Finding Nemo The Drop Off

The air in the Parisian haute couture salon smelled like money and fear. I’d waited six months for my wedding dress. Now, it was draped over the shoulders of Sofia Ross—the trending influencer, and my mafia fiancé Vincent Cassio’s god-sister. The salon manager was sweating bullets, his eyes darting between me and the man lounging on the velvet sofa. Vincent Cassio stood up. He adjusted a fold of the diamond-encrusted train on Sofia with a casual flick of his wrist. “Her premiere next week needs a statement piece. She’s borrowing it. Pick something off the rack and stop making a scene.” His tone was flat, final. Under the crystal chandeliers, Sofia admired herself in the full-length mirror, a triumphant smile on her lips. I looked at my reflection in the same mirror, wearing jeans and a soaked trench coat. I looked like a lost tourist. Suddenly, the entire past year of planning felt like a sick joke. I didn’t yell. I just felt cold. Numb. I slipped the five-carat engagement ring off my finger. It hit the glass coffee table with a sharp, final click. “You’re right, Vincent. I don’t need this wedding dress. This wedding… I don’t need it either.”

During a fight with my husband, he shoved me. My stomach bumped into the couch’s armrest. Just then, his childhood friend called him, sobbing. “Caleb, hurry, come to Cloudpeak Hotel and save me! My boss got me drunk, and now he’s forcing me to serve our client…” I nearly blacked out from the twisting pain in my stomach. I begged him to take me to the hospital. However, my husband said, “There’s a life at stake here! Can you not be so cruel?” He left, slamming the door behind him. I had no choice but to call for an ambulance. That night, he spent the night with his childhood friend, while I lay in the operating theater, undergoing emergency surgery. Good news, Caleb Gordon! You'd never have children again! Weren’t you glad? You deserved it!

"A story about the editorial world of a men's magazine... 'Anemones' is a love story with elements of betrayal or a story of betrayal with elements of love. All this in the scenery of the high society we long for; additionally packed with culinary and automotive trips. Anemones slightly feminizes reality and it is a thing that should attract many readers - men and women equally. It's about men! But written in the author's optics, so all readers will find their fascinations fulfilled.” Cover page: Jo_J

Tatiana was only seventeen years old when she forced to go to France by her father after her mother was murdered and her grandfather fell into comatose condition. After 12 years, Tatiana has become a strong and intelligent Captain of Special Operations Unit of French Armed Forces. She acts tough and arrogant but hides her kindness and suffering over her mother’s death,and her dark past caused by the syndicate who abducted her. After returning to the Philippines to have a vacation with a covert mission ordered by their General, Tatiana starts to execute her exciting and thrilling vengeance to annoy the five members of her family. As she follows her first stepbrother who enters the church, she meets Elias Gentry who is also a house boy in their mansion. He a naive man who has a lot of part-time jobs in order to earn money that he wants to give to his family before he enters the seminary. His family doesn’t like his dream of becoming a priest. But he really wants to pursue his ten-year dream because of his love for God. As Tatiana falls in love with him, she discovers the truth behind her mother’s death and her grandfather’s condition. She cleverly makes her mark in the history as she put her own family to jail that surprised the whole country. By giving her right drops of divine to overcome brokenness, Elias makes Tatiana step out of the darkness. But because she broke rules, Tatiana was forced to go back to France to face her punishment under the military law. Elias is left heartbroken but still manages to cling onto her promises. By the grace of the Lord, He brings them back together after a year and continues their divine story.

Sumico Kammal Lowie – a young, beautiful, and talented girl in linguistics. When she was born, there was a psychic saying that she’ll lead her happy, joyful and exultant life when she’s grown up later on. In the age of twenty three years old, she’s worked as a CEO’s secretary in one of the biggest companies producing and selling stationery sets. The CEO is her boyfriend as well as her future husband. However, when the day of their marriage is drawing and drawing to a close, Sumico finds out that her future husband is cheating on her with her elder sister. In the middle of her quandary whether to put her relationship to a complete end or not, Sumico bumps into Virando Augustin Kuandy – the CEO of The Persephone Hotel; actually he isn’t an ordinary human, who’s searching for three drops of blood from a virgin woman who loves him and whom he loves in the humans-realm.

