Hotel London

"Part One: TakenJessie Coford had a plan: work hard, save money, open her own restaurant. She sacrificed her relationship with the man of her dreams to get it. Then, in the blink of an eye, she lost her job and her apartment and her life crashed around her. Until a letter taking her to Fort Mavis, Texas, and an unexpected windfall.Part Two: TamedShea Prescott was astonished when million Cruz Castillo chose her to design his new home on his ranch. They hardly traveled in the same circles. But Cruz had been hot for Shea since he first saw her and at their first meeting the chemistry between them ignited. Cruz coaxed her deeper and deeper into a whirlpool of erotic sex, awakening latent sexual desires and bringing her orgasms beyond her wildest imaginings. Her body screamed yes at his every touch, but will she say yes to the most important question?USA Today best-selling and award-winning author Desiree Holt writes everything from romantic suspense and paranormal to erotic. and has been referred to by USA Today as the Nora Roberts of erotic romance, and is a winner of the EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice nominee. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The (London) Daily Mail, The New Delhi Times and numerous other national and international publications.Taken by Surprise is created by Desiree Holt, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

Wyatt Rodriguez is one of the womanizer in town. Walang araw na wala itong babae. Sa tuwing nagba-bar ito ay palagi itong may naikakama sa iba’t-ibang hotel. Halos suki na nga ito ng mga hotel at kilala na ito ng mga staff. He own one of a hotel, pero hindi siya doon nagche-check in. He still remains as a respective boss in his employees. Madison Rewis, ang kanyang kababata na kapitbahay niya. Isa itong medyo boyish kung gumalaw at amazona pagdating kay Wyatt. Dahil sa sabay na lumaki ang dalawa ay alam na nito ang ugali ng isa’t-isa. Ang hindi alam ni Wyatt ay matagal na pa lang may gusto sa kanya ang dalaga kahit pa alam nitong womanizer siya. Tanggap nito kung ano at sino man ang binata. They are friends dahil sa magkakumare ang mga magulang nila at minsan dumadalaw ito sa bahay nila dahil close ang dalaga at ang mommy nito. Pero kahit pa magkaibigan sila ay para pa din silang aso’t-pusa dahil palaging ini-interupt ni Madison ang binata kapag may kasama itong babae dahilan para mainis sa kanya ito. Ginagawa nito ang lahat para walang makuhang babae ang binata. Minsan nagtatagumpay ito, minsan naman hindi. Isang araw dahil sa gustong-gusto ng mommy ni Wyatt ang dalaga ay napagdesisyonan nito na ipakasal ang dalawa. Agree naman ang mga magulang ng dalaga dahil alam nilang magiging mabait na asawa ang binata dito. Magiging masaya kaya ang buhay mag-asawa ng dalawang tao na parang aso’t-pusa kung magbangayan araw-araw. Madison loves him very much that she will do everything just to make Wyatt love her back. But can she really make really make Wyatt Rodriguez, a womanizer, into a loyal husband? Hanggang saan ang makakaya niya sa pagiging babaero nito?

"Why..." April stuttered. "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Like what?" "Like you want to eat me." "I do want to eat you" Mateo smirked, then his face turned serious as he cornered her by the wall, his muscular body hovering above hers. "But before that..." He paused, his voice hoarse and deep. "Before that?" April tilted her head to the side to have a better view of him. "I'd hold your waist against mine and kiss you" He whispered against her ear and his hot breath fanned her sending chills down her spine. "I'd kiss you so passionately till you open up for me and when you do, I'll explore your mouth with my tongue till we're both breathless and aroused. Then my kisses will trail to your neck and then to your breasts." His voice came out as a ragged, painful whisper. April placed her hands on his chest to stop him as his words were doing things to her she couldn't understand. "W-what about the contract?" She said in a breathy voice. "Damn that stupid contract!" Mateo said and captured her lips in his. ************ April, an intern of an event planning firm was offered the biggest opportunity of her career; to plan the marriage of London's youngest billionaire, Mateo Hades. On the day of the wedding, Mateo's bride mysteriously disappeared leaving April with no choice but to step in as the new bride. Read to find out how their love story unfolds.

