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#NoCP #PlayingPig (This novel is one of my favorites. I’ve gone back and reread it about 5–6 times now.) Jing Shu has seen the end of the world, and it’s literally a storm of epic proportions, and she’s been given the ultimate do-over: a ten-year rewind. Thrown back in time to just two months before everything goes to hell, she has one mission: to make her apocalypse as comfortable as possible. Forget just surviving. While others are scrambling for canned beans, Jing Shu is building a fortified sanctuary, raising soon-to-be-extinct poultry for gourmet meals, and cultivating a garden of forgotten veggies. Armed with a mysterious evolving cube that grants her a private pocket dimension and a magical spirit spring water, she’s set to ride out the disaster in style. But what’s the point of living like a queen if you can’t enjoy a little revenge? The apocalypse is about to get a serious upgrade in style, and Jing Shu can’t wait for her enemies to see what they’re missing. Let them hear the sizzle of her steak and smell the aroma of her barbecue. Their despair is just the seasoning she needs. In a world where humanity itself is changing, mutating into powerful "New Humans" fused with the chaos, Jing Shu is ready to evolve right along with them. She’s got her cube, her spring, and a plan. The storm is coming, and she has a front-row seat. === English Original Title:《I'm planting a field in the end times》 (Note: Title adapted for tone and readability while preserving the story’s core themes.) Status: Completed

I married the most powerful CEO in the city in a secret midnight ceremony. For three years, I was his hidden wife, his private solace, his only truth. Then he stood before the world and announced his engagement to another woman. Humiliated and heartbroken, I ran—straight into the path of a speeding car. I woke up with no memory of him, our marriage, or the love that destroyed me. Four years later, I’ve rebuilt myself into a woman he wouldn’t recognize: powerful, cold, and sitting across the negotiating table from his company. He looks at me with haunted, hungry eyes and whispers, “Do I know you?” I smile, ice-cold. “No, Mr. Thorne. You fired me years ago.” But when his enemies resurface, threatening the life I’ve built, only one man can protect me: the husband who forgot to love me, and is now obsessed with making me remember. He broke me once. Now, I’ll make him beg for a second chance he doesn’t deserve.

Zoryn spent twenty-two years living as Daeleon’s son—her father's pride and joy—until her first heat exposed the truth... she was a woman! In the Beastworld, females are almost extinct. So when Zoryn’s hidden power awakens at the Grand Festival, her Heat calls every tribe’s strongest male: Wolves circle. Lions challenge. Serpents obsess. Avians tremble. Bears soften. But one reaches her first—Zarenien, the last-born dragon, fated protector of the Matriarch's line. Chosen by the beasts. Claimed by the dragon. And when an ancient, forgotten tribe stirs against Zoryn’s return, six beastmen and one dragon must put aside instinct and rivalry—or lose their Empress forever.

Duchess Shyneth Engelsen Ledroux was forced into marriage with Ruan Ledroux, the man who killed her father. Trapped in grief and duty, she vanished in a staged carriage accident, leaving her husband and son to mourn her. But Shyneth lived—hidden away, where she gave birth to a daughter. For five years she protected her secret life, until fate intervened. Her little girl crosses paths with her elder brother, heir of House Ledroux… The duchess thought she had escaped her past. Now, her return threatens to unravel a web of love, guilt, and betrayal that never truly died.

She was like ice and He was like fire and both their fates got tangled together with a race looking for one man. The man who was responsible for the sufferings that they both endured in their lives. The man who was also planning to introduce the impossible into the world and also rule over it with his wicked schemes. The man that they both swore to get revenge on and destroy him due to all the pain that he caused. Join Patricia and Isaac as they race through their adventures which will lead them to the man that caused pain and suffering into their lives. Whilst also discovering the man's sickening plans to change the world and how they put a stop to it. IT STARTED WITH A RACE AND IT WILL END WITH A RACE.

