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It has been ten years of peace for the Union since the end of the great war with the eastern barbarian tribes, yet in the cold north of the Union's land, a new threat is looming. This time, an ambitious Lord is seeking to restore the yore pride of his kin, forcing the weakened Union into yet another unwanted war, as he ramps up the ranks of his army with thieves, murderers and mercenaries. * * * The temperature inside the forge was nearly twice as high as the one outside. A black-haired girl hammered a steel ingot into the shape of a blade. The heat of the steam was draining her stamina away, but her focus remained sharp as her sweat streamed down her face. Hit after hit, for hours, the sound of the hammering steel followed the rhythm of her breathing. Exhausted, she placed the blade into the water and wiped the sweat off her face using a drenched rag. Inner thoughts - ''Why are they screaming?'' Vatra dipped the rag back in the water, twisted it, and approached the window. Her mouth opened as her world shattered again into the living nightmare she had wilfully tried to forget. She bit her lips; it wasn’t a dream. The pulse of her heart rose. A cold sweat prickled her back. A mother was running, and a child was screaming. A torrent of smoke was emerging from the roof of her neighbour. Vatra’s eyes blinked. The mother lay on the ground, a spear through her back. A torch circled in the air and landed on the roof of her workshop. In the distance, a man wearing a banner well known to the world… Fateless is a philosophical medieval dark low fantasy centered on war, militaristic campaigns and geopolitical conflicts between multiple empires. This story follows the fate of Vatra, a former slave from the eastern Nar Empire who was raised in a culture far away from her own, forced into warfare against her will, and the fate of Lanaya, an ambitious half-angel exiled from her home whose existence is seen as heresy. As they wished for peace, both chose a path opposed to one another until their fate crossed. In this story where war dictates the law, love strikes them as a poisoned balm to which they grasp for with all their might, as it is in the darkest of times that the smallest flames may burn the brightest. * * * Tome 1 already completed and available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Fateless-Silver-Hugo-Emmanuel-Simard-Wallot/dp/B09LGSH1KK

In the small city of Ennis, Texas, Isabella has given up on love after being betrayed by her first love and best friend. Instead, she channels her heartache into her ambition, determined to work for F&B Skincare, a company inspired by her childhood struggles with expired products. But when she crosses paths with the powerful and cold CEO of F&B, a man notorious for his one-night stands, sparks fly in unexpected ways. As they enter a contract marriage, tensions rise and hidden desires surface. Can this arrangement blossom into something deeper, or will their pasts keep them locked in a battle of wills? Join Isabella and the CEO on a journey filled with intense emotions, playful banter, and the question of whether love can truly heal their wounds.

Vivian "Viv" Rossi has been in love with her best friend, Josh Sterling, since they were both ten years old. Theirs is a classic "Opposites Attract": she is a fiery, struggling abstract artist who smells like turpentine and lives in a chaotic loft; he is the tailored, meticulous CEO of Sterling Enterprises, living in a sterile, modern skyscraper. ​Josh is destined for the "Perfect Marriage" to a legacy heiress—a cold, corporate merger disguised as romance. Viv has always accepted her role as his safe space, the keeper of his secrets, and his only true escape. ​But three months before Josh’s engagement is set to become an irrevocable wedding, the decades of tension between them ignite. In a moment of mutual, frantic vulnerability, the line between "best friends" and "lovers" is utterly destroyed. ​Terrified of losing their history but incapable of stopping the attraction, they make a devastating bargain: A Friends with Benefits arrangement, valid only for ninety days. No strings. No jealousy. No love. Just a final, private goodbye to the "what-ifs" before he steps into his predetermined future. ​As the wedding countdown ticks down, the unattainable nature of their relationship becomes a torture. Viv must hide her devastating, unrequited love while watching Josh plan a wedding he doesn't want. Josh, locked in his family’s expectations, realizes the only person who has ever truly seen him is the one he is preparing to abandon. ​The Silver Lining Vow is a high-emotion, contemporary Realistic Fiction romance that explores the agonizing space between duty and desire. When ninety days expire, they must face the ultimate choice: a life of empty prestige, or the chaos of risking everything for a love that was never meant to be.

Everyone has their safe zones. Some wants to run wild and test their limits. Some likes the feeling of the rushing blood in their veins. Most people like that, but not Bethany. She likes it predictable and calm. What would she do if things get out of hand?

Sorry to the one dude who read this, I’ve got too much stuff going irl to continue. I also just don’t much care for the genre. Maybe I’ll pick it back up over the summer, maybe not.

Balance (The Silver Lining) In a world quietly unraveling, one young man stands on the fault line between who he pretends to be and who he truly is. Kai lives in a crumbling city haunted by strange awakenings — ordinary people morphing into forces of nature, shadows splitting reality, and emotions bending the laws of physics. Beneath the chaos lies a deeper question: Who are we when our inner world spills into the real one? Haunted by a mysterious figure with glowing eyes and torn between his family’s rigid beliefs and his own yearning for harmony, Kai is forced to confront his deepest fractures. As he awakens powers tied to ancient energies and hidden emotions, he learns that each ability isn’t just a weapon — it’s a mirror of the soul. But Kai isn’t alone. In this shifting new reality, everyone must face their shadows. Every fight is an emotional dance, every ability an echo of each person’s inner battle. The city becomes a living labyrinth of evolving beings, where strength is born not from dominance but from the courage to rebuild yourself from within. Balance weaves breathtaking battles with raw, intimate self-discovery. This is a story about confronting your inner darkness, rebuilding your identity piece by piece, and finding meaning in a world that demands you become more than just strong — it asks you to become whole. — Balance (The Silver Lining) isn’t just a fight for survival. It’s a journey into the soul, where every person’s transformation shapes the world around them.

