mystery

Everyone warned Fabiola about Evan Harlow. The strange boy with the cold eyes. The one who never smiled. The one whose twin brother drowned when they were thirteen and who came back from that lake different. But Fabiola didn't listen. She saw past the rumors, past the walls he built, past the darkness that clung to him like a second skin. She pursued him through high school, loved him through college, and married him despite the whispers that the Harlow estate was cursed. Now, at twenty-nine, Fabiola lives in that sprawling Gothic mansion as the wife of a CEO. She works at a diner by choice, keeps fresh flowers in every room, and fills the silence with warmth and laughter. She thinks she's won. She thinks she saved him. She has no idea that Evan's twin never left. Lucas Harlow has been watching her for years. Waiting in mirrors. Breathing in doorways. Learning the way she moves, the sound of her voice, the scent of vanilla and lavender that clings to her skin. He looks exactly like Evan—same face, same voice, same touch. And when Evan isn't looking, Lucas takes his place. He kisses her in the kitchen while Evan is at work. He makes love to her in the dark while she whispers Evan's name. He wraps himself in her warmth, desperate and starving, because she is everything he lost when he died. Fabiola thinks her husband is simply passionate. Possessive. Obsessed with the way she smells, the way she tastes. She doesn't realize that sometimes the man touching her has no heartbeat. That sometimes the man she's kissing has been dead for sixteen years. But Lucas is growing bolder. And Evan is starting to notice. Bruises Fabiola doesn't remember. Conversations Evan never had. Moments of tenderness that feel just slightly wrong too desperate, too hungry, too cold. When Fabiola finally learns the truth, she's faced with an impossible horror: the ghost who's been making love to her is in love with her. And the blood pact the twins made as children is still binding. If she chooses Lucas even once, even accidentally Evan will die. Caught between two identical men one living, one dead, both madly obsessed with her. Fabiola must untangle a web of desire, obsession, and supernatural jealousy before she loses them both. Or before she can no longer tell them apart.

Neva and Rhett, two young souls find their heartstrings woven in love. But just as passion and peace begin to bloom, fate intervenes. Bleak, haunting circumstances scatter blades across their romance, threatening to tear them apart. Ishmael, a man with a heart of thorns, yearns to mend the wound of losing Neva. And in the end, rays of love and joy filter through the clouds of horror that darken his world, as Neva appears before him once more. Twisted fate entangles them all, revealing the Game of Sphere, as misery scorches their souls. A concealed life beyond turns its pages, one after another, gathering a tale where faith and love and grace wins against the doubt and hatred and sin. --- The girl who once vowed to be his forever Now forbids him to ever appear. She refuses to recognize him, Disregarding all he ever was. He vows to protect her. Yet he is the terrifying truth she prays is a lie. He trips her, rips her apart— He's the living tragedy looming over her life. He once was her Elayne, now her hiraeth. He is the villain, pretending to be the hero.

[The early chapters are admittedly slightly awkward to read at times (if you're well-studied in English), but they are grammatically correct. This is my first time writing a first-person novel and writing in general. I will change and update it soon, don't worry. Keep reading, the chapters improves over time.] The backrooms or the liminal rooms, such an enigmatic never-ending place. Most of the lost souls there are normal people with average capabilities and most of the time, they die. They don't last long and if the backrooms won't consume them, their own psyche will. No one can truly escape the backrooms, there is horror in infinity. However, what if the lost souls this time aren't your usual lost souls? What if they're familiar, what if they're characters from a series that you're fond of. Will they survive the liminal space? Their stories will connect and they'll handle the liminal rooms in their own way. Most of them will reject the backrooms, unwilling to surrender to it. Some will conquer it and even outright own it.

Aurora had spent years building her empire from ground up. Felix was born into one. She is a brilliant architect who answers to no one. He is a figure skater desperate to escape the family legacy waiting for him. When a chance encounter brings them together, neither expects the attraction that follows. But with his family's heavy expectations looming over him and people from Aurora's past resurfacing, their newfound love is put to the test. Can their love last into eternity?

