Stepping Up To The Plate

In the quiet town of Aokashi, in the fictional country of Hinokuni, spring returns as always—but for Akira Hayasaka, everything feels painfully the same. A top student, admired for his brilliance and composure, Akira is secretly drowning in expectations and isolation. That begins to change when he’s seated next to Airi Tachibana, a quiet book-loving girl who doesn’t smile just to please or look at him with admiration. She doesn't try to talk to him, impress him, or pretend to be anything. She just… exists. Calmly. Honestly. A chance encounter while saving a stray kitten brings them closer, and Akira discovers a hidden side of her—an anonymous online writer whose words feel too personal, too familiar. Unspoken thoughts. Quiet truths. Things he’s never had the courage to say aloud. As petals fall and seasons change, Akira and Airi slowly begin to understand each other—not through loud declarations or dramatic gestures, but through silence, presence, and the small steps that lead to something more.

A resentful ghost that wiped out a whole neighbourhood, a child ghost who wouldn't let his family rest in peace even after death and a female ghost who captures and tortures men to death. These are stories that Atlas initially wrote off as nonsense made up by people to scare themselves, but after that one night he realized just how wrong he was. Beneath the world he knew was another world, one much more treacherous and cruel than the world he was used to. From resentful ghosts that just wanted justice to scumbag ghosts that won't stop their evil even in death and the evil sorcerers that make use of them. Atlas was born a pure blood sorcerer but all of these were kept from him until later in life. Join Atlas as he steps into the paranormal world, coming into contact with everything he once believed couldn't possibly exist.

Nadine McKenzie is a young executive at one of the top companies in L.A. Due to her workaholic tendencies, she was forced to take a vacation. Unfortunately, the vacation she never even wanted ended in disaster when she woke up in a hotel room next to a handsome man she didn’t recognize. Panicked, Nadine immediately fled the scene. Months later, just when life was getting back to normal, Nadine received news that turned her world upside down, she was pregnant. And the father of the baby? None other than a famous lead singer of a popular band. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he also happened to be everything Nadine swore she’d avoid in a man: a notorious playboy.

He is the most prestigious and mysterious man, the head of ZMI Agency's special agents. A person of immense influence. Just how influential? He says, find out for yourself! * She is a foreign-born master of criminal psychology, a psychological counselor at a correctional facility. A small fry who is always hungry for more. How small? She says, none of your business! * Zhan Se can't understand why, in just a short bathroom break, she was ensnared by such a cold, dignified, evil, domineering, awesome... a benefactor who is described with all the positive adjectives usually associated with the male protagonists in novels... What?!! She owed him six years ago? Not only did she owe him, but she also has a 6-year-old bun calling her mom? Holy moly! Since they both have a child together, who actually owes whom? ————————●Alternative Edition Introduction●———————— This is a guidebook for a nerdy girl's road to success. This is a must-have secret manual for marital roads. This is an encyclopedia on criminal psychology. This is the life journey of a woman who every man dreams of, working her way up. Urban marriage, rich family scandal, case tracking. All is revealed in "The Surprising Marriage Journey"… Indulgence is boundless, love and affection are reinterpreted! Nothing is the best, there is only better! Reading online novels, for the sense of satisfaction! Cracking melon seeds and peeling peanuts, sit in a row and taste together. Taste the power, color, fame, and wealth, and watch the various states of sentient beings with a smile. (Note: ① This book is one-on-one, absolutely clean, those who dislike the author and the author's writing style should avoid this pit) (Note: ② This book is purely fictitious, and there is no need to verify its authenticity. Reading the text comes with a lightning rod, no compensation for discomfort)

In a world ravaged by an unexpected cataclysm that wiped out more than half of the planet population and with the introduction of mana into the world and bloodthirsty beast, a select few group of people called the awakens who was believed to be blessed and favoured by the heavens and weild mysterious and Godly powers. Along the beast there was also the draconian and ruxcase race , who terrorised humans. What will our protagonist do after getting a completely different system than the rest of Earth's awakened. How will Our protagonist Casper overcome and thrive in this chaotic world of madness where strength mean everything????

Mu An has traveled to a world composed of multiple urban fantasy novels. Despite having top-notch looks, immense wealth, and great power, he is destined to become a stepping stone for numerous protagonists to show off and ultimately end up in a situation where his family is destroyed and he is left with nothing. Fortunately, the Great Villain System has successfully loaded; as long as he causes emotional fluctuations in the female lead, he can earn countless rewards, including insights into future plot developments! Protagonists: Damn it! How could he know our next move every time? Is there a traitor among us!? Mu An, however, smiles slightly. Sorry, but as a villain, I am a professional! ................................................................. Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creators. For advance chapters: p@treon.com/ShinningNovelTranslations (replace @ with a) Translated Original Name: 反派：我在女主身边捡奖励 Author: 蓝凉

Kyle Graham knew that as a male omega he would be a target of Alphas all around the world, so he ran away. He hid amongst humans, got better at blending in living a peaceful life with his wife with a successful business of his own. He really did trump his fate right? What could go wrong? His perfect life gets turned upside down when he meets his destined mate. To make matters worse it happens to be his wife's step brother, Adrian Valenti ************************ "Do not come near my family, or I'll make you pay."Kyle challenged at Adrian. "Are you sure you can resist me?" Adrian smirked. "You are nothing to me"! Kyle pressed. "Not according to Moon Goddess". Adrian smirked, taking a step closer. "And I agree. I will make you mine".

