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Richard crashes into the Marvel Universe and immediately awakens the Template System—congratulations, you’re now a mutant with the wonderfully illegal power of Plunder. Plunder: Kill it yourself, take its powers. Then evolve them. That’s it. That’s the cheat.

"You think you can just fuck me and then go spread your legs for my father?" He grabbed my hair and yanked me to him. I stumbled forward. I tried to pull away. He just gripped harder, pulling until it actually hurt. "You already had me." My voice was shaking. I hated that it was shaking. "Both of you did." I forced myself to look at him. "What more do you want?" His jaw clenched. Then he slammed his hand against the wall right next to my head and I flinched. "Everything." ****** From virgin to Ryker's play toy, Rowan's obsession and Corvin's lustful desire. Amaris  is that good girl turned bitch!  Sold to the father. Fated to the sons. Desired by all three. Amaris Storme was sent as an arranged mate, a peace offering to a cold, grieving Alpha who refuses to touch her. But the moment she steps into his territory, everything goes wrong. Because the bond doesn’t choose him. It chooses his heirs. One twin wants her out of spite. One twin wants her but cannot claim her. The father wants nothing, until he wants everything. Father and sons are driven onto opposite sides, each pulled toward the same woman they should not want. Old wounds reopen and the pack begins to split from the inside out  with Amaris at the center of the storm. She was never meant to belong to them all. Now none of them are willing to let her go. Three Alpha wolves. One forbidden bond. CONTENT WARNING⚠️: This book starts off as a slow burn romance but when it escalates it gets really messy, dramatic and a full blown taboo romance. if you can’t take this level of taboo where father and sons wants to have the same woman….well.  The plot of this story is driven by romance, revenge and forbidden love.

In a huge, black mansion lived a mysterious yet dangerous man—Lucca Knight. No one dared to get close to him, for his power had overthrown many enemies. But one day, his master told him that his life would only last for a year. If he wished to live for eternity, he had to find the ring—a ring that held the power of everlasting life. Finding it, however, would not be easy. He first had to locate its keeper. On the other hand, Seraphina Blake— a hopeless and depressive woman whose life was in chaos struggled to get by. Love was the last thing she believed in until her path collided with Lucca's in the deadly hunt for the ring. One sought eternity. The other just wanted to live. But the ring may demanded more than either was willing to give.

“Am I okay? How can you ask that after you bought me like I was some kind of object?!" Hannah shouted. "I was only trying to save you," Roman replied softly. But deep down, he couldn’t deny that he truly wanted her… ... Hannah Macalester had always known her father was selfish, but she never imagined he would go so far as to sell her in a human auction to pay off his debts. Just as filthy men began bidding on her body, Roman Thaddeus—a trillionaire playboy—won the auction with an outrageous price: 100 million dollars. Roman swore he only wanted to help. But the dark rules of The Auction House forced them into a dead end: marry, or face death. Determined to protect her younger sibling from the same fate, Hannah had no choice but to play the role of a happy fiancée in Roman’s luxurious mansion. The problem is, living under the same roof with Roman turns out to be dangerously tempting. As they secretly work with the FBI to bring down the auction, the trillionaire’s charm begins to break down Hannah’s defenses. Can this marriage on paper save not only their lives, but also their hearts?

“Wolves were everywhere. In politics, on thrones, in beds. They cut their teeth on history and grew fat on war.” ~Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) Often some love to read books and find quotes within the books that stick to them. Canary has always felt like she was one of those books. But what ending and what the book will tell she doesn’t know. From a loving and warmth house she was thrown into a cold and unfamiliar age. Not knowing love even by her own mother. Canary now navigates the world as a child. From joyfulness of Lyikar to the judging and coldness of Grania.  Tossed upon a world of wolves and herself being named after a bird. Canary seems to be filled with innocent. A innocent that the wolves around her seem to sense. She herself wishes to go back to Lyikar now that she is of age. But many things and obstacles come into place. All of them being of wolves especially one of love. All of her turmoil begins with a man named Agustin Abarca. The question is will it end with it. With an event named the great fire and the king being behind it. More and more problems being to come. The question for this little bird is will she be able to find herself out of this wolf den or be devoured by it. This is the story of Canary and the Wolf

Dixie and Bonnie are sisters. One fateful evening, Dixie decides to read her little sister a bedtime story. Unfortunately, the plot was garbage. Long story short, the villain wins and the heroine dies. They throw the book in the trash and go to sleep. Next thing they know, they get sucked into the book. THE COVER IS NOT MINE.

