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[Pure • Sweet • Enemies-to-Lovers • 1v1] Yun Ran—master physician, poisoner, and martial artist—was living her best life until lightning rewrote her résumé: now she’s the abused eldest daughter of a noble house. Forced into a wedding sedan by her scheming sister, she lands beside Highness Nangong Mo, rumored blind, crippled, and dying. Wedding-night script: Highness: “I’m a broken man; divorce me and be free.” Yun Ran (tearful): “I’ll stay till your last breath.” Inner monologue he hears: [Divorce? Why? Free mansion, endless gold. Once you croak, I’ll bury you and keep it all. Chef’s kiss.] Highness smiles thinly: “Charming plan, my dear.”

Lu Ye was a broke graduate student who was attracted by a character in a game. After playing through it thirty whole times, the one he cared about most... once again chose to jump down the building. [Ending Achieved: The Wish of the Fallen Moon (BE) ———At last, only the moonlight fell silently, witnessing his fall.] Before Lu Ye could even react, his foot suddenly slipped on an empty plastic water bottle. He lost his balance and crashed heavily onto the floor. But that wasn't the real issue. The biggest issue was that he had just mopped the floor the day before, and he was 100% certain that this water bottle had appeared out of nowhere in his home. Then he transmigrated into that game and became a cannon fodder character who died in the opening chapters of the story. In the original plot, he had bullied his target with the villain, and was pushed off a cliff by him at the end. This time, he was determined to change the story, and become strong enough to control his own fate. He swore to protect his target (the game's protagonist) and give him the happy ending he deserved. And the first step toward this goal was to give it his all to get into a Hunter Academy before being trained to become a professional Hunter. Many years later, he stood on the podium, and facing the questions asked by the reporters, he had no idea how things turned out like this. At the very beginning, he just wanted to save himself, but now it seems like… he had somehow became the top Omega Hunter in this world? Yet... could someone please explain— Why was the person he wanted to protect staring at him with such a strange, unsettling gaze? "Lu Ye... this time, I will never let you leave me." A hoarse, low voice whispered against his ear. Also, can someone explain to me why he could hear my inner thoughts? Why don't I have that ability?!! That's not fair at all!!!

In a city called Shadow, people aren't punished for their actions… but for their thoughts. Everything is monitored, and every intention is uncovered before it can become a crime. But when a murder occurs with no recorded intent, Detective Adam begins pursuing an impossible truth… He discovers that some people can conceal their thoughts, or perhaps… don't think at all. As the investigation deepens, Adam faces a terrifying shock: The killer might be closer than he imagines… perhaps inside his own mind. In a world that monitors every thought, the most dangerous question remains: Do you control your thoughts… or do they control you?

She can hear the last 10 seconds of the dead. Every time she uses it, she pays a price. Headaches. Insomnia. And something else… watching her back. When a series of deaths begins, all victims say the same thing before dying: “He is back.” But the truth is— This is not the third case. It’s the seventh.

Corren was eight when the song began—a slow, haunting melody only he could hear, always before someone died. The first time he tried to stop it, something broke. He never speaks of that day. Now seventeen, the Deathsongs are louder, closer. In a world ruled by fate and silence, Corren bears a power he never asked for and can’t escape. Each song is a warning, a burden, and a choice he never wanted to make. He doesn’t want vengeance. He wants to protect the people he loves. But fate doesn’t take kindly to interference. Prophets fear him. Something ancient is hunting him. And love, if it finds him, might be his undoing. To silence death, Corren must learn to sing.

When a family moves into an old home with a dark past, they quickly realize it's not just the creaking floors or cold drafts they should fear — it's the feeling that someone, or something, is always listening.

"The walls are communicating. And they're saying you're going to pass away." Amber Hayes had it everything six months ago: a successful career as an investigative journalist, a fiancé from one of the most influential families in San Francisco, and a Pulitzer candidacy that would solidify her reputation. Then followed the litigation that left her bankrupt and on a blacklist, the exposé she should never have written, and the betrayal that ruined her career. She now lives in a dilapidated apartment in the Mission District as a disgraced nobody, subsisting on freelance gossip pieces that murder her soul but pay the rent. Her former best friend was married to her ex-fiance. She can't get her own parents to answer the phone. With the exception of her younger sister Lily, whose cancer treatments deplete Amber's meager funds, she has lost everything. The voices then begin. At precisely 3:47 AM, she hears whispers about murders, thefts, and conspiracies that haven't yet occurred. At first, she believes she is going crazy. However, Amber discovers the impossibility: she is somehow hearing criminals plotting murders before they happen when a CEO is discovered dead just as the voices had prophesied. Amber begins recording the forecasts in an attempt to save her job and show that she is not crazy. However, she gets apprehended at the crime scene when she attempts to stop a murder, and the guy who does so is Dante Cross, the vicious wealthy prosecutor she publicly disparaged in her previous piece. The man who vowed to see her destroyed. The man whose touch continues to haunt her nightmares. She is offered a devil's bargain by Dante: either use her "gift" to assist him in apprehending a serial killer who is frightening the city's elite, or be charged as an accomplice. Amber learns three terrible truths when she is forced to interact with the cold, domineering man who ought to be her enemy: the crimes she is hearing are linked to the conspiracy that ruined her career; her ex-fiance and former best friend are involved in a trafficking ring that uses tech company resources; and Dante never intended to destroy her—rather, he was attempting to protect her from a truth that would have killed her. Amber must choose between continuing to be the victim she has become and embracing the deadly power that might cost her everything, including the man she is falling for despite all the reasons not to, as the voices get louder and the killer's pattern becomes apparent. The walls are communicating. And only one name is being shouted: hers.

