The Obsession Nora Roberts Summary

Shivering, I sobbed out, unable to speak, unable to move. "Shh, shh, now baby-girl, it's alright, you're safe, don't cry" he soothed, moving closer to me. "N-Noah, I w-want to go home," I sobbed, feeling weak from my inability to talk without stuttering. A gasp left my parted lips as his hand forcefully connected with my cheek, "You are home, so I don't want to hear that crap from you, okay?" shaking, I looked down at my feet, his gaze too menacing to hold. "I said, do you understand" he spit through clenched teeth, "y-yes, I'm sorry" I whispered, a new wave of tears making their appearance. "Good girl, now I need you to keep being a good girl, okay?" nodding, my eyes met his dark ones. His form towered over me, making me feel small and irrelevant. "Words, Embry!" He demanded as I stuttered out a quiet yes. I studied him cautiously as he walked towards the far end of the room, shuffling through drawers before stalking back towards me and crouching down. I sucked in a breath as I saw the knife in his hand, his face held a mischievous grin as it glinted in the light. "Now baby-girl, you see, as much as I hate to, you need to be punished, do you know why?" Warning! This story is for mature audience, it contains strong language, abuse, mature themes and sensitive topics. ___ He was her rock, her best friend, her first love. He became her worst nightmare, her tormentor, her captor She was his everything. His obsession. Their story should have ended with that court case, but he's found a way back to her, and he won't give her another opportunity to escape. Not this time.

Diam-diam, Michael memperhatikan Casandra dari kejauhan. Pria itu mencintai Casandra sejak lama. Namun, dia memilih menunggu, hingga waktu yang tepat untuk mendapatkan Casandra. Hingga suatu ketika perusahaan Casandra berada di ambang kehancuran, hanya Michael yang mampu menyelamatkannya. Dan Hanya satu keinginan Michael yaitu bisa menikahi Casandra, dan memiliki sepenuhnya wanita itu. Casandra terpaksa meninggalkan kekasihnya. Kekasih yang telah menemaninya bertahun-tahun hanya karena harus menyelamatkan perusahaannya dan menikah dengan Michael. Segala cara Casandra lakukan, agar mempertahankan hubungannya, namun dia tidak akan pernah mampu melawan sosok Michael Yates Hutomo. "Now, you are mine," bisik Michael serak. "But not my heart!" tukas Casandra tajam. *** Follow me on Instagram: abigail_kusuma95

Berawal dengan kepindahannya dari Perth-Australia menuju ke kota yang lebih kecil yaitu Geraldton. Sebuah kota pinggiran yang mempertemukan Aleandra Beverly (25th) dengan seorang pria berusia matang bernama Marvin Williams(45th). Pertemuan pertama mereka di sebuah kedai ice tempat Aleandra bekerja, menjadi awal dari kisah mereka. Marvin tertarik dengan Aleandra yang sangat berbeda dari gadis lainnya. Di saat Marvin yang menyandang predikat seorang duda kaya, digandrungi banyak wanita bahkan kebanyakan adalah gadis seusia Aleandra. Namun, Marvin malah tertarik dengan Aleandra yang terlihat memiliki daya tarik tersendiri dimata Marvin. Seiring kebersamaan mereka membuat Aleandra jatuh hati pada Marvin. Aleandra bersikap seolah mereka memang telah menjalin sebuah hubungan. Berbeda dengan Aleandra, Marvin semakin menyadari bahwa dirinya tak bisa menjadi egois dengan membiarkan Aleandra bersanding dengannya. Marvin cukup tahu diri bahwa dirinya terlalu tua untuk seorang gadis secantik dan sepintar Aleandra, walau Marvin sangat menyadari perasaannya terhadap Aleandra adalah sebuah perasaan cinta. “Usiaku hampir duakali lipat usiamu, Al. Aku takut tak bisa menyaingi hasrat jiwa mudamu.” Marvin Williams. Aleandra menatap tajam mata Marvin dan berkata, “Kalau begitu, bagaimana jika aku mengujinya?” Seketika Marvin melepaskan tangannya dari bahu Aleandra. Berniat berbalik, tetapi pergerakannya didahului Aleandra yang meraih pundak dan menciumnya. **

I was auctioned like an object. Sold to the highest bidder. I thought the worst was behind me—until I met them. The infamous Alpha twins, Zarek and Zade. One was cold and ruthless. The other watched in silence, but his dark eyes burned just the same. “A human? This is going to be interesting.” Zarek’s mocking laugh rang out in the open space. “She’s not fit to be our mate.” Zade’s voice was calmer, but no less cruel. They didn’t want me, yet they refused to let me go. Trapped in their world, I became nothing more than their possession. Their personal maid. Their plaything. But I wasn’t weak. I had spent my entire life surviving, and I wouldn’t stop now. I would escape. Even if the price was my heart. But the deeper I fell into their dangerous world, the more secrets unraveled. The twin alphas weren’t just drawn to me by chance. There was something buried in our past—something that made them obsessed with keeping me. And when the truth finally comes to light… I may wish I had never been sold at all.

