2021 Christmas

Terkutuk dan dikurung dalam cermin, memiliki kekuatan sihir jahat yang harus dihancurkan. Rose dipertemukan dengan Bara lelaki unik yang tak sengaja mengucapkan mantra hingga ia terbebas dari cermin, begitupun mengembalikan warna putih pada bunga mawarnya yang menghitam, dengan arti bahwa Bara mampu menghancurkan kutukan pada diri Rose, serta akan dapat membantunya untuk melenyapkan sosok penyihir yang telah mengutuknya dan masih terus mengejarnya sampai detik ini. Namun, hati Bara rupanya terlampau keras, bertemu dengan Rose baginya adalah petaka, terlebih hatinya telah tertaut pada gadis sombong benama Lily. Bara membiarkan Rose terkurung dalam gelapnya kutukan. Semua semakin diperburuk dengan rahasia yang mulai terungkap, mengenai sosok penyihir yang ternyata sudah lama berada di dekatnya. Mengintai tanpa diketahui, menunggu kedatangan waktu yang tepat untuk melancarkan aksinya. Sampai tiba malam bulan purnama, Rose resmi diabadikan dalam kutukan. Tepat di depan mata Bara. Menyaksikan itu, apa yang akan Bara lakukan? Mungkinkah perasaannya masih mengharapkan Rose agar pergi? Atau untaian kenangan dapat mengubah perasaanya dalam sekejap? sirahshe ~ Copyright 2021

Impian hidup seperti apa yang sudah dirangkai oleh Aneira Zahna Nalani, sepertinya tidak akan pernah terwujud. Kepribadiannya yang cerdas, penurut, rajin, baik, dan segala bentuk sempurna seorang gadis remaja kebanggaan orangtua serta guru tetap tidak menjamin hidupnya terbebas dari masalah. Ketika di usinya yang baru tujuh belas tahun, selain tanggung jawab belajar dengan giat, tiba-tiba ia dihadapkan pada sebuah tanggung jawab besar mengurus keluarga. Bermula dari tragedi kematian papanya yang meninggalkan sebuah misteri, membawa ia bertemu dengan sosok Keanu Atlan Bumi. Cowok berwujud sempurna, tampan, kaya, cerdas, yang selama ini berkeliaran di sekitarnya, namun tidak pernah terbayangkan akan menjadi bagian dari kisah hidupnya. Kisah hidup monotonnya yang seakan sudah tertulis harus banting setir ketika mengenal Atlan juga orang-orang di sekitar cowok itu. Tidak ada lagi siklus "sekolah untuk belajar, lulus, kemudian kuliah, lalu bekerja." Yang terjadi justru "sekolah untuk mendapat masalah dan musuh." Lalu, kisah seperti apa sebenarnya yang akan diukir Atlan untuk Neira? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • KISAH DI PENGHUJUNG SMA (Teenfiction) Fhyfhyt Safitri 02 Oktober 2021

地元の市役所に、期間限定雇用の会計年度任用職員として勤める戸倉菜乃香（とくらなのか）。 元・配属先の都市開発課にいた男、緒川直行（おがわなおゆき）に、ある日突然告白されて。 緒川が妻帯者であることを知った菜乃香は…。 ―― 執筆期間：2021/03/01〜2023/07/01 ―― ※「*」印の付いた章は、色艶めいたシーンが入ります。 ○表紙絵は市瀬雪さまに依頼しました。 　（作品シェア以外での無断転載など固くお断りします）

I’d been dead a month before my family even noticed. It wasn’t concern that brought them to that realization. It was my silence after the so-called “dinner” with Adam Rossi, the infamous mafia boss. My father scoffed like always,“She probably shacked up with that bastard. Too busy spreading her legs to pick up the damn phone.” My sister texted me a photo of them smiling under the Christmas tree, ornaments twinkling like nothing was wrong. Bitch, she wrote. You better talk Mr. Rossi into working with Dad, or you might as well be dead already. And my mother—once the softer one—was now colder than the frost on their windows. “I told you, we should’ve sent Gia to charm Mr. Rossi. Serena always screws things up.” They didn’t think I would die. Not until they found my body—broken, rotten, and forgotten—in Adam Rossi’s basement.

