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Nathan West has it all—wealth, power, and a legacy waiting for him. But when he meets Scarlett Madison, a sharp-tongued, ambitious woman from a working-class family, his carefully crafted life begins to unravel. Against all odds, they fall in love, defying his father’s wishes and building a life together in the face of poverty and adversity. Their happiness is short-lived when Scarlett is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and secrets about Nathan’s family come to light. An illegitimate heir, Alex, emerges, threatening to claim the West fortune, while hidden truths about Scarlett’s own past begin to surface. As Nathan and Scarlett navigate betrayal, family rivalries, and their own personal struggles, they uncover a web of lies spun by political enemies and long-buried secrets that could destroy them. With love as their anchor and courage as their weapon, they face impossible odds to expose the truth and reclaim their future. But when life itself hangs by a thread, will their bond be enough to overcome the ultimate test?

WHY, NOT YOU? BY: SALIX.H Like any other ordinary person, Ashar's life was full of ups and downs. Being an ambitious guy, running after name and fame, he didn't realize when he lost the most beautiful moments and affinity of his life. At last, he had everything he wished for before; Name, fame, money, and wealth, but now he did not have an affinity with whom he wanted to share all these things. Despite everything, Ashar was now aggrieved with his life and wanted to end his life. Will Ashar's tale end just like that? Or will there be a ray of hope in his life? LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER. THIS BOOK IS UNEDITED. THIS IS THE FIRST DRAFT. ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. HELLO READERS, I'm the author, Salix.H , I want to tell you guys that I'm gonna participate with this novel on contest that is "WEBNOVEL SPIRIT AWARD". At first I thought of serialising this novel but then I thought of participating with this novel on contest as it's my new work. So please show your support there. You can find the novel under the same name. I'm gonna release new chapters there. PLEASE SUPPORT ME, and add that novel to your library. ☺️

The lord raised an eyebrow and said, "When I say one, you cannot answer with two." "Yes." So, she thought, answering with three should be fine, and it's not troublesome at all. "I want you to go east, you must not go west." "Yes." She nodded more submissively. If not east or west, then going north or south wouldn't be bad, not a big problem. "I forbid you to seek other men." "Yes!" She nodded even more affirmatively. She never sought out men; they usually came to her... [PS: The original title of this novel is "Bursting Laughter Concubine: Lord, I Will Wait for You to Divorce Your Wife."]

[The hottest urban novel of 2022] To save someone, a poor boy unexpectedly acquired Dragon Blood as a body fortifier and even slept with a beautiful female CEO. By a twist of fate, he became the bodyguard of this female CEO, thus beginning a journey of an incredible turnaround. Female CEO, "Come to my room tonight to discuss work." Long Fei, "Are you trying to kill me? Discussing work every single day for a month, can't you give me a break?"

Chen Nuo had transmigrated to the Primordial World and surprisingly opened a shop right next to Patriarch Bodhi’s Taoist temple. Unexpectedly, the first visitor wasn’t Patriarch Bodhi, but a monkey, who traded three strands of its fur for a plate of egg-fried rice, then its eyes emitted golden lights! From then on, there was no more Great Sage Equalling Heaven Sun Wukong, only the Godly Chef Sun Wukong! Buddhism was utterly baffled, what was this situation, where was my Journey to the West, where was the grand flourishing of Buddhism? Haotian was utterly baffled, "Fuck, where is everyone? How come there’s no one in the vast Heavenly Court?" The immortals: "Who’s still in Heavenly Court now? Of course, we’re all going to eat!"

Below the nine setting suns lies the remains of the Golden Crows. By chance, a young man arrives in the world of Journey to the West, attaining enlightenment using the bodies of nine Golden Crows, leading to a different journey. Summary for this book: "Living in the Journey to the West, I started off by roasting nine Golden Crows." Yet another summary is, "My days of collecting bodies in the Journey to the West. When it comes to body collection, no one's better than me. Three hundred years of professional body collection experience, skilled at cooking braised meat, and never adds sugar in it."

Jiang Chengxuan accidentally transmigrated to the immortal cultivation world and accidentally obtained the immortal cultivation heritage. However, his qualifications were really low, and after a hundred years of hard work, he was still unable to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Just when he was discouraged, he came to a mortal city in silence, ready to end his life. That was when he got the long-awaited cheats. Detected that the host has achieved 100 years of immortal cultivation, hereby granting a life extension fruit, which can increase the life expectancy by one year. The next achievement task was now issued. Please complete the quest a hundred times. Complete it to achieve the honor of completing the quest a hundred times and you can get a chance to complete the quest smoothly. Ding! Please complete 100 times of technique practice, and achieve it to obtain a sense of perfection in technique inheritance jade talisman. Please complete 100 times of energy training to enhance the foundation bone. Please complete 100 times of talisman-making achievements... Please complete 100 times of enlightenment achievement... Please complete 100 times of alchemy achievement... Please complete 100 times of poisoning achievement... Please... Unknowingly, when Jiang Chengxuan heard the system's prompt again, he was told that there were no more achievements worthy of him to complete, because his existence itself was already an achievement that could never be surpassed.

