Tangled Lanterns Background

Lu Tong spent seven years studying medicine in the mountains, but upon returning home, he found everything had changed. His eldest sister, a victim of foul play, met a tragic end. His elder brother, wrongfully imprisoned, languished in dungeons. His father journeyed to the capital to seek justice, only to meet a watery demise on the road. His mother, driven to madness overnight, perished in flames. Lu Tong packed his medical kit and headed to the capital of Jingzhou. 'Debts must be repaid, and lives must be avenged! 'If there's no judge, then I'll be the judge from Hell!' In the capital, noble families faced successive tragedies, Commander Pei Yunxing quietly investigated the matter, And suspicions fell on a young woman from the Renxin Medical Hall. However... Before he could find evidence, The girl made her move against him first.

At dawn. The light of dawn lingered, hesitant to arrive, while the remnants of the setting sun had long faded into darkness. Within the city shrouded in thin mist, the hidden churches in the shadows, veins clinging to the cracks in walls, the gnawing sounds echoing from the sewers, and the murmuring shadows... A lantern bearer strolled forward.

The vast Dream Sea, atop layers of miracles and magnificence, where Transcendents walk the ascendant path guided by their ultimate longings as if by beacons. The supreme beings wielded power, their greatness shining in all directions, ascending to divinity. But even deities were not the ultimate. They too struggled for greater perfection and ideals, endlessly, within the Void Origin, above the Dream Sea. "So... Your Majesty Ybur, as the most powerful Slime in history, what exactly drives you to become stronger?" Many years later, when faced with the question from a Heavenly envoy, Ybur, who by then stood at the zenith of the Dream Realm as the "World Devourer," recalled the afternoon just after his birth when the Creator had stuffed him down a golden toilet and flushed him into the sewers in one go... After a long silence, he spoke with a heavy tone: "It's the toilet. The golden toilet." The envoy: "???"

The protagonist, a once-disgraced young master from a powerful martial family, discovers an ancient system interface that only he can access. Known as the Celestial System, it claims to be able to guide him to absolute power and unparalleled charm. However, the path to greatness isn’t straightforward; he must complete various, often mischievous, challenges involving training, combat, relationships, and social influence. While power comes quickly, it also attracts powerful foes, complicated relationships, and tangled alliances. With each chapter, he learns there’s more at stake than just his ambitions.

This novel is set in a fictional era, with a background somewhat similar to China during World War II, where it is invaded by the Japanese. The main characters are a couple of homosexuals who meet and fall in love. One leads soldiers in resisting the invaders, while the other fights to protect cultural relics.

"Tangled Hearts: A Tale of Betrayal, Love, and Redemption" Eva’s life seemed set on a joyous path as her wedding to Leo approached, filling her with anticipation and excitement. But on the eve of their nuptials, her dreams are shattered when Leo suddenly disappears without a trace. Heartbroken and pressured by societal expectations, Eva’s parents hastily arrange her marriage to Jayden, a man they know little about. Jayden, burdened by family expectations and bound to a complicated past, brings his own secrets to the union, particularly his existing and peculiar marriage to Susan, who remains indifferent to Eva’s presence. As Eva moves into the opulent Wills penthouse, she quickly finds herself entangled in the web of obligations and pressures that accompany her new role as Jayden’s wife. Confined to the solitude of her room, she grapples with a sense of isolation and frustration, especially as Jayden is often away on business, seemingly more committed to his career than to their marriage. But in the shadows of her confinement, Eva receives a life-changing revelation: she is pregnant. The unexpected news brings a glimmer of hope and joy into her life, even as she continues to navigate the complexities of her strained relationship with Jayden. Amid the turbulent backdrop of her new reality, Eva’s mother reaches out to Leo, urging him to rescue Eva from her unhappy marriage. Leo’s sudden return rekindles old memories and stirs Eva’s heart, drawing her back to a love she thought she had lost. But as she begins to explore her passion for music and dance, Eva realizes that her feelings for Jayden have grown in unexpected ways. The love they share has quietly blossomed, drawing her closer to him and to the possibility of a future together. As their twins approach their first birthday, Jayden returns, transformed and determined to win Eva’s heart. In an intimate moment that reignites the passion between them, Jayden expresses his desire to rebuild their relationship and create a loving home. The revelation of Susan’s deceit and the unveiling of Jayden’s genuine love for Eva lead to a heartfelt reconciliation, culminating in a surprise wedding that signifies their fresh start. *Tangled Hearts* is a poignant journey through love, betrayal, and redemption, weaving a tapestry of emotions that resonate with resilience and the pursuit of happiness. It explores the complexities of relationships, the power of forgiveness, and the enduring strength of love that withstands life’s most unexpected twists.