EXCERPT: "I am not your wife." His humorless smile taunted me. "Our marriage certificate says otherwise." "I don't remember getting married to you, or ever getting involved with you." His fingers dragged down to my jawline, brushing over the skin with feather-like touches. "That's alright. I'll remember for both of us." "I don't want to be with you." Tears filled my eyes against my will. "Where's my family?" "I'm right here, Dahlia. I am your family now. It doesn't matter that you don't remember now. I'll remember for the both of us." . . . He says I chose him. I don't remember why. The last thing I expected after waking up from a nine-month-long coma was a man attached to my side, claiming to be my husband. But there he was. Calm, infuriatingly composed, so sure of himself, and dangerously good at making me believe we were something real. All I have are vague pieces of a night I can't forget and a man I'm not sure I can trust. Maybe he's my ruin. Maybe he's my salvation. Either way, he claims I'm his forever. *** She doesn't remember the night she chose me. One impulsive night in Vegas tied us together forever. One I could never forget. Now she looks at me like I'm a stranger. Maybe I am. The smartest, most selfless thing to do would be letting her go, letting her find her way back to me, but I'm not as selfless. I'm as selfish as they come, and this time, I wasn't letting her slip through my fingers; not to fate, not to fear, and not even to death. This time, I was going to take her heart, too.

[Mature Content] [Dark Themes] Catherine Lane had the perfect job in Midnight City, secretary to Ares King, the impenetrable billionaire bachelor, infamously known as the devil CEO. To the outside world, Catherine's life was nothing short of flawless, but in reality, she struggles with debts on the verge of ruining her life. To avoid harassment, she decides to quit and get the cut that comes with it. As if that wasn't enough, her long-term boyfriend cheated on her, claiming she's a wreck with no future, and he's better off without her. Heartbroken and devastated, Catherine is grasping at the last straws when her boss, Ares King, proposes a contract out of the blue. "Become my wife for one year." "Why me, Mr. King?" "Because we work, Ms. Lane.” The last thing she wanted was to make a deal with the devil. But this offer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Sell your soul to the devil for one year. How hard can that be? ********** "How many?" I froze. Did he expect me to count? "How. Many?" "I-I don't—Ah!" Ares spanked me again, continuously. My eyes stung, and sweet pain overtook me. I should feel sick from deriving pleasure from this, but strangely, I wasn't. "Two?" I teased, purposely getting the numbers wrong. "You shouldn't have done that." Just as I thought, he started again, but this time he drove each hit with more force until my ass was burning. "Fifteen!" I yelled, shaking. "Wrong." My heart momentarily stopped. "I got it right!" "You missed one." He pressed his hand on my searing bottom, and I moaned. I tried to squirm away, but he trapped my hands behind my back, his voice dark with warning. "Move again, and you'll regret it." ~ A/N: This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.

They called me Evelina Hartgrave—the jealous heiress, the scheming villainess, the girl everyone loves to destroy. But I’m not her. I’m Reina Tanaka, a tired college dropout who used to play this stupid dating sim every night just to forget my own life. I killed Evelina hundreds of times—poisoned, exposed, humiliated—all for the heroine’s happy ending. Now I’ve woken up as her. In her penthouse. Wearing her diamond necklace. With a dozen death flags already blinking above my head. One wrong option… and I might die—by my brother’s hand, the male lead’s blade, or even by a bug bite. This whole world is against me. How am I supposed to survive in this game when even the system wants me dead? If I refuse its commands, the system punishes me—and the punishment can be fatal. So tell me… How does a villainess live long enough to change the ending? when both the world and the code are written to destroy her?

From overworked corporate slave to… the fat niece of a future villain? At twenty-three, my life ended in the most ironic way possible—drowning in a lake while reading an online romance novel. When I woke up, I wasn’t just alive—I was inside that very novel. And worse, not as the princess or the healer or even the tragic maid. No. I woke up as Seraphine Agro, the silver-haired, chubby niece of the story’s main villain, Duke Tayler Agro—the man who would one day summon a famine, experiment on peasants, and get publicly executed. Awesome. Now I’m stuck in a half-collapsed mansion with stale soup, a broken “Duke” father who’s too kind for his own good, and an entire kingdom collapsing into plague and hunger. And to make things worse, the hero of the story—the dangerously handsome knight Sir Alex Canva—is on his way to inspect our lands. I know the plot. I know who dies. And I’m not planning to go quietly. Armed with sarcasm, stubbornness, and a questionable diet, I’m rewriting destiny—one disastrous choice at a time.

