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Maria was sold at five for two bottles, left to navigate a city that glows with neon lights but bleeds despair. At twenty, she drifts through nights of smoke, music, and fleeting pleasures—a ghost trapped among the living. Nico bursts into her chaos: shameless, loud, unpredictable. He offers escape, a fleeting spark in a world that refuses to care. Yet shadows move differently here. Mr. Laurent, untouchable behind glass towers, watches, weaving the city—and Maria—into a web of power, secrets, and quiet menace. In alleys lit with lies, in rooms heavy with regret, survival is a performance, trust is a gamble, and desire complicates everything. Three lives collide—Maria, Nico, Laurent—each drawn to one another by fate, obsession, and the dangerous gravity of the city. In a storm of chaos and darkness, nothing is simple, and everything is at stake.

WSA ENTRY.... At the stroke of midnight, all things are recorded. Hidden beyond the reach of time lies the Midnight Archives, a living repository where every supernatural event, every bond, every tragedy is written into permanence. Nothing of consequence escapes its pages and nothing written can ever be undone. Hazel Dwight is the Archive Keeper. An ancient vampire and reluctant seer, she is bound to the Archives by a role older than memory itself. She does not predict the future she records what will happen. For centuries, Hazel has watched wars rise and fall, lovers destroy one another, and entire species vanish into obscurity. She has survived by remaining detached, precise, and alone. Every Archive Keeper eventually becomes an entry themselves. Hazel has delayed that fate by refusing love. Until Lincoln King's name disappears from the archives. Lincoln is an omega werewolf quiet, perceptive, and profoundly out of place in a world ruled by hierarchy and fate. Unlike others, his future refuses to settle into the Archives. His presence causes pages to hesitate, ink to blur, and prophecy itself to fracture. For the first time in centuries, Hazel cannot see how a story ends. Their connection is forbidden. A bond between a vampire Keeper and an omega werewolf threatens the balance the Archives exist to preserve. As Hazel records Lincoln’s life, she begins to do the unthinkable she hesitates. Each moment of restraint sends ripples through the supernatural world, drawing the attention of powerful factions who believe the Archives must remain unchallenged, even if it costs Hazel her freedom or her existence. As love takes root, the Archives begin to change. Hazel is faced with an impossible choice: remain the Keeper of all stories, or become one herself. Lincoln must decide whether love is worth unraveling fate itself. And the Midnight Archives long believed to be impartial may not be willing to let either of them choose. Because some love stories are not meant to be remembered, they are meant to end the record entirely.

Selene Astrid spent seven years as the Saint, sacrificing everything to seal the Demon King—only to be betrayed and killed by the Hero, Crown Prince Cassian. The last thing she saw was the Duke of the North dying to protect her. She awakens as Rosalind Thorne, the villainess executed for trying to poison that same prince. With seven years of future knowledge and her holy powers sealed in a noble girl's body, Rosalind has three goals: avoid execution, expose the fake hero, and save the Duke who died for her. But the Duke remembers dreams of a silver-haired saint. The timeline is changing. And someone is pulling strings from the shadows. This time, the Saint won't be a martyr. This time, the villainess will rewrite fate.

"Don't you have self respect as our wife?" Alaric demanded and my steps slowed down before I turned to look at the accusing looks on their three faces. "That is rich coming from you. Last I checked what we have is a contract, there's nothing real. I can do what I like, you certainly have." "But four male strippers?" Rhys spat, the disgust and frustration in his voice amused me. "Have you no shame?" "Absolutely none." I answered with a smirk before walking out and leaving them tongue tied. They had turned me to this monster who would do anything to not only survive but to come on top everytime. Never would I let them have any power over me. * Ivy St John was the princess of North Port, beautiful, accomplished, untouchable. The golden heir to the wealthiest family in the city, admired by all and desired by many. Most of all, she was adored by the three men she had loved since childhood, heirs to three equally powerful families, each bound to her by marriage. At least, that's what she thought. Everything shatters the night Ivy overhears the truth, how much they actually despise her, how they resent her perfection, her name, her very existence. Betrayal comes swiftly, but escape is impossible. A clause in her late father’s will binds her to the very men who loathe her, trapping her in a hell. What follows is a downward spiral of punishment, manipulation, and quiet cruelty, as the men who had once cherished her become determined to break her for crimes she never committed. But Ivy St. John does not stay broken. When she finally chooses herself, shedding obedience and reclaiming her body, her pleasure, and her freedom, the balance of power shatters. The woman they tried to break becomes untouchable, and the men who once ruled her world find themselves unraveling. Control turns into competition. Her husbands, no longer united in punishment but divided by guilt and desire are each willing to destroy the others to possess the woman they never deserved.

In a system that survives by erasing names, one man chooses to remain—quietly. Behind closed offices and silent procedures, people do not disappear loudly. They fade. Questions end early. Names lose their weight. As pressure mounts and moral lines blur, he must decide whether staying invisible is a form of protection—or a sentence he has already accepted. A restrained psychological urban novel about power, absence, and the quiet cost of standing still while the world adjusts around you.