Indra hanyalah seorang pengemudi ojek online yang selalu dipandang rendah. Di malam ulang tahun istrinya, hadiah cincin sederhana yang ia berikan justru membuatnya dipermalukan di depan banyak orang. Mertuanya menghina, dan istrinya sendiri meminta cerai karena tak tahan memiliki suami miskin seperti dirinya. Penghinaan itu semakin menyakitkan ketika Hansen, anak orang terkaya di kota, datang membawa hadiah rumah mewah untuk istrinya dengan satu syarat: Dina harus menceraikan Indra. Di tengah rasa malu dan kemarahan yang membara, seorang wanita kaya dan misterius bernama Clara justru melihat potensi lain dalam diri Indra. Clara menawarkan sesuatu yang tak pernah Indra bayangkan sebelumnya: sebuah sexy hot offer. Ia membuka pintu menuju dunia rahasia para wanita berkuasa dan sosialita kaya yang haus tubuh lelaki. Tubuh Indra akan dibayar mahal, rahasia mereka akan terkunci rapat, dan hidupnya bisa berubah dalam satu malam. Dari pria miskin yang dihina semua orang, Indra kini berdiri di persimpangan. Menolak tawaran itu dan tetap hidup dalam hinaan… atau menerimanya dan membalikkan nasibnya dengan cara yang tak pernah ia bayangkan?

Ketika ranking komiknya terjun bebas dalam semalam, Trisha terpaksa membuka diri untuk terjun ke dalam dunia penulisan Romance. Namun, apa yang harus dia lakukan ketika dirinya sama sekali tidak berpengalaman dalam hal tersebut? "Besok pagi lo interview buat jadi asisten aktor. Pastikan kalau lo keterima! Karena semua itu bisa jadi bahan buat kelanjutan komik lo," "Van, tapi–" "Gue enggak menerima protes apa pun! Lakukan semua itu kalau lo gak mau dipecat, Trisha!" *** "Lo siapa?" "Perkenalkan, saya Trisha, asisten baru di sini." "Asisten? Gue enggak butuh! Lo gue pecat! Sekarang keluar dari ruangan ini!" "Wajah doang tampan, tapi kelakuan lebih parah dari iblis!" This cover was drawn by Mingming

I gave up a vast fortune to be with my boyfriend Terrence. In our poorest days, we didn't even have a single grain of rice at home. Terrence went out to fight in underground rings, never surrendering once even when he was beaten black and blue. With his blood and sweat, he paved the path to our future brick by brick. In the present, his name was uttered with an undeniable tone of respect, while I was known far and wide as his missus, the woman he treasured above anyone or anything. One year, when I left the country because of a family emergency, I learned that he even started seeing a therapist due to separation anxiety. Everyone said that Terrence loved me more than life itself, and I had believed it too, wholeheartedly. Until I stood on our balcony, watching him tightly embracing another woman in the villa next door. "Even though Tanya is back, the very thought of losing you makes me lose control… I can't live without you, Mia… "If any other men ever appear by your side, I might just end up killing them…" His voice was a low rumble, tinged with a sort of unconscious madness. "B-But what about your wife? Didn't you say that she means more to you than your own life?" "Well, we just have to keep this hidden better, don't we? I want to always be with you…" My hand trembled, and I accidentally cut my hand with the fruit knife I was holding, but I felt no pain at all. To think that just one year apart was enough to shatter thirty years of love and mutual support… With trembling hands, I picked up my phone and called my mother. "Mom, I'm feeling homesick… Can you get me a new identity and a one-way ticket out of the country?"

Aroma kopi memang sangat menenangkan, Ratna menyukai aroma dan itu membuatmya sering menghabiskan waktu di coffee shop kesukaannya. Menghidu aroma kopi membuat pikiran tenang dan juga melupakan masalahnya, masalah jodoh. Diego, public figure yang membuka coffee shop. Public penasaran dengan sosok kekasihnya, tapi sampai sekarang tidak ada satupun wanita yang bisa menarik hatinya. Satu wanita yang masih membayangi hari-harinya yaitu Ratna. Akankah mereka bertemu dan bisa bersama?

All I ever wanted was to get off this damned territory and escape my abusive family. On top of that, I would have done anything to be free from him, but his icy eyes aren’t the only thing that would hold me captive. Being in love with a high-ranked soldier is already tortuous enough, but as soon as I sign the contract he is offering me, I will be officially his possession. And officially screwed. ⚠️ TW: explicit and foul language, steamy and explicit sex scenes, abuse, violence, SA ⚠️