Spottedleaf'S Heart

Selene's life is turned upside down when strange sensations and whispered voices start haunting her every step. Zane Shadow, a demon teases her, "I’ve been waiting for you." Orion lightbringer, a celestial protector, warns her: "There’s more to you than you realize, Selene." Caught between dark forces and forbidden desires, Selene must unravel the truth about her past, or risk losing everything and everyone she loves.

Caught in her father’s crushing debt, Su Jin is left with no choice but to take a dangerous risk, approaching a ruthless billionaire. What she thinks will be a simple transaction turns into something far more complicated when he sweeps her off her feet, claiming her as his own. The man’s love is like a drug—addictive, overwhelming, and all-consuming. He spoils her with affection, but it’s never enough. His obsession with her grows stronger with every passing day, and soon, it’s clear: this isn’t just about love. It’s about control. He tells her, "You’re mine, and only mine," trapping her in a web of passion and manipulation. As she succumbs to his dark affection, Su Jin realizes that she’s tangled in a net she can’t escape from. His love becomes a poison, wrapping around her heart, leaving her both addicted and entrapped. She finds herself unable to break free, not just because she craves his love, but because she’s slowly becoming addicted to the pain and pleasure of it all. His devotion isn’t just a gift—it’s a curse, and it’s one she can’t seem to escape.

In a kingdom steeped in intrigue and dark secrets, Third Prince Hyeon carries a reputation for being a wife killer. When Mi-Suk, a sweet and determined young woman, is forced to marry him to save her mother from a mysterious illness, she discovers that the palace is a dangerous terrain, full of conspiracies and betrayals. As Mi-Suk fights to survive and uncover the truth about Hyeon, dark forces plot to destroy the kingdom. Between unexpected alliances, family secrets and the search for a mythical flower capable of saving lives, Mi-Suk will have to face impossible choices. Can love flourish amid distrust? Or will the heart's desire be your undoing?

Staring at the gun pointed at her head, Hannah felt as if she were watching all of her childhood memories. Cold sweat kept dripping down from the smooth skin of her back, making her quiver slightly. "Don't!" she yelled, tears pooling at the corner of her eyes due to being startled almost out of her wits. "S-spare me! Please spare my life!" she begged. Her beautiful eyes, which are struggling so hard as to not let a single tear of hers drop, are looking straight into Ivan's dark ones, looking as if she were pleading for her life. Looking back at her tearful eyes, a mischievous grin appeared on Ivan's lips. His handsome face has a devilish look to it, looking both extremely evil and elegant at the same time. "Why should I? Give me a good reason, and I might be willing to let you live," he asked without moving his gun away from her head. Hearing his words, Hannah's will to survive made her lie within a second. "I-I like you!" she stuttered. Hearing Hannah confess her feelings for him, the small smirk on Ivan's face slowly faded bit by bit. Ivan has indeed told her to think of a good reason for him not to kill her, but not once has he thought that the fair maiden in front of him would suddenly say those words. Withdrawing the gun that was pointed at the girl's head, Ivan placed it on the back part of his waist before he grabbed Hannah's soft cheek with his calloused hands. "You like me?" he asked, gaining a multitude of nods from the girl who was currently looking at the space behind him, avoiding his dark eyes. Unbeknownst to Hannah, a smirk much less mischievous compared to his earlier ones has once again appeared on Ivan's face, and with a wicked glint in his eyes, Ivan spoke. "Prove it" _______________________________________________________________________________________ One day, while she was on a blind date with the son of her brother's business partner, Hannah, the eldest young lady of the Salvador family got kidnapped without anyone knowing. She was brought to the mansion hidden deep within the dense forest on the top of a mountain, and there she met Ivan. The man who looks so simple yet dangerous at the same time releases deadly vibes in him. In her desperation to live, she uttered words that she didn't mean to say. She didn't think twice about saying such words in order to live, but who would have thought that Ivan, the man who smiles like a child while pointing a gun at her head, would take it seriously.

Mark, a dedicated employee, works under the demanding but attractive boss, Mr. Jay. Mark secretly harbors feelings for Mr. Jay but struggles with his emotions due to their professional relationship and fear of rejection. Meanwhile, Mr. Jay, unaware of Mark's feelings, begins to exhibit possessive behavior, fueled by jealousy, when Mark interacts with others. As tensions rise, Mark remains confused about Mr. Jay's intentions, setting the stage for a dramatic confrontation.

