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Everyone knows J-hope for his laughter. For the way he fills rooms with light, energy, and warmth. But Jimin begins to notice the moments when the smile lingers too long - when joy feels rehearsed, and silence slips in where laughter once lived. Missed calls. Empty pauses. A presence that feels distant even when he's right there. As days pass, Jimin finds himself listening more closely - not to what is said, but to what is avoided. Because some pain doesn't ask to be seen. It hides behind routines, brightness, and the fear of becoming a burden. Beneath the Brightest Smile -- a story of quiet unraveling, emotional restraint, and the unsettling realization than the loudest people often suffer in silence - and that noticing might be the first step toward saving someone who learned how to ask for help.

[Warning: R-18] ****** Synopsis What happens when the ice meets the fire in the same firm? Leonora has returned to her home country and this time it's for good. She didn't return alone, she brought someone with her who will add a bit of spice to her world. And to make things worse, she's going to be working with the man she left behind. As soon as he hears the sound of Mr Dark calling out his name, Patrick Andrade feels a chill go through his entire body. And upon seeing the handsome Patrick Andrade, who has not lost his charm and good taste in clothes, dressed in a very formal outfit, Leonora feels nothing but indifference toward him. What Patrick didn't know is that just like him, Leonora as well is a different woman now. If they have become unapproachable cold-hearted people, it's because of what happened to them years ago. What will happen when the truth of their past comes to light? Will Leonora overcome their differences and let their love rekindle or will she move on and start over with somebody else? ****** Author's Note: If you're looking for a romantic story where the female lead has a weak personality - or women who endure insults and forgive everything in the name of love, I am sorry to inform you that this book is not about that. This story focuses more on a family's daily life, life as a couple, human rights, and making true friendships in adulthood. This is my first original novel, so I hope you enjoy reading it. The book has a happy ending. If you like the story and would love to support this book, you can do it by leaving your feedback so I know where to improve. Many thanks in advance for your support. With lots of love, Herlove. You can reach me out at: Discord Link: https://discord.gg/tRKcbhttps://discord.gg/tRKcbZ Instagram: Sammy_herc

In a small town where responsibilities are heavier than dreams, Ananya has learned to stay silent. Brilliant in studies and devoted to her family, she hides a secret deep within her heart — a burning desire to become a singer. Music is her escape, her comfort, her unspoken truth. But with her family struggling financially, she believes her dream is nothing more than a luxury she cannot afford. Every evening, she swallows her words and chooses silence over desire. Until one day, a mysterious voice drifting through the twilight air changes everything. Drawn toward a melody that feels strangely familiar, Ananya takes a step she never dared to before. Will she finally find the courage to give her dreams a voice? Or will silence remain her only companion?

Under her family pressure, she went through a Flash Marriage..... FORCEFULLY...... But He husband already has a mistress, which broke her last hope of being loved by someone....... His new family treats her as badly as her previous biological family does ..... But in her new family....her grandmother in law..... likes her... love her ....and support her unconditionally...... Even when the situation is against her ........when ....whole family favours and stands for mistress..... She won't break.....she won't give up..... As, she isn't a weakling, like in most the stories the Female Leads used to be........ She will fight for herself and her dreams........ She will deal with them , according to the saying "Tit for Tat" , in simple words.... ruthlessly..... mercilessly.... heartlessly...... just like them..... While being utterly meticulous in her each and every task....as housewife...... But due to her punctuality, discipline and skills that are Completely on an entirely different level from all the other employees.....of the company... Her boss...A completely ruthless, merciless , cold hearted person "The CEO and MD of The V INTERNATIONAL " Mr. VIRENDRA SINGHANIA....fall in love with her......and show her .....that side ...of his ....that.... nobody knows ever existed.... He decided to support her unconditionally..... And let her fall for him.... herself..... But will she falls in love with him??? Or ???? Will she fall for her scumbag of a husband?????? Or??? Will she follow her dreams, uninterruptedly????? This is the story Of Miss Sophia Rajput....an eighteen years old girl....who went through hell and heaven at such a tender age.... To know more... please read the story..... Thank you so much… ~~~~~~ Hello everyone, Author Silent here, Well, this is the third book of the series ' Life', and the book's name was supposed to be 'Dream', but it's already taken. So, here goes nothing. Let's begin the story... [ I will make the amendments and write a new synopsis and everything later, as right now, my focus is to publish 150 chapters as soon as possible. That's my goal, for myself. As for you, my dear readers, let's bring these three books to the top 25, so that our mission will get manga version.]

