Smolder Laurell K Hamilton

‎My husband asked me to seduce his arch-enemy. ‎He never expected me to enjoy it. ‎ ‎It was supposed to be a game, twisted little power play to bring down Reid Caddel, the man who is on the verge of ruining my husband’s empire. ‎I was meant to tempt him. Break him. Leave him begging and then disappear the next morning after my purpose has been met. ‎ ‎Instead… he started to unravel me. ‎ ‎Reid plays a different kind of ball game, ‎One laced with secrets, obsession, and a terrifying clarity. ‎He doesn’t just want my body. He wants answers. ‎He wants everything that I possibly own and am. ‎ ‎Now I’m caught between two liars... ‎The man I married, and the man I was sent to destroy. ‎ ‎But the closer I get to Reid, the more I start to wonder... ‎What if the real enemy isn’t him? ‎What if it’s the man who sent me?

Agila knew her sister was a thief, but she didn't know she was a witch until after her sister steals her scent and her mate bond to the triplet Alpha Kings. Agila risks everything to reclaim her mates. She impersonates her sister and steals the of the triplet Alpha Kings during the marking ceremony. The plan backfires with devastating consequences. Agila's sister and parents accuse her of the very witchcraft used against her. They lay a falseful claim that Agila had cast a dark spell to steal the bewitching scent of her sister and marry the Alpha Kings. The Triplet Alpha Kings orders her torture while seeking to reclaim their mark from the witch. They only realize the truth after Agila has been subjected to brutal torture and given up not just their mark but their mate bond as well. Their powers are dying after mating with her vile sister. Their kingdom is falling and their only salvation lays on their connection with their true mate. But Agila's love for them has faded and she only seeks revenge.

"Mond, nikah aja yuk mumpung gue lagi mood..." Setelah ditinggal kekasih yang sudah lima tahun bersamanya, Ayara (35) mendadak mengajak Raymond (38)—teman masa kecil yang paling sering ia ejek—untuk menikah. Bukan karena cinta, tapi karena sama-sama patah hati… dan sama-sama lelah dituntut menikah. “Tiga bulan aja ya, kalau gak cocok cerai.” Tapi Ayara tidak menyangka bahwa Raymond bisa memberikannya kenikmatan dan kebahagiaan duniawi yang luar biasa. Saat mereka justru mulai serius mau membangun rumah tangga, takdir menyentil lebih keras: mereka sama-sama tidak bisa memiliki anak. Alih-alih runtuh, Ayara dan Raymond memilih kabur keliling dunia—meninggalkan ekspektasi, membangun kembali makna hidup dan cinta dari puing-puing. Di tengah pelarian, mereka justru menemukan bahwa kebahagiaan tak harus selalu datang dari rahim. Kadang, cinta sejati lahir dari luka terdalam.

"What do you want?" he asked. "I want you to f**k me every time I do a good job." Joanne replied. Joanne Belfort didn't want to lose her new secretary job with Billionaire Charles McAllister. Her life hung in the balance. From running away from her abusive mother at home, to going to College and dropping out, and to marrying another deadbeat abuser that wanted to f**k other women that didn't want him, it seems Joanne had never done a single right thing in her entire life. But this was the final straw. After she had left her husband to crash with a former college friend and start a new secretary job, her firm had lost a paper-only bid for Charles McAllister's billion dollar company. And she was blamed for it. Mr. McAllister made a strange demand for compensation; the firm was to release her to him, or they would all face gross consequences for losing the document. Now Joanne must do everything right in her new job to avoid jail time. Will Joanne manage to get it right this time? Does the billionaire want her just for her body, or something else? Is her ex-husband still lurking out somewhere for a second chance? Can Joanne and Charles both handle the oncoming fallout of this spontaneous relationship?

Before she turns 21, Lya faces the ultimate choice: follow the path her family has set for her, or risk everything for the one who holds her heart. Romer, her childhood best friend, vanished from her life years ago when his family moved to another pack. Now, on the brink of adulthood, he’s back mysterious, powerful, and stirring feelings she thought she’d buried. But Lya’s parents have other plans for her, ones that involve a betrothal to the charming but dangerously possessive Niall, the Alpha’s son. As tensions between contendants rise and Lya’s heart is torn between duty and desire, secrets from her past and her future collide. Her true mate has been revealed, but the forces working to keep them apart are darker and more dangerous than she ever imagined. In a world where love is bound by fate but twisted by power, Lya must decide: will she fight for the mate she was destined for, or be trapped in a future she never wanted?

