the unfinished bridge

One steamy night full of lust. One mistake never expected.” After a night of heavy drinking and clubbing with friends on a vacation in L.A, Miranda Rose found herself waking up completely naked beside the world-famous Satellite Patrol lead vocalist, Hugo Saint Clare. She woke up with no memories of how she had sex with the handsome crooner. Realizing that she gave up her virginity to the charming vocalist, she felt ashamed of herself for things that she doesn’t know what she could have done with Hugo during their steamy and drunken one-night-stand. Out of embarrassment and blurry details, she tried to push that event out of her head by moving on. She kept everything to herself knowing the global fanbase that the band has and how possessive his fans are when it comes to issues. Miranda didn’t want to ruin Hugo Saintclare’s career and remained silent trying to forget about what happened that sinful night. Seven years later, fate plays with her and Hugo, they end up meeting each other again by accident. Knowing how things ended when she left his hotel room seven years ago, she was scared of the possible changes this will cause in her life together with Benedict. Will there be a second chance for something they had, now that they have crossed each other's paths for the second time, or will it remain as something that is beautifully unfinished? 

At 29, Zoe Xu died in a fatal car crash. In her last moments, she saw her husband Hugh Pei hugging Lila Wei—his "true love"—and learned of her family’s bankruptcy. This became the cruel end to her marriage, which had started as a business alliance.​ But fate reset her life. Zoe woke up three months into her marriage, still unbroken by Hugh’s emotional neglect and clinging to a faint hope for their relationship. This time, the proud City A heiress refused to submit. She ignored Hugh’s coldness, handed him divorce papers first, and focused on reclaiming her family’s losses—her past love and hatred now gone.​ Yet things shifted. Hugh, who once treated home like a hotel, started returning on time and brought her hot coffee during late work nights. His odd behavior unsettled Zoe: was it the butterfly effect of her rebirth, or a new plot?​ A surprise waited at "Encounter Café": Lila Wei, whom Hugh cherished, worked there, smiling brightly. But Zoe saw pure innocence in Lila’s eyes—maybe this "true love" never knew she was a "weapon" against Zoe. As Hugh and Lila fell in love again, Zoe wondered: is revenge the only way?​ From endurance to strength, Zoe regained her family’s honor in business while untangling her emotions. Hugh’s late affection, Lila’s innocence, and her own self-discovery wove a complex web. She finally understood: rebirth isn’t about hatred, but choice—drown in the past, or chase a future that’s hers.​ This is a story of female awakening: when marriage’s illusion and the "perfect rival’s" halo break, a battle for self begins. Amid the city’s neon, two growing souls collide, bringing sweet-anguish emotional chess, a satisfying comeback, and courage to rebuild from ruins.​ This urban romance—mixing second chances, strong leads, and real reflections—will pull you in. Life has no true do-overs, but we always hold the power to rewrite our endings.

An ancient war between humans and fae brought a terrible Curse to the land. Now the only two who can end the Curse are an untried young woman and an exiled warrior. They must battle High Fae, Deathsworn, and an immortal evil that threatens to devour the whole world… DINDI can't do anything right, maybe because she spends more time dancing with pixies than doing her chores. She dreams of becoming a Tavaedi, one of the powerful warrior-dancers whose secret magics are revealed only to those who pass a mysterious Test during the Initiation ceremony. No-one in Dindi's clan has ever passed the Test for magic. Her grandmother died trying. But Dindi has a plan. KAVIO is the most powerful warrior-dancer in Faearth, but when he is exiled from the tribehold for a crime he didn't commit, he decides to shed his old life. If roving cannibals and hexers don't kill him first, this is his chance to escape the shadow of his father's wars and his mother's curse. But when he rescues a young Initiate girl, he finds himself drawn into as deadly a plot as any he left behind. He must decide whether to walk away or fight for her....

