twelve smoke and mirrors

Flower City's Twelve Beauties

Yves King, hailed as a legendary figure among modern mercenaries and a military king, experiences profound repentance after settling a major grudge. Choosing to heed his late mother's final wish, he embarks on a journey to lead a normal life and embrace an average, ordinary existence. However, owing to a twist of fate and the consequences of nepotism, Yves finds himself in the employ as a security guard of a chilly female President after inadvertently offending her. To complicate matters, destiny takes another turn as the female President becomes his tenant. The constant role reversals between them ignite intense conflicts and battles. The question lingers: who will emerge victorious in this war between man and woman? Yet, as Yves aspires for the tranquility of a tree standing still, the relentless winds of life continue to blow. Can he genuinely achieve his wish of being an ordinary person? Will he maintain his peace of mind while observing from the sidelines as beautiful women of diverse identities and styles gather around an ordinary security guard? The captivating stories behind this security guard, who cherishes leisure, indulges in culinary delights, and whiles away his time awaiting the inevitable, are poised to unfold. Everything awaits your discovery~

Ao Wuchang · Urban

Smoke and Mirrors Series

Many young she-wolves have dreamed of meeting their mate, the one who would sweep them off their feet, at least that was what they were told. Sapphire Nightborne once dreamed of the same thing until she met hers, a true monster. Instead of marks of love, he left whip marks , words of love were replaced with those of hate. "Congratulations Damien, you finally broke me." Join her as she struggles to be the master of her own fate.

SNNair · Fantasy

Through Smoke and Steel: A Mafia Romance

She gave him a bullet. And he swore he'd never take it off. Then he married her to steal her inheritance—and she fell for the devil anyway. She returned to bury her father. Instead, she was forced to marry his enemy's son. - Rosalind Marlow returns to New York to settle her father's affairs, once one of the city's most feared mafia bosses, only to find he died beside his greatest rival… and left behind a contract binding her to the rival's son. Viktor Marino is cold, calculating, and infuriatingly magnetic. Rosa has no intention of becoming anyone's pawn, not in grief, not in business, and definitely not in bed. But Viktor plays a long game, and with every stare, every challenge, he pulls her deeper into a world of secrets, power, and heat. She was raised to be untouchable. He was born to conquer. And in the space between vengeance and desire, who is going to lose control first? Contains mature and dark content. ***** EXCERPT "Why would you want to leave this behind?' he growled in my ear, his chest rumbling against my back. Because I can't trust you. Because I don't know what I want. 'Because it's cruel,' I whispered. And then he pulled away, leaving me trembling, desperate, and furious.

Steph Starry · Urban

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The moment he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to a different world, and he was lying in a mass grave with nothing on his body. It was so miserable! Her family had a white lotus sister who was biased towards her father. Her husband's family had unruly subordinates. The high and mighty white moonlight was jumping around one after another. When they saw her, they would step on her. What kind of trash were they? Shangguan Qian's hands were itching. She was a clean freak and had to clean up the rubbish when she saw it. As for that so-called husband? Sorry, a marriage without any emotional foundation is like a plate of loose sand. I won't serve you anymore!

Qingning rampaged around.

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