julie garwood the secret

Athena Ramirez The job is exactly what she want. she knows she can do it well. Athena was excited about the job opportunity until the woman at the agency says there’s no point applying since, the essential but unspoken qualifications are being either married, or middle-aged, and I’m neither. Apparently, Eros Ramazzotti the CEO is a workaholic who’s sick of having his young secretaries fall in love with him and lose concentration on their job. Turns out unattractiveness is considered a bonus since he didn’t want to be distracted either. But she did not giving up that easily. The job was her only hope and escape and so Athena convinced the agency to send her for the interview. She ditched her cosmetics, invested in a cheap wedding ring, put on some dowdy clothes. For good measure, she added a pair of ugly glasses, pulled her hair into an unflattering bun, and voila. Married and unattractive. Yeah, she got the job, Oh, and guess what? She finally understoodwhy the other secretaries couldn’t concentrate on this job. Eros Ramazzotti is the hottest CEO alive, which makes it impossible to work for him but her desperate financial crisis made her swallow any desire she has for him... The life of her little nephew is in her hands and it's her responsibility to take good care of him and secure his future and this new job of hers settles all her debt and allows her to send her little nephew abroad to school. So what she needs is the job and not the attraction..

Seven years ago, William hugged me under the moonlight and swore that we would never have children and love me for the rest of his life. Seven years later, I ran into him at the hospital. He was accompanying a young woman to do a maternity checkup. Both of them were beaming and happy. William's family questioned me why I couldn't get pregnant.I laughed bitterly and swallowed all my secrets alone. Who knew the bigger secret William hid...

[Spin off novel 'My Possessive Sugar Daddy'. Genre adult romance alias 21++. Tolong bijak dalam memilih bacaan]. Dalam upaya bangkit dari keterpurukan setelah kehilangan ibunya, Zura bertemu dengan Edric Goldwin Louis, pria tampan yang dia anggap sebagai seorang pahlawan yang melepaskannya dari belenggu kesedihan. Gadis itu kembali percaya bahwa takdir tidak selalu jahat kepadanya. Edric memberinya banyak ruang untuk merasakan cinta dan juga kasih sayang yang telah lama hilang dari kehidupan gadis kecil itu. Namun kebahagiaannya lagi-lagi terpatahkan karena Edric malah menerima perjodohan yang sudah diatur oleh kedua orang tuanya. Hidupnya kembali hancur, jauh lebih hancur dari saat sebelum mengenal Edric. Empat tahun kemudian, mereka kembali bertemu sebagai kolega bisnis. Edric mengira ini adalah skenario takdir Yang Maha Kuasa. Cukup sudah pencarian akan Zura selama empat tahun lamanya. Pria itu berjanji tidak akan melepaskan gadis itu lagi. Namun dia tidak pernah sadar bahwa kembalinya Zura bukanlah tanpa alasan. Bagaimana jika ternyata gadis itu sudah mengetahui rahasia besar yang selama ini Edric sembunyikan? Dan gadis itu ternyata datang untuk sebuah misi balas dendam? And how if ... at the end of the story, Edric harus bertekuk lutut demi sebuah kata maaf dari wanita yang ternyata telah memberinya seorang puteri?

Peterson VillaGracia isang batang bilyonaryo sa edad niyang twenty-eighth years old marami na siyang napatunayan sa buhay. Pero isang lihim ang kaniyang pinakatago-tago na ayaw ibunyag sa ngayon dahil nag hihintay siya nang tamang pagkakataon. Ngunit paano kong ang lihim niya ay mabunyag sa lipunan, ano kaya ang kaya niyang gawin para ma protektahan lamang ang kaniyang mahal pati na rin ang kaniyang reputasyon?  

