the sound of silence

Petunia, a 19-year-old girl from a rural village in Limpopo province, moves to the big city of Johannesburg to study. She then falls head over heels for the popular guy on campus. Unfortunately, life in the big city is not as good as she thought. Will she be consumed by the glitz, the Glamour, and the dark side of the golden city?

"Lift your hand," I said looking at how he held onto his bicep with a tight grip. "Let me take a look at the bullet wound." "No tesoro. I can do this myself," Vittore grumbled and I gave him incredulous look. "Don't start that bullshit with me Vittore. Remove your arm and let me help you or..." I trailed off, not able to say more. I was still in shock but I could do this. "Just... just let me help." "No." I glared at Vittore. "Why are you being so damn egotistic?! Let me help you! Do you know what it was like to find you like... and to..." I couldn't even get all the words out. "Let me help you. Please." Begging wasn't something I'd ever do but I just needed him to let me help him. "No-" "Why?!" I suddenly exploded. "Why won't you just let me help you?!" "Because I don't know how to handle it ok?!" Vittore suddenly exploded, his dark eyes glaring at me. "I don't know how to handle these... feelings. Fuck tesoro you drive me crazy! Don't you see that? You make me question everything I've ever known and... I can't..." I watched Vittore as his expression turned determined. "Fuck it." He leaned forward and pressed his lips on mine.

Svanna Rose is the black swan of their family. She's the main character that always play the role of antagonist to her own story. She is like Odile, the evil daughter of sorcerer who disguised as Odette. But who are we to judge her, if we are all pretending to be someone who aren't we? Who are we to judge her if she is also a victim of cruelty? Pursuing her dream to become the prima ballerina of the famous ballet 'The Swan Lake', she found herself stuck in a very dangerous situation. And all she can to do is to take a risk as she was claimed to be the black swan of Saint Vicenzo Santorini. Let's witness how she dance to the danger rhythm of uncertainty, as she slowly unveil the truth behind her cruel destiny. "My passion in dancing brought me to life, little did I know it also leads me to my own graveyard"

After nearly losing her sanity at the hands of her first love, Alexandra vowed to never fall in love again. Four years had passed since the horrible incident, and yet those memories haunted her like a vengeful ghost. Following her grandfather's death, Alexandra is forced to come back and take revenge on the people who destroyed her in the past. Her grandfather's will bound her to a man she did not love, but he loves her so much he would grant her all her unfulfilled dreams. He determined to love her and cherish her properly this time. Will Alexandra give herself a second chance to fall in love? Or will she continue to dwell in her dark past? __________________________ (The following book contains mature content and talks about mental illnesses. This book is recommended for 18+. Contains Violence, SA, rape)

When Savanah accidentally entered a werewolf pack, she feels the connection within the territory and towards the Alpha and his twins. West, the Alpha King of Crescent Moon, is known to have a grudge towards humans. He hated Savanah's presence at first but slowly falling for her because of her sincerity and beauty. As long as he didn't want to betray his deceased Luna. Savanah easily wins his frozen heart by being herself. They discovered Savanah's capability to heal, foresee, and more unique abilities that the sole daughter of the Moon Goddess can only possess. She is the Legendary Luna of the Prophecy. She can bring light and darkness, good luck and bad. What if the almost perfect love story will ruin by the sudden appearance of the deceased fake Luna? Does their relationship will be destroyed, or will they fight for their love and moved on?

Mia broke up with Trace when she discovered that she is pregnant by her long-time boyfriend. Mia didn't hesitate to break up with him because of the pressure from Trace's family who didn't like her for Trace. Their break up happened most tragically, and after 5 years, Trace become a successful businessman, become a billionaire, and engaged with the highest-paid model. One day, Trace is knocking at the door of Mia's house, and says that Trace owned the apartment where Mia is living. How long Mia can take the wrath of the billionaire, and hide the son of the billionaire? "You broke up with me at an unexpected time, leaving me at the moment that I needed you the most, and you deserve my wrath for hurting me for 5 years, I owned you I brought your existence, now watch me become happy, while you stays the same, miserable and unhappy."

Dana is rejected as Luna after discovering that the Alpha has deceived her with her stepsister. Dana decides to leave the city, taking with her an important secret: she is pregnant with twins. What will happen when the Alpha discovers the truth? What will he do to regain Dana's love? Will Dana give him a second chance? Love, desire, and danger envelop the story of the protagonists. They will have to fight against the adversities that destiny will present to them.

“Are you fucking stupid! Stay away from me, I cannot love you,” he snarled out his frustration as he pushed me away from him. The action hurt more than his words as I looked at the distance he had now created between us. Glaring at the back of his head I wondered if I should just tell him about my visions, about how much he would love me, but what if he thought I was crazy? “Is it that you cannot love me or will not love me?” I asked my frustration matching his. Why is nothing going the way it should? His shoulders tensed but he didn’t turn to look back at me as he said in a cold and uncaring voice, “Believe whatever you want to.” This push and pull game that he was playing with me was too much and holding back my tears I said, “You will regret this and when you do I will not make it easy for you.” My visions never lied to me. *** Silia Morgan can see glimpses of the future. They are usually insignificant but she is always excited to see them come true. So imagine how she must feel when for the first time ever, she saw in her vision about a stranger kissing her. After that peek into the future she cannot wait for it to come true that is until she finds out that the mystery man is none other than the Mafia Don Draven Calix. To have a future with one of the most cold-hearted criminals wasn’t what she wanted but her visions say the opposite. Can a love between an ordinary girl and a scary Mafia King be possible? Her visions say it can but the reality doesn’t seem to agree with it.

My husband and I go on a road trip back to my hometown before Christmas. I want to ride shotgun, but he chases me to the backseat so his female colleague can sit in front. He says, "Isabel gets carsick easily. You are my wife, so you should be more considerate of her." He seems to have forgotten that I'm pregnant—my morning sickness is at its peak. Halfway through the journey, he and Isabel Slater start smoking. They make me throw up. The smell disgusts them, and my husband wants to teach me a lesson. He and Isabel leave me at the rest stop. Unbeknownst to them, my family is already waiting there. This time, I'm going back with them and getting an abortion and divorce. Later, my husband is filled with regret when he learns the child is gone.

In his eyes, she was utterly clueless and shameless. In her eyes, he was cunning, sinister, and equally shameless. They could not stand each other, but they had been secretly arranged to be married by their families.After marriage, he cautioned her, "My house, my rules.And don’t fall in love with me."She replied, "I’d rather die than do that, pal."Days flew by and he realized: his new wife wasn't kidding – she wasn't into him! She was busy sipping cocktails, hitting bars, and throwing punches for justice. With a line of admirers around the block, his crush on her only grew bigger. One day, he just couldn’t hold himself back, "Hey, Would you like to go on a date with me?”