Something To Hide: A Lynley Novel

“Mas bisa ngajarin kamu lebih jauh. Gimana?” Di tengah keruwetan otaknya untuk menulis cerita dewasa, Poppy mendapat tawaran menarik dari Regan. Ini mungkin kesempatan emas, mengingat Regan katanya memiliki banyak pengalaman saat berkuliah di Amerika. Namun masalahnya, Regan ini adalah atasan sekaligus teman kakak laki-laki Poppy. Poppy bimbang, apakah harus menerima tawaran Regan atau mencari pengalamannya sendiri? Deadline semakin dekat, dan editor pun terus-menerus menerornya. Kalau Poppy menerima tawaran Regan... gak bakal terjadi apa-apa, kan?

Bagaimana jadinya jika dua orang yang selalu bermusuhan tiba-tiba harus tinggal seatap? Setelah kehilangan ayahnya dan harta kekayaan yang disita bank, Veline terpaksa menerima tawaran sahabat ayahnya untuk tinggal bersama mereka. Namun, harapannya untuk hidup tenang hancur saat mengetahui putra dari sahabat ayahnya adalah musuh bebuyutannya di sekolah. Hero Arjuna Wiratama, lelaki tampan dan populer, digilai banyak wanita karena pesonanya. Meski sikapnya terkadang cuek dan dingin, banyak yang justru semakin tertarik pada lelaki itu, tetapi tidak bagi Veline. Namun, siapa sangka, di balik permusuhan itu ternyata tersimpan takdir yang mengejutkan—orang tua mereka diam-diam telah menjodohkan mereka sejak lama. Akankah perasaan benci mereka berubah menjadi cinta? Lalu, mampukah mereka mengesampingkan ego masing-masing dan menerima perjodohan tersebut?

Daniel and Stefany had been friends since childhood. They seemed inseparable, always spending time together, playing and having fun to create beautiful memories that they would remember in their adulthood. Especially when Christmas arrived, Daniel and Stefany always made appointments to meet at an old church in the village to spend Christmas Eve together by playing snowball fights, lighting fireworks and creating snowmen. As teenagers, they became more intimate and the seeds of romance began to emerge between them. However, because they were comfortable with a very close friendship. It made Daniel and Stefany deliberately keep their feelings of affection in their respective hearts. Until one day Daniel plucked up the courage to express his love for Stefany. But unfortunately the girl's family had moved to the city, and left the village where they had been living. Years passed, Daniel kept waiting for Stefany to return to the village. He always waited for the girl to come and meet him in front of the gate of a church every Christmas. But Stefany never came. What is Daniel's fate next? Will the man be able to forget his childhood love? Where has Stefany been all this time? Will they meet again? Curious about the continuation? Come on ... please read!

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?

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?

OTTILINE LEVINE IS A WELL KNOWN DETECTIVE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SERIAL AND VIOLENT CRIMES. HER LIFE WAS ALL ABOUT CATCHING CRIMINALS UNTIL SHE MET BLADE KNIGHT. BEFORE SHE REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON SHE IS ALREADY MARRIED TO THIS STRANGE MAN BLADE STEELE IS AN IMMORTAL WHO HAS LIVED THE LAST DECADE OF HIS LIFE TRYING TO BECOME HUMAN, AND OTTILINE LEVINE SEEMED LIKE THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. JUST WHEN THEY FINALKY STARTED GETTING TOGETHER, OTTILINE REALIZED THAT HER SO CALLED RICH AND PERFECT HUSBAND MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SERIAL MURDER THAR SHE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING. WILL SHE BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF THEIR MARRIAGE? WHAT OTHER SECRETS THAT MIGHT DESTROY HER MARRIAGE ARE LEFT FOR HER TO FIND? WHAT IF SHE IS JUST ANOTHER OF HIS VICTIMS?