Shen Yue lived nineteen years as the Shen family’s jewel—trained, polished, paraded as their heiress. Until one glittering banquet shattered everything. Exposed as a fake daughter and discarded in public, she’s left with nothing but whispers of “pitiful cannon fodder.” But Yue carries two sets of memories: the girl who bled her fingers raw for approval, and the modern student who once read this exact story on a glowing screen. She knows how the plot is supposed to unfold—unless she changes it. Then Gu Hanchuan, Haicheng’s cold and untouchable CEO, offers her a contract marriage: he gains a partner no one dares challenge, she gains protection in a world eager to see her fall. Armed with wit, sarcasm, and knowledge from the book that no one else has, Shen Yue refuses to play the victim. She’ll silence gossip, face-slap her enemies, and carve out a future on her own terms. But there’s one twist the original novel never wrote: Every sarcastic thought, every flustered sigh— the Gu family can hear it. _________________________________________________ Expect: -A witty female lead -A cold on the outside, warm on the inside male lead -Lots of fluff and banter -True romance to start midway point -No Harem -No love triangles -Pure love -A complete story (~150 chapters)

Makoto Kudou, sixteen years old. An ordinary boy living in Sogo City, a fading town in the northern edge of J-Country. Struck by a serious illness in his third year of middle school, he missed his chance at normal exams and ended up in a correspondence high school. No friends. No youth. His only escape was reading light novels, dreaming of a world where he might matter. —Then, one day, a mysterious “Voice” echoed in his mind. “Under the desk, on the right. A test paper has fallen.” And it was true. In that instant, Makoto was convinced: this was no coincidence. This was a skill—fate’s power granted to a nobody like him. Assignments, trivial choices, small human interactions… Each little success piled up, and he began to trust in his “Skill.” But it was not mere luck, nor divine blessing. The reason he was chosen lies hidden in the shadow of his past illness. Fantasy or miracle? Guided by the “Voice,” this boy will one day become a necessary evil that reshapes destiny. Set in the snowbound, fog-laden city of Sogo, a dark fantasy of local revival begins here. Original Japanese version published on Narou (小説家になろう) and Kakuyomu (カクヨム). (Original Japanese title: 凡人の俺にだけ“声”が聞こえるようになった件 ―地方創生チート始動―)

#TheUnheardVoice #DramaNovel #MysteryNovel #PsychologicalDrama #Rumors #Truth #Justice #Fiction #Novel #BookLovers #AuthorLife #WritersLife #Mystery #Suspense #ReadMore When Pantawan, a twenty-seven-year-old novelist, reads dialogue aloud as part of her creative writing process, an innocent habit is misunderstood by those around her. A passing remark becomes a rumor, and before long, whispers spread from one person to another. No one knows where the story truly began. No one takes the time to verify the facts. And almost no one thinks to ask Pantawan herself. As the rumor gradually begins to affect her relationships, career, and reputation, Pantawan refuses to let hearsay define her life. Instead, she starts documenting every event, organizing timelines, and carefully examining every piece of information in search of the truth. Along the way, she encounters people who choose to listen instead of judge, mysterious messages that lead her toward hidden clues, and unexpected discoveries that raise even more questions than answers. Her journey reveals that rumors are rarely born from certainty. They grow through assumptions, incomplete information, and the willingness of people to believe what they hear without asking whether it is true. In a world where lies travel faster than facts, Pantawan must decide whether she will remain silent—or become the voice that refuses to disappear. The Unheard Voice is a compelling drama-mystery novel about the destructive power of rumors, the importance of critical thinking, and the courage to pursue the truth with patience, integrity, and hope. It is a story that reminds us that while anyone can spread a rumor, only those who seek the truth have the power to change its ending.