Hu Li Hua, a 22nd-century botanist, suddenly finds herself stranded in the world of the novel she just finished reading. Damn it! She’s destined to be cannon fodder who dies at the very beginning of the story?! No! She refuses! Her family, who doesn’t love her, is doomed to die one by one as cannon fodder for the female and male protagonists? Fine! Let them be! She’ll escape with her mother and enjoy the story from afar. Huh? But why has her family suddenly started loving her? What about the Green Tea Girl they always adored? “Miss Hu, can we get married and have a few adorable children?” In the middle of the night, a seductive man’s voice whispered softly in her ear. “What?! Marriage and kids?! No, I don’t want that! I just want to be a salted fish and enjoy my lazy life!” Little did Hu Li Hua know, not only was her Melon-Eating System shaking the Imperial Court, but… her inner thoughts could also be heard by others! Can Hu Li Hua escape her fate as cannon fodder? And can the handsome man win Hu Li Hua’s heart? (Note: “eating melon” is slang for gossiping.)

Superbia vows to have her revenge no matter what. She lost her parents due to an unfounded fear and unfair accusations of the leading church in their village. Being chased hunted down as she strives to survive with her little brother. Never staying in a place for long. When she finally found a place to stay with her brother, a cult kidnaps her brother and plans to sacrifice him to unknown entity. She was able to locate and find her brother. Only it was too late. Right before her eyes her brother dies. Losing everything she loved, she then traded her ability to fall in love for power. Tikvah, the purest in the bloodline of ruby hearts finds himself saved by Superbia time and time again. His bloodline have caused him countless of trouble, but the moment Superbia was on the brick of death, for once was Tikvah was glad he is part of the ruby heart bloodline.

Trevor has been alone for a while, and the moment he agrees to go to the wedding of a distant friend, he bumps into the one person who's the cause of his loneliness. It's taking a lot for him not to run to her and ask her to be his again. But he can't do that because he still doesn't know what caused her to leave him. Maybe he'll find out soon, seeing as he's unable to stay away from her, just like before.

"One beautiful heart is better than thousand beautiful faces..." "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26."

Number 1: Kidnap his Wife. Number 2: Great, the bitch is gone. Stage an accidentally-on-purpose meet up to get his attention. Number 3: Have his eyes on me the whole night. Number 4: Engage him just at the last minute and let him take me home. Number 5: Experiment: take one; put a gun to the bastard's head. The last thing Indigo Mae expected was for a terror from her past to come knocking on her door at midnight. And by all means, the last thing she could have possibly hoped for was this little visit to be the reason she gets roped into a twisted and deathly experiment with the most dangerous man in the continent as her labrat. All Indigo ever wanted was a breakthrough. Unfortunately, life has other surprises. And it all begins with her getting thrown, hands tied, into a sinister Mafia world of conspiracies, lies, desires and death. Or, in other words, Alessandro Ferrara.

"When fate brings together 23-year-old Julia Jenkins, a fierce, beautiful, and ambitious young lady, and billionaire Roman Thompson 28 year old, a notorious, ruthless, and handsome CEO, their lives are forever changed. After A marriage of convenience sparks a whirlwind of emotions, secrets, and lies. Behind Alex's confident facade lies a dark past, one that has earned him the reputation as a woman-hater. His status as the "King of the Business World" has been built on his cunning, smart and ruthless tactics, but Julia's presence threatens to disrupt his carefully constructed empire. As Julia navigates her new reality and new identify, she must confront the darkness of her past and the uncertainty of her future. Will she be able to tame the heart of the king, or will Alex's secrets and lies tear them apart? Dive into the world of "Roman and Julienne's heart desire" to uncover a tale of love, heartbreak, and the true cost of secrets."

The realms are on the brink of war as a malevolent force from Umbralis rises to conquer Celestara. Kael is tasked with protecting the fragile balance between realms, but he discovers that Lira’s artifact may hold the key to defeating this threat. As their fates intertwine, Kael finds himself falling for her—a love that could either save the realms or doom them all.

In a war-torn kingdom desperate for salvation, scholar Amara Solis joins a perilous expedition to the Firelands, a treacherous wasteland where ancient fire creatures believed to exist. Fueled by her passion for uncovering lost truths, Amara seeks answers buried in the ashes of history. But when she encounters the Fireborn, a sentient being of living flame, her journey takes an unexpected turn. Drawn into a web of ancient mysteries, Amara’s curiosity becomes obsession, and the line between hunter and ally begins to blur. As the secrets of the Firelands unravel.

