Sic Itur Ad Astra

Fawaz Omar Hisyam merupakan anggota TNI AD berbakat. Dia juga memiliki istri yang pintar dan bersahaja bernama Alya. Dengan kedua anak mereka, kehidupan pasutri itu terasa begitu lengkap, sampai sebuah musibah menimpa Fawaz. Pria itu dinyatakan hilang tanpa jejak. Hanya satu wasiat yang di tinggalkan Fawaz, yakni Ayla menikah lagi dengan sahabatnya, Pierre Nasution. Meski baru mengenal Pierre, tetapi entah mengapa Fawaz tak ragu menitipkan bidadari-nya itu pada Pierre--seakan dia sudah mengetahui jika maut sebentar lagi menjemputnya? Hanya saja, apa benar itu wasiat terakhir Fawaz, atau hanya rekaan Pierre yang selama ini menaruh perasaan pada Ayla? Terlebih, ada beberapa yang ragu jika Pierre ada andil dengan menghilangnya Fawaz dari dunia ini? Dan ... bagaimana reaksi keluarga besar Fawaz ketika Ayla bersedia menjalankan perintah terakhir suaminya itu?

After getting retrenched, former sales representative Nathaniel Underwood searches for ways to gain employment, but fails. Left with no other choice, he becomes a gigolo serving wealthy older women in Neon City while keeping the truth from his long-time girlfriend Regina White, a renowned travelling journalist. With bills to pay and a house mortgage to pay off, Nathaniel resorts to seducing these women so that they will keep on taking his services and also to increase his feedback score. However, fate causes Nathaniel to get entangled with the wealthiest young woman in the whole of Neon, Alyssa Dawson, the wealthy CEO of AD Systems Corp. When he extorts from her with a sex tape of their night together, she retaliates by presenting him with an offer that he cannot refuse: to become her exclusive gigolo! But when Regina returns one day to stay in Neon for good, can Nathaniel continue keeping the truth from her? Or will she divulge his secret relationship with Alyssa? And what feud does Sirius White, Regina’s stepbrother, have with Alyssa, and why does she hate him so much?

Layla Backwood was a victim of an accident that claimed an entire family leaving her as the only survivor. When she revived in the arms of a charming man, Julian, who didn't hesitate to make her his wife, she thought she had it all; a man to love, a career on thrive, a future at close aim. But everything changed in just one night of betrayal. She finds Julian, the only man she loves, in the arms of another woman, her world shattered. Just then Viktor Douglas entered the picture. A ruthless, dreadful and magnetic billionaire CEO, who offered her everything she had long wished for: comfort, revenge, passion and a kind of love that screamed dangerous and capable of consuming everything in its path. Now layla is hung between the man who shattered her very being ad the man who ignited her darkest desires. Then revelations of truth that shakes her very core surfaced, the man behind Viktor's mask and Julian deception. But Layla must rise for herself and her secret child. Will she navigate the pile of lies, secrets, betrayal and temptations and still choose love?

Jake has to get married in order to access his inheritance and his father’s company. There’s one problem, he’s a playboy and the thought of settling down with someone unnerves him. With the help of his best friend, Kyle, they set up a marriage contract which entails that he’ll be married to whichever girl of his choosing for just a year then the marriage would be dissolved and they would go their separate ways. The girl chosen would be compensated generously with lots of money, which was what Olivia needed more than anything. Olivia sees the ad but is not sure if that was what she wanted for herself. After a little persuasion, she signed the contract with Jake knowing there was no chance of her falling in love with the billionaire because she liked girls. Just a year and she would be free to live her life again, with lots of money this time. Jake marries Olivia and couldn’t be any happier because he could still see a lot of girls and not have to worry about her nurturing any kind of feelings for him. A couple months in and Jake finds himself falling in love with Olivia as he sees a side to her that she hides away from the world.

Barry Ocason, extreme sportsman and outdoor travel writer, receives a magazine in his mailbox and opens to an ad for an adventure in the Bavarian Alps. Initially dismissing the invitation, which seems to have been meant specifically for him, he soon finds himself involved in a larger plot and seeking answers to why an individual known only as the elephant man is terrorizing his family. Barry and his daughter Kristen, who survived a twin sister taken from the family at a young age, travel from Juneau, Alaska to the sinister Spider Festival in Rio Tago, Brazil, before he ultimately answers the call to Bavaria, where the puzzle begins to come together. Amid tribulation, death, madness, and institutionalization, a document emerges describing a scientist’s bloody bid to breed a theoretical “third twin,” which is believed to have the potential, through its connection with its siblings, to bridge the gulf between life and afterlife. The godlike creature that soon emerges turns out to be Barry’s own offspring, and she has dark plans for the world of her conception that neither her father nor any other mortal can stop. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

He'd wanted her for six months. And the opportunity had finally arrived to make Celia Taylor his—at least temporarily. Billionaire businessman Evan Reese knew she was desperate to get him to sign with Maddox Communications. Perhaps he would. But first Celia needed to accompany him to beautiful Catalina for a family wedding. There he would wine, dine and seduce the stunning ad executive…for he knew she desired him, as well. Yet would she still want him when Evan told her she'd be playing the role of his fake fiancée? CAPTIVE BRIDE He wants his baby, so he'll make her his bride! To teacher Erin Lavelle, handsome billionaire Peter Ramsey was like a fairy-tale prince. But after two amazing days their affair was over. Peter had thought Erin was different until he discovered her secret. Then seven months later he finds her pregnant. Now there's only one way to ensure his unborn child's security…marriage. Erin's knight in shining armor has returned, this time demanding she be his bride!

