Growing Up In The 2000s

Miles Landry is trying to put violence behind him when he takes up work as a private detective focused on humdrum adultery cases. But when a Tibetan monk hires him to find a missing person, things get weird fast. Charged with tracking down the reincarnation of a man possessed by a demonic guardian from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Miles is plunged into a world of fortune-tellers, gangsters, and tantric rituals. The year is 1991 and a series of grisly murders has rocked New York City in the run up to a visit from the Dalai Lama. The police attribute the killings to Chinatown gang warfare. Miles–skeptical of the supernatural–is inclined to agree. But what if the monster he's hunting is more than a myth? ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Hikari Raine Davis is a college student studying Architecture. She always plans everything but something she didn't plan, happened. She fell in love. She met a guy named Raui. He's mysterious, he never told her his surname and it seems like he's hiding something from her. But she didn't care, she loves him. He shows up only when it rains. He never called nor show up when the rain isn't pouring. She didn't know why and she didn't want to intrude. But when she found out everything accidentally, her heart teared into pieces. Everything became a mess, Raui's secret ended their relationship. After years of moving on, she's finally back and she didn't expect what happened while she was gone. Will there be a second chance for their love? Or everything they've been through will just stay in their memories forever?

Driven by the ashes of her past, Caitlyn Spears is driven by a single mission; Revenge. Born from the flames that took everything from her, she's determined to claim what's hers no matter the cost and when the son of her sworn enemy crosses her path, she sees an opportunity too good to pass up. So when life throws the son of her worst enemy at her, she would do anything to get to the father, even if it meant sleeping with the son, Michael Wales. However, Capita Wales is the target. He lives a sad life after his life was ended in a fire years ago. He is not prepared to fall in love with his son’s girlfriend after many years of being lonely. She reminds him of the woman he had loved unbeknownst to him, she was the woman he had loved. Caitlyn is not back for romance; revenge is on her mind, and she is going to get it however she can, whatever it takes. The question is, how far is she willing to go? Find out in this tale of lost souls and second chances.

Claire Blake, 23, works double shifts at a café to cover her mother's medical bills and her brilliant sister Clara's college tuition. Her life is a careful sacrifice - no room for dreams, only survival. Then she accidentally spills coffee on Damian Cole, billionaire CEO and the city's most eligible bachelor. Instead of anger, he's kind. Days later, his assistant calls with an impossible offer: pretend to be his girlfriend for six months. His family won't stop pressuring him to marry, and his manipulative ex-fiancée Caroline refuses to accept they're over. In exchange: $10,000 monthly, her mother's medical expenses covered, and a completion bonus that would transform her family's life. Claire knows it's crazy - she doesn't belong in his world of charity galas and high society. But the money would solve every problem. So she signs the contract and steps into a glittering world where everything feels like pretend. Except it doesn't stay pretend. Damian isn't the cold CEO she expected. He remembers her coffee order, values her opinions, treats her family with genuine warmth. His careful respect comes from protecting his sister from abuse - he's not controlling, he's considerate. As Claire navigates his world, the performance becomes real. When he kisses her, he confesses: "This stopped being fake for me weeks ago." But Caroline launches a media campaign suggesting their relationship is paid - uncomfortably close to the truth. With headlines dissecting Claire's background and questioning whether she "belongs," they must choose transparency over hiding. Can a love that started as a contract become real enough to survive the spotlight?

I was Byron Estrada's doormat, always there to fulfill his every whim. But Byron hated me, ridiculing me at every turn. It was all because three years ago, I ran away the day before our wedding. Now, three years later, I had returned with a child—whose real father just so happened to be Byron's brother.

Samantha Shiobvian Dela Cruz has itall – wealth, beauty, popularity, friends. She's like the modern day queen; Her Grandfather is the President of the country while his Dad is the most popular Senator. She's living a life every girl her age dreams about. A perfect life indeed - that's what they think.

A flash flood swept down from the mountains, causing me to become caught in a car crash. As five steel bars pierced through me, I could feel my blood pouring out in torrents as my life hung by a thread. My husband rushed to the scene. Instead of coming to me, he cradled his true love from the passenger seat and walked away. He didn't even glance in my direction. I was in and out of the ICU three times, clinging to life. Not once did he visit me. His attention was wholly fixed on the girl, who only had a mild concussion. After nearly ten years of deceiving myself, I couldn't keep playing the fool any longer. The day I was discharged, I asked my husband, Dominic Davis, for a divorce. I had survived by sheer luck, and I wasn't about to waste any more time with a husband who didn't love me.

