Happy Birthday Letter

Content Warning: This book contains sexually explicit material and is intended for readers aged 18 and above. "I’m engaged to your sister. You can’t do this." His dark-green eyes bored into mine under the sheets, as he stroked my cheeks. "You’re not even into women, Liam. You know you’re not. You know you want this. You want me." And Liam couldn't deny it, He lived to burn for Jackson Maddox. ~ Liam Sinclair had always lived according to his father’s rules, polished, quiet, and hidden in the perfect image of a future CEO. Behind closed doors, he carried a secret that could destroy everything his father built. He was gay. But scandal had no place in the Sinclair legacy, and Liam made sure no one ever found out. That is, until the night everything changed. When his father arranges an engagement with Avery Maddox, a woman Liam barely knows, he unravels. A single night of rebellion leads him to a club, where a one-night stand with a seductive green-eyed stranger spirals into something far more complicated. The next morning, the stranger's identity is no longer a mystery. His name is Jackson Humin Maddox, the brother of his intending Fiancee. Now Liam is trapped between duty and desire, legacy and love. But Jackson doesn’t care about titles or contracts. Engaged or not, he wants Liam, and he is not letting go. This is a forbidden tango of chemistry, but Liam Sinclair has to choose, to either pretend his one time mistake was baseless, or to fall maddeningly in love with it.

In the coastal quiet of Baler, a studio is born—not of architecture, but of intention.* Founded by Yam, a poet whose words cradle pain gently, and Franc, an artist who paints tenderness into walls, the studio becomes a refuge for those learning to stay—with grief, love, longing, and themselves. As visitors arrive, they leave behind more than footprints: a sigh recorded in bamboo, a poem tucked into the “Found Letters” shelf, a mural painted in crooked lines. Through zines, tea, silence, and sketchbooks, the studio teaches softness as revolution. Ren creates the *Window of Soft Returns*, an installation of anonymous voice recordings—each whisper forming a community of echoes. Drew builds the *Staircase With No Wrong Turns*, inviting people to walk through emotions without shame. Franc offers brushstrokes as brave work, and Yam curates writing circles that map healing in half sentences. Together, they host festivals that feel like hugs, and they begin traveling their archive, letting softness cross oceans. Even those who once left—like Miguel—return, discovering that some doors never truly close. Others, like Tala, capture the studio’s sound and turn it into a podcast of breath and becoming. Over seventy chapters, the studio transforms into something larger than itself: a mural of memory, a sanctuary for second chances, a place where return is sacred and voice is proof of survival. In the final bloom, the studio stands not as a monument—but as a reminder: > *“Staying isn’t easy. > But chosen together, > it becomes home.”*

Sixteen-year-old Ava never expected her future to show up in the form of a letter. When she discovers a mysterious envelope slipped under her bedroom door—written in handwriting that looks eerily like her own—she brushes it off as a cruel prank. But the message inside is impossible to ignore: Tomorrow, do not take the shortcut home. If you do, he will never wake up. The next day, Ava changes her routine. And in doing so, she prevents a tragedy that could have cost her best friend his life. More letters arrive, each warning her of choices she hasn’t made yet—choices that will unravel family secrets, test her friendships, and place her in the middle of a dangerous puzzle only she can solve. With every decision, Ava begins to wonder if the future she’s trying to protect is already written… or if she has the power to change it.

There's this unspoken rule in werewolf high society: no matter how tight the mate bond is, business banquets mean booking a hostess. Six years into our bond, my Alpha mate—Brian Stormclaw—met one. Louise. A scrappy Omega with too much pride and not enough sense. When he offered her his black card, she pushed it back and said, "I'm not some Alpha's pampered pet." Brian? Instantly hooked. Like the Moon Goddess herself had dropped her in his lap. He chased her like he wanted her mark on every pack crest. But he forgot something—I was the Luna he wrote ninety-nine love letters to before I said yes. I didn't beg. Didn't snap. Every time he chose her over me, I lit another letter. First one burned on our anniversary—he bailed to wait outside Louise's flower shop, just to walk her home. Letter thirty-four? He left me stranded in a dangerous hunting ground to keep her company. Said she was scared of the dark. Fifty-two? Torched the second he replaced our wedding photo with some sketch she made on. ... And when the ninety-ninth turned to ash, so did whatever was left of us. I walked away. For good.

A girl trying to survive the cruelty of the world and a man looking for peace and purpose. They are bound to meet and fulfill the promise they made from their past life; that they will cross different lifetimes to find each other until their love find its way home. A brave soldier and an extraordinary girl lived a chaotic love story in the middle of a war. An activist and a doctor, a love that rose between the pavements amidst the Martial Law. And a story of a boy and a girl who's trying to look for a reason to survive and hold on to their lives. Three different stories in three different lifetimes of the same people who chose to love and chase it until they're finally home.

