Askance [A Mafia Romance]

Rumors say that if you ever come across an extremely handsome man in a doctor's coat twirling a shiny scalpel between his fingers with an alluring smile on his lips that takes your breath away… Run. For he is the devil. *** Yang Mingshen’s existence screams of six adjectives - Handsome, wealthy, talented, narcissist, arrogant and evil. He is an unrivaled doctor from one of the most affluent and prestigious Underworld families, who sees only medicine and his own interests. Until a desire consumes him - to have a woman’s heart. That woman, Song Jia, continues to put all the wrongs to right as a capable police officer. She, whose life was once saved by the devil doctor, refuses to bend to his tempting seduction. “I will just take your heart and put it in somebody else's chest. It won't hurt at all, I promise~” “Yes because I will be dead to feel anything.” But the bad news comes knocking when Yang Mingshen becomes the lead forensic investigator to assist in her cases. With a devil now clinging to her, she comes across a deep, dark and cruel web of conspiracies stained with blood, love, hatred, revenge, politics and much more. Treading into dangerous territories, will they be able to uncover the net of lies and deceit? And maybe find love along the way? *EXCERPT* “I am not the weak patient anymore. You try to grab my neck and I will break your wrist,” Jia threw him a death glare. Mingshen leaned in closer, chuckling devilishly. "I told you before, Spicy. I have saved your life. I have touched your heart quite literally. So that heart beating in your chest right now belongs to Yang Mingshen. If I want it, I will have it.”

Betrayed and abandoned in a deadly dungeon after being labeled a "failure" by a cruel goddess, high schooler Touka Mimori unleashes his hidden power: cursed skills that cripple enemies with status ailments. Fueled by vengeance, he rises from the Ruins of Disposal alongside outcast allies, turning his weakness into a weapon to dismantle kingdoms and gods. In Failure Frame, one rejected soul's wrath redefines heroism in a brutal quest for retribution.

The apocalypse didn’t create heroes. It created predators. When the Abyss tore open the sky and monsters flooded the world, humanity awakened abilities to survive. Arin awakened something else. [Devour System Initialized.] Kill. Absorb. Evolve. Every enemy he defeats becomes fuel for his growth. Every battle pushes him beyond human limits. Strength, speed, regeneration, elemental authority — nothing is forbidden. But as his power rises, the system begins to change. Hidden protocols activate. Unknown entities start watching. And ancient Sovereigns whisper from beyond the rift. This isn’t just evolution. It’s selection. Only one existence can stand at the apex of the food chain. And Arin is done being prey. ⚔ What To Expect • Ruthless but intelligent MC • Clear power progression • No random power jumps • Dark worldbuilding • System + evolution mechanics • High-stakes battles • Mystery behind the system origin

Jiang Bai woke up one day and found that he had transmigrated to a parallel world that is similar to Earth. Stuck in the body of a weak and cowardly loser, he was granted a cheat system to forge the path of a tyrant in this new world. With the cheat system, he grew in strength, amassing great wealth and influence. As he grew in power, he discovered that this world was not what it seemed after all. Legends and myths were not mere fabrications, and this world was much more dangerous than it seemed. How would Jiang Bai fare in this new world?

In the universe of Honkai: Star Rail, geniuses shape the fate of worlds. Lin Yi… is not one of them. Yet somehow, after transmigrating into the cosmos, he receives an invitation from Nous and becomes a member of the legendary Genius Society—a gathering of minds capable of rewriting the laws of the universe. There’s only one problem. Lin Yi is a fake genius. Surrounded by monsters of intellect, he can only survive by proposing increasingly outrageous ideas: Imprison Abundance abominations in a pocket dimension and launch them as cosmic weapons. Turn the Propagation Swarm into an infinite biological supercomputer. Create a moral “Sword of Damocles” to force the followers of Abundance into family planning. Every plan sounds insane. And somehow… they work. As his chaotic ideas begin reshaping the cosmos, Lin Yi slowly realizes a terrifying truth: The universe may be saved by geniuses— —but the disasters threatening it might have started with him. The story only really enters its full chaotic ‘scheming genius’ mode after around a hundred chapters, and the trouble-making genius group continues to grow larger and larger.

Kang Haneul’s once-happy life was shattered by tragedy when his family was struck by a devastating traffic accident. His parents died and his sister fell into a coma. He worked himself to the bone to support his comatose sister’s medical expenses. Yet fate dealt another cruel blow. Just as his sister passed away from heart failure and he received a grim diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, he found himself in the path of an oncoming truck while saving a child. Facing death, he unexpectedly encounters the king of the underworld, who offers him a remarkable gift for his selfless act: a chance to rewrite the past. With determination burning within him, Haneul seizes this opportunity to change the course of his life and fulfill long-lost dreams. But wait- why do these people keep calling him an Omega? What the heck is an Omega??? #BL #Omegaverse #Idol #notsmut

Xiaochen's new book "Global Apocalypse: My Arrow Towers Are a Bit Too Many". Bookworms in a reading drought, please come check it out. All things evolving? Awesome! Trampling gods and demons? Domineering! System: Ordinary beasts, fierce beasts, demon beasts, divine beasts—those are all just nourishment for the host. Zhang Yang: System big bro, let's hold off on the bragging for now. My lifespan is almost up—let's focus on surviving first.

Namikaze Hatani is a transmigrator reborn as Minato’s younger brother. In a world defined by elite bloodlines, he relies on a Dota 2 Heritage System to survive. He has already derailed the original plot by saving Nawaki Senju from his "canon" death. patreon.com/Shinobi_Scrolls -50 Advance Chapters Please note: This is a translated version. All credit and rights are reserved by the original author. Original: 我在火影打DOTA 作者：鞠图

He needed a wife. She needed to save her father. Alessandro De Luca doesn’t believe in love. He believes in power. Control. Loyalty paid in blood. When a rival mafia family threatens his empire, he makes a ruthless move — a contract marriage to the one woman no one expected. Elena Romano. Brilliant. Defiant. Untouched by the darkness he rules. She signs the contract to save her father’s life. But she never expected the devil to watch her for two years before claiming her. Now she lives inside his mansion. Under his rules. Surrounded by enemies who think she’s his weakness. They are wrong. Because Alessandro doesn’t break what belongs to him. And when war begins and bullets fly, Elena discovers something far more terrifying than his enemies— The man who kidnapped her is willing to burn the world for her. But the deeper she falls into his empire of blood and secrets, the more she realizes: The devil didn’t marry her to protect his throne. He married her because he chose her. And Alessandro De Luca never lets go of what he chooses.