Malam dingin dengan badai petir yang terasa seakan langit akan runtuh. Gemuruh badai malam itu membuat seluruh warga di pesisir mengurung diri mereka dalam rumahnya, jalanan pun sepi. Tidak ada seorang pun yang keluar, termasuk para nelayan yang biasa mencari ikan pada malam hari. Namun, seorang gadis SMA itu tidak gentar dengan suara badai dan hujan deras malam itu. Ia berjalan dengan tenang seakan malam itu cerah dan hujan tidak terasa. Lyona, gadis itu berjalan dengan pasti menuju pantai dengan laut yang sedang meraung-raung. Apakah yang akan ia lakukan? Mengapa dia begitu berani keluar rumahnya ketika semua orang takut?

This book is loosely based on a true story. ‘You will fall in love many times in your life. But the best one will be falling in love with your best friend.’ When Blaze's world falls apart, it's only natural that she turns to Fabien ‘Fab’ Lévy, an old roommate, for support. They had become close friends eight years ago while dancing for the same company. Seeing him turns her world upside down. He’s now sexier than before, and so perfect… But even so, she will never have sex with him! Well, never is such a definitive word… Maybe just once… One steamy night… and that’s it! Fabien has always loved Blaze Autumn Bergdahl, and always wanted her. But she always so him as her best friend. Life pushed them in different directions, and now, after eight years, she's on his Paris doorstep, needing a place to stay… She's just as hot, and as gorgeous as ever and Fabien wants her just as much. Is this their chance to be finally together? Is it possible for a man and a woman to be just… good friends even if one of them is totally in love? Can she throw away the best sex and the best friend she's ever had for a handful of illusions?

season 1 Shangguan Mai, seorang panglima besar yang disegani di medan perang, harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit ketika ayahandanya dituduh membunuh Pangeran Kedelapan, pewaris takhta yang paling dicintai Kaisar. Untuk menyelamatkan kehormatan keluarganya, Shangguan Mai dipaksa menikah dengan Pangeran Xiao Zhi—pangeran yang terkenal bodoh dan lemah. Namun, di balik topeng kebodohan Xiao Zhi, tersembunyi sebuah rahasia kelam yang bisa mengubah nasib kerajaan. Pernikahan ini bukan hanya tentang menebus dosa, tetapi juga membuka jalan bagi Shangguan Mai ke dalam pusaran intrik istana yang penuh pengkhianatan dan tipu daya. Apakah Shangguan Mai akan menemukan cinta dan kebahagiaan dalam hubungan politik ini, ataukah dia akan tenggelam dalam permainan licik yang dapat menghancurkan segalanya? season 2 kegelapan perlahan menyelimuti Kota Dacang. Dalam satu malam yang penuh darah, penduduknya berubah menjadi monster yang dikendalikan oleh racun misterius. Putra Mahkota Zhaoyang diutus untuk menyelamatkan kota itu, ia didampingi oleh Cui Xing, seorang ahli forensik yang cerdas dan berani. Disisi lain, Wu Yan—adik Zhaoyang diutus pergi ke Huanxi untuk menyelidiki asal usul racun iblis. Namun, ternyata dibalik dinding-dinding Istana Huanxi yang dingin, terdapat rahasia lain yang tersembunyi. Shen Ying, putri yang dianggap pembawa sial karena membawa kematian tragis untuk ibundanya, berniat membalaskan dendam atas penghinaan yang ia terima selama ini. Ketika takdir mempertemukan mereka dalam perang melawan musuh yang tak terlihat, rahasia tergelap dua kerajaan mulai terungkap. Tapi di balik setiap misteri, tersembunyi intrik yang jauh lebih mematikan. Dapatkah mereka bertahan dalam permainan kucing dan tikus yang berbahaya, atau akankah mereka tenggelam dalam kebohongan dan pengkhianatan yang tak bisa dihindari? Dalam dunia di mana kepercayaan bisa menjadi bumerang, siapa yang akan bertahan sampai akhir?