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Karmen was born into uncertainty—her father absent to witness her first breath, her mother alone, and the world already stacked against them. Told through the eyes of a daughter who grew up watching her mother fight for stability, love, and a home worth bringing her children into, this powerful story reveals the sacrifices no one saw, the strength no one acknowledged, and the bond that carried them through every storm. Emotional, raw, and unforgettable, it’s a daughter’s tribute to the woman who never stopped fighting for her.

Ava's life is turned upside down when her father arranges for her to marry a stranger, Alex, in a bid to secure their family's future. However, things take a dramatic turn when Ava discovers that Alex is the same man who almost ran her over and yelled at her earlier. Despite their rocky start, they pretend to be friends in front of their fathers, but Ava is unsure what to make of Alex's true intentions. As they navigate their complicated situation, Ava must confront her own feelings and decide whether to follow her heart or her duty.

After her grandfather's death, Bai Hanyun was disowned by her parents and cast out of the Bai family. With nowhere else to go, she left the city and returned to the countryside. There, by a twist of fate, she discovered an antique mirror hidden in the basement of her newly purchased home. From that moment on, strange events began to unfold—until one day, she stumbled upon a prayer from a young general. Feng Xiyan, besieged by the Yuezhi Tribe and betrayed by the imperial court, had been driven into a desperate corner. With no access to water, food, or medicine, he and the citizens of Xiqiang City could do nothing but await death. But just as all hope seemed lost, Heaven intervened. From that moment on, the Feng Army and the people of Xiqiang City had enough food and water, living lives more prosperous than even the Emperor himself.

“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place. Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby. “You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.” ===== For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister. Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds. He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web. In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.” She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant. In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years. Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?

In the end times, Gu Chengyu crosses over to an ancient and fictional Dynasty, becoming the most cherished peasant's son in the family. Since I have become a boy, let's lead the whole family to earn money and become prosperous! Who knew the old mother insists on becoming an imperial decree wife, how to deal with this matter? This text features a powerful golden finger.

Isabella Martinez’s life shatters in one night. Dragged from her waitress job by loan sharks, she’s thrown onto an auction stage and sold like property to pay her father’s five-million-dollar gambling debt. Terrified and powerless, she watches as wealthy men bid on her future until HE walks in. Dante Moretti. The most dangerous man in New York. A billionaire mafia don who built a twelve-billion-dollar empire on blood and fear. When his cold grey eyes lock on hers, everything changes. He bids ten million dollars without hesitation, buying her in front of everyone. Bella expects horror. Expects to become his slave, his toy, his victim. Instead, she discovers something far more dangerous: Dante Moretti has a code. He protects women and children. He kills traitors without mercy but honors loyalty above all. And despite his brutality, despite the violence she witnesses, despite every reason she should run she’s falling for the devil who bought her. But loving a mafia king comes with deadly consequences. The Russian mob wants revenge. A traitor within Dante’s own family wants him dead. And Bella now seen as his greatest weakness becomes the target of every enemy he’s ever made. Forced to choose between the innocent girl she was and the warrior she needs to become, Bella must learn to fight, to kill, and to embrace the darkness. Because in Dante’s world, there are only two options: become the mafia queen who stands beside him… Or die. From sold at auction to ruling an empire. From victim to queen. From captive to the most dangerous woman in the underworld. This is the story of a girl who was bought for five million dollars and became worth five billion. Welcome to the mafia. Welcome to love. Welcome to war.

On the night of her engagement party, Alayna Sandra discovers her future contract husband is cheating on her with her own sister. She's shattered, broken, and furious all at once. So when she finds his stepbrother, Dafa Halton, she marries him instead. But now, why is her ex fiance the one begging her to come back? And who would have thought that his useless stepbrother would turn out to be the best man she's ever met. -Love Reclamation: Escaping My Contract Husband, Finding His Stepbrother By Yuliaresi Anjelina

