Dua To Win A Competition

Haylie never expected her life to take a supernatural turn. One ordinary night out with her best friend became the catalyst for everything to change. That was the night she met Liam—a man unlike anyone she'd ever known. Haylie was drawn to Liam's charm, but she couldn’t have guessed the secret he carried: he was a wolf shifter. Her world unraveled further when she discovered the truth about her own family. The mother she lost at just five years old had also possessed a wolf side, a heritage Haylie had never imagined. Now, the man she was falling in love with and her father were both connected to a hidden world she barely understood. As Haylie delved deeper into this mysterious legacy, a sinister twist awaited her. Melody, a wicked and vengeful rival, ended Haylie’s life in a treacherous betrayal and took over her identity. Trapped in limbo, Haylie's spirit lingered, tethered to the one person who could save her—Liam. Fate would have to work its magic to reunite Haylie with the man she loved and to give her the chance to reclaim her life. But time was running out, and the battle for her soul had only just begun.

Reeling from the shame, anger, embarrassment of his break up with the love of his life publicly, Kieran White had gotten involved with a common waitress at the pub he visited. They had hit it off and soon had a one night stand that led to them signing a contract marriage of five years so Kieran could head his family's business. What Edwina Hall had thought was a dream come true soon came shattering with a reality so blindly forced into her face when her husband asked her to sign the divorce papers he presented to her. Devastated, she had signed the papers and had left her cold-hearted ex-husband alone only to realize that she was pregnant with his son. Five years later, the duo crossed part in the most unlikely places and this time, the tables had turned as Kieran would do anything to get Edwina to notice him and most importantly, be with him again. Would Edwina continue to feign indifference to the man who had her heart and the father of her son or would she ignore him and move on with someone else?

Liu Yi selalu menyukai membaca novel romansa sejak dia masih muda, kini di usia dua puluh tahun, cintanya terhadap novel romansa tidak pernah berkurang, malah semakin meningkat hingga dia bertanya-tanya apakah menghabiskan seluruh harinya membaca novel adalah salah satu alasan dia masih lajang. Liu Yi telah membaca banyak novel selama dua puluh tahun hidupnya, namun tak pernah bisa lepas dari kecanduan terbarunya. Dia telah membaca buku itu lebih banyak kali dari yang bisa dia hitung dan masih selalu menangis di akhir cerita. Dia merasa kasihan pada tokoh pria kedua yang tidak mendapatkan cinta dari anggota keluarganya kecuali dari kakeknya, dan wanita yang dia sukai hanya memiliki mata untuk tokoh utama pria. Hal yang paling menyakitkan Liu Yi adalah ketika tokoh pria kedua memberikan ginjalnya untuk tokoh wanita utama meskipun dia memiliki kondisi jantung dan sebagai balasannya, dia mendapatkan undangan pernikahan wanita itu dengan tokoh utama pria. Liu Yi membenci penulis buku dan membenci tokoh wanita utama, dia tahu itu hanya sebuah buku, namun entah mengapa dia tidak bisa melupakan hal itu, dia merasa apa yang terjadi pada tokoh pria kedua adalah tidak adil dan berharap dia bisa melakukan sesuatu untuk mengubah nasib yang tidak adil itu, itulah pikirannya saat matanya mulai berat untuk terpejam. Liu Yi membuka mata saat dia mendengar seseorang memanggilnya nona kecil dan terkejut melihat bahwa dia tidak hanya berada dalam tubuh seorang anak berusia sepuluh tahun tetapi dia berada di dalam buku, di dunia yang sama dengan tokoh pria kedua. Menyadari hal itu membuat hatinya penuh dengan kegembiraan, mungkin tak ada yang mencintai tokoh pria kedua, tapi dia akan, dia akan memberikan semua cinta yang dia miliki kepada tokoh pria kedua, tetapi masalahnya adalah, dia tidak hanya berada dalam tubuh anak sepuluh tahun yang ternyata adalah adik perempuan dari tokoh wanita utama tetapi juga, bukankah adik perempuan tokoh wanita utama itu meninggal pada usia delapan belas tahun? Bagian terburuknya adalah, penulis tidak pernah menyatakan siapa atau apa yang sebenarnya membunuhnya.

"You are my treasure, and anyone who touches you is stealing," he said, his possessiveness deep in his bones. That's why, in her past life, Lu Fengxuan ran away desperately until, on her deathbed, she came to a sudden realization. Reborn, she clung tightly to her husband's golden thigh, simultaneously tormenting scumbags and lovey-dovey couples without any delay. Dared they call her stupid, unruly, selfish, and greedy? The lord waved his hand dismissively: "Throw them all into the sea to feed the sharks!" Did they say she disrespected her elders and bullied the younger ones? The lord picked up his child, a smile of utter indulgence on his face, "I've spoiled them. Any objections?"