[Warning: This story contains explicit adult content and dark romance themes. It features a strong female lead and a dominant male lead. Expect dangerous plot twists ahead.] I'm Julie Michael I went with my father to a luxurious restaurant in New York, but I never left with him. On a lower floor of a world that doesn’t exist on any map, I discovered the truth: I wasn’t abandoned by accident. I was sold to Robert Cross, a billionaire who buys people for the joy of breaking them. But I refuse to break under his hands. In Robert Cross’s world, everything has a price tag. I was his most expensive purchase, and I intend to be his most dangerous mistake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - "You bought my body, but you will not buy my submission," Julie spat. Robert leaned in, his voice a dark hiss: "Commodities don't need to like their masters, Julie... It’s enough that I took a liking to you and bought you, sweetheart." ______________ Julie stomped the floor with her foot, and agitation was clear in the tone of her voice, which rose slightly as she pointed at my face: "You ran your thumb over your lip! You're hinting to me... hinting that I kissed you!" My composure didn't budge; instead, I tilted my head to the side and looked at her with a gaze shrouded in mischief, then said with utter simplicity: "And what is the problem with that? It was just a kiss." -------------------- She waved her hand with bitter irony: "Are you the one who's going to protect me from him?" I nodded, confirming: "Yes." A low growl escaped her, and she said: "You are worse than him." Then I asked her in a confident tone that made her cheeks burn: "Then why were you burying your face in my chest, with your fingers digging into my shirt?" Adult content only Dark Romance Twisted

When Thalia is murdered by the man who owns her, she prays for a miracle—and wakes up a week earlier, bruised but alive. Desperate to change her fate, she seizes a chance to escape by entering a deadly Luna competition hosted by Alpha Prime Kade, a cold ruler who wants an heir, not a mate. But fate is not easily rewritten. Betrayed, imprisoned, and killed again, Thalia is resurrected by a horned demon who binds her soul in blood. Her second life is no longer her own—and her Mate turns out to be the very Alpha who never wanted her. Caught between a possessive tyrant, a cursed pregnancy, and a prophecy that could end the werewolf realm, Thalia must outwit kings, defy fate, and embrace a power she never knew she had.

After the glitch in the finals, EGO does not announce an error. It continues. As rumors of a higher threshold begin circulating, old names resurface. Old patterns repeat. And the system feels less like a game—and more like something watching. Some players chase rank. Others chase control. Raxian isn’t sure what he’s chasing anymore. But something has started responding.

Satoshi, a teenager living under the shadow of childhood trauma, becomes trapped in a dark and ambiguous relationship with a girl named Misaki—a figure who blends gentleness, secrecy, and madness in a strangely captivating way. Their meeting is not the beginning of an ordinary love story, but the start of a fracture in reality, a moral unraveling, and the awakening of a long-sleeping dark side within Satoshi. As they gradually reveal their pasts, hurt each other, and merge their separate ruins, the line between truth and manipulation begins to blur. Misaki becomes a friend, an enemy, a teacher, a shadow, and an addiction—while Satoshi slowly loses himself, only to discover something darker… something that had always quietly lived within him. The story moves like Shutter Island infused with Black Swan-like tragedy: a psychological journey that peels back layers of old wounds, accompanied by an obsessive bond born from fragility, revenge, and the need to be understood. From the villa tragedy that shattered Satoshi’s childhood, to Misaki’s subtle manipulation that cuts deep into his soul, the story leads them toward a final symphony—letters, confessions, and an unfinished truth. Because their love is not about healing. Their love is about finding oneself in the darkness. And the darkness… has always wanted them both.

