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Ethan Smith gik ned ad den tomme gade med en cigaret i munden, rystede på hovedet og fremtvang et bittert smil. Hvem kunne have forestillet sig, at efter tre års ægteskab var alt, hvad der var tilbage, svig? Han svor at få den kvinde til at fortryde, hvad hun havde gjort, og lovede at sørge for, at alle, der havde været gode mod ham, fik et godt liv. Ja, det var Emily Taylor, kvinden, der havde hjulpet ham op fra fortvivlelsens afgrund, da han ramte det laveste punkt i sit liv. "Emily, det er på tide, at jeg tager mig af dig."

"M... Marissa! Er de mine børn?" Rafaels øjne flyttede sig ikke fra de bedårende børns ansigter. "Nej, Rafael. Det er de ikke," sagde Marissa med et falsk smil, "De er ikke dine. Kan du huske det?" hun slog vipperne ned ret dramatisk, "Vi var aldrig gift!" Marissa Aarons ældre søster Valerie Aaron svigtede sin blinde kæreste på deres bryllupsdag og stak af. For at redde ansigt tryglede Merissas familie hende om at gifte sig med Raphael Sinclair. Ironien? Hun fik ikke lov til at fortælle sin blinde mand, at hun ikke var Valerie, men Merissa Aaron. På dagen for Rafaels vellykkede øjenoperation fandt Marissa ud af, at Valerie var tilbage for at indtage sin retmæssige plads som Sinclaires svigerdatter. Marissa forsøgte at forklare sin mand, at det var hende, der var gift med ham, men han troede hende ikke. I stedet for at forsøge at overbevise ham yderligere, besluttede en knust Merissa at forlade byen uden at fortælle ham sin hemmelighed. Raphael Sinclair var den klassiske definition på drønlækker og var den eneste arving til Sinclair koncernen. Hvad ville han gøre, når han fandt ud af, at den kvinde, der hele tiden havde tilbudt ham sin kærlighed og sin krop, ikke var Valerie, men hendes lillesøster Marissa Aaron? Hvordan ville han reagere, når han fandt ud af, at han var far til de babyer, Marissa bar i sin livmoder? Ville han tage efter Marissa og vinde hende tilbage? Og million-dollar-spørgsmålet! Ville Marissa nogensinde kunne tilgive ham og elske ham igen?

Hun opgav sin drøm om at stråle på balletscenen — for ham. Hun ofrede sin selvrespekt — for ham. Hun glemte sin sande identitet — for ham. Men selv efter alt det, kunne hun ikke måle sig med kvinden, der havde Ryans hjerte. Arwen Quinn, arving til den prestigefyldte Quinn-familien, indså for sent, at uanset hvad hun gjorde, ville hun aldrig vinde Ryans kærlighed. Fremtiden, der ventede hende, var et liv fanget i den endeløse elendighed af et kærlighedsløst ægteskab. Så, beslutsomt, afslutter hun deres forhold og går sin vej. Hvad hun ikke forventede var, at ved at bryde fri fra Ryan, havde hun åbnet døren for, at Aiden kunne træde ind i hendes liv — en chance, han havde ventet på. Aiden Winslow, en gådefuld administrerende direktør er ikke bare mystisk — han er beslutsom, og vil ikke lade nogen tage Arwen fra ham igen. ____ Uddrag: Aiden kneb øjnene sammen, “Er du sikker på det her?” “Hvis jeg ikke var sikker, ville jeg ikke have spurgt,” svarede Arwen køligt. “Hold op med at somle. Hvis du er uvillig, finder jeg en anden, der kan skaffe vielsesattesterne i dag.” Hans udtryk formørkedes, da han trak hende tæt ind til sig. “Når det først er tilbudt mig, er det mit alene.” Uanfægtet spurgte Arwen, “Så, accepterer du? Hvis ja, så henter vi attesterne nu.” “På én betingelse,” sagde han. “Jeg indgår ikke kontraktægteskaber. Den kvinde, jeg gifter mig med, vil være den kvinde, jeg deler seng med. Hvis du accepterer det, så—” “Ikke noget problem. Lad os gå,” sagde Arwen uden at lade ham tale færdig, og trak ham med ind i det Civile Ægteskabsbureau.

Evie, a human resources professional who loves gossip, dies while trying to resolve a club fight and is transported to the body of a palace maid. However, the body is of a woman with a secret identity, trying to protect the ones she loves at all costs, even if that means that she has to get too close to the sun.

Fukuhara Kazuya, an ordinary guy who was on his way to the university entry exam, got accidentally hit by a truck and became an employee of "Divine Reincarnation" HR Company, specialized in transferring souls to parallel worlds. The ordinary Fukuhara is now being surrounded by eccentric and strange individuals, how will he maintain his mental health?