And the voice said, "You shall become a Slayer" Update frequency: 1ch/w. Background isn't mine, if your the author just drop down a review if you want it removed. Other than that enjoy the novel

This story is for all of the eldest who were not heard and alone for a long time. -- Rianne, as the eldest who’s bound to make efforts despite the struggles in her life was never interested in anything but rather than very clear in her goals. Coming from a poor family, her life wasn’t easy even when Noah and Paul came. Although it’s hard to make amends she remain strong for her family and was supported by her new found friends. Like any other kind of friendship there were happiness, misunderstandings, and love grows. Their tangled connections made them to be there for each other until the end. -- Date Started: 09/16/24 Status: On-going Uploads every Friday

Being the pack defect is bad enough. Getting REJECTED? By your own fated mate? Yeah. THAT is a whole new level of low. Ava Grey is the pack defect, a wolfless shifter. She struggles through life with the vague dream of freedom. Her opportunity comes when she's suddenly informed that she will be attending the Lunar Gala, an annual ball for young adult shifters to find their fated mates. And she finds him. He's beautiful and intense, and his kisses send desire through her veins like a drug. Until he REJECTS her. Ava isn't about to go back to her dreary life. She escapes and forges a new identity far from her pack, and far from her alpha mate. She makes new friends and is even forcefully adopted by a hilarious husky. But just as she settles in and finds happiness, strange things begin to happen... Her husky has been holding secrets. She's hearing whispers that shifter packs all over are looking for her. And she can smell a familiar scent in her apartment, which makes no sense at all... because the man it belongs to rejected her. [Cupids Quill Mar 2024 entry] --------- This is a wolf shifter romance with multiple triggers that like to waltz hand in hand with all the dark themes through a meadow of dead flowers. In this book you will find the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Laugh, cry, rage; you can do them all as you follow Ava in the rather perilous journey of being a wolf shifter in this generation of werewolf romance. There are R18 scenes sprinkled throughout this book like candy popping out of a pinata. Please read responsibly. ------- AUTHOR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/ApNZDux8kj

This story follows Mizuha’s daily life at her new high school, including her friendships and the challenges she faces. It also features the stories of her friends, exploring their backgrounds and past experiences.

A man with a lifelong martial arts background, raised in Asia due to his family's profession, moves to the US for education and work. He discovers Historical Medieval Battles through a colleague and becomes deeply passionate about it. He trains hard and becomes skilled enough to represent his country. During a competition, his armor fails, and he's struck in the head with a two-handed axe, seemingly dying. But is this truly the end?"

When successful CEO, Sebastian , and rising entrepreneur, Sofia, meet at a tropical resort over summer vacation, sparks fly and they quickly give in to their passionate desires. But what starts as a summer fling becomes a tangled web of secrets, power plays, and hidden desires as the two find themselves on opposing sides of a high-stakes business deal. Can their attraction survive the heat of the boardroom, or will their ambitions get in the way?

Normal frickin days. Boring usual college days. Normal us. So why. No ,where did it all go wrong. When did it all go wrong. Just a bunch of teenage girls trying to get over their last year as seniors ,each of them wanting to go to different universities with different dreams. Four best friends ,different personalities ,different everything ,only met last year but became closer than childhood friends or so they thought. When they get tangled up in something they never could have even dreamt of ,friendship isn't friendship ,enemies aren't enemies ,nothing is normal and usual and boring and the same and it never will be. New allies or maybe not.

Horror stories written by Joseph Kohtz The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: On Halloween, a group of kids decides to go inside an old abandoned mansion to see if it's haunted and end up getting scared out of their minds by all sorts of monsters and ghosts. While inside, the kids meet up with a talking cat and jack-o-lantern who try to protect them from the spirits and try to convince one of them to read a spell from a book to get rid of the ghosts. Return to The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: On a field trip, Susan Piper takes her class to The Wellington Mansion and tells them how it was haunted before she got rid of the ghosts a decade ago on Halloween with her friends' help. She also told her class how to re-haunt the house and warned them not to do so. The next day, on Halloween, six of Susan's students enter the mansion, bring the ghosts and monsters back, and get scared out of their wits. Jack, the jack-o-lantern who knew their teacher, protects them with help from Alvin, the ghost puppy, and tries to convince Victoria to read the same spell Susan read when she was in the mansion to get rid of the ghosts. The Spooky Halloween Sleepover in The Haunted Woods: After a few of their friends go missing, a group of kids investigates The Dead Woods to find them. While there, they run into monsters and ghosts that pick them off. Since their friends are disappearing, they decide to have a sleepover in the haunted woods until they find their friends, but they soon all go missing after the hauntings get worse. Fear Itself: After being told a ghost story around the campfire, a group of kids who go to a camp gets scared to death while ghosts and monsters haunt the camp and forest. They get scared, but some think it's all a prank by one of the counselors at first, even when the campers and the counselors start to get picked off one by one. Even though things look bad, some campers still think it's a fraud, at least until things get worse. Because the longer they stay and ignore the ghosts' warnings, the worse the hauntings get. Then they become convinced and start to get scared out of their wits.

