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The Stronghold Cycle Valencia Strong was never meant to survive—much less rise. Orphaned at five, abandoned by a father she never knew, and raised in an institution that hid cruelty behind polished walls, she learned early that the world wasn’t built for girls like her. But Valencia wasn’t like anyone else. Some days she was a once‑in‑a‑generation genius; other days, she slipped into strange episodes where her brilliance vanished as quickly as it came. No one understood it. No one tried. Except the six other children who became her family long before they escaped the place that tried to break them. Tiffany. Jonathan. Wanda. Stacey. Troy. Quinton. Each one discarded. Each one dangerous in their own way. Together, they became unstoppable. After fleeing the orphanage, the seven of them built a life from nothing—hacking, coding, inventing, designing, researching, and outsmarting every system that tried to keep them small. By ten, they’d finished high school. By twelve, they’d conquered college. By sixteen, several held PhDs. And by nineteen, they had quietly constructed a multi‑industry empire known only to those powerful enough to fear it: The Stronghold Corporation. Security. Cyber intelligence. Microchips. Fashion. Scientific innovation. Investments. Every field they touched, they dominated. But Valencia—brilliant, unpredictable, and haunted by the mother she lost and the father she never knew—remains the mystery at the center of it all. The ring she wears. The necklace she never takes off. The strange episodes that strike without warning. The secrets her mother died with. And the past that refuses to stay buried. When an older couple stops her on the street—drawn to the strange heirlooms she carries—Valencia thinks nothing of it. She doesn’t know they’ve taken her picture. She doesn’t know they’ve sent it to someone who has been searching for her for nineteen years. She doesn’t know that everything she built—her family, her empire, her identity—is about to be shaken by a truth powerful enough to destroy or redefine her. As old enemies stir, hidden bloodlines awaken, and the world begins to take notice of the young geniuses who should never have existed, Valencia and her team must confront the one thing they’ve never been able to outsmart: their past. The Stronghold Cycle is a high‑octane blend of found family, cyber brilliance, mystery, and unstoppable ambition. It’s the story of seven prodigies who refuse to be victims, a girl whose mind could change the world, and the dangerous truth waiting to claim her. Fast‑paced, emotional, and electrifying, this is the beginning of a saga where power is earned, loyalty is everything, and destiny is a code waiting to be cracked.

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.

Alone and desperate to get out of debt, Ava begins to work odd jobs to keep herself afloat. She calls her gift for singing a silly talent and uses it to earn small cash at local bars. But a simple song from her was able to put Leon Prescott to sleep in seconds. Leon is old, wealthy and has insomnia. He walked into the bar that night hoping to spend the money he didn’t need on girls who needed it. Ava was the lucky girl of the night. She sang to him, he fell asleep immediately. Something that never happened. He needed her, he had to find her but she was gone. Destined to meet again, Ava is handed a contract. Move into Leon’s mansion as a live-in personal assistant and sing him to bed every night and get a hefty pay. The desperation caved in and killed her independence. She accepted, thus walking into a life of love, pain, and war.

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. ****

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.

"If I can just stay under the radar, I might survive the final chapter." Kim Jowoon woke up in a novel world as the illegitimate fourth son of a marquis, Julian Von Astrea, and it looked like every single character hated him. It was a world where everyone looked like a protagonist—shining eyes, tragic backstories, destiny practically dripping off them. Everyone except him. He didn't even get a script. Then the Affection System popped up and crushed his hopes in one clean line of text: every so-called “hero” in the capital had a solid 0% interest in his continued existence. Naturally, Julian did the most reasonable thing possible—he ran. Straight into the safest job he could think of: tutoring the young son of the Empire's most reclusive (and famously cold) Duke. The plan was foolproof. Win over the kid, stay invisible, collect a fat paycheck, and live long enough to die of old age instead of plot relevance. It didn't go smoothly at first. The child barely spoke, the Duke barely appeared, and Julian briefly wondered if he'd chosen the wrong kind of death. But somehow… it worked. The Duke's son slowly warmed up to him. Lessons became warm conversations, and silence turned into trust. And even stranger, the Duke's affection level didn't just rise—it skyrocketed into something Julian absolutely had not planned for. For the first time since transmigrating, he felt safe. Then the Empire started falling apart. A masked criminal began tearing through the capital, and Julian started waking up with missing memories and an unsettling sense of déjà vu. No wounds. No explanations. Just the feeling that something had happened—and that he was better off not remembering it. He had thought he was the one being hunted. But the higher the Duke's affection climbed, the more frequent the blackouts became, and the more a terrifying possibility took shape. He came here to survive the story. Now, he was starting to suspect the Duke wasn't protecting him from the plot at all… He was protecting the plot from him.

