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We've all read those mafia romances. The one where the godly handsome, picture-perfect, extremely ruthless mafia king rejects all the gorgeous, sexy ladies ( even though he's slept with half of them ) for the beautiful, innocent, untouched, holier-than-thou common woman who only marries him to pay off her sick grandma's medical bills and then slowly ends up falling for him. This is not one of those stories. Excerpt: Lynx stepped a little closer to his target, his intentions far from subtle. "Having a good night?" he asked, pretending to watch the couples swaying across the ballroom floor. "Why wouldn't I be?" Shayna replied without looking at him. "Merely observing," Lynx chuckled. "Are you missing someone?" he continued, staring ahead. "Are there no other beautiful women for you to entertain?" Shayna whispered, slightly annoyed. "There are," he admitted, his chest rising slightly. "But there is only one I can't seem to look away from." A faint blush crept across Shayna's cheeks before she turned her head. "And what exactly do you want from this lucky woman?" A smile tugged at his lips. "A dance, perhaps. And a smoke afterwards." .......................................................................... Shayna Hazel Alonso doesn't qualify as a lady by any known definition of the word. She smokes too much, curses like a sailor, and hates chivalry from the depths of her heart. A rather ordinary-looking woman, Shayna lives a double life as a corporate employee who just wants to get through the day and Vixen, the underworld's infamous prodigy, who unfortunately attracts the most questionable kinds of people. After years of betrayal—first by the father who sold her into prostitution, and then by the people she once believed were just like her—Shayna has finally learned not to trust anyone. And for the last time, she does not want to deal with any more shit. Naturally, life has other plans. So what happens when she ends up stealing from the one person nobody in their right mind would ever cross? In the underworld, everyone has a line they swear they'll never cross. Until they do. And that's when people become, for lack of a better phrase... Morally Fucked. P.S. The FMC of the story is strictly child-free and will remain so throughout the story.

Two brothers, one desire, and a woman seeking liberation. Jamila's newfound independence is tested when she becomes the object of a fierce sibling rivalry. Torn between love and empowerment, Jamila must decide: will she choose the one that sets her soul ablaze or use the power she has over the Garcia brothers to secure her future?

Hi! My name is [Redacted], but most people just call me Focaccia Bread — or Foca. I’m writing this mostly for fun, but also to share my stories, my questionable life choices, and the music that somehow came out of them. Come along for the ride as I recount how I accidentally built a successful entertainment company and somehow helped create actual music legends. Fair warning: I do not tell stories in order. My brain jumps timelines like a fever dream, so expect chaos, time skips, and zero apologies. I’m weird. I’m quirky. I embrace it with both arms and half a bagel. I know — I’m cringe. But at least I’m free. XD If you wanna listen to the Jams (Music) appearing here, you can go listen to them in YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@FocacciaBread-Music) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ecDiwv85yqoktTR4h569L?si=CHJzNohaTwiTgukcKickMQ) and other streaming platforms.

Yun Yuan transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, arriving in the era before Tang San. This was a brilliant age, where heroes gathered and prodigies rose together. He awakened his martial soul, the Atlas Spear, with talent comparable to that of Atlas Douluo, who would later suppress the entire era twenty thousand years later. After his martial soul awakened, he was taken in as a disciple by Qian Xunji, becoming Bibi Dong’s junior brother, which was already a heaven-defying start. However, Yun Yuan possessed an even more outrageous cheat. Every time he advanced a realm, his talent would double once more on top of its original foundation. When Yun Yuan achieved the rank of Titled Douluo, possessing talent ten times that of Yun Ming— With a single Atlas Spear, he suppressed the entire era! With one thrust, heaven and earth changed color, and even the gods retreated! … Bibi Dong: What kind of trash is Yu Xiaogang? Is he even worthy to carry shoes for my junior brother? Ah Yin: Yun Yuan, I have the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, and you have the Atlas Spear. As fellow spear users, we are simply a match made in heaven. Qian Xunji: Yun Yuan is the most outstanding disciple of my life. I will betroth my daughter Qian Renxue to him. Tang Hao: Facing Yun Yuan, I lose repeatedly, yet I continue to fight. Since there is Hao, why must there also be Yuan? Tang San: My father was suppressed by Yun Yuan his entire life. Why is it that when it comes to me, I must still be suppressed by him for a lifetime? — Daily updates X2 — For early access: [email protected]/Taichu372