In a fortuitous encounter, Jane's path unexpectedly intersected with that of a young man, David. Little did they know that this seemingly insignificant moment would become the catalyst for an extraordinary journey that would forever alter the course of their lives. As time went on, Jane and David who were originally engaged in constant arguments and fights found themselves drawn to one another in ways they couldn't comprehend. However, David, burdened by the weight of his family's legacy, found himself entangled in a bitter battle with his uncle over the control of his grandfather's company. The once harmonious family dynamics had crumbled under the weight of greed and power struggles. Despite David's best efforts to push Jane away for her protection, she remained by his side, unflinching in her support and prepared to face the difficult challenges that lay ahead of them. Please note that the point of view (POV) frequently shifts between the MC and the ML

Killed in the most gruesome way, Adriana is given a chance to return. But this time, she comes with vengeance in her heart. .......... Things go her way, and she finally gets the proposal of her dreams.  Getting married to the Willingham family is more than just a dream to her. It's a mission she has worked so hard to get. Now she can get what she  has craved her whole life,  REVENGE.  She's out to make sure the whole family pays for destroying her happiness.  Then there's him,  the oldest son of the Willingham family. He has spent the last two years of his life looking for the girl he had a one night stand with. When he finally does, she's out of reach.   When he  meets the tough and determined Adriana, he knows there's more to her than the sharp mouth and pretty face, she unto something, and he's curious enough to dig what it is. It's a forbidden love story, where two hearts fight to be together.

Background Due to a nova explosion, the global temperature plummets, leading to the large-scale extinction of organisms and a significant reduction in the human population. Only a small number of people survive, and the world enters an ice age.

Nora has been married for five years only to find out her husband is attracted to men after she catches him in bed with another man. Desperate for an outlet for her woes, she finds herself tangled with another strange man at her office. At first, Nora assumes that it will be a fling, but when she finds out she's pregnant, she is confused and still embittered knowing she has entangled herself in some kind of web. After all, she is still married to a husband who doesn't love her and never will. "All I wanted was just peace of mind and a healthy and loving family. Instead, you have chosen to betray me in the most embarrassing way!" She wept. "I want a divorce!" Unfortunately, her husband and his family is unwilling to let her go. As such, Nora attempts to keep her pregnancy a secret, not knowing what her in-laws will do to her and her baby if they find out. But it gets more and more difficult to hide her growing bump, and soon enough, her husband finds out about her pregnancy. This places her on a stage to be shamed and soon enough her husband claims to be the Father in order to keep his reputation. === Is this how you decide to treat me? How could you be so disgusting?!" "That is definitely none of my business, I love Jerry too much, and you are just a third party in our relationship." "Curse you!" ____ "All I wanted was just peace of mind and a healthy and loving family, now he decided to betray me," she palmed her face and wept. "Come, let us be a family," the stranger slid his hands in her thighs and then pleasurable sounds could be heard.

Growing up with an abusive yet absent Father, and getting cheated on by her high school sweetheart, Selena Williams had completely given up on men, and love. Selena found it difficult to trust people, as she knew how emotionally fragile she was. She would rather remain cold hearted, in order to protect her heart. Her life takes a surprising turn when she crosses path with Nicholas Carson, the college bad boy, and her best friend Mike Fletcher. Her life gets tangled in a triangle, as she made to chose either her best friend or the bad boy.

"Did you think healing me would make me love you more?" He scoffed grabbing my hair as he pulled me towards the door. "You're hurting me, Xavier," I cried beating against him weakly. There was not much I could do. "If I ever see you an inch close to me," He threw me against the wall "I'll damn the consequences and kill you,". *** My mate and I were destined to hate each other, only an act of true love or selflessness from the stronger mate could set our destines on the right path but for seven years, I had to put up with my mate's abuse and his supposed love of his life until one day I decided to leave. I left, determined to stay hidden from him forever... but I found out I was pregnant few weeks later.

Dr. Sophia Ellis, a renowned forensic psychologist returns to her hometown of Ravenswood, plagued by a dark past. When a string of gruesome murders shakes the small town, Sophia is recruited by the local police department to unravel the tangled threads. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she discovers a web of secrets, lies, and deceit that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear.Will Sophia's expertise and determination be enough to uncover the truth, or will she become the next victim?

