the missing pieces of sophie mccarthy

In the business world, legend has it that he's cold-blooded and ruthless. Yet at home, he dotes on his beloved wife to the bones. 'Why am I married to this demon?' After accidentally provoking a certain demon, she becomes his possession. From then on, she is forced into a shameless, wanton life… "Mr. Pei, is there anything that you're dissatisfied with Mrs. Pei about?" a reporter asks. Mr. Pei's dark eyes narrows. 'The only thing I'm not satisfied with…' Mr. Pei answers brazenly, "Lasting for only five minutes after charging for two hours." Mrs. Pei's cheeks instantly turn red and she curses inwardly, 'This darn perv!' The reporter asks again, "What about you, Mrs. Pei?" Gritting her teeth, Mrs Pei replies, "Lasting for two hours after charging for only five minutes!" That night, Mr. Pei smiles wickedly after lasting four hours. "Are you satisfied now?"

"Don't come back! Don't return!" That was the last message Tom received from Earth before the signal died. Stranded 15 billion kilometers from the sun, he has enough supplies to survive alone for fifteen years. But Tom doesn't want to die alone. He wants to conquer. Desperate, Tom activates the ship’s biological livestock tank. He doesn't breed cattle; he clones himself. When the clone opens its eyes, Tom realizes he hasn't just created a helper, He has unlocked a Hive Mind. One consciousness. Multiple bodies. Parallel processing. More clone, more processing power But power has a price. With twelve clones now awake, his fifteen-year food supply has shrunk to a death sentence: One year. Forced into a corner, Tom must lead his clone army to the frozen, airless surface of Loshen Star. Armed only with 19th-century steam technology and sheer grit, he must ignite the fires of industry in absolute zero. He is no longer just an astronaut. He is the Swarm. And he will turn this dead planet into a civilization of one.

He thought he wasn't capable of love... until he met her. Can a marriage survive when 'love' is one-sided? Is the love of one person enough for two? Can you forgive the enemy when the person who destroyed your life is the person you love the most? *** Vega Linden was taken away from her doting parents and led a desperately lonely life in a quiet village, not knowing who she was. There, she met the prince who came to give her family.... or so she thought. She was the sun that shone over his darkness, the flowers that bloomed in his spring, the only woman he would ever love... if only he could. This is the story of the prince who cannot fall in love and the missing heiress. The book covers revenge and how love conquers all. Can bad people turn good? Will kindness really defeat evil? Can you forgive people who had hurt you so badly that you want to destroy the world just to make them pay? *** This novel shares the same universe as my two novels: "The Alchemists" and "Finding Stardust". This is the sequel to "The Alchemists". You don't have to read it to start with this book, but I think if you do read it, you will LOVE it. CHECK OUT MY OTHER STORIES: - The Alchemists - Completed - Finding Stardust - Completed - The Cursed Prince - Ongoing - The Cursed King - Completed - Till Death Do Us Part - Completed - The King's Wife Is The Alpha's Mate - Ongoing I DON'T DO SLOW BURNS You can buy me coffee through: https://ko-fi.com/missrealitybites Talk to me on Discord: bit.ly/missrealitybites Instagram @missrealitybites

[Discord Server: https://discord.gg/P6dVqACDz8] ==== Kyle was just an ordinary gamer until a truck-kun decided he was isekai material. Waking up in the world of Path of Transcendence—a novel he once read—he realizes he’s not the hero, the villain, or even a side character. He’s an extra, someone who was never mentioned in the story. But this world is no fairy tale: it’s cursed, doomed to fall to demons, with every major character destined to die. However, Kyle isn’t as ordinary as he seems. Blessed by the Roaming Storm, a mysterious and powerful force, he wields the rare ability to command lightning, wind, ice, and water. But is he truly just an extra, or is there more to his role in this doomed world? Armed with his knowledge of the novel and his newfound powers, Kyle must find a way to survive in a story that wasn’t written for him. Can he become the missing piece that changes the fate of this world, or will he be crushed under the weight of a plot that doesn’t even know he exists?

TAMAT MATURE CONTENT (21+) Harap bijak dalam membaca! Mentari Handoyo, seorang putri angkat dari Mirna Arzeta Wijaya. Ia harus menyembunyikan identitas aslinya dari Laura, putri kandung Mirna. Mentari bekerja sebagai seorang pengasuh untuk mengelabui kakak angkatnya itu. Ia hanya menandatangani surat kontrak kerja selama setahun. Siapa sangka, ia terjebak dalam jeratan ayah dari anak yang diasuhnya. Waktu setahun itu bertambah panjang, karena ia melakukan pernikahan kontrak dengan sang majikan. Siapa sebenarnya Mentari? Mungkinkah mereka bisa saling jatuh cinta?

