six lessons in distance

This text has been published under the name "Amidst the Falling Stars". "President, I've found a little Baozi who looks a lot like you." "President, Baozi says he doesn't have a real dad; he's a test-tube baby!" "……" He'd only been gone for two days, only to be told by his secretary that he'd been high-grade counterfeited, and it was a mini version of him! Test-tube baby? Thud! One phone call, city-wide search for Baozi, and also Baozi's... mom... Half an hour later... "President, we've found Baozi's mom... it's just... the young assistant you just fired." "……" Before meeting Ou Mucen, Ye Ning was both the inconspicuous adopted daughter of the Ou Family and the true hidden master of the Antique Circle. She was exceptionally talented and intelligent, content with living a simple life. But after meeting Ou Mucen, her persona collapsed...

As a golden dragon raised by a human family from a young age, Noah has no particular hobbies except for cultivating kings. Though some ignorant scholars misunderstand him, labeling him as a mentor of king slayers and trampler of royal authority, over the millennia, there are also wise men who praise him as the imperial dragon and holy dragon. Moreover, the vast empire's many races regard him as the pioneer of the golden age, an immortal radiance of the empire, eagerly desiring his regency and control over the empire's authority.

Six people live together under one roof. After losing their job, they are almost driven out of the house. One day their friend who was in danger calls to ask for help. Unexpectedly, they are involved in an event they have never imagined before! POV : Third Person Limited Shifting (Multiple Characters) Names and places are written using Gwoyeu Romatzyh Since there is no Italic Font, then Double "less than" and "greater than" signs are used to describe the character's inner thoughts. > Author : Lin Musen Copyright @ 2022 Lin Musen

Should a person living a mundane life mourn their death? Or should they seize the opportunities in the new world into which they were born? What would you do? No need to answer, just read…

He was forbidden. My brother's best friend. Also the most dangerous man in the country. And I signed myself over to him. Leah Thorne had one rule: stay away from Dimitri Valentino. It shouldn't have been difficult. He was ruthless, feared, and devastatingly beautiful in the way that only truly dangerous things are. The kind of man who owned nightclubs, commanded armies, and made grown men weep with a single look. The kind of man her brother Mike trusted with his life. The kind of man she had absolutely no business wanting. But one shattered marriage, one bottle of whiskey, and one catastrophically bad decision later, Leah wakes up in Dimitri's bed with a signed contract on the nightstand and six months of her life no longer her own. Her body. His rules. No exceptions. The contract is iron-clad, the penalty clause suffocating — fifty million dollars she doesn't have. And Dimitri Valentino, the Wolf of the Italian underworld, has absolutely no intention of letting her go. He says he'll ruin her for other men. He's not lying. Because beneath the cold control and the thousand-dollar suits is a man who has wanted her for seven sinful years — who has memorized the curve of her smile, the sound of her laugh, and exactly how to take her apart piece by piece until the only word left in her vocabulary is his name. Eve came to him broken, looking to feel wanted. She never expected to feel owned. She never expected to love it. Six Months Contract With The Mafia God is a scorching dark romance about forbidden hunger, dangerous obsession, and the catastrophic moment a good girl stops running from the wolf who has always been hunting her. Some contracts change everything. Some men are worth the fine print.

After Sophia’s engagement party, her sister and her fiancé drugged her and dumped her into another man’s bed. That night, the cruel truth unraveled before Sophia’s eyes. Her mother’s death was no accident. Her sister and her fiancé had been betraying her all along. And her father—hungry for the company’s profits—actually agreed to sell Sophia off to a filthy old man. They thought Sophia would break. They thought she would surrender. But Sophia refused. Even if it shattered her into pieces, she would escape. On the run, Sophia grabbed a dangerously handsome stranger as her antidote. One reckless night later, she walked away broke and secretly “borrowed” six hundred dollars from him. What she didn’t expect was to end up pregnant—with six genius babies. Years later, Sophia returned in glory, determined to take revenge. But while she was busy settling old scores, her six genius kids secretly found their father… The most powerful, untouchable CEO in the country. From then on, the six little matchmakers teamed up to help their CEO daddy win Sophia’s heart…

[ Caution: High Heat Advisory ] “Harper, stop undressing me with your eyes. The plot isn’t going that way… YET.” Harper McKenzie, a newbie web novel author, has a problem — she struggles with romance scenes. As someone with almost nonexistent real-life experience in the matter, she can’t get the intimate chemistry right, and those chapters always come out dry and cringy. Fortunately for her, Harper finds a freelance editor willing to workshop her writing. But the surprise? That editor turns out to be her childhood friend and the very first crush of her life. What happens now when he offers her personal lessons on how to write the hottest romance … and love scenes? -------------- Note: this is a fun, cozy, sweet story with a low-drama plot. No love triangles, no misunderstandings, no memory loss / car accidents / terminal illnesses / etc.. Mature content abounds, starting out soft but heats up quickly. You’ve been warned! -------------- Sneak Peek: He slid her bra over her shoulders and, with impossibly quick and skilled work, tied the lacy garment around her wrists. “Spread your legs wider,” he ordered. Harper’s already faltering heartbeat faltered some more. The command in his tone was foreign, but it crashed over her like a heat wave, and even though she could barely begin to picture how salacious she must look, with her hands bound and thighs spread wide like an offering to be ravished, she could feel the scorching need coiling hotter and hotter in her core. Her body obeyed eagerly on its own accord, bringing herself fully open just like she was told. Eli grinned. Moving between her legs, he trailed hot kisses along her inner thigh, leaving sizzling little fires crackling in its wake. “Good girl. Now, what should your character say next?” A finger glided over her wet and wanting flesh in a slippery stroke, making her heart slam to a hard stop as a moan tore free. “Write the next line for me, what should I say before I unravel you with my tongue and make you scream my name?”

