Painful Ear Popping When Blowing Nose

My husband, Joaquin Landon, is a renowned wax sculptor. He hangs up on me when I call him to save my life so he can focus on the wax sculpture his cousin wants. Amphetamine is injected into my system, so my mind is clear as I watch my nails get removed one by one. Every inch of my skin is covered in burning hot wax. My hair and lashes are plucked off, and my organs are ground. Steel pipes are inserted into my legs, and I'm turned into a wax sculpture. Joaquin sees me during an exhibition. His colleague tells him that the wax sculpture he sees looks eerily like me, but he merely looks disgusted. "All she does is cause trouble and act unreasonably. She's better off dead." What he doesn't know is that I already am. Joaquin doesn't recognize that I'm the wax sculpture before him.

I accidentally hit my head in the shower. To my surprise, I find that I can hear my aloof housemate's thoughts. "Damn, he's got perky buns." I think of him as a regular housemate, but he wants to sleep with me?

After the sudden death of her father, Helena Hart is forced to rebuild her life in the big city. When she lands a job as secretary to Ethan Fisher, a cold, calculating CEO, she never expects to be pulled into a world of ruthless ambition and forbidden attraction. But as Helena and Ethan’s connection deepens, dangerous truths surface. A powerful rival, Victor Hyes, has his eyes on Ethan’s empire… and on Helena. When Helena uncovers shocking evidence linking Hyes to her father’s death, she realizes her new life is more dangerous than she imagined. In a city where power rules and betrayal hides in plain sight, love might be Helena's greatest risk and her only salvation.

This story is about a girl who is basically a gold-digger from our perspective and she is. Nah, no sick parent who needs immediate surgery or anyone’s life was not endangered because of money. She just chose money and luxury when the other option was love and struggle. Let's name her Eva who had a man in her life, immensely in love with her. But the problem was, he didn’t see life through her eyes, like getting a secure job and slowly reaching to a position where they could have everything possible. He was more into adventure, moving from this destination to that when he had a huge student loan to pay off and an almost failing grade. So you can see where things started to fell off. So, enters a business magnet who had everything and more, Eva had ever dreamt for. Now, there were not any choice left, were there?

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

Two hours before the wedding, Ahn Hana was abandoned by her fiance. Drunk and upset, she picked up a young bad boy from the street. Waking up with no memories of the night, she found herself next to a handsome boy in the next morning. What happened when she found out that she is being fooled by a playboy? When a mystery came to light, she realized that she had to fight her fallen mind to win the battle against a serial killer who had been obsessed with her. Was her entire life manipulated by a serial killer?Will this arrogant and proud lawyer able to resolve the murder case of the century while facing the whole nation's hate? Will she become the real killer's target or she will target the murderer?

Thea's life feels like a series of relentless upheavals, all thanks to her father's restless nature. Constantly uprooted, she's never had the chance to forge meaningful, lasting connections. However, when another relocation brings her to a new town due to her father's job, she unexpectedly finds herself drawn to new acquaintances, offering a glimmer of hope amidst the turmoil. Meanwhile, fuelled by years of simmering resentment, Cain patiently waits for the opportunity to avenge his father's murder. His chance arrives when the family responsible for his loss moves to town, their daughter attending the same school. Determined to inflict pain on the man who shattered his life, he sets his sights on his daughter. Little does he realize, fate has other plans in store.

Five years of abuse and slavery... After Mila's parents' death, she moved to her uncle's place, and she knows nothing but hell. Every day, she dwells in pain. For connection and to avoid bankruptcy, her uncle hands her in marriage to an heir of the most influential family in the city. She sees that as an opportunity to escape. Little did she know that another page of hell will be open for her. Now, she no longer wanted to be the innocent girl whose voice trembled among the shrieks of others. She wants freedom. And Dimitri, the billionaire heir is the weapon. _____ This book will be update daily with not less than five chapters.

As a faithful child of God, Serene Mariah Halillo always obeys what is written on the bible. She never did ungrateful things for the rest of her life. Her actions were always depends on what is written on the holy bible. She never committed unholy things. At least, that's what she thought. Because she met Isaiah, a man with a life without direction and nothingness. She commenced having a life with the bad-habited guy beside her that made her unravel the truths of her reality. But then, how could she be glorified, if she loved a man outside her preferences and God's? How could she be forgiven if she enjoys the romantic turn she experience with the man that all lies under a clear sky?

To celebrate my first New Year after reconnecting with my biological family, everyone dragged me into signing up for a Tranvego tour. The moment we got off the plane, my parents completely changed. They just stood there while my brother tore up my passport. Then they shoved me into a bus headed for Draconville. The whole way, I begged them to take me back. Because I realized the place that the bus was going was the very same home I had spent ten years trying to escape. And the so-called big bosses they kept talking about? One was my foster father, the director of the compound. One was my foster mother, the head of the transplant center. One was my foster brother, the chief of the landfill district. They were famous for protecting their own. But under the excuse of "loving" me, they locked me up and tried to force me to become one of them. I had fought so hard to get away from them. I never thought I'd be sent back again!