Keeley ended up splashing around in the water and tried boogeyboarding with her sons. Violet did it exactly once before giving up because she biffed it and got water up her nose. Aaron, surprisingly, was the best out of everyone at it.
"Wow, Dad! Show me how you did that!" Oliver said excitedly after Aaron managed to ride a wave all the way to shore.
"Honestly, I'm not sure how I did it but I can give it another shot," he replied with a shrug. 
It definitely wasn't a fluke because he managed to do it four more times in a row. After that all three of the boys looked at him with something akin to awe. They begged him to help them go all the way too.
At that point Keeley rejoined her daughter on the sand. She was sipping an alcohol-free pina colada and was back to her book.
"I've only ever seen you read mystery novels," Violet said after a while. "Do you not like romance?"
She nearly snorted. She hadn't touched a romance novel since was she originally eighteen years old. First it was because she didn't have time and then because she was too disappointed in how her own love had turned out.
Even after her love life was flowing smoothly following her remarriage and re-falling in love with Aaron she still couldn't stomach them. They were so unrealistic and gave people unfair hopes. Real love didn't work like it did in novels.
A wry half-smile appeared on her face. "I had my heart broken a long time ago. That kind of turned me off from romance novels and chick flicks forever."
Violet appeared intrigued. Her mother had never talked about any previous boyfriends before. "Who was it?"
Well that was one question she couldn't answer honestly. She wasn't about to ruin her daughter's opinion of her father.
"A boy I met in high school. He had a rough home life and didn't know how to be in a relationship so in the end it didn't work out. I was bitter about it for a long time. That was probably way it took your dad a while to win me over," Keeley said with a touch of irony.
It took him so long to win her over because she wasn't sure she could trust him again. After that it was fear about Lacy Knighton and Alistair Hale that kept her heart closed off even once he was her best friend again. It took the woman getting murdered for Keeley to realize what she should have months before: that she was still hopelessly in love with her husband.
"I had no idea it took Dad time to win your heart. You guys are so perfect together I figured it must  have always been that way," Violet said before taking another slurp from her straw.
Keeley shook her head, feeling a bit sheepish.
"No, it took us a while. I met him during the last half of my senior year of high school and wasn't open to love at all because of what happened before. We were apart for five and a half years before meeting up again. Even then he still had to work pretty hard to convince me to give him a chance."
Violet laughed. "Someone should make a romance novel out of your love story. I bet people would eat it up."
Ah, if only she knew. There was already a telenovela about it. But nobody knew that except for her. It was a secret she managed to keep from Aaron somehow after all these years. She didn't see the point in bringing it up and hurting his feelings unnecessarily.
"People do tend to like a persistent male lead, don't they?" Keeley asked lightly. "Your father is probably the most patient person I've ever met. He wanted only me and did everything imaginable to make that happen."
"I wish someone would love me that much." Her daughter sighed dreamily before continuing. 
"The book I'm reading is kind of like that too. The characters were apart for more than ten years because she accidentally gave him the wrong phone number. It was one digit off. But he never stopped loving her and ended up finding her again as she was engaged to a jerk."
That sounded like a classic romance novel to Keeley. She didn't think Violet was sentimental enough to enjoy that sort of thing though. She was normally so studious.
When she was younger she read a lot of historical fiction and fantasy novels. This romance novel phase was definitely a more recent development. Well, she was at a very romantic age.
Keeley had to wonder though. Violet said she wanted someone to love her as much as Aaron loved Keeley. Did she not realize Noah's feelings?
It was fairly obvious to both the Hale and Singleton parents that Noah's childish obsession with Violet as a playmate had evolved into an actual crush as he got older. The type of love she was talking about what mushy, sentimental, and supportive. A best friend relationship.
Aside from the mushiness…didn't she already have that with Noah? The boy went to every recital or concert she ever had and always showed up with flowers. How had she not realized her best friend liked her?
"Vi, I don't mean to pry into your business…but do you like Noah?" Keeley asked gently. 
The shock on her daughter's face was genuine. "Are you crazy?! Liking Noah is basically the same thing as liking Kaleb!"
Ah, the poor kid. He was going to get his hopes crushed. Keeley and Jennica had talked about it before. It was completely obvious he liked Violet as more than a friend.
For his sake, she hoped it passed soon and he was able to find someone who liked him back but at the same time…what would happen to her innocent 'I only need one person' daughter when Noah eventually fell in love with someone else?
"He's my best friend," Violet continued. "You don't fall in love with your best friend."
She sounded so certain and yet…it was a large part of the reason she was alive right now. Discounting all of the reincarnation stuff that came later, Keeley never would have married Aaron the first time if they hadn't already been best friends.
She couldn't say that now though since she had already told her daughter that it took time for him to win her over. After all this time, keeping her lies straight about who knew what from which lifetime was still confusing.
The only person who know the whole truth, oddly enough, was Aiden. Aaron had told her how he figured it out on his own the day Oliver was born. That had been shocking to say the least
Although he didn't know everything Aaron did because he had been too embarrassed to share how badly he screwed up with the woman he loved. But he was the only other person alive who knew about their double reincarnation.