In a tightly controlled Eastern European state during the Cold War, Eva’s life begins to unravel through a series of anonymous phone calls. At first, they seem like childish harassment. Soon, they become something else. Her husband, Mark, is a journalist. The kind the system keeps under observation. Slowly, invisibly, the regime moves closer. As Eva begins to piece together the source of the threats, she realizes that the danger is closer than she ever imagined. In a system where observation is constant and truth is flexible, Eva must navigate fear, loyalty, and survival. Every choice could have deadly consequences.

Based on the tale told before us, Medusa was a beautiful maiden who was seduced by Poseidon in a temple of Athena. Such a sacrilege attracted the goddess' wrath, and she punished Medusa by turning her hair to snakes. Then, the Greek hero Perseus beheaded Medusa, and he used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. However, the truth was far more complex. Poseidon had attempted to seduce Medusa and failed; he then forced himself upon her. Her lover at the time, the powerful goddess Athena, saw that Medusa had fallen to the seduction of men, and in her wrath, she cursed Medusa by turning her hair to snakes. Athena then kicked Medusa out, far from her temple and home. Medusa met Perseus, but he did not kill her. Instead, he was given an artifact by Medusa that would help him on his journey, and Medusa chose to disappear from the earth. She lived in seclusion, far from the human world, wrapping her snakes in a turban if she needed to venture into the human realm, and lived alone for centuries. While the other gods and goddesses walked among humans, Medusa's tale was told as a villainess, an evil woman. That is, until a young woman in her twenties named Aleysia, a beautiful woman with a heavenly voice who was not afraid of Medusa, walked into the deep water near Medusa's territory. Medusa watched the young woman from afar, and knows that she's indeed blind. Medusa and Aleysia slowly became friends and daily companions, and Medusa began to grow fond of her. However, Medusa's fears started to build - would Aleysia run away if she knew the truth about Medusa? Would she stay, or would she disappear? Everything descended into chaos when Poseidon and Athena found Medusa. One is finally realizing that she was mistaken about Medusa centuries ago, and the other one still want to pursue her, can't forget about Medusa. Will Medusa finally find happiness, or is she doomed by her curse?

"I'll make you fall in love with me sweetheart." - Jett. "We'll see about that." - Jamie. ✧ "I bet you'r d***k is so small you need a microscope to see it." - Jamie. "I'll let you be the judge of that." - Jett. ✧ Jett is the second son of a wealthy, powerful household that expects him to inherit the family company alongside his older brother. But Jett wants none of it. Boxing is the only thing that makes sense to him, Jett has spent most of his adult days swinging with his fists, the only place where he decides the rules. Jamie is everything Jett claims to hate. Cute, sharp-tongued, stubborn as hell, and impossible to ignore. A college student with a bright car, a sharp mouth, and a younger brother he protects with everything he has. Jamie's world is small but stable.Jett is like smoke, angry, dark, drifting between worlds he refuses to choose from. Jamie is like sugar, sweet at the core, though he hides it under thorns and fire. Together, they're a slow, inevitable burn.

[TW: R18+ Content] "Father, I did not ask to be born," she sobbed pitifully in front of her father, who only glared at her with unmeasurable contempt. Since then, she became desperate until she became the person she never wanted to be. She never asked to be born, and she never asked to be born again. She only wanted to end her suffering. So why, when she opened her eyes, was she back to the time she was born? With the second chance given to her, will she avoid becoming the Wicked Empress again, or will she drop her crown and choose which path to take?

In a futuristic world where technology has lifted humanity from all burdens, Aisling is different. She dreams of a lost era... of ancient wars, fallen cities, and a shadowy alliance that vanished after the last great conflict of mankind. While others enjoy comfort, Aisling is haunted by memories that aren't hers. In her dreams, she walks alongside forgotten warriors, faces the infamous warlord Drakhtor, and searches for the truth behind the Twelve - a legendary Brotherhood thought to be gone forever. But the dreams are growing stronger. And she's not the only one having them. As the Brotherhood begins to awaken across timelines, Aisling must uncover what really happened in the final days of the old world... or something far greater than memory may be stirring. A girl between realities. A war erased from history. A Brotherhood that refuses to die. But what if the truth she's searching for... isn't the one she's meant to find?

Alice returns to his childhood town carrying unresolved memories and unfinished mistakes. Among them is Elara, his childhood friend—once his closest companion, now someone he barely recognizes. Elara has grown into a serious, disciplined topper, driven by ambition and control. Alice, on the other hand, remains a carefree backbencher with a playboy reputation, hiding his past behind jokes and chaos. Their reunion is awkward, tense, and filled with unspoken emotions. As old memories resurface and buried conflicts come to light, their contrasting paths force them to confront what separated them—and whether some bonds are meant to fade or transform. What begins as nostalgia slowly turns into rivalry, resentment, and a dangerous pull neither of them wants to admit. A story of childhood friendship, emotional distance, and the thin line between enemies and lovers—where growing up doesn’t mean growing apart, but learning the cost of who you choose to become.

