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After the Heavenly realm lost the war between the demon Realm, they resorted to their last means to win by going back in time. An ability only immortals from the fox pact were able to do. Bai Mei, a prisoner of the heavenly immortals is given a chance to gain her freedom. Her task was simple, she was to use her powers to go back in time and stop 'Jin Lin' A man who would one day become the most strongest demon they would ever encounter. Now just the abandoned and mistreated son of the Jin family, he is a young man that has faced all forms of mistreatment gradually growing in him a ruthless heart. Disguised as a human maid, she would do what it takes to win his trust and stab him in the back.... after all, she didn't earn the title of the 'Most Cunning Fox' for nothing. Yet she doesn't know why his innocent face also hits her heart each time she tries to kill him. "What the heck are you doing to me Immortal Jin?!"

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.

“Please, let me go…” I cried while he kept walking forward towards me, making me shiver more. While his eyes fixated on me, he brought the cigarette to his lips and inhaled deeply while I gulped. As he exhaled, a slow stream of smoke escaped his lips, dissipating into the air and he started, “You shouldn’t have done that… You did a big mistake” “I am sorry…” I cried again and shook my head. “It’s done. It’s time for the punishment now…” He said and my heart skipped a beat. . Allison Wesley was living a normal life as a journalist until she gets involved into a task which leads her to slap the mafia boss in town. Her one mistake gets her life upside down as she enters the world of thrill, excitement, passion and danger. Read on to find out more!

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

Amelia Hart thought her life was perfect—until the night before her wedding, when she caught her fiancé kissing her sister. Heartbroken, humiliated, and ready to run, she crosses paths with the last man she ever expected to notice her: Leon Hale — the cold, ruthless, untouchable CEO of Hale Group… and her powerful, unreadable boss. Instead of offering pity, he offers a contract. A marriage contract. One year. No emotions. No real strings. A mutually beneficial arrangement that gives Amelia protection and gives Leon what he needs for a massive family-trust inheritance battle. But the moment Amelia becomes Mrs. Hale, the entire world changes. Her ex becomes obsessed. Her sister becomes furious. The elite families whisper about the secretary who somehow landed the city’s most desired bachelor. And Leon? The man with ice in his veins begins to show cracks—dangerous cracks. Possessive touches. Jealous stares. Unexpected tenderness. Promises he should never make. Just when Amelia starts to believe their marriage might be more than a contract, a woman from Leon’s past walks into their home and declares one thing that shatters everything: “I’m Leon’s real fiancée.” Now Amelia must decide: Run from the man whose world could destroy her… or fight for a marriage she never intended to want—but can no longer imagine losing. A story of betrayal, revenge, accidental love, and a cold CEO who learns there is only one person he will ever break his rules for: his wife.

Amelia Hayes thought life had already hit her hardest. A sick mother. Two miserable jobs. A scholarship hanging by a thread. And a landlord who couldn’t wait to throw her out. But the night she crosses paths with Luca Moretti, the cold, untouchable billionaire feared by his board and adored by the media, everything spirals into a nightmare she never saw coming. Luca needs a wife. Not for love. Not for romance. But to save his company and silence the vicious scandal threatening to destroy his empire. And Amelia? She’s the perfect pawn because she’s broke, desperate, and completely unprepared for the storm that is Luca Moretti. He offers her a deal she can’t refuse: One million dollars Her mother’s full medical care A one-year marriage contract No feelings. No questions. No escape. But the more Amelia lives in Luca’s world of power, secrets, and danger, the more the lines blur. A possessive touch that wasn’t in the contract… A jealous glare he can’t explain… A past he refuses to reveal… And a growing desire neither of them is prepared for. When enemies rise, the media hunts for the truth, and Luca’s darkest secret threatens to tear them apart, Amelia must confront the question she never wanted to ask: Is she still just a wife on paper… or has she become the only woman Luca Moretti can’t afford to lose?

I ran to escape my past… but fate was already waiting. The town of Halewoods wasn’t supposed to be strange. It wasn’t supposed to have ancient bushes no one dares to trim. It wasn’t supposed to have golden-eyed shadows lurking in the trees. And it definitely wasn’t supposed to leave a glowing crescent moon burned into my skin. Then came the man from my dreams — impossibly beautiful, dangerously deadly, and calling me mate like he owned my soul. But Halewoods isn’t just a town. It’s a trap. A place where ancient bloodlines are cursed, secrets are buried in plain sight, and the shadows know your name before you even arrive. There’s a book that should’ve never found me. A voice that whispers my forgotten name. And a monstrous creature stalking the night… tied to my fate by blood and something far darker. They say destiny is a choice. Mine? It’s a curse. And the real question isn’t who’s watching me. It’s whether I’ll survive what’s coming.