Keeley, a simple plain Jane, hits the jackpot.  [No, she did not win the lottery!]  At least that's what she thinks when she marries the most eligible bachelor in New York City: Aaron, a wealthy cold-hearted heartthrob and Tycoon. 

She wants to show the world that she deserves her position and bends over  backward to fit into his world.

One beautiful day, Aaron hands her a document asking her to sign.  A divorce paper...

"She's pregnant, and I need to take responsibility."

That is the last thing that keeps on playing in her mind before she takes her last breath.

Keeley dies, a 'hit and run'. [End of story.  Not!]

For some unexplainable reason, she wakes up as her younger self.  A young high school girl, around the time when she first meets her cheating husband.

Remembering her life with Aaron before she died, she makes a promise to herself that she will do everything in her power to avoid him at all costs.

Will she be able to keep her promise when Aaron has his own plans as well, specifically for her?  Or will she repeat history and fall for him once more...

Why not journey with me and find out the truth behind their story.

*Cover art by polkadottedscrunchie*

Mu Chenyan recalled that Wen Ya had gotten married to Yuan Zhe, the Yuan Family's second son, almost four years ago.
If that incident had not happened, then she and Wen Ya would have spent two years together as sisters-in-law.
Back then, Wen Ya had outshone the other young ladies of the aristocratic families. Not to mention, while studying abroad, Wen Ya had been one of Mu Chenyan's few friends!
Shortly after returning home, Wen Ya had suddenly announced that she would be marrying the Yuan Family's second son, Yuan Zhe. Mu Chenyan had struggled to comprehend this for the longest time.
In terms of talent, Wen Ya was no less brilliant than her. Yuan Zhe, on the other hand, was slick and sly, and had a violent temperament, so she could not understand why Wen Ya would choose such a partner!
Although Yuan Tian could not accompany her, having Wen Ya as company would be nice too.
After all, they had once been close to each other, it's just that Wen Ya had been keeping her distance ever since she had gotten married.
She had been back for some time now, but was often cooped up at home, so there were hardly any opportunities for them to catch up. Thus, it seemed that the banquet would be a perfect opportunity!
...
When Yuan Xuan came home, he did not see Mu Chenyan on the first and second floor.
Ah Fu approached him and reported that Fifth Miss had come by in the afternoon and had already left, but Young Mistress had not come down from the third floor since then.
Yuan Xuan did not bother to change his clothes and hurriedly went upstairs to see his woman.
Mu Chenyan was hugging a French version of the novel, 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' and lying on a rattan chair. She was wrapped in a long velvet blanket and had fallen asleep!
Yuan Xuan retrieved the book from her arms as a smile flashed through his eyes.
Mu Chenyan's status as a socialite did not rely solely on her beautiful appearance.
While studying abroad in the university in the UK, Mu Chenyan's excellent spoken English had placed her in the limelight amongst the circle of Chinese students in the university. Mu Chenyan's figure could always be spotted in various public speaking competitions held throughout the semester.
Yan Mei herself liked French movies and the romance of the country, so Mu Chenyan had no doubt been influenced by her mother since young and had thus learned to speak fluent French!
She even considered learning French as her second language one of her hobbies.
Mu Chenyan had read many French novels. Because of this, she had started a book club in her faculty, in which the dean of Mu Chenyan's faculty frequently participated...
It looked like she was still the same as before, making sure to maintain the habit of reading original French pieces. In Yuan Xuan's eyes, she still looked like the old Mu Chenyan who had constantly carried a book as she tailed him around, chattering non-stop as she did so!
...
"Brother Xuan, don't you think that if Hamlet had not chosen revenge, he'd have lead a better life..."
Mu Chenyan's brain back then was filled with peculiar ideas.
After finished reading a book, she would always try to modify it and view things from her own perspective.
"I don't think so."
Yuan Xuan's expression would be indifferent as he could not really be bothered about her opinions. Time was very valuable to him during his university days as he was simultaneously juggling his MBA as well as a BSc in Geology.
At the time, Yuan Xuan had made plans to venture into energy development after he returned home.
"If Hamlet didn't take revenge, then Shakespeare would have been forced to write about something else. What is he supposed to write about, a love story?"
Yuan Xuan did not know what this woman's problem was. Was her brain just wired differently from others?
When Mu Chenyan heard his response, she nodded excitedly, grinning and closing in on him until the eyelashes nestled above her big eyes were almost touching Yuan Xuan's face.
"You don't say! Brother Xuan, that's not a bad idea! I would fervently support him if Shakespeare were to write about romance! Who says that romance-themed novels can't be famous?
"Isn't 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and 'Romance of the Western Chamber' about passionate love?
"'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' is a classic, but a majority of male readers also talk about the love between Diao Chan and Lu Bu! Not to mention, Cao Cao liked to steal other people's lovers, for instance, the peerless beauties, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's sisters...
"Even 'Journey to the West' had the queen of the Ladies Kingdom falling in love with Tang Seng, whereas Zhu Bajie wanted to marry into Old Gao's household..."
"Your brain is totally filled with messed-up love stories!"
Yuan Xuan's handsome face gave her a snort of disapproval as he shook his head.
After hearing this, Mu Chenyan's lips twitched and her tiny face began to pout. "Since when has my brain been messed-up? After all, it's only filled with thoughts of you..."
Yuan Xuan had no reply.
　　


