He's the King of Pop - flawless in public, falling apart in private. At the height of his fame, Michael Jackson is drowning in the chaos of fame: drugs, betrayal, and the crushing weight of the image he's been forced to wear. Behind the lights, he seeks escape in an affair with Vanity - a brilliant, troubled singer who knows exactly what it means to be adored, consumed, and discarded. Their connection is intense, reckless, and far too real. But as their bond deepens, the lies around them tighten. A young actress plays the role of his perfect partner. Executives, bodyguards, and hangers-on keep secrets that could destroy them both. And at the center of it all is the House: a glittering, dangerous playground where pleasure hides poison - and nobody walks out clean. Set in 1980s Hollywood, House of Balloons is a story of love, addiction, control, and what it means to be truly seen when the whole world is watching.

ʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʟᴇss ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴀʟʟs ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʜᴏᴘᴇʟᴇss ɢɪʀʟ ʙᴜᴛ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᴅᴏᴇs sʜᴇ ᵏⁿᵒʷ sʜᴇ's ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᴛʜᴇ ʷᵒʳˡᵈˢ ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ɢᴀɴɢᴛᴀ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ʷⁱᵗʰ sʜᴇ's ʷᵃʳⁿᵉᵈ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢs ʷⁱᵗʰ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. ♡𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌♡ ➪𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘚𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘶 ➪𝘈𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘺𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘦 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 ➪𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 ☽𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈 𝖻𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝖾☽ - 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹. 𝘈𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦...

After falling in love with a younger and much less successful man, can Yiwen convince herself and her parents to accept him into their wealthy family? ***** When Yiwen Wang suddenly finds herself 30 and single, she lets her well-meaning best friend talk her into a blind date with the handsome Zi'an Li. And not only is he plucked straight out of a movie screen, his witty banter over dinner also convinces Yiwen he's exactly the type to make her toes curl. Yet, by some wicked twist of fate, he's five years younger than her and has no house, car, or stable, high-paying job. So how is she ever going to convince herself and her parents that he's the right choice? Especially when her new, attractive boss makes it very clear that he's interested in her? [[1st Place, Flower Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[1st Place, The Golden Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]