“Do not expect a husband, Woman. I have no room in my chest for a heart– only the King’s law.” I flinched, my eyes filling with fresh tears at the cruelty of his words. "My Lord, I only-" “Be silent,” he spat, not even looking at me. "You are no wife. Only a burden I must now carry across the kingdom.” He gripped my upper arm with a painful force, his strength bruising and indifferent, as he dragged me toward the towering, battle-scarred warhorse. “If you have any dignity left in you, stay downwind and out of my sight. Looking at you is a chore I no longer wish to endure."

After the rescue, life should return to normal. Sable is recovering. School continues. EGO keeps running. But something in the system has changed. Matches behave strangely. Rumors of a hidden threshold begin circulating. And certain players start seeing things that shouldn't exist. Zenith is closer than ever to unlocking the truth behind the pulse system. Fayne begins noticing patterns no one else sees. And Raxian’s connection with Sable is becoming something the game was never meant to handle. EGO was supposed to be a PvP arena. But beneath the rankings and tournaments, something else has been waiting. And it has finally begun to wake up.

1 chapter a day, until completion ~ Enjoy a mature romance. Not overly long, not under-developed, heart-warming and body-warming. ~ Elena is an ER nurse who works nights. Damien is a baker who starts work at 3 AM. They live in the same apartment building and share one thin wall. Their schedules mean they're both awake when the rest of the world sleeps; and a flirtatious exchange of notes under the door evolves into something far more physical after a chance meeting in the hallway at 2 AM. But daytime is a different world: she's dealing with grief from a patient she lost, he's trying to save his late mother's bakery from debt. The novel traces how a relationship born in the strange intimacy of nighttime hours has to learn to survive in daylight; with all its complications.

Magic, a mysterious power granted at birth, often deciding a person's status in society. Lily Aedile, a young girl who has just awakened as a mage, discovers she possesses a rare and unheard-of ability: she can cast multiple spells at the same time. However, her gift comes with a serious flaw. Lily’s mana reserves are incredibly small—smaller than any mage recorded in history. Because of this, she can only cast the most basic spells, while more powerful magic remains out of reach. As she begins her journey to study magic, Lily must find creative ways to survive and grow stronger using only basic spells. Along the way, she searches for a way to overcome her weakness and ultimately unlock her true potential.

Valeria wakes up as Elise, a villainess destined to freeze to death in a ruined farmhouse. Her only assets? A crumbling estate, a pack of starving, broken beastmen husbands who hate her, and a magical Library inside her head. The world thinks she is a useless noblewoman. They’re wrong. She is a Librarian. And she knows how to organize chaos. Using ancient knowledge to farm in the dead of winter, alchemy to heal the incurable, and engineering to build a fortress, she intends to turn this frozen wasteland into a sanctuary. Her husbands were once kings—a Tiger General, a Dragon Strategist, a Shark Assassin, a Phoenix Artisan, and a Wolf Prince. The Empire broke them. She will fix them. And if anyone tries to take them back? Well, she has a ballista for that.

A disgraced jester is exiled from his homeland and forced to live as a slave in a foreign court. High Court life is always been dangerous—especially when a princess draws him into a dangerous plot, entangling him in a high-stakes conspiracy. Slight warning: this is fast pace romance so some of the earlier scenes will involve some spice. The romance is in a slower pace. New bookcover soon coming

At 32, Seo-yeon has nothing. No degree. No career. No family. No future. Only manhwa. She reads stories about people who regress and fix their lives. She laughs at them. Because reality doesn't work like that. Until the night she decides to die. And wakes up... Seven days before she lost everything in her life.

