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The war in the north has finally come to an end. In a snow-covered camp along the borders of the Yunhua Empire, the young general Gu Changyi stands among his soldiers after a long-awaited victory. But the quiet that follows the battle does not last for long. Among the prisoners of war brought into the camp... there is a stranger who remains silent and refuses to bow to anyone. His presence stirs an unease that cannot easily be explained. As his name slowly begins to spread across the continent, shadows of the past start to move once again. In the frozen north-where rumors blur with truth, and the scars of an old betrayal still haunt the empire- Gu Changyi will find himself face to face with someone he never expected to see again. And as the days pass, the line between an enemy... and the truth that has yet to be revealed... becomes harder to discern than ever before. You can also find the novel under this title: • Qiang Dong Zhi Jiu • ° 千冬之酒 ° • QDZJ • • WTTW •

At Seoul National University, reputation decides everything. Jeong Mi-yeon is a quiet chemistry freshman from the countryside who just wants to survive university without drawing attention. Study hard. Stay invisible. Graduate without trouble. Den is none of it.  A blunt foreign student with no patience for social codes and even less interest in following them. He stands out without trying, walking through life as if there's a permanent spotlight over his head. Their social languages align about as well as a cat and a dog. She avoids attention. He attracts it. But when university life begins to spiral in unexpected ways, Mi-yeon finds herself pulled into Den’s orbit, closer than she ever intended. In a place where one rumor can ruin you and silence feels safer than honesty, how do you choose between protecting your image and protecting your heart? A slow-burn campus romance about reputation, cultural distance, and the courage it takes to stop running.

Chen Xinyu, a young disciple of the Verdant Cloud Sect, carries a hidden mark and a past shrouded in secrets. With his master’s guidance and his companions by his side, he walks the arduous path of cultivation, seeking strength and meaning in a world full of trials. Hua Ling, the enigmatic crown prince of the demon realm, treads a path seemingly opposite to Xinyu’s. When their worlds collide, enmity gives way to an unlikely bond—one forged through rivalry, trust, and a friendship that defies boundaries. As their fates intertwine, the line between friend and foe blurs, and the journey of cultivation becomes a test not only of strength, but of heart

Lean, a brilliant software engineer, navigates the intricate world of code and camaraderie. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers that her housemate, Debra, harbors a secret crush on her. As they both work at the same tech company after an unexpected conflict happened,their intertwined lives lead to a rollercoaster of emotions, challenges, and unforeseen consequences.and their undying love for each other.

Jenny’s peaceful high school life changes because of a silly bet with her best friend Lily. Because of it, she ends up confessing to Jake—the boy who has secretly liked her for years. A date follows… and even their first kiss. But the next day, everything falls apart when Jake misunderstands what he sees. Meanwhile, Lucas suddenly confesses to Jenny as well. Caught in a tangled love square, Jenny must face the truth about her heart.

In a city where the rain never seems to stop, some memories refuse to fade. Arin Sen has spent years trying to forget the past that once shattered his world. Quiet, distant, and haunted by memories he never speaks about, he lives his life like a stranger among crowds. Mira Das is the opposite. Bright, stubborn, and determined to rebuild her life after a painful childhood, she believes that even the darkest storms eventually pass. Their paths cross on a quiet, rain-soaked night at an almost empty platform. What begins as a simple encounter slowly turns into something deeper—something neither of them expected. But the past has a cruel way of returning. Old secrets begin to surface. Forgotten promises come back to life. And the truth behind a night they both tried to erase threatens to break everything they are building together. As the rain keeps falling over the restless city, Arin and Mira must decide— Are some memories meant to be forgotten? Or are they the very things that lead us back to the people we were always meant to find? In a story of love, loss, and second chances, two broken hearts will discover that sometimes the rain doesn't wash memories away. Sometimes, it brings them back.

