Prelude 12/21

Language used: ENGLISH • • • • Don't Let Go Trilogy #1 • • • • When I was just 5 years old, I used to love grandma's stories. Like, having an arranged marriage and being in love. It was magical but now that I really think about it, it's a bit silly. Why? It's simple. Less freedom. Girlfriends. Boyfriends. Sleep-overs. Parties. Journeys. You can't possibly do all of those things when your hands are tied. Besides, what if you don't love that person? And that you'll never, ever, learn to love that person? Can't you choose the person that your heart wants instead? Seriously, love is complicated. • • • • • Kira Castelle is an amiable, easy-to-talk-to, and a laid-back 17 year old lady that has sworn to put love aside and continue reaching for her dreams. Not until a perfect storm happened. When females turn 18 and males turn 21, they are assigned a marriage partner by the government. With this, they just have to wait for the country to find their compatible partner and become happy. When Kira Castelle finally turned 18, she has to meet her partner. Neal Valastro. A drop-dead gorgeous man of stone. He's the epitome of perfection and Kira's polar opposite. The problem is, will this work out just fine for Kira? Will she ever be Ready? or Not? • • • • •

My girlfriend Chloe Bennett's childhood buddy, Daniel Miller, binds himself to a transfer system. Everything he eats gets sent straight into my stomach. He creates a live stream channel and eats nonstop for 12 hours a day to rake in money. Meanwhile, I end up in the ER with acute pancreatitis. I try to explain everything to Chloe, but she just looks at me like I've lost my mind. "How could something that ridiculous exist? If food could magically transfer, nobody would starve in the world. You're just jealous he's making money from streaming." Afterward, Daniel's every live stream triggers another pancreatitis episode, sending me back to the ER until I'm barely holding on. I get tested, but the doctors can't figure out what's wrong. They even want to admit me to psych. Later, in a desperate bid to outdo another streamer, Daniel downs ten pounds of mashed potatoes at once. The overload destroys my spleen and stomach, causing massive internal bleeding that kills me. When I open my eyes again, I'm back on the day of Daniel's very first live stream. This time, I rush out and order 20 takeout dishes before him. "This time, I'm eating first."

Many times I have seen people struggling to talk with strangers or in public places. This was due to anxiety and nervousness that happens unintentionally in our body. We can’t control them but have to overcome them. I came across the word “Glossophobia” in 2014 when I was working on how to overcome stage fears. I have seen my friends and myself struggling to talk with strangers or to speak in public. There are cases where I have acted speechless. This is where the idea arrived and I have created a character “Abhirath Srivastav” who cannot talk with strangers or in public places due to a phobia called “Glossophobia”. The Character Abirath Srivastav does not represent any real life personality, it is solely of my imagination. The story “ The only hope” is a love story set in the style of 1994. The story is about an orphan boy who suffers from glossophobia; he can't talk to strangers or in public places. He finds it hard to stay in an orphanage and escapes to find a better place in his life. He meets a Christian girl in an unknown village and becomes her best friend. He speaks to her, but not to any other villagers. Things are not, however, what was expected. Half of the villagers migrate to another place for work, and they take the boy with them. The boy has to leave his favourite place and his only best friend. After 12 years, however, he meets her and here how the story takes its turn.

Dia pergi ke sebuah klub bersama teman-temannya untuk minum-minum untuk pertama kalinya setelah menyelesaikan ujian tahun ketiganya. Gabriella adalah seorang perawan berusia 21 tahun yang belum pernah berciuman dengan siapa pun sebelumnya.   Dia bertemu dengan seorang pria asing di sebuah klub, menemaninya ke sebuah hotel, melakukan ciuman pertamanya, dan kehilangan keperawanannya.  Dia menikmatinya. Ketika dia terbangun keesokan paginya, pria itu sudah pergi, Dia pergi.  Dia baru mengetahui bahwa dia hamil beberapa bulan kemudian.  Dia terus pergi ke hotel dengan harapan bisa bertemu dengan pria itu, tapi setelah empat bulan, dia menyerah.  Pria itu meninggalkannya, meninggalkannya untuk menghadapi situasi ini sendirian.   Dia berhenti kuliah untuk membesarkan putranya.  Dia kembali ke sekolah setahun kemudian untuk menyelesaikan studinya dan mendapatkan gelarnya.  Dia kemudian melihat orang yang pernah tidur dengannya di TV dan menyadari bahwa dia sekarang sudah bertunangan, dan juga fakta bahwa dia adalah Multi-miliarder Javier Hills yang terkenal.   Apa yang akan dilakukan neneknya ketika dia menemukan seorang anak laki-laki yang mirip dengan cucunya?

Nova Pearl Laurent a 21 year old woman, an underground fighter who was released from juvenile prison 3 years ago, her life changes drastically when she's called back to the country by her mother who had long abandoned her. She is faced by the truth that her twin sister Reverie Rye Laurent had been in a car accident and is now in coma. Her mother orders her to take Reverie's place as the wife of Aeros Ian Valencia. The Valencia family once saved the Laurent corporation from going bankrupt, the heir of Valencia family Aeros was forced to marry Reverie. He bears seething hatred towards Reverie and treats her as she was nonexistent to him. Nova who is now pretending to be Reverie his wife wants to revenge her beloved sister who suffered by the hands of this cruel man. But fate has unexpected plans for her, the cold and ruthless Aeros starts to fall for her. She must play her part well and when it's time for her to leave she must end the play, but what happens when she develops strange feelings for the man who is her sister's husband? "It was supposed to be an act, I'm a mere illusion of her, his substitute wife, I'm forbidden from having such feelings towards him"