After years of longing, Mu Chenyan was finally going to marry the man of her dreams — Yuan Xuan. However, on her wedding day, the tragic death of Shu Qinger, her well-known romantic competitor led to Mu Chenyan's prison sentence.

Two years later, Mu Chenyan was released from prison due to insufficient evidence, but she ended in another “prison” — the Yuan household. However, she was no longer the  naive girl who would let anyone have their way with her...

Her days in the prison had left their marks and a passion for revenge was now ignited in her. Even as Yuan Xuan tried to regain her love, she has now built a wall to guard her heart, cutting off all advances from him.

The question remains — who killed Shu Qinger? Who are the people on her side, and those who are on the devil's?

Love and hate intertwined, with Yuan Xuan's love and protectiveness over Mu Chenyan remaining unchanged...

Genre : Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Kingdom Building.

The True One passed through the fog, and arrived in the world ruled by the beasts. 

Myriads of techniques and countless mysteries, only to be grasped by the chosen one.

A new species will rise, causing the others to tremble and worship.

They would be called - Human.

Wyatt a young boy of 16, well built muscular body, nice hair which he changes its color steady you will never know the color of his, got dark brown eye contact, red lips, just call it a sexy looking guy lived with his rich granny who provided all he needed ever since his parents went to rest (die) which made him spoilt.

 Wyatt's grand mom Mrs cressida owns one of the richest schools in new York, Mrs cressida is a retired teacher.

 Mrs cressida made a decision of registering her grand son Wyatt in her school ROSEY GOLD HIGH, she never liked the fact that her grand son was far from her in a boarding school and she was damn tired of reports from the school authority about her grand son molesting girls.

 Alizeh is a young pretty average height girl of 15 with a shinny brown hair, brown eyes, pink lips, neatly curved hips and nice butt.

 Alizeh lives with her rich parents and lived comfortably but alizeh never showed off, you could only see richness in her crazy dress sense, her looks and the way she styles her hair.

 Alizeh attends Rosey gold high and she never had a friend if not lux her only friend who understands her mode, alizeh is a very calm girl but strict and mean.

 Alizeh having only one friend and talks to no one never stopped her from having an enemy.

 Cyrus the head of the red lipstick girls never stopped making alizeh's life miserable, because she thinks her eagle and pride will fade because of her, not until Wyatt as every girls prince charming came.

A classic tale of magic, adventure and romance!
Chandrakanta is the story of eternal love set against the battle and strife between two kingdoms Naugarh and Vijaygarh. Virendra Vikram Singh (Prince of Naugarh) and Chandrakanta (Princess of Vijaygarh) are deeply in love but long for each other due to the enmity between their kingdoms.

Note: Chandrakanta is a popular epic fantasy Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri written in 19th century. I am translating it. Please enjoy this classic!!

(Translated by Diodra)

In the bedroom.

At this time, Xia Ping was sitting cross-legged on his bed, cultivating Pure Yang Immortal Art. He was refining the Fire Bear meat he just ate. Warm energy raised from his stomach, flowing to his meridians, and strengthening his body's vitality.

"Wow, as expected of top-tier cultivation technique."

After circulating the energy for one rotation, Xia Ping opened his eyes that glittered with a faint light. His vitality increased a little, in a few breaths, the Fire Bear meats completely refined becoming his true qi.

If it was a normal cultivation technique, without days of effort, it wouldn't be possible to completely refine such energy. And after you finished refining, most of the energy would dissipate and excrete to the outside of the body.