A group of friends set out on a long and arduous journey in order to restore their homeland to its former glory. Dead set on their goals and ambitions, they set out to the Froana Kingdom to begin their quest. However, nothing could have prepared them for what lay ahead. //2 to 3 chapters a day. For the Beast Taming Contest. The first few Volunes can be seen as the Prologue as it lays the foundation for everything that comes after. Please donate powerstones, reviews, comments, and interact for the algorithm.

``` [Novel urban paling hot tahun 2022] Untuk menyelamatkan seseorang, seorang anak laki-laki miskin secara tak terduga mendapatkan Darah Naga sebagai penguat tubuh dan bahkan tidur dengan seorang wanita CEO yang cantik. Oleh putaran takdir, dia menjadi pengawal wanita CEO tersebut, dimulailah perjalanan luar biasa penuh kesuksesan. CEO wanita, "Datang ke kamarku malam ini untuk membahas pekerjaan." Long Fei, "Apa kamu mencoba membunuhku? Membahas pekerjaan setiap hari selama sebulan, tidakkah kamu bisa memberiku jeda?" ```

After losing her husband, Queen Ana Sofia seeks a new king through a grand tournament. Amidst the competition, she finds unexpected love with a mysterious contestant. But as their romance blossoms, political intrigue and betrayal threaten to tear them apart. Will Ana Sofia choose love over duty, or will the demands of the kingdom force them apart?

In this world, ascending to upper realms was a matter of resources and ability. No matter the status or power level, if you have the money and the willingness to, you can live in any realm of your choosing. However, the higher the realm, the more power there is to tap into and cultivate. However, a devastating war led to a change in the rules. Who is brave enough to seek the Supremacy and rule the world? By: Jerlani

+Note: The novel will be paused for updates to the storyline. Thank you for your understanding. A group of unsuspecting students is caught in a deadly contest where lives are at stake and time is running out. They must uncover the truth behind the sinister "Cinderella's Palace." As rain pours and thunder roars, Yuki finds herself in a Jinro Game reminiscent of a Japanese drama she watched. The villagers need to identify the wolves to save themselves, but in this game, distinguishing between the fake and real wolves is crucial for her survival. What if she draws the wolf card?

After the loss of his mother Myer West meets Amera, a strange girl with an even stranger secret. To top it off they both have to deal with Amera's family, wolves and a mad scientist. And he thought dating her would be fun.

For more R-18 lewd and depravities check out my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/YuujiEveryleaf An old man dies, torn by regret. Due to his high karma, he has "near-limitless possibilities for reincarnation". He chooses to reincarnate in a fantasy world as a voluptuous futanari succubus with big tits and an irresistible smile. 1st place winner of ScribbleHub's Metus Writing Contest. Discussion and updates: https://discord.gg/SbZe2qv

Sigue a Quinn West en su viaje mágico, que se encuentra en el mundo de Harry Potter, pero ¿el mundo en el que ha aterrizado es el mismo sobre el que una vez leyó? ¿Será capaz de encontrar su camino en este nuevo mundo? ¿Podrá alguna vez sentir que pertenece aquí? ¿Qué oportunidad le brindaría la magia de este mundo? Lea para averiguarlo... Capítulos anticipados en mí Pa treon: https://www.pa treon.com/Dringers99

Julie Ward is an author who was starting her third novel when her family was in a fatal car accident. While grieving she is struggling to start and finish her novel, until her agent reaches out with an amazing opportunity to do a book signing and book contest at a local bookstore. The catch is the contest winner is someone from Julie's past. Can Julie and the person from her past move forward for the sake of their novel?

Sunz was born with an unknown ability given only a sword from birth but had no idea of what to do, until one faithful day his ability got reawakened and it's his choice to live his old life or explore his new one with the help of his friend Jihu. At first, Sunz was invited by Jihu to see his Grandpa's tournament in Korea. But the invitation as a Visitor soon changed to an invitation as a Contestant. Now having a chance to compete at Jihu's Grandpa's tournament to find the next member of the Water Clan. But to have a chance at competing in the tournament Sunz needs to win against one of the Inspector. Even if he can defeat the Inspector, can he defeat the other Contestants, who are there for the same reward? An inexperienced nobody joining the World of Experts. Can he survive or will he die without achieving ANYTHING?

|R18+| Welcome to SkinDimensional's hottest new reality show! This season we've scattered a group of ordinary human role-playing game enthusiasts across a unique world of supernatural horror, filled martial arts, monsters, and sexy mayhem. If they ever want to get home, they'll have to play along with our naughty little game! Follow our hero, James Li, as he dives into the grim underworld to grow stronger and make a name for himself. Does he have what it takes to reunite with his friends? Updating daily for now! This story is equal parts martial arts comedy harem romance and supernatural urban horror thriller, with plenty of erotica throughout. I promise it works. You can expect all of the many genres to be the tone/mood at some point in this story. Currently, the love scenes have all been very romantic and fairly vanilla, though things will get freakier as the story progresses. You can expect: - Male protagonist focus with occasional Interludes from other perspectives - Genuine romance between the MC and the women in his life - Slow corruption of moral standards, and a kind of gradual, creeping horror, like faces in the corner of the room at night that only grow more distinct as your eyes adjust to the light - Comedy and hijinks! There are character images and more on my Patreon.

