the best modern gothic novels

Reborn Princess Became A Superstar in Modern Days

Having brought up her younger siblings in troubled times and guiding her younger brother to the throne, Xia Wanyuan is the most legendary eldest princess in the history of the Xia Dynasty. When this eldest princess opens her eyes, she finds herself in a world a thousand years into the future. While she is still called "Princess", it's only a nasty jeer imparted on her as a mockery for her arrogant connections within the entertainment industry. So what if you were rich? In the end you've fallen to a status far lower than any beast! In response, Xia Wanyuan promises that a day would come when they will sincerely call her Princess. Everyone laughs at her, waiting to see the day when she'll be abandoned by the wealthy and affluent. Handsome yet aloof, President Jun Shiling is known only for his success in the corporate world with a demeanor cold enough to cut through ice. He has just one thing to say: Take the one hundred million divorce fee and leave quickly. Two years later, the eldest princess is a two-time winner of a prestigious acting award. The darling of the fashion world, she has become a style icon who is also proficient in the four classical arts. As an all-knowing professor in both literature and poetry, she is also a professor in two departments at the most renowned institute of higher learning. The Olympics? Gold medals are a dime a dozen when considering her skills in fencing and shooting. Her name is spread all over the world and she is filled with an unprecedented glory never bestowed upon any other. The CEO who wanted a divorce at the start refutes on television: "How dare anyone spread rumors about our divorce? My dearest wife, can we have another child?"

A Boat of Dreams · Urban

Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World

Just as nuclear weapons are merely a by-product of science, immortality is but a small gift in the pursuit of the Dao. The patriarch of the new method, the great sage and virtuous teacher, Zhen Fa Zhenren, the strongest cultivator in ten thousand years, is recruiting personal disciples. The reference books are as follows: "Topology in Talismans—Starting with the Little Rain Talisman" "Artificial Intelligence Research in Magical Artifacts: A Preliminary Exploration of Artifact Spirits" "Elemental Decomposition of the Nine-turn Golden Elixir" "Basics of Formation Pathways" Note: Preference will be given to those who have published papers in the Journal of Immortal Dao.

Big and bald head · Eastern

Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life

Lin Wanwan slips a jade bracelet onto her wrist—and steps between two worlds. Side A: neon lights, 5G, instant ramen, MRI machines—an age of abundance where food is fast and friendships sometimes slow. Side B: Tang-dynasty sunshine, cracked earth, locust clouds, emperors who ask villagers to skip meals so soldiers can march. A “golden age” that growls with hunger. Lin has no grand plan—only a wish: let the little bean who waits for her at the gate eat his fill, let the gray-haired elders who calls her “treasure” sleep without fear of famine. Lin Wanwan wants to bring small changes to the world she loves, so the family she cherishes can live a little better, then a little better still—because "I has finally found the place that calls my home."

Green Bamboo Lin · General

Hayle Coven Novels

I’m an international, multiple award-winning author with a passion for the voices in my head. As a singer, songwriter, independent filmmaker and improv teacher and performer, my life has always been about creating and sharing what I create with others. Now that my dream to write for a living is a reality, with over a hundred titles in happy publication and no end in sight, I live in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada, with my giant cats, pug overlord and overlady and my Gypsy Vanner gelding, Fynn. ***WORLD'S BEST STORY2014*** Her mom's a witch. Her dad's a demon. And she just wants to be ordinary. I batted at the curl of smoke drifting off the tip of my candle and tried not to sneeze. My heavy velvet cloak fell in oppressive, suffocating folds in the closed space of the ceremony chamber, the cowl trapping the annoying bits of puff I missed. I hated the way my eyes burned and teared, an almost constant distraction. Not that I didn't welcome the distraction, to be honest. Anything to take my mind from what went on around me. Being part of a demon raising is way less exciting than it sounds. Sydlynn Hayle's teen life couldn't be more complicated. Trying to please her coven is all a fantasy while the adventure of starting over in a new town and fending off a bully cheerleader who hates her are just the beginning of her troubles. What to do when delicious football hero Brad Peters--boyfriend of her cheer nemesis--shows interest? If only the darkly yummy witch, Quaid Moromond, didn't make it so difficult for her to focus on fitting in with the normal kids despite her paranormal, witchcraft laced home life. Add to that her crazy grandmother's constant escapes driving her family to the brink and Syd's between a rock and a coven site. Forced to take on power she doesn't want to protect a coven who blames her for everything, only she can save her family's magic. If her family's distrust doesn't destroy her first.

Patti Larsen · Urban

The Dark Novels

In a world where the chosen one has defeated the demon lord and brought peace to the realm, now 500 years have passed since the demon's defeat. Aetheria, the world, appears peaceful, but is it truly so?

Q_Tip · Fantasy

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<Fake Fast Wear> Mu Zhiyin had transmigrated into an ancient Mary Sue campus revenge novel and became the younger sister of the second male lead. She was a female supporting character that everyone hated. The main performance was that the female lead wanted to destroy her family. Sigh, she was not targeting her biological brother or sister, but her! The male lead was using her all the time in order to flirt with the female lead. The second male lead's brother actually developed feelings for the female lead after getting along with her! This was not important. What was important was that she was actually going to live under the roof with the evil villain in the original novel! The more the villain loved the female protagonist, the more he hated the supporting actress. Mu Zhiyin trembled. Mu Zhiyin: "Thank you, but I won't. You guys go ahead. I'll leave, alright?" However, when she finally saved enough money to run away, the villain hugged her from behind and said in a low and trembling voice,"Don't go…" Mu Zhiyin: "???" Later, she realized that all of this was just an experiment for new technology? [In memory of our fallen Mary Sue (?)] #How the villain fell for me #I've been hiding, hiding, and I've actually found the villain's true heart P.S. Don't tell me you've abandoned the book. You can find a better one. Don't bother.

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Princess, please behave yourself.

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Voices Beyond the Picture

A clear tune, half a painting, year after year of joy, mountains and rivers as before. He was the painter of the Bright Moon Hotel. Under the lonely shadow of the lamp, he painted the mountains and rivers. She was a zither player of the Qingyin Pavilion. After playing the zither, she would be at ease. Separated by a wall, she rushed into his territory in a panic. The green hairpin slipped from her hair and broke into two pieces. The paint from the tip of his pen dripped onto the paper and dyed it crimson...

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Funeral master, my name card scared the Huangtian Emperor

Wang Chen had transmigrated to the Primordial Era 18 years ago. The system was 18 years late, and it had awakened the funeral system. He had also become the shopkeeper of the Home of Return. "Ding!" "Potential client detected-Guard Captain. Death rate: 99%, survival rate: 1%." "Hello, I'm the shopkeeper of Home of Return. Our new shop is opening. If you make a reservation now, we'll give you a 50% discount!" When everyone was laughing at Wang Chen, the captain of the guards really died. Only then did everyone realize that what Wang Chen said was true. A few times in a row, whoever Wang Chen sent a business card to would die, and he was given the title of the living King of Hell. One day, just as Huang Tiandi was about to return from the battle, a name card floated in front of him, attracting his attention. In the next moment, the entire Primordial Chaos erupted. "Huang Tiandi, run! You're going to die!" "Huang Tiandi, run! This kid is the living King of Hell!" "Huang Tiandi, run! This name card is the Gate of Hell!" ……

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