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Once a powerful Demon Overlord, betrayed and murdered by his own subordinates, vows revenge with his dying breath. Reincarnated as Benjamin Almond, a human baby, he must adapt to his new mortal life without demonic powers. With his past memories intact, he embarks on a journey to master mana arts and rise to power in the mortal realm. Will he fulfill his quest for vengeance or find a new purpose as Benjamin, a fledgling mage? Join his transformation from demon lord to aspiring mortal mage.

************ Disclaimer!!! Before you start reading this book.... THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXTREMELY EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT OF THE MOST GRAPHIC NATURE. I'm a degenerate, so this book was made for degenerates. If you fancy content that know no sexual bounds, sex between two females, then read at your own discretion. The book is pretty much depraved, with a dark tone, some might find it offensive even. If you are underage or unwilling to experience depictions of Yuri, hardcore sex, fetish behaviours, and unrestrained carnal perversions in lurid detail - DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. You have been warned - continuing past this point confirms you are an adult clearly consenting to subjecting yourself to material that does not shy away from portraying sexuality and deviance in its most profane, boundary-pushing extremes. If you nevertheless choose to proceed and find yourself offended or disturbed, DO NOT BLAME THE AUTHOR. This is your final advisory.  18+ ONLY. Moving on... No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any more or by any mass electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the author. Please, Take Note: This is a book of fiction. All characters, names, places, incidents and behavior are from the author's imagination, used with no intentions of hurting anyone; Any resemblance to any actual living thing or dead is mainly by coincidence and I sincerely apologise. Read on!!

At St. Augustine’s Academy, privilege and power run through every marble hallway. For some, this final year means freedom. For others, it’s the stepping stone to even greater influence. But for a few, it will become a life-altering secret they can never escape. Isabella Marquez has her future mapped out; graduate top of her class, enter the most prestigious university, and one day take control of her father’s empire. Nothing and no one will stop her. Especially not Alexander Hawthorne with his smirk and blue eyes, the Duke’s reckless second son. To Isabella, he’s nothing more than a chain-smoking, party-throwing menace who will likely end up in jail before graduation. But when a classmate turns up dead in Isabella’s dorm room, Alexander becomes the only person who can help her prove her innocence. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Isabella discovers that behind his arrogant smirk and scandalous reputation lies someone far more complicated than she ever imagined. And in a world where secrets are currency and friends can become enemies and enemies can become something dangerously more, Isabella may find herself risking more than just her future, she may risk her heart. Dive in to explore Isabella's life as it either takes a turn for the best or the worse. This book is participating in the cupids quill contest and your votes and support will be highly appreciated.

At St Matthew’s Boarding School, excellence is expected, but beneath its polished reputation lies a world of secrets, ambition, and rivalry. Elias Rowan, a sharp-minded and daring student, has learned to survive by outsmarting others. But when he crosses paths with Isabella, the headmistress’s brilliant and guarded daughter, his carefully constructed world begins to shift. Their unlikely alliance is tested by James, a manipulative and power-hungry student who rules through fear and control. What begins as a contest of intellect and pride soon spirals into a dangerous game that threatens reputations, friendships, and hearts. As Elias and Isabella navigate lies, loyalty, and betrayal, they discover that St Matthew’s isn’t just a school—it’s a battlefield where trust is rare, and every secret has a price. In the end, their greatest challenge won’t be defeating their enemies but protecting each other from the darkness within and around them. The Shadows of St Matthew’s is a story of wit, courage, and forbidden connection—where love flickers in the unlikeliest corners of a school built on rules, and rebellion becomes the only way to survive.

To what extent would you go for your friends? ... After graduating high school, 8 friends juggle friendship, love, careers and finance in this game called life. Even after spending 2 years of high school together, it comes as a riddle that these girls know nothing about each other. The good ones are bad. The bad ones are worse. And the neutral ones are biased. Will these friends find a way to tackle their challenges and still hold onto each other despite it all? That's a question only I can answer.