I'm 29 years old, nearly 30 and so far, my sister and Photography have been my life and soul. Ever since I stepped foot in my first darkroom during my Sophomore year I always had a hunch that this would be my true passion. Since I held my first camera. Set up my first tripod, captured my first photo and filmed my first piece. I just knew that this is what I wanted to do. My life has been a complicated mess since I was 10 years old. My life was thrown away by my parents because me and my sister were a burden to them, I hadn’t long started writing to my pen pal at this point, so I had a pen pal who I vented my anger out on for years without actually telling him what was going on in my life, yet he had become a huge part of my life. I haven't had a serious relationship in...well...ever and It's not every day that you find a man wanting to talk to you...granted, this man is the one who spilt his coffee down me the first time we met and from then on he became the Baine of my existence. I live in Texas City, Houston and I love what I do, the freedom it gives me being behind a camera but it also comes with a price when you least expect it. My life was complicated enough but when I vent out on a secret to this man, The CEO and annoying Pen pal kid who I had spent most of my childhood, teenage years and adult life, hating on… my feelings towards him become stir crazy and a whirlwind of emotions. One's I didn't want in the first place because 2 weeks before meeting said man...I was applying for a year long fellow ship abroad. A once in a lifetime opportunity to go to one of Spain's most explored and cultured cities - Barcelona.

[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT] 'Did it make absolute sense that the only way to reverse a curse was with another curse, even if it was a six feet sauve-looking demon whose features was sculpted to the apex of perfection?' Life seemed unnatually unfair when Aella had to embark on a suicidal journey to save her family from a rueful damnation, though she never brought the curse in the first place. Getting to the end of her journey, she found out something which made her hair stand out... The demon she intended to slay wasn't a ferocious creature but a demonic beauty with a mysterious aura that oddly set her body on fire. He was a divine creature, demonic, but dangerously so. When she stumbled into his life, he had one thought. Make her fall for him, ruining her mission. After all, he was the demon himself. Rather than getting his heart, Aella fell for his charms, inviting an unending chaos into her already doomed life. Thrown in a crossroad, she is confused on which path to take. Abide by her heart and let herself fall into a whirlwind of love, or allow intervention and be apart, saving herself from his cursed fate. A tale of gripping desires... Desiring The Cursed Demon's Heart. _______________ Volume 1: Desiring The Cursed Demon's Heart [COMPLETED] at 282 chapters. Volume 2: Acquiring The Cursed Angel's Heart [ONGOING] ________________ P.S Cover not mine, credit all to the artist!

The daughter of two poor farmers, beautiful Li Xiao Niang is given a once in a life time opportunity to become the Crown Prince's bride, but when she gets married to the Prince, she finds that life in the Palace is not at all like she imagined and she is sorely under prepared for the difficulties ahead of her. Will she come out victorious or will she lose to the enemies hiding behind the shadows?

Baek Junseo is sent to Japan to carry out the sabotage of threat that could bring down de local economy and safety of his country. But as soon as he arrives he disappears completely. His only trace left behind? The constant feeling of being watched that Vasiliy, his target, has begun to have for some time now.

Miranda is a renowned writer of the novel called Forgotten Melody, a romantic melodrama novel that won the hearts of many. Coincidently, her novel ends with a sad ending and upsets many of her fans. Even when she was asked to change the end of the story, she was adamant and thought it was a perfect ending for the story. One night she went to bed, and the next day she wakes up in an entire different world. She became a character in her story. Not Protagonist nor antagonists but a mere maid. In a process of wanting to come back to a normal world, Miranda experienced an adventures journey along with the main characters in her novel.

Lu Yezhou, the undisputed ruler of Ming City, had everything—power, wealth, and an unshakable reputation. Yet, he became obsessed with a humble, ordinary woman, Bai Xueyan, for one reason—her rare and mesmerizing eyes. She tried to escape his grasp, begging, "Seventh Master, please let me go." But his response was absolute. "Impossible." Lu Yezhou showered Bai Xueyan with endless indulgence, giving her everything she desired—until the day he discovered the true owner of those eyes. Three years later, fate brought them together again. This time, he kneeled on one knee, voice trembling, "Bai Xueyan, will you forgive me?" She met his gaze with icy disdain and sneered, "Aside from you using me for my eyes, I don't want to remember anything else about you."

"The Heart's Journey:Love in Full Bloom" is a heartwarming novel that explores the complexities and beauty of love through a collection of interconnected short stories. Each chapter delves into a unique love story, showcasing the diversity and richness of human relationships.