Dr. Zayne Li has a secret. Three years ago, the renowned cardiologist stumbled upon an impossible ice cave in the forest outside Linkon City. What he found inside changed everything—a portal to a nightmare realm where monsters hunt humans, where the laws of reality bend and break, and where survival means becoming something you never thought you could be. He barely escaped. And he's spent every day since sealing that cave, ensuring no one else suffers the same fate. Until Hunter Nana Wang follows him one night.Curious, reckless, and too brave for her own good, Nana is Linkon City's strongest hunter—trained to fight Wanderers, not the impossible creatures that exist beyond dimensions. When a surprise attack shatters Zayne's carefully maintained seal, both of them are pulled through the portal into Avalon: a broken city suspended between life and death, where demons, vampires, and hybrids hunt the few remaining humans. Separated by the portal's cruel logic, Nana wakes in an abandoned classroom with no weapons, no backup, and no idea how to survive. Within minutes, she's being hunted. Within hours, she's convinced she's going to die. Then she meets Mina—a survivor who's been trapped in Avalon for a month, who teaches Nana that the only way to escape this nightmare is to become a nightmare yourself.As Nana learns to fight creatures that shouldn't exist, as she loses people she comes to love, as she grows harder and stronger and more desperate, one thought keeps her going: Find Zayne. Escape together. Survive. But Zayne is fighting his own battle, alone in a realm where he's already spent three years learning to be a killer. And when they finally reunite, they discover that Avalon has one rule that changes everything: The only way out appears once a year, during the blood moon cycle, when thousands of vampires wake and hunt. And anyone bitten transforms instantly. One portal. One chance. Two people who love each other enough to sacrifice everything. In Avalon, love isn't just about living together. Sometimes it's about choosing who gets to live at all.

Evelyn terikat dalam pernikahan kontrak dengan Ethan–pangeran dingin yang misterius dan terbuang dari garis tahta. Awalnya, semua hanya soal kesepakatan: politik, perlindungan, dan kekuasaan. Namun istana Salaryn bukan tempat untuk kesepakatan sederhana. Intrik, pengkhianatan, dan organisasi gelap mengintai di setiap sudut. Bersama Ethan, Evelyn harus menapaki jalan penuh darah yang bisa menelan keluarga, masa depan, bahkan hidup mereka sendiri. Di tengah permainan berbahaya itu, Evelyn menemukan sesuatu yang tak pernah ia rencanakan: cinta yang tumbuh di balik dinginnya tatapan sang pangeran. Cinta yang bisa jadi kekuatan… atau justru kelemahan terbesar mereka. *** Evelyn never chose this world. After a twist of fate, she awakens inside the kingdom of Salaryn–trapped within a tale of betrayal, poisoned thrones, and blood–stained crowns. To survive, she must step into the cruel game of nobles and shadows. Beside her stands Ethan, the fallen heir whose name alone sparks fear and loyalty. What began as a reluctant partnership slowly forges into a bond unshaken by conspiracies, political wars, and vengeance from both the living and the dead. But in Salaryn, every love is tested by betrayal, and every destiny demands a price. Together, Ethan and Evelyn must face the bridge of destiny–where one misstep could cost them not only the throne, but their very lives. A stranger trapped in a cursed kingdom. A fallen heir drowning in blood. Together, they defy destiny. Two broken souls, finding love in a kingdom that wants them destroyed.

Giuliana was born in Siena, Italy. At the age of 4 her father gave her a box of markers. She immediately began to doodle stories on the house walls. After a few weeks of repainting they finally gave her paper as well. She has not stopped writing since. She calls home Whidbey Island where she settled in 2001, after globetrotting and teaching Italian in exotic places as far as Japan. She holds a Classic Italian Literature and Philosophy degree with a minor in English still laced with a Chianti-infused accent. She speaks fluent Spanish, has forgotten most of her French and holds tightly to her Japanese, mostly by eating sushi every chance she gets. She shares a yellow cottage on the island with her husband, 2 children and 2 cats, a vegetable garden and a fig tree named Federico. Every residual free minute of her life is spent working on Book Three. www.giulianasica.com In this compelling and hauntingly vivid novel, Porzia Amard, an epicurean globetrotter, has left her French-Italian roots and her beloved wine-making family behind in Tuscany to pursue her journalistic studies in the USA, eventually settling in Florida; Pensacola, to be exact, where hurricanes abound. And it is on the forceful tail end of one such hurricane that her life suddenly takes a mystical turn and the story begins. When she unexpectedly inherits the legacy of unusual powers at her beloved grandmother’s deathbed, she embarks on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery. From the winding hills of Tuscany to the perilous landscape of South Australia and salt-scented beaches of western Florida, Porzia abandons the straightforward path after a past life regression introduces a distant soul mate, revealing a love so intense it has resisted the tarnishing of time. Porzia loves food, but would rather eat than cook. Her minimalistic choices of friends give us an insight on her aberration for large crowds while her selective palate, often used in her mouthwatering culinary and gem-wine-searching escapades tell us she won’t compromise. Stubborn, beautiful yet goofy she doesn’t believe herself capable of accepting the legacy of powers her paternal grandmother has bestowed upon her. Her colorful, yet genuinely blunt comments give us vivid description of her morals, ethics, dreams and hopes and make her irresistible to the eyes of one special man. Narrated in vibrant prose, infused with mouthwatering aromas of delicious recipes paired with inebriating wines Porzia’s life intertwines with mystical characters. She finds herself embroiled in a world of esoteric secrets and swept in a heated passion with famed off-road racer Gabe Miller. This unique and extraordinary novel is an irresistible recipe for lovers of romance, wine, and the mystical realm. This book promises freedom from earthly boundaries; it blurs the lines between safety and the unconventional; between love and fear, between us and the gods.

