dietfried and gilbert

Some secrets are better left buried. Others are better left starving. When Johnny returned to his family's quiet village, he expected nothing more than the scent of old wood and the boredom of summer. He didn't expect the chest. Hidden in the darkest corner of a forbidden attic, the obsidian box didn't contain heirlooms—it contained a God. Mammon, the ancient deity of Greed, has been released. He doesn't want prayers; he wants interest. For every breath he takes, gold falls from his lips, and for every coin Johnny touches, a piece of his soul is mortgaged to the shadows. As his friends Roxane and DJ are pulled into a divine conspiracy of ancient rivalries and dark transformations, Johnny is offered a desperate bargain by Plutus, the God of Abundance. Power has a price. Salvation has a tax. In a world where gods walk among us, Johnny must decide: How much is his humanity worth?

One day, a poor girl wakes to find she is trapped alone in a dark cave. The child, having no recollection of how she got there or who she is, tries to cope with her alarming dilemma. Little does she know, her adventure was just beginning. For she was fated to experience a manifold of encounters along her journey.

Eddie,a FBI agent,solves a mystery case that helps her in finding the truth about her herself.

Princess Diego Reed finds herself in the custody of the Dornish and is about to be sacrificed, until she is rescued by an unlikely hero. Together they go on a journey to Theronia where they meet new friends and new foes.

Li Xinyi, whose name means "a heart filled with joy," is as beautiful as she is brilliant. A first-class civil engineering graduate, she earns a position at one of China's most prestigious construction companies and is assigned to history's most ambitious project—to build a bridge across the legendary Silent Sea. For centuries, every attempt to build across the sea has ended in disaster. The villagers who live along its shores refuse to speak of the ancient legend that has haunted them for generations. Their only warning is simple: "Stay away from the sea after sunset." Xinyi dismisses the stories as nothing more than superstition. Until a workplace accident changes everything. A cut across her wrist. A few drops of blood. A sudden earthquake. Before anyone can react, the sea rises and swallows her whole. Declared dead by the world above, Xinyi awakens in a magnificent kingdom hidden beneath the ocean, where she meets King Aurelius, an impossibly handsome ruler with snow-white hair and mesmerizing golden eyes. After three thousand years of imprisonment, the ancient king has finally opened his eyes. To his people, he is their god. To her, he is a stranger. To him... She is the woman who betrayed him. Lost in a realm where ancient traditions still thrive, unable to return home, Xinyi is forced to navigate a world that feels as unfamiliar as a forgotten dream. As she searches for a way back, she finds herself drawn to the very man who has sworn never to forgive her. But buried beneath hatred lies a love neither time nor death could erase. And hidden beneath the waves is a truth powerful enough to change the fate of both worlds. Adieu. A farewell. A curse. A love that refused to die.

Acht Jahre lang liebte Freya den falschen Alpha. Sie gab ihm ihren Körper, ihre Loyalität, ihre Seele – und als Gegenleistung küsste er sie mit dem Namen einer anderen auf den Lippen. Als sie ihn endlich verließ, glaubte sie, in Silvano, dem Alpha, der sie gerettet hatte, Frieden – und Liebe – gefunden zu haben. Doch Jahre später, an ihrem Geburtstag, empfing sie erneut Stille. „Bella“, flüsterte sie ihrer Tochter zu, „hast du Mamas Geburtstag vergessen?“ „Nicht jetzt, Mama. Ich mache ein Geschenk für Tante Aurora. Papa hat geholfen.“ Der Name traf sie wie eine sich wieder öffnende Wunde. Freya hatte es einst überlebt, ‚die andere Frau‘ zu sein. Jetzt hatte das Schicksal die Rollen vertauscht – und die Stille, die nächtlichen Abwesenheiten und die verpassten Anrufe fühlten sich nur allzu vertraut an. Als der Verrat erneut anklopft, muss sie sich entscheiden: sich noch einmal im Herzschmerz zu vergraben – oder aufzustehen, nicht für die Liebe, sondern für sich selbst. Wenn selbst dein Seelengefährte deinen Wert vergisst, wie oft musst du dann fortgehen, bevor du aufhörst zurückzukommen? Dieses Mal – vielleicht zum letzten Mal – wird sie nicht zurückblicken.

Maddie was always the introverted girl everyone else knew but no one knew the darkest secret she kept in her closet. Her mother tried her best to help but it was for her own selfish reasons. Maddie found herself in a world full of depression, loneliness and bad luck.She was forced to marry an oldie in his 60s but she did everything possible to free herself from her cage.Her secrets were soon discovered and she was tagged one of the most dangerous women alive.

The book that first introduces the Xenoverse. Arley Arriaga, a Xeno-being that possesses miraculous powers, has to overcome the Headmaster and his orderlies in order to free his best friend and the students from the "school" they reside in. TW: General TW. Mature themes; read at your own risk.

Bai Su, who transmigrated into a book set in the interstellar Beast World, has only one interest: making delicious food at the orphanage, raising children, and enjoying her hard-won new life. Future's great villains? The cubs are all super well-behaved in front of her! The Federation Leader comes to freeload a meal, and his disability is cured! The business emperor comes to freeload a meal, and his infertility is solved! The obese little female gets thinner the more she eats, gradually growing into the number one beauty of the Beast World. She also attracts the number one genius doctor of the interstellar era and the interstellar great captain. The villainous cubs, driving warships and controlling ten thousand beasts: "If you want to get close to our Mom, you'll have to withstand our cannon fire first!" The Federation Leader laughs in anger: "You dare to bomb my armory? Courting death!" The gloomy and bloodthirsty emperor: "A bunch of little trash! You think I'm afraid of you?" The doctor's face turns ashen: "Either give back my research results, or die!" The interstellar great captain dangerously shoulders a Barrett: "I see you're all dying to get locked up." Bai Su smiles and peeks her head out, holding a gleaming kitchen knife: "Time to eat! What are you all doing?" The big shots and the little villains, harmoniously putting their arms around each other's shoulders in a picture of fatherly love and filial piety: "Coming~~"

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!