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The night Enzo was made boss of the Moretti family, I gave him my virginity. He was the heir I'd been promised to since before I could speak. We kissed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, tangled in the humid, twilight heat... His rough, urgent hands hurt me, but I didn't pull away. Even the pain felt sacred, a sacrifice I was willing to make for love. Lost in the heat of the moment, he promised me a pair of the most beautiful crystal shoes, so I could dance the opening waltz with him at his coronation ceremony the next day. The first dance is always reserved for the new boss and his future bride. I cried with joy, believing my years of secret pining and patient waiting would finally culminate in a fairytale ending. But I was wrong. So terribly wrong. The next morning, I dragged my aching body out to get his favorite espresso, only to overhear the guys joking as I returned: "So you finally popped the family cherry, huh? How was Vivian on your first night as boss?" Enzo's voice was lazy, mocking. "Face of an angel, body of a devil. She's a hot little viper in bed." The room erupted in sleazy whistles. "So, you really gonna marry her, young boss?" "Are you kidding me?" Enzo scoffed. "Vivian's just a warm-up. Once I get some practice in, I'll go tame the Falcone ice princess. When I get bored, I can always circle back and put a ring on her." I stood frozen in the doorway, my vision blurring, the coffee cup trembling in my hand. Before the world faded to black, I sent a coded message to the Don: "Uncle Romano, for the promotion in three days, get me a transfer. As far away from Enzo as possible."

Violet eyes with piercing sight. Mane of gold in pale moonlight. Skin so hard and lily white. Voice so soft, yet filled with might. He comes to me in the dark of night. Flash of teeth, smile so slight. There is no fear, no need to fight. In his embrace, I crave his bite. -S.R. Michele, or Shelly to those closest to her, is a typical 21 yr old, trying to find her way in life. She has good family, a close circle of friends. She's outgoing and friendly, and a bit reckless and impulsive sometimes. And she has certain gifts...when she touches things, she can see into the past, she can feel what was felt by others, and she can sense things before they happen. Ok, so maybe she's not so typical. An impromptu trip to New Orleans, a party on Bourbon Street, and an attempted assault in a dark alley lead her into a world she didn't know existed...but one she's not afraid of. She doesn't know if the violet-eyed stranger that comes to her rescue, and follows her home, is a friend or a foe - and honestly, she doesn't care. Once you've had a taste of the darkness, it's hard to pull away... **** This book was written in the late 1990's - early 2000's, and originally published in 2004, under the title: Diary of a Vampire by S.M. Royston. It was my first book, and it wasn't long until I came to hate it! (Please, don't look it up - I promise you, it's terrible) So here we are, years later, and I've decided to throw out my original work, and re-write it. Because I'm the author, and I can do that. The story, characters, and settings are the same - but the writing style is different, and in my opinion, much, much better. I hope you enjoy it. ****

They say darkness lives in us all... It's a lie, though. Because the darkness lives within me. Elara Temptation to sweet, lips too thick. When a handsome man invited me to a Halloween party,  I wasn't expecting to be drugged, abducted and offered as a human sacrifice for his dark cult, but I should've. Life had been miserable, and I'd never fitted in. So when death came for me, I welcomed it. Arms. Wide. Open. But Asher had other ideas. He stole me to kill me, but now? He keeps me just to play. His kisses left scars. His touches, fingerprints on my bones. But when he wakes the darkness in me, I realised he may just not like the monstrous little witch he created - Cross my heart. Asher. I had a job. Bring a woman to the circle just like my brothers had - kill the women presented, gain more power. It should've been easy. But then I saw her. My shadowed Vixen. Something whispered to me in the dark, a pulse in the air surrounding us. She felt different. She felt eerie and aloof, a mystery that lured me in. We had to know. I had to know. So I gave her a chance. Join us, or die. She laughed and told me she wasn't afraid of dying. So I made it my mission to drag her into my darkness, to toy with her until only a monster remained. And a monster was just what I got. Now, I'd do anything to get my girl back, even if it meant letting the darkness consume me, just so she could be bathed within the light - and hope to die.

