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The night that was supposed to be the peak of my life became the night I lost everything. My step-sister Rose stole my achievements. My fiancé chose her over me. My father handed over the company I built with my own hands… to her. And when I finally walked away, broken and exhausted, Karl followed me home—drunk, furious, and ready to destroy what little I had left. One blow to the head was all it took to end Jenna Harvour. At least, that’s what the world was meant to believe. I didn’t die. I woke up drugged, half-conscious, and listening to people decide how to “dispose” of me.I heard Rose’s voice ordering my death to be written off as suicide. I heard doctors bargaining over my body. And when I was finally strong enough to open my eyes, I was greeted by a stranger’s face and a new name forced onto me: Jenna Lorance. They buried my old identity. They held a funeral with my name on it. And I was expected to disappear quietly into this new life they created. But the world doesn’t get rid of me that easily. My unexpected lifeline comes in the form of Damian Black—the heir to the largest mafia syndicate and the last person I ever thought would notice me. He shouldn’t care about a woman like me… yet he’s the only one who looks at me as if he can sense the truth beneath my new skin. Revenge is easy. Escaping him is not. Because once a man like Damian decides you’re his, he doesn’t let go—not even if the whole world believes you’re already dead.

Hu bcmans are born to serve. Beastmen are born to rule. Bc Lyra Thorne, 22, has spent her life in the rural village of Ashveil, believing distance from the capital might spare her people from the cruelty of beastmen rule. She was wrong. When her village is razed for harboring "rebellious sentiment," Lyra is dragged in chains to the Grand Auction—where humans are sold like cattle to the beast elite. Beneath the blinding lights, she watches her friends disappear into the claws of wolf lords and lion generals. Then he appears. Cadeon Nightfang, the Shadow Panther—General of the Northern Legions, rumored kingslayer, and the beastman even other beasts fear. His golden eyes lock onto Lyra with an intensity that makes the auction hall fall silent. When he bids an obscene fortune for her, whispers erupt: Why would the Shadow Panther want a human slave? He's never taken one before. Lyra expects torture. Degradation. Death. Instead, she's taken to Nightfang Keep—a fortress of obsidian and thorns where no human has survived more than a year. Cadeon gives her an impossible offer: "Serve me for one year. If you survive, you'll have your freedom and enough gold to disappear forever. Refuse, and I'll return you to the auction." But nothing about her captivity makes sense. She's not locked in the dungeons with other slaves—she has a room in the east wing, where only Cadeon's most trusted advisors reside. She's not beaten—she's *trained* in combat by his second-in-command. And most confusing of all, Cadeon never touches her, never forces her into his bed, though the mate bond between them—forbidden, impossible, illegal—burns hotter with each passing day. Lyra soon discovers the horrifying truth: Cadeon didn't buy her to break her. He bought her to save her. She's the daughter of Elira Thorne, the legendary human rebel who nearly toppled the beast regime twenty years ago—before she was executed. The beast council believes Elira's bloodline died with her, but Cadeon recognized Lyra's eyes at the auction: the same silver-grey eyes that haunted him after he was *ordered* to kill Elira, the woman who showed him humans weren't animals. He's been searching for Lyra for two decades. Now she's here, and the mate bond—a bond that should be *impossible* between human and beast—is undeniable. But fate is a cruel master. As Lyra navigates assassination attempts from jealous beast nobles, political games in a court that wants her dead, and her growing, *forbidden* feelings for the monster who murdered her mother, she uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the throne itself: The Beast King is dying. His heir, Prince Theron Bloodclaw, plans to use the king's death to pass the Purge Laws—legalizing the systematic extermination of all humans, replacing them with "more obedient" slave races. Lyra has three choices: - Escape with her freedom and let millions of humans die - Stay silent and become Cadeon's willing prisoner, betraying her mother's legacy - Ignite the rebellion her mother died for—even if it means losing the one beast who sees her as an equal Because the heart doesn't recognize the difference between master and slave, human and beast, love and destruction. And Lyra is about to learn that some chains are forged not by collars and cages—but by choice. She came as his slave. She'll leave as his revolution.

