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Misty was never evil, never cruel—only unlucky enough to be chosen. When lies, betrayal, and public humiliation tear her life apart, she is forced to survive in a world that enjoys watching her fall. This is not a story about justice. It is a story about what remains after dignity, love, and hope are stripped away.

Agatha suffers from a rare disorder that makes her sleep in a long period of time. But what happens when the modern-day sleeping beauty meets an idiotic guy hell-bent on keeping her awake? Well, this is the story of two special teenagers fighting for their ill-fated love.

From the Queens of the Skyline series comes Brewing Love, a story of power, passion, and unexpected love. -- Stacy Holloway thrives on control-but Zoe Rivera brings laughter, warmth, and a chaos she can't ignore. A stolen coffee, a stormy night, and quiet moments of unexpected connection threaten to unravel Stacy's world. Will love be enough to bridge the gap between ambition and the heart? -- ⚠️Content Warning: This book contains mature themes, strong language, and explicit sexual content intended for adult readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Working as a maid for three of the most terrifying, gorgeous, high-powered women alive was never on my bingo card. Yet here I am, cleaning furniture that costs more than my entire bloodline while trying not to cry in the walk-in pantry. Every day I get judged by women who could step on me, ruin me financially, emotionally, spiritually, sexually, or all of the above. At once. With heels. Arlecchino is basically a human lie detector with murder-mystery detective energy and eyes that probably know my search history. Signora looks like she files taxes (or not, I dunno) in couture and eats diamonds for breakfast. Kafka is the therapist-slash-author who could destroy my mental health using only a paragraph, then gently pat my head about it. My daily routine goes something like this: cook, clean, garden, get stabbed a little, get kidnapped occasionally, recover, and then immediately get pulled into more nonsense that absolutely was not included in any job description I signed. It's like the universe said, "What if we threw one overstimulated disaster maid into a murder mansion and filmed it for fun?" They keep calling me the head maid, which is hilarious considering I am literally the only maid here. Somehow I'm still hanging on. Through the flirting, the near-death experiences, the emotional whiplash and the slow realization that I might be developing Stockholm Syndrome but make it cute. Also, surprise, the story is a romantic comedy fused with a psychological thriller and sprinkles of emotional devastation. You know, for flavor. And maybe... maybe I'm not just barely surviving anymore. Maybe this mansion is starting to feel like home. Haha. No. Absolutely not. Probably.

"I didn't just want to hide my secret. I wanted to bury the only witness." Mia is the college’s Golden Girl, but her perfect life is built on a lie. While dating the wealthy and popular Max, she’s been carrying on a scandalous affair with his best friend, Jason. It was a perfect plan—until they were caught by the one person who doesn't exist in their world: Rick. Rick, the "Street Dog," is a masked nerd who lives in the shadows, enduring the school's bullying in silence. But Mia and Jason can't take the risk of him talking. To protect her throne, Mia decides to strike first. With a calculated, embarrassing move that turns the entire college against Rick, she transforms him from a "nobody" into the most hated man on campus. She thinks she has silenced him. She thinks she has won. But Mia doesn't realize that when you strip a man of his last shred of dignity, you create a monster with nothing left to lose. Now, the "Street Dog" is done hiding. He’s stopped caring about the rules, and he’s coming for the Queen. Mia wanted to make his life a living hell—so Rick is going to show her exactly what hell looks like. "You should have just let me stay in the shadows, Mia. Now, I'm the only thing you'll see in the dark." [CONTENT WARNING]: This story is a dark psychological thriller intended for mature audiences (18+). It contains themes of bullying, obsession, blackmail, and non-confrontational kidnapping. The protagonist is an anti-hero and does not follow traditional moral rules. Reader discretion is advised.

