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Gunshots waken Ian Tunbridge, an assistant curator of classical antiquities at the British Museum, on his first day on a dig in California. The only way to save his life is to run for it, but luck is not on his side. At least, not until he meets Lucas Arpini, the brash American photographer who seems to have some sort of clue what’s going on. Together, they’re supposed to be the tools in finding an artifact nobody believes is real -- nobody, that is, except Lucas and the man kidnaps them both.<br><br>Ian doesn’t know what to believe. His colleagues are dead, he’s injured, and he has no choice but to put his faith in a gorgeous stranger. Their escape should lead them straight to the police, but when Lucas shows him pieces of the puzzle they were meant to solve, Ian is too intrigued to walk away. He wants to solve the riddle as badly as Lucas does.<br><br>Unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones ...

Stuart is a lone photographer based in Dunfermline, Scotland. His specialty; post-mortem photography. At the beginning of the 20th century, the custom of photographing the dead is at its dawn, but Stuart is an old-fashioned war veteran. He keeps the practice alive. His life starts changing after his brother's death. Stuart suddenly gets flashbacks of the past long forgotten. The dead subjects on his photos turn out distorted, as if moved... He meets Regina, a photography enthusiast herself. The two engage themselves in photographing crime scenes. More strange occurrences appear in their photos. Stuart is scared that someone is threatening him and his distant family. He aims to find a rational explanation while the ghosts from the photos are haunting him in his dreams. They're warning him there's something more dangerous than them he should be afraid of...

Follow the lives of two boys, both orphans, who grew up together with only each other to depend on as they suffered through fear and prejudice, and then the discovery that they were in fact, truly powerful, magical,people. Follow them as they form a bond that even death cannot break Story made by athey on FanFiction.net

This will be the last time I let her down because it will be the last time she gives me the chance to.

A youth steps onto a road, a road seeking dharmic salvation, a road to solve the secret behind dharmic perfection. His words, his deeds and his very belief will be put to the test on multiple occasions. Follow him, as he makes his judgement, broadens his perspective and proves his position. You will quickly find out that my writing style differs a lot from usual novels. I like to integrate information about the world, the characters and the martial arts dynamically into the dialogues and interactions between the characters. I won't write from the perspective of the main character exclusively, but include the view other characters have onto the things happening around them. I won't give you a curfew about the cultivation system, the world, the countries and the main character during the first chapter. I want you to unveil more about the story as you continue reading instead of explaining everything from the start and just follow plotlines. I don't know whether this will turn out to be a pro or a con, but I mainly write this story as an experiment and find my own personally exclusive style. This will include a lot of experimentation and it's possible that I'll fail hard at some occasions so please bear with me and tell me and share your honest thoughts about subjects I can improve on. For the start I plan on releasing chapters on a daily schedule at 4:20 am until we reach chapter 20. After chapter 20 we'll see whether I'll hold the schedule or take it down a notch to match up to my motivation. I don't own the cover image. Creator of the Image is Hu Zheng and I found this work here: http://coolvibe.com/tag/hu-zheng/

Cinta itu sederhana, manusia itu yang rumit! Ben dan Daisy, bukan sepasang kekasih dan belum menikah, saling mencintai hingga diumur mereka yang hampir berkepala tiga. Hanya saja, lamaran Ben selalu ditolak oleh Daisy karena Ben telah menyembunyikan sesuatu darinya. Apakah itu?

Some puzzles aren’t meant to be solved. Especially when you’re the final clue. When a cryptic riddle is sent to every phone in the city at midnight, no one takes it seriously—until people start dying. Each victim, a clue to the next, part of a chilling puzzle spelling out a name no one recognizes. Avery Locke, a brilliant but reclusive linguist with a traumatic past and a gift for solving patterns. She's dragged into the investigation when the riddles begin referencing secrets no one but she should know. Paired with Detective Elias Reed, a skeptic with his own ghosts and a college student named Elias with a part yet to be known, they race to uncover the identity of the killer before the final riddle drops—and Avery becomes the last answer. But as the clues dig deeper into her own history, Avery begins to wonder: Is she solving the riddle… or is she the riddle?

