Black Smoke Monster

Konon di sebuah hutan, hidup sesosok makhluk penghisap jiwa manusia yang disebut Moa. Ia tinggal di sebuah hutan terlarang yang berada tak jauh dari pemukiman. Dengan bantuan seorang pendeta, sebuah penghalang kuat berhasil dipasang di perbatasan antara hutan dan desa. Namun kehidupan di sana kembali terancam saat si pendeta berhasil terbunuh dan penghalang itu semakin melemah, membuat Moa bisa dengan bebas keluar masuk desa dan menyebabkan banyak korban berjatuhan. Dan di antara orang-orang itu, Moa mengincar gadis bernama Nara, yang tak lain adalah putri dari pendeta yang berhasil ia bunuh.

Untuk menyelamatkan keluarganya dari kehancuran, Naura Callista Wijaya terpaksa menerima pernikahan kontrak dengan pria yang paling ia takuti—Arka Rajendra Mahardika, CEO kejam yang dijuluki monster di dunia bisnis. Satu tanda tangan di atas kertas… dan hidup Naura tidak lagi menjadi miliknya. Ia harus meninggalkan Dion, pria yang ia cintai, untuk menikahi monster—dan menjalani pernikahan tanpa cinta dengan seorang pria yang katanya tidak memiliki hati. Setidaknya… itu yang ia pikirkan. Karena setelah menikah, Naura mulai menyadari sesuatu yang mengganggu. Arka tidak pernah memperlakukannya seperti istri kontrak. Tatapannya terlalu posesif. Sentuhannya terlalu menuntut. “Selama kamu memakai namaku,” bisiknya dingin di telinga Naura, “kamu adalah milikku.” Masalahnya… pria yang Naura tinggalkan belum benar-benar menyerah. Dan monster seperti Arka tidak pernah berbagi apa yang menjadi miliknya. Ketika dua pria itu akhirnya berhadapan, Naura sadar bahwa pernikahan ini bukan sekadar kontrak— Ini adalah perang yang bisa menghancurkan semuanya.

Her village burned. Her family died. Liora fled to Kraithan, thinking she had left the monsters behind—but one high-ranking vampire shows up in her apartment, wounded, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. Weak but cunning, he carries secrets that could lead her to the creature who destroyed her home—or drag her into a darkness she has spent her life running from. To survive—and to strike back—Liora must confront what it truly means to become the monster. And in a city where vampires, werewolves, and humans collide, every choice could be deadly.

Beatrice Blanche the youngest princess of the Blanche Family, is also known as the ugly duckling. She was abused her whole life by her siblings and parents and she sometimes wonders if she is their blood. Duke Arthur Lionel, the young lord of the north became the reason for winning countless wars together with the Crown Prince. After the war, he came back to his estate and killed all of his family members. That is when he was branded as the Monsterous Duke of the North. After marrying the duke, will Beatrice lead a happy life and fall in love with the duke? Or will Beatrice still have a miserable life? Will Duke Lionel open up to her wife and treat her well? Or Duke will also kill his wife like he did to his family?

Adalah Lisa, siswi pemurung yang hanya memiliki segelintir teman, pelanggan ujian remedial, dan cenderung pesimis dengan hidupnya. Serenina adalah nama karakter dalam game online yang lisa mainkan dengan citra yang berbanding terbalik dengannya di dunia nyata. Pemain tersohor dan dapat diandalkan banyak orang. Hidupnya yang dikira akan begitu-begitu saja, ternyata berubah drastis setelah Lisa menyaksikan kematian sepupunya yang terbunuh karena berusaha melindunginya. Hal-hal tidak masuk akal mulai terjadi, membuatnya terjebak dalam permainan hidup dan mati. Semakin Lisa mencari, semakin dia tidak mengerti, semua kekalutan dan kebingungan seolah berujung pada satu pertanyaan. "Siapa di balik cerminmu?"

Healing with the Monster The music at the campus party was too loud to hear my own fear. I trusted the drink my friend gave me. It was the last thing I remembered before my world went dark. That night cost me everything—my reputation, my family, and the life I once knew. Five years later, I’ve finally found a fragile peace… until tragedy strikes again, leaving me desperate to save my son. Then he appears. Julian. A man with a dark past. A man tied to my child in ways I don’t understand. A man I should fear… But can’t stop falling for. Because the deeper I fall, the more I realize the horrifying truth— He isn’t just connected to my past. He is the monster who destroyed it. Can love survive something this unforgivable… or will the truth destroy us both?

