the lipstick killer

Xaviera Hanske, gadis berusia 17 tahun yang terlahir dari keluarga kaya raya. Hidupnya sempurna dengan fasilitas mewah dan keluarga yang harmonis. Namun, semua berubah saat perjodohan yang tidak ia inginkan datang menghampiri. Ian, guru matematika killer di sekolahnya, ternyata adalah pria pilihan orangtuanya. Seorang pria dingin dan kaku yang bahkan tidak pernah menunjukkan kehangatan sedikitpun padanya. Xaviera semakin frustasi karena nilai matematikanya yang selalu di bawah rata-rata justru membuat ia harus lebih sering berinteraksi dengan calon suaminya itu. Di tengah keresahannya menghadapi perjodohan, muncul sosok Felix - kapten tim basket sekolah yang tampan dan pintar. Kedekatan mereka sebagai teman sekelas perlahan mulai menumbuhkan perasaan lain di hati Xaviera. Felix yang gentle, perhatian, dan pengertian sangat berbeda dengan Ian yang seolah menganggap pernikahan hanya sebagai formalitas belaka. Xaviera terjebak dalam dilema. Di satu sisi, ia tidak bisa menolak perjodohan yang sudah diatur keluarganya. Di sisi lain, hatinya mulai tertarik pada Felix yang selalu ada untuknya. Sementara Ian, meski akan menjadi suaminya, tetap memperlakukannya dengan dingin bahkan di sekolah. Akankah Xaviera memberontak demi cintanya pada Felix? Atau dia akan pasrah menerima takdirnya menikah dengan Ian? Bagaimana ia mengatasi perasaannya yang semakin rumit seiring berjalannya waktu?

"Are you the hunter, or the hunted?" Aria Strong, codename Spider, is a killer raised by the Black Dahlia mafia group. When she is tasked with assassinating Cyrrus Lied, the rich billionaire with a perfect image, she infiltrates his company and attempts to seduce him — only to find he is all too eager to comply. But the more she gets to know him, the less she understands. Who is he really? What darkness is he hiding underneath that sunny smile? Aria tightens the net around him, but what she doesn't know is that he has her right in his trap...

As Katrina walks down the aisle to marry Aaron, the man once married to her late sister, she finds herself torn between her desire for revenge and her growing emotions for him. Convinced that Aaron was involved in her sister's death, Katrina sets out to destroy him, only to find that his kindness and affection towards her are breaking down her defenses. Struggling to keep her emotions in check, Katrina is forced to confront the truth about her sister's death and the man she has come to love. Can she overcome her past, or will her thirst for revenge be the downfall of them both? Get ready for a heart-pumping and emotional ride, as Katrina navigates the murky waters of love, loss, and retribution.

Rania tidak menyangka jika dirinya harus menjalin hubungan rahasia dengan seorang lelaki yang selama ini dia benci. Bos killer yang setiap hari selalu mencari gara-gara kepadanya, kini justru malah menjadi pacar rahasianya akibat sebuah insiden yang melibatkan dirinya. Pertemuan yang diawali karena ketidaksengajaan hingga membuat keduanya sampai terlibat pertengkaran di dalam cafe, membuat Reynald menaruh rasa dendam kepada Rania. Takdir mempertemukan mereka kembali saat Reynald sedang menghadiri acara meeting di kantornya dan melihat ada Rania di ruang meeting tersebut. Setiap hari Reynald sengaja mengerjai Rania untuk membalaskan dendamnya. Bagaimanakah kisah Reynald dan Rania? Insiden apakah yang mereka alami hingga membuat keduanya terlibat dalam sebuah hubungan yang dirahasiakan?

Tiba-tiba dua hari lagi Nadira harus menikah dengan Anand, laki-laki yang sudah lama dijodohkan dengannya karena ibu Anand kritis. Tak pernah bertemu sebelumnya, Nadira meminta foto Anand pada Triana, sahabatnya yang kebetulan adik sepupu Anand. Dari sini kesalahpahaman terjadi, Nadira semakin tak sudi bertemu karena Anand di foto jelek, tua, dan hitam, sangat berbeda dengan Nadira yang cantik dan Mahasiswi pujaan banyak laki-laki di kampus. Dia tidak hadir bahkan di acara ijab kabul. Empat bulan berlalu, takdir mempertemukan keduanya. Anand langsung mengenalinya, berbeda dengan Nadira. Bagaimana kisah mereka selanjutnya?