She was never supposed to survive that accident. She was never supposed to wake up in the Beastworld. And she was definitely never supposed to wield a power even the beastmen fear. Dragged into a world ruled by instinct and primal strength, Lunaya discovers she is the only human capable of "Resonance", a rare ability that can calm, disrupt, or even control a beastman’s instincts with nothing but a touch. A mythical gift. A deadly curse. From the moment she arrives, a feral wolf-beastman saves her from a monstrous predator… and instantly claims her. A dragonborn warrior tries to dominate her, yet his power breaks against hers. A desert feline becomes dangerously obsessed with her scent. And a raven prophet whispers that she will bring ruin to every tribe. In a world where every species is bound by primal nature, she is the only one who can defy it. Protected, hunted, desired, she must decide who to trust if she wants to survive. But the closer the beastmen grow to her, the stronger her Resonance becomes. And soon, Lunaya uncovers a terrifying truth: She wasn't brought into this world by accident. The Beastworld called her. Claimed her. Marked her. Welcome to the Beastworld.

Aria Thornfield, 22, has known nothing but cruelty her entire life. Born an omega—the lowest rank in the werewolf hierarchy—she's been treated as less than nothing by the Silvercrest Pack. She scrubs floors, endures beatings, and survives on scraps, all while clinging to the foolish hope that the Moon Goddess has something better planned for her. That hope shatters the night of her 18th birthday when the mate bond snaps into place with Damien Silvercrest, the pack's arrogant young Alpha. She expects salvation. Instead, she gets a nightmare. Damien rejects her publicly, humiliates her repeatedly, but refuses to sever the bond completely. He keeps her close enough to use—her omega healing abilities fix his warriors, her domestic skills serve his pack—while giving his heart and title to Celeste, the beautiful Beta's daughter. For four agonizing years, Aria exists in limbo: not rejected enough to be free, not accepted enough to matter. When Celeste announces her pregnancy with Damien's child, Aria finally understands: she was never meant to be Luna. She was just convenient. Broken and ready to die, she stumbles into the Forbidden Forest during a blood moon, prepared to let the rogues or worse claim her. Instead, she's claimed by something far more terrifying: Kaine Ashenheart, the Lycan King. The Lycans are ancient, powerful, and utterly ruthless. Kaine rules them all—a beast who hasn't taken a queen in 300 years, whose fortress of black stone sits at the edge of werewolf territory like a warning. Rumors say he collects the heads of alphas who challenge him. That he bathes in blood. That his heart died centuries ago. But when Kaine finds Aria bleeding in his forest, he doesn't kill her. He offers her a deal: become his contracted queen for one year. Help him navigate an upcoming alliance summit with the werewolf packs. In return, he'll give her protection, power, and revenge. Aria accepts. She has nothing left to lose. What she doesn't expect is for the monster king to be patient. Tender. To wait for her permission before touching her. To rage when he discovers the scars covering her body. To teach her that she was never weak—she was just surrounded by cowards who feared her potential. As Aria learns to command rooms full of alphas, as ancient magic awakens in her blood, as the rejected omega becomes the most feared queen in living memory, she realizes three impossible truths: First, she's not just an omega. She's something far older, far more powerful—the last of the Moon's Chosen, blessed bloodline everyone thought extinct. Second, Kaine isn't her fated mate. But the bond they're forging through choice, through trauma, through healing—it burns brighter than any the Moon Goddess could create. Third, Damien isn't going to let her go. And Celeste's child isn't his heir—it's part of a conspiracy to overthrow the Lycan King and plunge the supernatural world into war. Now Aria must choose: hide in the safety Kaine offers, or step into the queen she was always meant to be—even if it means facing the pack that broke her, the alpha who betrayed her, and a destiny that will require her to rewrite the very laws of the Moon Goddess herself. Because Aria Thornfield was forged in suffering. And queens forged in fire don't just survive. They reign.