Welcome to The Last Step – A Tale of Fate, Power, and the Unforgiven. In a world where magic defines one's worth, three souls walk a path toward an uncertain destiny—each bearing a power that can shape the fate of nations. Lucas, the God’s Chosen Sorcerer, wields divine magic that bends reality itself, blessed by forces beyond mortal comprehension. A shining beacon of hope—or a harbinger of destruction—his path is riddled with expectations he never asked for. Celia, the Queen of Curses, commands a power feared by even the strongest mages. She carries the weight of a past filled with whispers and condemnation, but where others see a curse, she sees the strength to carve her own future. Kaiser, the Unwanted Void, stands apart. Neither blessed nor cursed, he is the anomaly that should not exist. In a world that measures worth by magic, he is a shadow in the light—yet, the abyss within him holds something far greater than mere sorcery. Together, they are bound by fate yet divided by their own battles. As war brews and forgotten gods stir, the lines between hero and villain blur. In the end, their choices will decide more than just their own lives—they will determine the very foundation of their world. This is their journey. This is their Last Step. Discord: https://discord.gg/frFnaaUtuD

[WSA ENTRY 2025] ... "There is no god, only the echo of our fears, bound together in a symphony of false hope, woven to make this endless cycle of pain bearable... But I refuse to be just another note in their song. I will not be silenced to protect the gate you so desperately uphold. I don’t care for the blind masses; they are but shadows, moving without purpose. If I cannot run, I will walk. If I cannot walk, I will crawl. If I cannot crawl, I will roll. And if all that remains of me is a severed head, then I will still glare at you with the scorn of the relentless." ... In a world where Hunters fight to keep humanity safe from monstrous invasions, Timothy Walter is nothing more than an E-rank weakling, expendable, powerless, and barely surviving. That changes when a forgotten dungeon forces him into a deadly trial, awakening ancient rulers from across races. Bound to the weakest among them, he inherits a power unlike any other: "King Player." Now, with a system that defies all logic, Timothy must carve his path, facing enemies both human and monstrous, as he ascends from the lowest depths to claim a throne none believed he could reach. AUTHORS NOTE: I put it under a restricted audience because of the following reasons; There is a huge amount of blood and gore meaning a lot of action and adventure. An equally adequate amount of romance with a pinch of R18 just to emphasize the points. Don't take the world-building to heart; Nigeria is better than that Kinda... If you survive the first volume, then keep it up after dropping your thoughts in reviews. I upload 1500+ words per chapter, and that means I may not participate in many chapter giveaways except when milestones are reached. Again, I appreciate your advice, thoughts, and criticism even more. The synopsis will keep changing as the story progresses. And yes, It's the familiar hunter's trope spun around in my head because I love the solo leveling light novel, so... have a fun read, I hope.

I 14-year-old Rai is known as a walking disaster—loud, chaotic, and always up to something. But behind his pranks lies a forgotten spark, a cosmic thread tied to secrets older than the stars. When strange forces start unraveling fate itself, Rai is pulled into a journey across realms, gods, and crumbling scripts. With unlikely friends by his side and ancient powers watching, Rai must uncover the truth of his existence. But destiny isn't written in stone—it’s scribbled in chaos.

A single moment of hesitation shattered their first love—Yoon Jae-ha, unable to express his true feelings, and Han Hye-won, who did her best to avoid him. One day, both of their lives came to a sudden, tragic end. But fate offers them a second chance. “You have no choice but to turn back time. For exactly 49 days.” “Is there a small regret or mistake you wish you could undo?” In that moment, both of them were reminded of 'that' memory—their clumsy, awkward first kiss. From that day forward, their relationship fell apart completely. “It seems the two of you have the same thing in mind.” For 49 days, they are sent back in time—to that moment—to rewrite the past. But things don’t go quite as planned. They wake up in the past, only to realize they’ve swapped bodies—and they're both 19 years old again. “You’re the one who said we could never be more than friends. But now? What’s this supposed to mean?” “You’re a woman to me. I’m not doing this ‘just friends’ thing.” A chaotic, time-travel romance between two switched souls! Hye-won, quirky but loveable, and Jae-ha, quiet but dangerously possessive, find their feelings for each other deepening. As unexpected people entangle themselves in their fate, the lines between past and present blur. When the 49 days are up… 'Can this love finally come true?' __________✧⁠⑅⁠˖⁠♡｡ﾟ∘⁠˚⁠˳⁠°↝⁠^⁠.⁠_⁠.⁠^___________________ My other works: "I became the Beast Duke's wife" on transcendentaltls .com (ongoing) ~ "Cat Kiss" on novelishuniversetransaltions .com (new)

A word of advice for surviving a place like Schroon Falls: If a ghost offers you a job, take the money. The dead, after all, are famously bad with paperwork. Just be careful. In a town of crumbling manors and modernist cubes, every shadow has an angle and every echo has an agenda. The most convincing hauntings aren’t about the ghosts themselves, but about the person they’ve chosen to speak through. Sanity is negotiable. Rent is not.

