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Fall in love with these hot first responders featuring friends to lovers, second chances, and suspense at every turn. 18+, sex scenes The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team is created by Laramie Briscoe, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Yoon Jae-Hwan (21) is not your average high school student. Beneath the uniform lies one of South Korea’s youngest elite undercover agents, sent on a mission that could change the future of the country. His target: a secret criminal network that recruits high school students into a dark underworld of underground fights, drug trafficking, and blood-soaked contracts. In this world, teenagers are currency, and violence is the only language that holds power. Each year, the notorious “School Tournament” is held — a brutal survival competition where the strongest students battle for the chance to become the personal bodyguard of a powerful mafia boss. Fame, fortune, and freedom await the winner. Death awaits the weak. To dismantle this operation from within, Jae-Hwan must enter the tournament himself — but the deeper he goes, the more blurred the line becomes between duty and survival, justice and bloodlust. How long can he wear the mask of a student before someone unmasks the deadly agent beneath?

In the heart of Rome, where ambition is sharpened like a blade and betrayal is as common as breath, Lucius Varro walks the line between life and death. A ruthless warrior, an assassin draped in shadows, and a man tangled in the throes of power, he becomes both predator and prey in a city that devours its own. But Rome’s deadliest games are not only played in the Senate or on the battlefield. They are whispered in candlelit chambers, exchanged in lovers’ beds, and sealed with blood-stained kisses. Each woman has her own web of lies, affairs, and betrayals—some with Lucius, others with men of power and influence. But as Rome teeters on the brink of war, passion and politics collide in a storm of lust, vengeance, and fate. When the dust settles, will Lucius stand victorious—or will he be just another name lost to the empire’s cruel history?

I was carrying the Alpha's heir, recovering at the Pack's medical center. On the same day, my mate Jasper Sterling's mind-link was flooded with incessant messages. They were from Sylvia, his Omega assistant, who claimed to be suffering from moon madness. I asked if he needed to respond. He snarled impatiently through our mind-link, "What now? All she ever does is call for me. She has another Alpha, doesn't she? This is so damn annoying." Before long, however, an alert pinged on the Pack's internal network: a photo of her on the Packhouse rooftop, accompanied by a message she had posted. "If I leap from here, will the moonlight kiss me in the next life? Maybe then, no one will despise me anymore." Jasper merely glanced at it, then snorted. "Kiss her? What's wrong with her inner wolf?" But after that, a restless energy began to radiate from him. Within minutes, he had rushed out, not returning for the entire night. That night, our mate bond tore apart. I was rushed into a treatment room. The Pack's healer asked if I wanted to save the pup. I felt the void on the other end of our bond and answered calmly. "No. I don't want it anymore."

In a world divided by empires and forged by blood, love becomes the most dangerous rebellion of all. Cassian Valerius, a hardened warrior of the Roman Empire, has spent his life wielding the blade for glory and duty. Bound by honor, he never questioned the cost of conquest until the day he laid eyes on her. Lady Selene Aureliana, a noblewoman of the rival Elyrian kingdom, is as brilliant as she is beautiful. Trapped in a gilded cage of politics and power, her heart longs for freedom and finds it in the eyes of an enemy. As war brews between their nations, an impossible romance ignites. Torn between loyalty to his people and devotion to the woman he cannot forget, Cassian must choose: betray his oath or forsake his heart. Together, they will face treason, treachery, and tragedy. But in a time when kingdoms fall and blades decide fate, will love be their salvation or their doom? The Laurel and the Blade is a sweeping tale of forbidden love, sacrifice, and courage, where the price of passion may be the empire itself.

Estaba llevando al heredero del Alfa, recuperándome en el centro médico de la Manada. El mismo día, el enlace mental de mi pareja Jasper Sterling fue inundado con mensajes incesantes. Eran de Sylvia, su asistente Omega, quien afirmaba estar sufriendo de locura lunar. Pregunté si necesitaba responder. Él gruñó impaciente a través de nuestro enlace mental: "¿Y ahora qué? Todo lo que hace es llamarme. Ella tiene otro Alfa, ¿no? Esto es tan molesto". Poco después, sin embargo, una alerta sonó en la red interna de la Manada: una foto de ella en la azotea de la Casa de la Manada, acompañada por un mensaje que había publicado. "Si salto desde aquí, ¿me besará la luz de la luna en la próxima vida? Tal vez entonces, nadie me despreciará más". Jasper simplemente la miró y resopló. "¿Besarla? ¿Qué le pasa a su lobo interior?" Pero después de eso, una energía inquieta comenzó a irradiar de él. En minutos, se había marchado apresuradamente, sin regresar durante toda la noche. Esa noche, nuestro vínculo de pareja se rompió. Fui llevada de urgencia a una sala de tratamiento. El sanador de la Manada preguntó si quería salvar al cachorro. Sentí el vacío al otro lado de nuestro vínculo y respondí con calma. "No. Ya no lo quiero".

COTE volume 4, uninhabited island

"When 16-year-old Iris transfers to a new school in Lagos, she hopes to escape the secrets and pain of her past. But as she navigates a new world of friendships, rivalries, and first loves, she must confront the darkness she's been trying to outrun. With a mysterious threat from an unknown sender looming over her, Iris must find the courage to face her fears and uncover the truth about herself and those around her. Will she be able to start anew, or will the shadows of her past consume her?

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were best friends, but they parted ways because of their different opinions on Xining Reformation. At that time, Zhao Xu, Emperor of Northern Song Dynasty, was in power. The Northern Song Dynasty tried to appease Liao and Western Xia. The dispute between Reformist Party, leaded by Wang Anshi and Conservative Party, leaded by Sima Guang, increased the political risks and uncertainties of Northern Song Dynasty. At the critical moment, Liao and Western Xia planned a conspiracy to put Northern Song Dynasty in an irreparable situation. The strange case of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang brought them together to investigate the truth. Then, Northern Song Dynasty won the Battle of Xihe. Zhao Xu was so excited that he gave Wang Anshi his jade belt as a reward. Could Wang Anshi and Sima Guang become best friends again? In the turbulent situation of Northern Song Dynasty, could they put aside their past conflicts and turn danger into safety? Can they fulfill their youthful oath, live and die together, and leave their names in history? Thousands of years later, all things are gone. Only the fragrance of laurel branch remains, and the river flowing in vain, as the sound of eternal injustice. This story is completely fictional. Please do not project it onto real historical events. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Couverture: The National Palace Museum Collection. Jiang Tingxi, Sweet Osmanthus (detail), during the Qing Dynasty. © 2024 NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM.

Lysandra Aubrey Moore, known as Aubrey Valentine, only wanted a simple life—far from the arranged marriage her family forced upon her. But one fateful encounter with Laurel Anderson, the city’s golden prince, changed everything. Drawn to her quiet beauty, Laurel couldn’t resist his growing obsession. One night of passion bound them together, and soon, jealousy turned his desire into possession. When he saw her with another man, he locked her away like a prisoner of his craving. For the sake of saving her late mother’s company, Aubrey surrendered to him—body and soul. But when Laurel’s fiancée returned, his cruel words shattered her heart: “You were just a woman I used.” She disappeared without a trace… only to return as Lysandra Moore, the feared Mafia Queen and true heiress of the Moore Empire. Now, Laurel must face the woman he broke—and lost forever.