Barra Farzan, lelaki muda yang sudah menyandang status duda. Semua terjadi begitu saja, ia tak menyesal. Namun Barra mulai bosan dengan hidupnya yang selalu pahit, ada keinginan untuk bahagia. Memiliki istri secara benar adalah cita-cita Barra. Mimpinya di aminkan oleh semesta, gadis cantik putri dari konglomerat ibukota benar-benar jatuh dalam pesona Barra. Hubungan yang sempat ditentang itu akhirnya lolos ke jenjang pernikahan seperti apa yang Barra bayangkan setiap malam. Barra menegak manisnya kesempurnaan akad, di dampingi dua keluarga. Ini bukan mimpi, ini benar terjadi. Khayalannya terlaksana, sampai hubungan mereka berhasil diresmikan. Di atas pelaminan, Barra mencuri-curi kecupan di bibir Astra. Keduanya tertawa bahagia. Tanpa Barra sadari seorang wanita berjalan menuju altar pelaminan. Dipenuhi amarah. Plak! Tamparan keras mendarat di pipi Astra. "Dasar pelakor! wanita murahan! Aku ini masih istrimu, Mas. Kamu tega meninggalkan aku dan Beby?" Astra juga Barra terdiam beku, semua pasang mata menatap penuh intimidasi pada Barra dan Astra. Siapa yang tak sensitif saat kata 'pelakor' disebutkan? Rahasia apa yang Barra sembunyikan? Akankah keduanya bisa menjalani kehidupan sepasang suami-istri layaknya rumah tangga lain? Atau Barra akan habiskan hidupnya sebagai suami bayaran? Happy reading. Novel karya diara_di

"Sampai kapan pun, aku tidak mau mewarisi harta kekayaan Ayah! Sudah cukup bagiku menderita disangkar burung ini!" "Rosa, apa kamu yakin dengan ucapanmu!" Rosa Adhitama seorang anak konglomerat dari keluarga besar Adhitama, mempunyai wajah tampan seperti layaknya seorang pria. Rosa dipaksa oleh sang Ayah untuk meneruskan bisnis Ayahnya. Sayangnya Rosa menolak semua itu, akankah Rosa bisa keluar dari kurangan sang Ayah?

Sophia’s world shatters when her cheating boyfriend and backstabbing best friend smear her name across the city with vicious lies. Jobless, homeless, and desperate to vanish, she stumbles across a cryptic online ad: live-in tutor, remote estate, one thousand dollars an hour. She clicks apply before doubt can stop her. The mansion is breathtaking, the little girl heartbreakingly quiet, and the contract… written in blood. One crimson signature later, the gates lock behind her, and the truth claws its way out: wolves in tailored suits, monsters in the shadows, and a ruthless Alpha who orchestrated her arrival. Ethan Blackwell—billionaire, pack leader, and the stranger from her drunken one-night escape—claims her as his fated mate. He doesn’t want the bond; he’s too proud for a fragile human. But he’ll never let her leave. Worse? His two brothers circle closer, eyes glowing with the same primal hunger, ready to challenge tradition and tear the pack apart to possess her. Sophia came to hide. Now she’s the prize in a war of teeth, fate, and forbidden desire. One click. One drop of blood. No way out.

"I'm still a virgin." He pulls away from me and appears surprised. "No, then we'll have to stop," He pulls away from me. I don't want this to stop. Something about this feels right. I'm not repulsed by a man touching me for the first time. I resume kissing him. "No, no, we don't." I mumble as I lock my lips with his and ease my hand into his trousers. Emily Adams needs money to afford surgery for her critically ill brother Liam, in her attempt to find another job she stumbles upon an ad offering to pay $350,000 but the only catch is she has to become a surrogate for a stranger. Billionaire Jacob Collin doesn't have time for women, he is only concerned about the family business, persuaded by his grandmother he agrees to have a child but when he meets the woman who has agreed to be his surrogate he begins to fall in love. Their encounter leaves them both yearning for the other, as Emily start getting attached and is unwilling to pull through with the contract and Jacob takes it upon himself to discover the identity of his surrogate but there are forces that wants to keep them apart. Can they find each other and kindle their love or will they never be together?