"Have you heard, that the CEO of Preston Group is the new investor in this show? He's even the chief guest of the final round." "What are you talking about? I heard that the CEO of Preston Group is devilishly handsome and he never attended any public program let alone a fashion contest. So, why he is suddenly so interested in our show?" "Maybe he has some secret relationship with one of the contestants?" "God knows who is the lucky girl to have such a handsome and rich boyfriend." Chloe was listening to the conversation of her fellow contestants but she didn't give much attention to them. She had only one thing on her mind, to win the contest at any cost. Chloe Tyler was once a famous model in the fashion industry of LA but she left her passion for the sake of her fiance. But her damsel of a distressed fiance betrayed her with her best friend and the famous model Jane Richards. Her fiance kept her standing in the register's office on their wedding day. When Chloe thinks she has to return empty-handed from the register's office, a stranger approaches her with a contract marriage proposal as his partner also betrayed him. Chloe got married to a stranger and they went on their different ways after that. She swore to take revenge on her enemies and go after her passion of becoming the top model again. But she never thought that she would meet her mysterious husband again and find out that he's the most famous billionaire and CEO of LA. What will happen when her mysterious husband approaches her and asks her to be his real wife? Will Chloe fall in love with her mysterious husband?

“Up, down, down, left, right, haha, I can resist twenty shots,” John said disdainfully to the group of gang members who were shooting at him. A young man who has reached the peak of all three moral values in the 21st century, accidentally came to the west of 1899 in the story mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. - tags: Transmigration, business management, system, - Update Schedule: 1 chapter per day

Join West Sun as he tries to come to terms with the fact that his salted fish live has ended and must now travel to a new world… as a NPC

A story of how Bryan West established his monarchy in the modern world.

A romantic story about how two monsters fall in love: Joseph, the werewolf, falls in love with Angelica, the vampire, after she beats him and his sister in a singing contest. After buying a necklace that glows when his mood changes, Joseph accidentally turns himself into a werewolf. Once he turns himself a werewolf, Angelica calls her vampire friends to destroy him, but once Angelica falls in love with Joseph, she tries to save him from her werewolf-hunting vampire friends with Joseph's sister and best friend.

Her beloved married another woman, and his lover left for a foreign land. A blind date brought the two together. In their new - married life, they treated each other with respect. He solved one problem after another for her, and she firmly supported all his decisions. The two wounded hearts warmed each other. When they opened their hearts and walked towards each other, the man of hers and the woman of his both came back... You were not there when the sun set in the west. So who are you when I rise again?

Lize and her friends made it to West Plains to make a new home. The undead has slowly taken over the city as they settle in. She would meet new betrayals and even a friend she can rely on. Will the home sweet home be around the corner or will someone or something block her path?

The world covered in ice and snow was the pinnacle of harsh conditions, follow along as our protagonist navigates through blizzards, political intrigue, and the many people who fight to survive every single day just for a morsel of food.

Leon, who suddenly died from the wear and tear of his corporate drone life, got a second chance in America. This time he wanted to live a different life and incidentally find out just how far human limits could go. ---------- Featuring: Riding, Running, Arm-wrestling competitions, Titan Games, Slapping Contests, Strongman Competitions, UFC Mixed Martial Arts

"Black Myth: The Destined One" the mobile game, sent Li Ping'an back to the Journey to the West World where deities and Buddhas had perished, demons roamed freely, and the Three Realms had collapsed. The longer he survived, the stronger he became. Cultivation, Divine Skills, Side Techniques, Magical Treasures... and the like were obtained from the game and could even be taken back to the real world. Black Bear Spirit Bodhisattva, Shadowy Moon Demon Lord, Howling Celestial Dog, Hundred Eyes Demon Lord Bodhisattva, King Huang Feng Bodhisattva, Old Buddha Huang Mei... One after another, those claiming to be immortals, Bodhisattvas, and Buddha Ancestors fell beneath his staff. Only after he had acquired wealth and status in the real world through the Cultivation, Divine Skills, Side Techniques, and Magical Treasures obtained from the game, did he realize that the real world was nothing more than the Nineteenth Layer of Hell in the Journey to the West World... With an undying heart, at ease and carefree, the Destined One Li Ping'an embarked on Journey to the West once more!

"To be in control of destiny is to understand the laws of nature and the course of human consciousness. To lose sight of consciousness is to fall into the absence of self-awareness and stray from the path of universal equilibrium." "Did you get that, Ultrix? Or are you too busy setting the workshop on fire again?!" -------------------------------------------------- This novel is for the Writing Contest 104.

A high-elven family was forced to leave their homeland of Svearania after one of their members committed a crime. They traveled to the Far West and settled in the dangerous country of Columbia.