But, when he was refining with Pure Yang Immortal Art, he felt his stomach seemed to turn into a burner. It instantly devoured the beast's meats, eliminated its impurities, and refined the essence to become true qi.

This was the benefit of high-level cultivation techniques. Its efficiency in processing the energy alone couldn't be compared with normal cultivation techniques.

"It's a pity the amount is too little. If there are more, it won't take me half a month te reach fifth-layer Martial Apprentice realm." Xia Ping squeezed his fists.

If you can eat this Fire Bear's meat every day, with an unlimited amount supply of food, he believed his progress would be extremely fast. Breaking through the fifth-layer Martial Apprentice realm was a simple matter. And if this fast progress could be kept, there wouldn't be a problem to reach a good result in the entrance exams of the first-rate university.

However, the price of the medicinal pills and beast's meat was too costly. One thousand and two hundred federal credits per kilogram, his family couldn't afford so much.

"No wonder those rich-second-generations with average talents still can cultivate faster. With money, accumulating resources are simple matters to them. They can just consume any medicinal pills and beast meats and they will progress far ahead of anyone with poor background despite their painstaking efforts," Xia Ping couldn't help but lamented the injustice.

In school, some rich-second-generation always looked down on ordinary students. Consuming beast meats and various supplements became their routine daily. With such extravagant expenditure, it was within reason that their cultivation base improving faster.

Ordinary students could only cultivate painstakingly to absorb a little amount of spiritual energy between heaven and earth. Of course, they couldn't be compared at all, the gap would become larger and larger over time.

"But with the system help, as long as I have enough hatred points, I can also buy some medicinal pills from the shop, "Xia Ping's eyes flickered. Before he left the dueling platform, he got 220 points.

Because there were more students involved, it was only natural that he got more than when he was in the class.

"But still, these points are hardly enough. I need to be picky about using these points. I couldn't just keep provoking others at all times. Otherwise, the consequences will be hard to bear. This system is a double-edged sword, such a sword must be used with caution."

Thinking to this point, he was helpless once again, "It seems like earning money is the only way. Without money, I can't buy any pills or meats, it will be hard to progress faster."

If he was the average student like before, his dad's arrangement was the best for him. He was satisfied with just ordinary life.

But, after memory fusion and also this wonderful system in his hand, it awakened his ambition to see what kind of scenery someone who reached the pinnacle of martial arts looked like.

"The question is how do you make money?!"

Xia Ping was thinking hard. He was still an ordinary student. Even with the top-tier cultivation technique, he was still at the forth-layer Martial Apprentice realm. With this cultivation base, he couldn't do much in society.

He didn't have any experience in setting business. Hunting monstrous beasts with such cultivation base, he would only deliver himself as food to the beasts. As for a part-time job, such as a waiter and the likes, it couldn't make much money, it was not enough for cultivation.

"Ahh, I know! Become a novelist!" Xia Ping's eyes suddenly brightened up.

"Even in Yanhuang Star where the sciences and technology are far ahead of the Earth's world, the people's enthusiasm for literature hasn't faded. The top novelist can earn one billion federal credits every year, which is no less than an annual salary some top experts of the martial arts. It shows this industry has a quite good prospect.

The good thing is almost no piracy happening. The copyright is protected by the law and heavy punishments for the violator. The number of paying users is numerous, make the industry is prosperous."

With his memories from the Earth, he knew countless novels that sold well. And because of the memory fusion, he could remember them clearly as if he just read it a moment ago.

After deciding to write a novel, now which novel he should choose. There were many kinds of genre novels, fantasy, urban, martial art, sci-fi, history, romance, mystery, and et cetera.

"These fantasy and martial art won't work for certain."

Xia Ping eliminated these two, because this world where martial arts thrived. It wouldn't have a good prospect because here, those kinds of things were reality. It might have good acceptance on the Earth, but not on Yanhuang Star.

Urban novels wouldn't be good either, they had different societies, so there was no reference at all.
History and romance were beyond his consideration too.

The mystery was good, but there was no guarantee it would be successful here either.

"Uh, does that mean writing novel is the wrong move? No, there's no doubt that this kind of novel will become popular," Xia Ping became full of passion suddenly. "The erotic novel! Right, I can write this genre!"

The erotic novel, in another word, was porn.

Such novels were prohibited in Earth China and couldn't be spread on the web either. They would get blocked by the relevant bureau if they saw ones.

Censorship! Punishment!

Some novelists of this genre were arrested and went to prison. Even if some novels rubbed that part a bit, their works also got banned. It was simply restricting their freedom of expression.

But, even with such restriction, there was some erotic novel that was so exceptional, that it could be regarded as a holy book by countless men.

