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Nora Hale thought silence was safer. Safer than risking everything. Safer than saying the wrong thing. Safer than choosing… and being chosen. Until the moment she needed to speak the most — and didn’t. Eli Carter was ready to stay. Ready to choose her. But when she couldn’t say the words, he chose to leave instead. Now distance separates them, and life refuses to stand still. While Eli builds a new life away from home, Nora is left with the weight of everything she didn’t say — and the realization that silence doesn’t protect you… it holds you back. So she does something unexpected. She steps forward. She finds her voice. And for the first time, she chooses herself. But when two people grow apart… what happens when they finally meet again?

For twenty years, Selina believed herself to be a simple outcast – a human girl plagued by unusually sharp senses and a phantom 'static' in her mind. Raised in the isolation of the Grey Thicket, she lived by one strict rule: never let anyone see her eyes glow silver under the moonlight. But isolation cannot hide a bloodline. When her sanctuary is breached by Finn, the Blackwood Pack’s most lethal enforcer, he brings with him the scent of cedar, falling rain, and imminent death. Tasked by a usurper to hunt down the lost heir, Finn’s lethal mission comes to a violently abrupt halt when their eyes meet – triggering a white-hot fated mate bond that neither can deny. Suddenly, the man sent to claim her head becomes the only shield between Selina and an army of ruthless trackers. Thrust into a brutal world of shifting loyalties, Selina must navigate the treacherous Dead Zone and the deadly politics of the Blackwood Peaks. As her dormant 'Silver Spark' awakens, she finds herself torn between two immensely powerful men: Finn, her fiercely protective fated mate with blood on his hands, and Malakai, the dangerous Rogue King who communicates through telepathic frost and shares her deepest traumas. With her mother's murderer sitting on the throne and civil war brewing, Selina must master her Alpha command, choose her true mate, and unleash the feral beast within to reclaim her crown.

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?”

Isabella is a visionary artist, blessed with a gift that flows from her fingertips like liquid gold onto canvas—yet in the sprawling mansion her father calls home, she is little more than a servant, forced to scrub polished marble floors until they gleam like mirrors, while her stepmother lavishes herself in couture and plots to snuff out her artistic light for good. She came perilously close to being broken by those calculated cruelties, until fate wove her life into Raymond’s—an enigmatic mafia boss whose empire spans continents, whose name commands fear in every corner of the city, yet whose heart beats only for her. He loves her with a passion as fierce as the flames that forge his power, and vows never to release her from his protective embrace. Now, she stands at the crossroads of destiny, faced with a choice that could shatter her very soul: walk the shadowed, gilded path by Raymond’s side, where luxury beyond imagination awaits—but with every step comes the looming specter of violence and peril that could consume them both. Or return to her father’s roof, where familiar walls hold the weight of bitter memories, where every glance from her stepmother cuts like a blade, and where her talent is buried beneath the drudgery of a life she never chose. To be with Raymond is to dance with danger; to stay with her father is to drown in the pain of a past that refuses to let her go.

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

After she was abandoned on the altar on her wedding day, Adeline aligns with the last person she ever wanted anything to do with— Viktor Constantino, the heir to a Mafia cartel, a family that’s heavily dreaded— in order to get back at the one who hurt her. But when love begins to beckon again, she stumbles onto a secret that threatens to shake everything. Love. Betrayal. A broken heart. Quest for revenge. Secrets unfolding. What place will love have in a world filled with chaos?

In the heart of Stillwood Hollow, the ley lines are no longer humming; they are hemorrhaging. A "thinning of the veils" has allowed a mundane reality to infect the magical realm, spreading like a gangrenous rot that turns lush forests into petrified husks. This is not a mere change in the seasons-it is a systematic unraveling of the cosmic tapestry. Enter Morwen Stonemoss. A Satyr of "morbid elegance," she is the sole Sentinel of her kind, a "Lament-Keeper" uniquely attuned to the earth's spasm of agony. But Morwen carries a secret darker than the blight itself. Deep within her resides the Bacchic Ravager, a primal entity of anti-creation and ultimate chaos that whispers of a "delicious surrender". The Ravager doesn't want to save the world; it wants to shatter it, promising that true freedom only exists in the "infinite freedom of the void". Morwen is not alone in this waking nightmare. She is tethered to a fractured fellowship. Together, they must hunt the source of the breaches-a cult devoted to a being of anti-creation, whose rituals are "perverse blood-keys" used to dissolve innocent souls into raw, corrupted energy. As the blight rises and the sky itself begins to fray, Morwen must decide: Will she heal the world's wounds, or will she become the predator she was meant to be, setting her friends free through a "final, exquisite act of annihilation"? Step into the laboratory of the unmaking. The ritual has already begun.

