Joseph Conrad

Conrad barely scraped through high school and ended up with grades too low to secure a college admission. And for a reject like him, a bleak future was already a possibility. So, he turned to the one thing he knew best, pickpocketing. A heist gone seemingly right thrusted him in the hidden world of assassins and magic. Now a Diviner Marked by the Arcane Master, The Devil, Conrad is blackmailed into working as an assassin in a world where fate is written in the cards. Warning: The story tends to shift the POV of characters, but not in an annoying way

Luther, a medical student from the modern world, suddenly finds himself in the enigmatic town of Evernight, a place cloaked in perpetual twilight and steeped in mystery. Taking on the role of an apprentice under the wise but secretive Doc Joseph at the local clinic, Luther begins to navigate this strange new reality. But tranquility shatters when the ominous Black Blood Plague descends upon Evernight, ravaging its inhabitants with terrifying speed and even claiming Doc Joseph. Thrust into the role of the town's sole physician, Luther faces an insurmountable crisis. Amidst the chaos, he discovers a mysterious system within himself that not only grants him immunity to the plague but also allows him to tame strange creatures lurking in the shadows. Donning the iconic bird-beak mask of a plague doctor, Luther embarks on a perilous quest to unravel the dark secrets infecting Evernight. As he delves deeper, he uncovers hidden truths about the world around him and about himself, that could alter the fate of Evernight forever. In a land where nothing is as it seems, can Luther harness his newfound powers to save the town and find a way back home? Or will the shadows consume everything he holds dear?

Welcome to Chandrakund. You’ll never leave in silence. When journalist Julie Joseph arrives in the abandoned mining town of Chandrakund, she’s searching for answers. Decades ago, the entire population vanished, leaving only eerie remnants of their lives behind. Old cassette tapes, found in the crumbling town hall, hold the final confessions of the residents—and the truth about the entity that doomed them. They call it The Sound, a force awakened deep within the mines, a predator that hunts not with teeth but with whispers. It knows your secrets, your guilt, and your grief, and it won’t stop until it consumes you. As Julie uncovers the town’s chilling history, her own painful past resurfaces. The Sound isn’t just manipulating the shadows of Grey Hollow—it’s digging into her mind, twisting her memories, and reviving the guilt she’s tried to bury for years. Time is running out. Trapped between the echoes of Chandrakund’s past and the whispers of her own trauma, Julie must face a horrifying truth: silence isn’t just an absence—it’s alive. In The Silent Town, the line between the living and the lost is blurred, and every sound could be your last. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Shirley Jackson, this supernatural thriller will leave you questioning every creak, whisper, and silence in the dark.

After solving a mystery at their summer camp, four kids and their dog decide to form a mystery gang and solve mysteries worldwide. They ride their all-terrain vehicles and their group's car worldwide, looking for more mysteries to solve. They examine clues and suspects and get chased down by ghosts and monsters until they trap and unmask them.

Joseph, a man from the modern world and an assassin, took on a mission to kill a target. After successfully completing the job and attempting to escape, he was killed by another assassin for greed. However, fate—or perhaps someone meddling—reincarnated him into a novel he had read before the mission. Now reborn as an EXTRA in the story, he finds himself in the role of a maid. This is the journey of a once-man, now a woman, in a dangerous world with his/her A.I CHIP. *********************************** [A Gender Bender Story] ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷

An action-packed, expandable race that starts in Hollywood, ends in Spain, and later continues. Racing teams partner up and then race from state to state, country to country, and continent to continent, trying to get ahead of the other racers so they can win. If something terrible happens to a racing team, they might get disqualified from the race and then get replaced with another team, but they might be seen again and then get let back in the race.

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.

Captain Jaxon "Jax" Vashin, a charismatic smuggler, and his crew are pursued by the ruthless Earth Union Government (EUG) for their involvement in smuggling and treason. After receiving a cryptic message from a mysterious ally, Arin Vex, they embark on a perilous mission to retrieve an ancient alien artifact. As they navigate the galaxy, they're joined by Captain Zara Nexus, who proposes an alliance to take down the EUG. Together, they uncover the sinister Project Erebus, a bioweapon designed to wipe out entire populations. The crew soon discovers that Erebus is merely a test for the true threat: the Aurora Initiative, a powerful AI created to control the galaxy's infrastructure. Jax's crew and Zara's team must infiltrate heavily guarded facilities, fight against elite soldiers, and overcome treacherous alliances to stop Aurora and the EUG's plans for domination. Along the way, they confront their own demons and forge unlikely alliances.