Freya Evenkey is the shaman of Safka. Her mundane life includes helping townsfolk and exorcising demons. Until one day she almost loses her life during a routine house call. After picking up a mysterious item she discovers there is more to her world than she ever thought before! Some call it a game, or is it a curse? Hiatus until March 18th 2022 Release Schedule: 2 Chapters/week, Monday and Friday at 9 pm ET -------------------------------- *I will NOT sign a contract with webnovel any time in the future, so there will never be locked chapters (I don’t like the paywall system myself). If you would like to support me in this endevor and get early access to chapters consider supporting me on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MintyMintyMilkTea Special thanks to aphin123 for the awesome book cover! Copyright 2020 MintyMintyMilkTea. All rights reserved. This story is also being published on Scribblehub and RoyalRoad.

Change comes to all of us. For Theo Bascopolis, the first time is when he's fifteen. He finds his life falling apart when his father discovers Theo is gay and orders him to become straight or leave. Having no choice, in spite of what his father might think, Theo leaves. But where can a fifteen-year-old go? Especially when it starts to rain. He thinks things are looking up when he meets a striking man named Franky, who seems very attracted to him. However, once again Theo's life changes when he learns all Franky wants is for him to hustle. And so Theo becomes the rent boy Sweetcheeks.<br><br>However, Franky underestimates Sweetcheeks, and the results of the ensuing fight sees Sweetcheeks fleeing to Washington DC, where he crosses paths with a group of rent boys who take him in. Finally Sweetcheeks has a family, a home, and an additional source of income in the form of apartments they're able to rent out.<br><br>His life changes again a few years later when a mysterious tenant by the name of Mark Vincent becomes the reason behind the assault on one of Sweetcheeks's boys. Vincent visits the boy in the hospital, bringing with him his equally enigmatic trainee, William Matheson. The instant attraction blindsides Sweetcheeks. In spite of knowing love isn't for rent boys, he hopes Matheson can see beyond the body he's offered to so many.<br><br>But Matheson has secrets of his own. Can Sweetcheeks overcome his insecurities enough to believe in the quiet man who's come into his life? Can Matheson keep his actual occupation a secret without it jeopardizing their budding relationship?

Awalnya Keisha kira mimpi buruk yang ia alami selama ini, hanyalah mimpi buruk biasa. Namun, lama-kelamaan Keisha merasa aneh. Pasalnya Keisha terus memimpikan hal yang sama dan selalu ada anak laki-laki. Membuat Keisha bertanya-tanya, sebenarnya siapa anak laki-laki itu? Farel yang merupakan teman masa kecilnya, menyembunyikan fakta yang tak terduga. Farel tidak ingin Keisha mengingat kembali masa lalunya. Keisha tidak tinggal diam begitu saja, ia mencari tahu sendiri dengan harapan ingatannya kembali. Lelah rasanya dihantui mimpi buruk terus menerus. Tentu saja ini tidaklah mudah karena Keisha harus menghadapi segala macam cobaan yang didapat dari temannya sendiri. "Mengingat kembali saja sudah sulit bagiku, ditambah masalah yang terus datang bahkan yang tak aku lakukan sekalipun," batin Keisha.

Alessia was an ordinary young adult striving to live her life to the fullest until a car accident disrupted her world. Currently, she is battling her inner demons, encountering the gods, and possessing the power granted by a goddess. While exploring the supernatural realm, she encounters Zagreus, a god who initially appears aloof and distant but later develops feelings for her. Alessia discovers that the myths about Greek gods she read are factual, and her fate is intertwined.

　We always think that if we could go back to the past, had our time again, we could make the difference and control our destiny. 　But you have to believe that all meetings and departures have their own reasons.　　 As the long years pass, we finally get used to no longer having each other, living alone in our own worlds, no longer yearning so much, and no longer feeling so many regrets. 　If one day, we meet again at a corner of the city, will we still recognize each other, the person we once loved so deeply at first sight? No one knows. We always think that if lord gives us another chance, allowing us to go back to the past, to start over, we can correct our mistakes, control our fate, and have our time again, not realizing that in the myriad of timelines, we may have already reached a fork of the destiny, we have been losing each other. Everything that will happen, will happen eventually. So let's move forward, because that's our life.