[Slow Burn Romance & Mature Contents] Living behind a carefully crafted disguise, Selina Seth once believed she had finally grasped the dream she had yearned for: marrying the man she had admired from a distance. She envisioned a life filled with joy and love, a fairy tale where he would sweep her off her feet and transform her world. But as the years rolled by, Selina's reality shattered under the weight of Zane’s cold indifference. For two long years, she devoted herself silently, only to be blindsided by a harsh truth—she was merely a pawn in Zane’s plans. Devastation washed over her as she buried her feelings deep inside, vowing to take control of her own life once and for all. Just when she believed she could finally break free, fate dealt her another blow—she discovered she was pregnant with Zane’s child. Determined, Selina embarked on a journey of self-discovery, rising higher than those expectations from those who looked down on her. But she couldn't have a taste of a peaceful, single life when Zane is relentless in not letting her go, no matter the cost. But, this time, Selina isn't the same person who'd risk her heart to be trampled on. This time she's different and wants nothing to do with him. ...... AN: I apologize for the delay in updates as he re-upload the chapters. I hope you continue to support me, add to your library and in any way you can because involvement is my motivation. A heartfelt thank you to the readers who always stick with my story. I'm trying my best to do better with my story progress, and pardon my inconsistency.

She is afraid of the darkness. He is the ruler of it. He is the darkness she fears. She is the only light he loves and crave. She is the moon. He is the dark night sky. And she is his. His darkest obsession, possession, and fixation. ISABELLA RUSSO had everything anyone could ever dream of: wealth, a loving family, and loyal friends. A perfect, peaceful life. But the peace crumbled the moment she saved a man, ignoring his warning to protect him from the darkness, not knowing that he was the DARKNESS. By the moment she realized, it was too late, as he had already set his eyes on her. Yet she prayed to never cross paths with him again, unaware that he had another plan and so did her fate. She wished to be and live happily with her loved ones. Yet it just took one day for all of Isabella's wishes and life to shatter into pieces. Death of her parents, betrayed by her best friend, drugged, she entangled with the very darkness she feared who came to save her—Isabella lost everything in just one day. With nothing left, she chose to run away with the vow to return for revenge. Five years later, she returns with the twins she never expected and with the desire and determination to take revenge. Never once did Isabella imagine the darkness, she thought had forgotten her had been waiting for her like a predator with a cage ready to ensnare his prey. NICHOLAS COSTA was the darkness. The nightmare everyone feared. The ruler of the Costa Empire and Italy. The most dangerous devil of all, the mafia king. He was the darkest night sky without a moon or light. He never needed or wanted either. Until he met her. The night she saved him; she brightened his darkness like a moon and melted his cold heart. She became his moon and his darkest obsession. Now he wanted her. He would have her, and nothing could stop him. Even if it meant burning the entire world, he would have her. His moon. [Mature Content] [The second couple is MM]

One more month until the next volume? Why wait — when you can create it yourself? This story continues Stranger Things from exactly where Volume 1 ended. When Steve, Nancy, Jonathan, and Dustin are trapped in the Upside Down with no way out, they come face-to-face with a mysterious girl drenched in blood. Who is she? What is she doing here? But that’s not the real question. The real question is— what is she capable of?

