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"The masterminds are cooler than heroes," I mutter as I stare at the chess pieces before me. It is easier to be the one who sits in the shadows and moves the pieces, likewise deciding the flow of the game. Heroes will foolishly sacrifice their lives for the good cause and villains will sacrifice the world for their own gain, but masterminds will use both the heroes and villains to their own benefit. Why, you ask? Well, that's because I've lost my life once while trying to be a hero so, I don't want that anymore. I'd rather be a mastermind who molds the world as per my convenience and live peacefully. Because, why not? *** [Defender of Divine Glory says you are the hope of this world.] What? [Goddess of Wisdom believes that you will be the one to save the world.] Wait, what?! [Propose the Grand Duke the idea of a fake marriage.] And, why would I do that?! [Stop the assassination of Prince Eric.] Why would I save him?! [The candidates for the throne are:... Who will you choose?] Ah! I give up... It seems like a curse that anyone who wishes for a slacker life in Isekai will have to go through the most troublesome things. In my past life, I died because of one rookie mistake but after being transmigrated in the world of fantasy I've gotten an opportunity to start afresh, but unlike the protagonists who look for their love and glory, I'd rather make money and live a life of a slacker. I have magic, I have power and I have money, what else do I need? Well, that was the plan but this damn system is getting on my nerves. I mean who in their sane mind would want to mess with the complicated royal family and political affairs? But that's not all though. I've also become the saviour of this world. Things just can't be anymore worse! Besides, the penalty of failing this quest is... [Failure: Destruction of the World.] It seems like if I screw up in selecting the right person then the destruction that is going to befall the world won't be stopped. If I speak of my reward then it's this vague thing. [Reward: Fulfillment of any wish.] "If that's the case then, I'd rather choose the person who would be the best fit for the throne." And that's how I decided that I would become the Kingmaker.

Having your father die in your arms with you useless to do anything to help him is a memory one can never forget . Rin starts her life's journey to immortal starting with this . With secrets to unravel , revenge to fulfill , trying to survive , she puts in her all and never gives up

Disaster or Forever? The moment Heartfilia Dwight Mereles knew she would have to marry the man she despised and treated as her arch-nemesis, she felt intense rage build up inside her. She practically cursed that day because she never thought that of all the men in the world, Jharied Cojuangco would be the one whom she had to marry. She did not have a choice, because the company of her parents was at the brink of bankruptcy. Can Heartfilia tame her Playboy husband? Will Filia open her heart to the young man? Is she ready to be hurt? Will she take the risk knowing that the young man may never be truly hers? Will they be ready for whatever life will throw at them? Just how strong is their love for each other? Or will they allow themselves to be defeated by the people who want to destroy their relationship? Does the Wife or the Mistress hold more power?

Hermione Hale gave her heart, family and future to the people she trusted most. On the eve of her wedding, they crushed her. Her fiancé married her stepsister. Her family cast her out. Her inheritance was stolen. Her mother’s death was covered in silence. Left with nothing, Hermione vanished. Five years later, she returns as a woman reborn and dangerous. Behind her stands James Blackwood, the mysterious man who once saved her life and is now willing to destroy the world for her. Her ex is on his knees, begging. Her stepsister is losing her mind. Her stepmother is running out of lies. And Hermione is done being gentle. This time, she will ruin them all. But as she tightens the noose around her enemies, she cannot deny the truth rising within her heart. Is she falling for James, the man whose secrets run deeper than her own?

The night of my engagement party, I discover my future contract husband is cheating on me with my own sister. I'm shattered, broken, and furious all at once. So when I find his stepbrother, I marry him instead. But now, why is my ex fiance the one begging me to come back? And who would have thought that his useless stepbrother would turn out to be the best man I've ever met. -Love Reclamation: Escaping My Contract Husband, Finding His Stepbrother By Yuliaresi Anjelina

Opening her eyes, she becomes the eldest daughter of the Great General of Liuyin Kingdom. She is the modern girl that transmigrated into a world that only respects the strong. Bullied by her cousins... Broken engagement... She did not care about all of that. Her motto is inspired by one of her favourite anime, Hyouka: "If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick." "You already come into this Lord's hug. Don't you dare to run?" A Lord threatens her. "Do you think I'm scared of you? You can keep dreaming." She spoke back. She just wants to have a peaceful life, however, can she has it? Author Note: - The cover image for this novel credit goes to its creator. I just only edit it -Please check my other novel as well: Reborn: Space Intelligent Woman