Follow the story of Oliver a bright orange haired kid and his friends as he finds out why he is so special to unlocking the mysteries of the world.

Shirley investigates the world and solves mysteries everywhere. She questions the suspects, examines the clues, follows every lead she has, and stops the person or persons behind the case when she cracks the case. Later, she teams up with a girl named Diane Watson, who helps her solve cases.

In the aftermath of Judgement Day, Earth lies in ruins, overrun by obscure beasts commanded by Abaddon, the all-powerful devil who once ruled the depths of hell. Humanity’s final hope, Joseph Abrams—chosen by God and wielding the sacred power of Dovanity—waged a desperate battle for survival. Despite his heroic efforts, entire continents fell, though he managed to shield large regions with powerful barriers to stave off annihilation. But a dark tide rose to meet him—Fiendity, a twisted power fueled by worship of Abaddon, led by the ruthless Iche Clan and their formidable leader, Oba Iche. In a fateful clash, Abrams sealed away the Iche Clan, leaving only Udo Iche, saved by his mother’s sacrifice. Years later, Udo lives quietly with a foster family, hiding his heritage. This fragile peace shatters when affiliates of both Dovanity and Fiendity hunt him. In a cruel twist, Udo’s foster brother is captured, driving Udo to action. With the help of vigilant allies, Udo must embrace his legacy, rescue his brother, and battle the encroaching darkness threatening to consume the world.

What will you do if you, as an heiress of a mafia organization in this modern world, suddenly jump into another dimension? Historical era? The worst in this world is when a girl needs to be girlish, polite, wearing a dress with thick layers, and too traditional for her liking! But, of course, she will ruled this world, too, right? *Reminder: English is not writer main language so read at your own risk. ~~~~~~~~~ ::VOLUME 1 : WHERE IS THIS WORLD?:: => Ariana Rose Conrad, heiress of Mafia from Black Eagle Organization in modern world suddenly jump into another dimension which totally different than the world that she know. ::VOLUME 2 : MARRY THE ENEMY:: => New life of Ariana as a Duchess. She also began to focusing on her mafia organization here. Her first case to investigate regarding the disease suffered by her mother-in-law. Love also started to blossom between her and her husband but something like this definitely not that easy as they started as enemies. After a big event, Ariana decided to leave the Silver Palace and divorce. ::VOLUME 3 : THE STRUGGLE OF LOVE:: => The Duke does not want to give up and keep on searching for his wife desperately even if she already left him. Reunite at some point but Ariana refused to coming back. Things getting complicated after Zayn collapsed, making Ariana have to make another big decision in her life. ::VOLUME 4 : THE FAMILY:: => The Basileious and the Conrad are now in a tense state after what Ariana said to the King, her own father. The empire also is in uproar because of that. People opinion is now divided into both of the household. ~~~~~~~~~~

An animated spy series about three teenagers from Las Angeles who live double lives as spies working for The Secret Organization of Teenaged Spies (SOOTS). Their boss, Sally, gives them their missions to solve worldwide and the gadgets that would help them on their tasks to stop bad guys and save the world. Sally even designed their black spy suits, which include disguise belts and communicator watches they never take off, even when they're not wearing their black spy suits.

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.

A bored genius, A black hole, and an opportunity to be the Most powerful being. Meet our Protagonist, A rich young master named Joseph Crown who excels at many things, his favorite hobbies are training, reading, and finding out how things work. He is also a bit cold-blooded, ruthless, and likes being the one in control. With all these Qualities, he is bored when suddenly, a black hole appears in the sky, 200 Kilometers away from the surface of the Earth, growing continuously. While Global panic ensues, he takes his father's jet and flies straight into it, amusing something that decided that it would help this little human, as long as it was interesting. [A/N This novel will contain Brutality and Gore,] [You have been warned]

The world of wyverns has always had a very strict social pyramid, and for centuries Alex Conrad's family has been at the top in England. They even founded a school so they could keep their children away from humans and wyverns deemed to be less worthy. But ever since Alex was a kid, the pyramid has been slowly crumbling, and now for the first time, their doors will be open to wyverns from all social backgrounds. Plenty of upper-class families are less than thrilled with the Conrads' decision, and almost all of the new students harbour hostility toward the ones who have looked down on them for so long. Especially Alex's new flatmate, a boy named Matthew Montoya, who is determined to prove a point by making Alex's life as miserable as he can manage. Things take a turn when the tension on campus claims a student's life and the two have to decide if they're going to let the tragedy bring them together or rip them further apart.