A woman who has lived a quiet, uneventful corporate life wakes up after a mysterious incident to find herself trapped in the body of a man she’s never met—the ruthless eldest son of the most powerful family in the West. As she struggles to survive in a world of wealth, politics, and bloodline power, the man who now inhabits her body must learn how to live as a woman who had nothing—yet never felt empty. Tension everywhere, unfamiliar faces and unfamiliar situations, and a century-old curse that runs at the core of all the events. DUAL POV 18+ CONTENT

A theft disrupts the balance of a city where magic and reality coexist every day. To solve the case, detective Li Zeyang teams up with Lu Shen, a powerful and reclusive mage. Their partnership forms naturally, fueled by mutual respect and quiet curiosity. The bond that follows, however, catches them unprepared. Between investigations, magic, and silences that speak louder than words, they discover that protecting the other becomes an instinct stronger than self-preservation. Because in a world where magic is everywhere, the greatest risk is not losing control—but allowing someone to truly step into your life. A MM urban fantasy romance blending mystery, action, and a bond that grows slow, intense, and inevitable.

“Life is merciless. Sometimes it leaves us with choices, but not the courage to make a decision.” ~ Elina

Linda Gilbert’s fall was well planned and cruel. One moment, she was a top model, adored by brands and envied by many. Next, she was branded a homewrecker, wrongly accused and framed by someone who wanted to destroy her. The scandal spread overnight, tearing her career apart completely. Her father disowned her and left her with nowhere to turn. She wandered the streets under the hot sun, lost and exhausted, only to be hit by a car and land in the hospital. That was when Linda learned the car that almost killed her belonged to the scariest CEO that everyone feared. His assistant believed she had deliberately thrown herself in front of the car, assuming she had fallen too low and had nowhere else to go… just like another desperate woman trying to force her way into his boss’s life. But Linda knew she wasn’t chasing power. What was happening to her wasn’t her fault, and the accident was nothing but a cruel coincidence. As if looking down on her wasn’t enough, she was offered a contract meant for a random woman like her. Under normal circumstances, she would have slapped it back in their faces and spat on it. But she had no choice. She forced herself to sign a harsh contract marriage for one year, with no love or affection, in exchange for the one thing she needed the most, to clear her name… As Linda stepped into a life she never wanted, she set her heart on one goal… revenge. While the world believed she married for power, she remained unbothered, quietly taking control of her life on her own terms. What she never expected…Was that the man who wrote the rules would be the first to break them?

It all started with that one proposal, a deal-turned-bait pulling him into something dark, yet irresistible and inescapable. ____ Ryan Kane is mixed-race, poor, and worst still, in a university where everything screams "silver and gold". He thinks his scholarship and education are his only way to a future better than his present. But this guy's grades aren't helping matters as he keeps juggling between lectures, attendance, and part-time jobs. The lower his grades get, the closer he is to withdrawing, going back to his deadbeat of a father, and having a life with nothing. Well, he absolutely doesn't want a reality like that, and to avert that, his only option was getting a tutor. Ryan’s desperate enough to ask Adrian Val. On campus and to everyone, Adrian is the perfect, well-behaved, brilliant heir to a top conglomerate family. While in private, he is a possessive, manipulative jerk who does a lot of unimaginable things. When Ryan proposes tutoring to him, Adrian offers that he pay with his body instead. To him, Ryan can't afford his time and knowledge with just his measly bucks. Ryan says yes to the offer, and along the line, he falls heavily for Adrian. But even when Adrian rejects his confession and treats him like a toy way worse than before, Ryan doesn't leave. He wants the tutoring, the intimacy, the sex, his persistent feelings for Adrian, and the tiny hope that Adrian's heart may steer towards him. It gets even messier when Adrian’s friend Liam enters the picture. Liam is calm, kind, and actually cares about Ryan, but he holds back his feelings to keep the peace. Then there is also Chase, a rich troublemaker who openly flirts with Ryan. Trapped in a dirty cycle of sex, love, and heartbreak, everything Ryan had and held dear to him came tumbling gradually. And by the time he realizes the depth of it, it is too late. Too late to even hold onto anything. Only to be caught between three powerful men who all want a piece of him for different reasons. ____ Years later, the campus gates are closed and Ryan has built a life for himself away from the shadows of Westhill. But his new career brings him face to face with the man that once broke him... Graduation was only a temporary escape This story contains #slowburn #toxic #drama #psychological #heavy and detailed smut scenes #red flag top #trauma #obsession