Kisah siswi cantik dari Indonesia pindah sekolah lama ke sekolah baru di academic high school dia ketemu seorang pria tampan di sekolah tersebut Naomi ga tau kalo si Ethan seorang vampir gimana kisah terlibat cinta beda alam

I’m a proud NEET who’s devoured every romance novel, manga, webtoon, and otome game out there. Just when I thought I’d conquered it all, a black bunny appeared in my dream. “Congrats! You’ve been chosen to help villains win across multiple worlds!” “Like a game?” “Uh . . . sure.” “Great, I’m in!” And just like that, I became an agent of the Villain System. Time to rewrite some happily-ever-afters—villain style. [This is mostly 2nd and 3rd person POV]

Arfan Alfarizi adalah seorang pria yang mencintai langit malam, tempat ia merasa dekat dengan keindahan semesta. Suatu malam, di bawah gemerlap bintang, ia bertemu dengan Elaina Sistine Aurelia, seorang perempuan lembut dengan tatapan matanya yang teduh yang membawa cahaya ke dalam dunianya. Seperti langit dan bintang, mereka saling melengkapi, namun terpisah oleh jarak yang tak terlihat-perbedaan iman. Cinta mereka tumbuh di sela-sela doa yang terucap kepada Tuhan yang berbeda. Elaina, dengan suara lembutnya, mengingatkan Arfan untuk bersujud, sementara Arfan, dengan senyumnya yang hangat, mendorong Elaina untuk bernyanyi memuji Tuhannya. Mereka saling menemukan kedamaian dalam keberadaan satu sama lain, meski di lubuk hati, mereka sadar bahwa cinta ini seperti memeluk langit-indah, tapi sulit digapai. Di bawah langit yang sama, Arfan dan Elaina mempertanyakan takdir mereka. Haruskah mereka memperjuangkan cinta, atau menyerah pada perbedaan yang membentang seperti jurang tanpa ujung? "Di bawah langit yang tak pernah berubah, di dalam perbedaan yang tak terhindarkan, cinta mereka menari di bawah langit yang sama, meskipun mereka sadar bahwa cinta tak selalu harus sama untuk tetap utuh."

Mazekien Schmidt, Head Girl and top student of Rosemary High, is at the peak of her academic career... until she finds a note in her locker reading "I wish you were dead." Spooked but determined, she throws herself into planning the Senior Party with her best friend. But the night unravels into disaster when she catches her boyfriend cheating on her... with her best friend. The betrayal sends Mazekien into a spiral of despair, forcing her to confront long-buried secrets about her past and identity. Meanwhile, Nami, a newcomer to Rosemary High and silver medallist in the prestigious Kami Cup, is eager to leave her troubled past behind. But after an unsettling encounter in the school dojo, she discovers the true nature of a powerful and dangerous entity: a Mage capable of possession, hypnosis, and uncovering the darkest truths of their victims. Nami knows she must act before her fresh start is destroyed. With vastly different personalities and painful pasts, Mazekien and Nami are drawn together by a common enemy. But can they overcome their differences to stop the Mage before their lives are ruined?

When an unexpected soul arrives in a world that seems both familiar and strange, what kind of storm will it unleash? Will they blend into the past, becoming a paragon of knighthood, or carve their name into history on the battlefield? Perhaps they’ll tear through the darkness, bringing forth the first light of dawn. But for Norn, the choice is simple: Why choose, when you can have it all? Transported from the modern world to the Middle Ages, the Mike Bai experiences a dramatic shift in time and place, facing both immense conflict and a sense of wonder. Armed with modern knowledge, ideals, and skills, they step into a world starkly different from anything they've known, triggering a series of extraordinary and unpredictable events

[COMPLETED] ---------- After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Leslie Song has been single-handedly raising her precious little daughter Calliope. It’s a difficult life, but it’s a happy one. A freak accident puts an end to that. As Leslie lies dying on the road, watching Calliope breathe her last, she curses her helplessness. Calliope’s crochet fox seems to hear her. It opens its mouth and asks, “Do you want to see your daughter again? If so, follow me. Her soul has already left for another world.” Leslie agrees. That’s the last thing she remembers before losing consciousness. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself—or rather, her soul—standing beside her unconscious body on a hospital bed. “How is this supposed to help me find Calliope!” she exclaims. “This is not your body. Your body is dead. This is my original host, Charlene Li,” explains the toy fox. “You can possess her body to find Calliope, but if you do, you must finish her uncompleted mission for her.” “And what mission is that?” “To marry the second most eligible CEO in the city.” ‘This,’ Leslie concludes, ‘is a scam.’ But she has no other choice. ********** Meanwhile, the second most eligible bachelor in the city, Calix Xu, is patting himself on the back for thwarting his grandmother’s attempts to marry him off. After exhausting all of his tricks and excuses, he has resorted to marrying the comatose daughter of the Li family. Calix smiles, pleased with himself, "Aren't I smart? Grandmother can do nothing now." But… why is he seeing his newly-wedded wife hovering beside her own body? Before he can react, his wife—the moving one—floats towards him. "Husband! Help me find my child!" “Your child?” Calix asks weakly before doing the only reasonable thing he can do in such a situation. He faints. ---------- WSA 2024 entry! Commissioned cover and character images by yuuri_e (Instagram)