Je me suis toujours demandée comment les choses allaient se terminer pour moi... Après avoir perdu mes parents de façon étrange, ma vie n'a plus de sens et mes envies perdent de leur couleur. Mais il a fallut d'un seul renvoi de mon lycée à Wilmington, en Caroline du Nord, pour changer tout ça. Je devais à tout prix m'éloigner de cette ombre qui me hantait, et volait mes sommeils. Mon petit-ami, Jack, s'inquiétait beaucoup pour moi... donc le mieux était de prendre du recul, et aller à Boston, avec la soeur de ma mère. J'ai été sauvée lors d'une balade en moto par un membre de la famille Williams, et cet homme a changé mon existence... mais mon addiction a vite grandit. Sean Williams est devenu ma raison de vivre, mais j'étais pour lui sa raison de tuer. // Date de publication 14 mai 2021 // Couverture : l'auteur

My boyfriend, Miles, finally invited me to his family’s Christmas dinner. I passed out on the way there. Half-conscious, I heard him whisper, “Sorry, Eva. Those thugs said you’re just their boss’s type. Too pretty for your own good, babe. Blame that—not me.” “Don’t be scared. If you help me pay off the debt… maybe they’ll let me have you back. I’ll make it up to you. For the rest of your life, I swear.” He wheeled me through the back of a casino. My family’s casino. The boss he was selling me to… was my brother. Ever since our parents died in a crossfire, my brother had taken full responsibility for me. More than a brother, he’d become a father figure—a protector. My stupid boyfriend should be scared—he had no idea how fiercely my brother protected me, or how ruthless he could be to anyone who dared hurt me.

During Black Friday, the intelligent system I develop helps the company run highly targeted ads and brings in 30 million dollars in revenue. But when I apply for the project bonus, the director rejects it. "The system is just an auxiliary tool. The performance belongs to the sales department." I hold back my frustration and pull up the system logs. "88% of the orders come from the system's targeted pushes. According to company policy, I should receive a 0.5% commission." The director glances at me, twirling his pen. "If the sales commission doesn't go to the sales department, should it go to you? And your lousy system exceeds the API limit and racks up extra fees. You still owe us a hundred thousand dollars. We'll deduct that from your salary." Three days before Christmas sales are set to begin, the system completely shuts down because of API restrictions. Late at night, the director calls me. I stare at my computer screen. "Since the system is just an auxiliary tool, why don't you start with manual targeting?"

Grace dreamt of a threesome with her husband and his brother she woke up to something far worse. After a brutal accident at a Christmas resort, Grace pretends to lose her memory to test her husband Mason's love. His response? He claims his brother Aiden is her real husband and walks away. Stunned, Grace plays along, moving into Aiden's cabin while Mason disappears into the arms of someone else. As she digs deeper, Grace uncovers seven years of lies, a hidden affair with her best friend Sophia, and Mason's dark secret life. But the biggest shock? Aiden, the brother she's resented since he tried to ruin her wedding, might be the only man who's ever truly loved her. Now Grace is caught in a dangerous game where love and hatred blur, where her best friend wants her dead, and where choosing the wrong brother could cost her everything. The lies are unraveling, and someone won't make it out of this holiday alive.

The summer that Allison Hart graduates from high school, she has one thing on her mind- to lose her virginity before she goes away to college in the fall. The only problem is she doesn’t want a random one night stand with a stranger. So when her stepbrother James Carter comes home for the summer, it seems like her problem finally has a solution. At first James is apprehensive about the entire thing, but then gives in to Allison’s request. They both swear that it will be just a weekend of sex and fun, but then the weekend turns into an entire summer of sneaky sex. As the summer comes to a close and both prepare to go off to college, both realize that they have fallen in love with each other. Neither of them are brave enough to tell the other, so they go off to college, both confused about their situation. When they finally reunite for Christmas, James confesses his feelings for Ali and asks her to run away and travel the world with him. She accepts and once school ends for the summer, they run off to start their adventure.

Reese: I know all too well the sting of heartbreak and rejection. Not a lot of men can handle a woman of my stature. I only hope that love is out there. When I agreed to meet up with my Frost cousins and their kids for a Christmas event after another breakup, I didn't expect sparks to fly with their friend Don Hunter. Don: I was surprised to be invited by my coworker Darius Frost to join his family and friends at the holiday lights at the park. It's not like I have family in the area, and I'm self-aware enough to know I wouldn't have some hot date. So why is the gorgeous Reese Nikolaidis giving me the time of day? It has to be a joke because she is out of my league. This is a standalone story but is the four book in the Ravenwood series. Book 1 - The Princess of Ravenwood Book 2 - Chasing Kitsune Book 3 - Expect The Unexpected Book 4 - Out Of My League Book 5 - Man's Best Wingman