the liar nora roberts

“Kau mau membeli putriku untuk semalam?” ucap pria setengah baya pada temannya di halte bus. “Berapa?” “30 juta.” “Kau gila! Mahal sekali.” pekiknya. Pria itu terkekeh. “Ah, kau tidak tau saja. Dia ini istimewa.” “Apa istimewanya?” “Masih perawan,“ bisiknya. Dijual oleh Ayah angkat, diratukan oleh CEO mesum--Michael, membuat Sahira tak bisa lari kemanapun, sebab Michael tak akan pernah melepaskannya. Bagaimana nasib Sahira ditangan Michael yang mesum sekaligus kejam?

“Min, kalau di rumah tolong pakaiannya lebih sopan, ya. Di rumah kan ada Bapak sama mas Gema, kurang pantas kalau kamu pakai baju seperti itu," ujarku menegur Mina, asisten rumah tangga yang baru bekerja di rumahku dua bulan belakangan. Tidak bisa di pungkiri, tubuh ARTku itu memang padat berisi, sehingga menonjolkan beberapa bagian tubuhnya yang membuat mata laki-laki akan langsung menatap takjub pada kemolekannya. Tapi sebenarnya hal itu bisa diakali kalau saja Mina mengenakan baju yang lebih longgar dan sopan.  Disinilah awal mula kehancuran rumah tanggaku terjadi.

Emma and Luca have spent the past six years apart, during which time their mutual trust has progressively diminished. However, a significant life event has brought them together once more: their parents have orchestrated their marriage. This matrimonial union is strategically devised to unite their opposing mafia families, presenting itself as the most formidable business arrangement of the century. Conscious of the ramifications of defying their parents' mandates, both Emma and Luca acquiesce to the matrimonial contract with apprehension. Yet, beneath the facade of compliance, they each harbor profound sentiments for one another, emotions that have remained suppressed over the years. Will they succeed in transcending their animosity and rekindling their affection before external forces orchestrate their separation? Only time will unveil the outcome.

Samantha Davidson was forced to stay in a loveless marriage whereas she lost her freedom and rights. She's under the dominance of her evil husband who's stealing everything away from her out of revenge. He's using her ill brother to blackmail her. Afraid of losing the only family left to her, she endured his evilness. She learned her lesson and refused to trust other people again but her bodyguard started showing interest in her which she tried to ignore because of her fears. Love is sweeter the second time around—they say, but the confession of the liar in her life made her despise the word love.

Elnora Tuffin is an amazing Mother and Wife who goes above and beyond her daily role. Unfortunately, her husband Brogan thinks poorly of her as he has given her and her three sons as payment in a deal with the Vampire King. Being an honorable man, the King chooses to accept the help of her youngest son in making a deal with his father and protecting them from any further harm.After leaving the hospital in a hurry and learning of her husband’s infidelity Elnora and her boys rushed to the gates of the Vampire Kingdom. Once arriving, they are quickly thrown into a new world filled with a new set of problems. They expected to deal with Vampires. A breach within the Kingdom, someone being kidnapped, magic, and family drama was not expected.The first challenge is to save the missing person and remove all of the threats from the Kingdom, even if they are family.

Ciara Heartfield comes from family of Betas but due to her inability to shift and not find her mate by the age of 20, her status is reduced to that of an Omega. Finding love with Lucas Blake, her first best friend was probably the best thing that happened to her, that's until he leaves her for her other friend, Bella Jones. After her cousin, Sophia runs away, Ciara is forced to get married to the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack as a substitute bride. Orion Stone is the next in line to the Alpha position of the Silver Moon Pack After schooling abroad most years of his life, he was ready to take up the Alpha position from his father and plans to settle down with his first love and childhood friend, Sophia Heartfield. Unfortunately for him, Sophia has run off with her fiancee, James leaving him to get married to a substitute bride who turns out to be his mate. Orion does everything he can to find her and even neglects his mate, Ciara.His half brother, Bryan recognizes her as his mate at Orion's coronation ceremony and is determined to use her to get revenge. Will Orion ever succeed in finding Sophia or will he eventually fall for his mate? What will happen when Bryan reveals Ciara is also his mate? Will she end up with the two men or will she chose another like her ex, Lucas who comes back begging?

"I just have one question Milene before you walk away. How loud do you think you'll scream When I fuck you?" Nicolas asks. Milene’s life is planned out. She is the niece of the Chicago Outfit’s leader and has been promised in marriage for years. But on her wedding day, dressed in her white gown and on the way to church, her world shatters. Nicolas Russo, the ruthless leader of the Camorra, kidnaps her. Nicolas wants revenge. The Outfit broke the peace between their families, and now he will destroy them. Stealing Milene, someone the Outfit swore to protect, is only the start. Milene refuses to break. Even in Nicolas’s dangerous hands, she holds onto her pride, showing him that she won’t bow so easily. But the more Nicolas tries to crush her spirit, the more he realizes she’s not like anyone he’s faced before. He’s a cruel man on a mission to hurt the Outfit. She’s a strong woman determined to stand tall against the monster. Two families are at war, and nothing will ever be the same.

Tobias has always been the Beta, the loyal second-in-command, the enforcer of pack law, and the protector of his Alpha’s family. For years, he’s watched Lily Blackthorn, his Alpha’s sweet, innocent younger sister, grow into a woman. He knows she is forbidden to him, but when she goes into her first heat, the scent of her awakens something dark and primal within him. Tobias fights it. He tries to stay away. But his wolf is relentless, whispering one undeniable truth: She is mine. Lily has always admired Tobias, the brooding, disciplined warrior who guards her brother’s side. But when her heat takes hold, she sees the hunger in his eyes. She feels the pull between them. And she wants to surrender. One night. One forbidden taste. And Tobias is lost. But when the Alpha discovers their betrayal, Tobias is forced to make an impossible choice, fight for the love that could tear the pack apart, or abandon his mate to save himself.

Amanda Courtney had loved Riley Griffin for eleven years. She’d been Mrs. Griffin for three. But Riley Griffin had ignored all her efforts, always treating her with indifference, staying out late, and never introducing her to his friends—people knew he was married, but no one even knew who his bride was. Amanda had thought that was just how he was, until Faye Aiken returned. Only then did she realize how Riley acted around someone he truly cared about. Heartbroken, Amanda decided to divorce him and live for herself from then on. It wasn’t until Amanda left that Riley realized what a failure of a husband he’d been. He pleaded with Amanda for a second chance, gripping her hand tightly. “I’ll wait for you as long as it takes.” “Oh, but I won’t be waiting for you anymore,” Amanda couldn’t care less. The roles were reversed, but would Amanda, who had long since lost faith in Riley, have a change of heart?

Claire RavenWood has been gifted with the blood of the sacred Luna, which only has one occurrence in a century. Ever since the news broke that the Luna had been born, Claire was all but safe. The past Lunas’ barely survived and because of that, the blood ran dry and there were none for thousands of years. It was a miracle that Claire was chosen. The wolverines are the counterfeits who have sworn their lives to the ownership of the sacred Luna. Lucas, an alpha of a very powerful clan has brought it up on himself as the lead to find Luna and regain lives in the clan after many long years. Claire's parents have some hidden secret that could change the story forever, a sinister betrayal portrays as the one she shares mutual bonds with, becomes her Achilles heel.