In 1612, he couldn’t save her. In 2026, he might not want to. Elias Thorne was a man of maps and measurements, the King’s most trusted surveyor, until the smoke of the Lancashire witch trials choked the life out of everything he loved. Catherine wasn’t a witch—she was just an innocent woman caught in the gears of a superstitious world. When Elias was turned into something monstrous that same year, he didn't see it as a curse; he saw it as a deadline. He had forever to find a way to bring her back. For four centuries, Elias moved through the shadows of history, building an empire of wealth and dark influence. He hunted every myth, funded every occult discovery, and bled for every lead—all to find a soul that refused to return. He grew bitter, his heart hardening into the very stone of the London streets he walked. He eventually gave up on the heavens and the hells, settling into a life of cold, immortal apathy. Then, on a Tuesday afternoon, he sees her. She’s standing in line for coffee, wearing headphones and a denim jacket, looking exactly like the woman he watched die under a grey Jacobean sky. She has no memory of the fire, the maps, or the man who has spent four hundred years hating the world for her sake. Now, Elias faces a choice: Walk away and let her live the peaceful life he once prayed for, or reclaim a love that doesn’t belong to him anymore. But Catherine has secrets of her own—and in the modern world, the ghosts of 1612 are finally starting to catch up.

Never in her wildest dream did Mishka imagine that her life would be turned upside down as soon as she step into London. “Marry my grandson!” Grandpa Leo’s demand threw her off guard. Marriage was not part of her plan, yet she accepted the offer to marry the hottest eligible bachelor in London, leaving her dreams behind. Christian had everything pictured ahead of time. He planned to propose to his girlfriend right after claiming the position of CEO in the Knight Group, but a woman crashed all his plans. “If you want to take over the position of CEO in Knight Group, then you must marry the girl I have chosen for you!” Grandpa Leo’s firm decision put his future at stake, but Christian quickly came up with a plan. “I want you to sign these papers!” Christian demanded in his deep domineering voice, forwarding the file toward Mishka. “What is this?” She narrowed her eyes, taking the file. “Read and I’ll explain everything,” Christian answered. His cold eyes stared at her, and as soon as Mishka opened the file, her face lost all color reading the bold letters. "CONTRACT MARRIAGE" Will she give into Christian's demand or her masterstroke will change the dynamics of the trap he set for her? What will happen when Christian and Mishka's entirely different world would crash? Will love finds its way through the web of lies, deception, and mysteries? Let’s find out in the story! COPYRIGHT ©️ 2020 AUTHOR ANIKA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Five years ago, Suri ruptured her uterus pushing Bruce out of the path of a car. The injury left her unable to have kids. But Bruce didn't care—he still pushed for the wedding. After they got married, he poured nearly everything into her. Or so she thought. Then came the scandal. One of his business rivals leaked it, and just like that, the truth exploded online—Bruce had another woman. She was already over three months pregnant. That night, he dropped to his knees. "Suri, please. I'll fix it. I won't let her keep the baby..." And Suri? She forgave him. But on their fifth anniversary, she rushed to the hotel Bruce had reserved—only to find something else entirely. In the next room, Bruce sat beaming, surrounded by friends and family, celebrating that mistress's birthday. The smile on his face—pure joy. A smile she'd never once seen from him. That was the moment she knew. It was over. Time to go.

While taking the high-speed train home, I came across a post online. “My brother-in-law is pushing thirty, but no wedding bells so far. Would it bother you if he came back to visit all the time?” The comments were all over the place. With the post blowing up, the poster started arguing with commenters. “It’s bad enough that he doesn’t start his own family, but he took one of my yogurts. I can’t stand him. “Geez. Does he know nothing about keeping boundaries? I’ve been dying to put him in his place. “I converted his room into my walk-in closet. Well, that should show him for staying here.” At that point, I stopped reading. Since I paid for the family home back then, one room would always be reserved for me. As I stepped off the train, my mother texted me. “I booked you a room at the hotel, Miles. “You might want to skip staying home this time.”