Ini adalah kisah seorang Dewa yang menjalani hidup panjang nan membosankan, hingga akhirnya ia menemukan bahwa dirinya menjadi seorang anak lelaki yang sakit-sakitan.

A story about a young boy named Jonathan Daniels. He's an ordinary boy with no outstanding talents. But one day, he's randomly summoned to an unknown island with people that he's never met before. They all say the same thing, and they're now in a competition to decide who'll leave as the champion.

During three years of marriage, his body belonged to her, but his heart always belonged to another woman. No matter how hard she tried, nothing seemed to change that. However, she became pregnant, but unfortunately, he asked her to have an abortion so that she could continue to donate blood to that woman. She decided to divorce and leave him completely. After experiencing immense pain and change, she emerged reborn, which caused him to develop complex emotions for her and seek to restore their marriage...

Cerita ini menggambarkan kisah cinta yang rumit antara dua individu dari dunia yang berbeda: Reza, seorang gembong narkoba yang menjalani kehidupan penuh intrik, dan Aisyah, seorang wanita muslimah yang taat dan dikenal karena kesalehannya. Hubungan mereka diwarnai dengan kebohongan, pengkhianatan, dan perjuangan untuk mencari makna cinta yang sejati. Reza, dengan gaya hidup mewah dan penuh rahasia, menyembunyikan sisi gelapnya dari Aisyah, yang menganggapnya sebagai pria pekerja keras yang berjuang untuk masa depan mereka. Aisyah, di sisi lain, menyembunyikan identitas aslinya sebagai pewaris keluarga terkaya di kampungnya, memilih hidup sederhana untuk menghindari perhatian publik. Konflik dimulai ketika Reza, merasa jenuh dengan hubungan yang "terlalu lurus," terlibat dalam hubungan gelap dengan Melani, seorang wanita glamor dan berani. Perselingkuhan ini membuka jalan bagi serangkaian peristiwa yang mengungkap kebohongan Reza, rahasia Aisyah, dan pilihan sulit yang harus dihadapi keduanya. Ketika Aisyah mengetahui kebenaran tentang Reza, dia memilih untuk meninggalkan hubungan itu, memulai hidup baru, dan akhirnya menemukan cinta sejati yang tulus. Sementara itu, Reza harus menghadapi kehancuran hidupnya, kehilangan Aisyah, dan konsekuensi dari pilihan buruknya.

[DEATH GAME ALERT] [DEATH GAME ALERT] [Reach 50 points and you can escape this place.] [Reach 100 points and we’ll grant you a wish.] "Do you have any dark secret you would never reveal to anyone?" "How far would you go to protect that secret?" "Would you sacrifice others just to keep it hidden?" Welcome to Purgatory's Games, a sinister arena where your worst fears and desires become reality. To escape this cursed place, you must survive deadly games that will test your loyalty, morality, and your ability to outlast others at any cost. Each challenge is not just a physical trial, but a psychological battle that will expose who you truly are when desperation takes over. Join Edmund Vexley, a young man with a dark past and a controversial personality, who, along with his friends, is forced to participate in these infernal games. With each step, they will be forced to confront their own secrets and fears as paranoia and betrayal take hold. Will they manage to escape together with their lives? Or will they fall into a spiral of panic, betraying each other to protect their secrets and win? One rule remains: in Purgatory's Games, trust is more dangerous than any deadly threat.

Fresh out of High school, Alex Baker is thrust into the real world when He finds a mysterious basket on his patio. With this fragile heart in the palm of his hands, will he succumb to the pressure, or will he stand tall?

One day, four people are suddenly kidnapped by a strange being. It is then that the four meet and attempt to escape the being's control.