Aralyn Leto and her mother Larissa, are running across Soovaree, a mystic supernatural realm, to escape Malleteagan, Aralyn’s father and Larissa’s destined mate. At tender age of 13, Aralyn witnessed Malleteagan killing Larissa in a cold-blooded murder. Taking her last breaths, Larissa made Aralyn promise to continue to live and fight. Brokenhearted yet determined to keep her promise, Aralyn continues running away from Malleteagan. Blinded by the hatred, Malleteagan (Aeolian Warlock’s Royalty, the Lycan King and son of Moon Goddess) believes that Aralyn’s death is needed to break the Moonlight curse cast upon him by the God of War. Left with no choice, Aralyn finally escapes from Malleteagan to Wengarthria (the supernatural hell of Soovaree). In Wengarthria, Aralyn enters Oribus, the first of nine levels of hell. In Oribus Aralyn meets Sentaya, enigmatic Oribian ruler and gatekeeper of Wengarthria. Sentaya offers a hideout to Aralyn, who agrees to work for Sentaya in exchange. About five years later, Malleteagan discovers Aralyn’s hideout in Oribus and attacks Sentaya when she refuses to handover Aralyn, only to lose the battle. However, Aralyn’s relief to hear about Malleteagan’s battle loss and retreat from Oribus is short-lived. Upon the battle end, Aralyn’s hideout was discovered by Marcellus Riggs, the illegitimate son of Hades. As commanded by his father, Hades, Marcellus, the seasoned army commander and heir apparent to Wengarthrian throne, led the army to Oribus to collect the souls of Malleteagan’s fallen Lycan soldiers. When he discovers Aralyn. Marcellus is annoyed to discover that she is his destined mate. Due to personal vendetta, Marcellus abducts Aralyn and imprisons her in dungeons of the last circle of Wengarthria with a plan to destroy Aralyn and get revenge. Will he manage to get going with his plans?

Damon said nothing, but his eyes were hooded and heavy. “Just one kiss, Wendy. Just one. I have to kiss you. It’s all I’ll demand for now, and then he put his arms around her. She stood frozen in the circle of them as his heavy dark gaze followed the line of her throat Without waiting her consent, he swept his mouth over hers. Finally. Her sweetness exploded onto his tongue the moment he licked over her lips. . It was everything she’d dreamt about, their kiss. The taste, the feel, the joy at the sheer fineness of Damon Paige, in all his tall, beautifully built splendor, thrilled her and filled her with exquisite sensations. And for that moment, all the complications of getting involved with Damon melted away as if they’d never existed…. When he raised his head abruptly, she thought it was so he could say something personal and intimate. He didn’t. He stared down at her, and she could see his tortured expression before he closed his eyes briefly and then put her away from him. The look in his eyes was brooding and somber. “I should never have done that.” he said. ---------------------- Wendy Morgan relocates to New York and reunites with Deborah Paige, her best friend from high school, despite the fact that her father disagrees with her decision. But Wendy is tired of letting her father dictate every aspect of her life, especially now that he has arranged for her to marry Jordan Baker, so she is convinced that she has made the right decision by leaving. Soon, Wendy finds herself in the same situation with Damon Paige.... Will she walk away this time? She only has to pretend to be Damon's fiance for a while though.... She could do that. What could possibly go wrong?

My stepfather arranged my marriage to a man twice my age. It's his way of making me pay for the sin of sending his son to prison. Two years ago,I made a mistake. One scream. One phone call. And I became an outcast,a traitor for people who called my stepbrother their lord. Now the man I once crushed over, Dante Morelli,my stepbrother is back.And he wants nothing but cold vengeance. He used to look at me with disdain,now he looks at me like he wants to break me into pieces and scatter it around. Older. Colder. Ruthless. He's a nightmare that once was my dream. And he isn’t here to forgive.He’s here for revenge. He doesn’t know what his father has planned for me.He doesn’t know that I’m already promised to another man.All Dante wants is my submission... my body, my soul, my very being, piece by piece, until nothing of me is left untouched. And he isn’t alone.His best friends now circle me like hungry sharks. Oliver and Allister are playing their own games, because my sin affected them too. Three men who not only rule the town, now rule me. I should hate them. I should fight. But before my arranged fiancé could claim me,Dante already had. Now, I’m his. Trapped in a twisted game of power and punishment. And the most dangerous part? A part of me wants to lose. This isn’t a love story. It’s a tale made of vengeance, obsession, and ruin. And when Dante decides my heart is what he wants next… he’ll take it too. Because the Lords always get what they want. And this time, they want me. Wrong Marriage, Right Love.

Ailisha memutuskan untuk kembali mengikuti audisi bintang Kpop yang sedang diselenggarakan oleh beberapa agensi besar di sana. Sudah cukup lama ia tak kembali berkompetisi seperti itu. Terakhir kali Ailisha mengikuti audisi adalah ketika dirinya masih duduk di kelas 2 SMA, sementara saat ini statusnya sudah menjadi mahasiswa seni musik di salah satu kampus swasta yang ada di Indonesia. Itu sudah lama sekali sejak ia mencoba peruntungannya yang terakhir. Sudah bisa ditebak jika gadis itu tak pernah lolos audisi sama sekali. Karena kalian masih bisa mendapatinya di Indonesia. Tanpa sengaja Ailisha mendengar kabar jika ada agensi baru yang namanya sudah cukup popular saat ini. Rumor mengatakan jika agensi itu milik dari seorang pria non Korea. Meski baru berdiri, agensi ini sudah cukup kuat untuk menyaingi agensi besar lainnya yang tak kalah hebat. Sampai saat ini belum ada satupun media yang merilis profil pemilik serta pengelola agensi tersebut. Ailisha berusaha untuk memberanikan dirinya sendiri. Pada akhirnya ia kembali mencoba peruntungannya di agensi lain. SAN Entertainment adalah salah satu dari sekian banyak agensi yang coba ia lamar. Kali ini dewi fortuna sedang berpihak kepadanya dan membiarkannya lolos hingga ke tahap akhir. Awalnya ia sempat keliru, karena sejauh yang ia ingat sampai saat ini adalah dirinya melamar posisi penari. Namun pada saat proses wawancara berlangsung, kotak keterangan yang berada di formulir menunjukkan jika dirinya terpilih sebagai seorang penulis lirik. Rasa kecewa wajar timbul pada saat itu, namun tak berlangsung lama karena Ailisha adalah tipe orang yang cepat melupakan. Ia memilih untuk tak ambil pusing soal hal itu. Yang terpenting baginya saat ini adalah karirnya. Hingga dirinya terjebak pada satu situasi yang tak pernah bisa ia lupakan sedetikpun kejadiannya. Semua rasa penasarannya saat ini terjawab sudah tanpa sengaja. Pusaran waktu membawanya kembali pada pria itu. Tak ada yang pernah menduga jika hal ini akan terjadi.