A photoshoot at Prambanan Temple during the Satu Sura unexpectedly trapped Lestari in a terrifying cycle of samsara. She had been reincarnated 99 times, but each time she died at the hands of a man named Bandung Bandawasa. In each of her lives, Lestari carried the burden of tormenting memories. Each death gradually erased her true identity as Lestari, a 24-year-old modern-day girl who enjoyed reading stories and watching films with ancient Javanese themes, until finally her soul merged completely with the cursed figure, Rara Jonggrang, with her burning revenge. In her 100th life, Lestari, who could now be called Rara Jonggrang, finally vowed to kill Bandung Bandawasa, the main cause of her suffering.

When tragedy struck his unit, and Geoffrey was left as the sole survivor, he did not resent the heavens, nor did he curse his God. As far as he was concerned, it was divine punishment for his sins. Even if bringing witches to the stake had been his duty as a soldier, it wouldn’t wash off the blood on his hands. Nothing could. But then, as he awaited death, a strange being picked him up, only to bring him to his dwelling to treat his wounds. His impending doom was put on hold, and Geoffrey now had to face a reality he had been pretending not to know for years—could he accept that spirits weren’t demons, and witches weren’t evil doers? Whatever the answer, Geoffrey still had to get used to living with a being that was clearly not human, and who, he’d been told all his life, brought disasters to the land. _________________ Insecure sunshine x grumpy mountain spirit ambiguous ending, prequel NOTE: This story isn’t exactly a BE, and it’s certainly not a HE (unless you take into account a distant future). If you’re in search of something joyous from beginning to end, I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s also a prequel, which means a book will follow up one day. However, it can be read on its own. Anyway, enjoy! Psst, the story is completed, so I’ll be updating it in the next few days.

“Let me go Henry,” I said coldly. “I am not yours, not anymore.” Henry scoffed. “You will always be mine. I was your first mate.” “And yet you rejected me. I don’t need you anymore, I have-” “Who do you have, Nyssa? Him?” He laughed humorlessly. “You don’t even know who he is.” Rowan growled, a low warning sound. “Shut the fuck up!” “Why?” Henry shot back. “Tell her what you’re hiding, Rowan, let’s see if she still loves you after.” ********************* Nyssa was once the beloved of the pack—the Beta’s daughter, mated to the Alpha. But once her parents died, and she was unable to shift, her life began to crumble until she was finally rejected by her mate, Henry. It was hard enough that he left her for her best friend, but as the Beta’s daughter, she was forced to remain with him until an attack leaves their pack vulnerable and they have to seek help for the lycans. What was meant to be a diplomatic trip turned into chaos when Nyssa realizes she is mated to Rowan—the lycan king. Lycans and wolves don’t get along, and there is a lot of history between the three of them. To Nyssa, the angel she doesn’t know is better than the devil she knows, But what happens when that angel is just another devil in disguise? After all, Rowan is hiding some dark secrets of his own, the kind that threatens their already fragile bond. Would she be able to handle the pressure? Or will she go back to Henry who may have never gotten over her in the first place?

Six confessions. Six public rejections. Seo Jiah is done being the school’s favorite joke. She’s ready to bury her feelings and move on—until she’s forced into the orbit of the one person she can’t stand: Yu Enhyeok. He’s the “Iceberg” of the elite class—her academic rival, her quiet seatmate, and a man who treats words like they cost money. They don’t talk; they collide. But between forced study sessions and rain-drenched nights, Jiah realizes the cold Yu Enhyeok has a secret warmth she was never supposed to feel. Then, life tears them apart. Ten years later, the seatmate is gone. In his place stands a ruthless CEO with a heart of stone and a memory like a steel trap. Jiah is no longer the girl chasing a boy; she’s an employee under his thumb. And Enhyeok? He isn’t interested in academic rivalry anymore. He’s interested in a debt that’s ten years overdue. “You ran away once, Jiah. Don’t think I’ll let you do it again.” [School Romance → Office Romance | CEO Romance | Enemies-to-Lovers | Slow Burn]

Sequel 1 from the philos when the crown star landed on earth. If you were reading that book before this first sequel will expand their bond,the curse,the first death and explore the romance between the crown star prince Xavier and his starlight.