~Jika cinta adalah hal yang indah bagi beberapa orang, namun tidak untukku. Bagiku cinta adalah omong kosong karangan para pujangga ~ Silvya Lang Setelah ditinggal menikah oleh kekasih tercintanya karena sebuah perjodohan, sekarang Silvya harus menjalani pernikahan akibat desakan orang tuanya. Ternyata, menikah dengan Jim, tidak bisa membuat seorang Silvya bahagia. Jim adalah seorang pria tampan yang kaya walaupun kekayaannya tidak termasuk dalam 100 daftar nama orang terkaya di Indonesia versi majalah 'playboy' :P Hidup Jim juga bukan kehidupan yang berwarna putih, ia bahkan berkali-kali ketahuan selingkuh di belakang Silvya. Namun berapa kali pun ia terbongkar aibnya, seribu kali juga ia maju untuk meminta maaf ke Silvya dan dengan gigih berusaha untuk kembali dengan sejuta janji manis. Silvya yang merasa bosan dengan tingkah Jim berkali-kali ingin lari, namun Jim tidak melepaskan Silvya dengan mudah. Sampai akhirnya Jim memutuskan untuk melamar Silvya secepatnya. Silvya yang masih enggan untuk menikah, dipaksa oleh papanya. Bahkan papanya menuduh Silvya masih belum bisa move on dari mantannya, yaitu Chris. Dengan berbagai desakan yang dilontarkan oleh papanya, maka mau tidak mau, Silvya pun dengan pasrah menyanggupi lamaran Jim. Namun apa mau dikata, di malam pengantin, Jim malah pergi meninggalkannya sendirian dan menyerahkan aktifitas malam pertamanya kepada .... Sikap Jim mulai berubah dari yang biasanya lembut menjadi kasar ketika Silvya telah mengetahui rahasianya... Rahasia yang selama ini ditutupi olehnya. Namun komitmen Silvya untuk menikah sekali seumur hidup membuatnya bertahan dalam pernikahan yang menyiksa ini. Sampai ... Follow my IG @juliainzaghi untuk tau cerita aku lainnya ya

Devita, seorang gadis biasa yang harus menikah dengan seorang pria bangsawan (Andre) yang memiliki harta dan martabat setinggi langit. Tak ada yang mencintai Devita di lingkungan keluarga Andr, termasuk dari pihak keluarga Ibu dan Ayahnya Andre sendiri yang sengaja memang ingin memisahkan cinta kedua insan ini. Dapatkah Devita bertahan dengan keegoan yang dimiliki Andre serta keluarganya? Mampukah Devita mempertahankan pernikahan dalam kondisi sulit?

Si Rosanne Oliveros ay isang anonymous writer sa isang writing platform. Ikinagulat na lamang niya isang araw nang may magkagusto sa kaniyang anonymous writing persona. At mapaglaro nga naman ang tadhana dahil ang taong may gusto sa kaniya ay nagugustuhan ng kaniyang kapatid. Dahil doon ay gumawa ng plano ang kapatid niya at nagkunwaring siya; ginamit ng kapatid niya ang kaniyang anonymous writing persona para mapansin ng lalaki. Niloko nilang dalawa ang lalaking inosente. Hindi man agree sa bagay na iyon ay wala nang nagawa pa si Rosanne dahil naipit siya sa mga utang na loob sa kapatid. Ano ang gagawin niya? Paninindigan na lang ba niya at kukunsintihin ang panloloko ng kapatid? Subaybayan ang kuwento ni Rosanne Oliveros tungo sa pagpapakatotoo.

A Werewolf's Vow: Mated by the Letter To my dearest stranger, My day has been so tough to the point that I almost wanted to end my life. Wanted to slash my throat with a knife, drink and eat something with poison, or even planned to drown myself. Why was the world so mean to me? Why is my life this miserable? And why can they just leave me alone? I can't take it anymore. I only wanted to live a normal life, away from humiliation, deprivation, and bad luck. So, I'm writing this letter, thinking you might hear me out. Funny, but this is the only way I could express my thoughts. And for the record, this has been my eighth and final letter to send off. And whoever you are, it was nice meeting you. Hopefully, when you get the chance to read this letter, you'd send me something in response. For us to know each other better. I'll be waiting. Love, Joshua Craig.

Dina has always lived a complicated life so she doesn't have many friends. Her Dad is in prison, her Mom is remarried, and she spends most of her time in the streets picking pockets. Dina does this for a good reason--for a new life somewhere far away. But as she gets closer to her goal she meets David Choi, the infuriating goody-two-shoes in her new high school. He's perfect in all ways and exactly the kind of guy that Dina can't stand. But for some reason, they can't stay away from each other. And when secrets from their past begin to threaten them, sweet lies are told, and no one knows if they can get over them to finally be together.