This is a fresh release from the pen of the creator behind "Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags". Dive in and enjoy the read! --------------------- Jiang Ning transmigrates to a world on the brink of chaos. To preserve himself, he starts training in martial arts with the help of his prior experience, quietly growing stronger. As his martial techniques reach beyond their limits and he gains various abilities, some of which include divine authority. Starting with martial arts, he begins to master divine powers and control innate divine abilities. The Five Animals Fist allows him to cultivate from a beginner to perfection, continuously breaking limits, with each organ storing essence and housing divine spirits. The Vajra Immortal Body gives him an unbreakable body and eternal bones. The Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill promises eternal youth and never-ending vitality. On the day the Martial Saint, who has dominated the world for eight hundred years, strikes at him, Jiang Ning simply smiles. Are you really trying to attack a divine being? When the weapon that once killed gods and immortals falls upon him, he tilts his head slightly, his hair remaining unbroken. His foundation has long since forged an indestructible golden body! The other names of this book are 'While Others Cultivate Martial Arts, I Cultivate Divine Powers!', 'Beginning with Hepatic Experience to Fleshly Sanctification', 'Starting with Martial Arts to Become a God'

The abyss descends on the Blue Star! This is an era of professionals, where everyone upon reaching adulthood can receive their first skill and become a professional! Lin Yi receives the Fireball Technique, becoming an ordinary mage. At the same time, he awakens with an SSS-level talent: Blessing of the Gods! Effect: You can gain 1 skill point every second! Others can earn only a few skill points from a dungeon to upgrade skills. But Lin Yi can get one for free every second! [Ding! Consumed 500 skill points, your Fireball Technique evolves to: Tier Two · Flame Burst Skill!] [Ding! Consumed 2000 skill points, your Flame Burst Skill evolves to: Tier Three · Flame Storm!] ... [Ding! Consumed 100,000 skill points, your Flame Storm evolves to: Tier Seven · Celestial Flame Dragon Breath!] [Ding! Consumed 1,000,000 skill points, your Supreme Ascension evolves to: Tier Nine Forbidden Spell: Celestial Fall of the Eight Desolates!] [Ding! Consumed 10,000,000 skill points, your Celestial Fall of the Eight Desolates evolves to the ultimate form: Ancient Forbidden Curse: Scorching Sky Boiling Ocean!]

Arriving in a fantasy Otherworld, Gauss obtains an Adventurer's Handbook that grows stronger the more monsters he slays and collects. Gauss originally thought he was embarking on a classic adventure to defeat the Giant Dragon, kill the Devil, and save the kingdom. Yet, seeing goblins breeding like pests and multiplying endlessly, along with the fast-growing kill count and rewards in the Monster Atlas, his face grows increasingly helpless... "You have slain 1000 goblins! Intelligence +1, Strength +1, Constitution +1." "The title 'Goblin Slayer' has upgraded to 'Goblin Expert'. You are an expert on goblins; few know better than you how to kill them." "..." "The title 'Goblin Expert' has upgraded to 'Goblin Star Destruction'. "

After graduating from college and unsure of where to go, Zhou Wang accidentally activated the "Game of Life" system while playing a video game, turning his life into easy mode from then on. We can't return to the past, but we can always change the way we live. Growing through indulgence, advancing with a carefree spirit. ... Zhou Wang: "This time, I'll only be the winner."

Reborn as a mosquito? Got a system that makes you stronger by sucking blood? Regarding this start, Chu Sheng was a bit silent. I've already become a mosquito, how much stronger can I possibly get? But no matter what, I have to give it a try... Chu Sheng randomly flew into a room, and unexpectedly, there was a stunningly beautiful girl inside. Not bad! I'll suck her blood! ... Gu Yuexi, an Emperor-Level Beast Tamer, the Empress of the Human Race! In her previous life, she only started on the path of Beast Taming at the age of sixty, and her first Contracted Beast was merely of a Low-Level Bloodline, leading to an unstable foundation and her perishing in a heavenly tribulation. Reborn at the age of eighteen, she must become a Beast Tamer at the first opportunity! She bankrupted her family to buy a High-Level Bloodline Demon Beast and prepared for the Blood Covenant ritual! Just as she was about to sign the Blood Covenant with this Demon Beast, a mosquito landed on her leg and took a mouthful of her blood!! "..." "My name is Gu Yuexi. In this life, it seems I'm ruined..."

In a world running rampant with evil spirits and demonic entities, the imperial court established the “Xuanqing Guards” to oversee the realm, eradicate treachery, and slay evil to uphold the righteous path. Shen Hao transmigrated into this world. It took him four years to climb from an ordinary foot soldier in the Xuanqing Guards to the rank of Small Banner Commander. However, given his complete lack of background and connections, taking another step up the ranks was virtually impossible. One day, he suddenly discovered a dragon residing within his body—the Ancestor of All Dragons, an entity that fed on the souls of the living and the spirits of immortals! Whenever he slew an enemy, this dragon would emerge, tempting him to devour the opponent’s soul, demonic core, or evil nucleus. Consequently, his cultivation base began to skyrocket at an insane pace. …… Shen Hao: “I was just solving cases… how did I become invincible?”