Why'd I have to be born the oldest? ​Nazma stared blankly at her wardrobe, all alone on a bed that felt way too cold for someone her age. While other girls her age were stressing about homework and first crushes, Nazma had to carry a weight much heavier: the survival of her family and the silence of her own heart. ​“God… if I get born again, can I please be the second kid?” ​She desperately wanted to know what it felt like to have a big brother. Someone to stand out front, not behind. Someone to protect her. Someone to lead the way—so she wouldn't have to be strong all by herself every single day. ​But in the real world, she is the firstborn. The one who must lead. The one who must endure. And when she finally finds the courage to speak up against the world's unfairness, she realizes the harshest truth of all: ​It is a story of a girl's voice in a world that refuses to listen. ​Between the dusty halls of village meetings and the secret screams on her digital screen, Nazma navigates the messy layers of angst, broken friendships, and the suffocating social order. She is tired of being "the strong one." She is ready to be heard—even if she has to disappear from the circulation of their "normal" world to do it.

A 400-year-old curse haunts the prestigious Lee bloodline — a cruel fate born from betrayal and broken love. Every Lee child is doomed to suffer unless they find and truly love their fated match. No wealth, no status, no fake affection can break it. Only a destined love, raw and real, can undo the chains

In a kingdom bound by law, duty, and magic, Princess Liora lives her life under the weight of expectations she never chose. Every vow she makes is recorded, every step watched, every word bound by the rules of a world that values power over heart. Beneath the palace, hidden from sight and history, a girl awakens. Una was never meant to exist—born of a curse meant to destroy royalty, she carries a fate she cannot escape. She is dangerous, unclaimed, and unknowable… and yet, when Liora stumbles upon her in the shadows, something impossible happens: Una pauses. Fate falters. Two girls, divided by destiny yet bound by a silent force, discover that love does not obey laws, magic, or prophecy. But in a world that refuses their bond, even the strongest hearts may not survive the choices they dare to make. Some promises are never written. Some bonds are never broken.

Natalie Winters has lived her entire life in a gilded cage. Raised by her older brother Adrian after their parents' death, she grew up under his watchful, obsessive control. He was her guardian, her protector-and her captor. Men who showed interest in her mysteriously disappeared. Relationships crumbled before they began. Every aspect of her life was monitored, shaped, and owned by the man who was supposed to be her family. When the suffocation became unbearable, Natalie did the only thing she could: she ran. For two years, she built a new life overseas, far from Adrian's reach, far from the dark intensity of his gaze and the unspoken weight between them. But when she's summoned home for an urgent meeting with the family lawyers, everything changes. She was switched at birth. Natalie isn't a Winters. She shares no blood with the family that raised her-or with Adrian. She expects to be disinherited, discarded, finally free. Instead, Adrian confronts her with a truth that makes her blood run cold: He's known for months. And the revelation didn't drive him away. It unleashed something he'd been holding back for years-a dark, all-consuming obsession no longer bound by the ties of blood or morality. The only thing that kept him from claiming her was a line he could no longer cross. Now that line is gone. Natalie finds herself trapped once again, not by family obligation, but by a man who has spent a lifetime convincing himself she belongs to him. Adrian's control was suffocating when he believed he was her brother. Now that he's not? There are no more rules. No more boundaries. And no escape. A dark, forbidden romance about obsession, power, and the thin line between love and possession.

When I fled the city two years ago, I left behind more than a controlling family—I left behind Julian, the brother who raised me like a duty and guarded me like a possession. He called it protection. I called it a cage. Any man who got close to me somehow vanished from my life, as if the city itself erased them. I stopped asking questions when the answers started to feel dangerous. Overseas, I learned how to breathe without permission. I learned how to live without watching over my shoulder. And then a government notice dragged me back home with one cruel line: **my birth record had been amended**. I was **switched at birth**. The family name I’ve worn my whole life—the one Julian has defended with violence and silence—was never mine. I return expecting rejection, exile, and freedom by default. Instead, Julian meets me at the airport like he’s been waiting for this exact moment. He doesn’t deny the truth. He doesn’t let me go. And when he finally speaks the thing he’s buried for years, it’s worse than any nightmare I ever had: Julian’s devotion was never only brotherly. His obsession has been growing in the dark, fed by power, guilt, and the belief that everything in the family belongs to him—**including me**. Now I’m trapped between what I’ve been taught to fear and what my body refuses to deny: the pull between us is real, and it’s ruining me from the inside out. Because the truth doesn’t set me free. It only removes the last excuse for what he wants.