Leo Marchand, a 22-year-old French economics student, wakes up in the body of Kurō Saitō — a former yakuza member he knows nothing about. His hands are covered in blood. A knife. A dead woman on the floor. And sirens closing in. He doesn't know who she is. He doesn't know what happened. He doesn't even know if Kurō killed her — or if someone made it look that way. What he does know : Inspector Rei Asakura just walked through the door. She's cold, sharp, and she's looking at him like she knows exactly who he is. She doesn't. Not anymore. |TAGS:*Transmigration *Thriller *Romance *Mystery *Double Identity *Enemies to Lovers *Yakuza *Investigation *Urban *Male Lead *Slow Burn *Tokyo

The rumors say she jumped. The truth says she was pushed. ​Annie Combs is back in LakeVille, but she isn’t the same girl who left in the back of a cab three years ago. Haunted by the loss of her mother and gaps in her memory that feel like physical wounds, she finds herself the target of a town that hasn't forgotten her "scandal." ​But Annie isn't alone this time. Ethan Hawthorne, the boy who watched her grow up through a pane of glass, has stepped out of the shadows and into her life. In a world of hired bullies and family lies, Ethan is the only thing Annie can trust. ​As the secrets of the past begin to bleed into the present, Annie must decide if she’s brave enough to find the evidence of what really happened that night- and if she's strong enough to survive the answer. *Trigger Warning* *suicide, death, murder, assault, and bullying*

Ye Chutang, the heir of an Ancient Medical Family, toiled her entire life, only to die unexpectedly just as she was about to take over. Reborn into a new life, all she wants is to be a salted fish and laze her life away. Who knew she would start with a critical blow: her parents and eldest brother were assassinated, leaving her and three children behind. Her third brother was gravely injured, her fourth brother was in a coma, and there was a nursing baby crying out for food. She weighed the cold corn bun in her hand and looked up at the sky in despair; one person dragging along three, this hand of cards was so bad it would be better to start over. The Little Milk Group tugged on her pant leg. "Hungry." Ye Chutang: "..." Get up and get to work! Ye Chutang's plan was perfect: raise the children, then retire to live out her days. But as it turned out, a certain man would not let her have her way. "Second Miss Ye, you've delayed me for so many years. You ought to give me an explanation." Ye Chutang: "6." You were the one who lingered at my door and refused to leave back then, and now it has become my fault? The Ye Family became extraordinary: The Ye Family's third son is the dynasty's top scholar, the Ye Family's fourth son is renowned in the Northwest for his great military achievements, and the Ye Family's Fifth Miss has a business empire that spans the world, her wealth rivaling a nation's. Only Second Miss Ye of the Ye Family, busy raising her younger siblings, had unknowingly grown older, her marriage prospects becoming a worry. Until one day, the all-powerful Duke Dingbei, Shen Yanchuan, arrived with a ten-li-long bridal procession to marry her. Ye Chutang was silent for a long time. "This time, you're in charge of the kids."

She spent years dreaming of the perfect love — passionate, electrifying, a thunderclap that would shake the world. Then she met him. And he was everything she wanted. But the man who had always been there, quiet and steady as the sunrise, was the one her heart had been waiting for all along. ____ Elara has always believed in a love written in the stars — a destined, soul-deep connection that would arrive like a lightning bolt and change everything. When the magnetic and dangerous Jude Sterling walks into her life, she is certain she has found it. He is the brooding artist she always dreamed of: intense, captivating, and utterly consuming. But Jude's passion burns hot and bright — and hollow. Beneath the charm lies manipulation, pressure, and a love that demands she shrink to fit his world. Roman Knight has always been there. Childhood friend. Silent guardian. The boy who untangled kites and walked her home and brought chicken soup when she was sick. She filed him away as a brother, a comfort, a constant — never a lover. As Jude's illusion shatters, Elara begins to see what has been in front of her all along. Love, she discovers, is not always a thunderclap. Sometimes it is the steady glow of the moon — quiet, enduring, and always pointing home. Elara's Echo is a deeply emotional coming-of-age romance about unlearning false ideals of love, recognizing the difference between infatuation and devotion, and finding the courage to embrace a love that is real — even when it doesn't look like what you imagined. ____ "She chased the storm. She never saw the lighthouse until the night it saved her."

