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Near-future Massachusetts. Life's simple pleasures have been regulated into expensive indulgences. Amidst the sea of social justice policies, a counter-revolution is brewing. One boy, crosses the thin red line he was not supposed to. Expelled from school, disowned by his family, and smeared as a danger and degenerate by a politician, a lesser man would have broken. But not Aaron Zakhrov, the experience merely hardens what was already there. Emancipating himself, and cutting ties, he finds a small group of new allies, and founds Sirius Software, a tiny independent game development firm. However, destiny had other plans. Their first game goes viral, providing the slush fund Aaron needs to realize his true vision: Total sovereignty. Follow his journey as he literally carves a fiefdom for himself out of a chunk of Boston and Massachusetts, while fighting politicians, gangs, and a massive global network that seek to destroy him.

A bastard named Li Jihan fights in an underground fighting establishment to make a living. In his spare time, he bets all the money he earns. Exhausted by this life, Li strives to get out of it. This is the story of how Jihan, who came from nothing, ended up in Erebus, a fantasy world haunted by dark forces. Will the boy survive and reach the top of this new world? Li is a young adult in a life full of mistakes and frustrations. With the help of his teacher, he finally seizes a chance for redemption. Now, contacted by a mysterious man, he sets off for a new world, aiming to improve himself and fight against the dark forces plaguing Erebus.

Big, burly CEO Abe Behr is furious to discover someone -- probably a relative -- is embezzling from Behr Construction, a family-run business in the Sierra Nevada foothills outside Lake Tahoe.<br><br>To confirm his suspicions, Abe takes the unprecedented step of hiring a non-family accountant, handsome Jeff Mason, to go over the books and help find the culprit. As they talk to Behr relatives and visit construction sites, Abe and Jeff are drawn to each other, bringing out new, softer emotions in workaholic Abe.<br><br>Since he has sacrificed romance all his life to build the construction business, Abe’s surprised by his feelings for the handsome Jeff. He’s even more shocked when they come face to face with homophobia in the small foothills community where generations of Behrs have called home. Abe had always thought Stone Acres was a live-and-let-live kind of town.<br><br>As he and Jeff get closer, he finds out how wrong he is when he comes out to both family and a community who think he’s making a big mistake. Will being the head of a large, powerful family and a pillar of the community be enough to win Abe his happily ever after with Jeff?

Um bastardo chamado Li Jihan luta em um estabelecimento de combate clandestino para ganhar a vida. Em seu tempo livre, ele aposta todo o dinheiro que ganha. Exausto dessa vida, Li se esforça para sair dela. Esta é a história de como Jihan, que veio do nada, acabou em Erebus, um mundo de fantasia, assombrado por forças obscuras. O menino conseguirá sobreviver e alcançar o topo desse novo mundo? Li Jihan é um jovem adulto em uma vida repleta de erros e frustrações. Com a ajuda de seu professor, ele finalmente agarra uma chance de se redimir. Agora, contatado por um homem misterioso, Li parte para um novo mundo, em busca de melhorar como pessoa e lutar contra as forças obscuras que assolam Erebus.

Random facts that may or may not be true (due to a lack of resources confirming and debunking them). Not really a story, but definitely (probably) interesting.

Nina thought that she could waltz into Sirius Software and campaign for a social change. What she hadn't anticipated, was that Aaron Zakhrov would be the one to turn her from hard-nosed activist to submissive personal assistant

“does it ever drive you crazy, just how fast the night changes?” Oriana is a princess living the life of the lowest, unaware of her title and the difficulties it would bring her. All she wants in life is to be a Knight and in order to do so, she's been catching the Duke of Evermire off guard at every nook and cranny she can squeeze herself in. The Duke remains amused by her harmless enthusiasm and lets her catch him off-guard until one day, something happens, and the Duke has a proposal that would change her life. In order to be a Knight, she'd have to be his Duchess first. Featuring: misadventures, agressive pinning, eloquent declaration of fools in love and a consistently cute way of addressing eachother. [Mature Content :: Violence :: Weird characters :: Slow burn :: Death :: Nothing nonconsensual] I hope you like it ! Cover was designed by me but the art isn't mine. Discord:: rinne_aurora#1258

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"

In her past life, Su Yaoguang bought Xiao Yanci, supported his education, and helped him rise to great heights. She became his wife. Everyone praised him for never abandoning the farm girl who funded his rise. Su Yaoguang also believed she had found a good man. Unexpectedly, when she was seriously ill, she saw Xiao Yanci bring his first love and a child who resembled them both to her bedside. "Dad, mom, when will this person die?" the child asked, holding Xiao Yanci's hand. Xiao Yanci responded, "Soon, just wait a bit longer." That was the moment she realized: she had wasted her entire life on the wrong man. Returning to the age of fifteen, Su Yaoguang pointed at the bloody young boy: "I want him." In her past life, no matter what she gave Xiao Yanci, she only received a cold expression. This time, the young boy, like a wolf cub, dropped his guard; everything Sister gifted was the best. Sweet as milk. Devoted beyond reason. He melted her completely. Until one day, the young boy took a high position. Not wanting history to repeat itself, Su Yaoguang packed her things and slipped away at night, only to run into a man as noble and unattainable as a deity. "I've heard you call us siblings everywhere. Good sister, shouldn't we change what we call each other?"

Amelia Lockhart has one mission: make the top idol Ethan Quinn fall in love with her, then break his heart, so that Ethan Quinn can successfully pass his tribulation and return to his position as a High God. There's just one problem: as the most hated woman on the internet, Amelia is the last person anyone would pair with the nation's golden boy. But when she lands a spot on a dating show alongside Ethan, she sees her chance. She does all the heavy lifting and is dependable enough to make him see her differently. As a result, Ethan starts pretending to be weak. The fans are confused. Their untouchable idol is... blushing? Getting clingy? Calling her "jiejie" in that voice? "Sis, I surrender." "Sis, you can only spoil me like this." Amelia is losing control of the plan. She was supposed to seduce him and walk away. So why is he the one coaxing her to stay, and why is it getting harder to say no?