Fire took Yuvan's past. A veil gave him a future he never imagined. A marriage built on panic turns into destiny. Yuvan never meant to deceive anyone - he only wanted to protect the woman who raised him. But now he is legally bound to Sebastian Sterling, Australia's most feared mafia boss. In the glittering yet deadly Sterling mansion, Yuvan is treated like precious treasure. However, love from a mafia king comes with shadows: jealousy, violence, and secrets that could destroy them both. As enemies circle and truth threatens to surface, Yuvan must decide - was this marriage a mistake... or fate? --- India boy x Australia mafia boss.

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.

when a young adult turns 18 life took a different turn filled with quest for adventure, trying new things, family drama, peer-pressure , rejection and finding out who she truly is Melanie Hudson

On the night of the sacred mating moon, Alpha Kaelor marks the wrong woman. The beautiful omega he was meant to mark, Lyanna, arrives seconds too late—only to watch another woman wearing her ceremonial veil receive the Alpha’s mark. The impostor claims Lyanna had been rejected earlier. The Alpha’s closest friends confirm the lie. Heartbroken and humiliated before the entire pack, Lyanna is told she must wait five years for the next mating moon. But a week later, when Lyanna secretly meets Kaelor hoping for answers, he coldly rejects her again. Broken and furious, Lyanna leaves the pack with a vow: Silvercrest will regret what they did to me. What no one knows is that the mating night was a carefully planned deception. The Alpha was drugged. His friends were bribed. And the impostor bride is hiding a secret that could destroy the entire pack. As Lyanna rises from abandoned omega to powerful leader, the truth begins to surface. But by the time Alpha Kaelor discovers the truth… the woman he loved may already have become his greatest enemy.

Raven Young thought that after completing her final mission, she would finally leave the organization and live a peaceful life. But what happens when that very mission turns out to be the first one she ever fails? You run. Yes—and so did Raven. Not to save herself, but to escape the people chasing her, pushing her to the very edge… until she had no choice but to jump off a cliff, hoping against hope to survive. But fate had other plans. When Raven opened her eyes, she realized she was alive… but not in her own body. She had woken up as Ivy—the very woman who had caused her mission to fail. And as if that wasn’t enough, a father and son pair refused to let her go. The man kept her close for reasons of his own, his motives unclear and unsettling. Meanwhile, the child clung to her, refusing to leave her side, determined to keep his “parents” together—and even dreaming of having a sibling. “God… just what in the world has happened?” Raven had never felt so betrayed by life. But living in Ivy’s body begins to unravel secrets—truths that entangle their lives in ways she cannot escape. And the man who keeps her close? Little by little… he begins to drive her insane with his undeniable charm. *** Ivy’s breath hitched as Xander stepped closer, closing the space between them. “Still pretending you’re unaffected?” he murmured. Her back met the wall, but she didn’t move away. “You assume too much.” “Do I?” His fingers brushed her wrist, slow, deliberate, sending warmth through her veins. Her grip tightened on his shirt, betraying her. “Tell me to stop,” he whispered. She didn’t. The silence thickened, charged and fragile. His gaze dropped to her lips, waiting—giving her the choice. And when she didn’t pull away, the tension between them deepened into something far more dangerous and the next thing they new was they were already kissing.

I thought accepting his friend request was harmless. I never imagined he’d make me believe in love, only to leave me questioning everything. One heartbreak. One boy I should have never fallen for.

Arnav Singh Raizada built empires, crushed competitors, and never let anything slip past his control. Until one ordinary afternoon, when a quiet, stubborn girl walked into his world—and something inside him snapped into focus. Khushi Kumari Gupta is not looking for danger. She only wants a stable job, a predictable life, and enough distance from the chaos she grew up in. But the moment she crosses paths with the man who owns half of Delhi, her life tilts off its axis. What begins as curiosity turns into fixation. Arnav’s rules start breaking one by one. He wants her near. He wants her dependent. And when wanting is not enough—he buys the company she works for just to pull her into his world. Khushi tries to resist the magnetic pull between them, but she is drawn deeper into his intensity. His protectiveness feels dangerous. His coldness feels addictive. And his eyes tell her one truth—he is not letting her go. Somewhere between fear and desire, she falls first. She falls harder. But love changes hunters too. The man who never bent for anyone now finds himself bending for her—obsessing, unraveling, and becoming the one who risks losing everything. In this dark-soft romance, two fates collide. Possession turns into devotion. A predator discovers weakness. And a woman who should have run becomes the only one capable of destroying him… or saving him. When the lines between love and obsession blur, who becomes the real hunter—and who becomes the hunted?