His neck burns. The spot where his mating mark should be burns the closer Travis got. He is shaking, aching all over, and he knows Travis’ touch would soothe him. But he is hurt and bleeding. He doesn’t want to repeat his life all over again with the alpha. Not when it led him to lose everything. And everything was him, Travis. Someone who once awakened him has done it again. His fated mate. Things have changed. He is a different person now. But his stupid omega is making a fool out of him by reacting in all the worst ways. “Don’t,” Day holds his hand out, heart racing. He doesn’t know why this was happening. His body and mind are clashing again, like they always do whenever they do this. “I am not some weak omega who is going to present to you simply because you were once mated to me. I am not going to submit to you. You are not my alpha.” Gods, how he wishes he could give in just this once. He can already feel the slick trickling down his thighs. Soiling his jeans. And going by the way Travis’ pheromones flare, nose twitching, he knows the alpha can smell he is losing the battle. … Day can find nothing wrong with his life. He is now enrolled in university, a whole new life away from his cage, finally growing up and discovering who he is. Then crosses paths with Travis. The alpha who makes him feel like he is being born and dying all at the same time. A thread is pulled every time he locks eyes with him, talks with him ... feels him near him. Every time his scent wraps his body like the softest cloud. With each tug, the life that has been carefully woven and fed to him starts to fall apart. Day realizes he isn’t who he has been told he is, and he was someone different once. Something else, but it was all taken away. Travis was taken away, too. All the scars unravel themselves on his bones, and he is once again breaking apart.

His for 365 Days One reckless night. One impossible deal. One year that changes everything. Alicia Bays pours drinks in a nowhere bar and keeps her past buried deep—runaway at fifteen, survivor of betrayal and worse. She’s built walls no one can touch. Until Raymond Smith walks in. Billionaire. Deadline. Marry or lose everything to his ruthless uncle. He offers her twenty thousand for one night. She counters. He agrees. What starts as pure heat in a hotel suite becomes a contract: one year as his wife. Fake vows. Real money. A transformation from invisible to breathtaking. But the rules break fast. Slow mornings in tangled sheets. Quiet confessions over coffee. The way he looks at her—like she’s always been enough. One year to pretend. 365 days to fall. And when the clock runs out… neither wants to walk away. A steamy, emotional marriage-of-convenience romance about survival, surrender, and the terrifying thrill of being truly seen.

Ariana Lewis survived the unthinkable. Her family was destroyed when she was only seven, leaving her the sole heir of a shattered legacy. But the truth she carries—and the hatred she harbors—is more complicated than anyone realizes. Damian Blackwood, the cold, enigmatic CEO of Blackwood Corp, has always been a man of ambition. Behind the ice in his eyes lies a boy who once witnessed tragedy he could neither prevent nor forget. Guilt has shaped him, driving him to build an empire at an astonishingly young age. What happens when the “OUR WOUNDS COLLIDE” —this time in the adult world, in the very office where ambition, rivalry, and secrets collide? Betrayals, misunderstandings, and secrets from the past threaten to keep them apart, while romantic tension, office rivalries, and a manipulative villain push them together in ways neither of them expected. Both must confront their inner demons before they can heal—and before the villain who destroyed their families resurfaces to strike again.

Yao Zhi died in regret due to exhaustion and transmigrated into an unrecorded kingdom in history. Waking up to find herself in a body weighing more than 200 jin, she was in despair. As she was ready to curse Heaven, she found herself bound with a system. With an auction system on hand, she embarked on the journey of pampering her rough husband and building her business.

In a world which is filled with misfortunes, Adira finds herself in another misfortune again,yes again. Why , because she wakes up today pregnant, normal right, but that's not Adira's case . How can her be prepared when she's a virgin. Is she the second Mary or what. Founding herself in a family that does not love her, how can she survive with this pregnancy and also finish her tertiary education to become the lawyer she always dreamed of. What's worst, she's been forced into a marriage to save the family from disgrace and also save the unborn child from being an illegitimate child. Enters Aarez, who just got cheated on by the woman he loved and also got his sperm stolen. Now he is an expecting father and has gotten himself a wife, crazy right. Join me as we journey through the life of Adira and Aarez, before the marriage , during the marriage and after the birth of their baby. This is a slow burn story, So dear lovelies stay stunned .

Si Shuo didn't get a compatible heart in time, but instead received the More Children, More Blessings System and was sent to the Beast World Continent. She is a mutated, blue-eyed, white-furred female Cat Beast with a congenital hearing impairment. Her fertility was even stripped away by her Mother and given to her older sister. She is now facing the crisis of not finding a mate and being sent to the female cave! System: Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a special-grade fertile constitution that surpasses even a Female Saint... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the life-infused Wood Element Ability... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a shared growth space... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Nine Lives Cat destiny, which can be inherited by your offspring. From then on, she began living a cozy life with a husband, children, and a warm home...