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Ecclesia had always contained the seeds of corruption from the very beginning. Unsettled by rebellion, the country had never experienced a time of peace ever since, with the fighting always being a dominant occurrence in the citizens' lives. When a detective uncovers a mastermind's plot to plunge the country into total war, he is swiftly stopped when the Enforcers begin hunting him down due to false charges pinned down on him. Even when he escapes the clutches of the Enforcers, still, the war rages on, with no one showing signs of stopping. He must first clear his name and find out the true objective of the war before even thinking about stopping it. Technological advances bring massive steam-powered zeppelins and machines into the fray, wreaking havoc on innocent, unprepared cities that have never seen such times before and changing the redefining the strategies of war forever. This is the genesis of a new era! WHAT TO EXPECT: A smart MC who doesn't act like a genius in one scene then finds himself outsmarted by a toddler Strategy. A lot of it. In fact, most of the story is actually one large scheme made up of tinier strategies with war elements involved Battles involving steampunk-inspired zeppelins and other giant machines And lastly, puzzle solving for those who like brain twisters... Chapters are published every Monday and Friday

You can never go home again. But Mick Lawler is doing just that after ten years. Mick left California when his first love, Joe, chose his twin sister, Raine, over him. Joe and Raine married and a broken-hearted Mick left behind everything he’d ever known.<br><br>Settling first in Chicago, Mick met his fellow lawyer, Zach Covington. When Zach left Chicago for sunny Florida, Mick went along. Life is great. He has a good job, a nice apartment, and Zach close by. Sure, Mick is in love with seemingly unobtainable, Zach, but just having Zach in his life is enough.<br><br>When Raine calls to tell him Joe is dead, Mick agrees to return but not alone. Zach insists on going. Once there, Mick has to deal with his grieving twin, his estranged parents, and his newfound, sudden sexual relationship with Zach. But his family want their prodigal son to move back home. Sounds great. But there’s Zach and Florida. His new idea of home.

Born through infidelity and having a whirl of a rocky but mysteriously shameful start into life, Sam has loving siblings but they don’t know the secret yet. The dark secret that their mom has been hiding for ages in the attic hidden in the waves. Wonder what that would be?

In a city where power rules and secrets burn beneath the surface, Love Like Wildfire follows the passionate, dangerous entanglement between Dominic Wolfe — a ruthless business tycoon with a shadowy past — and Adair Sparks — a brilliant, fiery woman determined to forge her own path. When Adair is pulled into Dominic’s high-stakes world, sparks fly, but so do bullets. Their chemistry is undeniable, but so are the risks. As ambition, loyalty, and betrayal collide, their love becomes a wildfire — impossible to control, and potentially deadly. Haunted by past mistakes and hunted by those who want to bring them down, Dominic and Adair must decide: is their love worth everything they could lose? Love Like Wildfire is a tale of fierce romance, ambition, and the scars that power leaves behind — a story where hearts and empires alike are forged in flame.

"Autumn begins with Diana, but William is the most violent aftershock of her life." In the Knight family, William is the eternal embodiment of cold, calculated power—an unreachable patriarch. He moves like a frozen sculpture, sharp-tongued and disciplined, except when it comes to the ward living under his roof, Diana. For her, he harbors a possessive streak that borders on the pathological. Diana spent years convinced that William loathed her. His gaze was always clinical, filled with a chilling scrutiny that seemed to trample her dignity in front of the world. She retreated step by step, her only ambition being to escape this suffocating cage the moment she came of age. But on the very night she prepared to vanish, the man who was always so dignified pinned her into a lightless corner. Reeking of whiskey, his eyes were alive with a feral, untamed hunger. "Diana, you have such a cool, ethereal name... how can your heart be this ruthless? You want to leave? Only over my dead body." It turns out that all his restraint was a facade. Beneath that frost-covered exterior, William’s obsession had long ago grown out of bounds, spreading like a wildfire. He never intended to be her safe harbor; he intended to be the inescapable wilderness of her fate.

They had a home. They lost it. Now they roam the roads of a new wasteland. But the Undead or not the greatest enemy that humanity faces off against.

I was waiting at home for my fiancé to celebrate my birthday. Instead, I watched his wedding on an Instagram live stream. The bride was my stepsister. The officiant was my brother. Trembling, I dialed my fiancé's number. He roared in front of all their guests, "Are you fucking checking up on me again? You're pregnant, can't you just sit still? Or are you so needy you'll just die without a man? " "But... It's my birthday today." My brother snatched the phone. "Don't be so pathetic, Larissa. Drop the whole pity-me act." I glanced at my phone screen. The abortion appointment. "Fine. We'll get a divorce."

What happend to him. the sweet boy I knew to this. This boy with the stricking blue hair and a cigarette in his mouth. He wanted to runaway and he took me as well.

In her past life, Su Yaoguang bought Xiao Yanci, supported his education, and helped him rise to great heights. She became his wife. Everyone praised him for never abandoning the farm girl who funded his rise. Su Yaoguang also believed she had found a good man. Unexpectedly, when she was seriously ill, she saw Xiao Yanci bring his first love and a child who resembled them both to her bedside. "Dad, mom, when will this person die?" the child asked, holding Xiao Yanci's hand. Xiao Yanci responded, "Soon, just wait a bit longer." That was the moment she realized: she had wasted her entire life on the wrong man. Returning to the age of fifteen, Su Yaoguang pointed at the bloody young boy: "I want him." In her past life, no matter what she gave Xiao Yanci, she only received a cold expression. This time, the young boy, like a wolf cub, dropped his guard; everything Sister gifted was the best. Sweet as milk. Devoted beyond reason. He melted her completely. Until one day, the young boy took a high position. Not wanting history to repeat itself, Su Yaoguang packed her things and slipped away at night, only to run into a man as noble and unattainable as a deity. "I've heard you call us siblings everywhere. Good sister, shouldn't we change what we call each other?"

Lin Jingjing and her friends transmigrated together to the interstellar era, and she became a Grade D Spiritual Ability User. At the very beginning, she was mocked by others and was almost beaten to death. Lin Jingjing was furious. So what if your grade is high? Does having a high grade mean you can do whatever you want! Not wanting to be bullied, Lin Jingjing, who wanted to become stronger, trained hard every day. Just so that one day, she could trample these powerful experts under her feet, one by one. Until the day the mutant beasts attacked, Lin Jingjing was in a daze after her spiritual power suddenly materialized as she tried to save someone. Isn't it that only S-Class experts and above can materialize their spiritual power? How could she, a mere Grade D, do it too?