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Seorang siswi mati. Bunuh diri. Siaran live Instagram-nya saat gantung diri di ruang kelas menjadi viral. Benarkah sesederhana itu? Benarkah kejadiannya seperti yang terlihat? Karen tidak percaya. Anne tidak bunuh diri. Anne tidak mungkin bunuh diri. Namun, punya kuasa apa dia? Satu orang melawan ribuan orang yang mengatakan sebaliknya?

Berpura-pura menjadi korban, itulah yang dilakukan tiga sahabat demi menyingkirkan musuh mereka. Video tindak kekerasan yang mereka alami menjadi viral. Mereka mencecap ketenaran, kemudian terhanyut di dalamya. Media sosial dan simpati netizen menjadi candu. Intensitas permainan semakin brutal, nyawa mereka menjadi taruhan. Netizen menginginkan sesuatu yang dramatis. Akhir yang tragis. Saat itulah mereka menyadari satu hal: benarkah mereka bukan korban?

|| a featured story || After the tragic death of her boyfriend, Rose flees to a cabin in the wild to mend her broken heart. It's there she meets Sebastian, her new neighbour with eyes like a black hole: vast enough to hold thousands of secrets. Rose spends their short time together trying to unravel him, and learns that the only way to heal a broken heart is to fall in love with someone new. Featured on: November 13, 2017. Completed on: May 10, 2018. Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved RANKS: #1 in Short Story (Feb 6, 2019)

|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018

When Helena finds a phone on the night train, she decides to text the first number in the list of contacts in order to figure out who it belongs to. ***** Helena Santos hasn't had the easiest life. At twenty-one, she's the legal guardian of her teenage sister, in the final year of her nursing degree, and working night shifts at her small-town's local bar. And things get a lot more complicated when she finds a phone on the train home and decides to text the first number in the list of contacts, in hopes of tracking down its owner. That contact? Adam Bauer; the charismatic, sweet, and refreshingly honest older brother of the person who lost their phone. As the two continue talking, they can't ignore the chemistry and growing feelings between them, but life is never that simple. To make things work, Helena and Adam need to juggle a troubled sister, a meddlesome ex-boyfriend, and one fat lawsuit - all intent on keeping them apart. [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains swearing, mature themes, and sexual content.

|| Available in book stores!! || watty award 2017 winner! || Becca's life takes a thrilling turn when she pretends to date Brett Wells, the most popular boy in school. Becca Hart is determined to coast her way through her senior year at Eastwood High School. Counting down the days until graduation had become her crutch. Her plans come to a screeching halt one afternoon when she ends up sharing a spontaneous kiss with Brett Wells, who's known for being captain of the football team and an all-around good guy. Their "love" spreads like fire and their fake relationship begins. But the two quickly learn that just because it started off fake, doesn't mean it won't become very real. ___________________________________________ Highest Rank in Teen Fiction: #1 - June 24, 2017. Featured in Teen Fiction: August 1, 2017. Watty Award 2017 Winner for Riveting Reads: September 29, 2017 Completed on: September 18, 2017. ___________________________________________ This story was originally published by myself on the Episode Interactive App as RIVALS. However, the story and the sequel have now been taken down. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved 2017 Cover: Designed by Corina Lupp and drawn by Jordi Labanda.

Mencuri umpan bola dari lawan? Itu sih gampang! Mencuri mangga tetangga sebelah? Duh, cetek banget. Tapi mencuri perhatian Dila? Delo harus mati-matian jungkir balik supaya cewek itu bisa meliriknya barang sedetik saja. Orang bilang, balikan dengan mantan itu sama seperti membuka kembali buku yang pernah dibaca. Mau sampai kapan pun, endingnya bakalan tetap sama. Tapi demi Dila, Delo akan mengubah akhir dari buku tersebut. Buku yang pernah mereka berdua baca bersama beberapa waktu yang lalu. *** credit cover: Pinterest

[TELAH DITERBITKAN oleh Penerbit Grasindo, 2017. Tersedia di Gramedia] - the first nine chapter's still available for preview - "Kamu selalu berkata kalau aku ini bintang yang paling terang. Bintang yang memberi kamu inspirasi saat otakmu buntu mencari lirik lagu. Juga bintang yang menjadi tempatmu menumpukan harapan saat seluruh dunia membuatmu kecewa. Tapi kamu salah, Raffa. Buatku, kamu lah bintang itu. Kamu lah bintang yang menuntunku melewati titian kecil bertepi jurang. Kamu bintang yang meraih tanganku dan menggenggamnya erat, membawaku terbang ke langit malam saat seluruh dunia membuatku kecewa. Kamu lah bintang yang membuatku bertahan, menguatkanku, menunjukkan jalanku. Lalu apa yang harus ku lakukan saat kamu-satu-satunya penunjuk arahku-menghilang? Aku butuh kamu, Raf. Aku masih butuh kamu." © 2015 by elcessa All Rights Reserved.