"Alright, Erotic novel it is then!"

Xia Ping clenched his fist hard, "Although different worlds, different societies, different technological developments, but in the end, we are all human. We have the same needs, especially down there. This book was on fire on the Earth, it the same here too."

More importantly, this kind of novel was not prohibited on Yanhuang Star. This world was quite open-minded. As long as you were above twelve years old, you were allowed to read this kind of novel.

"For the money, I'll write porn then!"

Xia Ping's eyes brightened sacred light, finally found his way to get rich.

But what novel should he write as his first porn? Although there were so many classic ones to choose from, it had to eye-catching and immediately became best-sellers.

Found one! He should write 'Teacher Bai Rong'. Xia Ping remembered clearly this classic erotic novel as it was his first novel of its kind. He remembered countless lonely nights he spent, who knew how many tissues were wasted. It was a true divine novel.

If this novel didn't become popular, then no other novels could.

“Shameless Xia Ping, not only did you steal my martial arts manual and medicinal pills, you even took my fiancée! We’re not finished!”

“He’s the embarrassment of the Martial Way and a parasite of the human race. A complete scumbag.”

“There’s nothing that he won’t do. Not only would he not help an old person cross the road, but he would also steal the lollipop of a three-year-old.”

“He causes problems everywhere. All of the geniuses of those big families have been beaten up by him before. Now, he’s no longer tolerated by either humans or gods!”

Countless martial arts experts of Yanhuang Star hated Xia Ping down to the very bone. They were just itching to completely crush him into pieces.

As for Xia Ping? Facing the hatred of so many people, he just calmly pulled up the interface of the “Grand Hatred System” and looked at all the wonderful things there. He rubbed his chin, “I’ve already saved up so many Hatred Points. What should I exchange for now? Saint-grade medicinal pills? Or perhaps that Primordial Pill? The peerless martial art skill, Tathagata Palm also seems pretty good too. But then there’s that divine weapon, the Cosmic Cauldron. It is too difficult to choose!”

Author  : 拉姆

"It can't be that amazing" Siobhan rolled her eyes and said
"Wait" he reached a door and typed in a code
"Why do you have a combination lock on your library door?"
"It's supposed to be a safe"
"Then why isn't it a safe"
"Because I have a bank account duh" he pushed open the door
"Whoa" she exclaimed as they entered the huge library "how come I have never seen this part of the house
"Have you ever wondered what the huge wall space between my room and the west wing of the house was well this is it"
"I don't think you are going to see me for the next month" she ran her hand on the spine of the book
"If you want to get out the combination is zero seven-ten okay"
"Okay"
"I'll leave you to it then" Tyler said
"Where are you going to be when I get out?"
"Probably in my office so you can look for me there" he walked out of the library and closed the door behind him.
Siobhan went to the romance book section that was what she was in the mood for at that particular point in time she sat on the plushy looking couch then started the book. It was a Harlequin classic romance novel. Once Siobhan got to the middle of the book she started scrunching up her face in disgust at how cliché the book was "what the hell" she whispered "this guy is starting to get predictable" she added
She finished her book and realized that romance books weren't what she thought it would be she actually preferred it to the adventure books she had been reading lately she took another Harlequin book from the shelf and started reading that.
At around five in the evening, she had only gone out of the library once and that was to get water apart from that she stayed in the comfort of the soft couch she was on reading five different Harlequin and getting those imaginary butterflies and the queasy feeling everyone gets when they actually read the sex scenes in the romance novels. Her stomach rumbled lowly "not now" it rumbled louder and she groaned it was probably time for her to cook lunch she was sure that Tyler was hungry as well. She typed on her birthday on the keypad then it opened automatically.
"Hey Tyler"
"Yes"
"Are you hungry?"
"I already ate I ordered Chinese takeout I left some for you in the kitchen"
"Thanks, Barbie bug," she said as soon as she noticed he was wearing his glasses
"No problem psycho ban"
She scowled at him and walked out of the office.
After her meal, she went back to the library to continue reading the book she had already begun. By the time she got to her seventh book her eyes were pounding in their sockets begging to be let out and she was feeling strangely aroused. Siobhan turned off the light in the library then walked out to Tyler"s room. He was sleeping, she admired him for a while then he groaned "you either come in or you get out you are disturbing me"
"Oh sorry" she hurriedly closed the door turned on the light then rushed to his bed under the blanket with him
"Why do you have to turn on the lights?" he mumbled then buried his head under the blankets
"It"s dark in here" she snuggled against him
"Are you alright"
"Just a little queasy that's all"
"How many romance novels did you read?"
"Only six or seven I honestly don't know"
"Seven Harlequin novels isn't that a little too many romance books in one day"
"I"m fine just want to cuddle that's all"
"You are sure"
"A billion percent sure" she whispered
Tyler looked at her from under the confines and safety of his duvet "is there a reason why I can't turn off the lights?"
"Just don't like the darkness that's all, it scares me"
"Why does it scare you?"
"I don't want to talk about it"
"Trust me I won't tell anybody"
"You will laugh and I don't want anybody to laugh about it so it's best the people that know; know and the people that don"t stay in the closet"
"Why would I laugh I promise I won't laugh"
"You promise"
"Cross my heart" he whispered back"
"Well when I was younger like ten-eleven I had this friend"
"A friend"
"Yes a friend I easily trust people that's why I decided to lock everybody out so they won"t hurt me the way this friend hurt me"
"What did she do?"
"It was a he; he was my bodyguard, my first bodyguard before Brian actually he was almost a thousand years older than me, of course, I didn't know how old he was he didn't tell me that kind of information I only knew that he was way older than me" she closed her eyes so she wouldn't remember a horrible past
"What Happened?"
"He almost raped me he waited till it was dark out and he pressed a knife to my neck here" she raised up her chin and he saw a faint scar across her neck
"Oh my God"
"He told me he would kill me if I screamed"
"I didn't know my mom came to check on me every night because as you know I sleep pretty quickly she walked into my room and saw Carlos almost about to kill me out of fear and surprise he mistakenly pressed the knife a little bit too far and almost killed me but obviously I didn't die I lost a lot of blood and forgot who I was for almost three months" a tear slipped her eyes. Tyler wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug so she could cry and he would feel the tears
"That"s not something I would laugh about" he kissed her forehead
"He is in maximum security jail now probably dead now but I know I"m not safe he has fought off multiple kidnappers rapists and thugs for me so he can escape any time has before and can still do it again"
"That is horrible"
"So I can"t stay in the darkness. That time you locked me out of the house that was something I would never forget you put me in a critical position"
"I"m sorry I didn't know I would personally see to it that he pays dearly for what he did to my beautiful Mary"
"Stop calling me Mary"
"But you are Mary my beautiful virgin"
She blushed lightly
"I like when you blush" he stroked her cheek "it makes me happy" Tyler pressed his lips on hers
"I love you" she whispered