[Warning: Mature content | Dark romance] Aliana Vanderbilt is the witty, fierce heiress to a multi-billion-dollar empire. She always lived life on her own terms, until one fateful night changed everything. After a brutal accident involving a "lost child" that only she could see, Aliana woke to a terrifying new reality. By day, she is haunted by restless spirits. By night, she is consumed by vivid, steamy dreams of a mysterious man with icy blue eyes. Her search for a solution comes to an abrupt halt when she finally comes face-to-face with Gavriel Valentine. An enigmatic man sitting at the pinnacle of a rival business empire. He is dominating, dangerous, and everything Aliana should avoid. Yet, he alone possesses the power to end her misery. Whenever she is near him, the ghosts vanish. Driven by a desperate need for peace, Aliana bulldozes into Gavriel’s life with a scandalous demand. However, what she does not expect is his counter-offer… that she must marry him. What happens when two strong-headed personalities are tied together in a sacred union? Will they find peace, or will it spell disaster? ..... Excerpt: “I warned you, didn’t I, Aliana?” His deep, masculine voice reverberated through the air like silk. Her name rolled off his sinful lips so seductively that it made her want to roll her eyes in reluctant delight. That thought alone made her brows knit in confusion until she heard him continue, “You step into my world, and I will ruin you in ways you never imagined.” Aliana shivered, not only at the warning he had given her far too many times, but also at the way his icy blue eyes pierced her so intensely that it felt as though she might burn and freeze all at once. Ignoring her thrumming heartbeat, she drew in a sharp breath and replied, “You did… but didn’t I say there is nothing I love more than a challenge? If you’re going to ruin me, Gavriel, at least make sure you’re the only one left standing when the dust settles.” His eyes widened ever so slightly before he rose from his armchair and padded across the carpet to stand right before her. The moment his fingers lifted to touch her chin, a jolt of electricity shot down her spine as he leaned in and said, “You want to play a dangerous game, Aliana…. and make no mistake, this devil loves to play.” Tilting her chin closer to his face, he whispered, “So here’s my offer, Aliana…. marry me.” .... The book cover is mine, don't use it.

Traveling to a world where ghost stories and abnormal creatures are rampant, Serie not only becomes a beautiful, fragile, and sickly girl like a porcelain doll, but is also taken in by the salvation organization as an S-level abnormal creature and imprisoned in a steel fortress in the deep sea. But Serie didn't care, because she found that as long as she closed her eyes, those witches condensed by fear, desire and power would open their demon eyes on the other side of the world. They were walking taboos and also puppets dancing on Serie's fingertips. Each witch has a completely different form and ability. Complete tasks, light up the skill tree, and continuously upgrade and evolve. Beautiful and powerful S-class witches appeared one after another like mushrooms after rain—— "The Witch of Pleasure plunges New York into a lewd abyss?" "The Dread Devourer ate the Golden Gate Bridge clean?" "The Slaughter Witch rules the battlefield, weaving nightmares for her enemies with threads of blood?" "The ruling witch made the organization's top executives betray her and become her loyal servants?" Alarms on the radio sounded one after another, and the employees were talking about Serie's trumpet, some with fear, some with admiration, and some with vigilance, but they would never know that the culprit of all this was that useless and cute girl who was tied with chains and restraints and did nothing every day except act coquettishly and wait for food. Serie said nothing, just buried her face in the pillow and continued to play the simulation game: "Let's open a new account... I want to try a different evolution path this time."

A Demon-King rules this Kingdom. At night, monstrous creatures hunt every soul. No walls can save you. No one can escape. Only the Cursed walks the dark, enchanted roads — the last hope for survival.