Her name is Sapphire Emerald Maxine Lopez. Ang hahaba ng mga pangalan nila di ba? Well it was because of their mom na talagang pinaghandaan ang mga pangalan nila. Their mother dreamed for the future of her two children pero hindi sumang-ayon sa kanya ang kapalaran. Sapphire or preferred to be called as Max is the opposite dream of her mother. She doesn't like girls stuff and even acting and dressing up like a man. Pero, hindi naman siya tomboy o kahit confused man lang. Alam niya na babae siya, nagkataon lang na panlalaki ang interes niya. She built her car remodeling business na unti-unting umani ng pansin sa loob lang ng isang taon. Life is amazing as she think about it. Meet Chase Luke Racinni the only son of one of the richest family in the world. All the girls will line up in just a single snap of his fingers. A womanizer, Casanova and a heartbreaker, name it, he all has it. He doesn't like to see his competitors, especially when he learned that some of his clients, made their cars remodeled from a small company called Transformers Inc. His own brand of cars has been remodeled and he could not accept it. So what he did is, he destroyed it. In just one night, Max's remodeling company kissed the ground to it's downfall without knowing the real reason. Paano kung magtagpo ang kanilang mga landas sa isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari? The circle of fate started to change when the two of them met. Pero paano na lang kung malaman ni Max na ang itinuturing niyang mabait at matulungin na kaibigan na nagkataon na gusto pa niya ay siyang dahilan ng pagbagsak ng niya?

Kyrana adalah mahasiswa tahun ketiga berumur 19 tahun di ITB yang mengambil jurusan DKV. Ia terkenal sebagai primadona di angkatannya. Bukan hanya karena kesempurnaan fisik, tapi juga karena sifat dan kepribadiannya yang membuat orang-orang mayoritas menyukainya. Meski begitu, ia dikenal sebagai orang yang berteman dengan siapa saja. Ia tak punya circle, ia tak punya sahabat. Ia adalah orang yang selalu terlihat sendirian. Raka, mahasiswa tahun akhir jurusan IT di ITB, memiliki julukan yang berkebalikan dengan Kyra. Jika Kyra adalah matahari, maka Raka adalah bulan. Ia pendiam, terkesan dingin dan suram, dan tak banyak yang menyukai kepribadiannya itu. Ia selalu berkeliaran bersama sahabatnya, Vino. Dan, dibalik kesuramannya itu, ia adalah mahasiswa berprestasi dan terbaik di angkatannya. Pertemuan pertama mereka adalah ketidaksengajaan, ketika Raka melihat Kyra diganggu oleh lima lelaki tak dikenal di luar lingkungan kampus. Meski awalnya Raka ingin membiarkan, tapi akhirnya ia tetap membantu. Dan, pertemuan kedua mereka adalah ketika orang tua mereka memperkenalkan mereka dalam perjodohan. Dan, penilaian Kyra dan Raka terhadap satu sama lain berubah drastis. Raka seperti bangsawan, sementara Kyra seperti boneka yang dikendalikan orang tuanya. Tak punya perasaan satu sama lain, mereka mencoba untuk berpacaran lebih dulu untuk saling kenal. Saat itulah, Raka tahu bagaimana Kyra sebenarnya. Raka yang iba pun mulai mencintai Kyra dan bermaksud untuk menikahi Kyra untuk menyelamatkannya, juga untuk menjalin kerja sama perusahaan kedua keluarga. Dan, Kyra yang semula pasrah pada hidupnya, perlahan mulai mengenal tujuan hidup semenjak mengenal Raka. Namun, apakah Kyra dapat mewujudkan keinginannya untuk hidup panjang umur bersama Raka? Apakah Raka dapat membahagiakan Kyra dan membuatnya panjang umur? Karena, sebenarnya umur Kyra diperkirakan hanya sampai 20 tahun karena penyakit jantung bawaan yang dideritanya.