the secret life of bees novel

Delilah 'Dila' Cakrawala seolah kebakaran jenggot ketika kekasihnya, Gilang Rahardian menghilang selama beberapa hari seusai mereka bertengkar hebat. Berbekal sebuah petunjuk dari salah satu teman baiknya, ia nekat melintasi ribuan kilometer ke kampung halaman Gilang dan bertekad membawanya kembali ke pelukannya. Tetapi bukan Gilang yang ditemuinya,melainkan sebuah rahasia gelap yang menuntunnya pada takdir yang menjerat kehidupannya...

The CEO’s series; Book one(18+ mature scenes) Sebastian Drew is a 25 years old CEO, living a double life, one he can’t control even if he wants to. With a Heart as cold as stone and living for just two reasons: to get back at those who turned him into a monster and keep his secret safe till death point. Aurora is a 24 years old cancer survivor. She has been treated like a doll all her life until her parents forced her to get married to Sebastian Drew, someone who she had met a year ago as Eric. What happens when their past connects them together in more than one way? What happens when Aurora finally finds out that Sebastian is more than one person? Will she love him as expected? Or will their past keep getting in between their love story?

Nagpakasal si Cordelia Jenner sa isang sanggano kapalit ng kapatid niya at namuhay siya ng mahirap habangbihay… O 'di nga ba? Sa isang iglap, ang asawa niya ay naging isang lihim na bilyonaryo na may taglay na kapangyarihan at impluwensya… Imposible 'yun! Tumakbo si Cordelia pabalik sa kanilang munting bahay at papunta sa mga bisig ng kanyang asawa. "Sinasabi nila na ikaw daw si Mr. Hamerton. Totoo ba 'yun?" Hinaplos ng lalaki ang kanyang buhok. "Kamukha ko lang yung lalaking 'yun." Sumimangot si Cordelia. "Nakakainis yung lalaking 'yun. Pinipilit niya na ako ang asawa niya. Bugbugin mo siya!" Kinabukasan, ang Mr. Hamerton na 'yun ay ngumiti at nagpakita sa publiko—bugbog at sugatan. "Mr. Hamerton, anong nangyari?" Ngumisi ang lalaki. "Nagkatotoo ang hiling ng asawa ko. Kailangan kong pangatawanan 'to."

Ang book na ito ay naglalaman ng kuwento ng magkakaibigang may kaniya-kaniyang lihim sa pagkatao. May abogado, doctor at assasin, ngunit iisa lang ang layunin— ang manaig ang katarungan. Si Jennifer or mas kilalang Kailani ay magbabalik after ten years upang ipaghiganti ang pagkamatay ng mga magulang. Kasama sa mission ang matalik na kaibigang si Sasha at ang unang lalaking nagkagusto sa kaniya, si James. Si Khalid na anak ng taong nais paghigantihan ngunit sa bandang huli ay maging kakampi. Si Dexter ay ang abogadong matalik na kaibigan ni Khalid. Bubuo ng isang grupo upang makatuwang sa itinayong pribadong ahensya ng mga detective agent. Isa sa mga kasapi ay si James at ang kaibigang si Micko. Napabilang din ang masungit na pinsan ni Micko na si Cloud. Makilala ng grupo sina Jeydon at Ashton na magaling ding agent. Sa paglago ng grupo ay magkakaroon ng Jr. Group ang Eagle's Wings Secret Agency. Pangangatawan nila Cris, Amalia, Jay at Ruel. Isa sa haliging sinasandalan ng ahensya ay ang tiyuhin ni Dexter na si General Max. Sino-sino ang mga may madilim na nakaraan at ang may itinatago sa pagkatao? Paano nila malutas ang mga sariling suliranin?

(18+ Explicit Content) Buy me.” My voice rings clear through the room. "Buy me and I will serve you until my purpose is through. Buy me and save me from death.” Dante merely laughs at me, "Why should I save you? I'm no hero, girl. You've stepped into a 's den and you're committing yourself to me.” I don't budge, fighting through the urge to cower before him. “I'll give you one chance to walk away, Atwood girl. If you don't, you will be mine and no one can save you from me.” But that’s exactly what I need. Not a hero, but a monster who could tear the world down and bring my sister back to me. I would sacrifice anything for her, including my freedom. Jean Atwood was at the top of the world. A perfect life for the perfect daughter of the esteemed and powerful Atwood family. But one mistake turned her life upside down and brought her family's name to the ground. Drowned in debt after her parents' deaths, Jean must find a way to free herself and her beloved younger sister from slavery.

Eve finds herself in a stranger's bed and she does the first thing that comes to her mind; run. This stranger appears later on to give her the formal offer to be his girlfriend with benefits. But what kind of benefits are they? And does she agree? What does the future hold for her and this stranger? Find out.

Era, one of the liaison officers, is a college girl having a financial problem. When she told Sir Mik about her struggle, he immediately offered her to be a maid in return of providing her financial needs. Does Sir Mik really needs a maid?

Cordelia Jenner married a thug in place of her sister and lived poorly ever after… Or did she? With a snap of the fingers, her husband became a secret billionaire with a ton of power and influence...That was impossible! Cordelia ran back to their quaint little home and right into her husband’s arms.“They claim that you’re Mr. Hamerton. Is it true?”The man stroked her hair. “That guy just looks like me.”Cordelia pouted. “He’s the worst. He insisted that I’m his wife. Beat him up!”The next day, said Mr. Hamerton put on a smile and appeared in public—bruised and battered.“Mr. Hamerton, what happened?”The man grinned. “My wife’s wish came true. I ought to put more effort into it.”

This day was supposed to be the best day of her life. Turning 18 finding her mate full of excitement but what she didn't know that this day would be the worst day of her life. Her life would change forever, and she will never be the same person ever again. Her mate doesn't want her; she has lost everyone that she has ever loved. She tries to stay strong, but she is lost in her own grief. Wanting to be with her family, she does the unthinkable. Not realizing that she is about to find out whom she really is.

"My boyfriend? Huh. He is the heir of HongYoonChoi organisation. HongYoonChoi is one of the richest organisation in the world. And my boyfriend is their heir." If only Celine can turn back time, she would never lie about a man who doesn't exist in her current life. Celine Kim is a jobless 25 year-old single lady. She believed that there will be a bright future ahead of her as long as her father's last will shall remain unfulfilled. "Find HongYoonChoi organization's heirs and tell them my name," her dying father told her before she left his daughter alone. She heard that HongYoonChoi has influential and rich members that passed through generations. However, Celine was afraid to meet the dangerous secret group known for being ruthless killers. One day, Celine attended her highschool friend's wedding. At the reception hall where she met her old highschool classmates who belittled her ever since then, she was so eager to regain her pride and thus she lied about her current relationship with a young rich man whom she never met - HongYoonChoi's heir. Little did she know, the supposedly fake boyfriend was also at the party! This is the start of the struggle in Celine's peaceful life: when she's going to meddle inside the dark organization and when she falls in love with the hideous monster among the three heirs, Joshua, Jeonghan and Seungcheol. "My life has no door, you can never escape," Joshua whispered on the prisoner's ear. In HongYoonChoi, there are no doors. And Celine can't escape from them anymore.