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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.

(This is a love story disguised with abuse!) "Mia Lowder is just a waste!" "Mia Lowder is too vicious, she framed her sister and even hit her own mother." "A person like her should just get out of Falwood." At a banquet, everyone surrounded Mia Lowder, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and cursed her. Suddenly, the cold and ruthless Mr. Grant appeared, protecting her in his arms, "She is my wife, damn it! Anyone who dares to touch her, try it!" Four years ago, she became crippled because of him and left Falwood in despair. Four years later, she insists on marrying him. Everyone was waiting for Benjamin Grant to abandon her again, but no one knew that Mr. Grant had set a trap for a full four years, just so she could return to his side. Soon after, he spoiled Mia Lowder to the extreme, to the point of obsession. Only then did the people of Falwood realize that Mr. Grant was unwell, and pampered his wife recklessly!

“Su Xiaomeng, about that night—” One sentence from Yin Shixiu and her world tilts. He’s her best friend’s thirty-two-year-old uncle, a man whose name opens every door in the city, and the last person she wants to tangle with. “Uncle, look—you weren’t thinking straight and I was blackout drunk. Let’s just pretend it never happened, okay?” “…Fine.” Three months later he discovers—via an excited niece—that Su Xiaomeng is pregnant. “The moment the baby’s born, you let me leave. No more hounding me!” “…Fine.” He signs the marriage contract she writes herself. “Uncle, I need spicy hot pot at midnight…” “…Fine.” He’s out the door in the snow, gathering ingredients until his fingers turn blue. “Uncle, I’m scared. He’s kicking so hard—it hurts…” “Alright, alright—no more babies after this.” On the eve of delivery, he strokes her back, whispering promises until her breathing steadies.

Recommended new book "After Rebirth, I Evade the Big Shot in Various Ways". "Sign it and get lost!" Seven years of infatuation only exchanged for his cold few words. She signed the divorce agreement with a smile and completely disappeared from then on. Four years ago, she relied on her father's power to marry him as she wished. Three years ago, he personally sent her father to prison and ruthlessly threw a divorce agreement in front of her, while he walked away with his childhood sweetheart. When they met again, he was a high and mighty IT mogul, while she had fallen from being the mayor's daughter to an oppressed barmaid. This time, she wisely kept her distance and no longer provoked him. Only, why did he still want to ruin her prospects? "Leng Yixiu, we are already divorced!" Even a cornered rabbit will bite. "Is that so? What if I say I regret it?" He raised his eyebrows slightly and pinned her against the wall. From then on, the proud and introverted big BOSS began his long journey to pursue his wife...

She is a lonely girl with both parents deceased and no one to rely on. He is the distinguished and prestigious President of the Saxon Clan, handsome like a deity. Because of a ridiculous childhood marriage, she married him. Before marriage, the two agreed on three rules: marry without love, affectionate in public, uninterfering in private. Yet unexpectedly, he sneaked into her room the next day. He shamelessly violated the agreement! She was angry, "Matthew Saxon, you are unreliable; I want a divorce!" He smirked, "Want a divorce? First, give me a little bun." Everyone knows the young master of the Saxon Family is nonchalant and heartless, but he pampers her to the extreme. "Young Master, Young Madam said the scenery at the university opposite is nice." "Buy it." "The view from the rooftop of the building next door is great." "Buy it." "The new director at Saxon Clan is also quite handsome." "...Fire him immediately!"

Two years after her ex-husband's public betrayal destroyed her marriage and reputation, Maya Chen has rebuilt her life one careful piece at a time. She's a devoted mother to six-year-old Lily, a successful freelance artist, and absolutely, positively not ready to date—despite her daughter's elaborate schemes to find her a "new daddy." Then Dante Rossi moves in next door. Tattoo artist, motorcycle enthusiast, and somehow always shirtless when fixing things in his yard. He's everything Maya's controlling ex-husband wasn't: creative, passionate, and dangerously attractive. But Maya's learned her lesson about charming men who seem too good to be true. What Maya doesn't know: Dante isn't just her hot neighbor. He's a Cupid—one of the immortal Arrows tasked with creating true love matches for humans. After centuries of bringing couples together, he's finally earned his mortality and chosen this quiet town to live as a human. There's just one problem: Cupids lose their powers the moment they fall in love themselves, and Dante is absolutely, catastrophically falling for the woman next door. As Valentine's Day approaches and the town prepares for its legendary Valentine Festival, strange things start happening. Lily's innocent wish on a vintage Valentine card brings unexpected magic to life. Maya's art begins manifesting people's deepest romantic desires. And Dante must choose between hiding his true identity or risking everything to heal Maya's broken heart—even if it means losing his immortality forever.

