roots of an unlikely friendship

For the sake of his first love, Sebastian Richards trampled on the wife who had been by his side for four years. He mocked her for being cold and uninteresting, pushing her away with his own hands. Watching her leave in desolation, he thought he'd only lost a dull shadow. Until the moment they met again, he saw the radiant woman before him. She had shed her rigid facade, her eyes now full of allure, becoming a prized gem chased by countless elites. Even the aloof Vincent Fox only showed a smile for her. That moment, jealousy turned him into a ridiculous madman. Night after night, he stood guard outside her door, offering checks and presenting jewels, wishing he could open his chest to prove his sincerity. Until she walked away, arm in arm with another man, without looking back. Only then did he realize he had completely lost her...

Li Jizhou traversed to another world, fought with all his might, always battered and bruised, and ultimately failed to charge the Golden Core with a Lower-grade Spirit Root, resulting in his death and soul's dissipation. It wasn't until his second life that he realized the reason he could travel to this world was due to the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror he had fortuitously obtained, which could not only reincarnate his soul but also enhance his Spirit Root based on the performance of his last life. "If I can achieve Core Formation, I can gain nearly five hundred years of lifespan. In the next life, I can add five hundred points to this life's Spirit Root base, making top-grade talent possible in the future... again and again, as long as I can reincarnate for three more lives, opening with a Celestial Soul Body Spirit Root, it's at my fingertips."

Following his father's murder, Wu Ling's mother returned to the life of a courtesan, disguising her young son as a girl to take refuge in the Bamboo Silk House, a women's only sect dedicated to the arts. Now, as his powers awaken, he'll find himself torn between protecting his family and the goals of powerful cultivators who see him as a means to an end. "Wu Ling, I've accepted a marriage proposal on your behalf," the bewitching Hall Master of the Bamboo Silk House declared. "When you enter the Inner Sect, you'll enter under the name 'Hua Qianhu', fiancee of a young lord of the Liang family." "Hall Master, that's impossible!" Wu Ling protested. "Even if you ignore my relationship with Meifeng, I might have dressed well enough to hide as a mortal woman but I could never..." "So you truly didn't realize what you were doing," the Hall Master said, a dark smile on her lips. "Little Ling, you're a natural-born Shapeshifter. I'll teach you what you need to know," she said, her features shifting until she looked like a mirror image of the stunned Wu Ling. "As long as you follow my arrangements and learn my techniques, it isn't impossible for you to reunite with Meifeng..." "But you should consider Young Lord Liang carefully," the Hall Master added. "His affection for you is genuine. Perhaps, one day, you'll even feel the same for him..."

Ghea Laurensia, cantik dan juga beruntung. Mungkin dua kata itulah yang cocok untuk disematkan pada dirinya. Kata beruntung semakin lekat dengan dirinya saat Ghea resmi menjadi pengacara di salah satu firma hukum ternama. Firma Hukum Bagaskara dan Rekan.  Tapi siapa sangka masuknya Ghea ke dalam firma itu menjadi titik balik wanita cantik itu. Ghea yang awalnya hanya menjadikan sang suami sebagai poros bahagianya kini tidak lagi sejak kehadiran Malik Bagaskara.  Semua yang ada pada diri Malik sudah lebih dari cukup untuk Ghea menodai janji sucinya bersama Haris Setiawan.

Briar had always harbored a crush in her heart. However, with her status as the official nanny of the Meyer family, she knew her chances were close to zero. After all, there were many other eligible women out there and it was not in her place to cross this line. All it took was one crucial call from home and she found herself signing a contract she never dreamed was possible. The man she had pinned after for years, Logan Meyer, needed a trophy wife, an accessory to hang on his arm, and a mother to his three kids. And as the nanny his children were used to seeing, Briar happened to fit the bill. She needed the money to save a relative. But more than that, this was an opportunity for her to reach the forbidden fruit she could only see but not touch for years. However, when the secrets of her past, which she wished to have forgotten and had locked in Pandora’s Box over twelve years ago, threaten to come out. The kind that would shatter the image she had painstakingly forged, thwart everything that she had worked hard for all these years and send her to prison for the rest of her life, forcing her to part with the man she dearly loves. To stop her adversaries from destroying everything that she had dreamt of since she was a child, Briar would be forced to make choices. Choices that would change her life forever. Even if it means shedding all pretenses and revealing her true self.

Cane Ironheart, a gifted young blacksmith with a hidden talent for elemental metallurgy, sets sail across war-torn seas, only to survive a devastating pirate attack that changes the course of his life. Cast adrift and later captured by slavers, he uses his knowledge to save a dying mermaid, forging a magical artifact in the dark hold of a ship. This act of compassion sparks a bond with the mermaid, Neri, and earns him the protection of Rhiati, a mysterious Corsair captain. After a daring escape, Cane is sent to the prestigious Magi Academy with a letter of recommendation that opens doors typically closed to commoners. There, he finds himself placed in an elite class, befriending a talented cook named Sofie, encountering strange mentors like the eccentric Nos, and clashing with entitled peers like Fergis. As he navigates this new world of magic and politics, Cane begins forging a secret identity and rebuilding a long-forgotten forge outside the city. But not all is as it seems—his affinity with water magic and merfolk suggests a deeper heritage, while an ancient mask design found in the Academy’s hidden archives may hold the key to both power and anonymity. With allies forming and secrets surfacing, Cane must uncover the truth of his origins while staying ahead of those who would use him—or silence him.

A girl who has been losing her faith in many aspects of life especially love or friendship came across a bunch of friends who revived her faith in friendship but couldn't help her broken heart and then came Aaron with his own broken heart. So how these two broken people mend each other hearts when there is friendship and love of someone else who loved Hayley and supported her is at stake. Deep down Aaron know that the other guy is better man for Hayley but still he wants her to stay by his side forever and there was still some parts of his past who came to haunt him as well.

Alpha Denzel had never touched a woman despite the harem he kept from his conquests.......Until her *** Rejected. Unclaimed. Unwanted. Danika spent her life cast aside by her pack, her father and by fate itself. Not even her first bonded Alpha kept her—he discarded her for a more advantageous match, another mark on a soul already carved with rejection. A wolfless omega who was never meant to matter. She had always sought solace, looking for a place or mate whom she would belong to. But fate was not done twisting the knife. A misfit of events and blood-bound tradition landed her in the hands of Alpha Denzel... the cursed and cold-blooded ruler feared across all packs. He is the beast no one dares to love or tame. The same enigma her father made him into. But Danika? She has a beast of her own. And she vows to either tame —or destroy him. Whichever comes first.

<< not all that we want comes as we expect>> A story of two friends who meet unexpectedly and end up being friends despite their differences but this doesn't stop their friendship except by grieve misunderstanding which leads them to separation. ''why would you do this?'' ''same thing you did to my brother saira'' ''why would you play me like this?'' ''why would you deny that you're in love with Mike?'' ''Are you for real saleena?I would never betray you, you know that am in love with Yasar follow them in their journey in midst pain ,heartbreak, lies betrayal, hurt, deceive.....

A story of how a most wanted robber took revenge from his rival by snatching his best friend