Permission to Die is a gruesome, pulse-pounding horror-thriller set in a world where shadows hide the horrifying truth, It is also jam packed with action and superhuman societies ruling from behind the scenes, manipulating the fates of millions. At the center of this hidden war is Rowe Hargrave, a seemingly normal high school student by day—and a relentless, death-defying vigilante by night. Rowe’s power? She can’t die. No matter how brutal the injury or how violent her death, her body fixes itself, pulling her back from the brink again and again. But the pain never fades—she feels every agonizing moment of death and resurrection. Is she fearless in the face of death, or just caught in a nightmare she can never escape? Rowe’s vigilante path is one of blood and secrets, each fight taking her deeper into the sinister heart of a hidden world. Superhuman factions—each more dangerous than the last—lurk in the shadows, some seeking to control her, others to destroy her. As the body count rises, Rowe must confront the horrifying possibility that she isn’t just fighting the world’s monsters—she might be one of them. But even immortality has its limits, and there are forces at work far more terrifying than death. In a city teetering on the edge of chaos, Rowe is about to learn that some fates are worse than death. Because every resurrection brings her closer to uncovering the truth—and the truth might just tear her apart. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, everyone! Author here. This is my first original story, and only the second piece I’ve ever written—the first being a fanfic that some of you might remember. Now, I’m excited to finally take a shot at writing a full-fledged novel. I truly hope you enjoy reading it, and I’d love to hear your thoughts along the way. P.S. I don't know why, but I can't add Action in the tag list, and I am only gonna be posting 2-3 chapters a week for now.. because things are a really tight financially. Between college expenses and looking for part-time work, it's been quite a challenge. But hopefully, one day, I’ll be able to commission an artist to bring the cover to life. Thanks for understanding!

In "Beyond the Crown", a tale of secrets, passion, and power unfolds in a world of opulent splendor, where a coterie of ladies-in-waiting navigate the treacherous waters of courtly life, entwining their lives with those above them, and becoming embroiled in the intricate dance of intrigue, loyalty, desire and love.

Long ago, in the back of an ambulance, two grieving sisters Lilly and Millie made a pact—a promise to punish those who failed their mother. Lilly was too young, too shattered, and eventually forgot. Not that it matters since her twin sister Lilly succumbed to her injuries obtained in the fatal crash. Now, bodies are piling up, and every piece of evidence points to the remaining twin. Can Millie prove her innocence before it’s too late?

Isabella "Bella" Romano, 24**, has spent three years working double shifts at a rundown diner, her fingers raw from scrubbing grease, her dreams buried under medical bills for her dying mother. She's invisible—just another exhausted girl in a city that chews up the desperate and spits out bones. Then one blood-soaked night, she witnesses a execution in the alley behind her workplace. The killer's cold eyes meet hers. She should run. She should scream. Instead, **Dante Salvatore**—the Ghost of Chicago, the most feared mafia boss in North America—makes her an offer: become his tool, his perfect weapon disguised as innocence, or watch her mother die without the experimental treatment that could save her. Bella has no choice. She becomes Dante's **"little bird"**—his spy in high society, his bait for enemies, his alibi when bodies drop. She wears the designer dresses he buys, attends galas on his arm, and learns that monsters don't always have fangs. Sometimes they have empty eyes and blood on their Armani suits. Dante Salvatore has never let a woman past his bed. Love is weakness. Attachment is a target painted on your back. His empire was built on ruthlessness, and he's survived by feeling nothing. Women are transactions—pleasure exchanged for jewelry, then forgotten by morning. But Bella is different. She doesn't flinch when he kills. She doesn't beg for mercy or luxury. When he barks orders, she obeys with fire in her green eyes. When he bleeds, she stitches him up with steady hands, asking nothing in return. The tool is becoming something else. Something dangerous. As Bella navigates assassination attempts, deadly rivals, and the twisted politics of five crime families, she discovers the truth: Dante isn't just a monster. He's a king haunted by the massacre that orphaned him at twelve, forced into power by his uncle's cruelty, and imprisoned by a legacy of violence he never wanted. Then **Nico Moretti**—Dante's childhood friend and underboss—betrays them. The experimental treatment for Bella's mother? Funded by the Bratva, who want Dante dead. Bella's mother's illness? Poisoned deliberately to recruit Bella as their inside agent. Bella was never supposed to be Dante's tool. She was meant to be his **assassin**. When Dante discovers the conspiracy, he's faced with an impossible choice: kill the woman who betrayed him, or trust the girl who taught him what it means to have a heart—even if it gets him killed. Because in the underworld, love isn't a weakness. **It's a loaded gun pointed at everything you care about.** And Isabella Romano—the girl who scrubbed floors—is about to prove that queens aren't born into power. They're forged in fire, crowned in blood, and built by the men who underestimated them.

