Manga Chill

What if you were held captive by your own family? Emma Rawlins has spent the last year a prisoner. The months following her mother's death dragged her father into a paranoid spiral of conspiracy theories and doomsday premonitions. Obsessing him, controlling him, they now whisper the end days are finally at hand. And he doesn’t intend to face them alone. Emma finds herself drugged and dragged to a secluded cabin, the last refuge from a society supposedly due to collapse. Their cabin a snowbound fortress, her every move controlled, but even that isn't enough to weather the end of the world. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing Everything she knows is out of reach, lost beyond a haze of white. There is no choice but to play her father's game while she plans her escape. But there is a force far colder than the freezing drifts. Ancient, ravenous, it knows no mercy. And it's already had a taste...

Quando eu tinha sete anos, o papai trouxe pra casa uma mulher bonita. Ela me deu uma caixa de mangas. Naquele dia, enquanto eu comia as mangas toda feliz, a mamãe assinou o acordo de divórcio e se jogou do prédio. Desde então, manga virou o meu pesadelo. Por isso, no dia do meu casamento, eu disse pro meu marido, Ivan Ribeiro: — Se algum dia quiser se divorciar de mim, basta me dar uma manga. Ele me abraçou em silêncio. Desde então, manga também virou o tabu dele. No quinto ano de casamento, na véspera de Natal, a amiguinha de infância dele, Rafaela Lima, deixou uma manga em cima da mesa do escritório. No mesmo dia, Ivan anunciou o fim da amizade com Rafaela e a demitiu da empresa. Naquele momento, eu achei que ele era o homem da minha vida. Mas meio ano depois, voltei do exterior com um contrato de um bilhão fechado. Na festa de comemoração, Ivan me entregou um copo de bebida. Depois de meio copo, Rafaela, a mulher que ele havia expulsado da empresa, apareceu atrás de mim, sorrindo: — Tá gostoso o suco de manga? Olhei pro meu marido, incrédula, enquanto Ivan tentava segurar o riso: — Não fica brava, a Rafaela insistiu pra eu fazer uma brincadeira com você. — Eu nem te dei uma manga de verdade, só um suco de manga. — Mas olha, acho que ela tem razão, o seu problema com manga é exagero! — Você estava bebendo toda animada agora há pouco! De cara fechada, levantei a mão e joguei o resto do suco no rosto dele. Depois, virei as costas e fui embora. Algumas coisas nunca são brincadeira. Manga não é. E o meu pedido de divórcio também não.

Hanna tak pernah merasakan kebebasan apapun dalam hidupnya, apalagi setelah jodohnya ditentukan dari wasiat almarhum sang ayah. Dengan berat hati, ia pun harus rela bertunangan dengan Solar, seorang calon pewaris perusahaan ternama se-Asia. Awalnya, ia berpikir kalau Solar hanyalah lelaki dingin yang irit bicara, tidak pernah tersenyum, dan workholic. Namun semakin lama bersamanya, Hanna menyadari bahwa Solar menyimpan banyak luka di balik topeng dinginnya, terlebih setelah terungkap sebuah fakta bahwa Solar adalah saudara tiri dari Aufan, sahabatnya. Namun, ketika ibunya membebaskan Hanna memilih untuk melepas atau melanjutkan pertunangan ini, pilihan apa yang akan Hanna pilih? Apakah pertunangan mereka akan berakhir begitu saja? Mampukah mereka merajut asmara hingga hari pernikahan tiba?

Achi, seorang gadis pekerja keras yang tumbuh berkat cemoohan keluarga. Sering dipandang sebelah mata membuatnya bertekad meraih cumlaude. Catatan : Cerita ini terinspirasi dari kehidupan sehari-hari author kemudian di imajinasikan, di plesetin sedikit dari aslinya. Karena author tertarik membahas kesehatan mental yang dikaitkan dengan tekanan belajar juga tentang cita-cita dan mimpi. Sehingga Author ingin memperlihatkan tentang titik lemah.

From the day they are born, Alpha males know what it means to sacrifice for their pack. But Connor Salvatore didn't think that would mean giving up his fated mate. Aimee Carter was Hell on wheels, everything she did was wild and free, and Connor loved it but there was one problem- she was a human.The day he left her set wheels in motion that would have two Alphas barrelling towards a showdown and one female caught in the middle. But Aimee is no ordinary woman, the daughter of an MC president, Aimee only knows one speed and that's full steam ahead, only the strongest Alpha will finally tame her heart...or would she break both of theirs. In part two of this book, the motorcycle club Aces and Eights move to Howling where Aimee forges a new path for her crew, this begins the series Aces and Eights as Eric, Ian, Scott, Max, Reggie, and Adam find out what it means to be part of the pack.

