island with a gang at her back while he was away. She slashed my tendons and carved up my face with a blade before locking me inside a cage with a rabid dog. I was barely breathing by the time York finally found me. "York, this woman thought she could fool you by imitating me? She must be a spy! You'll have to flay her alive if you want her to talk!"

His name Jimmy Andrean Adinata is most popular with business leaders. As well as the successor of the Adinata group, he is also the owner of a private television station in Indonesia. Especially since his father passed away two years ago, he has focused more and more on managing his family's business and his own television company. His mom (Angela) is a world famous designer. She even had a brand of her own for the product she was putting out. So Jimmy's life became more perfect and never lacked anything financially. His success in the business world versus his dating story. Because of a misunderstanding, he is cool with his wife. He almost even sued for divorce. But one inescapable fact was that he found that in this he was the one who had hurt his wife. After learning the truth, Jimmy tried to love his wife again. But what about his already disappointed his wife? And how is Jimmy supposed to subdue his wife?

Sheikh Uthman Ibn Abbas is the sheikh of the vast Ikram kingdom situated in the middle east and Tequila Meyers is a call girl cum stripper who works her ass off to feed her baby sister after their mother abandoned them. Tequila is delighted to be among those that her boss prepared to dance for the young sheikh in his private room. Her joy knows no bounds when she gets a chance to spend the night in his bed when he offers to pay triple of what she has ever earned at the club. The next morning and the sheikh is gone after leaving a huge check that's enough to take care of Tequila for a long time. Three years later, Tequila escorts her dead best friend's body to his hometown in the middle east and she was shocked to find out the sheikh she once spent the best night of her life with and the father of her baby is the king of Ali's hometown. Sheikh Uthman is shocked to find out he has an heir and now he wants his baby back.

Yasha Reese Heuson, a Starlight Supermodel and a promising actress of her generation, is very passionate about everything she does. Enjoying the limelight of her career, sudden news strikes that instantly change her life - that is being linked to one of the youngest bachelors in town, Axis Ford Averion, whom at such a young age has already climbed the corporate ladder all the way to the top, making him one of the successful CEOs in the country. Their paths will cross because of the post tagged into Yasha's social media account, saying that she's engaged to Axis; which they soon realize that both of their social media accounts were hacked. Not wanting to ruin their public figures, they decide to pretend as a couple, hoping that after a month or two, the news will pass while they investigate the real motives of the hacker. Will their pretense relationship lead them to genuine affection? The question remains unanswered if the hacker has a dark agenda in sneaking into their accounts. In getting ahead of their uneventful lives, how will Yasha and Axis handle their playful fate?

Alicia Smoke, an heiress to the Smoke enterprises, is arranged to be married to her father's business ally's son, Stephen Herald. On her wedding day, she catches a glimpse of how her loveless marriage will be when she hears her elder sister fighting with her husband, who was arranged as well. Determined to forfeit such a fate, Alicia takes off, leaving Stephen stranded on the altar. Luckily, she comes across a group of ladies who were supposedly going to a party and she ditches her wedding gown and joins them. It wasn't until they arrived at the venue that she figured out her newfound friends were hookers. But it was a little too late to turn back for the private premises they were in were only accessible to a few and she could only leave when the rest of the ladies were leaving.  And then she bumps into Theodore Cavill. The 25-year-old virgin nerd and the birthday boy. He assumes she is a hooker and Alicia doesn't bother correcting him. She just craves one night of freedom before her family finds her because she is sure they will. After one really great night, Alicia disappears leaving no trace but a huge bloodstain on Theodore's bedsheets. Until she discovers she conceived for the sexy stranger, Theodore Cavill.

Laura Anthony is the best bodyguard for the Phoenix Guardian, a private security agency created by her uncle. Assigned to protect a rock singer, Laura will have to live in New York and take her best friend, Sara, to live with her. What the bodyguard didn't count on is that she would fall madly in love with her client and that she would need to overcome past traumas to live a healthy relationship with him. Laura was happy, rediscovering her body and getting to know new sensations and desires, alongside her great love. But everything falls apart when she discovers that she was involved in a plot of death and mystery, directly related to her past. HOT book prohibited for minors. Despite being a story of love and overcoming, this book contains triggers. ️Happy reading!

