Dee Lestari

BLURB: He's a grief counselor who lost his own family. He's an immigrant fighting for permission to stay. When Owen meets Lucas at a small restaurant called Roots, neither expects what happens next. Owen is isolated after his family abandoned him for being gay. Lucas carries the weight of an entire family his disabled brother, struggling sister, and the constant pressure to prove they all deserve to stay in the country. What begins as a chance encounter becomes something real. Between stolen moments at the restaurant and late-night conversations, Owen and Lucas find each other. But as they fall deeper, the world closes in. When Owen's boss discovers their relationship and forces him to choose his job or Lucas everything shatters. Owen can't afford to lose his income. Lucas can't bear to be the reason Owen loses everything. They're trapped between love and survival, belonging and rejection. Because sometimes permission to stay isn't about immigration. Sometimes it's about whether love is worth fighting for.

Naelis Haldrith is many things, daughter to the South's most strategic Alpha, an Omega with Alpha genes, and an unapologetic misfit. During summer break, she decides to journey to Frostpine and spend her heat cycle with her boyfriend, the golden pea of the Thalric pod. But during a collared moment, a secret of his is revealed, and Naelis realizes that their relationship was more complex than it seemed. Choosing to return to her pack, she steps outside under a storm, and it is at that moment she crosses paths with a man she had never seen before. Zoran Vyer Thalric. Uncle to her ex. Member of the Elder's Council. The otherworldly primordial with red-ringed eyes and a wolf barely chained beneath his skin. Desire sparks instantly, and her sights are immediately set on him, but... he is a devotee of the Citadel, celibate, untouched, and unwilling to be the calm to her fury. She is fire, wild and untamed. He is steel, honed and contained. And for the first time, Naelis is the hunter after her prey, and the line of resistance slowly blurs as he finds his years of enforced self-control and suppression unraveling at the tint of her touches. And with a maniac on their radar, this summer break will demand blood, sacrifice, and passion that howls to the moon.

"Run, Bella Popovski. Run whenever you see me. For in this lifeline, I'll be the one to drive the wedge that will kill you to your heart" he whispered in my ear in a cold voice, making me shudder and recoil. Scared at how serious he sounded and how, before everyone present, he had managed to make me so scared being near him. Would i survive him? Or would I like he claims I did, be the one to stab the wedge into his heart before he does so to me? ********** Bella Maxwell Popovski was born a mistake—an unclaimed daughter raised as a servant in her own father’s house. Weak, wolfless, and unwanted, she dreamed only of escaping Moonstone Pack… until fate cursed her with the cruelest bond of all. Marked by Alpha Jaxon—the man who despised her and loved another—Bella endured three years of cold nights, shared beds that were never hers, and a mate who gave his passion to her stepsister instead. On the night their bond should end, betrayal sharpens into humiliation, lust into hatred and love into blood-soaked revenge. Locked away, sold to rogues, and pushed off a cliff, Bella awakens to a dark truth. Hunted and burning with forbidden desire, Bella must run—because the bond she rejected refuses to break… and the monster calling her name is far more dangerous than the alpha who broke her heart. But who does she run to when the mate bond forces her to choose?

Warning 21+ ======================= Once, he owned her heart. Now, she is his stepmother. Five years ago, Elara Moretti vanished, leaving Xavier Vaughn with nothing but a shattered heart and a soul fueled by bitterness. She was the only woman he ever truly loved—and the only one who ever dared to destroy him. Now, Elara has returned, but not as the lover he once knew. She returns wearing his father’s wedding ring. Trapped by her father’s crippling gambling debts, Elara was forced to sell her freedom to Maximilian Vaughn, the titan of Vaughn Enterprises. Following a tragic accident that left him paralyzed and unable to touch his new prize, Maximilian bought Elara to be his ultimate trophy—a beautiful ornament for his gilded cage. Elara expected a life of cold luxury and hollow silence. She didn’t expect to find Xavier lurking in the shadows of the Vaughn estate, waiting for her. Xavier is no longer the sweet boy she once adored. He has transformed into a ruthless tycoon with a heart of stone and a burning, dark obsession. He knows exactly why she’s here. He knows the secret behind her "sacrifice." And while his father can only display Elara like a diamond behind glass, Xavier intends to reclaim what was always his. In a mansion built on lies and forbidden cravings, Xavier is determined to turn Elara’s life into a living hell or a forbidden heaven. "You wanted the Vaughn fortune, Elara? You’ll have to go through me to get it. And I don’t play fair."

