Rice Ball Fruits Basket

On the day before New Year's Eve, I didn't shut the window all the way, and my little sister sneezed. My parents kicked me out and ordered me to collect firewood in the dark. Inside, the family crowded around her, laughing as they handed her presents. I didn't cry or make a scene. Instead, I slung the basket onto my back before heading into the mountains through the wind and snow. I didn't find any firewood. I found a man instead. His leg was wedged in a crack between rocks, bloody enough to scare me. When he saw me, he said in a hoarse voice, "Get me out of here, girl. I can give you whatever you want." I looked up at him, my eyes finally focusing. "Really? Then I want you to be my dad."

In the high-stakes world of Thorne Global, Julian Thorne is a man who calculates every move, valuing cold efficiency over the unpredictability of human emotion. But one night at a high-society masquerade ball, his world is upended by a magnetic encounter with a woman in a silver mask. Elena Vance, posing as her twin sister Layla to settle a family debt, never intended for their anonymous connection to become anything more than a single, electric memory. The illusion shatters two months later when Elena discovers she is pregnant. Before she can find a way to tell the mystery man from the ball, Julian finds her. He believes she is Layla—the social climber he once despised—and is stunned by the "new," grounded woman standing before him. When the truth of the pregnancy comes to light, Julian demands a contractual cohabitation to protect his legacy, unaware that the woman he is falling for is living under a stolen identity. As the pregnancy progresses, the ice around Julian’s heart begins to melt, but the web of lies Elena has spun grows increasingly fragile. Between a blackmailing debt collector, a vengeful twin sister, and corporate rivals looking for any sign of weakness, the stakes have never been higher. When Elena finally confesses her true identity, the fallout is catastrophic, forcing them both to decide if their connection was built on a lie or something far more enduring.

A phoenix is a soulless creature with immortality and resurrection or life after death. It has a mortal mate who is in possession of the blue flame, and when that flame connects with the red flame carried by the phoenix, it creates a crystal ball-like structure filled with the energy of yin and yang. When that crystal ball finally enters the body of Phoebe she will become a deity with divine power, but that process is only available to a person blessed with the power of the Phoenix. And if she foolishly decides to become human, the next phoenix will be doomed to a curse that will awaken after its thousandth year of life.

Zoe is about to wed the man of her dreams when the most feared man in Largota wrecks into her life like a tornado. How the heck did she end up being the ruthless man’s plighted? Sir Leonard has no time for a woman in his life. The stubborn opinionated ball of defiance happens to be that one he can’t afford to burry. He just has to protect her like all his possessions, but she makes it so damn hard. Danger, Rage, Fury and Defiance….

Ethan Stone is itching to be crowned King. But before he is passed the throne, his parents want him to find his mate. With the clock ticking down for Ethan's mother, he feels more and more doubtful about ever meeting his mate. When Ethan's parents organize yet another mating ball, he ditches the event. Will the decision cost him his mate, or will it be the best decision he has ever made?

Tanya, a latent omega and daughter to the alpha of the Moon stone pack decides to leave her pack after getting rejected by her mate at the annual ball for unmated pack members. While on the quest of finding a pack willing to accept her, she stumbles on a isolated pack led by a feral wolf, Tion. When a change in leadership threatens Tanya's father's position, Henry contacts Tanya to lend a helping hand to the pack. Will Tanya respond positively to her father's cry for help?

“I think we should introduce ourselves properly,” he said, with a small hint of a smile. “I’m Alexander Anderson. Richard’s father.” I froze, unable to think properly. This couldn't be happening. I had kissed my father-in-law and I had actually enjoyed it! *** Anna Whitmore thought marrying into the powerful Anderson family would save her family from ruin and give her a better life. Instead, it became the beginning of her nightmare. Stuck in an abusive marriage she could not escape, Anna is forced to play the role of a perfect trophy wife to Richard Anderson, the hottest and most powerful billionaire tycoon in Beverly Hills. But everything changed after an accidental encounter with a mysterious stranger who ignites desires she thought were long dead and buried. But this mysterious stranger turns out to be none other than her husband's father... Alexander Anderson. This is the beginning of Anna's troubles as she soon realizes that the best fruits are always forbidden. Will Anna hold strong and resist the dark allure of the man she should never want… or will she surrender to a temptation that could ruin both father and son?

One girl. One chance. One royal destiny. When Everleigh is chosen in a mysterious lottery to attend the kingdom’s princess school, her life is thrown into a world of power, intrigue, and hidden agendas. Among rival candidates who will stop at nothing to see her fail, and a childhood friend who harbors a dangerous secret, Everleigh must navigate a web of secrets, ambition, and unexpected love. As the royal ball approaches and destinies are revealed, Everleigh will discover that some choices can change everything—and that the greatest gamble may be trusting her heart.

Angels and devils ruled the city of Los Angeles. It was in the deep underbelly of the sparkling done-up town that I found him. Where I found the devil himself. A god in human form. A devil in every way. I fell for him, tumbled towards him like a bowling ball to some easily knocked down pins. Yet, I lost him. You never mess with a gang, I messed with the leaders of all leaders, I messed with Angeles.

Desperate to survive from the people whom her dad owed, Entice found herself joining the secret selection ball of silver bloods—the immortal rulers lurking in the dark, dominating the world without most people even knowing. Little did Entice know that as she watched the other girls get picked, someone had already chosen her. Someone way more powerful than those she danced with. Someone she never knew was capable of loving anyone but himself.