When five powerful American heiresses cross the Atlantic in search of titles, England expects beauty, money, and obedience. It receives none of those things. Rowena Vale arrives at Ashbourne Manor with her fortune carefully guarded and her intentions even more so. A strategic alliance with the cold and calculating Duke Alistair Ashbourne promises security for both their families but Rowena did not come to England merely to marry. She came to secure power. Beside her stand four equally formidable young women: Lucienne Fairrow, whose charm masks a dangerous talent for manipulation; Juniper Locke, reckless and thrilling, hiding debts that could destroy her; Elowen Price, quiet and underestimated, who sees more than she reveals; and Aurelia Dane, sharp-minded and politically driven, sent to England with a mission that reaches far beyond romance. But the London Season is no fairytale. Behind chandeliers and silk gloves lurk financial ruin, political conspiracies, secret societies, poisoned alliances, and men who believe power is their birthright. When a scandal erupts within the walls of Ashbourne Manor, whispers turn to accusations and suspicion falls dangerously close to the American girls who were never meant to survive English high society. As friendships strain under ambition and love becomes a weapon rather than a promise, the five heiresses must decide what they are truly willing to sacrifice: their reputations, their loyalties, or their hearts. Because in England, crowns are not given. They are taken. And sometimes, they are burned.

He bought me at auction on a Tuesday. Didn't look at me when the hammer fell. Didn't look at me in the car, or when they showed me to my room, or when the schedule arrived slipped under the door like I was a problem that could be managed with a timetable. He just bought me and went back to running his city, and I stood in a bedroom that wasn't mine and understood, with the clarity that comes after everything is already gone, that hatred was the only thing I still owned. Matteo Corvelli killed my father. Dismantled my family. Then purchased the last piece of it. Me. And began, methodically and without explanation, to build me into something useful. I told myself I was surviving. Told myself the training was a map of his intentions and I was only reading it, only learning the terrain so I could eventually find the exit. I was so certain. So cautious about what I let myself feel in that house, in those rooms, in the spaces between his words where something lived that I refused to name. The problem with studying a man that long is what happens when he starts to look back.

Sold in a secret underground auction to the highest bidder, Jade Anderson braces herself to be claimed by a man twice her age, until a single, earth-shattering bid slices through the room and silences every voice. Purchased for a price no one dares to challenge, she is delivered not to a faceless buyer, but to the most feared man in the criminal underworld, a ruler whose empire is built on blood, secrets, and absolute control. Escape was plausible, but why would she run off now that she was under the same roof as the man who killed her father?

TAGS: #LGBTQ #Betrayal #RomanticDrama #EmotionalTurmoil #Manipulation #PowerStruggle #BrokenHeart #ToxicRelationships #LoveAndDeceit #Angst #EnemiesToLovers #SlowBurnRomance #DarkRomance #TwistedLove #FinancialEmpire #Revenge #Heartbreak ........ SYPNOSIS: In the world of power and wealth, Evan Harper thought he had it all—until Cameron Woods walked into his life. What began as a passionate love story soon spirals into a web of deceit. Cam, seemingly perfect, hides a dark secret: As Evan uncovers the truth, he’s forced to confront betrayal from all sides—family, love, and the empire he’s worked so hard to build. But the closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes. In a world of lies, who can Evan trust? Cam might have stolen his heart, but now he’s out for everything Evan has left.