The only man I trusted cheated on me! Ginawa ko ang lahat. Nagpakatanga, nagpaka-martyr, nagpaka-alipin. Siya lang ang minahal ko, siya lang ang pinagkatiwalaan ko, sa kanya lang umikot ang mundo ko, sa kanya lang ako sumugal. Pero hindi pa rin naging sapat. Wala naman sigurong masama kung gaganti ako? Walang masama . . . Pero sa halip na siya ang masaktan, kapatid niya at ako ang nagdusa!

Tara a woman full of dreams for her family, applied as a personal assistant of Peter. Peter, a notorious playboy, keeps on changing women just like how he changes his clothes. Wore it for a couple of hours then dump it after but when he saw Tara he knows trouble ate him up. A hot woman is his assistant! He couldn’t keep his eyes off on her as well as can’t think clearly when he was with her. Thinking of ways how to pleasure the lady and how she tastes like. But can Peter get the woman’s attention when Tara already has a boyfriend? Will Tara be one of Peter’s playmates? Or Tara will change Peter for the better?

After Hours A Small-Town Forbidden Romance Alli never meant to fall for him. Eighteen, freshly graduated, and slinging drinks at the town’s no-frills dive bar, she was just looking for a paycheck and a way out of her quiet life. But then Johnny started showing up—twenty-five, devastatingly handsome, and haunted by more than just his late-night whiskey. Everyone knows Johnny. The town's favorite bad decision. A brooding mechanic with blue eyes that burn and a reputation tangled up with Layla, the town’s resident scandal—and someone else's wife. But when Alli catches Johnny’s gaze from across the bar, something ignites. Something forbidden. Something explosive. What starts as subtle glances and lingering stares turns into late-night texts, a kiss that ruins them both, and a fire that neither of them can put out. Just when Alli begins to believe there might be more between them, Layla drops a bomb: she’s pregnant. Now, Alli must face the truth—was she just a distraction? Or is Johnny just as trapped in his past as she fears? In a town where everyone talks and secrets are currency, love after hours might be the most dangerous thing of all.

Maruja Del Russo- a drop-dead gorgeous bitchy CEO who wants to buy the land to turn it into a nature sanctuary. But when Maruja knew about the other buyer of the land, she decided to talk to him... However, she didn't expect that they would end up arguing. But she's not a Del Russo for nothing. Maruja did something that she knew would make him surrender the land to her wholeheartedly.  Using her charm, Maruja seduce him and did everything to make him crazy over her. Will she successfully get the land from him or she will let herself to fall for him more even though she knew that it's imposible for him to love her back?

His fingers ghost along her thigh, feather-light, promising ruin. 'Beg for it, principessa,' he murmurs against her ear, 'or I'll make you come until you forget your own name. Again.'" ______ In the shadowed empires of Europe, Elara Voss is the untouchable princess of the German mafia—beautiful, pure, and groomed for absolute loyalty. But beneath her poised exterior burns a secret craving for chaos. Dante Russo, the ruthless king of Rome's underworld, sees her once and obsesses. With eyes like black fire and a reputation for taking what he craves, he orchestrates her kidnapping on the eve of her arranged marriage, forcing her into vows at gunpoint. Now captive in his Rome penthouse, Elara is bound by his rules and if she breaks any, punishments are slow and sinful—teasing touches that leave her trembling, belts that burn, vibrators that torment until defiance melts into desperate whimpers and slick need. She fights back fiercely but every clash deepens the addiction. What starts as vengeance twists into craving, for both predator and prey. In a game of empires and betrayal, one question lingers—who will corrupt whom completely?

Livia Fontana, une photographe talentueuse, reçoit une invitation à couvrir une soirée caritative élégante à New-York. Lorsqu'elle capture un homme mystérieux, Vincenzo Damiano, dans l'objectif de son appareil photo, une étrange sensation d'intimité la submerge. Elle ressent une connexion profonde et inexplicable, comme si elle avait déjà partagé une histoire intime avec lui, bien avant cette vie. Intriguée par cette attirance envoûtante, Livia commence à suivre Vincenzo en secret, capturant des clichés furtifs de lui. Elle remplit sa pièce de travail de photos de Vincenzo, cherchant à saisir chaque facette de sa présence magnétique. Cependant, au fur et à mesure que Livia se plonge dans cette obsession, elle découvre que Vincenzo cache lui aussi une part de mystère. Leurs chemins semblent s'entrelacer à travers le temps, liés par une histoire passée qu'ils ne peuvent pas tout à fait se rappeler consciemment.