In Liveria, a kingdom gilded in gold and loneliness, Princess Elsbeth moves like a shadow present, but never truly seen. Her life changes the moment a nameless black book slips into her hands, whispering of histories the world has tried to forget. The Eleventh Jester arrives in Liveria. Heir to a centuries-old curse, he wears laughter like a chain: an immortal fool who must speak only truth wrapped in riddles a joke or a mocking song, a son bearing the burden his mother could never escape. He cannot die yet each jest costs him something that feels very close to it. Two unseen souls, one hidden in silk, the other in bells, Cross paths. For the first time, someone notices. For the first time, someone looks back.

Falling love was a good thing especially when your love interest was a perfect man. Or so Sehyun thought. At first, it appeared his Sensei was completely head over heels for him untill he found out just how manipulative and cruel his seemingly perfect man was. Run. Far away from the danger. That's just how a rationale person should think. But once you've fallen in deep, the route to escape seemed to be all jumbled together. And his Sensei, for just how long has he had this twisted obsession towards him? Two years, Five? Or maybe more. ______ *Novel Excerpt* The plan was to have as much fun with the innocent kid till he was thoroughly stained with me. Then how did I end up falling into the trap I'd set. WARNING! This novel contains mature themes and sexual content between males. Do skip, if you feel uncomfortable.

Book Description: Alone. Hungry. On the edge of everything. When nineteen-year-old Alice loses her mother and is thrust into the wilderness, she must navigate unforgiving forests, jagged mountains, and icy rivers with nothing but her wits, her courage, and the raw instincts she never knew she had. Each day is a fight to survive—finding food, building shelter, treating injuries, and facing predators. With no one to rely on but herself, Alice discovers the limits of fear, endurance, and hope. As she struggles to stay alive, the wilderness pushes her to her breaking point, and she realizes that survival isn’t just about escaping nature—it’s about confronting the shadows within herself. From brutal climbs to heart-stopping encounters, from desperation to small victories, Alice’s journey is one of grit, resilience, and raw human strength. Will she make it back to civilization, or will the forest claim her forever? The Forest Knows Her Name is an unflinching, immersive survival story that grips your heart, drags you through fear, and reminds you what it truly means to fight for life.

Sylteena Benedict never asked to be cursed, desired, or chosen by divine decree. But destiny doesn’t care. One moment she’s a nobody — the next she’s tied to Crown Prince Anthony, the man known for breaking spirits, not loving them. But even he isn’t the greatest danger she faces. In the shadowed forest lies a Beast who feels far too human… and far too drawn to her. He whispers truths the palace buries, awakens feelings she shouldn’t have, and forces her to question everything — including her marriage. Two worlds want her. Two hearts claim her. Only one truth will save her.

Lilian Aeren Vale, daughter of the disgraced House of Vale, has known nothing but ruin. After her father's execution for a crime she believes he never committed, and the destruction of her home, she is forced to live under her uncle's roof, where she is treated as a burden, and a reminder of the shame no one wishes to claim. But when the Northern Duke threatens to ignite a civil war along the southern borders, the crown offers Lilian as tribute to secure peace between both borders. Her fate is sealed; she must become the wife of the very House that condemned her father to death. Two souls shaped by opposing truth, bound together by a political marriage meant to prevent bloodshed. As old wounds collide with buried secrets, Lilian and the Duke must unlearn a lifetime of hatred and uncover the truth hidden beneath generations of lies, betrayal and manipulation. Their marriage may save a kingdom… But only the truth can save them from each other.

Genre: Dark Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Slow Burn Romance | Mystery The Light That Burns: At the precipice of womanhood, Sunslite is defined by a deep family secret: a peculiar 'light' resides in her unusual, dark eyes—a power that is the key to her ancient lineage. Her mother’s final whisper confirms the stakes: "May your journey be bright... Wherever you go, you carry my heart." The Grand House of Reinhart: Torn from her simple life, Sunslite is whisked away to The Grand House of Reinhart, a sprawling, shadowed gothic manor cloaked in mystery and centuries of tradition. Her father's command is absolute: her inner power will either save her... or burn her to ash. The Guide: Waiting for her is Hridoy (33), her new teacher and guide—a blue-eyed man whose commanding presence and unnerving reverence create immediate fear. While he pledges loyalty, his strange actions (such as a lingering, silent kiss upon her hand) confirm that her path is far from ordinary. The Test of Power: Under Hridoy's watchful, intense gaze, Sunslite must learn to control the volatile magic within. She must navigate a world of ancient libraries, secret pacts, and the overwhelming weight of destiny. Can she master the power of the Reinhart bloodline and survive a teacher who embodies both her greatest comfort and her deepest fear? Read now for a story of inherited magic, gothic intrigue, and a secret that threatens to consume the light of its own bearer.