Nora Chen's New Year's resolution was simple: survive another year working for Dominic Kane, the infuriatingly gorgeous CEO who makes her life miserable with his impossible demands and cold demeanor. What wasn't on her list? Accidentally sending him a photo of herself in red lace lingerie meant for her nonexistent boyfriend. At the company's New Year's Eve gift exchange, Nora receives an anonymous present—a luxury lingerie set in her exact size, with a note: "For the bunny who hopped into my messages. Wear this at midnight." When Dominic locks his office door and pins her with those storm-gray eyes, whispering, "Put on my New Year's gift, bunny," Nora realizes three things: First, her ice-king boss has been watching her far more closely than she thought. Second, the chemistry she's been denying for two years is about to combust. And third, the man who barely smiled at her in meetings is about to unwrap her like his personal New Year's present. But Dominic's hiding something darker than his reputation suggests—a family curse that claims every Kane man's happiness by their thirty-fifth birthday, just weeks away. This New Year's miracle might be their only chance at forever... or their most devastating countdown yet.

One impulsive kiss under the mistletoe. One devastatingly hot guy. One tiny problem—I kissed the wrong twin. When scholarship student Nora Winters accidentally kisses mysterious loner Ash Crane at the university's Christmas gala, she thinks she's finally caught the attention of the brooding artist who sketches in the library. But the next morning, golden-boy Ash acts like she doesn't exist while his identical twin Evan—the cocky hockey captain who's tormented her since freshman year—suddenly won't leave her alone. Turns out, I kissed Evan. And he's never letting me forget it. Now Evan's blackmailing me into being his fake girlfriend for the holidays to avoid his family's matchmaking schemes. Meanwhile, Ash is leaving anonymous gifts in my locker—a vintage book of poetry, a hand-drawn portrait of me, a note that says "I wish it had been me under that mistletoe." But as Christmas approaches and family secrets unravel, I discover the twins have been playing a cruel game since childhood. One twin protects me. One twin destroys everything I touch. And I have no idea which is which anymore. This holiday season, I'll learn that some Christmas miracles come wrapped in heartbreak, and the boy who hates you might be the only one who truly sees you.

She never saw his face. Only his hand, steady and strong, holding the umbrella above her head as the city rain poured relentlessly. In that fleeting moment, he was a stranger. Yet, he became the shield between her fragile heart and the storm outside. Every time the rain returned, so did the memory of him—the silent protector she couldn’t forget. Who was he? Why did he vanish into the shadows just as quietly as he came? As love and mystery entwine, The Umbrella He Held unravels the story of a young woman who searches for the man behind the hand… only to discover that sometimes, the one who saves you from the rain might be the one hiding storms of his own.

On Halloween's Blood Moon, the Grand Masquerade at Thornwood Manor is where supernatural elite celebrate the veil's thinning. Seraphina Ashwood arrives masked and broken—publicly stripped of her coven position by her jealous sister and cheating fiancé just hours before. She's lost her magic, her dignity, and her place in witch society. Then a stranger in a raven mask pulls her into a waltz under the full moon. His touch ignites power she thought dead. His kiss brands her soul. His whisper against her lips: "My Mate." He's supposed to be her enemy. Dante Moretti, the Vampire Lord whose kind murdered her mother twenty years ago during the Halloween Massacre. The same man her coven forbids her to even speak to. But the mating bond doesn't lie, and neither does the magic crackling between them. Seraphina fled that night without revealing her identity. Now Dante is tearing through the supernatural world to find his masked witch, while her treacherous sister Vivienne plots to steal both Seraphina's mate and the ancient Halloween magic awakening inside her. Caught between a vampire who'd burn the world to claim her and a family determined to destroy her, Seraphina must decide: hide behind her mask forever, or embrace the dark magic and dangerous love that could either save her kind—or doom them all.

