flower husbands

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Welcome back to Clifton Heights. Sheriff Chris Baker and Father Ward meet for a Saturday morning breakfast at The Skylark Diner to once again commiserate over the weird and terrifying secrets surrounding their town. Sheriff Baker shares with Father Ward the story of a journal discovered in the ruins of what was once an elaborate koi pond and flower garden, which regales a tale of regret, buried pain, and unfulfilled debt: “Sophan” – Jake Burns has always been a bit...off. Rude, awkward, sometimes brutish, he's tolerated by Nate Slocum and his friends because he hits a mean line drive, and because they all know but don't discuss the abuse he faces at the hands of his troubled father, a Vietnam veteran consumed by his demons. But Jake is suffering something far worse than domestic abuse, and when Nate discovers what, he faces an impossible choice: help Jake and put himself in the path of evil, or abandon him, only to damn himself in the process. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

CAMILLA I was sold to him, he thinks I am cute and treats me like a trembling maiden but he doesn't know I am using him, he is my tool to get revenge on those who have betrayed me. I am no trembling flower, I am Camilla De Luca and I will have my revenge. But until my plans are executed, I will be his little pet. DANTE I was awestruck, the first day I saw her standing on that stage waiting to be auctioned. She looked so fierce and beautiful and I knew I just had to have her. She is wonderful and I see myself falling for her but that can never happen, I will never love someone again, all love does is hurt me. She is just my pet, nothing more. Dante bought Camilla from an auction, he vows he would never fall for her, but vows can be easily broken especially when feelings are involved. Camilla is set on getting revenge on her father and nothing will stop her not even Dante who is nothing like she expected.

Fhoreviy is a frustrated twenty-six year old woman who keeps looking for her main purpose in life and is in the brink of giving up. Naniniwala kasi siya na ang tunay na kasiyahan ay saka niya lang makakamit kapag nahanap na niya ang dahilan kung bakit siya nabubuhay. Pagkatapos niyang mag resign bilang isang grade three teacher ay kaagad siyang nag trabaho sa flower shop ng kanyang best friend habang patuloy pa ring hinahanap ang kanyang 'purpose' sa buhay. A day before her duty in the flower shop starts, she meets the major league superstar, Hinode Shinkei whose life has always been dedicated to baseball. Pagkatapos ng araw na iyon ay sunod-sunod na ang pagkrus ng kanilang mga landas. Two souls who have never been in love, united by fate. Panandalian ba silang malilihis sa mga prayoridad nila sa buhay? Isang magandang pangyayari kaya ang makilala nila ang isa't-isa, o ito pa ang magdadala sa kanila ng trahedya?

When Lana Gray's marriage to Donovan Craig falls apart, she discovers a shocking secret that changes everything. When she seeks a fresh start, she finds love again, but her past comes back to haunt her. As she navigates the truth about her son's adoption, Lana must confront the lies and deceit that have destroyed her trust. Will she find the courage to forgive and embrace a new beginning, or will the secrets of her past tear her family apart forever?

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and just barely recognizing yourself in the reflection? Well that is me, I have loved and lost. Survived and thrived, screamed and cried into my pillow tears nobody else got to see. But I never gave up hope, never lied down and never let them see me cry. Until him, he could see past the facade and see the real me. He wanted to love me, concole me and protect me. But I have lost hope in humanity, men, true love because life just arent a fairytale right? Its hard work and nothing comes easy even if you would like to believe it does it just doesnt. He is my mothers new husbands son and 10 years older than me. His blue eyes keep staring at me, it should warm me to the core right. Make me feel something anything. But it doesn't he makes women run after him and beg on their knees. But me, I have been down this road before. The charming smile, arrogant cocky attitude. It always ends the same, me covered in bruises crying on the bathroom floor. Thinking its all my fault, all me. But he just wouldn't let go. He wouldn't give up. And the more I turn him down the more it turns him on. I am only that strong before I give in,and even though I know how this is about to end. If he keeps staring at me with desire in his eyes as if I am the reason he is breathing. I know I am about to take the leap this can go down to damn ways. But the question is do I or dont I. Because fear can be your anchor or it can be your wings

"I'm trying to keep in my mind that I want you to stay away. But my heart reacted otherwise, it wants you to stay, Theo." *** Having a DID condition, Hope Quinn used to just let her other personalities beat her. She doesn't have to fight anymore, because she knows that her life is already ruined. Even herself, she can't control. Because like a flower without water, like a sunrise without sun, and like a world without light, is the definition of her life. So meaningless! Not until, Theo Ares came. Theo became so persistent with Hope, telling his romantic feelings that she always rejected him. But then, the man didn't give up. Until Hope could do nothing but let him like a defeated queen.

Agatha Daisy, Kejadian tiga tahun lalu membuat duniaku berubah. Aku kehilangan rasa percayaku pada orang lain, aku tak dapat beradaptasi lagi dengan orang lain. Aku trauma dengan kejadian itu. Sejak saat itu, aku tak lagi mengenal dunia luar. Nyaris tak pernah keluar rumah lagi. Keluargaku mengambil jalan Home Schooling agar aku tetap belajar. Tak lagi punya teman, tak bergaul membuatku menjadi anak yang polos dan lugu. Keluargaku memaklumi itu,bagaimana aku tak polos jika aku tak bergaul? Temanku ada dua, Kakakku dan Bunga Daisy.

Geovane Gabriel Priangan, bujangan terkaya yang menjadi incaran banyak wanita. 'Menguasai' adalah hobinya, dan 'kekuasan' adalah bagian dari hidupnya. Ia memiliki segalanya. Kekayaan berlimpah, jabatan yang tinggi, serta wanita yang tulus mencintainya. Harta, tahta, dan Shafita. Tidakkah itu terdengar cukup untuknya? Namun, nyatanya tidak sama sekali.

A marriage binded by contract and fates sealed by two powerful conglomerate families- Evangeline Lyon gets wedded to a Damien Castillo who shares nothing but a sheer distaste for her and unable to move on from the death of her dear sister with whom he is madly in love with, with the sole purpose of producing an heir and nothing more. Fast forward to years later, an unconsummated marriage or so Damien thinks as he finds out about his wife’s pregnancy- Evangeline is kicked out and divorced with no room to prove her innocence as she claims the baby to her husbands…..how does this come to be?