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Vivienne Marlowe is poised to lose everything in the high-stakes world of riches, power, and legacy unless she accepts a marriage that guarantees her family's crumbling empire. Now enter Magnus Ashford, a harsh, ruthless Alpha whose name alone makes everyone respect and dread. Duty bound Vivienne into an interaction with a man she hardly knew, then she finds herself caught in the complex web of his aspirations. Their participation is revealed at a big banquet, and the murmurs of society direct their gaze on the newlywed power couple. Though Vivienne resues the cage of power he is creating around them both, her heart burns with a subtle rebellion and every moment spent with Magnus stirs a deadly attraction, not as submissive as Magnus expected. Old family secrets start to untangle as their conflict increases. Magnus and Vivienne have to negotiate their mounting hostility, the perilous politics of their families, and the approaching threat of foes who would stop at nothing to wipe out all they have battled for. What results, though, when merciless ambition meets love, acceptance, and forgiveness? Vivienne must choose in this story of power, betrayal, and forbidden attraction whether she can survive the marriage of convenience or will she find herself caught in something far more than any of them expected?

it’s peak bro, trust me. no cover for now, if I can’t find a way to make one other than ai I’ll resort to ai.

Ketika dunia dipenuhi manusia-manusia super, saat itulah sekolah kepahlawanan dibutuhkan. Dalam upaya untuk mengarahkan mereka yang memiliki kekuatan super agar tidak berbuat kriminal, pemerintah pun mengirim setiap anak yang memiliki kekuatan super ke sekolah kepahlawanan. Setiap anak yang dapat atau mempunyai kekuatan super mau tidak mau harus melewati masa remaja mereka di sekolah kepahlawanan. Baik bagi yang berpotensi menjadi penjahat maupun tidak. Ini adalah kisah mereka para remaja yang hidup dalam dunia yang dipenuhi manusia super dan penjahat super. Dengan konsentrasi penuh mereka mencoba mengendalikan kekuatan mereka dan menggunakannya untuk kebaikan. Apakah mereka berhasil dan menjadi pahlawan? Ataukah mereka malah gagal dan menjadi seorang penjahat super yang meresahkan masyarakat dan mengganggu keseimbangan dunia?

Neato is a dark fantasy novel series created and written by Thabiiso_Hendriick. Place in a future that no one expected, the narrative centers on the characters of Neato dark fantasy world , a lone wanted killer who ran away from everything and now lives in the dessert outside of Tarula City . But it will all change when a man named Romen comes and recruits Neato to join an organization called THE UNION the man Romen will go on to recruit others like Neato.

She was the Princess who had to die… Alinea, beloved Princess of Ritz, and celebrated heroine of the recently concluded Immortal War was betrayed and killed for political reasons. However, death did not come. She found herself waking up in modern-day Tokyo, in the body of a girl, named, Suzuki Ara, the most hated antagonist of all. He was the Prince who had to live… Homura Ryuu, heir of the most influential family in Japan was forced to be engaged to Ara since birth, due to a family curse. He could only marry and have children with the woman mentioned in the prophecy, else his bloodline would die out. Fated… The Prince and Princess from different worlds, where revenge, hatred, conspiracy and strive for power prevailed, found each other in the most unexpected turn of events. Was this a coincidence? Maybe not. For two souls destined for each other meet regardless of time and circumstance. It's called fate... PLEASE DO NOT SPAM THIS BOOK. I REQUEST FOR EVERYONE TO SHOW RESPECT & AVOID EXP REVIEWS. ============================= Ara elbowed Ryuu in the rib. "Darling, you are scaring the people away. Learn how to smile." "Darling, if I smile, they will totally forget why they exist," Ryuu countered smugly, so Ara had no choice but to sigh in defeat. There's no sense making sense with this stubborn husky anyway. Well, he kind of had a point anyway… Ara looked towards the nurse's station where nurses kept bumping into each other or hitting the tables and making things fall because they were busy giving Ryuu demure glances. "See? They get distracted like that with me not smiling – what more if I do?"Ryuu told her with amusement in his voice. Then again, mischief danced in his blue gaze and he finally sent one bright smile the nurses' way. CRASH! BANG! Ara watched as chaos ensued in the station and she quickly pulled the naughty husky to the side and gave him a glare. "What? Who told me to smile?" he asked her innocently. "I did okay? It's my fault," Ara told him as she dragged him away. ============= Join Alinea's discord: https://discord.gg/Vv7uPrN follow me on IG: @schreient_rui FRENCH VERSION AVAILABLE here. Alinea (Français) Like the story? gimme coffee :D https://ko-fi.com/schreient

Skylar adalah seorang anak yatim piatu yang ditinggal sendirian pada sebuah rumah yang sangat besar. Waktu itu usianya masih terlalu kecil, namun ketika ia telah beranjak dewasa, rumah besarnya ia jual kemudian ia membeli lagi rumah baru yang lebih sederhana namun memliki ruang bawah tanah yang luas. Skylar bukanlah anak sembarangan. Parasnya yang cantik nyaris sempurna berpadu dengan kecerdasan otak serta kemampuan bakat yang ia miliki tidak main-main. Jena pandai membuat robot, menari, melukis, menulis dan memainkan beragam alat musik. Beberapa robot ciptaannya dibuat hampir mirip seperti manusia, bahkan gaya bicaranya pun seperti manusia. Robot-robot itulah yang dijadikan Skylar sebagai temannya di rumah. Suatu hari, kejadian tidak diinginkan muncul di rumahnya. Belasan para narapidana yang kabur beberapa tahun lalu memasuki rumahnya dengan paksa. Sesaat mereka masuk, terdengarlah letusan beruntun kemudian disusul dengan suara ledakan yang dahsyat. Letusan apa itu? Ledakannya dari mana? Apa yang sebenarnya dicari para napi pada Skylar yang tidak ada kaitannya pada mereka?

The year is 2022. A black hole has slowly passed by earth and consumed it breaking apart organic and inorganic matter alike into cosmic dust. The laws of science ordinarily at work with no prejudice. As the seas and earth begin to be sucked past the event horizon the people of earth stare at the edges of the primordial beast. Taking in consideration it is probably no larger than the planets core, twice as big as the moon in comparison. The feeling it gives off is unexplainable. An innate pressure and the feeling that it is not there at the same time. Volcanos and tornadoes of godly proportion is now all is seen on the horizon. A rumbling of the earth crust as it breaks into the sky dashes all hope of survival. People are losing their grip on the ground as in turn they get sucked away passing through the void. But there is still air in the void the atmosphere taking on characteristics of a funnel. Unlike theory everyone is not getting crushed but pass through a very thin film on the very edge of the event horizon and lose consciousness. That is truly where this story begins.

"When ambitious journalist Alex Thompson is assigned to expose the secrets of billionaire Ethan Ryder, she thinks she's found the perfect scoop. But as she gets closer to the truth, she discovers a complex and charming man behind the headlines. Torn between her career and her heart, Alex must choose between revealing Ethan's secrets and protecting the man she loves. Will she find a way to reconcile her ambition with her integrity, or will the truth tear them apart?"

"When ambitious journalist Alex Thompson is assigned to expose the secrets of billionaire Ethan Ryder, she thinks she's found the perfect scoop. But as she gets closer to the truth, she discovers a complex and charming man behind the headlines. Torn between her career and her heart, Alex must choose between revealing Ethan's secrets and protecting the man she loves. Will she find a way to reconcile her ambition with her integrity, or will the truth tear them apart