SYSTEM NOVEL - TIME-TRAVEL - HISTORICAL - BABIES!! Lin Xu, a fierce and independent thirty-year-old businesswoman, had only one wish in life, children of her own. But fate was cruel. The day she found out she was barren, she drowned her sorrow in alcohol, slipped down the stairs, and died. But death wasn’t the end. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the body of another Lin Xu a minor character from a popular TV drama in her town. This Lin Xu was a pitiful woman who died tragically at the hands of her cruel in-laws. Her three children were left to suffer alone until her missing husband returned years later, only to find her long gone. But this time, things would be different. This Lin Xu wasn’t weak, and she wasn’t going to die so easily. She had lived alone as an orphan, built herself into a force to be reckoned with, and now she had a second chance not just to live, but to raise her children on her own terms. Forget the in-laws. Forget the husband. She would rise again, build an empire, and give her children the life they deserved With the help of her "Supermarket System" she was going to take the world by storm. --- Excerpt "Young Master, Miss Lin has just opened a massive bun shop." "Really? Buy everything. Leave not even a crumb." "Young Master Mo, Miss Lin returned all the coins and houses you sent her." "She did? Then send triple the amount and throw in a farm while you’re at it." "Young Master Mo, Miss Lin and the children were bullied by your uncle and aunt." "Oh? Send fifty men to smash their home. Make sure not a brick is left standing." "Young Master, Miss Lin is laughing and talking with that fisherman Gu." "Is that so? Seal off the entire coast. Buy every net, every boat, and every hook. Let’s see him fish in the desert." "And tell Miss Lin… if she dares smile at another man, I’ll show her what it really means to challenge the General of the Guan Empire." "If I can’t have her heart, then no man will." --- Genre: Historical Time-Travel Drama, System. Romance: Slow Burn Note: Book cover not mine.

The King has fallen. A country in mourning and a royal family fractured. Kommos would never feel the same as when Ezra first arrived in the country and never would be. For the entire world life had moved on from that tragic day but for Ezra having had stood still. The deep desire to know why may be the very thing that puts him in danger as well but he’s far beyond the point of caring. Will Ezra's redemption uncover the truth about the ghosts haunting the Palace or will he find himself being amongst them? •••• BOOK 2 of the ‘For My’ Series. Please note you have to read Book 1 ‘For My King’ before reading book 2.