"R-rated romance movies aren't for everyone. How about a change of subject, since you look a little uncomfortable: What's your favorite book series?"
"I am currently reading Ian Fleming's 'Casino Royale'. The first installment of the James Bond series. Pretty much anything action, adventure, or mystery. Some of my all-time favorite series include Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson, J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter, and Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider. I also enjoy 'Lord of the Rings', 'The Chronicles of Narnia', Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and may others. What about you?"
"I've always enjoyed the classic dystopian sci-fi novels, such as '1984', 'Animal Farm', 'I, Robot', 'Dune', and 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. My mom also insisted that I read Jane Austen, Nicholas Sparks, and other romance authors. That's how I got into E. L. James and J. Kenner."
"So, you're a nerd and a romantic." I catch myself giggling a bit. {Gosh, what is this man doing to me. I've become a blushing schoolgirl.}
"Fine, go ahead. Make fun of me. But in my defense Orwell and Asimov are good writers. And you can't tell me that 'Pride and Prejudice' isn't a good book. It has history and finesse. What more could you want?"
"Okay, okay! I didn't mean to offend you, I'm just surprised is all."
"What, that I read romance novels?"
"No. That you read actual books."
"Harsh. But understandable. Most actors and celebrities don't portray themselves in a way that suggests any of us have the time or willingness to sit and read anything other than tabloid articles about ourselves."
We continue to talk about books for a while. Both pizzas were amazing. All good things must come to an end though. Austin takes me home and kisses me goodnight. It's an unexpected, but soft and gentle kiss. {Wow. I guess a second date isn't out of the question then.}
"Goodnight, Alexandra."
"Goodnight." {Something about the way he says my name in that dark accent of his drives me wild. I just hope that he doesn't notice.}
I take a shower I notice a new text from Austin. [Hey, I had a good time tonight. Would you like to go on a second date? I was thinking we could go to the movies sometime during the next week.] {Maybe it's best I leave that for tomorrow morning. That way I'm not making a hasty decision, right?}
 