She was the girl nobody wanted, easy to overlook, easy to blame, and impossible to love. Growing up in her pack taught her early that she would always be the outsider. So she made herself a promise: keep her head down, survive the years, and walk away the moment she turned eighteen. But fate never plays fair. On the night she finally becomes an adult, her wolf awakens at last… and along with it, a mate bond she never asked for. And the mate fate chooses for her? The future Alpha. Her sister’s devoted fiancé. The boy who spent her entire childhood making sure she knew she didn’t belong. She hates him. Despises him. Wants absolutely nothing to do with him. But the bond has other plans. Suddenly, the Alpha-to-be, arrogant, sharp-tongued, and stubborn to the point of madness, can’t breathe without her. He’s furious that fate tied him to the girl he once broke… and even more furious that he can’t stay away from her now. She wants nothing but freedom. He wants her within reach. She keeps pushing him off. He keeps coming back. Because the one girl he never wanted has become the one his wolf refuses to live without. And as long-buried secrets surface, loyalties splinter, and unwanted feelings start to burn between them, one question lingers… Can something broken truly be rebuilt, or have they already crossed the point of no return?

What if salvation is not a mission, but a choice? What if home is not a place, but each other? Emma, a woman whose heart has turned to ashes in the real world, is given a chance to cross into another reality after reading the heartbreaking finale of Primal Tribute: Nightmare of the Original Dream. Her single, reckless goal: to find the abandoned genius—Gu Liang—before tragedy consumes him. This is not a tale of a savior and a victim. It is the story of two broken souls surviving together in a savage world. They build a home from ruins, reclaim dignity from trauma, and forge a love that transforms duty into true resonance of the soul. “We are going home.” —Where the heart rests, there lies our homeland.

"You are not the woman you used to be" he grips her chin, eyes dark and unreadable. "And you " she smirked "exactly the obstacle I plan to destroy". "Try" he whispers, stepping closer "and I will never let you go". ...................... She was once the demon queen, feared by gods and immortals until betrayal ended her life. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the body of the most pathetic woman in the empire: the Fallen Empress, framed, humiliated thrown aside like trash. A perfect identity to hide behind and a perfect place to start her revenge. The palace that once watched her suffer now trembles as she rises. She gives Poisonous smiles. She has Cold elegance and A heart darker than night. She looks at her reflection and whisper: "If they wanted a villainess, I will show them a true one". But just as she begins her silent destruction, someone steps into her path - The Prince Regent, Emperor's half brother. Cold, Ruthless and Untouchable. A man even the imperial court fear, yet strangely he obsessed with the new fire in her eyes. As old conspiracies twist around them and ancient power awaken inside her. She walks path filled with blood, secrets, and revenge. But the prince regent refuses to let her walk it alone. Enemies fall. Loyalties break. Two monsters rise in imperial court- one reborn for revenge, other obsessed beyond reason. The Demon Queen has return and this time, the world will kneel.

On her half-sister's wedding day, Fia's world shatters. Hazel, the bride, has allegedly eloped with Fia's fated mate, and over the phone he rejects her without mercy. With the Alpha groom ready to unleash war on her pack, and spurred on by her stepmother's pleas, Fia makes a desperate choice; she takes Hazel's place at the altar. But the marriage is nothing more than a cruel setup. Betrayed by her family and accused of stealing her sister's happiness, Fia becomes the perfect target for Alpha Cian's wrath. Humiliated and furious, he vows to keep her as his mate not out of love, but revenge. He swears he will break her, torment her, and make her pay until the end of time. What neither of them expects is that hate can twist, burn, and evolve into something far more dangerous. Between lies, betrayal, and a growing bond neither wants to acknowledge, Fia and Cian are bound to discover that the thin line between hate and love is meant to be crossed.

Elara Rhys lives a normal life until a subtle incident exposes her to hidden threads of manipulation in her environment. She meets Kade Quinn, a mysterious and formidable supernatural operative, who introduces her to the secret world of supernaturals controlling the human realm. As Elara’s supernatural powers awaken, she and Kade infiltrate high-priority nodes, hubs of intelligence, guardians, and hidden agents. Along the way, they face elite guardians, betrayal, and deadly intelligence networks. Their romantic bond grows, but threats intensify. Kade’s ex-lover resurfaces, joining forces with his long-thought-dead mother. Together, they manipulate situations to sabotage Kade and Elara’s relationship while advancing their own agendas. At the same time, another man, obsessed with Elara, emerges as a dangerous rival, capable of manipulation, deception, and even violence to claim her for himself. Elara must confront internal and external threats,elite guardians, rogue factions, hidden supernatural conspiracies, and personal betrayals.