Yi Tianyun woke up from a sleep, and found that he awakened this Upgrade System. Crippled meridians preventing you from cultivating? No problem! With the Crazy Upgrade System, do quests, kill monsters, devour others' Spiritual Power, or refine some Elixir Pills, inscribe great arrays, and you can gain experience! Experience Value is too low? Don't be afraid, I have Double Experience Cards, Tenfold Experience Cards! Experience Value will explode, explode, explode, and levels will rise, rise, rise! "Huh, I've leveled up again?"

A thousand years ago, a Rain of Evolution fell, and the world entered the Era of Evolution. Animals, plants, and humans all gained the potential to evolve into higher-level life forms. However, the human method of evolution is unique; they must absorb the extracts of higher-level life forms to complete their evolution, and each time they absorb an extract, they also acquire a skill from the extract's original owner. Absorb the extract of an “Undying Salamander” and gain the ability of limb regeneration; Absorb the extract of an “Iron Armor Oyster” and possess a flexible gender; Absorb the extract of a “Forest Giant Cockroach” and transform into an unkillable cockroach; Su Ze has come to this world, but before he can begin his evolution, he must solve his life-and-death crisis. “My name is Su Ze.” “I originally thought I had transmigrated and become a scion of a powerful official, but I never expected that I was just his clone, a scapegoat for him to escape punishment, a tool used for him to fake his death and get away.” “What's worse is, I'm scheduled to be executed tomorrow, but my cheat has not yet arrived...”

Reborn in the school from a previous life, Qin Fan decides to take a revenge on those bullying him for years. rising from an outcast of his family. "I'm not dead? I'm still alive? Haha! HAHAHA!" "Damn! This waste of space is getting way ahead of himself!" "Shit! What kind of dream was he having?" "This is the most attention that waste Qin Fan has ever gotten, haha!"

Fu Yu awoke from a big dream, feeling like the heavens stuffed his mouth with a pie. Everything familiar suddenly became virtual. The work kitchen, the tools he used, the colleagues he cooperated with, and the customers he faced. Everyone and everything has become walking NPCs and auxiliary tools. Daily life and work have turned into main quests that need to be completed and key clues for advancement. A customer ordered a dish of loose sautéed meat slices. Fu Yu took out a piece of fresh tenderloin: [Pork: Freshness: 90%] Held an egg in one hand: [Egg: Freshness: 85%] Heated oil in the pot, prepared starch, and got ready onions, ginger, and garlic. First frying, then stir-frying; the meat is cooked and taken out of the pot, plated and served to the customer: [Ding! Task of one portion of loose sautéed meat slices completed. Reward received: Cooking Experience +10, RMB +100, one oil-draining spatula!] As a chef constantly fed by the heavens, as long as he cooks, he levels up!

Initially, Chen Zhou did not pay attention to the bizarre post. It was nothing more than a fictional organization, an invented set of rules, and a carnival of bored netizens. It wasn't until he was dragged into this seemingly endless "large-scale reality show" that he discovered the world could be so magnificent and grand— A 28-year long "Robinson Crusoe"; A "Prehistoric World" where only two can survive; A century-long, evil and eerie "Western Town"; A "Doomsday World" overrun by mutants; A "Alien Survival" filled with the unknown, defying reason… Enticing prospects accompanied by brutal challenges came one after another. As a challenger, he had no choice. Adapt or die!

Lin Chang'an traversed to the Immortal Cultivation Realm and became a lone cultivator who failed to enter an Immortal Sect. After twenty years of arduous cultivation, feeling disheartened and prepared to return to the mundane world to enjoy human wealth, he awakened to the proficiency panel. As long as he diligently learns and practices, his efforts will surely bear fruit.

Chu Huaixu transmigrates into an online game and seizes the opportunity meant for the original protagonist, becoming a direct disciple of the Daoist Sect. His first objective is to draw the sword left behind by the sect’s founder at the peak of the mountain.

Han Yu has a special ability: he could produce a random pill with unknown effects everyday. His pills are so powerful and inhumane that there's an unwritten rule in the Cultivator Realm: even if you become sworn brothers with someone from the Demonic Path, you must never be related to Han Yu. Explosive Qi Pill: "After consumption, True Essence will continue to explode for one two-hour period. During this process, you must constantly channel the medicinal power, or else the body will explode. Side effects: Overflowing True Essence, clothing disintegrates."

Ma Ran has a special ability [Roleplay]. He could create a persona and once there are enough people believing it, he could obtain the role's ability. A while ago, he convinced a large part of humans that he can restart the timeline at the moment Earth was destroyed.