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THOMAS is a quiet boy who grows up without emotional attention. At home, he lives under pressure and shame. At school, he is invisible until he discovers a simple truth: attention can be taken from those who are weaker. Laughter becomes validation. Cruelty becomes a shortcut to being seen. For the first time, Thomas feels alive. Years later, Thomas finds another way to be noticed. Not through open violence, but through achievement, status, and quiet superiority. He rises above others and learns to look down on them. Yet changing methods does not erase consequences. The past Thomas never truly faced lingers in silence. As reality slowly catches up and guilt begins to consume him, he is forced to confront a life built entirely around himself. In the end, when understanding arrives too late and no attention can fill the emptiness anymore, Thomas chooses death as his way out. THOMAS is a psychological tragedy about craving validation, ego, and what happens when self-awareness comes after everything has already been lost.

Lieutenant Lee Mallory spends his time off duty playing video games. There isn't much else to do while stationed on the USS Nova out in deep space.<br><br>Unfortunately, a run in with his commanding officer, Jonan Thomas, strips him -- and everyone else onboard -- of their gaming privileges.<br><br>Thomas has had it in for Lee from day one, when they got off on the wrong foot. Now, banned from using the game server in the rec room, Lee sneaks online in his quarters after hours, looking to play.<br><br>That's where he meets a fellow gamer onboard who's interested in a different kind of game. As much as Lee wants to hook up, though, he can't afford to get into any more trouble.<br><br>Can Lee take command -- in the game and in the bedroom -- without further aggravating his CO?

Norbert, a young man from Granville, learns that he shares the same fate as his grandfather. Determined to make something of his life, he sets out to make his dreams a reality. But as he embarks on his journey, he discovers that his past trauma has left him with a warped view of life and relationships. When his mother is murdered, Norbert must navigate a world of pain, depression, and lies to uncover the truth about her death. As he uncovers hidden secrets, he begins to question everything he thought he knew about himself and his family.

Mr. Thomas the Tormentor is a gripping fantasy novel that follows the journey of Mr. Thomas, an anti-hero determined to bring justice to a world on the brink of destruction. Raised in a secluded dojo high in the mountains by a wise sensei, Thomas and his brother Yazu were trained in martial arts, gun mastery, Aikido, and the ancient art of Kijimo—magic healing. But when Yazu succumbs to the allure of dark magic and seeks to dominate the world, Thomas finds himself caught in an intense battle between brotherly love and a mission to stop Yazu’s malevolent reign. As Thomas journeys through a land torn by conflict, his path is lined with treachery, betrayal, and deadly confrontations. Armed with a strong moral compass, the power of Kijimo, and his relentless desire for justice, Thomas faces his most significant challenge yet—facing off against his own flesh and blood. The battle between them is not only physical but philosophical, as Thomas struggles with the temptation to embrace the dark powers his brother wields. With action-packed combat and a deep dive into themes of family, power, and the price of justice, Mr. Thomas the Tormentor is an epic tale of a man torn between light and darkness, trying to save a world on the verge of collapse, while confronting the most difficult enemy—his own brother.

New Year 2021 for Thomas is an unpleasant year because he has to undergo a tough trial, what are those?

The CIA conducts an experiment that goes wildly wrong, trapping Flat Flanagan, a 1920s Private Eye, age of 29, in the 21st Century. With no way back, Flat takes up Director Gresson’s offer and becomes the CIA’s last Private Eye. However, things aren’t all tulips & roses as there's the boiling-hot election making hell look like a paradise in comparison. Mr. Beckdette, the Mob Boss running for President, has been holding hidden cards up his sleeve and it soon becomes clear to Director Gresson that it’s up to Private Eye Flat to “hit on all sixes” to keep this Mob Boss from turning a game of “Political Blackjack” into a game of “Nuclear Craps”. With odds stacked against him, can Flat Flanagan stop this modern Mob Boss with old-school gumshoeing, noir justice, and a large glass of egg creams? Or will Mr. Beckdette win the pot and send the Private Eye spinning out into his thirties with a crash harder than the stock market of the 1930s?

It was the morning of Stacey's late husband’s court hearing, seeing as she knows what happened on that night, one would expect that she would have shivers going down her spine but she had never been more satisfied knowing he was finally gone after all the pain he caused her. Now she finally saved her sister and can be with her lover . Until the judge calls on the witnesses that the defendant has brought to court and there they were, the people she had done all of this for, Mason and her sister Pearl Now they are testifying against her in court, Stacey knows if she goes down, Mason and pearl go down too. What happens when the past doesn't really stay in the past?

Aarav is a CEO of a company. He is arrogant, stubborn, short-tempered, and a bit egoistic. His life was miserable. He has a past life. He repeatedly sees a girl in his dream. He slowly remembered his past life. Surprisingly he meets her. They were lovers in the past life but she doesn’t remember him. He tries to seek her attention and remind her of their past life.

Life is full of surprises. One may have dreams in terms of big achievements in the growth and development journey, however, in the process, things change for the better or worse. What does this scenario tell us. That imaginations or plans in life are one thing and actual results as planned or not planned are another. It is therefore critical to be psychologically prepared for anything even when one is working towards premeditated goals. We have seen or witnessed these things happen, I being one of the victims, to the betterment or detriment of the individuals involved. Plans are either achieved or shattered in the full glare of the affected people. One may have wanted to build a house of some sort, marry a woman or man of certain level of education, color, height, social and economic background, achieve certain level of education and professional background, be a person of repute in a way different from what the rest have experienced and related scenarios but which results are not ultimately implemented or achieved. Hence, what we need to understand in a nutshell is that we should expect surprises in life either negatively or positively. Here, we should be ready to accept such scenarios because nothing is perfect. Given second chance it is possible to correct situations for the better and/or worse depending on the strategy or approach embraced. Regrets in life is very common scene in life since apparently no one has ever made it as planned; people struggle to be at the level planned but practically that come to pass without reaching the expected heights in life. The reason why people keep on working hard or smart to be where they want to be in life. But because life itself is not permanent, people die before realizing their full potential, though practically it has never happened in the life of most people.