In the glittering, cutthroat world of New York’s elite, Calara Aragon was the undisputed Queen of Supreme Students International. But she harbored a dark, dangerous secret: beneath her flawless academic reputation lay a ruthless underground fighter who could dismantle opponents twice her size in concrete Brooklyn basements. ​When her own brother, Cedric, uncovers a leaked video of her hidden life, the pristine Aragon family acts fast to bury the scandal. Within forty-eight hours, Calara’s life in New York is completely erased. Banished back to the humid heart of Manila, her father demands she play the part of the submissive, compliant daughter and blend in at the prestigious St. Jude's International School. To survive, she must hide her long hair, put on a sweet, innocent facade, and take on the weak persona of a quiet transfer student named Roxy. ​Her family believes they have trapped her in a "Gilded Cage". What they don't know is that Calara didn't arrive empty-handed. Armed with an encrypted laptop containing the deepest, darkest secrets of every ultra-wealthy heir at St. Jude's, she holds the master key to their entire kingdom. ​But ruling the school won't be easy this time. Standing in her way is the campus's arrogant, predatory "King"—a man who thinks he is entirely untouchable. As the ultimate cat-and-mouse game begins, Calara must perfectly balance her fragile mask while covertly plotting to burn Manila’s social ladder to the ground. ​They thought they sent her away to be tamed, but the elites of St. Jude's are about to learn that their new prey is actually the apex predator.

A training ground for children from different backgrounds disguised as a school is what St. Bernard's is. Alia Reivas, a master of her own destiny walks along the halls of St. Bernard's hiding a secret of her own. She was a Dualist and Dualism isn't a liked program, it's set by the school and forbidden by the school. Will she pull through? Will she find love? Will she survive the program?

The Sovereign’s Shackle Kaelen Thorne, the ruthless Alpha CEO of Thorne Industries, has been forced into a marriage of restitution with Julian St. Claire, the last heir of a family the Thornes systematically destroyed. To Kaelen, Julian is a biological debt to be paid—a "trash" Omega he intends to ignore, humiliate, and eventually discard. To Julian, Kaelen is the face of the monster that stole his life, but he refuses to be the submissive victim the Thorne family expects. After a wedding that felt like a funeral, Kaelen immediately began a campaign of psychological warfare, bringing a mistress into his executive suite to flaunt his indifference. But Julian didn't break; he stood his ground with a lethal, golden defiance that left Kaelen rattled and reaching for the Scotch. Now, the "happy couple" must face their first public appearance—a high-society gallery opening where the eyes of the elite are waiting to see if the Thorne-St. Claire union is a masterpiece or a disaster.

22 Years ago my world changed, back then I didn't know it because I hadn't been born yet. I'm Lilith and together with my two best friends - James and Lexi - we'll one day lead the revolution that is looming just over the horizon, but that day is not today and those revolutionary heroes are not us... Yet! First we'll have to make stupid teenage decisions and escape a deadly creature of the night - who may or may not want me to take the place of the woman he once loved. In short, we'll have to grow up and quick. My name is Lilith Belikov, daughter of legendary damphir guardians Dimitri Belikov and Rose Hathaway - the first of my kind (or so I was raised to believe)

James grew up in a City where wrong is right and right is wrong, The downtown Sacramento known for outlaws. He lost his both parents as a young boy who was shot in his presence in their home, he lives and grew with that trauma, He was raised by his older cousin Malik who took him in but to his own advantage, he taught James how to sell drugs on the streets of Midtown Sacramento where Only the strongest can survive... The only thing that matters is survival in the south of downtown Sacramento. James childhood experience made him so fierce and brutal. James grew to become the face of the "The Downtown Devils" who ran the show in Southside. They are the most feared in the city of drug Lords, street kings, hustlers and killers who are relentless. James faced a life of Struggles, Crime, Chaos, Betrayal from where he least expected it, from Malik who felt James had derailed and grown soft by falling in love with a rival enemy's sister Jazmin, whose brother Bryan was the downtown devils bitter rival but love knows no boundaries. James and Jazmin had to fight for what they both shared, even if it means fighting their own blood. While also trying to stay afloat in a chaotic city of Sacramento. Jazmin will want to.draw James of the life of crime but that's all James knew but was willing to do whatever that's necessary to have a happy ending with the love of his life but his shadows and dark past keeps hunting him down.