Estrella Rose

Hello, my sweet estrellitas! The jokes are over! For real, this time. Chapter 28 of the book "The Criminal Diaries" lets us enter the so-called hell’s kitchen, and the main course is our impeccable knights, who did not break into the villain’s house by kicking down all the doors, but were dragged in like some kind of cargo (yes, they miscalculated it a bit). The cargo that is successfully received by our antagonist, who is excited by the opportunity to taste so much fresh blood. Seeing this cargo, the lead character is horrified at the thought that all these fools have led themselves right into a trap. He also panics because he does not know what to do with his gang, which is surrounded from all sides, and how to protect the guys from those who are not going to let them go. The situation is catastrophic, hopeless… The myth of their invincibility crumbles, no matter how skilfully they wave their arms and legs. Meanwhile, the lead character’s girlfriend is also not in the best position. She loses hope of escaping captivity when she is left alone with a dangerous and merciless enemy, from which no one has ever escaped alive and unharmed. Is this really the end? Was the guys’ sacrifice not worth it? Are they all doomed to inevitable defeat? Will the antagonist of this book become the first one in the entire series' history to win over the lead character in this battle? After which the winner will not obviously remain the same!
          
          By the way, I’m happy to announce that I will be publishing not one chapter, but TWO in honor of my upcoming birthday this week! Today, one chapter will be released, and the next one (or a part of it) will be available this Sunday, December 7. That's how I continue my tradition of posting something on this day. I also plan to release one of my soundtracks for a fully published book from my series.
          
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The tension in Chapter 27 of "The Criminal Diaries" grows at a geometric rate because the characters are dragged into such reckless trouble they have never experienced in their entire lives. Our valiant, pretty-faced supermen are thinking so hard about how to enter the antagonist’s house like, “Hey, the guys are in the building!” even though they have no idea what to start from. However, they do not even need a plan because fate itself is "graciously" giving them a good kick and pushing them right into the heart of hell. But we know that our boys are not so easy – they spent a lot of time warming up their bones, stretching their fists, and sharpening their wit for good things. But will they manage to turn out to be strong enough when the number of enemies is much larger?
          
          Our lovely girls have turned on the “Hachiko mode” and are patiently waiting for news, while their friend still naively believes that a miracle can happen if she cries bitterly and begs the villains to let her go and not to do anything to her. And the lead male character… The character is in the middle of learning the truth about himself. About his father, about his real mother, about his birth, about how he involuntarily became the cause of the suffering of many people, who started to hate him with all their hearts. All the puzzle pieces make a horrifying picture, which is the reason why the blood in his veins runs cold. And the lead character will have to live with this truth somehow, in case he manages to escape the monster’s place. But his chances are very small because the antagonist is more determined than ever and no longer wants to postpone the moment he has been waiting for for more than twenty years. Will the lead character become the next victim of this bloodthirsty criminal, who may not get his punishment again and continue pretending to be an innocent lamb?
          
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Hello, my sweet estrellitas! I’m here to tell you about Chapter 26 of "The Criminal Diaries". Well, the truth about the antagonist’s identity has finally been revealed, and his connection to the lead male character is no longer a secret. But the truth does not become a reason to feel relief. The story steps into the darkest, heaviest, and most painful phase. The lead character is deeply shocked and refuses to believe that the antagonist could have revealed something like this. But the villain stands his ground. He is ready to tell everything. To share the story of a forbidden love that is directly connected with everything that is happening now, and explains how the lead character ended up linked to a man who once became a living nightmare for an entire city, but has not paid for what he did. And will he ever pay for his crimes? Sadly, this question remains unanswered.
          
          While the co-lead girls sit like on needles after asking their familiar captain police for help, and some evil people do unforgivable things against the lead character's girl's will, the co-lead men turn on the “Rescue Rangers” mode and rush to help their friend at full speed, wearing their long-forgotten superhero suits after wiping a thick layer of dust off them. Yes, just like that – no plan, no preparation, no idea where they are going or what they are about to get themselves into. They do not know if they will come back alive and unharmed, as they promised the girls. But helping their friends is a matter of honor. Despite the fear. Despite the anxiety. So, what will all of this lead to? Oh, you shouldn't know it yet!
          
          Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day!
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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This post is spontaneous, just a quick update to tell you about the new design of my accounts and books. If you have not noticed or did not know, I had the previous covers of my "Stronger Together" series for about two years or something like that. I first started thinking about updating the covers around a year ago, when I began preparing The Criminal Diaries for publication. So the replacement had been long overdue.
          