FULL SYNOPSIS (Entire Novel Overview) ​1. The Hook & Inciting Incident ​Elara Thorne was the only human raised within the Shadow Moon Pack. On her eighteenth birthday, she was granted the rare, devastating gift of the True Mate bond to the future Alpha, Ryan Lycan. Ryan, consumed by the pack's ancient law demanding a strong wolf Luna and disgusted by Elara’s human weakness, savagely rejected her in front of the entire pack. Heartbroken and ruined, Elara fled the territory, concealing the agonizing truth: the bond, though rejected, resulted in her miraculous, powerful twin wolf heirs. For five years, Elara transformed her pain into power, becoming the formidable, ruthless CEO of Thorne Global Acquisitions. ​2. The Reunion & Discovery ​The conflict ignites when Elara returns, not as a beggar, but as a Billionaire corporate rival initiating a hostile takeover of Ryan’s family company, Lycan Holdings. Ryan, now a cold, respected Alpha struggling with pack instability, is shocked when the dormant mate bond violently reignites upon seeing Elara. During a tense negotiation, Ryan’s Alpha senses alert him to the overwhelming scent of strong Lycan pups near Elara. He follows her and discovers her two identical, four-year-old twin sons, whose features and powerful aura undeniably mark them as his heirs. ​3. Rising Action & Conflict ​Furious and desperate to reclaim the powerful twins his struggling pack needs, Ryan attempts to use both corporate power and his Alpha command to force Elara to return. Elara, however, is immune to his authority. She uses her wealth and legal prowess to force Ryan into a humiliating Co-Parenting Contract, dictating that he must obey her strict, human terms to gain access to his children. As Ryan navigates the strange new world of human parenting and corporate oversight, he begins to see the ruthless, intelligent woman Elara has become and realizes he is falling for the new Elara. Meanwhile, Ryan’s Beta, who was slated to be his Luna, sees Elara as a threat and begins to secretly undermine her, creating a dangerous love triangle and corporate espionage plot. ​4. The Climax & Final Conflict ​The pack’s long-standing enemy, Alpha Damon, learns of the powerful, unguarded twin heirs. Damon, in league with a traitor within Ryan’s inner circle (revealed to be the jealous Beta), launches a brutal attack on the Lycan territory and attempts to kidnap the twins to harness their raw power. Elara, forced to reveal her full strength and strategic brilliance, steps up to defend her sons and the pack. In the final, devastating confrontation, Ryan is forced to choose: cling to pack tradition and the Beta, or risk everything for Elara—the human who gave him the future. Ryan makes the only choice that matters, publicly rejecting the scheming Beta and accepting Elara, not just as his mate, but as his equal. ​5. The Resolution and Happy Ever After (HEA) ​Ryan declares Elara his true Luna, uniting the Alpha’s power with the Human Mate’s strategic intelligence. The Lycans defeat their enemy, and the twins, now secure, begin to display their hybrid gifts, stabilizing the pack’s future. Elara and Ryan find a genuine, loving partnership built on respect, not dominance. Elara maintains her CEO role, ruling both the corporate world and the pack side-by-side with Ryan, ensuring their twin heirs are raised in a house where both strength and strategy are valued.

Journee, an NYPD officer and Archer, an FBI agent are after a common mafia boss, but they don’t know it. They cross each other’s path at every corner and involuntarily destroy each other chances to make a case against him. Each unknowingly keeps sabotaging the other. If they get a chance, they will kill each other. Finally, they decide to work together to put him behind bars and… fall in love.

Soren and Angi are 19 years old and have always been inseparable. The charismatic older brother and playboy, Soren drags his younger brother into all his adventures: parties, encounters, and endless fun. Angi follows him everywhere, loyal and admiring, but hides a secret he has never dared to tell Soren. Between laughter, moments of closeness,tension, Hidden feelings, jealousy, and brotherly love intertwine in a story full of emotions, secrets, and revelations.