SYSTEM NOVEL - TIME-TRAVEL - HISTORICAL - BABIES!! Lin Xu, a fierce and independent thirty-year-old businesswoman, had only one wish in life, children of her own. But fate was cruel. The day she found out she was barren, she drowned her sorrow in alcohol, slipped down the stairs, and died. But death wasn’t the end. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the body of another Lin Xu a minor character from a popular TV drama in her town. This Lin Xu was a pitiful woman who died tragically at the hands of her cruel in-laws. Her three children were left to suffer alone until her missing husband returned years later, only to find her long gone. But this time, things would be different. This Lin Xu wasn’t weak, and she wasn’t going to die so easily. She had lived alone as an orphan, built herself into a force to be reckoned with, and now she had a second chance not just to live, but to raise her children on her own terms. Forget the in-laws. Forget the husband. She would rise again, build an empire, and give her children the life they deserved With the help of her "Supermarket System" she was going to take the world by storm. --- Excerpt "Young Master, Miss Lin has just opened a massive bun shop." "Really? Buy everything. Leave not even a crumb." "Young Master Mo, Miss Lin returned all the coins and houses you sent her." "She did? Then send triple the amount and throw in a farm while you’re at it." "Young Master Mo, Miss Lin and the children were bullied by your uncle and aunt." "Oh? Send fifty men to smash their home. Make sure not a brick is left standing." "Young Master, Miss Lin is laughing and talking with that fisherman Gu." "Is that so? Seal off the entire coast. Buy every net, every boat, and every hook. Let’s see him fish in the desert." "And tell Miss Lin… if she dares smile at another man, I’ll show her what it really means to challenge the General of the Guan Empire." "If I can’t have her heart, then no man will." --- Genre: Historical Time-Travel Drama, System. Romance: Slow Burn Note: Book cover not mine.

After a traumatic incident three years ago, Zara is ready for a fresh start. Moving abroad to Saint Monarch Academy, a prestigious boarding school in London, she hopes for a quiet, uneventful life — far from the shadows of her past and the memories that haunt her every step. But Saint Monarch is anything but quiet. From the moment she arrives, Zara is confronted with chaos: sprawling dorms that resemble mansions, unpredictable roommates, and students whose wealth and influence rule the campus. Among them are Juniper Harrington-King and Isa Windsor, two powerful figures in the school’s hierarchy, whose personalities clash with Zara’s desire for invisibility. And then there’s Saint, the notorious King of Campus, ironically nicknamed for being anything but saintly. When his attention turns to Zara, it’s relentless and unyielding — not because he needs her, but because she’s impossible to ignore. Thrust into the spotlight, Zara must navigate elite social circles, unexpected alliances, and a web of rivalries, all while trying to maintain her sense of self. As she struggles to reconcile her past with her present, Zara discovers that even at a school full of rules, influence, and appearances, nothing — and no one — is truly as they seem. In a place where popularity is power and peace is nearly impossible, Zara’s journey becomes one of self-discovery, resilience, and the challenge of staying true to herself while surviving the storm.

Five heirs. One forbidden contract. And a bride who was never given a choice. When Sera Quinn turns twenty-one, the truth hits harder than any bullet— her life was promised away before she was even born. A single blood-sealed contract binds her to one of the Five Heirs who rule the city from the shadows: the mafia successor with a lethal calm, the charming political golden boy, the cold corporate prince, the silent bodyguard raised to kill, and the scholar whose quiet smile hides too many secrets. Each of them has a claim. Each of them has reasons to want her. And each of them is willing to break the world—and each other—to win the bride bound by blood. But Sera isn’t a pawn. Not anymore. If the heirs think she’ll follow the path written for her, they’re about to learn what happens when the promised bride decides to flip the entire empire instead. One contract started it. Her choice will end it.

WARNING- 18+ CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL ELEMENTS TRAUMA AND TORTURE *************************************************************************************************** Ophelia Blackwood lived her life doing everything she could to be loved. First by her parents and three elder siblings, then by her best friend, and finally by her lover. She sacrificed everything just to be valued by Vincent Dimitri, the son of one of the most dangerous mafia families in Russia, and her childhood best friend, Elosia Jonas. They were her chosen family. Yet her loyalty was repaid with betrayal. After destroying Vincent’s greatest enemy and crowning him the King of the Underworld, Ophelia was killed—by Vincent himself. Elosia hung from Vincent’s half-naked body with a smirk as Ophelia lay in a pool of her own blood. “Thank you for giving me and Vincent such an amazing wedding gift, best friend.” Only in her final breath did Ophelia realize the cruel truth—this was the world of a novel, and she was dying the death of the villainess who killed the male and female leads for love. Ophelia laughed bitterly at her fate. In pain. In misery. Realizing that being unloved and betrayed was always destined for her. But when she woke up again—twenty years old, five years before the story began—she made a different choice. This time, she wouldn’t fight for love. She would fight for revenge. Ophelia proposed a contract marriage to the man she once ruined with her own hands—her former enemy, the heir to the most powerful family on the continent, Kayros Natheniel. “I have two conditions,” Kayros said calmly. “I’ll accept whatever,” Ophelia replied coldly. “First—you don’t meddle in my business. Second—I decide when this marriage ends. of course not before three years even if you beg me to.” But in that moment, Ophelia never imagined — The most dangerous man in the novel’s world would become obsessed with her instead, obsession which is worse than obsession itself “We’re not getting a divorce,” Kayros whispered with a dark smile while thrusting hard inside her, making her scream his name in pleasure. Ophelia freezes. "What? This wasn't part of the contract." Kayros's smirk doesn't disappear; instead, his beautiful blue eyes glint with domination. “Because I never planned on letting you go, my dear wife. You were born to be MINE.”

