by francine rivers

An Imperial Scholar by day. An assassin by night. The World of Cultivation has changed. Elemental Mancers. Flux Mancers. Spirit Mancers. Soul Mancers. Raining down fire and splitting oceans. Destroying mountains with a single stomp and calming skies with a glance. Controlling the tides of Karma, while wielding the souls of others like a puppeteer tugging on the Lines of Fate. The most mysterious of them all were Spirit Mancers, a truth that Theron was more than intimately familiar with. Due to one's Tribulation, his life was turned upside down. His family, his rage, his somber sadness becoming nothing more than Bad Karma's fuel for a madman. He was once a gentle young man, a non-combative Water Mancer who wanted nothing more than to read his novels to the sound of the rain and one day become an Imperial Scholar. But now... Everything had changed. He donned a cloak in the silent night as the clouds above gathered. Pulling its hood over his chilling blue eyes, he stalked off into the darkness. The first droplets fell. He would become the nightmare of his enemies, the blade hidden in the shadows of Heaven's tears. The River of the Night. ======= https://discord.gg/hfsxubXx2T

It is the year 20XX and something bad happened to Earth and humanity, but much worse to humanity to be precise. The thing it has happened, it is known as a zombie apocalypse by the modern generation. Zombies have taken now all of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, only safe regions with a big population density are South America and North America, but for how long will they be? That is the question. Thankfully most of the artificial islands created by ”The Organization” are now the only last hope of humanity to get a string of a comforting life they used to have three months ago before all of this infection started. The third volume is going to take into two different continents, Africa and Europe. There will be three parts which will depict the story of different groups of survivors who are running for safety from the hands of these mutants who are getting stronger each passing days. First part will focus on a community in a remote village from Arges county, Romania, Europe. Second part will focus on a rapper and his bodyguard hiding in a Brothel in Tirana, Albania. The third part will focus on the story of a group of eight people who have missed an extraction from Parienyatwa General Hospital in Zimbabwe. Keep the gates safe. Undeads are walking.

A man who lived and died in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria, transmigrates into a world of magic and aura — reborn as a slave with two souls, two power systems, and the street-smart cunning of a survivor who refuses to stay at the bottom. Armed with a system that grows alongside him and the memories of a life the world will never know, he climbs from the lowest rung of a kingdom on the brink of war toward a power that history says is impossible.

The City is hungry, always hungry, and no matter how many people it takes, it is never full. That is all Phoenix knows when The City takes her sister and finding her again becomes the only thing that matters, but what will Phoenix do when she realises that she cannot do this alone? And are the people who say they're helping her telling the truth or only what she wants to hear? And how far is she willing to go for family? Will she ever find her sister again or will the price she has to pay be just too great in the end? Find out in The City, a tale of struggle and loss, and most of all, community.

The Sword of Mountains and Rivers is an epic traditional martial-arts novel set in the Ming dynasty, where the martial world, old sect feuds, and hidden struggles of court and country converge. After a disastrous scheme sends the young Fang Yingjie of Fang Stronghold over a cliff and into disappearance, he is swept into a vast and deadly web spanning the Mount Hua Sect, Fang Stronghold, the Four Sacred Gates, the Crimson Flame Palace, and forces within the imperial court. What begins as a single misfortune soon opens onto a far greater mystery—one bound up with his father’s fate, his own origins, and a world already splintering beneath the weight of old grudges and buried designs. Frail and untested at the outset, Fang Yingjie is driven through exile, false accusation, captivity, hardship, training, and vengeance. In a world of bloodshed, loyalty, betrayal, and broken oaths, he must carve his way toward the truth, toward his own road in martial arts, and toward the strength to endure what fate has left him. Sweeping in scope yet intimate in its emotional force, the novel blends vendetta, political intrigue, hidden lineages, and the making of a hero. It tells of how a boy who begins with nothing but a broken life and a solitary body rises at last as the Golden-Armored Dragon, bringing light once more to the mountains and rivers. With its rich ensemble cast, austere moral grandeur, and a world shaped as much by human bonds as by the collapse of old alliances, The Sword of Mountains and Rivers offers both the fierce exhilaration of the martial world and the tragic recoil of destiny.