Three years ago, Venessa's husband, Marcus, married her to take revenge on his rich brother, Oren Weiss, who had an obsessive crush on Venessa. Now three years later, Venessa is stuck with a deadbeat husband and she just discovered that he is on a romantic vacation with another woman after she borrowed a substantial loan to fund his dying business. Deeply heartbroken and in desperate need for emotional support, she calls her best friend, Bianca, who suggests to meet her at the city's most luxurious bar. As Venessa waits for her friend inside the expensive bar reserved for elite rich, she finds herself in the company of an incredibly charming and most handsome stranger her eyes has ever gazed at. Oren Weiss also seems to treat her better than any man ever has. Drunk and eager to rid herself of the heart wrenching stress, she ends up having a night of passion with the irresistibly gorgeous man. A week later, Venessa realizes that she is pregnant with the strangers child. She decides to keep it a secret and escorts her husband to his family's reunion. She is utterly shocked to see the dazzlingly handsome stranger met at the bar, Oren Weiss, among the members of Wessington family. Turns out that her one-night-stand is her husband's filthy rich mafia brother, who inherited his father's entire fortune and wisely multiplied it through strategic dealings. Oren Weiss has returned to the city more powerful than ever before. He has had fantasies about Venessa, the girl he desired since childhood, every night and day of his life. He has returned to reclaim her from his envious brother, and he will use every twisted, ruthless and stupefying means to end the crumbling marriage and take the woman he has always wanted.

Panic makes my stomach churn as I watch the Minute hand of my wrist watch gets closer to midnight. It's my eighteenth birthday, I should phase tonight or I will be the first wolfless she-wolf,not just in our pack but in the whole of Silver Creek Kingdom as well. Nothing would be more disgraceful than being wolfless when your father is the Beta of your pack and your step sister is chosen mate of our dashing and powerful angel prince,Nate Rowan. The beloved Prince phased into the first golden winged angel. He possesses not just amazing strength but striking powers and beauty as well. The only unfortunate thing about him is that he never found his mate and finally got tired of the wait. My step-sister was choosen to become his mate and their wedding is tonight. She is a vixen just like her mother, the heartless woman that my father choose to replace my dead mother with. If I fail to phase into anything tonight my father will have me banished or gotten rid of permanently to do away with the shame

After catching her fiancé in the ultimate betrayal, Willa flees into the night, only to be struck by a car and transported into "The Fullest"—a lethal, multi-dimensional survival game. The rules are simple: Survive the hazards, complete the "intimacy trials" with your assigned partner, and win a second chance at life. But Willa’s partner is Jaxson Vane, the man who destroyed her family years ago. From the fog-drenched corridors of Dracula’s Castle to the high-stakes glitz of a billionaire’s dystopian playground, Willa must choose: give in to the raw, erotic pull of the man she hates, or die in the game. In this world, pleasure is the only weapon, and Willa is finally going to live her life—and her desires—to the fullest.

"I love fantasies. Impossible, only imaginable fantasies. The ones that would take me beyond and beyond my monotonous life. To other worlds. But this, isn't going to end well," I was saying to myself while lying down with closed eyes and recurring thoughts, starring at the bluest skies and the brightest stars. This city leaves me gawking at its beauty and at the same time allures me to its darkest mysteries. As I was running to find the only thing that could push me out of this fantastical realm, the clustered thoughts in my mind hits me hard everyday, leaving me sleepless and clueless. "You were at that place at that time. It may or may not be desirable. Fate, maybe. But, it's you," the familiar woman's voice kept repeating inside my head. "Begin with what you know and dig the unknown," the man I loved the most said, leaving me chase the knowns inside my scrambled mind. I was going after every single possible hint to take myself away from the life I've always wished to live. "I don't want this. Not for me. Not for my family," I falsely admit to myself, still secretly enjoying every moment of it. She, Idaliah Bristor seems to have a flamboyant life which takes a mysterious turn when she enters the unmapped city of BcHaven. Let's walk and roll with her as she says, "Whatever it may take, I'm giving it a go". Etymology: GEMICIDE - • Gem- The Gem Team • cide - Killing/Sacrificing 'Gemicide', the term I coined means that the Gem Girls without any hesitation is ready to sacrifice themselves or get killed to save their city.

Lilian Reed is a determined young woman, working at the exclusive Shadow of Sophia club to support her dreams of becoming a nurse and leaving behind the exploitation by her stepmother, Diane, and her stepbrother, Liam. But her life crumbles when Diane sells her for a fortune to the feared Cassian Moore, a mobster whose presence exudes power and danger. The first encounter between them is marked by a brutal rescue and a gaze that burns like fire, planting the seeds of an irresistible sexual tension. Trapped in a dark agreement, Lilian is dragged into Cassian’s underworld, where each touch of his, firm on her chin, warm against her skin, threatens to dissolve her defenses. Every whisper laden with promise pulls her into an abyss of desire. Between the fear of being consumed and an overwhelming attraction, she proposes to work to pay off her debt and earn her freedom, but Cassian has other plans. “Understand once and for all, Lilian Reed. You belong to me now. You will work for me and answer only to my orders,” he declares, sealing the agreement with a brutal kiss that leaves her body trembling and her mind ablaze. As memories of a painful past resurface and danger closes in, Lilian struggles to resist the mobster's dominance, but will her heart be surrendered to him before she escapes this hell?