of illegal favours

Selena dachte, ihr Leben sei perfekt. Verheiratet mit ihrer Jugendliebe Peter, mit einem ruhigen, gemütlichen Zuhause und der Art von Stabilität, von der die meisten Frauen träumen. Doch die Stabilität zerbricht, als Peter, der Mann, dem sie am meisten vertraute, eine offene Ehe vorschlägt... nur um Dinge mit seiner Sekretärin zu erkunden. Verwüstet und emotional erschüttert, betritt Selena zum ersten Mal seit fast einem Jahrzehnt einen Nachtclub. Eine unbedachte Nacht. Ein vertrautes Gesicht. Das reicht aus, um ihre Welt ins Wanken zu bringen. Jack Brooks, der beste Freund ihres Bruders, der eine Mann, der sich immer ein wenig zu verboten anfühlte, ist da. Älter, kühner und weitaus gefährlicher für ihr Herz, als sie sich je erinnern konnte. Was als impulsive Flucht beginnt, verwandelt sich in etwas Süchtiges. Jack wird zu ihrem verbotenen Nervenkitzel, der zu etwas Rohem, Obsessivem und Allumfassendem heranwächst. Doch Geheimnisse haben die Eigenart, an die Oberfläche zu kommen. Und als Peter die Wahrheit entdeckt, ist die Folge katastrophal. Die Ehe implodiert. Familienbande zerreißen. Und Selena bleibt allein zurück, um die Scherben aufzusammeln. Sie flieht nach New York, entschlossen, von vorne zu beginnen. Gehärtet durch Verrat und gezeichnet von dem Chaos, das sie hinter sich gelassen hat, verschließt Selena den Teil von sich, der einst nach Liebe strebte. Jetzt spielt sie nach ihren eigenen Regeln; eine verführerische, rücksichtslose und unantastbare Frau ohne Bindungen und Entschuldigungen. Sie zerstört Ehen, wird von jemandem schwanger, der bereits verheiratet ist, und mehr. Dann, nach Jahren des Kampfes, stellen sich Erfolg und Macht ein, aber emotionale Distanzierung hat ihren Preis, und Selena erkennt nicht, wie viel von sich selbst sie verloren hat, bis sie Jack wiedersieht. Und plötzlich beginnen die Mauern, die sie errichtet hat, zu bröckeln, denn es war nie Schuld, die sie verfolgte... es war Liebe. Doch ist Liebe jetzt genug? Kann Jack der Frau vergeben, zu der Selena geworden ist? Kann er sie akzeptieren, mit all ihren Fehlern? Oder wurde zu viel zerbrochen, um jemals wieder zusammengefügt zu werden?

In a world that runs exactly as designed, people still lose everything without a crime ever being committed. Careers end quietly. Reputations collapse without accusation. Deaths are ruled natural, accidental, or self inflicted, and the system continues forward without friction. Arjun Malhotra is an ordinary professional living a routine life. He does not chase power or truth. He notices patterns. A senior manager exits at the perfect moment. A scandal destroys the wrong person. A breakdown reshapes an entire organization while leaving no trace of intent behind. Each event has an explanation that makes sense on its own. Together, they form something harder to dismiss. What Arjun begins to understand is that there exists a kind of practical psychological knowledge that operates entirely within the law. A way of shaping human behavior through timing, pressure, expectation, and predictability. No force. No threats. No illegality. Just carefully designed conditions that make certain outcomes inevitable. The people who use this knowledge believe they are correcting a broken system. They do not act directly. They do not leave evidence. They design outcomes and let human nature do the rest. As Arjun becomes entangled in this invisible architecture of influence, he discovers that stopping it requires another kind of interference just as dangerous. One that disrupts intent without exposure and alters decisions without consent. Each intervention works. Each one costs something human. Nothing Illegal is a psychological webnovel about invisible power, engineered behavior, and moral erosion in modern systems. Every event is plausible. Every consequence is permanent. And the greatest threat is not what is illegal, but what is allowed to exist unnoticed.

