losing you

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

Rani, seorang mahasiswi jurusan Sastra yang canggung dan suka ketiduran di kelas, gak pernah menyangka kalau kuliah di kampus bisa membawa perubahan besar dalam hidupnya. Semua dimulai saat Pak Ardi, dosen muda yang keren dan penuh energi, datang mengajar. Gak cuma pandai ngajarin, Pak Ardi juga punya cara unik buat membuat suasana kelas jadi asik. Rani yang awalnya cuma pengen dapetin nilai bagus, tiba-tiba merasa ada sesuatu yang lebih di balik tatapan dosennya itu. Teman-temannya, seperti Cinta yang selalu kocak dan Dika yang suka isengin, mulai nyenggol-nyenggol Rani soal hubungan yang makin dekat dengan Pak Ardi. Gak disangka, perasaan yang awalnya cuma sekedar rasa kagum berubah jadi sesuatu yang lebih serius. Apalagi, Pak Ardi ternyata juga punya perasaan yang sama, meski mereka harus hati-hati dengan status mereka yang berbeda—dosen dan mahasiswa. Di tengah kehebohan dunia kampus dan hidup yang penuh tawa dan drama, Rani harus memutuskan apakah dia siap menghadapi cinta yang datang dari tempat yang gak terduga. Dengan bantuan teman-temannya yang kocak dan penuh ide gila, Rani dan Pak Ardi mencoba menjalani hubungan mereka tanpa diketahui banyak orang, sambil menghadapi segala tantangan yang datang. "Mas Dosen, I Love You" adalah kisah penuh tawa, romansa, dan cerita cinta yang tumbuh di tengah dunia kuliah yang seru dan penuh kejutan.

Umuwi si Aria sa Pilipinas matapos ng ilang taong pamamalagi sa United States. Hindi naman siya nahirapan dahil dito rin nakatira sa Pilipinas ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan. Naging maayos at payapa ang buhay niya rito. Hanggang sa makilala niya ang binatang si Jackson Kang na isang sikat na aktor, labis ang paghanga ng matalik na kaibigan ni Aria dito, at biglang napasok ang dalaga sa magulong buhay na ginagalawan ng binata. Naging maayos ang turingan at samahan ng dalawa, ngunit kagaya ng ibang kwento lahat ay may hangganan. Dalawang taong nagmamahalan na pinaglayo ng panahon. Mga pusong nabalot ng sakit at galit. Sakit ng nakaraan ay magbabalik. Magkakaroon pa kaya ng puwang sa puso ni Jackson ang dalagang una niyang minahal? Magkakaroon pa kaya ng pag-asa ang naudlot na pagmamahalan? Magiging happy ending ba para sa kanila o magiging huli na ang lahat?

Tumakas ang kakambal ni Abella sa nalalapit nitong kasal upang sundan ang lalaking tinitibok ng kanyang puso. Dahil do'n ay siya ang pumalit dito. Makakaya kaya nitong ibigin ang lalaki? O, gaya ng kanyang kakambal ay susundin nito ang tinitibok ng kanyang puso?

Ciara Lewis suffered an indescribable pain in her heart when her parents broke her soul into a million pieces. They promised to go with her every step of the way but ended up imposing the worst pain she could ever imagine. Her father abandoned them to be with his mistress, the reason her mother suffered depression and took her own life. At the thought that she couldn’t move forward, she found a light with the help of Zachary Denver Ford. An intelligent guy and blessed with so many opportunities. Ciara and Denver fell in love and were undoubtedly happy in their relationship. Ciara thought the heavens had sent Denver to cover up the pain she endured in her heart, but she was wrong.  Denver got bumped between her and a massive opportunity that could offer them the best future. When he chased his dreams, Ciara felt rejected and her life went upside down. Denver promised to win her back, but EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED to the extent that he wished he had never left.

Knowing someone who used to be your friend for so long is a blessing for everyone, yet, it's painful somehow. A friend who can rely and cry on you when they needed you the most, yet, they are not there for you when you needed them.

Julian Ziegler betrays his and Willow Harper's four-year marriage. He pursues his true love like mad, wanting to make up for the regrets he experienced in his youth. Willow loves him deeply and tries her best to win him back. However, he wraps an arm around his true love and mocks her. "You're the furthest thing from a woman I've ever seen, Willow! I can't even get it up when I look at your icy face!" Willow's heart dies at his words. She no longer clings to him and leaves, not wanting to embarrass herself further. … Julian doesn't recognize Willow when they meet again. She sheds her strong, domineering façade, revealing a softer, more affectionate side. Countless big shots pursue her—even the most powerful man in the city smiles only for her. Julian loses his mind! He loiters outside her door every night, giving her checks and expensive jewelry. If possible, he would dig out his heart for her. When others are curious about their relationship, Willow merely smiles indifferently. "Mr. Ziegler is just a passing chapter in the book of my life."

Donovan Du Pont is not your typical rich boy toy from a wealthy family. He has big dreams and goals with his life. What he wants most of all is to break away from the mundane everday uptight lifestyle he has grown up in. Everyday it's piano lessons, dance classes, tutoring in the highest mathematics, sciences, language arts, and more. His family counts on him to carry on their legacy and get into John Hopkins to become a world-renowned surgeon. But what happens when you add in you add falling for the unattainable? What happens when the ones you trust the most cut you deepest. Some pains you never get over and you never see coming.

If I say define love then there will be different options definition and meaning of this word. But in this story, this love is not about attraction or physical needs it is more about the emotional need. The need of trusting someone with your life , the need of assuring yourself that someone is always there for you. Darsh Singhania is a billionaire businessman who got tired of the bond of sacred matrimony, in an accidental marriage. Sanjana Singh who is craving family love since childhood, as an orphan was deprived of this kind of affection Stood by you is the story of two persons who belong to different backgrounds and different pasts still how they Stood by each other to face the challenges of life

Carl Larson's intern is about to die, and her only wish is for him to sleep with her once. I disagree, and he says I'm petty. "It's just a one-time thing. She's about to die! Why do you have to assume I'm up to something dirty?" Is that so? I've seen them together more than once, though. I later agree, and he's relieved… until he sees me lying on his operation table for an abortion. He widens his eyes in disbelief. "What are you doing here?" I smile. I want him to murder his child. I want him to regret this for life.