[This is an original novel, not a Fanfic] Sixty thousand years after the Chaos War, known as The Great Unmaking, creation remains suspended in an uneasy hold. The conflict that once threatened existence itself has not truly ended—it has merely been delayed. Gods have become little more than legends to most of humanity, and only a select few still walk among mortals through chosen hosts known as Vessels. These individuals possess extraordinary abilities and are admired throughout society, standing above ordinary people in both fame and influence. At Cloak High, students live normal lives, pursuing their futures while sharing classrooms with some of the world's most gifted Vessels. Among them is Yamato, a quiet boy whose life appears no different from anyone else's. Far beyond the eyes of humanity, however, a storm is already approaching. Ozaki, Earth's Strongest, has spent years standing against threats capable of plunging Earth into darkness. Though no longer in his prime, his very existence remains a deterrent to evil, and countless enemies hesitate to act so long as he stands at humanity's side. That balance begins to crumble when a far greater force emerges. Madara. Known throughout reality as the God Slayer, Madara receives a mission from the highest order of gods: eliminate the God Children known as OutLaws. Among those marked for death is Yamato. But finding Yamato proves impossible. Not because he is hiding. Because fate keeps moving him elsewhere. As Madara's search intensifies, tragedy strikes. An innocent life is taken, and Yamato is forced onto a path from which there is no return. What begins as the grief of a mother soon grows into something capable of shaking the foundations of reality itself. For ages, Madara's existence restrained countless powers. Many feared him. Many waited for his fall. Yet according to the natural flow of history, that day was not meant to arrive for centuries. Then Yamato challenged the impossible. A confrontation that should never have happened sends shockwaves across creation. For the first time, people begin to question whether the God Slayer is truly untouchable. Fear weakens. Ambition awakens. Ancient enemies begin to move. The result is catastrophic. An age that was not meant to arrive for centuries begins approaching at terrifying speed. The walls holding back chaos start to crack. The long pause comes to an end. And as gods, Vessels, and forgotten powers prepare for war once more, Yamato finds himself at the center of a future that has begun rushing toward the present. The final Great Unmaking is coming. And this time, all of creation may be forced to face what it has spent sixty thousand years trying to postpone.

The ordinary world is not what it seems. Many strange events unfold in the background but go unnoticed by the masses or are covered up. A supernatural world exists along with the natural world which can only be seen by those called Balancers. Spirits and Evil Spirits exist along with Balancers who possess unique powers to see and fight them. Among the many ordinary humans, a girl undergoes a lot of suffering and experiences a prophetic vision. It grants her knowledge of the hidden world and of some future events. The girl loses almost everything she has and then takes the steps needed to become a Balance Breaker. Her past identity has to be abandoned for the sake of survival so she renamed herself Ash. Ash gains the powers of a Skin-Walker and begins living in such a world taking on the appearances of others, experiencing their lives and living under the mask of another person.

Haruko could hardly believe it — she had actually transmigrated into a melodramatic female-oriented novel. And she had become a cannon fodder villainess! Facing a death flag right at the start, Haruko decisively transformed into a yandere loli and confessed to the female lead. “Ichiko, the one I like is you!” “You clearly said you liked me — so why are you still going to someone else!” “I won’t allow you to like anyone else. You can only like me!!!” She would confess, make her fall in love, and then fake her death in front of her — making herself her one and only. But gradually, Haruko noticed something was off. The female lead seemed to have been raised into a yandere. “Hey, Haruko, you can only like me too, okay?”

On the day Ash became a Pokémon Trainer, a chat group arrived, filled with his parallel selves! Champion Ash: Pokémon can't be left alone; they need to be properly nourished and trained according to specific guidelines. Aura Hero Ash: That's not how you catch Pokémon. You have to hit them hard and beat them until they accept you. Breeder Ash: Tame Pokémon with food, breed them with food. Tactician Ash: Do you know how to play against them? Do you know how to rotate? Can you form a weather team? Can you defend against poison? Step aside, it's my turn. ... Rejoice! He possesses all of Ash's innate abilities, transcending time and space to become the almighty Trainer! Now before you stands the Almighty King—Ash! THIS IS A TRANSLATION. Support Me at Pat Reon 40 Advanced chapters at: [email protected]/AVRKingsTL Replace @ with a. Image is not Mine.