The world did not end in fire. It ended in pressure. Nations collapsed quietly at first—through shortages, riots, political fractures, territorial wars, and the slow death of trust. Cities became battle zones ruled by shifting factions where survival depended not on morality, but adaptation. In this broken world, power no longer belonged to governments. It belonged to those capable of controlling fear, resources, information, and people. Among the chaos rises Ryu-Han, a quiet but dangerously observant young man who survives not because he is the strongest, but because he understands something others do not: Every conflict reveals structure. What begins as a desperate fight for survival soon evolves into something far larger. Rival factions wage brutal wars for territory. Alliances collapse overnight. Massacres reshape entire cities. Psychological warfare turns perception itself into a weapon. And as violence escalates, Ryu-Han transforms from a survivor into a dominant force capable of influencing the direction of conflict itself. But power attracts opposition. From the shadows emerges a rival leader whose intelligence rivals Ryu-Han’s own—a man who does not seek simple victory, but absolute control over the future of human conflict. Their clash slowly pulls the world into a terrifying evolution where wars are no longer fought only with weapons, but with ideology, manipulation, strategic pressure, and the destruction of shared reality itself. As cities fracture and humanity loses the ability to agree on truth, Ryu-Han faces an impossible question: Can a broken world still survive if every dominant force tries to reshape it in their own image? Or will mankind collapse beneath the weight of endless conflict? In a world where survival creates monsters and peace becomes weakness, one truth remains: The most dangerous weapon is not power. It is the mind capable of controlling what people believe power truly is.

USA Today best-selling and award-winning author Desiree Holt writes everything from romantic suspense and paranormal to erotic. and has been referred to by USA Today as the Nora Roberts of erotic romance, and is a winner of the EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice nominee. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The (London) Daily Mail, The New Delhi Times and numerous other national and international publications. Quarterback Sneak When Stacy Halligan is dumped by her boyfriend just before Valentine’s Day, she’s in desperate need of a date of the office party—where her ex will be front and center with his new hot babe. Max, the hot quarterback next door who secretly loves her and sees this as his chance. But he only has until Valentine’s Day to score a touchdown. Unnecessary Roughness Ryan McCabe, sexy football star, is hiding from a media disaster, while Kaitlyn Ross is trying to resurrect her career as a magazine writer. Renting side by side cottages on the Gulf of Mexico, neither is prepared for the electricity that sparks between them…until Ryan discovers Kaitlyn’s profession, and, convinced she’s there to chase him for a story, cuts her out of his life. Getting past this will take the football play of the century. Sideline Infraction Sarah York has tried her best to forget her hot one night stand with football star eau Perini. When she accepts the job as In House counsel for the Tampa Bay Sharks, the last person she expects to see is their newest hot star—none other than Beau. The spark is definitely still there but Beau has a personal life with a host of challenges. Is their love strong enough to overcome them all?

Shen Yuxin, a popular star, was cheated on the day before her wedding. Her boyfriend, stepmother, father and best friend betrayed her one after another. Once she fell from the altar. She became a street rat in the entertainment industry. She was not happy and started to fight back. Facing the pornographic videos that slandered her on the Internet, she directly wore a corset to announce the world. "My body is not that bad, my skin is not that dark, my breasts are not that small, my waist is not that thick, my legs are not that short, my voice is not that bad!" All those who have betrayed her will be subject to her revenge. The scum boyfriend cares most about reputation, and a wedding makes him lose face. Her stepmother cares most about the family fortune, and she returns strong to hold Jones clan in her hands. Best friend cares most about her fiancé ...... Shen Yuxin looks at the powerful and dangerous man and is lost in thought. At a party. The man hugged her without letting go and asked, "Are you seducing me here?" Shen Yuxin smiled seductively: "Seduce? Do you know what real seduction is?"