When I woke up, I responded to Austin's text: [I have a commission due at the end of the week, but I think I can spare enough time for a date.]
[Good. Let's say Friday at 6?]
[Sounds like a plan.]
[It's a date then. 😉]
I call my mom, as I do almost every Sunday. She is excited that I've actually gone out on a date for once. Everything is going well at home, and we are all set for dinner tonight. She tells me to invite Zach, and I agree that it would be good for him after dinner with his mother.
I decide to go talk to him in person and drive over to his apartment.
"Hey. I wasn't expecting you today. Is everything alright?"
"Yeah. My mom invited you to dinner tonight. I told her about dinner with your mother the other day."
"Okay." He laughs a bit, and I can't help but smile. "I'll go to dinner with you and your family."
"I will text her to let her know."
"Uh… just out of curiosity, how was your date with Austin last night?"
"It was great! Have you heard of Pizza Pi? Their mac'n'cheese pizza is surprisingly amazing."
"Pi as in 3.14?"
"Yep. Kinda funny if you think about it."
"I think Sam said something about that place at some point. Maybe it had something to do with one of her dates. I can never keep them all straight. Anyway, how did it go? Do you have a second date lined up?"
"Actually, yes. Friday at 6. I believe we are headed to a movie theater."
"That sounds like fun. I'm glad you had a good time. Speaking of time, we should probably get going before your parents start to worry about your whereabouts."

Alexandra Kay Moran is a freelance artist and interior designer.

Zackary  Holland is Alex's Best friend, and is an officer of the Central City Police Department.

Alex's love life is a little all over the place. Zack does his best to help her through the tough times and support her through the good times.

"I FOUND YOU!" How dare you try to hide from your Mother!" She slapped him again. "Did you think I wouldn't know what you were up to? You've been hiding away from me with your little club activities. You cheeky monkey."  
  
He fell to the floor with the last hit. She then grabbed the hair on his head, pulled his torso up and smacked him hard. He fell back down again. She repeated the process, putting her whole body into the slap. When she got tired, she nearly tripped after swinging at him, but staggering bled the momentum, regaining her balance. He closed off his body in a fetal position, making it hard to pull him up. She stood up and walked away.  
 
Daichi Atsuo wasn't born out of love. His father was a rising romance novelist named Kuniyuki Atsuo (Kuni, his friends called him). Before then he was just a nobody at school. He was a classic virgin. He never had real friends in school or a girlfriend. It's not that he didn't try, but none of the schoolgirls had enough interest to give him a chance. The same thing happened in college.   
  
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in creative writing. When deciding what kind of fiction novel to write, Kuni felt drawn to romance despite lacking experience. All the romantic moments he wished for stirred his creativity. His writing hand moved with the flair of a professional writer. He printed his heart in ink.   
  
Unexpectedly, the readers loved it and were dying for more. His soul was finally soothed.   
  
After his second book, many fans reached out. A few he met up. They would talk about their admiration and their thoughts on his work. A nice genuine chat over coffee in a beautiful and cosy café. At this point, Kuni felt content with his social life.    
  
As if things couldn't get better, some of his female fans asked him out. Many were just a once-off romantic date and some ended in a kiss. A few were one-night stands. He was happy.  
  
One day he got intimate with Eriko who was a hardcore fan. They got along well. They talked a lot about his novels and future works. She was equally as interested in them as him. Things went so well that she moved in with him to a new house.   
  
They had more fights when they moved in together. Often, she wasn't happy when he took a break from his work and hanged out with others. He thought it was normal that she'd be jealous and insecure. She was just an ordinary and average looking person after all, and he was a prolific writer with a great deal of passive income.   
  
She got mad when she looked through his phone. He wasn't allowed to meet up with his female fans. He agreed to it.   
  
Soon after they married, Kuni felt a drop in the quality of his novels. It wasn't a big amount, but it was significant to make him think that he should move on to a different genre. Perhaps having a good life now, he no longer thought much of romance.   
  
When his wife found out, they had the biggest fight of their life. She wanted him to continue his novel. He asked if she would want the series to die out as the quality dropped. She told him to try harder and use their relationship for inspiration. If he didn't, he simply didn't love her enough. He argued that it was his life's decision and his work never belonged to her. He was about to break it off with her until she revealed to him that she was pregnant.   
  
For the sake of their newborn, he continued the story to end the fights and raise enough for his son to have a good life. 5 Years later. Critics and women's magazines criticized him for the declining quality of each new title. Kuni could no longer hold off the pain in his chest. One night, he told his wife that he could no longer continue writing those novels.   
  
  
  
***  
  
  
  
"Where are you going!" Eriko shouted at his back.  
  
"I told you. I'm not dealing with this anymore and I'll be taking our son with me." Kuni replied as he walked away. Kuni had just enough of her oily knotted hair, her dark circles, her frantic mumblings in bed when he's sleeping and not working. He had enough of this woman's insanity.   
  