By day, I'm his flawless secretary. By night, I'm his secret wife in a cold, contract marriage. And after two years of invisible love, I've finally decided to walk away. CEO Liam Black is a demon in a tailored suit—ruthless, emotionally frozen, and my boss. For four years, I’ve been his most loyal secretary. For two of those, I’ve been his secret wife, bound by a contract to save my family and secure his inheritance. He sleeps in his bed; I sleep in mine. He parades models on his arm; I schedule their dates. I promised to leave after one year, with no strings attached. But when the contract ended, he tore up the papers. "You're not going anywhere," he growled, his eyes dark with a possession he'd never shown before. I thought his refusal was the ultimate power play. I was wrong. The car crash that nearly took his life changed everything. Rushing to the hospital, I declared myself his wife, only to be met with the scorn of his powerful family and his gorgeous, arranged fiancée. They called me a delusional, pathetic secretary. But then they saw his phone. The locked screen wasn't a business chart or a supermodel. It was a candid, tender photo of me, asleep in our penthouse—a secret he kept from the world, and from me. That's when I discovered my cold, contract husband had one hidden weakness: his obsession with the wife he pretended didn't exist. Now, he's woken up with amnesia. He remembers his company, his family, even his fiancée. But he has forgotten our two years of marriage, our secret nights, and the love I so foolishly gave him. To him, I'm just his secretary again. And he's making me pay for the "sin" of loving him. He thinks he can erase us. He thinks I'll break. But the meek secretary he married is gone. In her place is a woman who knows his deepest secret: that his heart, for all its coldness, beats only for her. And I will make him remember—even if it destroys us both.

Ember Ashford has spent eighteen years as the ghost in her own family. The daughter no one wanted. The sister who didn't matter. The pack member everyone pretended didn't exist. She learned early to make herself small, invisible, forgettable—anything to avoid the cruelty that came when people actually noticed her. Especially from him. Ryder Kane—future Alpha, golden boy, her sister's perfect fiancé—made Ember's childhood a living nightmare. Every taunt, every cruel laugh, every public humiliation had his fingerprints on it. He was the sun everyone orbited around, and she was the shadow he enjoyed stepping on. Ember's survival plan was simple: endure until eighteen, then disappear. No wolf, no mate bond, no reason to stay in a pack that never wanted her anyway. But the Moon Goddess has a twisted sense of humor. On her eighteenth birthday, Ember's wolf finally emerges—powerful, ancient, burning with years of suppressed rage. And the mate bond? It slams into place with devastating clarity, connecting her to the one person she hates most in the world. Ryder Kane. Her bully. Her sister's fiancé. Her fated mate. Ember rejects him on the spot. She doesn't care that his eyes go wide with shock. Doesn't care that his wolf howls in agony. Doesn't care that he suddenly looks at her like she's oxygen and he's drowning. She's done being the unwanted Ashford. She's leaving, and nothing—not fate, not the Moon Goddess, not Ryder Kane's sudden obsession—will stop her. Too bad Ryder isn't accepting the rejection. The bond is driving him insane, his wolf clawing at his insides, demanding their mate. The girl he tormented for years is suddenly the only thing that matters, and she won't even look at him. He'll chase her to the ends of the earth. He'll grovel, beg, destroy anyone in his path. He'll break his engagement, defy his pack, burn down everything he's built—because losing Ember isn't an option his wolf will accept. But Ember Ashford isn't the scared little girl anymore. She's a wolf with teeth, and she's learned how to bite back. If Ryder wants her forgiveness, he'll have to earn every agonizing inch of it. Some bonds are fate. Some are torture. Theirs might be both.