She lives a simple life. His is as tangled as a piece of thread. She is full of joy and bliss. He is burning with hate and blood lust. But somehow, they need each other. And he would stop at nothing to make sure she is his. In a world of where you feel cold, you gotta stay gold. The pains of a past life and the bewilderment of the future, can these two souls become one? * * * * By the way, these book covers aren't mine. Just wanted to you all to know. Also, don't forget to like, share and maybe drop a few Power Stones. It might just make someone's day

Evans, a good looking, young guy, who has a nine years old child. Evans was deeply inlove with Helena in their University days, they were always seen together, they did everything together, everyone knows them as a couple, a sweet one at that. But then, pregnancy plunged in, Helena wanted to get rid of the child, cause she wasn't sure she was ready to be a mother, beside they weren't fianacially stable. After giving birth to the child, Nora, she flee immediately after two years. Now, Evans is Left alone with the responsibility of a father and a mother. Unknown to Helena, Evans was from a wealthy family, but he wasn't a proud type that likes showing off his wealth, and he wanted a true love not a money sucker. So, he decided to disguise as someone not rich and not poor, just a middle class guy. Luck came on him, and he get to meet with a young, beautiful girl name, Agatha. She's pretty Slender with tiny Cute lips and face, her cooking skills is definitely out of the world. Nora, Evans daughter liked her at first sight and beckoned her dad to employed Agatha as their Cook, probably a maid. Evans didn't hesitate to bring in Agatha, not just to be a cook, but because his daughter likes her. Eventually, Evans and Agatha fell for each other, at First, Agatha wasn't sure if it would work, he has a child and ofcourse another woman's child. She may comes back, taking her rightful place of a mother and a wife, then she will be totally left out, with a pieced and shattered heart. But her heart Said otherwise, and she decided to give it a try. Their love grew stronger, parents of each of them gets to know each other, they makes a lot of promises to to each other, but Agatha's fears came to manifestation. Helena came back, for her Child and to her ex boyfriend, Evans heart started beating for Helena again. Will Agatha be Left out? Who's Evans wife gonna be? Let's read this intriguing story and find out.

Mingxia is a young girl that lives in a small town. She is unable to read or write, leaving her to blend away into the background. This all changes for her one day when she is mistaken for another girl and sent away to the capital to be a high ranking consort for a charming noble named Zhao Jingfeng. Will he find out that she is not the girl he is looking for?

Leor Milford, a man with a tragic background yet good life with his siblings. Yet One day everything changes because of a nightmare, Join his journey of become an Aetherborn for something called revenge? Survival? ----------------------------------------------- Tags: #fantasy #Dark #Mystery

Jiu Li is in for a wild ride as he suddenly finds himself as the villain in a novel after overworking himself in his past life. But just as he has the chance to change his fate, he is faced with a new obstacle: the novel's protagonist, Zheng Hu, who is aware of Jiu Li's presence. How will Jiu Li navigate this tricky situation and avoid getting tangled in Zhang Hu's story? [Author’s note: This is something I wrote years ago, please dont link me together with my writing of the past (the majority of the chapters), i swear the future chapters won’t be like this TT]

I’m dreaming of us together Tangled in the mess of ballroom Your hand on my waist My hand is on your shoulder Together we are creating the choreography of “Once upon the time”

Ginny Green, an aromantic nerd, accidentally slept with the infamous campus Princess, Persephone Campbell, but she can't remember. ** Ginny Green is an aromantic nerd who only believes that love only exists in movies and novels, but still wishes to find that special someone even though she's thinking that it's impossible. After she got drunk at a party, she found herself tangled in bed with the infamous campus Princess, Persephone Campbell. Persephone Campbell is an extremely attractive, charismatic, misjudged individual due to her wealthy background. Deemed by the people as coldhearted and a snob, but she's totally the opposite. She fell in love with Ginny after their faithful night together and would love to start a relationship with her. But there is a problem, Ginny is aromantic and doesn't want to be in a relationship with anyone. Now, Persephone is on a mission to make the aromantic nerd fall in love with her. ** "You're not going to run away and walk out of this room and pretend that this didn't happen, are you?" In every accidental one-night stand, of course, that thought is not an option anymore. Embrace each other at night like long-time lovers, and in the morning, shrug off every memory like it never happened. That's always been the case. And of course, that was Ginny's initial plan after assessing the situation. But looking at Persephone's threatening, yet smiling face, she knows well how screwed up she was. Let's just laugh first. "N-no, I wasn't thinking of that at all." "Good." Persephone smiled, satisfied with her answer. She gingerly moves closer to Ginny, wrapping both of her arms around her waist. Ginny can't seem to utter a single word. Seeing a naked Persephone in front of her was... was... was - she doesn't even have any words to describe it. ** This story is slowburn that contains fluff and will contain some mature scenes soon.

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