"How would you like to get married tonight?" Kai asked out of the blue and immediately got the reaction he was waiting for. "Are you out of your freaking mind?" Ruby whipped her head sideways to face him, anger rising in her raspy voice. "No..." Kai smiled, his deep husky voice wrapping around her like a warm embrace. "We are both dressed for the occasion." Kai gestured at their outfit. "We might as well tie the knot. Marry me, Ruby Angelo." "You are crazy." Ruby spat out. "I know." Kai's smile deepened. ****** Twenty-one-year-old Ruby Angelo thought she had her life set in the right direction. But everything turned upside down on the evening she caught her fiancé, tangled in bed with her cousin, five weeks before their wedding. Shattered, enraged and humiliated, Ruby turns to alcohol to numb her pain. When her path crosses with an infuriating billionaire- Kai Treshvire, Ruby falls prey to her emotions. But she is determined to maintain her good records as the perfect daughter and sweeps all her problems under the rug. Unfortunately for her, fate has other plans, as things take a weird turn on the morning of her wedding, when Ruby discovers that she is pregnant. What would become of Ruby's perfect world when she finally realised that the father of her unborn child is her family's sworn enemy? ****** Disclaimer; The names, places and characters in this novel are not related to anyone dead or alive. It is purely fiction. Enjoy.

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 sin and virtue, tragedy and fortune, strength and frailty, creation, love... and hate. Illusion is where we live—in the garden of Eden before the fall of man. Illusion is serenity—an evermore sanguine of love. The vision of paradise in the New Earth sows hope deep in the soul. The delusory pleasures of this world ignite the flames that burn in oceans of fire. Illusive Eden is rapture. Illusive Eden is tragedy. The fall of man—even now bleeds red. The whisper whirls the dawn of a man—he who pretends to be the hero. --- 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 Lord is the way— Steady through the wilderness. The King is the truth— Burning through the lies. The Father is the life— Breathing spirit into dust. She kneels before the Ruler, The God who shaped galaxies— He has called her a poet. Her tongue shall be anointed. Her poetry shall be the rivers of His word. She will scatter seeds in broken fields, And He will send the sun. He will send the rain. He will draw the roots down deep. He yields to the Ruler, The God of blazing holiness— He has called him a soldier. His fists shall be unclenched. The sword of the Spirit rests in his grip. He will shield the sower of the seeds, As storms rise against the harvest. His strength will be not his own, But drawn from the marrow of grace. This faith shall shake the mountains, For He has conquered the filth of the flesh. This flame will cleanse the shadows. For He has defeated the darkness. This love shall live on for eternity, For He has overcome the mortal world.

Fiona thought losing her mother was the worst pain she would ever feel. But six years later, life proved her wrong. Her father’s new wife turned her home into a prison. Beaten, blamed, and silenced, Fiona lived as the unwanted daughter—her voice ignored, her tears unnoticed, her happiness stolen. Every day was a fight to survive under the watchful eyes of a stepmother who seemed to take pleasure in her suffering. One night, after another cruel punishment, Fiona finally breaks. She escapes through her bedroom window with only a small bag, some hidden cash, and a heart full of fear. The streets are harsh and unknown, but fate leads her to a kind elderly woman who offers shelter—and a grandson, Mason, who seems cold and indifferent. Fiona thinks she has found safety… but life has other plans. Soon, another man enters her world. Gentle, patient, and perceptive, he offers her a deal, for her to be his engaged girlfriend to get his wealthy family off his back. For the first time, Fiona experiences kindness, love, and acceptance. But the shadows of her past are never far behind. Will she be able to embrace this new life and the love she deserves, or will her family’s control pull her back? Fiona must fight for herself, for freedom, and for the life she was always meant to live.

When Audra's mum dies, she goes back home, even knowing she would finally have to face his first love, Chris – who’s also his foster brother. After what appears to have been a pretty painful breakup, they’ve been avoiding each other over the past 11 years. But will the pain of the loss bring them back together? Or would the bad memories be too much? The journey from here only gets more eventful, when her mum leaves a surprise condition on her will that would turn Audra’s life around.

Julian Cartwright was a dedicated employee at omnicore system, one of world’s leading tech firms, owned by the billionaire Stone family. Her work ethic earned her an exclusive invitation to a high-profile corporate event hosted by the Stone family. Julian’s life took a dramatic turn at the event when a devastating fire erupted. Her quick thinking and bravery saved the billionaire family. In gratitude, they decided to arrange her marriage to their son, Gabriel stone, who recently broke up with his girlfriend. Julian was indifferent about the marriage, she prioritized her career ambitions over settling down. Meanwhile Gabriel had no interest in getting married or settling down with one person for the rest of his life, he liked his freedom. Despite his reluctance, Gabriel’s parents announced his engagement to Julian. Julian felt compelled to go through with it, convinced it was the best decision for her future. While Gabriel planned on stopping the wedding from happening.

