hostage negotiation fiction books

Saat sedang berlibur ke Seoul, Yena tanpa sengaja membeli barang antik yang membuatnya terlibat dengan seorang Imoogi bernama Lucifer. Disandera oleh Imoogi, bukannya mendapat perlakuan buruk Yena malah mendapat perlakuan termanis dalam hidupnya. "Berikan Yeouiju-ku maka aku akan membebaskanmu." 'T-tapi benda itu sudah hancur. Apa aku akan terkurung di sini dengan dia selamanya?'

Note: Cover Photo from Pinterest and not mine. Credits to the owner Almera Constantine was offered to the Empire of Alessandria as the price of peace—meant to be a disposable bride in the harem of a feared emperor. But Almera carries secrets no one expects: the power to heal, and visions of a future soaked in blood and fire. Emperor Romulus does not give his favor freely. To survive his court—and his bed—Almera must prove she is worth more than her chains. In a palace where desire is a weapon and loyalty is bought with skin and blood, a hostage princess wagers everything to become an empress’s equal.

after her brother's passing, rose thought that she could get away from the gang violence in her community. but when she goes out with her brother one day, she's tracked by her brother's rival gang leader and he wants payment. but instead of money he wants her brother, but of course she intervened and said to take her instead. after making this choice her life completely changes. [sorry if this is bad I'm only doing this for fun :(]

Xiao Tai: The Negotiation Specialist When death becomes a new beginning, and someone else's body is the only chance for salvation. Victor had been a master of words his entire life—a doctor whose career was built on the ability to persuade and find a way out of the most hopeless situations. But when a terminal illness put a final period to his story, he couldn't have imagined that death would merely be a transition to a new, even more dangerous life. Awakening in the body of a girl named Xiao Tai in a world resembling ancient China, he finds himself inackles on a city square—accused of a crime he didn't commit. But this is only the beginning of the nightmare. A cruel father is ready to give her away in marriage instead of his own daughter, like expendable material, condemning her to certain death in the Phoenix Clan—a place from which brides return only in coffins. In a world where a woman is merely a bargaining chip in men's games, where spiritual power cultivation determines fates, and intrigues are woven at the very top of power, Victor will have to learn to be Xiao Tai. Using knowledge from his past life and the sharp mind of an experienced negotiator, she must find a way not just to survive, but to rewrite her own destiny. After all, sometimes the strongest warriors win not with a sword, but with a word. And the most cunning plans are born in the minds of those who have nothing to lose. A story about how skills from one life can save another, and how the weakest pawn can overturn the entire board.

In the towering glass kingdom of Kael Dynamics, power is everything and weakness is fatal. Adrian Vale, a distant yet brilliant omega, enters this world with nothing but his sharp mind and unshakable resolve. He has spent his life rejecting the expectations chained to his biology, determined to prove that intellect—not instinct—defines him. Lucian Kael, the enigmatic alpha CEO, rules the company with icy detachment and ruthless precision. To his rivals, he is untouchable; to his employees, he is a force to fear. But beneath the armor of authority lies a loneliness no one dares approach. When Adrian walks into his office, their collision ignites more than rivalry. What begins as a clash of dominance and defiance evolves into something neither can control—a dangerous, undeniable pull. As boardroom battles, corporate espionage, and hidden agendas threaten to consume them, Adrian and Lucian find themselves unraveling—not in defeat, but in love. In a world that thrives on control, can two people who refuse to bend learn to trust each other enough to fall?

I am Rowan Donovan, the Principessa of Boston’s ruling family and the Don’s only daughter. For six years, I hid my identity, devoting myself to a penniless Julian Thorne and helping him claw his way to the top of the city’s elite. I thought I would be his bride. Instead, he proposed to Seraphina Ricci, the heiress of a rival family, for the whole world to see. The man who once swore me a lifetime of love knelt before another woman, pledging himself to her in a public marriage alliance. My father, Don Donovan, confronted him. "Rowan is your woman. What the hell do you think you're doing, marrying someone else?" Julian’s expression was cold, dismissive. "She's a nobody, some girl off the streets. She's not fit to be my wife. She was there when I had nothing, but she can't give me the future Seraphina can." Hiding behind the door, I felt my heart shatter. I finally understood. I was just a pawn, a piece he could discard without a second thought. I looked at my heartbroken father and forced a bitter smile. "Papa, I gambled and lost." I accepted the marriage my father had arranged for me long ago. But on the eve of my wedding to Cillian Kavanaugh, Julian knelt before me, his eyes wild with regret. "Rowan, I was wrong. Please, don't marry him."

Eight years after my breakup with Lorenzo Cassano, we met again in a private tattoo studio in Chicago. He was with his wife, Bianca Marchetti, accompanying her for a scar cover-up consultation. I wore a mask and goggles, sketching a design for her, while she proudly flaunted her conquest to her friends. "A man like him is a prize you have to fight for," Bianca said. "To get him, I turned him against his childhood sweetheart, forged evidence of her colluding with our enemies, and drove them apart until they hated each other. That woman was even pregnant at the time, so I… hinted to my men to teach her a 'lesson' when they exiled her!" After they left, I took off my mask, my hand drifting to my lower abdomen. Beneath my clothes lay an ugly scar. A few days later, Lorenzo found the ring that symbolized our love, the one Bianca had hidden away. He came with a signed divorce agreement and knelt before me.

an orphan that's been kept hostage by five brothers whom happen to be her late father's employers ends up marrying one of the brothers in exchange for freedom little did she know that love also will keep her hostage

Before Feng Yi ascended the throne, no one wanted to marry this prince who lacked presence and was out of favor. After his ascension, the harem was filled with the daughters of high-ranking court officials. They were an eyesore to look at and vexing to deal with. He felt that even favoring them would defile his own dragon body. He decided to choose a woman with a fiery, arrogant, domineering, and jealous nature to enter the palace, to cast all this "trash" into the Cold Palace on his behalf. Song Yunzhao had transmigrated to ancient times for fourteen years, all the while laying low and just trying to get by. She was just waiting for the plot to begin, then she would transform into a villainess—arrogant, domineering, fiery, and jealous—so that she would be rejected from the selection and could then choose a husband to live a carefree and happy life with. Later, Song Yunzhao watched as His Majesty smiled at her with immense indulgence and said, "Zhaozhao, come here." Song Yunzhao immediately felt that something was terribly wrong, a chill running up from the soles of her feet. The damned Emperor wore a gentle expression, but his eyes were as cold as ice; he clearly wanted to use her as his blade!

In her past life, Tang Mo accidentally lost her own Space Jade Pendant when the apocalypse began, losing her biggest golden finger. Afterwards, her superpower training went awry, she lost her loved ones, suffered from ostracization, and utterly ruined the good hand she was dealt, ultimately dying at the mouths of mutant beasts. Opening her eyes again, Tang Mo was reborn one week before the start of the apocalypse. None of the tragedies has happened yet! How will she seize the opportunity and walk her own path to becoming a powerful figure in the apocalypse?