Tales Of Arcadia

When Jenna Brooks's family goes bankrupt, she's forced to move in with the Declan family in Houston for her senior year. Getting to Houston, Jenna quickly realizes that things have changed since she last saw them. The Declan brothers, once innocent little boys, now have now grown up to be hot and attractive guys. What Jenna doesn’t know is that, her life is about to be changed. She is soon thrown into the world of heartbreak, boy kisses, make outs and school scandals. But will Jenna make it through senior year without losing herself in the chaos? Jenna's life is about to be forever changed, and the choices she makes will determine her fate. Prepare yourself for a journey filled with unexpected twists, as Jenna discovers just how far she's willing to go to find her place amidst the chaos.

Someone started a thread on a forum asking, [Do men become stingy with their wives after marriage?] The replies were full of women complaining about how cheap and calculating their husbands were. My husband, however, went in the opposite direction. After we got married, he handed me his payroll card to manage and kept only a few dozen dollars a month for his own expenses, as though he had truly given everything to me and to this family. I shook my head and was about to respond when my mother-in-law's call interrupted me. "Chloe, Josh's god sister is sick. She needs $4,500." My husband immediately slipped an arm around my shoulders and assured me, "Don't worry. We'll use my salary. You won't have to pay a cent." "Alright," I said. Seeing how certain he was, I transferred one dollar to him on the spot and added a note: Medical expenses transferred. When my mother-in-law saw the transfer, she flew into a rage, sharply accusing me of being jealous and petty, even withholding money meant to save a life. I remained unmoved. "That's all there is on the card." She completely lost her temper, threatening to come over and audit how many kickbacks I had supposedly pocketed over the years. I agreed to settle the accounts. That was when my husband suddenly lost his enthusiasm.

Walang hindi nakakakilala kay Lola Castillon sa bayan nila maliban sa katotohanang siya ang unica hija ni Don Mattias Castillon, ang nagmamay-ari ng Hacienda El Abra. Hindi iilang mga tao ang dumanas ng lupit ng mga kamay niya sa sandaling ginalit siya o inagrabiyado. Ngunit nang makilala niya si Nathaniel Montelibano, isang opisyal ng Philippine Army na nadestino sa bayan nila ay nagbago ang mga layunin niya sa buhay. Si Nathaniel ang tanging lalaking hindi niya napayuko; hindi natinag sa kanyang presensya. Wala itong pakialam kahit anak pa siya ng Presidente ng Pilipinas. Ngunit pursigido siyang bihagin ang puso nito sa anumang paraan. At sa bawat pagtatagpo nila ay itinataboy siya nito palayo ngunit hindi nito alam na lalo lamang siyang ginagahan na lumapit dito. Sisibol ba ang pag-ibig kung sa umpisa pa lang ay wala na itong kahihinatnan?

Glimpse of Death Blurb: Libitina turns seven when her father throws her out. She was weak, fragile, and broken. The curse in her eyes was born and, it made her lose all the things she loved. Everything crumbled in an instant. Her dreams, hope, and light vanish in thin air. Her ability to take a glimpse of people's death-made her isolate herself away from people. She's afraid others will call her a curse or a cult child so, she endured it by remaining silent, alone, and lonely. But, it all changed when Yael Zerachiel her, popular classmate, witnessed how she saved Charmeine from the grim reaper's scythe. She taught that stopping Death from taking Charmeine's head was unfortunate cause faith intertwined her strings with Yael. And there, their adventure to complete the missing puzzle starts when the sun sets on the school balcony with dark hooded men chasing after them.

The autobiography of the sorrowful life of a young boy amidst joy. A cruel and unforgettable past. Wickedness beyond recognition. Born to a busy and ignorant father. Nurtured in the cruel arms of his stepmother. Fate, love and hurdles surround his young life. Having God as the only voice that listens to him. Holding on to hope that light still exists at the end of the tunnel - A moral-filled book that threatens to keep you glued until the end. A book based on African settings, names and themes.

Montiel, a surname that every girl dream of to be attached next to their names, but for her, it's a surname that she wishes to detached from. Will it be? Growing up as an orphan but living like a princess,Yancinda couldn't be more thankful until one of the icy-cold gentleman of Montiels showed up turning her world upside down.