When two enigmatic boys join an already close-knit group of eight friends, their arrival seems to inject a fresh sense of excitement and thrill. Yet, what appears to be an uplifting change is merely the prelude to a whirlwind of complex emotions and tangled relationships. As the friends navigate through a labyrinth of intense romances, unexpected betrayals, and heart-wrenching breakups, they find themselves on paths of self-discovery and confronting difficult choices. Jealousy, guilt, and long-hidden secrets surface, forever altering the bonds within the group and their families. Dive into this gripping tale where every twist and turn leaves you questioning the true cost of friendship and love.

Two souls, decades apart, bound by a single moment of tragedy. ​In 1999, Sunghoon had it all. A top-tier actor with a silver tongue and an ego to match, he lived for the spotlight,until New Year’s Eve, when a sudden fall from his high-rise balcony ended his reign. But instead of the "dark abyss," Sunghoon wakes up in 2025, trapped in the body of Haru, a 23-year-old struggling to survive in a world he no longer recognizes. ​Forced to navigate a digital age where fame is measured in clicks rather than talent, Sunghoon must rebuild his life from scratch as he is unexpectedly thrust back into the industry he once ruled, he discovers that the secrets of his past didn't stay buried in the nineties. He navigates the new world with the help of his friends and new found family as he relearns what love truly is. ** ​Raiven (Jae-wook), the lead idol of the world-famous group RE-draft. To the fans, he is the "Ice Prince",cold, untouchable, and perfect. Behind the scenes, he is a man drowning in the shadows of depression and a secret addiction, his heart locked away from a world he views as frivolous. ​When a chance encounter binds the displaced actor and the falling star together, their friction sparks something neither expected. As Sunghoon teaches Raiven how to truly live, Raiven might just be the one to save Sunghoon’s "wretched soul." ******* ​"I love you. All of you," Haru whispered, his forehead resting against Raiven’s. His arm remained anchored around Raiven's waist, holding him steady, pulling him close with a gentleness that suggested he was afraid even the slightest force might break the man beneath him. ​Raiven let out a shaky breath, closing his eyes as he surrendered to Haru's warm embrace. ​Haru buried his face in the crook of Raiven’s neck, his breath warm against the skin. ​"If you keep saying things like that, I might just have to pin you down and fuck you again," Raiven murmured, a small, tired smirk tugging at his lips. ​Haru let out a soft, melodic chuckle, his lips grazing Raiven’s pulse point. Raiven’s skin reacted instantly, a shiver racing through him. He held his breath, his grip on Haru tightening as he fought to savor every ounce of proximity and warmth. ​He held on as if Haru were a ghost that might dissipate at any moment. He was terrified that if he let go, this would all prove to be an illusion,that he would be left in the cold again. That Haru wouldn't be his anymore. ​He wasn't ready to give up the sight of Haru’s beauty, or the way Haru whimpered and moaned his name as he worshipped his body. He had grown to adore Haru's quirks,the old-fashioned phrases that slipped from his tongue, the way his eyes danced with a century's worth of glee and curiosity. ​But most of all, Raiven was afraid that if Haru looked just a little bit closer, he would see the truth: exactly how much he had come to mean to him. ****

Julia Vale is sixteen—brilliant, disciplined, and the unquestioned topper of her class. Beautiful yet distant, she values ambition above everything else. To Julia, success comes from focus and hard work, not friendships or distractions. She keeps her world carefully controlled, determined to reach the future she has planned for herself. Charles Montrell, also sixteen, is her complete opposite. Tall, charismatic, and effortlessly handsome, he carries himself with a confidence that draws people toward him. Surrounded by friends and known for his carefree charm, Charles seems like someone who never takes life seriously. But beneath his playful smile lies a firm belief in something he values above all else—loyalty. To Julia, Charles is a boy wasting his potential. To Charles, Julia is the girl who forgot how to live. But when hidden secrets begin to surface and truths long buried start to emerge, their paths collide in ways neither expected. Forced to work together, the two must navigate mysteries, trust, and the fragile line between loyalty and betrayal. Some secrets change everything. And some betrayals are impossible to forget.

Everyone dies. For Death, it has always been simple—arrive, claim the soul, and move on. But when Mira Vale sees him before her time is meant to end, something impossible happens. The moment that should have taken her life passes… and Mira remains alive. Now the balance that governs mortality has begun to shift. Strange forces have begun to stir. Old powers that watch the boundaries between life and death have started to notice the disturbance. Because if death itself can be avoided… then the rules of the world may no longer apply. And Mira may be the first sign that something far larger has begun to break. Because whatever allowed her to see Death may change both their fates.