Two marriages. Four lives. One tangled web of betrayal, secrets, and revenge. Justin and Kyla were once college sweethearts who had nothing but love and ambition. Together, they built everything from the ground up—a business, a home, a life that seemed unbreakable. Ella and Zach, on the other hand, were forced into a loveless marriage to merge empires and protect family wealth. With money to burn but no affection between them, their union was a gilded cage. One summer, a chance meeting between Justin and Ella at a luxury hotel ignites a reckless affair. What should have been a fleeting fling spirals into something darker—an obsession neither of them can walk away from. But when Kyla and Zach cross paths—two wounded hearts bonded by betrayal—their cold business deal begins to spark with unexpected fire. They both want justice. They both want payback. But what if, in the process of destroying the people who broke them, they find something neither expected? Something dangerously close to love. But could anything happen between these two?

Eletheria Aurelius was bound to be married to a famous, rich and powerful man. But the problem is she doesn't even know him. When she learns of her parents’ plan to marry her to a mysterious man, she walks out. As she walked out, she went to a hotel where she had someone to share it with. She has a roommate. And that roommate of her became the bridge for her to be free from her supposed to be marriage. She left their city and had her adventure. But she had a place she wanted to go but it was exclusively for the Ferrer family. The Paradise de la Ferrer. She desperately searched for a way to get into that exclusive place until she met an arrogant man, Acanthus Ferrer. She was annoyed with the man but she could think of no other way to enter that place. Until one day, she just found herself signing a marriage contract and agreeing to the man’s wishes. "I left and walked away because I ran away from my marriage. Then, what? Suddenly, I'm married ?!"

Raina berusaha move on dari mantan pacar sekaligus sahabat SMAnya. Pria yang tiba-tiba memutuskannya di tahun terakhir kuliah dan menikah dengan perempuan lain. Di tengah proses move on itu, Galih datang menawarkan kehidupan baru bagi Raina. Pria yang berpropesi dokter itu membawa serta rasa cinta untuk Raina. Raina berusaha membuka hatinya meski sangat sulit sekali karena semakin dia melupakan semakin dia terus mengingat Raka, pria yang sudah menyakitinya. Galih tidak mempermasalahkan hal itu, dia hanya meminta Raina ada di sampingnya dan dia akan membantu perempuan itu lepas dari masa lalunya. Ketika Raina sudah mulai menerima Galih dan mengarahkan hubungan mereka ke arah yang lebih serius, Raka datang di sebuah reuni SMA. Pria itu kembali menyapa kehidupan Raina dengan sekelumit ceritanya yang belum tuntas. Tentang dirinya yang menikah dengan perempuan lain, tentang dirinya yang datang seorang diri tanpa kehadiran istrinya. Ternyata, Raka sudah cukup lama bercerai dari istrinya. Tepat di hari pertunangan Raina dan Galih, Raka memberikan sepucuk surat perpisahan pada Raina yang justru membuat perempuan 26 tahun itu kembali bimbang. Tiga bulan lagi adalah hari pernikahannya dengan Galih, sebelum itu Raina ingin mengembahkan usahanya. Dia dan sahabatnya membuat sebuah toko kue Lupis dengan kreasi yang lebih modern dan langsung membuka gerai di Palembang. Raina terbang langsung ke Palembang untuk pembukaan toko kue itu. Di hotel, dia bertemu Raka. Lelaki itu menunggu skedul penerbangannya. Mereka menghabiskan waktu bersama, Raina seakan lupa dengan Galih sampai suatu malam di kamar hotel Raina, Raka menjelaskan kalau dia menikahi Dinda karena amanat dari papa gadis itu. Raina menangis, dan Raka berusaha menenangkannya sampai kemudian mereka melakukan having sex atas dasar kerinduan. Dampak dari perbuatannya itu, Raina hamil. Kehamilannya diketahui oleh Galih, pria itu marah dan memutuskan membatalkan pernikahan mereka, kedua keluarga marah besar. Namun Galih sudsh memutuskan, dia menyerahkan Raina sepenuhnya pada Raka.