In the fourth age of the world of Cyrno, the world is in a bad situation. The tension between the metal dragons and chromatic is at a all time high. In these hard times, a wizard gets a band of odd balls to help him study the draconic races and keep him alive.

Never in her life did she think she would ever find herself in a magical world where fairies and mermaids and dragons exists. However, destiny had plans for her beyond her imagination. Her life would never be the same again, as she must work together with allies that are not too friendly with her, and save the Realms—hers as well as the normal world where she's from. Darkness is coming, and it is prepared to overwhelm them all!

Cempaka tak menyangka kalau pria yang di jodohkan oleh kakaknya itu sudah punya seorang isteri. Dia tak mau bila harus di madu dan menyakiti perasaan isteri pertamanya. Cempaka minta cerai, namun Kardiman tidak mau menceritakannya. Dia malah pergi meninggalkan Cempaka di tengah kebingungan. Dengan berbekal sehelai kertas segel yang bermaterai, yang ditandatangani oleh pengurus setempat dan juga saudara dari kedua belah pihak. Cempakapun hidup dalam kesendirian. Entah apa statusnya dia sekarang. Mau menguruskan perceraiannya ke pengadilan, dia tidak punya uang. Sedangkan Kardiman sang suami menghilang seperti di telan bumi. Tak terasa Cempaka hidup sendiri sudah tujuh tahun lebih, hampir delapan tahun dia menanti Kardiman agar menandatangani surat perceraian itu. Namun, dia tak kunjung datang. Tak ada kabar beritanya. Beberapa kali Cempaka ke rumah orangtuanya. Namun, tak ada kejelasan sama sekali. Katanya Kardiman tidak pernah pulang-pulang dan tak ada kabar beritanya. Akhirnya Cempaka membiarkan masalah itu mengalir apa adanya. Hingga suatu hari, dia bertemu degan seorang pria yang bernama Angga. Mengaku duda beranak tiga. Sang duda itu nampak tertarik kepadanya, dia mengejar Cempaka dengan berbagai cara. Cempaka mengatakan bahwa dia tidak mau sakit hati lagi. Dia tidak mau gagal lagi. Angga bilang dia tidak akan menyakiti, dan kalau menikah dengan dia pasti tidak akan gagal lagi. Karena diapun merasa tidak enak di sakiti oleh Isterinya. Dan Isterinya itu kabur meninggalkannya, dengan anak ada yang masih kecil. Katanya Isterinya kabur karena dia tidak tahan hidup miskin setelah usahanya bangkrut. Hingga Cempaka pun luluh, dan mau menerima cintanya. Entah apa yang membuat Cempaka tertarik padanya. Padahal, sebelumnya sudah beberapa orang yang mendekatinya, dia selalu menolaknya dengan halus. Pernikahan Cempaka yang keduapun dilangsungkannya dengan sangat sederhana sekali. Hanya nikah SIRI... Karena, pihak kua menolak surat cerai Cempaka yang hanya sehelai kertas segel bermaterai. Dan juga surat cerai Angga pun tak beda jauh. Tanpa kehadiran mertua, iring-iringan seuseurahan hanya tiga orang, itupun dengan sang mempelai pria. Tak beda jauh dengan pernikahan pertamanya. Sangat Menyedihkan... Perih... Ketiga anak tirinya tidak ada yang datang menghadiri. Tanda tanya mulai terselip di dalam hatinya. Saudara dan para Tetangga pun mulai nyinyir dengan berbagai praduga. Setahun kemudian, anak dan mantunya Angga datang berkunjung. Cempaka di marahi habis-habisan, karena Cempaka telah mau dinikahi oleh bapaknya. Yang Isterinya ternyata belum resmi di cerai. Surat cerai yang di bawa oleh Angga ternyata palsu!... Sa'at itu Cempaka tengah hamil muda. Dia bingung!... Apa yang harus dia perbuat. Akhirnya dia menerima apa adanya. Semua kenyataan itu dia simpan bersama Angga. Orangtua Cempaka dan saudaranya tidak ada yang tahu. Cempaka merasa malu dan kasihan kalau kedua Orangtuanya mengetahui apa yang sebenarnya. Setelah anaknya berusia beberapa bulan, Cempaka di ajak ngontrak sebuah kamar kontrakan yang tak jauh dari rumah orangtuanya. Dari kontrakan satu ke kontrakan lainnya. Hingga akhirnya dia kembali lagi ke rumah orangtuanya, setelah kedua Orangtuanya meninggal dunia. Itupun atas paksaan dari saudaranya Cempaka, yang tak tega melihat kehidupan Cempaka yang serba kekurangan di perantauan. Dikira Cempaka benar saja saudaranya itu akan menyayanginya. Namun kenyataannya hatinya semakin terluka oleh sikap saudara-saudaranya itu. Yang menghinanya, mengacuhkannya hanya karena dirinya miskin. Anak semata wayangnya geram setelah tahu bahwa bapaknya punya isteri dua. Tinggal di satu rumah yang hanya di batasi oleh tripleks, tanpa saling tegur sapa. Apalagi setelah Cempaka membongkar perselingkuhan adik iparnya. Bukan terimakasih yang di dapat. Tapi, dia malah di jauhi, di musuhi oleh adiknya sendiri. Mampukah Cempaka keluar dari semua himpitan itu? Ikuti kisah selengkapnya... Selamat membaca...

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!