Karena sering bertemu dan melakukan pekerjaan yang sama, Ardi mulai merasakan ada gejolak cinta kepada Bila yang tidak lain adalah teman kerjanya sendiri. Semakin hari perasaan itu semakin menjadi-jadi, sehingga Ardi memberanikan diri untuk menembak Billa menjadi tunangannya.Dan ternyata Billa juga menyukai Ardi, sehingga dia juga ingin Ardi menjadi kekasihnya. Karena terlalu senang, Ardi mendekatkan dirinya di pagar taman terbuka di atas mall. Dia berniat untuk berteriak dan membagikan rasa bahagianya pada dunia. Tapi sayangnya, pagar yang Ardi pegang terlepas dari penahanannya dan itu membuat Ardi terjatuh dari atas mall yang tinggi. Ardi bertanya-tanya dengan dirinya sendiri, mengapa dia bisa berakhir seperti ini.Bruukk.. Setelah terjatuh, dia melihat telah berada ditempat yang berbeda.

In the sun-drenched summers of Sardinia, Isabella finds a rare kind of freedom—far from the chaos of her high-powered life in New York and the suffocating legacy of her family’s ties to the mafia. For once, she can breathe, laugh, and be herself without fear or expectation. But the summer of 2021 changes everything. Haunted by the broken marriage of her parents—forced together by the iron grip of mafia tradition and the unyielding lineage of the Dons—Isabella has long abandoned the idea of love. Her heart is guarded, her trust fractured. Until she meets him. A stranger with secrets of his own. A man who sees her not as a pawn in a dynastic game, but as a woman worth knowing, worth loving. Their connection is instant, electric, and dangerous. Because in Isabella’s world, love is never simple—and freedom always comes at a price. As old loyalties clash with new desires, Isabella must choose between the life she was born into and the life she dares to dream of. In a land where the sea keeps secrets and the wind carries whispers, can love truly survive?

"You could have chosen anyone. Women throw themselves at you, I'm certain of it. Women who would die to be your chosen… your mate. Why take me, someone unwilling?" "I did not choose you," he said, with a shrug. "Alexandros and Nikolaos did." "Then what's stopping you from setting me free? From choosing another?" I challenged. "I don't want another." ***** Becoming the bride of the most desired and dangerous Alpha is no fairytale, but a bloody nightmare. Lyla Gray, a young human woman, is taken from a life of poverty and dumped into a world of wealth and Lycans... sold into an arranged union with a man she neither trusts nor desires. Her marriage to Zephyrus Wrath, the fearsome and filthy-rich Alpha of a dominant Lycan pack, is not born out of love, but forced by his pack’s traditions. He never wanted a mate. But when duty calls, he bends to take a bride. What he doesn’t expect is to want her. Uncontrollably. Madly. Yet even as the desire is evident between them, he refuses to force the bond. He wants Lyla to choose him willingly. But Lyla is no calm, submissive woman. She challenges him at every turn, determined to frustrate him enough to make him back down and send her away. Yet in doing so, she draws dangerous attention to herself. Eyes that see her as ungrateful, as someone who should feel honored to be Zephyr’s 'Chosen'.

When a young girl named **Emilia** moves to an isolated, fog-drenched city in search of a fresh start, she quickly discovers that something is terribly wrong. The streets echo with silence, residents vanish without a trace, and time itself begins to twist and collapse. As doors appear in places they shouldn’t, and her own reflection begins acting on its own, Emilia realizes she’s trapped in a place that is not just haunted — it’s alive. Each chapter peels back a new layer of horror: shadowy watchers, eerie apparitions, underground tunnels, and ghostly echoes of past inhabitants. But the real terror lies within — the city seems to feed on fear, loneliness, and the feeling of failure. It reflects Emilia’s own anxieties back at her, warping her reality into a trial of the soul. As she searches for meaning, and later for escape, Emilia uncovers the city’s sinister purpose: it traps those most vulnerable and forces them to confront their darkest selves. With the help of other survivors — some real, some echoes — she must navigate psychological mazes and make impossible choices to survive. But survival isn't enough. Emilia must transform — not by escaping her fear, but by embracing it. In doing so, she becomes something more than a victim of the city. She becomes a guide, a witness, and eventually, a keeper of the door. *Trapped in the Hollow City* is a suspenseful, haunting exploration of inner demons, resilience, and the eerie beauty of choosing to become — even when the world seems built to break you.