With the weight of several worlds on her shoulders as a prophetess in the making, Zory has no interest in being slowed down by anything or anyone. When the number of targets on her back shifts from growing by the day to rising by the hour, her people quickly prove they're ready to start pulling some of the most ridiculous stunts of all time to protect her. She isn't the only one being haunted by her past lives as a phoenix and the only man who can truly understand can't seem to get her to level with him for so much as a second. With both her life and her legacy repeatedly on the line, Zory isn't interested in playing by anyone's rules but her own. With a new war on the horizon and unprecedented powers at her disposal, Zory feels obligated to stick to her guns on being the first line of defense in Zayin. As the bodies pile up around her, will she have it in her to stop a war faster than she may end up starting one? In a battle royale of seers from higher classes of beings, it doesn't help when the supernatural, paranormal and mythical beings under her jurisdiction as a proxy know so very little about life beyond their own world. The fact that the man who claims she's the love of his every life doesn't know how to take no for an answer isn't helping anything either.

Axel, the illegitimate son of a powerful Alpha, was branded a demon from birth. Feared and despised by his own pack, he embraced his monstrous reputation—until a seer’s prophecy named him the true heir. His stepbrother Darius, consumed by envy, slaughtered the seer and poisoned Axel to steal his destiny. But the poison backfired: instead of dying, Axel lost his mortal body and rose as an immortal soul, invisible to all… except one girl: Fiona. Labelled a traitor’s daughter and forced to live in the palace grounds, she unwittingly becomes the obsession of the new Alpha, Darius. When Axel discovers the one person who can see him is his enemy’s prize, he seizes his opportunity. She will be his pawn in a game of spectral vengeance; he will use her to orchestrate a spectacle of brutality that will destroy them both. Now, Fiona is trapped between two dangerous enemies. To escape her bondage, she must navigate the schemes of a tyrant who desires her and the manipulations of a vengeful immortal who sees her as a tool. Picking a side is not a choice but a necessity for survival. But as their twisted bond deepens, Axel faces a haunting question: Is she merely a tool for vengeance, the key to his own redemption or his ultimate damnation?

Han and Choi Seung have been in a relationship for years. Although it's not a very healthy relationship because both of them are facing a lot in their lives, and it's hard to survive in the business, but they are holding each other until a former idol Chae won joins the international affairs faculty as a junior of Han. And things take a new turn. Han first hate him but of his reputation that was the cause that his idol career ended but slowly when things started to clear in between them. And Han starts to feel attracted towards him. Choi seungmin really like han so he did everything to bring him back. Untill his darkside and past come infornt of him. That is hard for han to believe. Because he know a very different choi Seung. Will han be able to cope with the situation or will leave him and go to Chae won.?

Tormented by the death of her beloved, Ysolde decides to take her life. Seconds before she takes the step, a mysterious person holds her and says, 'He is alive'. With this new confusion and hope that her beloved is somewhere out there, she sets on to fulfil their dream of building an Opera House while actively seeking him out. But how can he still be here when she had seen his corpse with her own eyes?

n a city built on lies, survival is the only truth. Mara grew up watching the system destroy those who believed in it — her parents among them — and learned that hope was a trap. Then she met Eli. A boy who carried a light she thought impossible, a quiet defiance against a world crumbling under corruption, propaganda, and fear. He vanished without a trace, leaving Mara with a spark she could neither explain nor forget. Years later, Mara becomes a symbol of rebellion, exposing the lies the powerful cling to, surviving riots, blackouts, and government control. And even as she ages, and the world repeats its cycles of chaos, the memory of a boy named Eli endures — proof that even in the darkest times, a light can survive.

She was poor. He was rich.Two worlds that were never meant to collide… until love made the impossible happen.When Kayla met Logan, she didn’t expect to fall for the boy who had everything. But love doesn’t care about class or money—it just happens. Their world shattered when a buried family secret revealed that Logan's stepfather was the father Kayla never knew.Then came the final blow: Logan's life hung by a thread, and his mother asked Kayla to make an unthinkable sacrifice—her own life for his.Kayla disappeared, leaving behind a broken boy and a body no one could find.Ten years later, under the falling snow of London, Logan sees the face he thought he’d lost forever.Was it a miracle… or a second chance fate had been saving all along?Because when love is real, even death can’t keep two hearts apart.

COMPLETED!!! -WARNING - ADULT AND MATURED SCENES WERE DEPICTED IN THIS BOOK In the game of love, these two players don't intend to win. *Dual POV:* *Richard Wellington's Story* Born with a weak heart, billionaire Richard Wellington has always shielded himself from love, fearing the risk of heartbreak. But when his parents insist he chooses a wife from a selection of 15 high-society candidates, Richard must confront his deepest fears. *Sofia Blake (Reed)'s Story* Fashion enthusiast Sofia Blake has been burned by love and believes it's a fool's game. Desperate to escape her cruel stepmother and evil stepsisters, Sofia accepts a job as Richard's personal assistant and judge for his wife search. But as she navigates the treacherous waters of high society, Sofia finds herself drawn to the one man she's supposed to resist. As Richard and Sofia work together, their initial disdain for each other slowly gives way to a forbidden attraction. But with their past heartaches and fears threatening to tear them apart, can they find a way to heal and open their hearts to each other? Will the Wellington Empire's legacy be secured, or will Richard and Sofia's love be the downfall of everything they hold dear?" What happens when these two individuals who hate each other and are unreceptive to love, starts growing feelings for each other?