MIRA A Dark Mafia Captive Romance "Speak not a word to her. Let none of you lay your hands or eyes on her. She is mine to deal with. This is my only warning. Defy it, and the consequences will make you beg for death, yet death will not come." MIRA When Ken hurt me, I shattered. But I never gave in. I refused to feel. I refused to love. Then my father, who hates me, and my mother, too afraid to protect me, send me away. I expected peace. What I got was the White Lion. The mafia king of the continent. A legend soaked in blood. He claims me with no mercy. Protects me with no kindness. Says I belong to him. Proves it with every threat and every body he leaves behind. I swore I would never surrender. But how do you fight a devil who looks like salvation and kisses like sin? SCAR After my mother died from my father’s recklessness, I made myself a promise. No love. No women in the mafia. No weakness. Then I saw Mira. Too proud to beg. Too pure to touch. I made her a game. A test. A punishment. But now she is the obsession I never expected. And I have brought the devil to her doorstep. I cannot leave. And I will never let her go.

Aria Valencia’s life implodes when her father disappears after betraying the DeLuca mafia. Alone, confused, and drowning in debt, Aria is abducted and brought before the notorious Don, Luciano DeLuca. Instead of ordering her death, he makes her a terrifying offer—marry him for a year, become his secret wife, and the debt dies with her father. Luca’s reasons aren’t love; it’s about power, appearances, and control. But under the chilling glare of his steel-gray eyes, Aria feels something disturbingly electric—a pull she shouldn’t crave. Desperate and cornered, she signs the contract, stepping into a world of danger, luxury, and secrets where no one leaves unchanged.

Ethan Thorne, a young, working-class contractor, enters the exclusive world of Vivian Dubois, a wealthy, mature widow. Intrigued by his raw strength and authenticity, Vivian becomes infatuated, initiating a slow, calculated seduction. She tempts Ethan with extraordinary financial opportunities and creates ambiguous situations that deliberately blur the line between professional patronage and intense personal intimacy.

Jade Morrison never wanted to be special. While her social-climbing sister watched the annual Academy Lottery like it was the Super Bowl, Jade was content managing her late-night shifts at the campus café and avoiding anything that smelled like ambition. Then her name flashes across every screen in the nation—she's this year's lottery winner, chosen to attend Regency Academy, where tuition costs more than most people's houses and the student body reads like a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Before Jade can pack her thrift store wardrobe, she's thrust into a glittering world of designer uniforms, political intrigue, and students who treat million-dollar galas like casual Fridays. Any hope of surviving unnoticed dies spectacularly on Day One when she crashes into Crown Prince Alexander Rothschild—literally—drenching his custom suit in cheap coffee. Alex, the ice-cold future king who's never forgiven anyone for anything, declares war. But he's not her only problem. There's Dante Morelli, the Italian duke's son and campus heartthrob who finds her refreshing honesty irresistible. Kieran Zhang, the tech billionaire's heir and resident genius who discovers she's the only person who challenges his intellect. And Ezra Knight, the mysterious scholarship student with secrets darker than her own, who recognizes a fellow outsider. When Jade uncovers that her lottery selection wasn't random—that she's connected to a scandal that could topple kingdoms—she becomes the target of a conspiracy that wants her silenced. Permanently. As assassination attempts escalate and hearts entangle, Jade must decide: run back to her safe, small life, or stand her ground and claim her place among the elite, even if it means breaking every rule—and falling for four princes who were never supposed to be hers.

In a dystopian future where Vampires emerged from the shadows in order to stop humanity from becoming extinct, a young woman with a dark past meets a charismatic stranger. As time goes by Private Love Aikawa of military Unit 4-7, finds that she may not be as human as she first thought. Battling rogue vampires, mutated creatures and her own past, Love works to unravel the mysteries behind the secretive Helsing unit, and tries to become the bridge between humans and vampires in a world filled with discrimination. This novel starts intentionally slow through the exposition and the early world and character building, BUT everything kicks into gear after the turning point in the latter half of Volume 1, and especially Volume 2, where the tone of the novel shifts. So, I hope you stick with it and enjoy the wild ride! I also added some song recommendations along the way to listen to whilst you read certain chapters, I hope this helps boost the experience. Public Spotify playlist titles (all under the name LouLou): TLAR - Book 1 TLAR - Book 2 TLAR - Book 3 TLAR - A Fire in Their Wake This is rated 'No one under 17 permitted' for (very) mature themes, including drug use, SA, LGBTQ+ discrimination, very frequent strong language, violence etc. Please note that no storyline is chosen for shallow shock value, and most are taken from personal experience, and hopefully handled with the care, respect and sensitivity they deserve. Disclaimers are added against any chapter that may cause distress. Tip Jar + updates and some extra content: https://ko-fi.com/loulou2 The majority of Volume 1, in a different order and edited as a full novel is available free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Loulou2

