sticks the badger

It's 1953, and the golden age of Hollywood musicals. Paul Dunham couldn't be hotter on the dancefloor or the silver screen. Hoping to capitalize on Paul's popularity, the studio pairs him with up-and-comer Jack Wells.<br><br>On the marquee, it's a match made in heaven, but for Paul, it's a personal hell. He hates Jack's newfangled acting style, and he hates Jack's blue eyes, and he especially hates the fact that Jack is one of the most talented dancers he has ever met.<br><br>Jack, however, doesn't hate Paul. In fact, everything Paul does fascinates him. After their first meeting, Jack is determined to win Paul over, and he won't back down until Paul admits the two of them are perfect partners ... in every way.

The main character, an ordinary car mechanic, discovers an incredible ability in himself. Every time he dies, his soul and mind travel back in time to the third of June 2000, the day after he turned twenty. He relives his life over and over again.

Have you ever had your life turn to shit just because of one accident? Did it get better? Or did your whole family's life and your own just crumble? After a chemical explosion, 5 children's lives are changed, for better or worse is debatable. The explosion changed their DNA and they were once cousins but now are blood siblings. Pretty cool, right? They thought so but weren't too fond of the side effects the explosion caused. And neither are their parents. Disowned and shunned, they run away to Gotham, where their unwitting saviors wait. Can they get through this with help or will they turn away and push everyone out? *WARNING: GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS AND ADULT LANGUAGE*

Thrown Sticks and Stones is the harrowing story of Elliot — a boy carved by cruelty, stitched together with silence. They called him "Ugly." "A monster" "A waste." And the worst part? He believed them. Every word, every name, etched into him deeper than any wound. Alone in a world that never cared to understand, Elliot drifts through the darkness — until a single spark of kindness threatens to shatter everything he’s come to accept about himself. This is not just a story of bullying — it’s a story of survival. Of broken boys and bleeding hearts. Of what happens when words don’t just hurt — they destroy. But even the most shattered soul can find light in the cracks.

When a 10 year old girl helps her parents make a bonfire at their camping trip, she gathers up ten sticks. But, she discovers that the sticks weren't just ordinary sticks, they were magical! So how is she going to save her parents from the evil powers of the magical sticks?

When Timothy finds out that he isn’t who he has always thought he was, he comes to the realization that not only was his life in danger but so was his mother’s life thanks to the laws of Lyvera against bastards. With his uncle and aunt gunning for the throne and his life, Timothy has no choice but to get married before his Coronation which is in two moons, in order to secure his fragile claim to the throne and keep his mother safe. Facing challenges to his legitimacy and pressure to marry before his coronation, particularly due to lacking Grey magic when his lineage is expected to have both Green and Grey magic, Timothy finds an unlikely ally in Princess Zelda Faroe. A formidable mage he has a complicated history with. A girl he hates due to her bullying him in the Academy for four years. All her life Zelda Faroe has always gotten whatever she wanted with relative ease and has always been the most powerful Grey Mage in the Lyverian Empire, until she meets Timothy at the Academy. With her desire to be close to the Prince, who was supposed to be as powerful as her in magic, morphing into anger at him not being as powerful as she thought, she decides to train him for the next four years. At least that’s what she thinks she is doing until seven years later when the Emperor dies and Timothy is in need of a bride. With her past actions haunting her, and her desire to change how he sees her prevalent in her mind, she decides to risk her life and her kingdom to help Timothy become Emperor.

"What if I'm more broken than you realize? What if I'm too messed up for you?" My voice cracked as I looked up at him with tears brimming my lashes. "What if my world is too crazy for you, Dorado? There's a darkness inside of me and it's swallowing me whole. You haven't seen me at my worst. And I'm scared for you to see me in those moments. I'm scared you'll turn your back on me like everyone else. I'm scared I'll lose you like I do everyone else."

Setelah perseteruan besar terjadi antara iblis goady dan iblis onheil, iblis goady menyingkir dari kediaman Desentrume dan beralih ke hutan belantara Gaunhem. Iblis Onheil yang masih memendam amarah terhadap kaum Goady. Terus menerus mengirim penyusup dan mencari ke seluruh dunia bawah untuk menemukan keberadaan Ibis Goady. Mereka juga mencari-cari tongkat pemanggil arwah untuk meningkatkan kekuatan sihir mereka dan membangkitkan para mayat iblis yang sudah mati. Hingga dua orang penyusup datang ke Gaunhem, berhasil lolos dan menemukan kedua keinginan mereka di suatu hutan belantara yang gelap dan menakutkan. Novel ini juga berkisah tentang seorang iblis muda bernama Fransa yang ingin sekali keluar dari dunia bawah dan pergi ke dunia manusia. Fransa berjuang sekuat tenaganya untuk menaklukkan dunia dan mengubah pandangan ras lain terhadap ras iblis. Tapi di tengah jalan ia selalu menemukan rintangan yang berat untuk dia tangani. Mampukah Fransa meraih mimpinya?

After dying in a tragic accident, Rhianne found herself transmigrated in a novel world as a character. To her much disappointment, she became the character who has a tragic fate in the end just because she falls in love with the wrong person. To avoid her tragic fate in the novel, she decided not to do all the stupid things the original character did in the novel. Instead, Rhianne decided to fulfill the dreams she didn't accomplish in her past life. But the novel doesn't want to let her off easily. Instead, all the people she wanted to avoid were now approaching her one by one. Even if she decided to change her fate, how can Rhianne avoid her tragic ending?

Fu Xiaoxiao transmigrates into a book and immediately faces the crisis of being sent to the countryside. As the unloved middle child, her younger sister is the one meant to go — but her mother transfers her job to the sister instead. A disaster of a start. To avoid being sent away, she has to marry within seven days. She meets a few ordinary men and decides she'd rather go to the countryside. Then she runs into a neighbor who's also looking for a spouse — and his conditions are surprisingly good. A dowry of three hundred? Bicycles and a radio? Just take care of the kids, and separate rooms are fine? The others may pass, but she won't. Every day is a battle of wits with the two kids. Life is eventful, she gets a salary every month, and the boss is never home. Absolutely perfect. Except... wasn't this big shot supposed to be infertile? Then why does he keep strutting around naked in front of her? She has professional ethics. She won't be seduced by a good body. Hmph. Men only slow down her sword swing. Lu Feng grits his teeth at Fu Xiaoxiao, who remains completely unmoved by his countless attempts to seduce her, and traps her in his arms. "Boss, let's talk this through. I know forty a month is a bit much — how about... five less?" Trapped in his embrace, Fu Xiaoxiao thinks he's unhappy with her high salary and starts bargaining. "I'm giving myself to you for free." Lu Feng grinds out through clenched teeth. This woman has no heart. "...Can I say no?" Fu Xiaoxiao swallows, staring at the washboard abs so close. "Such a good deal — are you sure you don't want it?" Lu Feng squints, tempting her. "Fine." A fool turns down a bargain.