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 story contains themes that may be uncomfortable or triggering for some readers, including: forbidden romance between a teacher and a student, manipulation and emotional abuse, obsessive behavior, toxic relationships, unhealthy attachment, dark psychological themes, mentions of blood and death. This novel does not aim at romanticizing or encouraging harmful relationships. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Isabella Martinez’s life shatters in one night. Dragged from her waitress job by loan sharks, she’s thrown onto an auction stage and sold like property to pay her father’s five-million-dollar gambling debt. Terrified and powerless, she watches as wealthy men bid on her future until HE walks in. Dante Moretti. The most dangerous man in New York. A billionaire mafia don who built a twelve-billion-dollar empire on blood and fear. When his cold grey eyes lock on hers, everything changes. He bids ten million dollars without hesitation, buying her in front of everyone. Bella expects horror. Expects to become his slave, his toy, his victim. Instead, she discovers something far more dangerous: Dante Moretti has a code. He protects women and children. He kills traitors without mercy but honors loyalty above all. And despite his brutality, despite the violence she witnesses, despite every reason she should run she’s falling for the devil who bought her. But loving a mafia king comes with deadly consequences. The Russian mob wants revenge. A traitor within Dante’s own family wants him dead. And Bella now seen as his greatest weakness becomes the target of every enemy he’s ever made. Forced to choose between the innocent girl she was and the warrior she needs to become, Bella must learn to fight, to kill, and to embrace the darkness. Because in Dante’s world, there are only two options: become the mafia queen who stands beside him… Or die. From sold at auction to ruling an empire. From victim to queen. From captive to the most dangerous woman in the underworld. This is the story of a girl who was bought for five million dollars and became worth five billion. Welcome to the mafia. Welcome to love. Welcome to war.

“ Forbidden! This is forbidden! How could a crown prince marry a maid working in the palace? What is Prince Ethan thinking? That’s beyond forbidden love!” a maid whispered. It was indeed the most forbidden love when a crown prince, close to becoming king, fell for a maid in the palace. His parents were furious, and it sparked a great war between the poor and the rich. The royal families are very strict when it comes to marriage. They don't joke with that! Queen Susan, the most powerful queen is from the Rogelio family, she once caught a maid red-handed having a sexual affair with her second son. She didn’t hesitate to punish her most cruelly. The poor maid was made a sex slave for the guards for three days before being beheaded. Allison was terrified. She knew Ethan was stubborn, especially when it came to what he wanted. She tried to stop him by escaping, because the love between a crown prince and a maid was impossible! No matter how she tries, Ethan will always know her plan. Allison did everything she could to hide their relationship until her contract ended, hoping to try another escape before her fate turned out like the beheaded maid. Because Ethan didn’t care about his crown or title, he had already made up his mind. He wanted Allison!! Even if it meant losing everything. He kept chasing her despite her pleas to stop loving her. But one day, they were caught red-handed by the queen herself! What will happen to Allison? Will she be punished like the others? Or will Ethan risk everything… to protect the woman he loves?

what happened when biggest fear become your last hope.....

Marcus and Zara had been dating since she was sixteen, and almost a year had been spent having him by her side. He happened to be the billionaire’s heir. She was sure they would be mates, destined after all. But her boyfriend had found his mate, and it wasn’t her. A ruthless, super-rich Alpha Kane Sterling descended upon Zara's pack and found his destined mate there.

She was never supposed to survive that accident. She was never supposed to wake up in the Beastworld. And she was definitely never supposed to wield a power even the beastmen fear. Dragged into a world ruled by instinct and primal strength, Lunaya discovers she is the only human capable of "Resonance", a rare ability that can calm, disrupt, or even control a beastman’s instincts with nothing but a touch. A mythical gift. A deadly curse. From the moment she arrives, a feral wolf-beastman saves her from a monstrous predator… and instantly claims her. A dragonborn warrior tries to dominate her, yet his power breaks against hers. A desert feline becomes dangerously obsessed with her scent. And a raven prophet whispers that she will bring ruin to every tribe. In a world where every species is bound by primal nature, she is the only one who can defy it. Protected, hunted, desired, she must decide who to trust if she wants to survive. But the closer the beastmen grow to her, the stronger her Resonance becomes. And soon, Lunaya uncovers a terrifying truth: She wasn't brought into this world by accident. The Beastworld called her. Claimed her. Marked her. Welcome to the Beastworld.