In a fake engagement with the mob boss, can Kate keep up the ruse? One evening, Kate's Uncle invited her to an engagement dinner for a famous mafia boss --- Lucas Romano but then Lucas pulled her onto the stage and revealed that his new fiancee is none other than Kate! Turns out that her uncle owed the boss a debt, and in order to repay it, he offered his niece up. Luckily, Lucas isn't actually interested in marriage, he just wants a contractual arrangement to secure his position and legacy. Things soon turn dangerous, and Kate realizes she's caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous war for power, caught between her childhood friend, Matteo who's a cop and had a strong distaste towards the Mafia and Lucas, the man who sets her skin ablaze. Forced to move in and play the intimate role of Lucas's fiancee, can they both keep up the ruse until they say, "I Do" would love blossom between them both? can they overcome the obstacles and dangers that threaten their lives? Or will they lose everything in a cruel twist of fate?

Love and serious relationship wasn't part of a twenty two years old Tanya Margarette Morales' plan in life. Study, graduate college, and work in their company, iyon lang plano niya. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay niya si Sixto Achilles Altamirano, a twenty seven years old best friend of her cousin - Alfred James Morales, her dark grey world became red and became dark grey again when shit happens unexpectedly.

Bianca Samonte is a famous college instructor in department of nursing. Pinili niyang magturo kaysa ituloy ay propesyon bilang isang nurse dahil sa trahedyang nangyari noon sa kanya. Naging mailap sa lalaki, dahil rito sa edad na bente-nwebe anyos ay tinanggap na niyang tatanda na siya ng dalaga. Ngunit nagkamali siya sa iniisip nang alukin siya ni Mayor Madrigal na maging tutor at personal assistant ng kanyang nag-iisang tagapagmanang anak na si Darius Rhyl Frio Madrigal na nasa ika-apat na taon sa kolehiyo bilang isang civil engineering student. Kararating lamang nito ng bansa at doble ang pag-iingat sa kanya dahil ito ay may amnesia dahil sa kinasangkutan na trahedyo noong bata pa. Marami nang natanggal na personal assistant ni Darius dahil kalaunay nagiging babae niya na ang mga ito at iyon ang labis na ayaw ni Mayor Madrigal. Sa isip ni Bianca na malayong matutulad siya sa mga babaeng iyon dahil malayo ang agwat ng edad nila. 'Di hamak na mas matanda siya ng limang taon kay Darius. Bianca was confident na kaya niyang sanggahin ang lahat kapilyuhan at kalandian ng binata, ngunit kalaunay unti-unti na itong bumibigay sa karisma na hatak ni Darius. Laging may pangamba sa kanyang isip na makakasama ito sa kanyang iniingatang trabaho at imahe sa lipunan. Iniisip din ni Bianca na masyadong malayo ang edad nilang dalawa at maraming tao na huhusga sa kanila. Mapaglaro ang tadhana, na ang kahapong bangungot ni Bianca ay muling bumalik sa pagpasok ni Darius sa kanyang buhay. Na ang lalaking pinaglilingkuran niya ngayon ay siyang bata na kasama niya noon nang mangyari ang isang malagim na trahedya. Paano kung unti-unting mauungkat ang kahapong bangungot na sisira sa kanyang pagkatao at ang nabuong pagmamahalan nila ni Darius? Taktakbo ba siya uli o lalaban na para sa hustisya at pag-ibig?

Hera seorang siswi SMA berbadan gendut, mukanya berjerawat, dan berkulit sawo matang. Walaupun begitu, tetapi dia pintar. Dia menyukai salah satu pria tampan di kelasnya namun cintanya bertepuk sebelah tangan. Di sekolah mau pun di luar sekolah dia selalu mengalami body shaming oleh teman temannya terutama sekelompok gadis yang berada di sekolahnya dan juga orang orang sekitar karena fisiknya. Dia bertekat untuk kurus dan mempercantik dirinya agar tidak mengalami body shaming lagi oleh orang orang. Dalam melakukan hal itu, dia di support oleh seseorang yang dia tidak dia bayangkan sebelumnya akan mendukungnya sejauh itu. Siapakah dia? ...

"Mars adalah pria, Venus adalah wanita. Mereka dipisahkan oleh Bumi dan Bumi adalah sebuah keegoisan."Seratus tahun kedepan, Bumi akan sesak dan penuh oleh umat manusia. Akhirnya pemerintah memutuskan memisahkan pria dan wanita di planet yang berbeda untuk mengurangi laju pertumbuhan. Namun, mereka tidak sadar bahwa mereka sudah melanggar hukum alam. Mereka mencoba memperbaiki segalanya, tetapi segalanya tak akan berjalan dengan mudah. Umat manusia yang sudah dipisahkan dan tinggal di planet yang berbeda, memiliki pemikiran yang berbeda pula.Penduduk Mars adalah makhluk yang menghargai kekuasaan, keterampilan, efisiensi dan prestasi. Sementara wanita adalah makhluk yang menghargai cinta, komunikasi, hubungan dan lingkungan. Sifat yang saling berbeda, harus bisa bersatu tanpa berubah.