Four teens from different places live double lives as a superhero team that protects the world from evil at any time and location. Working together and using state-of-the-art crime-fighting technology, their superpowers, and their martial arts skills to help them, they think they can beat any evil guy or problem that comes their way. They also use their smarts to figure out how to stop their bad guys before they get away with whatever they're after. And if they see or hear any trouble, they immediately try to stop it, with or without their teammates.

This is a boys vs. girls baseball game. Joseph coaches the boys' team, and Raven coaches the girls' team. They also play in the game with their team and listen to the referee. Whatever the referee calls goes.

Yvette Matthews had a great early childhood. She had loving parents that has given her a great life. Her father was a 5-star master chef while her mother was a well known patissier in the culinary world. Her life was great but all of that changed when her parents got into a car accident and died. Yvette was orphaned at a tender age of six years old. In her parent’s wake, a middle aged man with his ten year old son came. He told Yvette that he was her parents’ friend from college and was willing to adopt Yvette. Her having no next of kin and rather than her going into foster care, the adults in the foster agency agreed after checking the man’s background. It was known that the middle aged man was the CEO of a large 5-star hotel and restaurant group that not only operated in the country but around the world. Yvette lived a life as a princess being doted by her stepfather and stepbrother. Even though she lived a life full of luxury, she stayed humble and studied hard to be a good chef and patissier like her parents. She loved her new family, and she harbored romantic feelings with her stepbrother, Joseph Hamilton. Something she kept a secret since she knew her feelings cannot be reciprocated. But all of that changed when her stepfather died of old age. When the lawyer of his stepfather read his last will leaving seventy percent of his fortune to Yvette including the rights to the Hamilton hotels. This shocked many especially her stepbrother, Joseph, since he was only left with thirty percent. But there was a clause in the will, that Jospeh could be the CEO if he marries Yvette and they produce an heir. Her life started to turn gray since Joseph was forced to leave his current girlfriend whom Yvette knew he loved so much and marry her to get the CEO title. Joseph’s kindness and pampering turned into hate and disgust. He became cold and aloof, coming home late and going to work early in the morning. Yvette’s only solace was the son she bore with Joseph on their wedding night. She poured all of her love to her little son. But fate was cruel to her once again when she found out that Joseph was seeing his ex-girlfriend once again. Hearing from someone that they were meeting in a hotel room, she mustered the courage to confront them. Yvette saw the ex-girlfriend in the hotel room wearing sexy lingerie. They got in the heated argument. “Seph does bot love you.” The ex-girlfriend said. “He just married you to get the position that should be rightfully his!” She shouted. “Do you not think I know that?!” Shouted Yvette. “But he is still married to me!” The two were pulling each other’s hair in the hotel balcony which is located at the 43rd floor. They both went over the railed in the heat of the moment and they were holding for dear life. “Dianne!” Joseph voice was heard inside the hotel room. “S-Seph!” The ex-girlfriend shouted. “Help me!” “Dianne!” Joseph was alarmed to see her hanging on the balcony. “Yvette? Why are you here?!” He sounded surprised. “H-Help me.” Yvette cried. “Hold on! I am going to get you out.” Joseph said but he pulled his ex-girlfriend first and took off his coat to put on to her. Yvette’s heart was crushed. She knew in that time that who Joseph really loved was Dianne and not her. This erased all of her hope on being loved and had let go. She felt her body falling for a long time. Yvette’s body felt light and she thought that she had now thrown all of her guilt and the burden in the loveless relationship. She wished that in her next life, she would not have this kind of love once again. But then she opened her eyes once again, to the day when the lawyer would read her stepfather’s last will. “I will changed my fate.” Yvette thought. “In this life, I will not be drowned in a loveless marriage with my stepbrother.”

In the kingdom of Silverleaf, Princess Lirien discovers a mysterious amulet that once belonged to the ancient Eldridian magic-users. As she delves deeper into the amulet's secrets, she must navigate treacherous court politics, forge unexpected alliances, and confront dark forces threatening the realm. With the help of Arin the Wanderer, Lyra Moonwhisper, and other companions, Lirien uncovers the secrets of the Amulet of Eldrid and confronts her father, King Ryker, who has been consumed by darkness. In the end, Lirien's bravery and selflessness lead to the redemption of her father and the restoration of balance to the realm.