Si Vance Haidezo, isang friendly, hard working and charismatic Journalist. Naatasan siya para sa isang private project ng TV Station na pinapasukan niya. He will make a documentary film for the daily life of a billionaire heir. Hindi niya inaasahan na ang tinutukoy na tagapagmana ay si Steven Kiazxon. Si Steven Kiazxon na heartthrob, bad boy ay boyfriend niya Vance noong nasa college sila na hanggang ngayon ay mahal na mahal niya. Vance waited him after Steven promised to come back but suddenly disappeared three years ago. Now that they meet again. Akala ni Vance tapos na ang paghihintay niya pero hindi pala dahil hindi na siya kilala ni Steven na nagka-amnesia. Ano ang dapat gawin ni Vance para maalala siya ng nobyo? Paano niya gagawin 'yon kung nakalimutan na din ni Steven ang tunay nitong pagkatao? Na ang kaya din nitong ibigin at pangarapin ay isang lalakeng kagaya niya... "Steven, kung hindi ako maalala ng isip mo, ipapaalala ko 'yon sa puso mo. Ramdam kong alam mong mahalaga ako sayo kaya maghihintay ako hanggang sa maalala mo ako. Nababasa ko sa mga mata mong mahal mo pa rin ako kaya hindi ako susuko." - Vance. Anong misteryo ang matutuklasan ni Vance sa pangyayari tatlong taon na ang nakakaraan na dahilan ng pagkawala ng alaala ni Steven?

My mother claims my husband has cheated on me and pushes me to get a divorce. I want to collect evidence before proceeding with anything—if it's true, I have to uphold my rights. Yet she causes a scene at an art exhibition I've worked on for three years, humiliating me in public and making me sound like a gold digger. "How are you any different from a prostitute when you're holding this dumb exhibition with a man's money? I didn't raise you to be a gold digger! How can you be so revolting?" She slashes the million-dollar paintings in the exhibition, claiming that she's doing this for my good. She wants me to see the error of my ways and return to the right path. Meanwhile, I clutch my bloody hand, which she slashed with her blade. I say, "You say you want me to return to the right path, but is that what it really is? You want me to divorce my legally wedded husband, who's a CEO, without a penny to my name. "Then, you want me to marry a 45-year-old cheap man who has a child and no money? He even wants me to support him!"

No one knows what will happen if you sign an agreement with this company. Many girls entered the small street where the said corporations were nowhere to found. 6969 corporation is a private agency where only special women can be part of the company. Precious Jasmine Jewel is just a waitress in a small bar with a small amount of salary. A friend of hers invited her to an agency where she can have enough salary and to paid the bills and other necessary stuff but unfortunately, her mom called her to inform her that they needed a huge amount of money to pay the said ransom. However, she lives no options but to bite the last hope she was holding. She doesn't have any idea what's path she was dwelling with. She doesn't know what kind of evil she's about to face later and sooner. But the big question is, how Jasmine qualified the standard of the company?

Maximilian McTavish is a 35-year-old billionaire who seems to have the world in the palm of his hands, but his life comes crumbling down when he catches his fiancée in their bed with another man. Hurt and angry, he closes off his heart and himself from the notion that he'll ever find love again. He occupies himself with his work, putting women and dating aside, until one weekend his best friend, Paxton, takes him on a trip to Las Vegas, where he invites him to a private party. There he meets an extraordinary girl, Meredith Carver. *********** Meredith Carver is a 20-year-old waitress who dropped out of college to take care of her sick mother. She is barely making two ends meet, but her luck changes after her best friend's Sugar Daddy offers Meredith a job as a bartender that caters to the rich and famous. One night, while serving at one of those prestigious events in Las Vegas, she meets 35-year-old Max. They spend a steamy night together and she wakes up the next morning to an empty bed with a check on the night stand and a thank-you note. Feeling cheap and used, Meredith keeps the encounter with this Max a secret until a week later, when he finds her with a contract and an offer she would be a fool to refuse. He wants her to be his Sugar Baby. He promises to pay her five million dollars. Half now and half when he chooses to end the contract. Will Meredith sign the contract, or will she let a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass her by?