pachinko novel by min jin lee

Short terrifying stories that leave you insomnolent. . . definitely a must read. A family was given a gift of a huge cactus. They gave it a place of honour in the dining room,and soon noticed a strange phenomenon-it appeared to be breathing! In and out,in and out,ever so slightly the sides of the huge plant were moving. The mother decided . . . OPEN TO FIND OUT THE REST!!

It was something that Lissa had wanted ever she laid eyes on their newly appointed supervisor over the small but continuously growing company that she works for. He's gorgeous as hell. And everybody wants him. Sometimes, Lissa even thinks about whenever she 'plays' with herself. But of course, everything that she fantasies will remain as a fantasy. That supervisor of hers is bisexual and prefers to do the deed with men. But that's until she hears a little something from a little birdie in the table next to her. "Karma is a bitch, and revenge is best served cold --- bitter and kicking." As the messed up relationship between Anthony and Lissa grows passionately everyday, a text message from an unknown number will disrupt their lives. The text message contained a few sentences, something vague and Anthony thought it was only a scam for there are so many opportunistic folks in the world. However, the next day when he turned up for work with Lissa holding his hand, a certain woman wearing a Burgundy lipstick rattled him to the core. It was Tessa. Armed with vengeance and a story that could potentially destroy the empire Anthony's father has built. "So... what's your plan now, Mr. Lee?" Tessa leaned closer, whispering words laced with venom to his ear. "Will you cave in, or... would you like the world to know what kind of twisted son a of a bitch you really are." Anthony swallowed, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. His head was spinning and his world was crashing and burning and breaking in different places. And so it's true, Karma comes after everyone eventually. And this is his. "What do you want?" Tessa licked her lips then smirked. "Isn't it obvious?" She chuckled, her fingers traveling down his pants. "You."

Abiphraya Prawiga, seorang remaja anak dari pasangan bernama Arya dan Dilla. Sejak kelahirannya, Abi telah memiliki kemampuan dalam hal supranatural karena ia telah mewarisi sebuah kitab pusaka kuno bernama Kitab Sidhimantra. Kitab pusaka itu tak sengaja masuk ke dalam rahim Dilla secara ghaib saat usia kandungannya sudah tua. Hal itu mungkin juga karena garis keturunan dari sang ayah yang juga seorang pengemban pusaka kuno bernama Cincin Rojomolo. Cincin itu ia dapatkan saat terjebak di alam Jin Ngastino Puro. Cincin berkekuatan dahsyat itu merupakan warisan dari leluhurnya, yakni Bandung Bondowoso. Dalam tumbuh kembangnya, Abi kecil kerap kali mengalami hal-hal ganjil di luar nalar. Mulai dari ia yang mendadak menjadi seorang anak indigo, sampai berteman dengan sosok tak kasat mata. Saat Abi beranjak dewasa, ia kerap kali dimintai bantuan untuk melepaskan kutukan, mengobati teluh, sampai membasmi jin dan siluman jahat. Bagaimana petualangan Abi dan ayahnya? Siapakah sebenarnya sosok yang bernama Sidhimantra itu? Apa hubungannya dengan Arya, ayah dari Abiphraya? Siapakah sosok sebenarnya dari empat pilar penjaga alam Ngastino Puro? Ikuti keseruan kisahnya dalam novel original karya saya ini, happy reading.

Kisah tentang seorang pengasuh yang mengalami teror bertubi-tubi dari hantu teman khayalan anak asuhnya. Teror itu membawa sang pengasuh dan majikannya ke arah rahasia yang sudah lama tertutup.

Sepasang pengantin baru yang diganggu rumah tangganya oleh jin penghuni rumah kosong. Dinda (sang istri) tak menyadari bahwa pada suatu waktu, kala Gito kerja sif malam, ia bercinta dengan jin yang menyerupai suami tersebut. Sejak kejadian tersebut, Dinda jadi terbuai dengan jerat cinta jin. Akhirnya Dinda mengaku pada Gito bahwa ia telah didatangi jin dalam wujud suaminya. Gito pun meminta bantuan ke Pak Kiai untuk mengusirnya. Pada akhirnya, Dinda pun tahu bahwa wujud jin yang menampakkan diri terakhir kali adalah menyerupai Ustaz Hamdan pada saat putra Pak Kiai tersebut datang dari Turki. Gangguan jin makin menjadi, saat Gito meninggal dunia. Ustaz Hamdan yang menaruh hati kepada Dinda ikut membantu mengusir jin, tapi makhluk tak kasat mata ini mempunyai banyak cara untuk mendekati Dinda.

"Now that's done let me explain the rules of the new game. You are going to tell me a story. All you have to do is survive the story. Simple right?” In order to save the person he loves, Anderson decided to use whatever means necessary. That resolve took him towards a path he never thought was possible. The story is a little slow but it is quite the fun read. Hope you will join us on our journey with Anderson and his road to survival and power.

UNFINISHED MISSION He works for the law. She work against the law. He's the definition of a gentle man. She's hot and dangerous. His brains works like an Alien. She's just a perfect con artist. Women are like a distraction to him. She detest men. Call him Dennis brownstone. She's scarlet Roland Just one mission brought them both together. What is the mission and why was it unfinished?

Collection of short stories to take you to another world of imagination. This collection contains Love, drama, tragedy, emotions, and of course, lots of romance to fulfill all your cravings for stories. Based in the typical household of Indian Muslims.

They met during an unpleasant situation which eventually made her agree to his request to be his live in assistant for a month. During those unimaginable days, Eddie Hemsworth fell in love with her boss, Leonard Lee who keeps making simple advances to her. She had believed he loved her back until it was a week before their agreed time to stop working with each other. Leonard's Fiancé from Korea came to visit him since he only came to America for business which made Eddie heartbroken. She could not afford to watch someone she has feelings for loving someone else. So without fulfilling her promise to stop working for him after a week's time, she left without saying a word. But they met again after two years in different positions. Eddie is now a well known actress and Leonard is her secret sponsor who had been helping her during her time in acting school. Will Eddie let go of what happened between them and act like nothing happened or will she get revenge on him for playing with her feelings? .... "You were aware of it, right?! You knew of my feelings for you! But you toyed with my feelings and gave me false hope" tears brimmed in her eyes as she saw how expressionless he was. Her body tingled with menace as she was fuming with indefinite anger. "I swear to God Leonard, I won't let my feelings direct me this time." "Then I will chase you" he mumbled softly. He grabbed her hand and brought it closer to her chest. "I will still chase you Eddie even if you stop liking me." ...... PS: Cover from Pinterest. Credit to the owner.

Madeline Crawford has loved Jeremy Whitman for twelve years, but ultimately it was him who sent her to prison. In between her suffering and pain, she had to witness her man fall in love with another woman…Five years later, she has returned with renewed strength, no longer the same woman he belittled years ago!With this newfound strength, she will tear apart those who pretend to be pure and step on the scums of this earth. However, just as she is about to have her revenge with the man who wronged her… He suddenly turns from a cold, unfeeling psychopath, to a caring, warm and loving man!In fact, he even kisses her feet in front of a crowd, all while promising her, “Madeline, I was wrong to love another. From now on, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make it up to you.” To which Madeline replies, “I’ll only forgive you if you....die.”