The Mafia’s Princess ​One debt. One night. One monster. ​Ananya Mehra was the innocent daughter of a man who played a dangerous game and lost. Now, she’s the collateral. ​Advik Malhotra is the king of Mumbai’s underworld. He doesn’t want her father’s money—he wants the girl. Forced into a marriage draped in blood-red silk, Ananya is now property of the man she should fear most. ​He claims he bought her to break her family. She’s his prisoner. He’s her husband. And in his world, there is no escape.

Written by the author and writer of the East, Michelle Yazar. Who brings us on this occasion, this book that is made up of a series of letters sent between 29 years Eugene Myers and 31 years Patrick Stanley, both originally from London, England. During the years of World War II (1941-1945). It all begins when Patrick was about to declare his feelings to Eugene, being called to enlist as a soldier in the British army, to fight against the nazis. This unleashes a series of events, which Eugene, through his letters, expresses along with the immense pain and gnawing fear of not seeing again, to the one who was more than his friend; the love of him no longer platonic of him. A love that, without a doubt, crossed all the limits that a war could impose. A passion that burned, without the slightest expiation of consummation. A distance that was the paper guillotine, before the feelings of these two desperate young people to see each other once more. "Remembering a love", the wish of those who one day dream of being happy with the love of their life, even when the whole world turns upside down, including a world war on board.

In the Avaly Empire, every Omega is adored, valued and respected. Every Omega… except Cadiz Von Eberhart. Born with neither pheromones nor holy powers, Cadiz is the shame of his family and is always in the shadows of his twin brother, Cassius. On their twentieth birthday, Cassius receives thirty seven marriage proposals, but Cadiz receives only one, an unwanted match to Raizel Von Ashforde, the cold Alpha heir of the northern fortress who is rumored to despise Omegas. To the empire, it is a humiliation. To Cadiz, it feels more like an exile. But the Ashforde household holds more than stone walls and silence. Strange magic stirs at Cadiz’s touch, broken magical formations mend beneath his hands, and whispers of power long buried begin to rise. He is not a failure. He is something far rarer, far more dangerous, a Null Omega, the first seen in generations. When secrets are exposed and loyalty is tested. Cadiz is left to choose between staying the disgrace of his family... or rise as an Omega who could bring the empire to its knees.

That summer, when she was six years old, he saved her life. She remembered the warmth of his embrace, and the boy who was so beautiful it was dazzling. He said, "I will stay with you." From that moment on, he became her only solace after her mother’s departure. But after leaving behind one last promise—"I will come back for you. Wait for me"—he vanished without a trace. Fifteen years later, she meets him again. But is he... still the same person she met before? The mysterious death of her grandmother, the deliberate concealment by her parents, and the long-forgotten betrothal... The truth behind everything lies buried in that one summer afternoon when she was six.

*This novel contains dark fantasy themes, mature romance, violence, psychological trauma, seduction, and morally complex situations. Reader discretion is advised.* My childhood was stolen by shadows, but I thought I’d finally found peace with my stepfamily—until the night monsters tore my world apart. As I lay dying on the cold asphalt, an Angel appeared with a cruel bargain: my soul for their lives. I didn't hesitate, signing the contract in my own blood. In that moment, the girl I was died, and the Secret Admiral was born—a superheroine gifted with terrifying supernatural power to hunt the darkness. But my power is a gilded cage. To keep my family safe and my abilities alive, I must remain a virgin. The contract is absolute: if I ever seek intimacy with a man, demon, or angel, my strength vanishes and my family dies. I am a masiha to the world but a ghost in my own life, forever forbidden from falling in love or building a future. I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders, yet I must remain eternally alone. The stakes have now turned deadly as I am hunted by Kill Wish, a fallen angel seeking the twenty-one fragments of the Body Shield to overthrow God. I realized too late that I am the ultimate prize; one of those divine shards is embedded deep within my own ribs. My soul is sold, my heart is a ticking time bomb, and I must now decide if I can master my own human hunger to defeat an army of darkness, or if the price of being the Secret Admiral will finally consume me.

Lucilla Crimson never wanted to become the villain. She was nothing more than a simple girl named Ruby Baker before things went wrong. With the world against her, she did whatever she needed to do to keep those close to her safe. Watch as Lucilla climbs her way through the world and becomes one of the world's most ruthless tyrants. New Chapter every Wednesday 5pm EST ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my first Novel. Thank you to anyone who decides to read this, and I hope you enjoy it. And thanks to my sister for doing the Cover Art. Her Insta: notagood_hunter922

Snow falls along the coastal road. Ballerina Yoo Jin, carrying the child of her patron Choi Hyun-oh, is struck by a truck and plunges into the sea. When she opens her eyes, she has returned to age fifteen—the year her father took his own life. After sharing her final stage with Dong Ha, the ballerino she once adored, Yoo Jin vows to reject the sweet poison of sponsorship and dance for herself. A tragic ballet of love, obsession, and redemption that transcends time — 〈Odette〉 *** Contact : [email protected]