Maruja's Desire

Her voice, a trembling melody, A plea for mercy, for she knew, someday, The dream's embrace would fade away, Leaving us both in disarray. "Let go, my love, and break these chains, For love in dreams brings naught but pains, A fleeting joy, a transient bliss, That leaves behind an endless abyss."

The whisper of old trees announced the approaching end, and the cold wind inexorably carried away tears from people's eyes. The peaceful radiance of the strong sun was already leaving this scorched earth, leaving it in the arms of desiccated despondency.

The endless sea, broken into small drops, pours over my face. I feel every drop enveloping me like a gentle ghost, plunging into my madness. My thoughts are a bizarre dance of whirlwinds that never subside.

Carol and Kat are a couple. So are Brynn and Jenny. The couples share a place and get along quite well… with one small problem: Brynn would rather be with Kat instead of Jenny. With Jenny and Carol planning out-of-town trips for work and family-related matters, all Brynn has to do is make sure they don’t return. Ever.

Nearly 30 years after they met, McKenna starts a new job where Rosemarie works—the same woman who once cruelly rejected her. Though hesitant, McKenna reveals who she is, and they form an uneasy truce. When McKenna mentions apartment hunting, Rosemarie invites her to move in, claiming it’s to help her save money. But Rosemarie’s motives aren’t as kind as they seem—she has other plans in mind.

A modern girl, a child of the age of sarcasm, cynicism, and memes, accidentally finds herself in a real medieval setting at the height of religious wars. But Anzhelika isn’t one to despair, and by the way, now the noble Sultan Salah ad-Din, who has intrigued her since her school years, is very close by...

Two police officers investigate a case about a sect of crazy fanatics.

Her training as an enchantress is not even half complete. Her job is to kill monsters. She travels alone in a barbarian land, recently conquered by her compatriots. Her path does not promise to be easy, but she does not intend to retreat.

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