“Welcome, Player. Enter your world and change your fate. But beware: victory is not what it seems.” Samuel Thompson was a sharp and resourceful man, but even he was at his wit's end. Bills were piling up, his sister’s condition was worsening, and his final paycheck from his bankrupt workplace barely covered a week’s groceries. Just when he thought he had exhausted every option, a mysterious box appeared at his door. Inside was a game with a promise: a chance to compete for life-changing money. It felt like a lifeline. No entry fee, no catch—just a simple login. But the moment Samuel logged in, everything changed. He was transported into the game itself, where he found himself among 99 other contestants. Each of them had their own desperate reasons for being there, but the stakes were the same for everyone. The game was no ordinary competition. It tested their mental, physical, and survival skills in ways they could never have imagined. Alliances formed and broke apart, secrets emerged, and the line between friend and foe blurred. And then there was the ominous rule: there could be more than one winner, but there was also a real possibility of no winners at all. Will Samuel use his intelligence to overcome the challenges ahead? Or will the game’s hidden truths prove too much for him and his fellow players to bear?

Young Caleb lives a frivolous life of chasing girls until he's called to fight a war in some place he's never heard of. He learns the meaning of respect, of loyalty, friendship, love, and the true meaning of evil.

An ordinary man who want to enter the world of writing novels, trying to take part in a novel writing competition, but suddenly his soul got transmigrated into the world of novel writing contest themes.

ETERNITY! The retribution for actions unrepentant, unredeemable and unatonable is a type of torment for the tormenter- executed by the timeless demons of the abyss for eternity. But wait! One demon is missing? - 'OUT FOR HOLIDAY' "What the Hell?!"

Ketika cinta datang di tempat yang salah, apakah tetap layak diperjuangkan? Gavin Bagaskara selalu hidup bebas, percaya bahwa hidup adalah panggung di mana ia bisa menjadi pemeran utama. Namun, semua berubah ketika ia bertemu Aisyah Maharani, gadis sederhana yang diam-diam mencuri perhatiannya. Aisyah berbeda. Keyakinannya, hidupnya, dan prinsipnya begitu bertolak belakang dengan dunia Gavin. Tapi, justru di sanalah keindahan itu bermula. Mereka tahu, cinta ini tak semudah film romantis. Ada perbedaan besar yang menguji kesabaran, keyakinan, dan keberanian mereka. "Cinta tak pernah salah, tapi apakah kita mampu melawan dunia yang selalu menyalahkan?"

Here’s a brief synopsis for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: In the racially segregated town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s, young Scout Finch and her brother Jem are raised by their widowed father, Atticus, a principled lawyer. Through Scout’s innocent eyes, we witness the struggles of morality and justice as Atticus defends Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused of assaulting a white woman. The story delves into themes of prejudice, courage, and empathy, juxtaposed with Scout’s journey of coming of age in a community steeped in fear and intolerance. The mockingbird symbolizes innocence and the harm caused by prejudice, leaving readers with a profound message of hope and humanity.

Lavender has had a tough life, and because of her lack of opportunities, she is forced to live in the slums of a giant city. She is alone and has to take care of herself while living in a neighborhood that even the police are too scared to come to. She works a full time job in order keep her apartment and tries to stay tough for her own survival. Because of the constant danger, she is forced to dress like a boy for her safety. The world is cruel to her but she can't fight the fact that she was born with a kind heart. Despite her challenges, she finds happiness in her affection toward one of her neighbors. She has developed feelings for a mysterious man that lives below her. She tries to build up the courage to say something to him, but she knows that he could very well be one of the druggies, muggers, or murderers like the rest of the tenants in her building. One thing she could never have expected was that he wasn't a human.

Luca, a 21-year-old from a struggling neighborhood, feels crushed by the weight of his family’s financial struggles. Bills are piling up, food is scarce, and his younger siblings, Leo and Maria, face uncertain futures with school fees overdue. His mother fights tirelessly to hold the household together, but their situation seems hopeless. Frustrated and desperate to provide for his family, Luca feels trapped in a cycle of poverty with no way out—until a chance encounter offers him an opportunity he can’t ignore. Through Carlo, a middleman for Don Vito, the head of a powerful mafia family, Luca is drawn into the city’s underworld. Despite his nerves, he accepts the offer, motivated by the promise of quick money to ease his family’s burdens. Don Vito, skeptical of Luca’s inexperience, assigns him low-risk tasks such as delivering packages, collecting debts, and gathering information. These jobs, though seemingly minor, give Luca a foothold in the mafia while introducing him to the dangers of his new life. During one of his runs, he crosses paths with Sofia, the captivating daughter of a rival mafia boss. Drawn to her intelligence and beauty, Luca finds an unexpected connection, complicating his growing entanglement in the criminal world.

In a world where athletes evolve into legends, Joshua Williams is thrust into a high-stakes system where every stat matters and every choice shapes his destiny. With the ability to grow stronger, faster, and smarter by leveling up and unlocking abilities of NFL greats, Joshua must navigate fierce competition, demanding coaches, and a mysterious system that promises greatness but comes at a cost. Watch as you see Joshua grow..