Time is broken. Memories fade. Reality skips. Salem Grey wakes to find days missing from his life—his reality glitching, his memories slipping away. With each skipped day, the world gets stranger, funnier, and darker. Why is time falling apart? And what if… it’s not just the world that’s broken, but Salem himself?

Li Jain was a spiritual plant in his previous life that was nurture into his human form by the Hanxu sect. legend has it that only the Heavenly Spiritual Plant can open the gate of Heaven for cultivators to become immortals. Li Jain was raise carefully, he didn't lack anything and became an experts in lots of arts. After he advance to the Transformation realm, he began his quest of opening the heavenly gate. But when the gate open, he was killed ruthlessly by the same people that once treat him like a treasure. He spent years as a wandering ghost and eventually, found his fated soul in another world. The person body he took over has seven children and was despise by his family. Li Jain could take care of seven buns and make them very power in the future. With the help of his Spiritual Tavern, he became very wealthy.

In a future beyond futures—where countless worlds orbit the ruins of old creation—legends speak of a war so vast, it left scars on time itself. They call it the Era of the Above Alls: beings born from the Source of All Things, who ruled reality and reshaped existence in a clash of unimaginable power. That war ended in silence. But the silence never lasted. Now, in the endless sprawl of a reborn cosmos, a boy with no name awakens. He bears no lineage, no past, no purpose—yet the world around him shifts when he dreams. In the highest realm of celestial kingdoms, tales of the ancient clash are told as myth. But something is stirring. Old laws are fracturing. Forgotten powers are whispering. And in the shadows of gods, watchers, and sovereigns, an unknown presence begins to rise. Some call him a mistake. Others, a prophecy. None understand what he truly is. But all will remember the name that has not yet been written...

This book is written by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat (Ròu Bāo Bù Chī Ròu), Yu is the translator of the Remnants of Filth novel, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment Llc. so I am just sharing the translated (English) version here.I really hope you enjoy it to the fullest!! A historical fantasy epic set in the universe of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun. Two war generals who were once close...until dark circumstances ripped them apart. Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air. Once he was one of two promising young commanders, twin stars of the empire. His comrade, the lowborn Gu Mang, was Mo Xi’s brother-in-arms, best friend, and—secretly—his lover, until the day Gu Mang turned traitor and joined the ranks of their nation’s greatest enemy. Now Gu Mang has been returned to the empire a ruined man, a shadow of the military genius he once was. The public clamors for his death, and no one yearns for vengeance more than Mo Xi. Or so he thought—for faced once more with his bitterest enemy, Mo Xi is left with more questions than answers. Why did the man he loved betray him? And what secrets hide behind Gu Mang’s tortured eyes?

Alexa Watson who had an accident woke up after two years of being in coma without her memory of anything or anyone, she doesn't know who to trust except her sister who was by her side when she was in coma. Robert Moore has been searching for his lost wife who called him last two years ago, she had told him her real name before she seemed to have been wiped off the face of the earth, but the information she gave him was not enough to find her, finally she was at arms length but now she's missing again!!!. They both have triplets who are waiting for them but will she be found before her children discover she's missing

Before meeting Shen Xu, all Zhen Yuan wanted was to seek the dao and cultivate to the peak. After meeting Shen Xu, he thought the dao was important, but his wife was the most important. When Shen Xu transmigrated into a book, he mistakenly believed that Zhen Yuan was not a character in the original story. What he didn't expect was that his husband was the most mysterious and powerful unnamed character in the original novel.

Eighteen years of an ordinary life. One awakening changed everything. When Novus Zeven discovers he is a Nexaris, his world is torn apart and replaced by something far greater. Taken to the Eclipsera Conclave, he enters a realm where power is earned through blood, sacrifice, and relentless Trials. Every challenge pushes him closer to greatness. Every mistake brings him closer to death. In a world where only the strong survive, Zeven must rise, evolve, and carve his own path... Or be forgotten by time itself.