In the heart of a bustling urban city, Ava Cole, a young and ambitious woman, has always prided herself on being able to navigate life's challenges with clarity and precision. Working as a junior architect, she’s focused on building a career while staying out of the chaos that surrounds her. But when she accidentally stumbles upon a cryptic message—a seemingly innocuous text hidden in plain sight—her world begins to unravel. What starts as a small curiosity soon spirals into a dangerous web of secrets and deception. Ava finds herself entangled in a mystery that leads to hidden truths about the city's most influential figures, including a high-profile developer who is also the enigmatic and captivating Ethan Blackwell—a man whose charm and mysterious past draw her in like a magnet. As the investigation deepens, Ava and Ethan's connection grows, blurring the lines between trust and temptation. Torn between her growing feelings for Ethan and the undeniable suspicion that he may be involved in the very conspiracy she’s uncovering, Ava is pushed to the brink. As she digs deeper into the secrets that bind the city’s elite, she begins to question her own safety—and whether the man she’s falling for is her greatest ally... or her most dangerous adversary. In a race against time, Ava must navigate a maze of lies, betrayal, and forbidden love to expose the truth. But with danger lurking at every turn and her heart torn between love and suspicion, can she uncover the conspiracy before it’s too late, or will the veil of deceit pull her under forever?

What if in the struggle between magic and science, magic was the victor? What if technology disappeared and magic became what was used to colonize the galaxy? What if now magic is used to wage war across the stars? The imperial fleet’s only hope for victory is the ‘Hero of the Empire’ Metternich. Too bad that the man many consider to be their greatest hero, is in fact their greatest coward. Metty once more finds himself in a desperate situation on the Planet of Volun 4. Newly promoted to the rank of Commodore, he must take command of the defeated 378th fleet cops and lead it to victory against a superior foe, and he must do that before the arrival of an even greater enemy force, while also keeping his secret cowardice hidden from his own troops, lest they turn on him. Meanwhile rebellion stirs in the Occupied Territories, as a mysterious figure called 'Nobody' emerges to rally the rebels and lead them to victory against the Empire. But is he truly their salvation? Enemies to his front, vengeful rebels to his rear and surrounding him are allies that may betray him at any moment. Just another weekday for poor ol' Metty.

[Hidebound Older Man VS Two-Faced Heiress: Daddy-Type + Seductress + An Old House on Fire] Everyone in Aethelgard says, a man should marry a woman from the West Family. The eldest daughter of the West Family is gentle and virtuous, a sought-after prize in high society. On the eve of her engagement. Her fiancé cheated on her. Willow West, having played the good girl for so long, decides she's done pretending. Fueled by alcohol, she finds a handsome man. Just one wall away from the scumbag ex and his mistress. The next day, she wakes up to her world collapsing. She had slept with the circle's famous 'older man'—Aiden Pierce, her dear uncle's best friend. Her impression of Aiden Pierce wasn't very good. Years ago, when she was having her first romance, she had tried to sneak a kiss with her young boyfriend, only for Aiden Pierce to report her to her uncle before their lips could even meet. The Aiden Pierce of today is even more dull—celibate and restrained, with everyone from his secretary to his assistant being male, and zero romantic scandals to his name. He's nothing short of a hidebound traditionalist! Willow West wants to escape. Aiden Pierce's well-defined hand grips her chin. "Miss West, a man's virtue is still virtue. You must take responsibility for me." * Aiden Pierce, who had practiced self-restraint for thirty years, was captured by Willow West—a woman gentle and demure in public, yet passionate and daring in private. Everyone thought Willow West was a good girl. Only Aiden Pierce knew that behind closed doors, the young woman not only smoked and drank but was also a cool, badass biker. * The assistant has recently noticed a change in the workaholic President Pierce. Not only is he hitting the gym three times a week, but his style has also shifted from uniform high-end suits to a different streetwear brand for every day of the week. His once stern and unsmiling face now frequently breaks into a smile. Even his eternally unchanged screensaver has been replaced. It's now a picture of a sexy, wavy-haired beauty in a black biker suit, holding a cigarette and sitting on a motorcycle!