In the neon-lit streets of futuristic Neo-Tokyo, Rei Kuroda, a haunted bounty hunter, and Aiko Saito, a skilled hacker with ties to a powerful corporation, cross paths in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Once lovers torn apart by a devastating war, they now find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that threatens to unravel the city’s delicate balance of power. As they are forced to confront their past, their rekindled feelings complicate their missions, drawing them into a high-stakes battle against a rogue AI and the dark forces controlling Neo-Tokyo. With every encounter, the line between love and duty blurs, leading them to a final confrontation where they must decide whether to protect the world they once knew or to forge a new future together. Neon Sakura is a gripping tale of romance, action, and redemption, set in a world where technology and humanity collide.

Takashi and Kenji have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Now in their second year of high school, the boys grapple with new realizations about themselves and their relationship. Takashi comes from a traditional family and has always done what is expected of him. But he finds himself drawn to his rebellious best friend Kenji in a way that is more than just friendship. Takashi struggles with these confusing feelings he fears others won't understand or accept. Kenji is an outgoing and carefree spirit who plays by his own rules. But even he is not immune to the strange awkwardness that has sprung up between him and Takashi recently. Kenji starts seeing his best friend in a new light that scares yet intrigues him. Their friends and teammates notice the boys growing distant as they avoid addressing the unspoken truth. After tensions and misunderstandings threaten to break them apart for good, Takashi and Kenji are forced to confront how they really feel about each other. They must find the courage to follow their hearts, even if it means going against the norms of society. Following Takashi and Kenji's journey of self-discovery, heartbreak and love, this light novel aims to tell a moving coming-of-age story about friendship, courage and embracing your identity against all odds. At its core, it is a tale of the transformative power of love. [THIS IS A BL]

In a world where magical and spiritual forces clash, the story of "The Continent of Magic" begins in the city of Etrigan, where an unknown fate forms amidst darkness and hope. Adam Ethan, a cold and mysterious young boy born into a family of powerful sorcerers, lives with an inner struggle, revealing only indifference and secrecy, while his family wavers between hope and concern for his future. In this city, where mana dances in the horizon, Neil, a simple boy with pure dreams, encounters Adam's enigmatic character. Neil tries to understand this distant boy, observing him without forming a friendship. Yet this observation quickly leads him to unexpected discoveries, opening a door to hidden mysteries beyond his comprehension. As the story unfolds, both Neil and Adam face challenges that reveal the true nature of this magical world filled with secrets. Between the clash of power and self-discovery, each confronts the reality of his fate in an adventure rich with mystery and trials.

In today's world, people live in an era of peace. Most of them have a normal job like Yariel. Playing video games, streaming, watching anime or reading? All that is over after awakening the ‘gift’. He always wanted to become Dakunaito. A warrior who controls the elements and performs powerful spells. It seems like fiction, but in this world we humans evolved being able to do incredible things... Although now we are barely a vestige of times gone by. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkuhjDMuyhE HEART ELEMENT by CaballeroWorld is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Andriana "Andy" Bennett had lived her entire young life like a Princess, spoiled and loved by her parents and older brother. But tragedy struck her family, leaving her orphaned and alone. The Preston family took her in. Mr. Preston, her father's best friend, treated her like the daughter he never had, honoring his friendship with her father. However, Mrs. Preston only tolerated her presence. She had ensured that she would remember she never belonged in their family. Then, there were the handsome Preston brothers, Lucas, who treated her like she did not exist, and Tristan, who had become very close to her. Her life might not be perfect, but it was ok until she caught her boyfriend cheating on her on her 21st birthday. Wanting to get back at him, she dared to kiss her so-called brother, the older Preston brother, Lucas. What she did not expect was that he would kiss her back. Then, that was where the chaos started as she found herself on a roller coaster ride. She was engaged in a day, married in a week, and divorced two years after their contract ended. It sounded simple enough, but it was not. What would happen next?

“Everyone has secrets in the glitzy world of the elite, but his could cost her everything.” Emily Chase, a struggling writer, never anticipates being thrown into the perilous orbit of elusive tech magnate and billionaire Damien Blackwood once she discovers a clue about him. Damien, who has a reputation for charm and cool control, has defended his kingdom and his emotions from the outside world for many years. However, Emily finds herself torn between telling the truth and falling in love with the man behind the mask after learning of rumors of a past argument that could ruin him. Emily discovers that Damien’s secrets are more complex than she initially thought, drawing her into a web of treachery, passion, and peril as enemies press in and her inquiry reveals even more sinister facts. Their unquestionable chemistry creates a bond that has the potential to either break her determination or bring about her redemption. However, each step she takes toward Damien puts her own weaknesses in jeopardy and forces her to face her worst fears. Emily has to choose how far she will go for love as the stakes are high and her allegiances are put to the test. Will she be freed by discovering the truth, or will everything she has battled to defend be destroyed?