Keyna Lynelle adalah seorang wanita sempurna berusia 21 tahun. Bukan hanya dikagumi akan kecantikannya, Keyna juga dikenal sebagai wanita jenius. Diusianya yang cukup muda ia telah menjadi pimpinan perusahaan ayahnya. Pada malam hari pukul 02.00 dini hari Keyna buru-buru pergi untuk melihat ibunya yang sedang kritis di rumah sakit menggunakan mobil pribadinya. Diperjalanan Keyna mengalami kecelakaam yang menyebabkan kematian pada seorang wanita bernama Lidia Mauren. Lidia Mauren adalah Kekasih Ayden Edelsteen, pria sempura yang terkenal dingin, angkuh, dan kejam di dunia bisnis. Akibat kecelakaan maut yang menimpa Lidia, Ayden membuat Keyna menderita dan mengikatnya dengan sebuah perjanjian pernikahan untuk menggantikan Lidia. Selama pernikahan Keyna dibuat sebagai penghangat ranjang tanpa cinta oleh Ayden. Perlakuan Ayden membuat Keyna seperti di neraka tanpa ujung. Bagaimana kelanjutan kisah rumah tangga Keyna yang diselimuti dengan balas dendam akan kematian Lidia? Siapakah yang akan tunduk dan jatuh cinta lebih dulu? Nantikan kisah Keyna dan Ayden tentang misteri dibalik kecelakaan Lidia. Dan kisruh rumah tangga Keyna dan Ayden hanya di Its Me My Love.

Depuis la mort tragique de ses parents, Mara, 21 ans, vit dans l’ombre. Exploitée par sa tante, humiliée par ses cousines, elle survit plus qu’elle ne vit. Seule lumière dans sa vie : sa meilleure amie, Mariam. Un soir, un dîner anodin organisé par cette dernière change tout. Amir, mystérieux, charismatique et outrageusement riche, fait une entrée fracassante dans sa vie. Voitures de luxe, regards brûlants, cadeaux inattendus... Il est tout ce qu’elle n’a jamais connu. Mais derrière ce charme irrésistible, se cache un homme dangereux. Chef d’une puissante mafia, Amir est aussi celui qui va briser les chaînes qui étouffaient Mara. Entre mensonges, passion, trahisons et feu, Mara devra faire un choix : fuir... ou devenir reine dans un monde de crime. Elle était brisée. Il fera d’elle une reine. Mais à quel prix ? ⚠️ Dark romance addictive, scènes intenses, émotions garanties.

Serena Edward, a beautiful 18-year-old girl who comes from a poor family and works as a royal servant, never thought in her life that she would become the wife of a wealthy royal crown prince Alpha from the kingdom she currently works in, the handsome prince named Prince Julian is 21 years old and has just celebrated his graduation. He falls in love with Serena at the first sight and is willing to take her as his wife, and this is so unexpected, even though he just breaks up with Princess Catherine from the Dexter Kingdom. But Prince Julian and Serena's relationship doesn't end there, unlike fairy tales, many ups, and downs happened in their life, especially this is very difficult for Serena. There are so many obstacles and many problems that Serena must face, especially facing Queen Eleonora, the mother of her husband Prince Julian who hates her very much, and numerous other things she has to face. Until finally, she will find a way to her success, she will continue to fight for it to face abuse, torture physically and verbally from people he doesn't like, belittled, and unappreciated. This makes Serena stronger and able to find her true identity and strength, and find the meaning of true love and mate in her life.

Bossy, strict hardworking, workaholic and still single at the age of 25 dahil sa pagiging mataray nito. 'Yan si Colleen Brylle Castro, isang Chief Engineer ng isa sa malaki at sikat na luxury cruise ship na lumilibot sa buong Europe at Asia. Isang hot at gorgeous seawoman na pinapangarap ng lahat pero tinatarayan lang nito at nilalagpasan. Sa pagiging workaholic nito ay wala itong oras na inaaksaya para lamang makipagtalo o kaya ay makipag-date sa kung sino man. Ano kaya ang mangyayari kung aksidenteng makilala niya ang 21 years okd na bubbly, playgirl at spoiled brat na 'rich kid' at isip batang si Jane Mondragon na wala nang ibang ginawa kundi ay kulitin siya? At ano ang gagawin ni Jane kung talagang parang nakababatang kapatid lang ang tingin ni Coleen sa kanya kahit 'di niya pa rin mapigilang ma-in love dito dahil sa pagiging sweet at maalaga nito? Tanggapin kaya ni Coleen ang umuusbong na nararamdaman niya para kay Jane kahit alam niya'ng mali dahil sa pagiging kapwa babae nito?

Why choose just one when she can have them all? Cassius is strong and bold... Jate is passionate and loyal... Reeve is mysterious and brave... And then there’s Eliason, whom she’s loved for as long as she can remember. How can Kit possibly select just one? Princess Katrinetta will be queen of Yewforia one day. At the age of 21, she will embark upon her Choosing, a time when Representatives from every realm will travel to Castle Wrenbrook to prove to the princess they are worthy of her love. But as Kit gets to know the men, she realizes it will be impossible for her to only choose one of them to rule Yewforia with her. Katrinetta's mother, Queen Rona, is anything but kind. It seems she wants to control the princess, including who she keeps and who she sends home. However, the further into her Choosing Katrinetta proceeds, the more obvious it becomes it isn't just her Choosing the queen wishes to control. Along with the men she's grown to love, Katrinetta devises a plan that will not only let her keep all of the men she's chosen but gain the throne as well. Will she successfully take the crown and claim all seven of the men she wishes to be with? This is a reverse harem romance full of steamy bedroom scenes and for mature audiences only.