Water Song

My body drifted in the river for five years before a fishing enthusiast reeled it in. Even though the forensic pathologist managed to reconstruct my face from when I was alive through craniofacial reconstruction technology, the hatred my brother had for me remained as strong as ever. "That better be her body! She has been on the run for five years! Even in death, she doesn't deserve pity! In fact, it simply is a disgrace to have a murderer like her as the daughter of the Clarke family!" he hissed. Everyone thought he despised me with every fiber of his being. Yet, as he spoke, his entire body trembled. Who would have guessed that the distress call I made to him five years ago would end up becoming the main factor that hastened my death?

What more could the 26 year old CEO Iris Summers need more in her life- other than a boyfriend? The Summers Inn Corporation is quickly rising through the ranks in the business world, she’s swimming in piles of money, and making a big name for herself. What she didn’t need, however, was becoming a mermaid. Iris’s life is turned upside down as dangerous family secrets are revealed, she learns to deal with her condition while working on a new resort, and a mysterious lover or two enter the picture.

Richard Franklin has left his Midwestern roots behind to live on the coast of Maine with his family. But in the autumn of the year 2000, he must return to his Illinois birthplace on a sorrowful journey. His wife Michelle has been killed in New England by a hit-and-run driver who is never found, so back home he comes with her cremated remains, to fulfill a final wish and on her birthday scatter her ashes in the park along the river in Blackwater Valley—simply Blackwater Val to locals—the small town where they both grew up and fell in love. With him he brings his six-year-old daughter Katie who still grieves for her lost mother: Katie, who can sometimes guess who’s going to be on the phone before it rings. Who can stop all the clocks in the house, and break up clouds in the sky with her mind, and heal sicknesses, and who sometimes sees things that aren’t there...people who are no longer alive. All gifts she inherited from her mother. Only something isn’t quite right in the Val. Sinkholes are opening up, revealing the plague pits the sleepy hamlet was built over in the 1830s, when malaria and cholera outbreaks ran riot. Mysterious bird and fish die-offs begin to occur, and Katie can see ghosts of the dead gathering all around. But what she can’t see is the charred, centuries-old malevolence which has been waiting for her, and wants her for its very own. Or the pale Sallow Man who haunts the town’s nighttime streets...or the river witch—another Blackwater Val, of sorts—each of whom will be drawn one by one into the nightmarish bloodletting about to take place. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Meadow never knew what life had in store for her when Luna Amber came to ask for her hand in marriage on behalf of her son, the Alpha of the pack. It was an amazing and unbelievable offer, and though it seemed suspicious, Meadow wanted to believe that life had finally smiled on her. She went into the marriage blindly, thinking her luck had finally changed and there would be love in her mute and dull life. She soon found out that the Alpha never wanted her, and Luna Amber acted on her own without his consent for her selfish reasons. Something that was supposed to be blissful and beautiful turned into a nightmare she could never wake up from. Accepting her situation, she tries to make it work, hoping one day, her husband will want to try with her.

Anna pensait avoir construit la vie parfaite. Épouse d’un homme puissant, Frost, elle s’est toujours efforcée de lui plaire, d’entrer dans le moule d’une femme idéale, quitte à s’effacer elle-même. Mais derrière les sourires de façade, son mariage est un champ de ruines : mensonges, trahisons, humiliations. Frost, manipulateur et tourmenté, cache un secret qui les consume peu à peu. Alors qu’Anna lutte en silence contre cette prison dorée, sa route croise celle d’un homme arrogant et charismatique : Maxence Delvaux. Plus influent encore que Frost, il n’est pas venu à la clinique d’Anna par hasard. Homme d’affaires redouté et agent lié au service de renseignement, il enquête sur son mari depuis des années. Anna croit d’abord qu’il se rapproche d’elle pour atteindre Frost, mais la vérité est plus complexe : malgré ses intentions premières, Maxence tombe amoureux d’elle. Entre la douceur feinte de Frost, qui tente de reconquérir son épouse par des cadeaux et des aveux bouleversants sur son passé, et l’assurance implacable de Maxence, qui pousse Anna à s’affirmer et à cesser de jouer un rôle, Anna se retrouve au cœur d’un tourbillon d’émotions, de manipulations et de révélations. Quand les masques tombent, Frost montre son vrai visage : agressif, dangereux, prêt à tout pour garder le contrôle. Anna comprend qu’elle ne peut plus fuir. Avec l’aide de Maxence, elle décide de détruire l’empire Frost, au risque d’y laisser sa propre vie. Mais la victoire a un prix. Au moment où la vérité éclate et où Frost chute enfin, Anna découvre qu’elle porte en elle une part de cet homme qui l’a brisée.