Wanita mana yang kuat menghadapi penindasan dari ibu mertua? Ayu Lestari, seorang penjual sayuran di pasar Glodok harus menghadapi perlakuan tak menyenangkan dari ibu mertua, suami, bahkan kakak iparnya. Perlakuan mereka membawa Ayu dalam keterpurukan, hingga akhirnya memutuskan menjadi ibu susu. Lalu bagaimana perjalanan kehidupan Ayu yang penuh derai air mata?

Yusuf seorang pemuda perantauan yang jatuh cinta pada seorang gadis asli Kalimantan. Hubungan yang terbilang kilat membawanya ke jenjang pernikahan. Jatuh cinta dan saling sayang. Wajah cantik istrinya membuatnya terlena hingga kemudian ia menemukan siapa jati diri istrinya. Ia seorang kuyang, wanita yang memiliki ilmu hitam dan pemakan organ serta darah bayi yang baru lahir. Mampukah Yusuf bertahan?

Menikah dengan orang yang kamu cintai diam-diam memang membuatmu bahagia. Sayangnya meski kamu memang dinikahi lebih dulu tapi bukan berarti kamu adalah yang pertama dihatinya. Bahkan kamu tidak pernah ada disana. Dia hanya menganggapmu sebagai adiknya sendiri. Tidak lebih. Dan kamu harus menerima jika kamu akan membagi suamimu sendiri yang tetap menikahi kekasihnya bahkan setelah pernikahan kalian.Bahkan suamimu tidak pernah menganggapmu dan memperlakukanmu dengan baik.Pernikahan impian yang kamu inginkan hanya angan belaka. Lantas apakah kamu akan tetap menjalani pernikahan sepihak yang hanya membuatmu terluka atau pergi dari pernikahan itu dan mencari kebahagiaanmu sendiri?Hidup itu pilihan.

Kaya, tampan, cerdas, dan memiliki dominasi terhadap bisnis raksasa Rockwood bukanlah jaminan untuk bahagia. Ya, memang aku bisa meniduri gadis mana pun yang kumau, kapan pun aku mau. Namun, ada lubang menganga di dalam hatiku, membuat jiwaku terasa kosong. Tunanganku meninggalkanku untuk tidur dengan sahabatku. Bertahun-tahun aku percaya kalau aku tak lagi bisa mempercayai gadis lain, hingga aku bertemu dengan Cattleya. Sayangnya, dia tidak menginginkanku atau lelaku mana pun. Gadis itu tak lagi percaya pada lelaki setelah dicampakkan dan dikhianati. Gadis itu hanya menginginkan kekayaan dan diliputi ambisi untuk balas dendam. Untungnya, kami akan balas dendam pada orang yang sama.

After being kidnapped by her ex just to get back with her, Bailey discovers much more than her mind can take as she lets herself take beautiful risky mistakes. Indulge your minds in this crazy bipolar relationship between Bryne and Bailey. This is the first book in this romance series

Life was like a long thread, and the knot in it was a new beginning. Three lives. Three stories. But one shared fate. Ethan Lopez's life unraveled when he was accused of murdering Kaylee Anderson. On the day he was inaugurated as the CEO of Lopez Food Company, the murder occurred in Dylan Gabriel's penthouse, The Opulent Height. As the police continued their investigation, Ethan found himself targeted again, this time for kidnapping. This marked the beginning of the downfall of Lopez Food Company, benefiting their rival, Delish Delight Company. All evidence and leads pointed to Ethan until a new name emerged in the case: Blair Anderson, a seemingly ordinary baker at Lopez Food Company. Disclamer: R18+ This story may contain strong language, expletives, and mature content for adult readers, including themes of violence. It is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places, or events is coincidental. This story is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, religion, or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Readers discretion is advised.