Choi Yujun- born into power but cursed with a 'weakness'. The only son of the Choi family is born an omega, born an embarrassment to a bloodline of strong and pure alphas. At a party, a violent attack from a mutual enemy exposed Yujun’s secret in front of his family’s sworn enemy, Hwang Jaehyun, Yujun prepares for humiliation and blackmail, offering himself to be used by the Alpha in order to protect himself from his own family Instead of the humiliation...Hwang Jaehyun does the unthinkable... The rival who is supposed to destroy him, becomes his drug, his shield, his forbidden comfort. Together they fight to bring down the people who made Yujun bleed…together they bleed in the face of betrayals, trials and "Don't you realize? I'm a Choi, I am cursed and I am sick" Yujun says with deep angish, "then use me, Yujun-ah, use me like a drug" Jaehyun response came out raw and desperate, his alpha swearing it.

Aiden Lioren, son of the Director of Magical Regulation, hunts illegal mages for the State in a city where every spark of power is monitored and controlled. Their official enemy: “Deviants,” unregistered magic users whose emotions make their powers unpredictable and “dangerous.” On his first night in the field, during a storm-soaked raid in the South Sector, Aiden feels a violent surge of electricity ripple through the city an anomaly that briefly blacks out an entire street. The source is an Electromancer Deviant, powerful and undisciplined, already targeted for capture or elimination under new State protocols. As Aiden rides with the enforcement unit into the chaos, he is determined to prove himself worthy of his father’s expectations and the Department’s ideology. What he doesn’t know yet is that the Deviant they’re hunting will shatter everything he believes about danger, control, and who truly threatens the city and that this forbidden enemy will soon become the person his heart refuses to let go.

This romantic fantasy will tear your heart apart. Every twist delivers hard-won truths, sweeping emotion, and an unforgettable adventure. By day, Sienna Kane is a quiet librarian. By weekend, she’s a thrill seeker pushing her limits—training relentlessly for her first triathlon. But nothing prepares her for being torn from her world and thrown into Bestia, a savage realm where beasts rule and predators wear human skin. Hunted by creatures that shift between monster and man, Sienna is saved by Gideon, the formidable Wolf King of Juno. He wastes no time telling her the truth: she is his destined mate. Sienna wants none of it. She wants answers. She wants safety. Most of all, she wants to go home. Lost, frightened, and cursed as a bad omen by the very kingdom meant to protect her, Sienna finds herself isolated—except for Gideon, whose instincts insist she is far more than she appears. As she plots her escape, something impossible awakens within her: the power of fire. And with it, the unsettling realization that Bestia may be bound to her fate. Her escape from Juno is anything but clean. Thrust from one realm to another, Sienna crosses paths with powerful rulers—Rocco, the seductive Sea King; Talon, the unyielding King of Avion; and Aron, the enigmatic King of Bolivé. Wherever she goes, change follows. Balance shifts. Old prophecies stir. Sienna soon learns the truth behind her arrival: she is the reincarnation of Eriu, the Goddess of Abundance—and with that power comes devastating responsibility, dangerous conditions, and a fate she never asked for. To survive Bestia, Sienna must adapt to its brutal laws, embrace bonds she fears, and make an impossible choice. Along her journey, she will face betrayal and devotion, forge unlikely alliances, and uncover strengths—and desires—she never knew she possessed. Kings will rise against one another for her love. The world will bend beneath her presence. Will Sienna bring peace—or chaos—to Bestia? Who will she choose when love becomes a battlefield? And will she ever find her way back to the human world… or has Bestia already claimed her heart?