Après ma fête de fiançailles, ma sœur et mon fiancé m'ont droguée et m'ont jetée dans le lit d'un autre homme. Cette nuit-là, la cruelle vérité s'est dévoilée devant mes yeux : La mort de ma mère n'était pas un accident. Ma sœur et mon fiancé me trahissaient depuis le début. Et mon père — affamé par les profits de l'entreprise — avait accepté de me vendre à un vieil homme répugnant. Ils pensaient que je craquerais. Ils pensaient que j'abandonnerais. Mais j'ai refusé. Même si cela me brisait en morceaux, je m'échapperais ! En fuyant, j'ai attrapé un étranger dangereusement séduisant comme antidote. Une nuit imprudente plus tard, je suis partie sans le sou après lui avoir secrètement « emprunté » six cents dollars. Ce que je n'avais pas prévu, c'était de tomber enceinte — de six bébés génies. Des années plus tard, je suis revenue en gloire, déterminée à me venger. Mais pendant que j'étais occupée à régler mes comptes, mes six enfants génies ont secrètement trouvé leur père... le PDG le plus puissant et intouchable du pays. Dès lors, les six petits entremetteurs ont fait équipe pour aider leur papa PDG à conquérir le cœur de maman...

Des années après leur rupture, Poppy Hale rencontre son ex-petit ami, Declan Hawthorne, qui est également le père de son enfant, lors d'une réunion d'entreprise. Poppy Hale ne veut que s'échapper de lui. Elle a peur de perdre son enfant et de se retrouver sans rien. Elle se souvient comment il a dit une fois qu'ils ne faisaient que jouer à un jeu, et elle maintient une relation respectueuse de supérieur-subordonné avec lui. Cependant, les femmes autour de lui vont et viennent, mais aucune n'attire son attention. - Lors de leur première rencontre, Declan Hawthorne suppose qu'elle l'a abandonné et s'est immédiatement mariée et a eu un enfant. Il veut se venger, la voir le cœur brisé, et la faire regretter. Pourtant, il ne peut s'empêcher de vouloir qu'elle reste avec lui, avec leur enfant, quand elle est au plus bas. Le jour où il apprend la vérité, il réalise que sa vengeance a toujours été contre lui-même. Poppy Hale : "C'est toi qui as dit que nous devrions garder nos distances." "Distance," Declan Hawthorne lui relève le menton, "peut aussi être négative."

Il était interdit. Le meilleur ami de mon frère. Également l'homme le plus dangereux du pays. Et je me suis livrée à lui. Leah Thorne avait une seule règle : rester loin de Dimitri Valentino. Cela n'aurait pas dû être difficile. Il était impitoyable, craint et d'une beauté dévastatrice comme seules les choses véritablement dangereuses peuvent l'être. Le genre d'homme qui possédait des boîtes de nuit, commandait des armées et faisait pleurer des hommes adultes d'un seul regard. Le genre d'homme à qui son frère Mike confiait sa vie. Le genre d'homme qu'elle n'avait absolument aucune raison de désirer. Mais après un mariage brisé, une bouteille de whisky et une décision catastrophiquement mauvaise, Leah se réveille dans le lit de Dimitri avec un contrat signé sur la table de nuit et six mois de sa vie qui ne lui appartiennent plus. Son corps. Ses règles. Sans exceptions. Le contrat est inébranlable, la clause de pénalité étouffante — cinquante millions de dollars qu'elle ne possède pas. Et Dimitri Valentino, le Loup du monde souterrain Italien, n'a absolument pas l'intention de la laisser partir. Il dit qu'il va la ruiner pour les autres hommes. Il ne ment pas. Car sous le contrôle froid et les costumes à mille dollars se trouve un homme qui l'a désirée pendant sept années pécheresses — qui a mémorisé la courbe de son sourire, le son de son rire, et exactement comment la défaire pièce par pièce jusqu'à ce que le seul mot qui reste dans son vocabulaire soit son nom. Ève est venue à lui brisée, cherchant à se sentir désirée. Elle ne s'attendait jamais à se sentir possédée. Elle ne s'attendait jamais à aimer ça. Six Months Contract With The Mafia God est une romance sombre et brûlante sur la faim interdite, l'obsession dangereuse, et le moment catastrophique où une fille sage cesse de fuir le loup qui l'a toujours chassée. Certains contrats changent tout. Certains hommes valent bien les petites lignes.