long shadows david baldacci

He's a rockstar, a badboy celebrity who only wants to have fun. She's a nobody, stranded in a foreign country, who only wants to go home. A storm brings them together in the middle of nowhere. A one-night stand that will change their lives forever.

Rain Mahewari, memiliki trauma dan ketakutan yang membuatnya harus hidup dalam bayang-bayang kejadian yang sudah berlalu. Ditambah ayah dan mamanya yang berubah drastis, sama sekali tidak merangkulnya. Adiknya adalah penyebab terberat dari semua kehancuran. Rain bertahan hidup untuk mencapai sebuah mimpi. Meski adiknya kerap sekali ingin menghabisinya pelan-pelan. Ketika Rain ingin sembuh dari rasa traumanya, ia ditakdirkan untuk mengalami kesakitan hebat dan membuatnya harus kritis selama 3 bulan. Pada saat itu tidak ada keluarga di sisinya. Hanya ada seorang Langit yang selama ini dianggap menyebalkan jika bersamanya. Pada saat Rain koma pula, kedua orang tuanya memilih bercerai. Lalu, apakah Rain akan bangun dan melihat kekacauan yang semakin membuatnya hancur, atau justru dia memilih pergi selama-lamanya untuk mengakhiri penderitaannya?

Carter A highly respected young businessman and owner of a large fortune, but who hides a dark past. He grew up on the streets and, to escape poverty, he entered the drug trade. Owner of an incomparable reputation, but what no one imagines is that he has a cold heart and embittered by abandonment. Hate consumes his life and the search for revenge motivates him to move forward, because he is not able to forgive those who hurt him in the past. His goal is to become richer and richer and he doesn't mind using anyone to achieve his goals. For him, people are to be used at will or to humiliate. "I'm still going to find her and if she's not dead, I'll kill her myself."

Diterima menjadi staff finance di perusahaan itu tak sewajarnya membuat Kiara berhubungan erat dengan general manager yang sebentar lagi akan diangkat resmi menjadi bos. Lalu ada apa ini? "Kiara Haega, datang ke ruangan saya sekarang juga! Ini panggilan terakhir dan tidak ada toleransi." Suara kencang memekik yang keluar dari telepon itu membuat seisi ruangan menatap dengan tatapan kosong ke arah gadis itu. Kiara buru-buru melangkahkan kaki dengan bermodalkan secarik kertas, pena, dan detakan jantung yang tidak beraturan. "Selamat sore, Pak. Ada masalah a—" "Siapa kamu sebenarnya? Bisa kamu ceritakan masa lalumu yang sepertinya sangat kelam itu? Kiara Haega. Baiknya kita memainkan peran balas dendam atau ganti rugi?" "Ap-apa maksud, Anda?" *** Masa lalu seperti apa yang dimaksud oleh sang general manager? Bagaimana kisah Kiara setelah ini? Apakah dia masih tetap bertahan bekerja di sana demi sang ayah?

Izza adalah wanita yang selalu dicap mandul karena sudah bertahun-tahun menikah belum memiliki momongan. Ia terus menerus disepelekan orang-orang terdekat karena ia tidak seperti wanita lain. Pun ketika Asih, menantu baru di keluarga suaminya hamil duluan. Menikah 1 bulan dan sudah hamil lima bulan. Asih terlihat sangat keren di mata orang-orang. Berbeda dengan Izza yang dipandang sebelah mata.

Samina is a 21 year old woman living in New York with her two best friends she has been through a lot from her mother dying of cancer when she was 17 to her father getting killed by a police officer one your later. Lorenzo marchetti is a 29 year old ruthless mafia to anyone except his family. When they meet will Lorenzo help Samina or make thing worse by bringing her into a world she is not ready for.

"Tolong ayah, Nak! Tolong nikahi anak kandung ayah. Angkat derajatnya dari perempuan hina menjadi perempuan terhormat. Bentuk dia menjadi perempuan mandiri. Setelahnya kamu boleh menceraikannya." Permintaan ayah tiri Arzan yang begitu sulit untuk dipenuhi. Bagaimana tidak, dia diminta untuk menikahi seorang perempuan pekerja seks.

Suddenly Zeva Adelia, a freelance photographer, got a client who expressed his interest in her after spending a day together on the first day they met. However, without clarifying what their relationship was and only introducing his name as Zero, the next day Zero immediately returned to his country. He left only a trail of his handmade sketch of Zeva's face and a tiny letter asking Zeva to keep her heart's loyalty to him only. Strangely enough, by only communicating via chat, even without video or phone calls, Zeva feels that Zero has succeeded in conquering her heart. Then, can Zeva undergo a status-less relationship and a long-distance relationship with Zero? How long can Zeva endure waiting for Zero to come back for her? Also, how much does Zeva trust Zero's loyalty to her, when there's another girl like 24/7 beside Zero?

(De Bonnevie Series #1) Athena de Bonnevie is from the wealthy and prominent French family in Cebu. Despite being wealthy, she stays down to earth and reachable. And as she keeps going around being friendly to everyone, she meets this undeniably gorgeous best friend of her twin brother that she never knew existed. And as time passes by, she slowly unlocks the door to the secrets of this oh-so-hot guy named Ares. But by the time the news came to her that he died, her whole world tore apart. Or so she thought.

Arianna had not planned on using magic to summon anything, she just wanted to get out of an arranged marriage. She was told of the ancient magic of summoning a guardian but instead she had summoned a demon—the demon king himself. But what would he ask in return for his loyalty to this princess?