Follow IG Author : @zhu.phi ----- Rumah Kosong yang sangat besar yang terletak di ujung jalan Dusun Sentani menyimpan misteri yang besar. Tanaman semak belukar dan pohon Beringin tua menambah keangkeran rumah yang sudah lama ditinggalkan penghuninya ini. Warga dusun tidak ada yang berani mendekati rumah kosong ini karena jalanan di depan rumah kosong ini selalu gelap di malam hari. Ujung Dusun Sentani adalah hutan yang luas, jadi akses masuk dusun hanya melalui jalanan di depan dekat pusat dusun. Warga sering mendengar suara-suara aneh dari Rumah Kosong ini namun seiring waktu tidak terdengar lagi hingga salah satu warganya meninggal misterius di rumah kosong ini membuat semua keangkeran itu kembali menghantui Dusun Sentani secara keseluruhan membuat Dusun Sentani menjadi Dusun yang Angker Clara, mahasiswi cantik yang baru pulang ke dusun kelahirannya bersama kekasihnya berusaha menguak misteri yang menyelimuti dusun ini, yang ternyata berhubungan dengan masa lalunya ini. Berhasilkah mahasiswi cantik ini menguak tabir misteri Dusun Sentani beserta Rumah Kosongnya ini, atau malahan dia terjebak oleh kutukan yang menyertai Rumah Kosong beserta Dusun Angker, tempatnya berada sekarang?

The older sister of Emma LaRue wasn't looking for love. In fact, the last thing Kaylee LaRue thought as she attended her sister's Caribbean wedding was that she would meet a man as confident as Owen Parker. The suave businessman oozed charm, and when that charm was directed at Kaylee, it gave her pause. She couldn't be sure if the man was actually interested in her or just interested in a good time. In reality, Owen Parker had never met anyone like Kaylee LaRue. The quiet girl from Iowa made him forget to breathe the first time he saw her. When he tried to work his magic, her wit proved to be a match for his, and his charms had no effect. He knew what it looked like- she probably thought that he wanted to have a vacation tryst with her just as Jack Saunders had with Emma. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Kaylee tried hard not to yield to his advances, but their last night in the Caribbean was simply magical. After a passionate night spent in the arms of Owen, Kaylee ruefully observed that there was no fake wedding to keep the two of them together. As she flew home, she thought it'd be back to the same old life for her. She never expected Owen to show up at her door. However, this small town girl wasn't sure she was ready to change for this city boy. When Kaylee tried to fit into Owen's world, everything came crashing down. In the blink of an eye, what seemed like a strong foundation suddenly found itself built on a pillar of sand. Would their relationship blossom like Jack and Emma's, or would the two of them forever be haunted by the memories of rainwater kisses?

Ava Marino, a girl filled with passion to make enough money for her brother's treatment back in Italy, travels to Monaco to find the perfect job—anything that would pay her enough for her to survive. On a cold night, she comes in contact with a man known for being ruthless, rich, and handsome. They meet, and an arrangement is made almost immediately that would satisfy both ends. As she agrees to be this man’s bride for two years for a sum of money that would not only set her up for life back in Italy but also take care of her brother's health for the rest of his life, grudgingly she agrees to this arrangement, pulling her into his world of old money, danger, social class, revenge, and even a budding romance. She has to choose between remaining in this new world or leaving it all behind to start anew.

Everything in Samantha Conners' life seemed to be in a holding pattern. Her sailboat racing season had fallen through, and she was stuck in a dead end job that barely covered the bills. If it wasn't for the fact that her sister and niece were depending on her, she would have never been out on the water the day the billionaire's boat ran her over. Robbie Saunders is convinced that he is the screw-up younger brother of billionaire Jack Saunders. One of his biggest rules was to never go out drunk on the water, but with the impending death of his father, he took the boat out after drinking to try and gain some clarity. Instead, he ran over Sam and barely managed to save her from drowning. While the two had been childhood sweethearts, time and distance had made them into different people. When fate crashed them back together, Robbie finds the fiery young woman to be the person he needs to give him motivation and direction. For Sam, Robbie is growing into the man she always knew he could be. A love blossoms and grows. But what fate can give, it can also take away. A storm during the biggest freshwater sailing race of Sam's career changes everything. Will Sam and Robbie find a way to overcome the storm, or will the two only have memories of freshwater kisses?

— Et tu as osé me mentir droit dans les yeux tout ce temps ? Jaliah est une jeune femme belle mais ravagée par le passé. Elle doit finaliser ses études en travaillant dans sa spécialité : la mode. Cependant, intégrer la Hilton Cooper Brand, c'est peut-être la pire décision de sa vie. Elle va se retrouver face à ses vieux démons, et même si son coeur bat pour son patron, Curtis, son âme est détenue par son collègue, Sullivan. Elle ignore que les deux cachent un lourd secret à son sujet. Plongez dans l'histoire palpitante et addictive de MENSONGES DORÉS, une romance où les héros ne sont pas les seuls à occulter la vérité... © 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 "𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢é𝐭é 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞, 𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐭 à 𝐥'𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭é𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐧 œ𝐮𝐯𝐫𝐞." 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 : 𝐣𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 : 𝐉𝐀𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝟐 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 — 𝟏𝟔 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