Everly, a connoisseur of orphan-to-riches tropes, always assumed her origin story began with a dramatic abandonment at the orphanage gates. Turns out, her life was even more cliché than her favorite novels! She wasn't merely dumped; she was swapped—a long-lost heiress to a vast fortune. Just when she thought her life couldn't get any more tropey, a mysterious System materialized, offering her a chance at a "good ending." The catch? Its "abilities" ranged from the utterly bizarre to the downright mortifying, making Everly question if a happy ending was truly worth the existential cringe. *** System 006: [Host, please choose 1 of these 3 system abilities!] Everly: "They're all weird! Let me just pick random!" System 006: [Hehe... host, I forgot to say that each system will have consequences, so something will happen to you when you use it...] Everly: "!!!" Days later, having been reunited with her biological family and experimenting with the System's... unique function, the consequence were already glaringly apparent. Her beloved brother: "My little sister is precious, but I need therapy to keep up with her alien-like thinking." Handsome man 1: "She's a pervert! I'm scared she'll take my innocence..." Handsome man 2: "Every time she talks, I feel like killing her. Is that normal?"

In a kingdom built on duty and delicate alliances, Prince Elian has spent his life performing a version of himself he can barely breathe inside—until the night the weight of expectation finally breaks him. Haunted by a secret love he’s never dared name, Rowan, the stoic young knight assigned to guard him since childhood, becomes the only thing standing between Elian and the life that would consume him.

Soul Snatcher (Origins) One-line description: When the supernatural becomes natural, Klaire and her gang must breach realities to set things right. ———||——— …. ———||——— Power system: Sani: The essence that empowers the soul. ———||——— …. ———||——— :: Synopsis :: Klaire V-oleuse Sowle lost everything that mattered in an incident that made no sense. Zackery Templeton lives in an altered reality that defies the senses. Kudo Conan hunts truths for a living, hoping life will make sense. Nyx Tharos exists in two realities at once, struggling to make sense of himself. Though their paths are forever tangled—fated never to understand one another—they must work together in the shadows to make reality sensible for others. ———||——— .... ———||——— What to expect: 1. Omnipotent protagonist. (Their power is a problem, not a wish-fulfillment.) 2. Interwoven storylines that overlap and collide across realities. 3. A distinctive, original power system that shapes identity and perception. 4. A novel with a tighter, self-contained arc, unlike my longer-form LitRPG worlds. ———||——— .... ———||——— Release schedule: Dynamic (1st (07) will be published in the first week, followed by (03 or 01) chapter a week, depending on how well I can maintain my writing/publishing schedule on Patreon. I've got a lot going on, and I hope you understand.

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.

[Content Warning: This story contains sensitive topics such as teen pregnancy, family conflict, emotional stress, and societal judgment. Reader discretion is advised.] Mirai is a kind and hardworking 17-year-old girl whose life is destroyed in one moment of trust. When she discovers she’s pregnant, the boy she loved abandons her — and society is quick to blame her for everything. Shame replaces comfort. Fear replaces dreams. Even her own parents struggle to stand by her. But one person refuses to leave. Her older brother, Yuuto, becomes the support she never knew she needed — fighting the world and their own family to protect the girl who believed her life was over. As Mirai faces the hardest year of her life, a new heartbeat inside her pushes her forward. Even when rumors spread. Even when hope feels impossible. This is not a story about a mistake. This is a story about what love chooses to do after the mistake is made. Can Mirai rise again? Can one innocent child heal a breaking family? Can she prove she is Too Young For Shame?

Sakuya was used to the chains by now. Old and heavy, made from metal that wouldn't rust. A collar just shy of being tight enough to choke. But in the end even stone turned into dust, and time was the only thing she had. So she would wait, for freedom or death, whichever came first.

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, and tension, their relationship is put to the test the day Soren discovers the truth. Hidden feelings, jealousy, and brotherly love intertwine in a story full of emotions, secrets, and revelations.

Born in families that hate each other, Alpha Maxwell of the Nightstalker Pack and Naomi the wolfless omega of the Blue Moon Pack were both drugged and woken up imprisoned in a room with no way out. A robotic voice informs them that they had been kidnapped to undergo an experiment called the Love Game. They could only leave the facility if they got intimate with each other. Naomi should get pregnant and give birth to a baby during captivity. The baby is their ticket to freedom. But Alpha Maxwell was destined to marry the woman his family had chosen for him while Naomi already had a boyfriend arranged by her parents. The couple's loyalty to their partners will be tested during the captivity. Will they succumb to temptation and fall in love? Will they ever get out alive?