Tara takes a solo trip to Gokarna with one simple intention: to breathe. Stuck in a relationship that feels heavy and a city that never slows down, she needs distance, not drama. What she doesn’t expect is Dhruv. Confident, restless, and impossible to ignore, Dhruv moves through life like he owns every room he enters. An AI developer with ambition in his eyes and unfinished emotional chapters in his heart, he believes in goals, growth, and self-made success. Commitment, however, is a question he never answers fully. When their paths cross by the sea, it doesn’t begin with romance. It begins with banter. With irritation. With curiosity. Between temple silences, salt-soaked mornings, and laughter shared with strangers who slowly feel familiar, Tara and Dhruv discover a connection that is neither dramatic nor defined. What grows between them is not possession, but presence. Not promises, but understanding. When Compasses Rest is a story about timing, emotional honesty, and the rare kind of bond that steadies you without asking you to stay. A mature, tender exploration of two people who meet not to complete each other, but to recognize themselves more clearly in the other’s light.

Anna and Ben have been inseparable since childhood, best of best friends who have been there for each other from the very start. A safe haven where they could confide in each other. To everyone else, it was obvious—the way he looked at her, the way she leaned on and depended on him. The way their worlds revolved around each other, and how neither could go a day without the other. Everyone noticed it but them. To Anna, Ben is home, and to Ben, Anna is everything. Neither of them had ever questioned their relationship, not even once. At least, not until the night everything changed. At her high school reunion, someone unexpected enters her world—Francis. A calm, charming, and attentive man who doesn’t seek attention but somehow is always the center of it. Her dormant heart finally begins to beat again with something new, exciting, and confusing at the same time. Ben notices, but to him it’s nothing serious—just random stares, laughter he had never heard from her before. Then it escalates—from annoyance to possessiveness to fear. Into something hard and unfamiliar gnawing in his chest. At first, he tells her he’s just being protective. Then he distrusts Francis’s character. Then he tells her she’s just being stupid. At least until the night he realizes his true feelings. He wasn’t scared for her. He was scared of losing her. But by the time he understands what she really is to him… she is already gone. And the friendship that once seemed unbreakable is now beginning to fracture and splinter on the rocks of jealousy, timing, and feelings never expressed. Sometimes love doesn’t fail loudly. Sometimes… It just slips away quietly while you are still calling it friendship. Unnamed Love

"Some fires never die-they just wait for the right spark." Isabella Hart was born into perfection - wealth, grace, and a family that demanded obedience. But behind the silk curtains and flawless smiles hides a secret she can never say aloud. A secret with a name... Ava. Ava Moore was the light in Isabella's lonely world - fearless, kind, and beautifully unafraid of loving her. But when fate tore them apart, both were left to navigate a life that felt colder without the other. Years later, with miles and memories between them, Isabella still dreams of her touch. Ava still hears her laugh. And when destiny pulls them close again, their hearts remember what the world forced them to forget. Two souls. One forbidden love. When love defies rules, families, and time itself... how long can it burn before it consumes them both?

"Shin Sasaki wants to be invisible. Ai Yoshida is impossible to ignore. He is the boy who speaks to no one. She is the girl the whole world talks about. He lives in Room 403. She just moved into Room 402. Shin thought he could survive life behind headphones and closed doors. But when the school’s most popular girl turns out to be his neighbor—and she seems determined to break his silence—his carefully built walls begin to crumble. In a city of millions, they found each other. But in a world full of lies, can they find the truth? A story of secrets, solitude, and the beauty of finding light in the darkest corners."

Micah thought college was his fresh start — away from his past, his wounds, and the person that broke him. But then Tin showed up: calm, sweet and the one guy who actually sees him beneath it all. Two roommates, tangled in secrets, late-night talks, and a slow-burning pull neither can ignore. When friendship blurs into something more, they have to decide if opening up means healing… or breaking all over again. A raw, slow-burn queer college romance about scars, trust, and finding home in the chaos.