          Yes, I really loved the previous covers, but I feel like they have become kinda outdated. Not quite outdated… They just stopped matching the tone of the story. Too colorful and bright. So, that's why I needed something darker, moodier, more tense… I tried a lot of different things, searching for something that would make me act like 'whoa'. But I always ended up with something that did not work for me. However, when I started getting the videos for the book trailer for the newest book a few months before its release, I suddenly realized something – I could finally make my dream come true. A dream of creating movie-style covers. Inspired by posters for foreign films and TV series.
          
          There were many experiments. Some of them were amazing, but… I wanted the visuals to match. I wanted the characters to stand in similar poses. I wanted a sense of cohesion and unity. Unfortunately, I could not achieve that effect back then. The pictures looked beautiful but were completely different from one another. That did not satisfy me at all, though. But after I learned to work with an excellent AI tool, I got more possibilities. Thanks to that, I generated images that I instantly fell in love with a few days ago. After some light editing, I was like: “That's it! I want to use these! I want these for my book covers! I want to change everything!” And… I went for it.
          
          And now you can see the result. What do you think? Do you like this new design? Or do you prefer the previous covers? Or maybe you do not like any of it at all!
          
          Love, Estrella Rose.

Hello, my sweet estrellitas! You wanted action, you will get it. Chapter 25 from my book "The Criminal Diaries" gives you the first hints of some grand events that are about to begin soon. Though things start happening closer to the end of the chapter. In the beginning, the co-lead characters, suspecting nothing, discuss the information they managed to find out in the previous chapter and share their own theories about the connection between the main character and the antagonist, as well as the blocked memories. So many doubts, so many guesses, so many puzzle pieces... But one thing is clear – not everything in this story is what it seems. Every detail does matter. However, they put their thoughts about it aside for later, since they unexpectedly find out that the lead character went to the meeting with the antagonist all alone, without telling anyone. And now the co-lead male characters have to make a choice: either throw themselves willingly into a deadly trap, from which they will hardly escape without help, or stay where they are and miss the chance to stretch their bones, practice their combat skills, and make their tornado kicks perfect.
          
          Meanwhile, the lead character and the antagonist meet face to face. The first is all alone, unarmed... He can only rely on himself. The other may seem a little scary due to his unnerving calmness and the fact that he is acting as if he has already claimed victory over his enemy, to whom he is finally ready to reveal everything. Ready to make a full confession and share his story, which the lead character will probably not enjoy. The character who is prepared to fight for his own life and do his best to save his beloved girl. Although he is not sure if he can beat the pack of jackals that surround him from all sides and are ready to tear him apart at their leader’s command.
          
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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Hello, my sweet estrellitas! So, guys, it's time to publish Chapter 24 of "The Criminal Diaries" and tell you more about it, even though things happen very, very slowly. The co-lead characters have no idea what is going to happen soon and are just living their lives, waiting for any news about the lead character, who is still living her worst days in captivity, taken hostage by the terrible man. However, some characters manage to learn a little more information about him, which makes them make guesses about his connection to the lead character and certain events from the past. The events, which no one paid much attention to before, but which make them begin to suspect that this story did not actually start in Chapter 2, but much earlier. Way earlier.
          
          So, while his friends are busy playing detectives and trying to untangle the knot and fit the puzzle pieces together, the lead character is getting ready to risk his life and face the antagonist. Yes, he is definitely super nervous and scared at the thought that he is about to step into the fire. But he is not doing this for himself. He is doing this for his beloved girl. He wants to save her. He wants to confront his enemy face to face. He wants to understand why this man keeps ruining his life that has always been difficult psychologically and knowing which buttons he should press to have a powerful bomb exploded and wait for the countdown to the zero.
          
          Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day!
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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Hello, my sweet estrellitas! It took several days for the end of the suspense that began in the previous chapter of "The Criminal Diaries". So, not to waste time, the co-lead characters keep waiting for the bird to finally tap on the window to bring them at least some news in Chapter 23. And they also question the lead male character about what he is hiding from them and desperately trying to suppress within himself. In the end, even if it does not make him feel comfortable, the character eventually admits that he really feels like a part of him is missing, and his body seems to remember something and has lately been sending him some signs. The signs that it’s time. Time to understand why all his memories start with his teenage years. Besides, the unpleasant events he once told about in "The Secrets Hidden in the Scars" are just the tip of the iceberg. And the real darkness lies much deeper.
          