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

When Dawn Collins agreed to marry a stranger, it wasn’t for love—it was for survival. All she wanted was to keep her siblings safe, but fate threw her into the arms of Adam Manchester, a man whose heart still belonged to his wife in a coma. But just when Dawn melts the ice around Adam’s heart and finds herself falling for him… his wife wakes up. Now, torn between guilt, love, and betrayal, Dawn must fight not only for her place beside Adam but for the life she’s built—because some hearts refuse to let go, and some wounds refuse to heal.

“You can run, Alina. But I’ll always catch you.” Alina Ryder lives by one rule—stay invisible. After her mother’s remarriage drags her into a mansion full of strangers and a school crawling with enemies, she just wants to survive without being noticed. Then she meets him. Jaxon Cross. Her new stepbrother. He’s infuriating. Arrogant. Too magnetic for his own good. She swears she’ll hate him forever—until the night she sees the impossible. Jaxon bleeding out in front of her… and then healing, like nothing happened. That’s when he tells her the truth. He’s a wolf. And she’s his mate. But their bond is forbidden. Dangerous. Outlawed. She should run—every instinct screams for her to. Yet the harder she pulls away, the tighter he closes in, his voice a dark promise in the shadows: “You were never meant to escape me.”

Let’s be frank: my stepmother is human trash. She has always been, and she’ll always be. That’s just how life is. But I’ve got to admit that she’s outdoing herself today. ‘Cause, darn, she’s just told me, first thing in the goddamn morning, that I’m to be wed in a few hours’ time for the prosperity of the clan. That has the merit to be crystal clear, at least. Alright, sure. Fine. I can live with an arranged marriage. It’s not the worst thing she’s done. What’s not fine, though, is my spouse’s gender, age, and species. I want to make three points clear: 1. I’m not into men. 2. I’m not into older people. 3. I’m not into other species. Guess what? It appears my future partner is everything listed above. Male, old enough to be my ancestor, and a demon! ...Is it too late to run away? Asking for a friend. ______________________________ Doesn’t-give-a-fuck-anymore human x pampering older demon [BL] ______________________________ Free of copyright picture used for the bookcover by Leonhard_Niederwimmer

"it's my first day here and it turned out to be so hectic. what a pain in the head" William thought. James: look i'm not a playboy or something. i just thought that the girl was single and she was also beautiful. so, i gave it a shot. but it was a mess. ---- James: it's better that you stay away from George. he's an actual playboy. ---- George: i like you. William: well i don't. ---- "a playboy falling in love with a hopeless romantic, tries to change himself for him. will he be accepted by the person he loves? will the hopeless romantic overcome his fear of loving someone with the help of the playboy? hey fight yet they can't stay away." this story will focus on each character's perspective and their pasts to uncover the reason of their present behavior. Enjoy reading!

In a hidden corner of Seoul, Ji-eun, an ordinary 25-year-old barista, inherits her grandmother's old café and discovers it's much more than just a simple establishment: it's a neutral portal to the spirit world, where legendary creatures from Korean folklore mingle with humans as regular customers. Gifted with a rare "spirit vision" that allows her to see hidden auras and supernatural weaknesses, Ji-eun finds herself forced to form an unlikely band of hunters to protect the balance between worlds. Alongside eccentric allies—a psychic who hears whispers from beyond, a fierce fighter with ancient strength inspired by dokkaebi, and a trickster master of gumiho fox illusions—Ji-eun transforms the café into a secret base. During the day, they serve magical teas and enchanted sweets that grant temporary buffs; At night, they face evil spirits like vengeful gwisin who possess innocents, soul-devouring changgwi, and corrupted bulgasari who threaten the city. But when a shadowy threat—a king of evil spirits—begins to corrupt the portal, Ji-eun must balance her daily life with intense hunts, uncovering family secrets, and an unexpected romance with a charming, immortal dokkaebi. Between dynamic fights that combine Korean martial arts with spiritual powers, and cozy moments of found family over a cup of tea, Ji-eun learns that hunting monsters isn't just about strength, but about healing past wounds and preserving ancient traditions in a modern world. This is a cozy fantasy action journey, with skill progression, slow-burn romance, and weekly mysteries, perfect for those who love K-dramas like "The Uncanny Counter" or novels like "The Apothecary Diaries." Ideal for serialization: each arc resolves a hunt but builds to the larger plot.