A DESPERATE GIRL... Dindi can't do anything right, maybe because she spends more time dancing with pixies than doing her chores. Her clan hopes to marry her off and settle her down, but she dreams of becoming a Tavaedi, one of the powerful warrior-dancers whose secret magics are revealed only to those who pass a mysterious Test during the Initiation ceremony. The problem? No-one in Dindi's clan has ever passed the Test. AN EXILED WARRIOR... The Unfinished Song is created by Tara Maya, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The story follows Benedict, aka Ben, a gifted but hesitant dancer who has long buried his passion beneath the weight of family expectations and societal judgment. Everything changes when he enters KPT University and crosses paths with Park Daniel, a campus legend and a force of nature in the world of dance. Daniel storms into Ben’s life like a whirlwind, bringing chaos, laughter, and an awakening that Ben never expected. Alongside new friends: sharp-witted Terrence, free-spirited Kai, and the grounded Sean, Ben is swept into the eye of the National Dance Competition, a high-stakes event that throws their lives into beautiful disarray. Amid rehearsals, rivalries, and emotional upheavals, Ben embarks on a transformative journey of self-discovery, love, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship. ***** It is a heartfelt, slow-burning journey of friendship, self-discovery, and first love. What begins quietly with five students finding their rhythm soon crescendos into laughter, rivalry, and romance. DISCLAIMER This story is a work of fiction. While it is set in Seoul, South Korea, all characters, competitions, institutions, and most places mentioned are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. I am not Korean, but I have done my best to research and portray the setting with care and respect. That said, I may not capture every detail perfectly. If you are a native Korean reader and notice any cultural or factual inaccuracies, I would greatly appreciate your guidance so that I can make the necessary corrections. Your insight will help me improve both this story and my writing. Thank you. This story includes homosexual romance as a central theme. If this is not to your taste, you are welcome to skip it. I kindly ask that readers refrain from leaving unnecessary, hateful comments and instead respect the story and the community.

The Tale of the Unfinished Wall: Shadows of the Horizon ​ ​"Some walls aren't built of stone; they are constructed from unfinished dreams and silent screams." ​Deep within the misty valleys of the Himalayas and the haunting ruins of Kakrebihar, lies a secret the world has long forgotten. Amri is a soul trapped between a brutal destiny and the 'Unfinished Wall'—a barrier that stands not just between his village and the world, but between his survival and his ultimate downfall. ​As the clock strikes midnight, the echoes of the past begin to bleed into the present. Is the wall a physical curse, or is it a psychological prison built by the ghosts of those who failed to cross it? ​In this epic saga of over 50,000 words, experience a journey of struggle, self-realization, and the terrifying truth hidden beyond the horizon. Where every brick tells a story, and every shadow hides a betrayal.

"Fake realities will create fake humans." - Philip K. Dick. A group of college students get mysteriously trapped in a virtual world being reborn without memories of their previous lives. After regaining his memories as Mado, Jaden Inferno embarks on a grand journey in the massive world of Lacrima. While venturing through the Realm, Jaden discovers new secrets, and unfolds new mysteries as he reunites with his former classmates, and faces new foes along the way. ********DESCLAIMER******** This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. • New chapter every week. • WARNING: Some scenes contains strong language. ● SABERTOOTH. All Rights Reserved