Another Word For How Are You

***Based on my true story*** Memiliki seorang kekasih seperti Rafael Benedicto adalah salah satu hal yang membuat hidupku menjadi sempurna. Ya, Kesempurnaan yang selama ini aku impikan, yaitu memiliki seorang kekasih yang tulus dan mencintaiku apa adanya. Namun kesempurnaan itu harus dihalang oleh adanya perbedaan agama. Dan pada akhirnya, aku sudah lelah untuk memperjuangkan hubungan ini. Bukan, masalahnya bukan karena lelah memperjuangkan perbedaan itu. Hubunganku dan Rafael hancur karena adanya pengkhianatan sehingga aku harus mengakhiri hubungan ini dan tidak bisa melanjutkan perjuangan untuk mengalahkan perbedaan. Disaat banyaknya rintangan yang sudah kita lalui bersama dan disaat aku sudah memperjuangkan hubungan kita sampai sejauh ini... Mengapa kau malah menjauhi aku, Rafael? Mengapa semua janji memperjuangkan hubungan ini yang pernah terucap seakan mudah untuk dilupakan begitu saja? Perasaan bukanlah sebuah permainan jika kamu hanya ingin mencari kesenangan disaat masa tersulitmu.

Siapa yang menyangka bermula dari dikira Host oleh tamu VIP di sebuah bar tenar, hidup Ivy Gilmore menjadi porak-poranda. Daniel Forrester, sang tamu VIP adalah Ceo dari perusahaan besar yang terobsesi padanya. Daniel terlalu sempurna untuk menjadi pendamping Ivy, sampai gadis itu tak mengerti kenapa Daniel tertarik padanya hanya karena kesalahan satu malam. Siapa yang menyangka di balik wajah tampan Daniel, pria mapan itu ternyata menyimpan sejuta rahasia yang membuat Ivy merinding ketakutan. Cinta dan obsesi tak ada bedanya bagi Daniel, apa pun akan dia lakukan demi mendapatkan Ivy Gilmore. Bisakah Ivy lepas dari pesona sang Ceo ataukah ia malah terjerat cinta penuh obsesi itu?

For months Alex has watched Olivia as she calls out to every protective instinct he possesses. When Olivia's life hits rock bottom as a result of her mother's Alzheimer's, Alex sees his opportunity to insert himself into Olivia's life. Knowing how vulnerable she is, her acceptance of his proposal is inevitable; spend one year as his wife in return for paying off her debts and her mother's care fees. Unfortunately, the foundation of their marriage is based on a secret that Alex is determined to protect from both his family and Olivia; his BDSM lifestyle as a Dom. However, when Olivia uncovers Alex's secret, instead of the disgust Alex is anticipating, Olivia embraces his dominant side and slowly begins to explore her own sexuality. Unfortunately, their happiness is threatened by a plot between Alex's unstable ex-submissive and Liv's deadbeat alcoholic father who abandoned her and her mother when she was young. When they fail to extort Alex for money over his lifestyle, they turn to exposing Olivia and Alex's fake marriage to his mother. A final showdown between Olivia and Alex's ex-submissive finally exposes how Alex's mother was sent their pre-nuptial agreement and the key players in the plot are held accountable. Olivia also forces Alex to confront some home truths about his journey into the BDSM world. In the end, both Alex and Olivia find their happy ending by embracing both their love for each other and learning to love themselves.

Bradley is faced with a difficult decision: let go of the past, give up on the present, and give the future a chance. However, no decision becomes easy when it comes to sex, love and fears. This is when Bradley questions everything. Is it possible to help others to the point of sacrificing your own happiness? He has no idea what to do: Claire or Chelsea? Which of the two will he really get to know, to the point that his heart chooses the right woman?

It all started at Ari's wedding. When she saw her sister and the groom making out in a room, anong dapat gawin ng isang babaeng niloko ng dalawang mahal niya sa buhay? Edi ang tumakbo palayo sa kanila. She fled on her wedding day with the best man, Geoffre. A man who also fled on his best friend’s wedding. Both heartbroken from the person they love. But they say, two broken people can help each other to get better and be fixed. She didn’t expect that the runaway she did will change her life 180 degrees. Will love blossom between them? “The best thing that happened to me is when I runway with you on my wedding day.”

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Juliet is a confident curvy girl with a sharp tongue and a sassy fun loving attitude who runs a pizza shop with her sister. Jude is a frontman in a rock band with a hard edge but boyish good looks and a retro style. The two couldn't be more different, and from opposite worlds. A chance encounter brings them together for one explosive night neither will soon forget. Jude is forced to take a hard look at his life and question where he wants it to go while trying to decide on the future of his band. Follow along in this cute short story of how love comes in all forms. This is a simple and straight-forward easy to read feel good series about everyday people finding love in the most unsuspecting of places! We all have our issues, insecurities but can we open up and allow ourselves to be vulnerable to the right person? **This is a five part series that follows a hard rock band called Feisty and the five men who are its trail blazers, taking the world by storm while looking for love. Love finds them in some of the most unlikely places, but for one it’s been under his nose all along. A new book will come out about every six weeks until they are complete, enjoy!** This is a five part mini-series and the stories continue in order but can be read as individual stand-alone books. This part one, Judes story.

Umuwi si Aria sa Pilipinas matapos ng ilang taong pamamalagi sa United States. Hindi naman siya nahirapan dahil dito rin nakatira sa Pilipinas ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan. Naging maayos at payapa ang buhay niya rito. Hanggang sa makilala niya ang binatang si Jackson Kang na isang sikat na aktor, labis ang paghanga ng matalik na kaibigan ni Aria dito, at biglang napasok ang dalaga sa magulong buhay na ginagalawan ng binata. Naging maayos ang turingan at samahan ng dalawa, ngunit kagaya ng ibang kwento lahat ay may hangganan. Dalawang taong nagmamahalan na pinaglayo ng panahon. Mga pusong nabalot ng sakit at galit. Sakit ng nakaraan ay magbabalik. Magkakaroon pa kaya ng puwang sa puso ni Jackson ang dalagang una niyang minahal? Magkakaroon pa kaya ng pag-asa ang naudlot na pagmamahalan? Magiging happy ending ba para sa kanila o magiging huli na ang lahat?

Choi Ji Eun adalah seorang wanita cantik yang cerdas, ia rela menghabiskan hidupnya demi pria yang sangat ia cintai. Pernikahan mereka sebenarnya adalah perjodohan, bagaimanakah kehidupan rumah tangganya ?, bisakah ia merubah stigma pernikahan paksa yang biasanya tidak bahagia ?.

Ciara Lewis suffered an indescribable pain in her heart when her parents broke her soul into a million pieces. They promised to go with her every step of the way but ended up imposing the worst pain she could ever imagine. Her father abandoned them to be with his mistress, the reason her mother suffered depression and took her own life. At the thought that she couldn’t move forward, she found a light with the help of Zachary Denver Ford. An intelligent guy and blessed with so many opportunities. Ciara and Denver fell in love and were undoubtedly happy in their relationship. Ciara thought the heavens had sent Denver to cover up the pain she endured in her heart, but she was wrong.  Denver got bumped between her and a massive opportunity that could offer them the best future. When he chased his dreams, Ciara felt rejected and her life went upside down. Denver promised to win her back, but EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED to the extent that he wished he had never left.