Blurb: "You think you can just walk away from me, Isabella? You're mine. You've always been mine." Five years ago, Isabella Romano fled from Dante Moretti—the man she loved and the dangerous heir to the city's most powerful crime family. She had no choice. Loving him meant drowning in a world of violence she couldn't survive. Now, working grueling shifts as a waitress to cover her four-year-old daughter Sofia's mounting medical bills, Isabella's carefully hidden life crumbles when drunk mobsters corner her after closing. Just as things turn violent, HE appears—Dante Moretti, no longer just an heir but the ruthless boss of the Moretti empire. He saves her with terrifying efficiency, then drags her to his private room with a demand that freezes her blood: become his mistress, or lose everything. He doesn't know about Sofia. He doesn't know the daughter fighting leukemia is his child. As Dante forces Isabella back into his dark world, she faces an impossible choice: reveal the truth about their daughter and risk making Sofia a target in the criminal underworld, or keep her secret while surviving as the mistress of a man she never stopped loving—and fearing. But secrets have a way of surfacing. And when Dante discovers what Isabella's been hiding, it will either destroy them all or forge an unbreakable bond.

Estania Laville and Gale Cartania are fated mates that could never be and their plight begins with one; Estania Laville’s engagement and two; the curse that separates them. Waking up in a new body, Estania Laville now known as Marina Chase is reborn as the third princess of Alvonia but when she notices traces of people from her past life, Estania Laville has just one question; “Is Gale Cartania reborn as well?”

It is a story about a young girl who dreams of finding a place where she belongs. Her world is inhibited by fascinating beasts that have grown in the land for Millennium, and they can soar in the air like it was nothing. The dragons are her friends, and they have been around for millennia, creating Nations. There are two types of nations: one that watches over these magnificent beasts, and one that doesn't. The story highlights the dangers of evil lurking in the world, and the protagonist must decide whether to follow the right path or face the consequences of her actions. The story serves as a reminder of the importance of balancing good and evil in our world.

I reincarnated as the aunt of the main villainess in a romantic otome game. Ever since I took on this role, my main goal has been to properly raise my niece so that she would not suffer the fate of her character in the original story. But... why has the world around me become so strange ever since I moved into this game? The love interests of the main heroine, who suddenly started hanging around me, even though they are supposed to be with the heroine! The main heroine, who suddenly said to me: "Aunt Grace is the best!" And finally, my niece, who was the main villain in the game, was definitely the strangest of all. "You promised that you would take care of me, didn't you? So how can you break your word now?" No, damn it, I was only trying to raise my villainess niece properly... so what is wrong with this strange world?!

Some memories don’t leave us. They just sit quietly in one corner of the heart, waiting- for a smell, a voice, a place- to wake them up again. The Scent of Our Yesterday started as a simple village-to-city love story: two kids, a childhood bond, a breakup of distance, a reunion in a busy modern world. As I kept writing, Ha-rin and Jae-hyun refused to stay “simple”. Their love kept circling back like time itself… so the story also grew into something bigger. This series is about: childhood innocence in a small village, college fights and ego, corporate politics and pressure, misunderstandings, second chances, and one love that keeps coming back, even when time, destiny, and people try to break it. Later, you’ll also see a touch of mystery and time—loops, echoes, fragments of “what if we had chosen differently?”. But at its heart, it is still the same: one boy, one girl, one long journey of growing up, getting hurt, healing, and finding their way back to each other without losing themselves. I wanted the story to feel close to us- emotional, little funny, a bit dramatic, but always honest. If while reading, you remember your first crush, your campus days, your family, your old village, or that one person who still feels like “home” somewhere in your heart- that is enough for me. Thank you for staying with Ha-rin and Jae-hyun… through their yesterdays, echoes, and tomorrows. -- qwrhsth4