Poor Things Synopsis

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Fatma seorang gadis miskin anak tukang sampah. Ia mengalami pelecehan seksual, pernikahan paksa, KDRT, hingga korban penjualan anaknya. Ia ditakdirkan bertemu dengan Ajeng, pengusaha muda yang cantik sempurna dan bersuamikan dokter. Tetapi, anaknya mengalami cacat mental atau autis. Ajeng menawarkan hal besar pada Fatma, yaitu agar Fatma menjadi istri kedua suaminya dan menjadi ibu tiri bagi Lio. Namun, Fatma menolak mentah-mentah. Bapaknya bilang, ia harus jadi wanita baik-baik meski terlahir dalam kemiskinan. Hunjaman penderitaan yang dialami Fatma, pada akhirnya membuat ia berpikir ulang tentang tawaran Ajeng yang sok tulus itu. Fatma mencoba mendekatkan diri kepada Dokter Pandri dan Lio, tetapi keduanya malah menolak. Kalau bukan karena Ajeng yang tiba-tiba depresi dan masuk rumah sakit berkali- kali, Fatma memilih rela disiksa suaminya. Lalu, berkat bantuan Dokter Yudi dan pacarnya, Fatma lepas dan bercerai dengan Surya. Ajeng datang lagi dan memohon agar Fatma menjadi madunya. Fatma setuju. Ia menikah dengan Dokter Pandri walau dokter tampan itu tak sedikit pun mau menyentuhnya. Kecemburuan mulai hadir di antara mereka. Tepat saat Fatma mulai jatuh hati pada sikap sang dokter, mantan suaminya kembali muncul. Lelaki itu membawa rahasia besar, kenapa Ajeng memaksa Fatma untuk jadi madunya. Fatma merasa ditipu. Rasa sopannya pada Ajeng berubah menjadi benci dan dendam. Ia berniat merebut segala hal yang dimiliki si wanita sempurna.

When a child mysteriously disappears from a small town and even his mother seems indifferent, it’s time for the new sheriff to step in. Meet Chris Baker, the new sheriff of the quiet Adirondack town of Clifton Heights. As one inexplicable case after another forces him to confront the townsfolk in The Skylark Diner, it’s the furtive Gavin Patchett that hands Chris a collection of not-so-fictional short stories that tumbles him into a world of monsters, ageless demons, and vengeful citizens. As Chris reads through the stories the veil starts to lift, and he soon questions what is real and what’s not, and whether he really wants to know. Nothing will ever be the same again. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Autumn Shade only wants one thing: to get away and live her own life. Tired of being forced by her father to take on the business, and follow in his steps, she leaves. She wanted to show her father that she was capable of making her own decisions and not screwing up. But just when she successfully leaves, she's caught up in another whirlwind which threatens to deem everything she'd known a lie.Justin Black and his friends see Autumn and they find that she was perfect for what they were planning, given that it was her father they wanted to take revenge on.Autumn learns a shocking truth about a scandal involving a murder and her father, and persistently denies it. But apparently they have proof.All Autumn wants to do is the right thing. If her father is innocent she gets to say 'I told you so' and if he's really a cheating murderer then she does what's right and gets out of this mess once and for all.But as usual, things get complicated. Actually, feelings get complicated, because the longer she stayed, the closer the broken boy held her.© 2020 by Everleigh Winters

"Darby.” My name comes out as a low snarl and I struggle to think. “I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage, Alpha.”"That's how I like you.” This almost purrs. He shifts his weight to the thigh between mine, brushing against my clit and I tremble as agonizing pleasure spirals through me. His nostrils flare with his next breath and the purr is a low sensual growl. “The better to see to every pleasurable need you have.”Big bad devilishly sexy wolf. Oh shit.

After I join a new company, I keep running into problems—not from people, but from the company's equipment. The fingerprint scanner fails to recognize me every single time, and I have to submit a manual attendance appeal almost daily. When I ask the admin to change the device, they respond with thinly veiled sarcasm. "Everyone else clocks in just fine. Why are you the only one with so many issues?" The air vent above my desk blasts cold air directly at me. My hands and feet are freezing every day. I ask to switch seats. My manager looks at me like I am making things up. "Everyone else sits there without a problem. How come the AC only blows cold air when you sit there?" One strange incident after another makes it impossible for me to function at work. When I get home, I complain to my boyfriend and say I want to quit. He shuts down the thought immediately. "You're making almost 60 thousand dollars a year before benefits, with weekends off and paid leave. Where are you going to find a job like that?" I think about it and realize he isn't wrong. Just as I decide to stick it out, the company elevator malfunctions. I fall from the 33rd floor and die. In my final moments, I can't understand it—why does every piece of equipment in the company seem to target me alone? All the devices are newly installed. All my coworkers are people I have just met. I have no grudges with anyone. There's no reason for someone to sabotage me from behind the scenes. When I open my eyes again, I am back at the company. It's my very first day on the job.

Pengkhianatan adalah hal yang tidak dapat dimaafkan. Namun, jika dengan berkhianat dapat memberi keuntungan, lakukanlah. Pukulan dibalas dengan pukulan, darah dibalas dengan darah, pengkhianatan dibalas dengan tipuan. Seorang lelaki tua yang berada di dalam ruangan gelap tersenyum memperlihatkan barisan giginya yang rapi. Sorot matanya tajam, berpakaian serba hitam dilengkapi topi fedora dengan warna senada. "Permainan akan segera dimulai," ujarnya diiringi senyum yang lebih lebar, serta jarinya yang menekan tombol ENTER. Dalam beberapa detik, setiap rumah, gedung, bahkan lampu jalanan kehilangan pencahayaan. Anjing-anjing menggonggong. Suasana malam yang sepi berubah menjadi sangat bising.

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