Fiona, a popular star, was cheated on the day before her wedding. Her boyfriend, stepmother, father and best friend betrayed her one after another. Once she fell from the altar. She became a street rat in the entertainment industry. She was not happy and started to fight back. Facing the pornographic videos that slandered her on the Internet, she directly wore a corset to announce the world. "My body is not that bad, my skin is not that dark, my breasts are not that small, my waist is not that thick, my legs are not that short, my voice is not that bad!" All those who have betrayed her will be subject to her revenge. The scum boyfriend cares most about reputation, and a wedding makes him lose face. Her stepmother cares most about the family fortune, and she returns strong to hold Jones clan in her hands. Best friend cares most about her fiancé ...... Fiona looks at the powerful and dangerous man and is lost in thought. At a party. The man hugged her without letting go and asked, "Are you seducing me here?" Fiona smiled seductively: "Seduce? Do you know what real seduction is?"

Mason Moore is a 42 year old detective, he lost his father to the hands of a devil called Demon Salazar, one of the most feared criminals in America and Europe. He vows to take the notorious drug dealer down. 21 years later and he's still chasing after the man. What happens when Damian Alvaro, the kid he used to babysit 20 years ago comes back to help him catch Demon Salazar and also win the heart of his childhood crush. Will Mason accept his help and his feelings? Will he accept the love Damian has for him despite there being an 8 year gap between them. I guess you'll have read for yourself.....

Ava, driven solely by ambition and wealth, infiltrates the city's mafia, forced to choose between life and servitude. In her new life, she falls for Luca, but still in love with her boyfriend Oliver . Tragedy strikes, costing her everything. As Ava grapples with loss amidst her pursuit of power, she becomes a cautionary tale of the price of desire. Will she evolve for better or worse?

To be resurrected, Lin Zhi binds herself to a system and transmigrates into different book worlds, becoming cannon fodder destined for tragic endings. But Lin Zhi refuses to follow the script. In every world, she fights to rewrite her fate. (1) The Scheming Gold-Digging Stand-In Used by the male lead as a tool to win over the female lead, Lin Zhi refuses to be discarded. Since he wants to use her? Then she’ll make a countermove—get pregnant first, flip the board, and end up with the real overbearing CEO. (2) The First Wife Fated to Die Early in a “Cousin” Story The reborn female lead knows her older male cousin will hold immense power in the future—and that he has always loved her. This time, she vows not to let him go. Only… “Sister-in-law, why aren’t you dead yet?” Lin Zhi smiles. “Still alive. What, are you mad?” (3) The Cannon Fodder Fiancée in a Teacher-Student Romance The aloof Master falls for his young disciple, while Lin Zhi—the fiancée—becomes the villain in their love story. Lin Zhi: “Respect. Blessings. Please stay locked together forever.” Then she decisively breaks off the engagement and devotes herself to cultivation… alongside her adorable little nephew. Who needs romance when ascending is better? (4) The Substitute Bride in a Period Drama In her previous life, she stole the marriage meant for her sister out of gratitude for a life-saving favor, marrying the factory director’s son. Who would have thought he had a “white moonlight” in his heart, leading to her tragic death? Meanwhile, the “mud-legged” man she rejected rose in status, and her sister became an official’s wife. After rebirth, her sister eagerly snatches back the original marriage arrangement, convinced Lin Zhi is doomed. She waits to watch Lin Zhi suffer. Instead— Lin Zhi’s life only gets better and better.

Accidentally bound to a quick transmigration system, Ning Yue is resistant on the surface, but inwardly, she's screaming wildly: "As long as I keep completing missions, it's equivalent to gaining eternal life, I'm going to keep transmigrating forever!" In "True and Fake Rich Daughter," she is the fake rich daughter who was abandoned. She declares, "The wealthy family abandoned me, so I will create a wealthy family of my own!" In "Era's Blessed Child," she leads her entire family to build a fortune, turning the fake blessed child into a real blessed child. In "Flourishing Age of Shengshi," having transmigrated into the Empress who was turned into cannon fodder, she simply turns the ungrateful mother and son into cannon fodder instead.