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Returning to Lakewood was to spend the holidays with her fiance and plan toward their marriage but she was welcomed by the heart-trenching sight of her lover making love with her bestfriend. Have these all been happening behind her back? She stormed out and found a man whom she immediately proposed to and he accepted as if he was waiting for something like that. He turned out to be her ex-fianceè’s boss but little did she know that he wasn't human

Book 1 Saints and Sinners She was the light to my dark. The saint to my sinner. with her innocent eyes and devilish curves. A Madonna that was meant to be admired but never touched. Until someone took that innocence from her. She left. The darkness in my heart was finally complete. I avenged her, I killed for her, but she never came back. Until I saw her again. An angel dancing around a pole for money. She didn’t know I owned that club. She didn’t know I was watching. This time I won’t let her escape. I will make her back into the girl I knew. Whether she likes it or not. Book 2 Judge and Jury I can’t stop watching her. I’m not even sure I want to. Taylor Lawson, blonde, beautiful, and totally oblivious to how much dangers she’s in. She’s also the one juror in my upcoming murder trial that hasn’t been bought. The one who can put me behind bars for a very long time. I know I should execute her. After all that’s what I do. I am the Judge. I eliminate threats to The Family. And Taylor is a threat. But I don’t want to kill her. Possessing her, making her love me seems like a much better plan for this particular Juror.

Isabella Swan, berkorban demi pria yang dicintainya. Dirinya, menggantikan kekasihnya itu sebagai tersangka pembunuhan. Kepercayaan dan cintanya dikhianati. Bahkan, kekasihnya berselingkuh dengan saudarinya. Hal itu, membuat Bella terjebak dibalik jeruji. Tidak ada yang menolongnya, bahkan mereka semua berusaha agar dirinya mendekam dan membusuk di sana. Bella keguguran di balik jeruji. Hidupnya seakan di neraka, tetapi rasa benci memberikan kekuatan untuk bertahan hidup. Pengorbanannya itu, membawa Bella ke hadapan Benedict Knight. Pengusaha kaya dan terkenal arogan. Pria yang kehilangan kekasih, karena kecelakaan yang membuat Bella meringkuk dibalik jeruji. Rasa benci membuat Ben semakin terobsesi kepada Bella. Membuatnya selalu memperhatikan setiap langkah wanita itu, baik dibalik maupun di luar jeruji. Bau busuk tidak akan mampu disembunyikan selamanya. Akan tiba saatnya, bau itu menguar. Perlahan dan pasti, kebenaran mulai terungkap. Rasa benci, perlahan berubah menjadi cinta. Membuat kehidupan Bella yang seakan di neraka, berubah total.

Fehintola Racheal Bankole, is sent by her wealthy, corporate family at Christmas to secretly convince Damilare Nathan Ajayi, to sell his struggling small-scale Winery. The plan is to transform it into a high-end winery as a new project for the New year. What Fehintola doesn’t expect is to fall in love with the small town, the small winery, and the man who runs it.

(21+) Mika yang merupakan siswa berprestasi di sekolah memutuskan untuk tidak melanjutkan studinya ke jenjang perguruan tinggi. Sontak keputusannya itu memicu banyak pertanyaan orang-orang di sekitarnya, termasuk guru muda yang juga merupakan wali kelas Mika, Janu. Janu merasa perlu meyakinkan Mika agar mau melanjutkan studinya. Tanpa memberi tahu Mika, Janu melakukan kunjungan rumah. Dan betapa terkejut dia saat mendapati kondisi Mika yang menyedihkan. Rupanya ayahnya telah berjudi dan menyebabkan ibunya terlilit utang sampai ratusan juta. Utang yang besar itu membuat Mika terancam dinikahkan dengan seorang tuan tanah. Meski berat hati, Janu menawarkan bantuan yang lain, dia bersedia untuk membiayai kuliah Mika. Namun, ibu Mika yang konservatif mendesak agar Janu menikahi Mika supaya menghindari fitnah. Tanpa diduga-duga, Janu setuju untuk menikahi Mika. Pernikahan tanpa rencana pun terjadi. Namun, ada yang lain dari sikap Janu. Ada rahasia yang dia sembunyikan dari Mika, dan hal itu menyangkut masa lalu gelapnya serta mantan kekasihnya. Di lain pihak, kehadiran pria lain mulai mengacaukan biduk rumah tangga palsu mereka. Berhasilkah mereka bertahan? Lalu kenapa ada rasa cemburu apabila mengaku tak ada rasa?