I no longer recognize myself. Not recognizing who I have turned to. Maybe it was meant to be this way. I don’t know how within the space of five years I and Noah turned into something that was never in my imagination. We turned to strangers. At this time four years ago, we were the newest couple, the Hollywood upcoming celebrities that everyone was rooting for, our relationship was the envy of the whole Hollywood… then everything changed. Then I threw it all away… even though I knew that he was ’it’ for me. I got greedy. I tried to match up his fame which was silly. You can’t compare a god and a prodigy. I was a prodigy but Noah…. He was a god.

He’s the brooding bad boy with fists of steel. She’s the broken girl next door who sees right through him. But neither of them is ready for the darkness that binds them together. When Maya moves to Rosewood Hills with her abusive father and bedridden mother, she expects loneliness, not chaos. On her first night, she witnesses a violent street brawl—and realizes the bloodied boy being beaten is none other than Liam Parker, her mysterious, cold classmate... and now, her next-door neighbor. Everyone says Liam is dangerous. Unstable. Untouchable. But Maya sees something else: pain. Vulnerability. A silent cry for help. Even as Liam pushes her away, fate keeps throwing them together. And when he saves her from a group of violent bullies, something shifts. A crack forms in his stone-cold armor. But Liam has a secret—one that makes him more than just the boy next door. One that’s buried deep in scars, shadows, and a past that should’ve killed him. And when that secret is unleashed... Maya’s the only one who might survive it. A story of trauma, trust, and a love born from ruin. Not all monsters hide in the dark—some live next door. He was never just the boy next door. He was the storm waiting to happen.

Penelope Costarelli married Marcus Ramirez at 21, lived a fairy tale like marriage, and gave birth to a precious baby boy at 23. But her perfect marriage crumpled in her feet like a nightmare when she discovered her husband's affair with her cousin, and left her in a huge debt. Akala niya ay doon na matatapos ang paghihirap niya, but her life took a tragic turn when she lost her son, her parents, and her voice. Unable to carry the weight of her misfortune, Penelope decided to end it all. Pero sa kalagitnaan ng magulo niyang pag-iisip, isang estranghero ang nagligtas sa kanya. Aleksander Nikolai Montalvo, a shipping magnate whose name and reputation could shake every powerful name and conglomerate in the country—and is rumored to be a mafia boss. This powerful man offered Penelope a tempting bargain, he'll become her lifeline, in exchange for becoming his new born twin's wet nurse. Their temporary mother, until the twins don't need nursing from her. Agad na tinanggap ni Penelope ang alok nito, at mas lalo pa niyang pinagbutihan ng malaman niya na ang taksil niyang asawa ay may importanteng transaksyon kay Aleksander. Nakasilip siya ng pagkakataon para gumanti, at hindi niya sasayangin iyon. She'll make him crawl into her feet, at gusto niyang ipakita rito na nagkamali siya ng taong sinaktan at niloko. WARNING ⚠️🔞

Althafandra Alatas (34) adalah seorang tuan muda dari konglomerat ternama yang masih menunggu kekasihnya kembali, dan hal itu menjadi alasan kenapa belum menikah atau melakukan kencan yang disarankan ibu dan neneknya yang berharap segera mendapatkan keturunan dari Fandra. Meski setia pada kekasihnya, Althafandra tiba-tiba punya tunangan. Ternyata, diam-diam ibu dan sang nenek mencari calon istri yang telah dipilih oleh mendiang kakeknya. Vivana Rosiana (27) terpaksa tinggal di mansion keluarga Alatas. Tentu saja hal itu ditentang keras oleh Fandra. Tapi keputusan itu tidak bisa diubah. “Tenang saja, aku disini bukan untuk harta atau hatimu, tapi untuk memenuhi janji.” Situasi menjadi kacau ketika kekasih Fandra kembali disaat tempat di hati Fandra mulai terisi oleh Vivana. Apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya? Tetap setia atau memilih yang sejati? Dan, janji apa yang dimaksud Vivana?