She was always chewing off her fingernails while watching his work from over his shoulder. He would even get eyed at when he took her to the doctors. The patients and doctor would think that her ripped off fingernails were a sign of abuse. He can finally be rid of it all.   
  
'I'll take my son away from this as well.' he thought. In the five years of writing under pressure, he never got much time to spend with his son despite being home.   
  
 He remembered Daichi would ask him to play but his wife would tell him that Daddy was too busy to play. Another time, Daichi would come over with a toy. Kuni played a bit but when he saw his wife's haggard appearance peeking from the door frame, shock came to his eyes. A bandage had unfastened on her fingertips. There was a nail growing halfway of her fingertip. She bit onto the growing nail and tore it off. Seeing the fresh blood trickle from her middle finger. He told his kid to play by himself. He felt sorry for the kid.  
  
'She kept us separate...'  
  
He couldn't leave his child to this maniac. Once he takes Daichi out of here, maybe he can spend time with him. Have a father to son bond...  
  
That thought made him smile in the long 5 years.  
  
  
  
!!!  
  
  
  
A sharp inhale had caught in Eriko's throat. She needed the novels. What Kuni said had broken her heart. She had heard that he will give up writing the novels. When he turned his back on her, it was like the umbilical cord had been ripped out of her. Her life is being threatened! 
She screamed and lunged at him. Her screams were so shrill and deafening that he was confused and did not hear the footsteps rushed at him. Pushed from behind, he collided with the stair railing and fell over. 
 
Thack! 
 
Through a peek in the door, Daichi had seen a body fall from the top of his vision. Eriko's silhouette stood beside his father. She turned her head from Kuni and saw him.
 
"You're supposed to be in bed." She smiled. She walked towards him laughing hysterically. The house echoed in laughter that night.

An alien parasite inside a cat ambushes Hikaru. Unbeknownst to it, he's a psychopath who killed his mother and can reverse-hack the parasitic cells, taking its body and powers for himself. 

Evolving from absorbing other living organisms, he begins changing as he becomes sensitive to emotions. Ironically, an alien made him more human than ever. 

Dragged into an ever-growing war between parasites and humans, will Hikaru become the dark hero humanity needs? Or will he fulfill his dream of world domination?

At the same time, the Master System and its power are in peril as a result of Hikaru's actions. A simple nobody named Elijah reincarnates with the Hero System and is sent back in time to restore order to the universe.

Read between the Dark and light chapters of Parazyte, explore the Naruto and Sasuke type dynamic of the two characters, the vast world-building and in-depth character development with rich side characters (sprinkled with 2D characters for fun). 

Warning: Book recommended for 18+. Realistic violence and death is the theme. Hero chapters are sometimes light-hearted but often contain sad realities.

The world shakes under their overwhelming power. The fate of the world depends on who becomes a God first. 

Readers from a parallel universe can affect the storyline with their quantum tremors.

Dear Mama and Papa,
Thank you for sending me fifty-three thousand again! Hopefully I don't blow it all on BL Drama CDs. It's quite embarrassing that you both know about my little hobby — but don't worry! I'm going to Kurogami High School; by the time you both read this, I'll be a first-year there! I still don't really like the idea of going through . . . I heard rumors it was built on a graveyard. Nee-Chan called me the other day to tell me that there's Yokai in that school. I don't know if she did it to scare me, but it worked! I still would like to know why when she was my age, she got to go to a completely different school. I know you both went here, but why did you guys ask me to come here? And to join the Classic Literature Club — a club rumored to be the most haunted thing in that building! Ghost stories always seemed to scare me to no end when I was little — I wonder what younger me would think? Attending a haunted, Yokai invested building like Kurogami. It's hard to believe a romance between my mom and dad happened in that cursed Classic Literature Clubroom.
I hope that when I join that haunted school no one makes fun of my name. I still wonder what went through both of your heads when you named me. I know there are unisex names that sound either feminine or masculine but you both just gave me a boys name! You could have at least added a 'Ko' or maybe even a 'Ka' to the end of my name. I know I'm not a girly teenage girl out there, but I'm still a girl nonetheless! Hopefully, High School treats me much better than Middle or Jr. High School ever did. I know you two like literature novels, but naming me after a male author? I know you both are tired of me complaining, so I'll stop here. You two are in Germany right now, right? Well did you know that the 'Dop' in my name can be read as Germany? I prefer that meaning than one with a sad connotation like 'alone.' I hope you come back to Japan soon.
Your daughter,

Doppo Sekai.   

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Run, Girl (If You Can)

Mr. Yuan's Dilemma: Can't Help Falling in Love with You

A Classic Odyssey

BAD BOY IN LOVE

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GOD LEVEL DEMON

Divided union

Love is a Rollercoaster

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