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【Mr. Lin Wife's Love Story】"Boss, in one minute, your wife has scratched a limited edition sports car while driving." "What, has the wife been hurt?" "No." "That's good, you can directly charge the expenses of the car to my account. In future, you will handle similar situations in the same way, as long as my wife isn't hurt herself." Secretary: Boss, do you have any principles left? 【Mr. Lin's Marriage Trick】"Nannan, as long as you marry me, you can still do what you like, go where you want, and I will handle all the house chores." "Hm, sounds pretty good." 【Post-Marriage Complaints】After marrying, An Nan found that a certain man secretly sabotaged her work, reducing it by half, and whenever she wanted to go somewhere, that man conveniently had free time, thus killing her plans for romance in its cradle. Damn, with things like this, why did she even get married: "Lin Mubai, I want a divorce." (This story doesn't involve any third or fourth parties, even if one or two pop-up sometimes, they are just cannon fodder)

Ayanwale, a reluctant scion of a legendary Yoruba drummer lineage, has always rejected the ancestral rhythms that pulse through his blood. Haunted by the shadow of his uncle Baba Oro—whose greed for the forbidden Ninth Rhythm led to his downfall—Ayanwale lives a quiet life, disconnected from his heritage. But when a mysterious ancient book surfaces and a haunting dream pulls him toward a sacred, lost artifact known as the Royalty Drum, everything changes. Drawn into a secret world where music holds cosmic power and ancestral laws govern reality, Ayanwale must awaken the rhythms within himself to protect the legacy of his bloodline. Along the way, he confronts malevolent spirits, unearths family betrayals, and navigates a spiritual war between creation and destruction. In The Royalty Drum, Yoruba mythology comes alive through vivid, rhythm-infused storytelling that explores the weight of heritage, the power of sound, and the courage it takes to face the past—and drum a new future.

Kit and Kat are childhood friends growing up in the United States of Arizona, a state not historically known for embracing other cultures. Will their friendship survive? Or will Kit be pulled back into his white washed world while Kat gets pulled into her safety by numbers Latino neighborhood.

Someone -- or something -- is causing magical blizzards at Fairleigh Hall. The estate is suffering, and the Earl has requested assistance.<br><br>Constable Kit Thompson, of Bow Street’s Preternatural Division, isn’t especially thrilled to be sent out to the country. At least the assignment gets him away from fashionable London society and his own unwanted celebrity after successfully solving a notorious case. Of course, he’s now trapped at a country estate due to closed roads, snowstorms, and magic, but Kit’s always liked solving puzzles. He’s good at using empathic skills for investigations, and this is definitely a challenge. Besides, the Earl’s younger brother is an irritating and delicious temptation, all blue eyes and muscles and boundless enthusiastic optimism. Kit wants to either shake sense into him or kiss him senseless -- and can’t trust him, either, because if someone’s genuinely sabotaging the weather, everyone’s a suspect.<br><br>Harry Arden, younger brother of the Earl of Fairleigh, has never met a Preternatural Division constable before, much less a famous and celebrated one. He wants to help. And he wants to make that attractive but cynical constable smile, at least once. But the estate hides a family secret, and Harry knows perfectly well Kit doesn’t trust him ... and for good reason. Still, Harry offers to do what he can to assist with the investigation, and if that means spending more time with Kit, that’s a bonus. <br><br>When Harry and Kit end up caught by those magical storms, snowed in together at the old hunting lodge, they’ll have to trust each other with their secrets ... and their hearts.

Dorian Seacrest owns a music store and performance venue with his friend and business partner, Evan Harper. When Evan rushes into the stockroom a week or so before Christmas to tell him Caesar's Flame is booked for New Year's Day, he goes into shock.<br><br>Many years have passed since Dorian has seen Laramie Treble, the drummer and leader of the now globally successful alternative rock band. Their erstwhile relationship -- mostly about sex -- deteriorated once Laramie became famous, mainly because he wanted to sleep with everything that moved. So Dorian left him to it. He wanted monogamy and forever, or nothing at all.<br><br>Now Laramie is back and in hot pursuit of Dorian once again. But Dorian is not making it easy. He can't, because his heart won't survive another round, especially if all Laramie wants is something casual like before. He's just not built that way.<br><br>It seems, though, that Laramie is determined to prove Dorian wrong, and there might be a little drummer boy in his future, after all. Dorian just has to decide whether to let his heart beat to Laramie's drum.

THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL STORY, DON'T EAT! (TW: INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, VIOLENCE, ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, MANIPULATION, DUBCON/NONCON.) — "You've got a good face for lying." "I've had a lot of practice." Ahn Haeso is the model student everyone forgets to worry about. Composed, well-mannered, ranked third, quietly adored by teachers who have no idea he stopped feeling anything on purpose years ago, and started copying whatever the people around him wore instead. Woo Ryumin is the one everyone can't stop talking about. Untouchable rank one, cold enough to be interesting, charming enough that no one asks what's underneath it. "You're the only person in this school worth showing off for." When Ryumin moves in two doors down and refuses to look away from him, Haeso finds the one person who might actually be able to tell the difference between the mask and the boy wearing it. That should terrify him. It doesn't, not enough. "That's probably why I like you." But an old friend has just transferred back into his life, carrying a secret that was never fully a lie, and Haeso isn't the only one in this school who's spent years waiting for the right moment to ruin somebody. Two boys with two masks and two very different people they'd both like to see destroyed. But neither of them has decided yet who's setting the snare, and who's about to walk into it. — A/N: despite them being 18, there's no smut in this story! just treat it like lost in the cloud~ enjoy reading! ;)

*Content Introduction* Reborn as the fiancée of a mad crown prince, destined to die a minor character’s death. Adeline finds herself entangled with a duke. She saved the injured duke, fed him, and even cherished him! “Please help me this once. I’ll keep quiet and leave soon. Just let me stay for a bit.” Adeline looked at him with pleading eyes. “If you wish to stay here, there’s one way.” The duke roughly lifted her chin. The tighter she tried to break free, the stronger his grip became. “How about becoming my mistress?” She was trapped. In the clutches of Thorpeo, the even madder duke. ------------------- *Brief Summary* After being reborn into the world of a romance novel she had read in her previous life, Adeline realizes she is the fated fiancée of the Prince, destined to die at the age of 24. Determined to change her fate, she plans to avoid any contact with the Prince and seeks to save Duke Torpheo, whom she believes to be the real male lead of the story, based on a comment she read before dying. Having fled an early engagement ceremony with the Prince, Adeline arrives at Duke Torpheo's mansion, where she accidentally saves him when he is severely injured and suffering from amnesia. As they live together under the same roof, their relationship becomes increasingly complex. Adeline must keep her true identity secret while confronting her genuine feelings for the Duke, despite his memory loss. The process of caring for and pretending to be a companion to the Duke during his amnesia leads Adeline to reevaluate her plan and her true feelings for him. Living with the Duke is not only a challenge but also an opportunity for Adeline to discover herself and decide whether she can change her predetermined fate. Reborn as the fiancée of a mad crown prince, destined to die a minor character’s death.

Alexis has never committed to anything, but she's great at coming up with excuses. A flyer requesting a new drummer for the school's metal band shows up on her locker and Alexis has a new goal. With the help of her best friend, Isaac, can she manage to actually commit to something? And in doing so, will the two learn of their feelings toward one another?

Kit is torn between two lovers and some dangerous people are after her.