A yuri wuxia tale of blood, silk, and destiny. A deadly assassin reborn in a world of martial sects and silent blades. A merchant heiress with a fan in hand—and a dagger behind her smile. When Lin Wuyin and Bai Yujin cross paths, the rivers of Jianghu begin to stir. Beneath the crimson moon, love blooms between swords and secrets. But in a world where loyalty kills and fate carves deep, can two broken souls defy the storm? A slow-burn yuri epic of vengeance, romance, and rebirth. Main Pairing: Lin Wuyin × Bai Yujin Secondary Pairing: Tang Yun’er × Song Lihua

"How much I ever try, I know I can never confess him..." What happens when unrequited love goes to its extreme...??? Alleisa has always been an ordinary girl in school; completely unaware of the species called boys, until she happened to come across a new boy in the school called Robin Brown. Being an always shy and self-confined student, will she ever be able to be truthful to her feelings and confess him? What if it happens out to be unrequited love? Facing the despair of depression and lonliness. Will it be easy for her? A novel full of what ifs.

Awakening in an Earth-like world, Arga senses an unsettling anomaly. Together with a group of equally disoriented strangers, he plunges into a terrifying labyrinth of deception. Are they trapped in a deadly parallel reality? Victims of a failed secret experiment? Or pawns in an unimaginable genetic engineering game? As paranoia creeps in and the lines between reality and illusion blur, Arga must unravel this puzzle before his own mind shatters. A chilling psychological thriller, a blend of sci-fi survival and alternate reality suspense, that will leave you questioning every truth.

In a galaxy at war, vengeance is her only anchor. Tienerra once had a family — an elite force of warriors feared across the stars. Now they’re gone, slaughtered in a single night by the Eltec Empire and a mysterious killer known only as Void. Raised in the shadows by a master assassin, Tienerra now walks the razor edge between war and chaos. She takes on high-risk missions, dismantles crime syndicates, and tips the balance of power — not for glory, but for one thing alone: revenge. No matter the cost, she will find Void. She will end him. Even in fleeting moments of peace, the screams of that night haunt her — a searing reminder of what was stolen. And she won’t stop until the last breath of her enemy is silenced.

Fu Xiaoxiao transmigrates into a book and immediately faces the crisis of being sent to the countryside. As the unloved middle child, her younger sister is the one meant to go — but her mother transfers her job to the sister instead. A disaster of a start. To avoid being sent away, she has to marry within seven days. She meets a few ordinary men and decides she'd rather go to the countryside. Then she runs into a neighbor who's also looking for a spouse — and his conditions are surprisingly good. A dowry of three hundred? Bicycles and a radio? Just take care of the kids, and separate rooms are fine? The others may pass, but she won't. Every day is a battle of wits with the two kids. Life is eventful, she gets a salary every month, and the boss is never home. Absolutely perfect. Except... wasn't this big shot supposed to be infertile? Then why does he keep strutting around naked in front of her? She has professional ethics. She won't be seduced by a good body. Hmph. Men only slow down her sword swing. Lu Feng grits his teeth at Fu Xiaoxiao, who remains completely unmoved by his countless attempts to seduce her, and traps her in his arms. "Boss, let's talk this through. I know forty a month is a bit much — how about... five less?" Trapped in his embrace, Fu Xiaoxiao thinks he's unhappy with her high salary and starts bargaining. "I'm giving myself to you for free." Lu Feng grinds out through clenched teeth. This woman has no heart. "...Can I say no?" Fu Xiaoxiao swallows, staring at the washboard abs so close. "Such a good deal — are you sure you don't want it?" Lu Feng squints, tempting her. "Fine." A fool turns down a bargain.