Tidak hanya terkenal memiliki sikap dingin dan mimik angkuh di area profersionalnya, di lingkungan keluarga serta sosialnya pun demikian. Namun, tetap saja sosoknya sangat dielu-elukan oleh kaum hawa. Bahkan, banyak perempuan yang bermimpi ingin menjadi kekasih dari seorang Levin Adelard Adyatama. Seperti kebanyakan kaum hawa sebelumnya, Sandara Pramesthi Baskara pun sangat memuja Levin yang tak lain merupakan dosennya sendiri. Bahkan, ia selalu salah tingkah sendiri saat mengikuti kelas yang diberikan oleh laki-laki tersebut. Oleh karena sikapnya itu, tak jarang Levin pun selalu menyempatkan diri menyindirnya tanpa ampun. Siapa sangka, Levin dan Sandara terikat dalam sebuah hubungan yang tak biasa karena suatu kekhilafan sesaat. Dari hubungan tersebutlah semua penilaian akan sosok masing-masing terpatahkan satu sama lain. Akankah mereka bertahan dan melanjutkan hubungan tersebut atau memilih memutuskannya di tengah jalan?

Sebuah kota kecil yang bernama kota fleth hiduplah sebuah anak dari dunia lain yang bertransmigrasi ke dunia renaissance yang penuh dengan ilmu supranatural, mistik sekaligus spiritual yang mengandung banyak sekali misteri sejarah di dalamnya.

Taralle Mariam pernah merasa menjadi wanita yang paling beruntung. Mempunyai keluarga yang harmonis, pasangan yang setia Dan pekerjaan yang menyenangkan. Namun Hal itu seketika berubah setelah meninggalnya sang ibu. Ayahnya datang dengan membawa seorang wanita yang di akuinya sebagai istri. Tak berhenti disitu dirinya harus mendapati kenyataan bahwa kekasihnya yang ia fikir adalah laki-laki paling setia ternyata malah menjalin hubungan dengan sahabatnya. Kehidupan yang bahagia itu berubah menjadi gelap seketika. Hingga takdir mempertemukannya dengan seorang Rainer Gravilo. "Aku akan membantu membalas semua sakit hatimu. Jika kau mau menjadi milikku." Ucap Rainer dengan wajah datarnya. "Apa yang harus aku lakukan jika aku menjadi milikmu?." Rainer tersenyum tipis, "Menyenangkanku kapanpun aku mau."

"Fall in love with THE THORNTONS, a family filled with sexy alpha males, passionate women, and lots of heart, all set in a delightful small town in the Pacific Northwest. It’s Christmas time, and the entire Thornton clan is spending the holidays in a cabin deep in the Washington woods. What could go wrong with twelve adults, four kids, and a dog all staying together in one big cabin? Only the most chaotic—and memorable—Christmas ever! Expect kisses under the mistletoe, lots of (spiked) eggnog, and even a surprise wedding as the Thornton clan celebrates the most romantic holiday of all. Author’s Note: I’ll Be Home for Christmas is set six months after the last book, Till There Was You, ends. It’s recommended that you read the other books first, as this book is an epilogue to the entire series. Merry Christmas and happy reading! ** This book is a part of the LOVE EVERLASTING series, which is one large series following multiple families and friends. Each book can be read as a standalone (unless otherwise noted), or they can be read in order of publication as one long series. Each book is interconnected, with many of the same characters showing up in multiple books. LOVE EVERLASTING THE THORNTONS The Nearness of You The Very Thought of You If I Can’t Have You Dream a Little Dream of Me Someone to Watch Over Me Till There Was You I’ll Be Home for Christmas (A Thorntons Christmas)

Christmas is the most magical time of the year, right? That may be true for most people but not Julia. Julia has never had an easy life, she has been homeless for as long as she can remember and now she is raising a three-year-old the same way. She wants more for them both but she has no way of changing things, besides she's soon going to have to leave the only place that she's ever called home to keep them both safe. If anyone finds out her secret her world will be blown apart and that's something that she can't allow to happen. Riley has had the best life imaginable. He has loving parents, grandparents and his best friend Joshua has been by his side since he was a young child. He also runs several successful businesses and has everything he wants in life except for one thing... love. He wants someone to love, to cherish but his past still has a tight grip on him and holds a secret that not even he knows about. What will happen when both worlds collide? Can Julia get the Christmas that she has always dreamed of for her and her little girl? Can Riley learn to forget his past so that he can move forward and when Juila's secret is revealed and blows both of their worlds apart, will it bring them together or tear them even further apart and destroy Julia's world, just like she has always feared it would?