Monsters are classified by the human race as a threat and those who possess the essence of light (Kiryoku) are trained to oppose all darkness, Mizuoto…an orphan, dreams of living a peaceful life with his adoptive grandmother away from all the chaotic adventures and magic. However, everything changes when his grandmother forcibly enrolls him into Luminary Academy with the promise that he could find out about his biological parents. Along the way, several unexpected events begin to unfold. He starts to hallucinate…or so he thought, discovers that he could abstractly transfer his consciousness into the nearest future while glimpsing at his forgotten past soaked in blood, hatred, and justified vengeance. He also undergoes a painful transformation that changed him forever. Determined to find out who he really is and the roots of his parents, Mizuoto faces increasingly difficult challenges, discovers that he was part of a big scheme being played by a secret association known as 'the council of elders.' Every success comes with new consequences, while every failure threatens to destroy everything he values. Unexpected betrayals, painful losses, and difficult choices pushes him to his limits as he discovers that he was born of both light and darkness. The darkness he was trained to oppose!!!… As relationships deepen and tensions rise, hidden truths begin to emerge, forcing him to question loyalty, trust, sacrifice, everything he thought he knew about the world…about history, about his very existence. Forced into circumstances beyond his control, Mizuoto must confront what he seeks to avoid. ……… ——————————————————— TAGS: Betrayal, Gore, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Evolution, AdvancedTechnology, Thriller. ——————————————————— MIZUOTO: THE SOUND OF WATER

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be known that this book wouldn't have made it this far without the support my dear writing buddy Rachel E. Canton who is a great writer of SINS OF THE SERAPHIM - https://www.webnovel.com/book/sins-of-the-seraphim_26438336605116805 and Derek J. Perna To Rachel & Derek, Thank you for everything! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the last heir of Ardel lost everything, fate would bring her to her rightful protector. Anna Adhemar, the forgotten princess, found herself betrayed by the Regent. Hunted by the Bargesians and the ruthless slave traders, she desperately fled for her life. Rescued by a mysterious man, her newfound safety was short-lived as she succumbed to a potent aphrodisiac. Then, she awoke in the arms of the fearsome Knight Commander of Gerhard, stripped bare, in a foreign kingdom. Fear, confusion, and a sense of profound devastation enveloped her. But the man before her declared, "I am your husband. I married you last night." Then, with unwavering determination, he vowed, " You're my woman now. No one can hurt my woman." --- Kyren Raychard, the Crown Prince who had chosen to forsake the throne and become celibate, led the Knights of Gerhard to safeguard his kingdom’s border from slave trading activities. Outside his camp, he found Anna poisoned and delirious. The healer informed him of the only cure, of which he must race against time to give and honour her. For the first time, he felt an overwhelming instinct to protect and claim her as his own. Unaware of his deepening affection, he belatedly realised his feelings as he stood on the brink of losing her. Bound by a soul-binding spell, their fates intertwined…

Twenty-four campers gather together at a campsite and participate in challenges to win $1,000,000 on international TV. The winning team of each challenge gets to spend the night in the luxury cabin; second place receives a smaller prize and no elimination, but they have to sleep in an old, rundown house; and the losing team sends a player home and sleeps in a treehouse. Once the groups merge, it's every camper for themselves, and the players battle it out, hoping to either win invisibility and a spot in the luxury cabin or find the hidden invisibility idol that will prevent them from getting voted off. The last player standing wins the million.

This book has two volumes. VOLUME ONE: Derek & Kira's story VOLUME TWO: Kai & Jessica's story Kira has spent her life believing she's cursed - a wolfless embarrassment her father barely tolerates. But when she's forced into a contract marriage with the cold and terrifying Lycan King, she learns the truth is far more deadly. *** Derek Wolfe didn't ask for a wife, just a womb for his heir. Emotionless, merciless, and built entirely from brooding muscle and trauma, the Lycan King intends to use her, then send her back where she came from. But when an assassination attempt exposes the lies surrounding her birth, he realises he's married something far more dangerous than a powerless girl. P.S: This is a slow-burn love story.