"Mine "he growled. Absolutely NOT ''No'', my voice felt low, although I didn't know him. His aura reflected strength and power. It made me scared, but I wouldn't let it affect me. I am standing my ground no matter what power he holds '' Oh, you're very stubborn !? What do you mean, no? We both know that female wolves listen to their mates according to the law. So unless you don't want to get killed I suggest you behave "he tried to grab my wrist, and I immediately flinched and pulled away. ''NO, don't" "I am your mate, you will obey me! Why are you acting like this? I don't want to hurt you, but if I have to I will" HURT ME!! , he's got some nerve talking to me like that, little bitch. Is he trying to make me angry? Obey it seems, I stopped doing that years ago, and no one will make me obey them. Again As he grabbed my left hand, my right hand immediately flew to his cheek and made contact with his face. He looked shocked, serves you right. You have no right to touch me without my permission, mate or not. "I told you 'NO', but you were too arrogant to listen. You'll regret what you just did to me after you find out who I am 'mate' " "I am sure you would be surprised too, after finding out who I am. Next time I am sure you'll think before you slap someone. By the way that slap hurt a lot. I want to find out why you are so violent "he replied smugly. Jerk. Who does he think he is? Men are awful, it will stay like that forever.

Adonis was deemed as the useless on in law by his wife wealthy family, treated as a nobody, he had to endure lots of pain and humiliation, his wife Vivianne also became a victim of the family's arrogance, they were cast aside and shamed...until they figured out who he was and all the tables were turned

Hidup Kia berubah saat surat wasiat dari ayahnya selesai dibacakan. Di dalam surat itu, Kia terpaksa harus tinggal selama empat tahun bersama Arfan, pria yang ditunjuk ayahnya sebagai walinya. Kia yang menyukai kebebasan sangat membenci Arfan yang penuh akan peraturan. Sebisa mungkin dia akan membuat hidup Arfan bagaikan di neraka. Apakah Kia bisa melakukannya? Atau justru Arfan yang akan meluluhkannya? *** Viallynn

Jesslyn Scott menandatangani surat perjanjian pernikahan dengan Earth karena ia membutuhkan uang untuk biaya pengobatan ibunya yang sangat mahal. Jessy pikir pernikahan kontraknya dengan Earth, sang penerus Caldwell Corporation dikarenakan Earth tidak ingin dijodohkan dengan putri dari rekan bisnis sang kakek, tetapi Jessy salah. Alasan sebenarnya dari pernikahan kontrak itu adalah Caroline, cinta pertama Earth yang berstatus janda tanpa anak. Jessy dijadikan tameng oleh Earth untuk menutupi hubungan Earth dengan Caroline yang sudah berlangsung tiga tahun. Di dalam keluarga Caldwell, siapapun yang menikahi janda maka ia tidak akan bisa menjadi penerus. Dan Earth yang tidak ingin kehilangan harta warisan serta Caroline memilih memanfaatkan Jessy yang merupakan staf di salah satu toserba milik keluarganya. Awalnya Jessy bisa menjalani kehidupan pernikahan kontraknya dengan baik. Akan tetapi, Jessy melakukan sebuah kesalahan yang membuatnya menyiksa diri sendiri. Ia jatuh cinta pada Earth yang mencintai Caroline. Lalu, akankah Jessie bisa bertahan di dalam kontrak pernikahan yang tidak boleh melibatkan perasaan ketika hatinya menjerit kesakitan karena rasa cemburu yang membakar jiwa? Dan bagaimanakan kehidupan Jessy setelah bergabung di dalam keluarga Caldwell yang sangat terpandang? Bisakah Jessy mengatasai tekanan demi tekanan yang diarahkan keluarga Earth padanya? Atau Jessy harus menyerah dan mengembalikan uang yang ia dapatkan dari Earth bagaimanapun caranya?

Scarlet Yu is a simple girl. She's willing to do everything just for her sister's sake ! And one day she made a contract with the very famous business tycoon Tyron Zaires. She agreed to be the Billionaire's secret wife with reason. What if they fall in love with each other ? What if Scarlet will suffer a lot of challenges that will come to her life , with Tyron? What if Tyron will leave her after his great love come back ? Will she be happy in the end ? Let's step in Scarlet's litte world and witness her life ^_^

Zelina Gold meets an extremely handsome man named Niklaus Jacobs, but because she's From New York she's never heard of him... he's the wealthiest man in the world, and voted 6 years in a row the #1 guy to sleep with and to marry... He was what she thought of as her 100th blind date. He proposes marriage to her on their first date. Will Zelina Gold agree to marry the handsome Niklaus Jacobs and become Mrs Jacobs???