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~Excerpt~ "What could have happened to him...I mean the man that suddenly appeared screaming," the young girl asked with a face full of curiosity, With a shrug, Miraken replied accepting her money before stashing it in the big tower box on his left, "I don't know but what I do know is that the world is a dangerous place and sometimes, it messes with us and makes us all, a little crazy," he replied giving her, her exit slip before shouting in a loud voice, "Next," A signal for her to leave and for another to take her place, ----------- Kiya Hosten is a strong beautiful woman who has everything she could ever need: Money, Power, houses, cars and the looks to go with it. Men trip and fall, either on their butt or on their Knees whenever she walks by. It's a regular day in the office at Hosten's Enterprise and Kiya sits at the head of a table in a shareholder's meeting ruling and monitoring her company's account with an iron fist when the sky darkens and everything suddenly goes to shit... Can Kiya and Amy survive the unimaginable events that occur? * * * What happens when your world and everything you know burns?

Warning: Only read, if you have a real appetite for the dark. It’s been six years since Danny and Rain last saw each other. Six years since best friends blurred into almost lovers. Since childhood affection ignited into something reckless, consuming, impossible to name. Then after one glorious night, Danny disappeared. No explanation. No goodbye. Just absence and the wreckage he left behind. Rain rebuilt herself on distance and control, convincing herself the spark had finally burned out. She was wrong. Now Danny is back. Harder. Colder. Hotter. Carrying a past he refuses to explain and a violence that clings to him like a second skin. The boy she loved, the boy who cooked for her is gone , replaced by a man tangled in blood, secrets, and enemies who don’t stay buried. Rain doesn’t just cross paths with him again. She’s pulled into his world. A world of ritualistic killings, whispered threats and blood-curdling violence. Every step closer to Danny drags her further from the life she fought to build , and deeper into a fire she knows will change everything. Their connection reignites fast and furious, desire burning like wildfire. But love isn’t enough to save them from what’s coming. The spark between them was never extinguished. It was only buried. And now it’s about to set everything ablaze. Will the fire consume them both , or will they survive loving each other in a world built to tear them apart? Guaranteed HEA and toe-curling smut;) Excerpt: “ Do you not want me?" I whisper, the question trembling right against his lips. His jaw tightens. His eyes darken. "You don't understand how much I want you," his voice comes out raspy. "How much I want from you." My pulse stumbles. "Then what's stopping you?" I breathe, pushing my chest forward without thinking, nipples tightening under the cool air, awareness pulsing through me. "I'm a greedy man, Rain." He holds my gaze. There's heat there. But there's fear too , both in equal measure. "I will take everything out of you. Everything." His voice carries a dark unmistakable hunger. His hands slide lower, deliberate and possessive. His fingers squeeze my ass hard, then settle there, pulling me closer into the hard line of his hips. "Everything. Until the only thing that remains in you is me." The words land low inside me, hot, aching. My sex throbs in answer, needy, traitorous. "And I will let you," I tell him, voice steady, eyes locked on his. "Only if I get to do the same to you." Silence stretches. His breath skims my cheek. His fingers tightening and then gone. Something flickers across his face hunger, and something I can't begin to understand. And then he looks down in defeat, knowing that he cannot give me what I want. Something fragile cracks between us. Whatever this is looms between us, darkening every moment , a shadow neither of us will name, stretching and stretching until it's all I can feel Contains intense slow-burn heat, emotional angst, and consensual light BDSM. "I'm going to do something," he says, voice low, deliberate, "And I need you to trust me. Do you trust me, Rain?" My mind is drifting somewhere far away — hazy, floating — but my body knows the answer instinctively. Yes. Yes. Yes. I nod slowly. "Yes." "Good," he murmurs against my warm skin. He kisses both my knees one last time, then pushes them up, pinning them tightly against my chest, spreading me completely open for him. Like I'm offering myself to him. His hand slides down, rubbing my pussy in slow, deliberate circles, like he's learning every response and cataloging it . He looks at me — really looks — eyes dark, hungry, ruined. "I'm going to spank you right here," he says, still stroking, like he's soothing me into obedience. "Right where you're swollen for me." All I can do is shiver. "You're going to count," he continues, calm and merciless. "Five."

Ellie Yeo thought she could escape her one-sided love for her boss, Simon Sa, by accepting an arranged marriage to Ethan Jung. However, just when she plans to leave Simon’s world behind, he pulls her back into a whirlwind of emotions with one last business trip together. Torn between her growing attachment to Ethan and her unresolved feelings for Simon, Ellie faces her deepest emotional conflicts. As secrets unravel and difficult choices arise, Ellie must decide whether to follow her heart or break free from the man who refuses to let her go. Will she finally escape Simon’s grip, or will their twisted relationship trap her once again?