Before Feng Yi ascended the throne, no one wanted to marry this prince who lacked presence and was out of favor. After his ascension, the harem was filled with the daughters of high-ranking court officials. They were an eyesore to look at and vexing to deal with. He felt that even favoring them would defile his own dragon body. He decided to choose a woman with a fiery, arrogant, domineering, and jealous nature to enter the palace, to cast all this "trash" into the Cold Palace on his behalf. Song Yunzhao had transmigrated to ancient times for fourteen years, all the while laying low and just trying to get by. She was just waiting for the plot to begin, then she would transform into a villainess—arrogant, domineering, fiery, and jealous—so that she would be rejected from the selection and could then choose a husband to live a carefree and happy life with. Later, Song Yunzhao watched as His Majesty smiled at her with immense indulgence and said, "Zhaozhao, come here." Song Yunzhao immediately felt that something was terribly wrong, a chill running up from the soles of her feet. The damned Emperor wore a gentle expression, but his eyes were as cold as ice; he clearly wanted to use her as his blade!

In the cultivation world, Zhou Xun dreams of a mysterious technique three times, and on the third night, he finally comprehends it—the Spring Condensation Scripture. With this scripture, he can draw pure essence from plants to strengthen his cultivation and solidify his foundation. The only problem is that before he can start cultivating in earnest, he needs to find a job to support himself

Ye Anran's boyfriend cheated on her with a shameless woman. He even publicly humiliated her. Afterward, she decided to go wild and marry her ex-boyfriend's younger uncle. From then on, her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend would have to respectfully address her as "aunt" whenever they saw her! "Mrs. Bo, what do you like about Young Master Bo?" "He's handsome and powerful!" "Mrs. Bo, what don't you like about Young Master Bo?" "He's too handsome and too powerful!" "Young Master Bo, what do you like about Mrs. Bo?" "She says I'm handsome and powerful!" Bo Jinyu discovered that since he met Ye Anran, he had inadvertently developed the habit of doting on his wife without any limits.

Never had the Radcliffe family expected their son-in-law, a loser in their eyes, to be the hidden Dragon Lord who had lived for myriads of years...

Fang Zheng‘s uncle died mysteriously and just as Fang's sorting through his uncle's stuff, he finds a bracelet that enables him to travel to an otherworld where martial artists exist. "It must have something to do with my uncle's death", Fang thought.

In the 56th year of Konoha, the Akatsuki organization gained two new members, one named Uchiha Itachi, and the other, Uehara Naraku. He is an award-winning actor. He is a cheater.

Ye Qiu is a prodigy in the world of racing. Just as he’s about to claim his second championship, his car spins out of control, shattering everyone’s expectations. But no one knows the truth — the real culprit isn’t Ye, but the Car God System that’s fusing with him at that very moment. "No choice?" "You didn't merge with me sooner or later, but chose to during my final race. Wasn't it on purpose?" "Ahem, I really couldn't help it at the time,"

The young Ye Chen awakens the Heaven-defying bloodline of the Phoenix Race, only to have it cruelly taken away by his beloved woman, Ye Lin'er. However, misfortune turns into a blessing as he acquires eight Human Emperor Towers. The Evolution Divine Tower can evolve all things; even a small snake can become a True Dragon. The Enlightenment Divine Tower enables instant enlightenment, allowing the cultivation of any martial art with ease. The Celestial Soul Divine Tower contains the legacy of the Alchemy Dao, capable of refining various Heaven-Defying Elixirs. ...

Luo Qiu became the boss of a ‘club’ by chance. It was a weird club that sold strange items, assisted by a servant girl with 300 years of work experience. Countless people with dreams, hopes and ambitions came to the club, exchanging everything precious they owned just to fulfill their desires. They would offer their lifespan, items, and even their soul. Each successful trade would increase Luo Qiu’s lifespan by a little. “Tribute successful, your lifespan has increased by 99 years.” Thus, Luo Qiu began his endless life as the club’s boss.