Belinda dituntut keluarga angkatnya menikah secepatnya karena kakak tiri dan semua saudara sepupu telah menikah, walaupun dirinya masih kuliah. Selain itu, alasan utama tuntutan itu adalah keluarga angkatnya sangat membencinya dan tidak ingin merawatnya lagi. Di hari pertama kuliah semester lima, Belinda membuat masalah pada Brandon yang bertemperamen buruk, sehingga membuat hubungan mereka di kampus sebagai dosen dan mahasiswi musuh bebuyutan. Namun, siapa sangka Brandon akhirnya ingin menikahi Belinda karena nyawa sang ibu kandung Brandon dalam bahaya, yang selama bertahun-tahun disembunyikan di rumah sakit terpencil dan hanya orang tertentu yang bisa mengakses rumah sakit itu. Kebetulan selama ini yang sukarela merawat ibu Brandon adalah Belinda. Mengetahui mahasiswinya sendiri sekaligus gadis yang paling dibencinya adalah penyelamat ibunya, Brandon memutuskan menikahi Belinda. Selain itu, tujuannya ingin menikah Belinda karena ingin menghindari perjodohan tidak diinginkannya. Awalnya Belinda tidak ingin menikahi Brandon karena sikap Brandon keterlaluan, kini terpaksa melakukannya demi mendapatkan keuntungan yang diberikan Brandon. Namun, Belinda tidak ingin pernikahan mereka tersebar luas di kampus maupun media sosial. Baik Belinda maupun Brandon terpaksa melakukan pernikahan sandiwara. Hubungan mereka yang penuh rasa benci sejak pertemuan pertama mereka, bagaimana caranya agar mereka saling jatuh cinta satu sama lain? Siapakah orang yang mengincar nyawa ibu Brandon?

He hates her so much. He wants her to pay, but why kill her when he can play the long game? He is the predator, and she's the prey. Or, so he thought. * Damian meticulously leads a double life— an affluent billionaire on the outside and a well-aged lycan on the inside. He has been in concealment since the treacherous murder of his Luna years ago. Damian remains haunted by the depth of the betrayal. His pent-up rage is reignited when Ishtar comes along, an ordinary human who bears the face of the traitor who murdered his mate. A doppelganger of the lycan who orchestrated the ruin of his pack in the past. Not only is he surprised by Ishtar's audacity, but his inactive wolf rages for the first time in a long while, claiming she is the answer. The little human crashes down his high walls, torturing him with memories of the past. Just as he suspects, Ishtar is connected to his past and is the key to relieving him of the excruciating weight he bears. There's a tinge of passion beneath the hard-surfaced hate, and it intensifies the more he tries to quench the fire. # Ishtar has spent years of her life on the street, being a petty thief, since she left the orphanage at eighteen. Everything changes when she bumps into Damian and assaults him. She falls into his world without being aware of his end game and identity. She is the old soul's plaything and his last chance at redemption. Her assumptions about herself become a sham when she's open to the world of supernaturals. Humans are not built to last, but there's more to this one. What happens when Ishtar isn't the only doppelganger around? Who stops the past from burning into existence again?

"Pick up…. pick up… please" When the call did not get through, I burst into tears. The killer was now banging the door violently. “Inspector Kenneth speaking” Uncle Ken’s voice came through and right at the same the killer made a whole in the door by his continuous banging. "Uncle Ken, he's here, he is going to kill me…." I stated this in a panicked, horrified tone. “Zara, darling, we were going to have some fun why did you called the police?” he said in a cold tone bringing out his silvery knife. A shudder rushed down the spine. However, I maintained my composure. "You are over now," I said, trying to mask my terror. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, not yet…." He answered and raced towards me. What happens next???

Sarah Killian is not your average thirty-year-old single woman. Foul-mouthed, mean-spirited, and a text-book-case loner. Also, she is a Professional Serial Killer. But a wrench is thrown into the clockwork of Sarah's comfortable lifestyle when, on her latest assignment, she is forced to take on an apprentice, Bethany—a bubbly, perky, blonde with a severe case of verbal-vomit. In short, Bethany is everything Sarah is not. Will Sarah be able to adjust and work with her new apprentice, or will she break her contract with T.H.E.M. and murder the buxom bimbo? ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Life was like a long thread, and the knot in it was a new beginning. Three lives. Three stories. But one shared fate. Ethan Lopez's life unraveled when he was accused of murdering Kaylee Anderson. On the day he was inaugurated as the CEO of Lopez Food Company, the murder occurred in Dylan Gabriel's penthouse, The Opulent Height. As the police continued their investigation, Ethan found himself targeted again, this time for kidnapping. This marked the beginning of the downfall of Lopez Food Company, benefiting their rival, Delish Delight Company. All evidence and leads pointed to Ethan until a new name emerged in the case: Blair Anderson, a seemingly ordinary baker at Lopez Food Company. Disclamer: R18+ This story may contain strong language, expletives, and mature content for adult readers, including themes of violence. It is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places, or events is coincidental. This story is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, religion, or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Readers discretion is advised.