"Stop talking like that," I said. "Like what?" He tilted his head slightly, his voice velvet and threat rolled into one. His eyes, sharp and assessing, flicked down to my lips for the briefest second before finding my gaze again. "You know exactly what I mean," I whispered. He paused for a moment, his gaze steady, unflinching. Then, in a voice so low it felt like it touched every part of me, he said: "Because I can't stop thinking about you, Eve." ****** Eve Callahan never expected was to fall for the one man she could never have—her sister's fiancé. Roman Hayes is everything she's been searching for. Steady where she's broken, gentle where she's scarred. But their love is the kind that can never see the light. One stolen moment becomes a secret they can't let go of, no matter how much it threatens to ruin them. Caught between loyalty and desire, Eve must decide: protect the sister who betrayed her… or fight for the love that makes her feel whole again.

*THIS BOOK IS TAKING A BREAK* Sarah's world shattered when her boyfriend died, and his family blamed her for his untimely demise. The grueling trial left her emotionally drained and penniless. Then Noah, her late boyfriend's brother, appeared, offering a glimmer of hope in her darkest hour. But something about Noah didn't feel right. Despite her reservations, Sarah found herself falling for him. And when Noah tricked her into a marriage deal, Sarah realized too late that she had fallen into his trap. Now Sarah must choose between staying in a loveless marriage or facing the consequences of a past she can't change. Will she be able to uncover the real Noah and convince him to let go of their past, or will their story end in tragedy? Copyright : I own the cover.

“Perhaps we are indeed the main characters of the story, but who is to say we are not the Galactic Republic in the prequel --- No matter how many victories we seize or how many foes we slay, our fate has been sealed from the very beginning.” --- KR043. When a portal to another world was created in the deserts of Nevada, the United States, humanity was faced with a choice. Neglect it, and pray nothing happens. Or confront it, and in doing so, pay a dear cost. Earth chose the latter, and thus, came the heroic tales of the Phasewalker Corps. And thus, came the numberless skirmishes, battles, and wars that would ravage across Humanity's enemies. And thus, came the warcry that would soon echo through countless worlds. "For Earth! For Humanity! For...Victory!" This is the story of the generation that burns.

Earth was plunged into a war against countless monstrosities. They flooded out of gates leading to other worlds, but they knew none of that. All humanity knew was that they now wielded power beyond their natural means. But among the throngs of people rejoicing amidst the tragedy of conflict, a man awoke from a long slumber. His return would herald an upheaval to this changed world and to the endless wars that have plagued their reality. This is the story of the man known as Caelum Grace. This is his journey to become a God amongst gods. **** Quick disclaimer: I'm still learning how to better write action/fighting scenes so please bear with me.

Judul: Before the World Burns Genre: Sci-Fi, Rebirth, Action, Romance Tags: Apocalypse, Smart Female Lead, Space Dimension, Zombie Outbreak, Survival, CEO Male Lead, Family Bond, Second Chance Sinopsis: Di hari ulang tahunnya yang ke-22, Yin Yue—seorang jenius komputer dan CEO muda—mendapatkan kalung giok putih misterius dari kekasih masa kecilnya, Ming Xiu. Tiga bulan kemudian, dunia runtuh. Meteor menghantam bumi, membawa virus yang mengubah manusia menjadi zombie haus darah. Sistem dunia kolaps, teknologi lumpuh, dan manusia saling memangsa. Yueyue bertahan selama tiga tahun, membangun sistem komunikasi, memperkuat pangkalan bertahan hidup—sampai akhirnya dikhianati dan dibunuh. Namun takdir memberinya kesempatan kedua. Kalung giok itu membangkitkannya kembali—tiga bulan sebelum kiamat terjadi. Dengan memori utuh, sistem pertahanan yang belum pernah dipublikasikan, dan rahasia dimensi ruang giok yang bisa menyimpan apa pun, Yueyue memulai ulang hidupnya. Kali ini, ia tidak sendirian. Bersama Ming Xiu dan keluarganya, mereka membangun dunia baru dalam diam—sebelum semuanya terbakar. Saat manusia mulai saling mengkhianati demi bertahan hidup, bisakah cinta dan akal sehat menyelamatkan yang tersisa?

Our MC was an extreme introvert in his past life — a bookworm who avoided people like the plague, focused only on his studies, and had zero interest in anime, games, or romance. The only time he ever touched anime was when his one and only friend forced him to watch a single episode of some fantasy academy drama — and he hated every second of it. So when he wakes up in an unfamiliar, lavish room and finds himself in the body of Lucien von Zephyr— a rich, handsome academy student — things seem… pretty okay. That is, until memory floods in and he realizes who Lucien is: the pervy, obsessive side character doomed to die in Episode 7 for going too far with the main heroine!

She was pure enough to pray for him He was ruthless enough to ruin her Ethan Monaco didn't come to college to find love. He came to find college, keep a low profile, and prepare to take over his family's empire, a dynasty built on blood, power and silence. Emily Harper was the last kind of girl he should notice — pure, devoted, untouched. A church girl in every sense, the type who kept her head down and her soul clean. Then she got lost. Instead of the administrative building, she wandered straight into the campus garden. Wrong place, wrong time or as Ethan saw it perfect place, perfect time. One glance at her and he decided she would be his. Not to love but to ruin and corrupt, piece by piece, prayer by prayer. In his world, innocence is a challenge and saints were made to fall. He swore to corrupt her and God himself might not forgive them.