Stephanie never imagined that searching for the truth would drag her into a dangerous world of secrets, power, and silence. Alongside Maya and Adrian, she uncovers hidden horrors—but in a world where the weak are silenced, she refuses to stay quiet. This is a story of pain, courage, and becoming strong.

In a world where every little girl's dream is to bask in riches and luxury, a young woman, accustomed to a life of pampering, believes she can effortlessly escape the clutches of poverty. Fueled by ambition and entitlement, she pursues her dream with unwavering determination. However, the journey proves far more treacherous than she anticipated, as she faces the harsh realities of sacrifice, humiliation, and loss. As she navigates the treacherous waters of her dreams, the façade of her dream life begins to crumble. Betrayed by her closest friends and cast aside by those she once trusted, she discovers the painful truth: she was merely a substitute in a world that values status over genuine connection. Not that she was genuine in the first place. With nothing to lean on but her inner strength, she makes important decisions that lead her on a transformative path. Through the system which bound to her, she begins a new life, ultimately unlocking a breathtaking potential she never knew she possessed. As she rises from the ashes of her former life, the unexpected arrival of mysterious rewards sets the stage for a thrilling new chapter in her quest for true fulfillment. [DING! You have been rewarded with *******]

What if every human police officer were replaced by ruthless androids? No limits. No mercy. No hesitation. A political party rises to defend them. The public rallies behind them. And the streets run quieter… and redder. E-UNIT is all that, and more. Beyond relentless action, the story dives into familial bonds, sharp banter, and fractured loyalty, following characters pushed deeper with every operation. Volume Two tears away the armor, exposing what survives beneath the steel. E-UNIT: The Blue Angels of Death (Volume 01) E-UNIT: Broken Glass Wings (Volume 02) A high-octane action thriller wrapped in political cover, where justice is manufactured, and humanity is optional. Take a deep breath before reading. You'll need it.

“Elina died in a historic era, only to wake up in modern times—in the body of Tahee, the daughter of the powerful Kim family. Surrounded by three protective older brothers and strict parents, she’s lazy, shameless, and endlessly flirty, teasing everyone in her thoughts…though they can hear her. Caught in a chaotic mix-up between real and fake daughters of two rival families, she’s dragged into family drama, unexpected responsibilities, and admiration she never asked for. Can her lazy charm survive this whirlwind of secrets, rivalry, and romance—or will it all come crashing down?”

Rebirth + Era + 1960's - Femine + System Space + Military + Powerful Male protogonist At seventy-eight years old, she died with nothing but regret. Only at the end of her life did she learn the cruel truth— the world she had struggled through was nothing more than a novel. And she… was cannon fodder. Her father, once a Squad leader, was falsely branded a traitor and executed. Her three brilliant elder brothers were crushed one by one, stepping stones for the novel’s so-called “female lead.” Her family’s blood paved the road to the heroine’s glory. She could only watch helplessly as the heroine’s family prospered while hers was destroyed. Powerless. Broken. Too late. But fate was not finished with her. A falling flowerpot ended her life— and opened her eyes once more. 1958. She is thirteen years old again. Her parents are alive. Her brothers are alive. Everything has not yet begun. In the turbulent 1960s era, she awakens with memories of her previous life and an unexpected System Space that grants her resources and hidden advantages. This time, she will not be cannon fodder. She will not allow her family to be sacrificed. She will not let the so-called heroine step on their corpses to rise. Amid famine, political storms, and the shifting tides of the era, she quietly builds strength, gathers supplies within her mysterious space, and protects her family step by step. And standing in the shadows of the military compound is a powerful, sharp-eyed man— a future commander whose destiny was never meant to intertwine with hers. In her previous life, he stood at the peak of power. In this life, he watches her change everything. This time— She will become the author of her own fate. (Original) PS-: The Story is taking place in the parallel world, so although the historical events are same, characters are fiction.

Harutora didn't lead a troubled life- he was about as normal as they come, with solid grades and a normal-enough girlfriend. His normal existence however, one day came crashing to an all-too-abrupt end when he collapses from a heart attack seemingly for no reason at all-! Turns out, mages from another world rarely wait for a good time to summon you. Thrown into a world that he doesn't know or understand, Harutora finds himself hunted as a "Failed summon"- but more than that, he's become a woman?! A demi-human, no less!! Fleeing from a nation that wishes to exterminate the botched summons, Harutora must adapt to his new guise and choose between fight or flight. What is a young man to do, though, when faced with the horrors of war, and shoved headfirst into the darkest truths of the world, when he'd known nothing but peace, before? //Will be posting this story on Royalroad.com as well just for exposure, under the un Tunabun Please feel free to join the discord if you want sway on story decisions, or just to chat, theory craft or argue about your favorite characters haha; https://discord.gg/RShwN2C8