Elena Park was a novel editor who was just about to approve her client’s final manuscript, a dark romance about betrayal, obsession, and the tragic death of a cruel woman. That woman was not the heroine. She was the villain. A woman who toyed with an amnesiac man. A woman who abused her power and vented her anger on someone who could not fight back. A woman who would eventually be kidnapped, tortured, and left to die alone. Elena knew the entire plot. She had memorized every torture scene. She knew no one would look for her when she disappeared, because she herself had edited the story. But before she could uncover the plot hole that felt strangely out of place, a car crashed into her. When she opened her eyes, Elena was no longer standing on a city sidewalk. She awoke in the De Luca family’s swimming pool, as Elena De Luca, the villain destined to die. And the man who would one day take revenge for everything she had done, Lorenzo Vitale, the mafia boss who lost his memory in an accident she caused, was now staring at her with empty eyes. Elena knew that one day the mafia’s memories would return. She knew the depth of his vengeance. She knew how her body would be found lifeless. Yet one question continued to haunt her, what was the plot hole she had never discovered? Would she follow the original storyline to uncover the truth, or rewrite her own fate, even if it meant becoming a different kind of monster? Because this time, the villain is the one holding the pen.

Summer’s marriage to Gideon had been nothing short of a fairytale. Their days were filled with joy and peace until one incident ruined everything completely. The man she loved the most accused her of cheating. ======= “Who is the father of the child?” Gideon thundered, squeezing her shoulders. His crushing grip made her wince in pain and fear. “It’s yours. Why won’t you believe me?” “I wanted to. But these reports tell different story.” He threw the paternity test reports at her. “Hope is not my child?” The ground shattering revelation rattled Summer. She tried everything to save this marriage, but it didn’t turn well. Hidden conspiracy and betrayal tore her world apart, costing her everything, including her own life. The moment she thought it was over, she found herself gone back in time. She had been reborn. Armed with the knowledge of what was to come, she vowed to protect herself and her family. ====== “Since I’ve been given a second chance, I’ll not let the history to repeat.” She thought she would stay far away from Gideon, but fate had other plans. He appeared in front of her again six years later. This time, he didn’t want to kill her. He wanted to trap her, torment her, and own her. Would Summer let him ruin her again? Would she be able to change her fate this time? “In this life, you can never escape me,” Gideon hissed. Summer looked into his eyes coldly. “We ended things six years ago. I’ll never let you crawl back into my life again.” Pinching her chin, he declared, “No one can stop me from reclaiming you, not even you.”

In her previous life, Bethany was a top-tier survivor in an apocalyptic world where clean water and food was rarer than diamonds and betrayal came quicker than bullets. Ruthless, smart, and fiercely adaptive, she rose to become the leader of The Red Dawn Alliance, a powerful syndicate of Awakened ability users. But just when she thought she'd secured peace for her people, her most trusted aide and the only friend she dared to have stabbed her in the back in exchange for power. Literally. Now, Bethany wakes up… not dead, not in the apocalypse but inside a historical Chinese novel called Crimson Blossoms Under Heaven, a dark revenge drama she had once binge-read for the plot (and the hot male lead). She’s not the heroine. Nope. Instead, she had become Lan Yue, a lowly handmaiden doomed to die after betraying her mistress, the novel’s brilliant heroine. A cannon fodder side character destined to be nothing more than a footnote. But Lan Yue had no intention of playing her role. Why fight for someone else’s glory? Why throw herself into dog-blood drama filled with betrayal, revenge, and endless schemes? All she wanted was simple: Eat good food. Sleep as much as she wanted. Live quietly, far away from the chaos. Unfortunately… the heroine had other ideas. At first, her smiles were sweet, her words dripping with warmth. But the more time passed, the more Lan Yue noticed something was wrong. The heroine’s touches lingered too long. Her gaze burned hotter than it should. And instead of chasing the male lead, she clung closer and closer to her. “Lan Yue,” the heroine’s lips curled in a chilling smile, “Where do you think you’re going? You’re mine.” Lan Yue: “...” Wait. Weren’t you supposed to love the hero?! Please also check out my other books Why Is Every Male Lead Obsessed With Me?! (BL) #Quick Transmigration Love Me, Bury Me: Restart the End #Isekai