The universe hated me so much, it tossed me around, then dumped me straight into the arms of my father’s killer. — I thought I understood monsters. I grew up with them. I survived them. I swore I would kill the one who murdered my father and brothers. But when I finally found him, I failed. Dante Corsetti. Alpha. Mafia boss. The man who destroyed my family and dragged me into his house like a living trophy. He broke me apart until I didn’t know where my rage ended and his cruelty began. He said I was nothing. A prisoner. A reminder of everything he’d lost. A punishment for sins I never committed. Yet the longer I stayed, the more the world I thought I knew cracked open. The secrets about my bloodline, lies my father died with and a supernatural truth I should never have discovered. And in the middle of it all, a mate bond tied me to the monster I hated most. The goddess must be enjoying my torment because Dante is not the only one drawn to me. There were others. Knox, who looked at me like I was the first good thing the goddess ever gave him. Reed, who claimed I was destined for him no matter who he had to fight. Three alphas. One impossible bond. And me, trapped between revenge, desire, and a fate dark enough to break every one of us.

Agent 709, a wandering soul in the divine plane, has spent countless lifetimes taking on missions across various novel worlds — from cheating protagonists to becoming feared villains. He accepted every role without complaint. But now, he longs for something different: a peaceful life as a human. However, this simple wish comes with a heavy price. To reincarnate as a human, he must accumulate enough Humanity Points to qualify for mortal life. To assist him on this journey, he is bound to System 89, a guide with its own quirks and rules. Yet with each new world, the challenges only grow harsher. The target characters he must deal with become increasingly violent, unpredictable, and deadly. Can Agent 709 complete his missions and earn the humanity he desires? Or will the worlds he enters consume him before he can finally rest?

Lara's trauma went from mild to chronic when she divorced her husband and went ahead to get inseminated from a sperm bank. She wants to be a single mother. Love has become a fairytale and men were only a bunch of liars and deceivers. She's done with marriage and love. Being a single mother would be the best decision she'd ever made. How would she have known that she made the wrong decision at that moment and fate turned her failure to fortune when she realised that she was carrying the child of the billionaire mogul Curtis Rodney. “You have just an option…” Curtis declared. Other options do not apply to him, he always has his way and the woman before him now has no option but to accept his decision as her only option. “And what is this option of yours?” Lara snapped at him.

Alaina escapes to New York desperate for a fresh start—new job, new apartment, and a vow to never fall into another dangerous relationship. But all her careful plans shatter when she crosses paths with Aaron, a magnetic stranger whose dark intensity pulls her in from the moment their eyes meet. What should have been a single night of reckless passion becomes something she can’t walk away from—and something he refuses to let go.

When Elena Ward, a brilliant young linguist, uncovers a forbidden pattern inside an extinct language, she unknowingly awakens an ancient bond with Ronan Vale — a beastman guardian born to protect her. As Elena deciphers symbols that should not exist, she is drawn into Ronan’s hidden world of shifters, prophecy, and a fate that ties their souls together. Ronan knows Elena is the key to saving his dying people, but the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to restrain the instinctive pull between them — protective, possessive, and dangerously intimate. Together, Elena and Ronan must decode the hidden language linking their destinies and confront a secret powerful enough to reshape their world. But as enemies rise and their bond deepens, one question remains: Is their connection a prophecy fulfilled… or a curse disguised as love?