A love between childhood friends, and became best friends. That they realized that they loved each other but then because of their family the sea becomes its gap between each other. This is the story about the two best friends who got separated because of the reason that the boy's parents wasn't agree that his son will be friends with his neighbors, so the parents was not agreed, because maybe they will like each other, and the parents does not like poor. Ray beryen infantagos was the only child of mariano beryen and jose infantagos and they are a big family, and they are the wealthiest people in the city of canada, but since they had a vacation in Philippines, ray meets axcel there, and they get closed to each other. Axcel comes from the low status family but she is the only daughter too of carla agustino and joseph madalin though they had a low status but axcel is the only daughter so whatever axcel necessities they will actually give it to her. In this story you will be knowingly the reason why they become friends and how did they end up.

The human race is at it's prime state of extinction. Global warming has hit the Planet Earth so intensevely, the water levels has drastically gone so low. Water is now the most traded commodity, and the most expensive thing you can aquire. You have water you control over Planet Earth. Delvin is 20 years old and is broke without any money. How will he survive in this situation? Life has turned upside down for all humanity. How will they save the Planet Earth? Power rests in the rich people and control of water. People work in the night because during the day it is too hot. They are afraid of being dehydrated. Humans need a solution and they need it very soon. Delvin through meditation taps into the Eternal Space and meets Acrymonta who passes his knowledge and power to Delvin because of his synthetic energy power base. But that is not enough to save the human race, there is need for an hybrid human. That means Delvin has to find a female human with synthetic energy power base and merge with her. Delvin Falls in love with the daughter of his new boss. Sadly he does not know how she feels about him. Acrymonta tells Delvin that the women is chasing after has synthetic energy power base. And that means if he could merge with her they will have an hybrid child and the saviour of mother Earth.

Jan-Hendrik van Aswegen is an aimless twenty-two year old who moves from Cape Town to the big city of Johannesburg in search of a new life. Failing to get a job or a purpose, he decides to sell drugs with high school best friend Joseph. The two start a drug empire and become some of the most wanted criminals in the country, drawing attention from law enforcement and rival drug lords. Follow Jan-Hendrik and Joseph as they climb up the ladders of crime, battling against corrupt police officers and Nigerian gangsters in the process. As well as try to survive in an environment where human life is cheap. A tale of survival, betrayal, revenge, power, greed and heartbreak. "Toe dit wel gebeur en voldoende goudertsreserwes ontdek is, was die voortbestaan van die Goudstad verseker." "That's just how it goes, my brother. It's survival of the fittest out here. Dis 'n leeuwereld hierdie, tjom!" - Joseph "Ek ry al die pad na die goudstad toe, maar ek kom nooit daar uit nie. Vir een of ander rede, is dit okei by my." - Jan-Hendrik

What they said was unbelievable; they said mama is singing this beautiful poem for us. I was stunned because my wife had died, and she was allergic to poems. She never liked to sing. I asked them to go from here. Suddenly the door closed and a voice appeared: 'You can't take them away. They are my children." This was horrible and terrifying. Even Joseph and Jennifer had frightened. All the things in the room started moving in a circle around us. I moved toward the door to hold my children's hands, but the door was not opening. Suddenly a lamp fell on me, and I got hurt by this. Joseph got angry after seeing this. Joseph threw a toy given by a spirit and shouted you are not my mother. Suddenly, everything became calm, and the door opened. We went out of the room and packed our bags to return to our house. We returned to our house and decided not to go there again. We couldn't understand who was she and what she wanted?

Xerxes is the last of his kind, living to try and complete a promise. The last one before he can just fade off like the rest of his kind. There is nothing left here, no mate is coming. Xerxes is the last living dragon. So why when he comes across one headstrong female. It feels like there is a chance? Kendra herself feels used, lost and trapped. A prisoner of those she works with. Those that hunt down mythical creatures in the world. Kendra however is about to find out that the world is far more vast than anyone could imagine. Especially when she comes face to face with the last living dragon. A deadly creature that has set his sights on her. Volume1: Mates of Dragons Volume2: Souls of Dragons Volume3: Atlantean's Mate Volume4: Atlantean's Dragon Volume5: Atlantean Souls Volume 6: Hearts of Dragons