When Daniel, an exhausted engineer fed up with endless deadlines, quits his dead-end job, he expects freedom. Instead, he wakes up in the Dark Lord’s fortress — not as a warrior, not as a hero… …but as the Head of Human Resources. Now he’s stuck managing payroll for goblins, conducting harassment seminars for succubi, handling vampire “flexi-hours,” and negotiating union strikes with angry orcs. As Daniel applies his old-world office survival skills to his new demonic workplace, one thing becomes clear: Heroes won’t defeat the Dark Lord. HR paperwork will. A workplace comedy set in a fantasy world, full of absurd meetings, disastrous policies, and the one universal truth: the real evil was always corporate culture. ------ This book is a complete, standalone story told in fourteen fast-paced, episodic chapters, designed to be the perfect quick read after a long day of your own office hell. Life's too short for 800-page fantasy epics when you have deadlines to meet. Hope you loved it, and that it brought a smile your way

Synopsis I burned out so hard at 29 that I straight-up died from karoshi. One minute I'm face-down on my keyboard, the next a glowing contract pops up in front of me: Job: HR Director for the Demon King Army Pay: 7,000 souls a month + killer benefits (literally—resurrection included) I figured it was some fever dream and signed anyway. Big mistake. Or maybe the best one ever. I wake up in a throne room staring at the actual Demon King—stupidly hot, zero social skills, and looking at me with these big pleading red eyes like a lost puppy with horns. “Please,” he says. “My generals keep rage-quitting. The heroes won’t even raid us anymore because everyone’s too depressed. Fix the vibe or the whole prophecy tanks and we’re all unemployed.” Great. Now I’ve got this weird System handing me skills like Performance Review Stare (makes people spill their real feelings), Mandatory Sensitivity Training Aura (forces toxic demons to behave for five minutes), and Hostile Takeover (Of Emotions) (yeah, I can basically HR-mediate someone’s soul). So here I am, turning the most dysfunctional evil empire ever into something that actually runs—team-building in lava pools, exit interviews with archdemons who flip tables, performance plans for literal world-ending monsters. Meanwhile, the big bad Demon Lord? Turns out he’s just awkward, lonely, and kinda sweet under all the doom-and-gloom. And the more I fix his mess, the more I catch myself staring back at those crimson eyes a little too long. Fixing workplace hell was supposed to be my ticket to a quiet afterlife. Instead I might be accidentally romancing the Final Boss everyone’s meant to hate. Reincarnated as the Demon King’s HR Manager Corporate isekai where the scariest thing isn’t the demons—it’s bad management. And maybe falling for your boss.

Like snowflakes in a snow globe, the worlds drift across creation. And, recording their tales, is the Driftworld Atlas: Eons after the gods committed a crime, an eternal traveler is passing through the worlds they left abandoned. The note he follows, the traces of old companions, have not yet gone cold, but for those like him it's difficult to resist old habits: Why not take some time to make fun of the demon needing his soul, or plot to steal away a witch? As unlikely connections emerge from the sea, the answer is simple. Because the biggest obstacle has always been himself - and old enemies don't wait.

After being found and brought back by her wealthy family, Arabella Donovan has an unexpected awakening and discovers that the world she lives in is a mishmash of popular story tropes. Her eldest brother is the tragic guy in a melodramatic, angsty novel; Her second brother is the cannon fodder in an showbiz power-fantasy novel; Her third brother is the scapegoat who ends up with a criminal record in a doting teen romance; Her fourth sister is the vicious villainess in a 'real vs. fake heiress' story; And even her parents are just antagonistic background characters in some sweet, middle-aged romance. Arabella Donovan: This family is a complete collection of misfortunes. The word 'tragic' doesn't even begin to cover it. Her family, after hearing all of her inner thoughts: "..."

Good news: You've awakened. Bad news: You're the villainess. Renee Jennings accidentally obtains a system, allowing her to break free from the plot's control by completing missions. Renee Jennings: "Wait a minute, what's with all the animal dictionaries as a reward?" System: [They can give you an affinity with animals.] Renee Jennings: "Why?" System: [Because a villainess has no affinity with people.] Renee Jennings: "…" This joke is not that funny... * After unlocking animal languages, Renee Jennings embarks on a path of no return— Leading dogs to save a blind woman being stalked by a pervert. Reporting an evil old man who murdered his wife and hid her body, thanks to rats. Helping a kitten catch the murderer who killed its owner and buried the body. Finding tens of millions in stolen goods based on intel from birds. * While others are petting cats, Renee Jennings is riding a tiger. While others are falling in love, Renee Jennings is solving crimes. While others are getting married, Renee Jennings is rescuing endangered animals. While others are having kids, Renee Jennings is serving her country.