          However, the character saves all of this for later after he finally gets a real chance to learn about the antagonist’s motives and save his beloved girl, who is barely alive after all the torture and violence she has been put through. On the one hand, he is thrilled that he can return to his normal life soon. But on the other hand… He must make a difficult choice: either he faces the antagonist alone and risks his own skin, or he takes his friends with him and puts several lives under great risk, including his own. In the first case, he will likely fail – and he completely understands it. But in the second case, he would have to take responsibility for his friends – but he cannot do this to his closest people. What will the male lead character choose: to fight as a lonely wolf or ask his loyal pack for help? The answer is on the pages of the new chapter!
          
          Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day!
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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          Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-u_D7Jdn0

Hello, my sweet estrellitas! Chapter 22 of the book "The Criminal Diaries" that I published this week is not as epic and full as the previous chapters. I would say it’s a “relaxing” chapter, where the only important event is the meeting of the lead male character and the antagonist. And it does not give anything good to the character. It only provokes him again and tries to shake his fragile mind even more. Every time his friends try to fix his mind just a little, the antagonist – that nasty man – literally feels it and releases his “kraken,” scaring him, driving him crazy, and taking away any hope for just one little good thing. Meanwhile, the character's girlfriend has almost given up. Many days have passed, but nobody has come to take her out. Though how could anyone come if the antagonist is hiding her nobody knows where? The poor girl lives each day like it’s her last, comforting herself with dreams and memories that she shared with those she loves so much.
          
          But I want to notice that things are not easy for others, either. Let's talk, for example, about the co-lead male characters. They have, by the way, double responsibility. They have to do two things at the same time. Watch the male lead character so that he doesn’t break under the pressure of those who do not literally want him to be happy. And be a shoulder for the girls, who also cannot be forgotten. The girls worry about their friend, cry, and feel sad. They will definitely break down too if something else happens. The guys understand it perfectly and do everything they can to keep things under control. And even if it’s not easy, I have to admit that these people are doing it wonderfully. And this moment justifies the title of the series "Stronger Together" and proves that unity is the key that opens any door.
          
          Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day!
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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          Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-u_D7Jdn0

Hello, my sweet estrellitas! Many of us often have to keep our pain deep inside and forget about our personal struggles, at least for a while. So, the lead male character and his friends have to do the same thing in Chapter 21 of "The Criminal Diaries". They have to perform a concert that they did not even want to play in the previous part. And they do it. No mistakes, no problems... No soul, no feelings. And in order to make things worse, they also have to answer their fans' questions. To pretend to be cheerful and full of energy for even longer. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, many things! Just one simple question, "Are you okay?" becomes the reason that eventually leads to a nervous breakdown in front of the big crowd of fans. To the moment when everything that’s been inside bursts out, after all. When words cannot stop getting out of the mouth. And it gives the fans a reason to believe that the lead male character still has not solved his mental issues. While his bandmates get the confirmation of the fact that their friend really is hiding something, and someday even their combined efforts will not be enough anymore. The day when they lose their friend, who is less able to handle all of these hellish things.
          
          Although the situation is already tense, and there are many emotional moments, trust me, this is not the end. We are only getting closer to the darkest, the cruellest, and most revealing moments that are supposed to divide life into “before” and “after.” Yeah, maybe I have gone too far with the cruelty or unreality of some scenes. But if you have been reading me for a while, you probably already know my love for torturing my characters and throwing them into situations that can reveal all the worst and best sides and release all the demons they keep locked deep inside, even if they do not even realize it.
          
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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Hello, my sweet estrellitas! One week ago, I somehow caught a cold that knocked me out for a while and ruined all my plans. But now I’m finally back in my business and not stopping to work on "The Criminal Diaries", even though I have actually never stopped. Chapter 20 does not have too many major events, and it’s something like an episode of your favorite TV show that you would rather skip and forget forever. Anyway, we are slowly getting closer to some painful and turning twists that will either make one cry or make another's patience blow up like a firecracker.
          
          The lead male character is still in a miserable psychological state. But he has to pretend that everything is fine for his fans because he and his friends have to perform at a concert as a band. A concert they, to be honest, do not want to play at all. Instead, they would rather jump on bed and bury their faces in pillows, but nope – duty calls, and the songs will not sing themselves. The lead female character is not doing better, either. She has not yet recovered from what was done to her last time, but today the villains decide to go even further and start another round of the race. The main antagonist encourages this nightmare, but also finds a really sneaky way to use the situation to his advantage so that he can push the lead male character much closer to madness, poison his relationships with his close people, and make him believe that the whole world is trying to erase him like some unwanted stain again and again.
          
          Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day!
          Love, Estrella Rose.
          
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