She returned to bury her father. Instead, she was forced to marry his enemy’s son. - Rosalind Marlow returns to New York to settle her father’s affairs, once one of the city’s most feared mafia bosses, only to find he died beside his greatest rival… and left behind a contract binding her to the rival’s son. Viktor Marino is cold, calculating, and infuriatingly magnetic. Rosa has no intention of becoming anyone’s pawn, not in grief, not in business, and definitely not in bed. But Viktor plays a long game, and with every stare, every challenge, he pulls her deeper into a world of secrets, power, and heat. She was raised to be untouchable. He was born to conquer. And in the space between vengeance and desire, who is going to lose control first? (Contains mature and dark content) ***** EXCERPT ‘Why would you want to leave this behind?’ he growled in my ear, his chest rumbling against my back. Because I can’t trust you. Because I don’t know what I want. ‘Because it’s cruel,’ I whispered. And then he pulled away, leaving me trembling, desperate, and furious.” ❦

Di masa Dinasti Han, satu perkampungan dilanda kepanikan karena serangan lipan raksasa. Penguasa setempat yang panik, meminta tolong pada seorang pertapa bernama Yudhistira. Yudhistira pun mengutus murid-muridnya untuk menangani masalah ini. Tiga murid Yudhistira bernama Yuanrang (Xiahou Dun), Miaocai (Xiahou Yuan) dan Mengde (Cao Cao). Mereka adalah remaja yang berasal dari daerah Qiao. Dari Yudhistira, mereka mempelajari banyak ilmu. Pertarungan, seni perang, filsafat, politik dan pengendalian elemen alam. Tiga remaja ini menjalankan perintah dari gurunya untuk membunuh lipan raksasa yang tinggal di hutan. Seiring mereka menjalani misi, mereka mendapatkan banyak misteri yang harus diungkap untuk menghentikan kedatangan monster dari utara. Sanggupkah mereka? Kisah ini terinspirasi dari game berjudul Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Kisah ini adalah bagian dari Manipulator Universe yang menceritakan masa lalu dari tokoh bernama Xiahou Dun

Aragon Gaultier, membangun istana Houston Hill untuk dihadiahkan kepada Puteri Elisa Denova. Sudah jelas dalam benak Elisa tentang tujuannya datang ke Slavidion. Berjalan mendatangi takdirnya. Seperti punya mata ketiga, dia bahkan tahu siapa yang kemudian dicintai dan mencintainya. Pertama kali Elisa melihat William Gaultier, pangeran itu terpukau dengan mawar yang ditanam di Houston Hill. Tanaman yang khusus dibawa Elisa dari kampungnya. Pangeran kecil ini, masih berusia dua puluh tahun saat itu, dia terlalu lugu untuk mengenal cinta. Dia tertegun melihat kecantikan Elisa, tapi kemudian ia memalingkan wajahnya untuk mawar-mawar di depannya. Masih bisa berpikir jernih ketika ingat gadis itu adalah tunangan ayahnya dan kedatangannya waktu itu untuk memperkenalkan diri sebagai calon anak tiri gadis yang mungkin berusia sama dengannya.

When I was seven, my constant vomiting got so bad that my mother took me to court and accused me of being born dangerous. If the charge stuck, I would be stripped of my family ties and sent straight to prison. Everyone said my mother was overreacting. "He's just a kid. Kids get sick. As his mother, you should be more understanding." But the moment the evidence was shown, the room went dead quiet. My mother had drunk herself into a stomach bleed just to land a contract, and the second she got home, I threw up all over it. The deal was voided, and she lost her job on the spot. On my sister, Ophelia Sowle's, birthday, I threw up all over her cake right in front of all her classmates. After that, she was shunned by everyone at school. She spiraled into depression and even slashed her wrists. It didn't matter where I was, at the dinner table or under the covers. I could start vomiting at any moment. My mother and Ophelia had to clean me up more than 30 times a day. It wore them down to the breaking point. What infuriated them the most was that every time I finished throwing up, I would look at them and laugh, as if I was mocking them. The judge brought the gavel down and declared me guilty of being born bad. Ophelia's eyes turned red as she cried, saying she couldn't bear to lose me. I didn't cry or fight it. I accepted the verdict. But I requested that the judge watch my memories first. The judge looked stunned. "Memory extraction means drilling into your brain. The pain is unbearable. Are you sure?" I nodded without hesitation. But Ophelia suddenly panicked. "I don't agree!"