In a world where ancient magic has been resurrected. Atlas, an orphan from Earth, finds himself transmigrated into the body of a child and possesses the rare Void Magic. Harboring such power, he’ll walk the path of becoming stronger and stand free in the sky above all existence! The tale of the Legendary Void Walker is about to begin! Super Gift = three extra chapters.

Tristan Bao is at the bottom of the barrel, broke, and stuck with a Spark so weak that he was disowned by his own father. But rent doesn't pay itself, and the only place that pays the best money is the Defenders. Life will be stuck in the Tower: a cursed labyrinth crawling with monsters, secrets, and power beyond belief. What should have been an easy E-rank run turns into a slaughter, and once the survivors leave, something comes out with them. He survived the Tower by pure chance, so what happens now? He was struck with such a harsh change to his body. How will he survive in this world now?

Synopsis Il y a 1 an, les premiers « Portails » se sont ouverts. Le ciel s'était brisé, des fissures s'étaient formées. C'était la "Grande catastrophe". Des milliers de démons sortaient des fissures qui s'étaient créées et commencèrent à massacrer les humains, qui étaient sans défenses, sans pitié. Les humains étaient impuissants face à des ennemis possédant une puissance et des pouvoirs surnaturels. Ils ne pouvaient être que de simple spectateurs, et des victimes. Mais un jour, un certain humain s'est ''éveillé''. Il avait obtenu des pouvoirs spéciaux, des pouvoirs surnaturels qui pouvait lui permettre de se battre d'égal à égal avec les différentes armées. Suite à ça, de nombreux humains se sont eux aussi éveillés. Ce fût le début de la formation de l'armée du monde humain, Terra. C'est ainsi que les préludes de la guerre du 'Ragnarök' débutèrent.

What if the end of the world was just the beginning? On December 21st, 2012, the skies split open. Angelic beings descended. Portals erupted across the earth, spewing monsters immune to all modern weapons. Humanity stood no chance, until many chosen individuals awakened with powers beyond imagination. They were called Bearers. Heroes who turned the tide of a war that nearly ended mankind. Now, seven years later, Arush, a reincarnated soul from a parallel timeline, finally receives his long-awaited status window. But fate has darker plans. On the day of his awakening, his master is slaughtered, and he's burned alive by the very heroes who swore to protect humanity. But he doesn't die. He awakens. Broken. Traumatized. Emotionless. He realises the world needs a supreme ruler who enacts justice. One goal: Become the god this world needs... or the devil it deserves.

Maya Sinclair had it all — power, beauty, a kingdom at her feet. Until the night her world cracked wide open. Betrayal wasn’t whispered. It screamed — from her best friend’s knife in the back, her boyfriend’s dark secret, and her father’s cold replacement. She didn’t break. She became a weapon. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. And then came Eddie Thompson. Quiet. Obsessed. Dangerous. The one guy she couldn’t control. But Eddie’s not who he seems. There’s a ghost in his past — a tragedy wrapped in secrets and lies. When the truth surfaces, the lines between love and hate blur into something far more deadly. Because in this game of obsession and revenge, no one is innocent. No one is safe. And survival? It’s the only prize worth fighting for.

This is my first time writing a synopsis so not too much hate. :) Now join me on one of the most mysterious & legendary novel journeys of the 21st Century with our 9,998th Reincarnnator Gu-Yanghe he will become the strongest being in all of existence but that is just one of his main goals he has many more than you will foresee and could think of as read my novel. Gu-Yanghe is a cultivator with little to no morality he doesn't care what he has to do to get stronger as long as he can get stronger from it he will do it! Gu-Yanghe will of course have a harem but that harem will only be there for profit & dual cultivation there is no other reason such as love or romance but maybe in the future Gu-Yanghe will change his mindset of how he sees his harem but who knows. Gu-Yanghe doesn't feel anything other than his immeasurable craving for power & strength and the small world Gu-Yanghe is currently in is called the Suntang-World it is a world that is immeasurable in size and infinite in treasures & techniques and even bloodlines and innate blessings. I think that is a good enough synopsis for now wouldn't want to give away everything right now and I promise that while my cultivation novel while seem like all the others at first I promise it won't be it will be a piece of fresh air for readers sick of cultivation novels with the same tropes & plotlines. Now, Author Out! I have to write 25 more chapters and I hope you all have a good day, readers.

The Bad Setup Olivia Parker loves her independence—her career, her freedom to travel, and the life she’s built on her own terms. The last thing she wants is to be set up by her best friend, Haley. Meanwhile, Daniel, her fiancé, has been trying to do the same for his best friend, Grayson Steel. But every time they attempt to introduce Olivia and Grayson, something gets in the way. Neither knows what the other looks like—until fate steps in. When Olivia and Grayson meet by chance at a bar, their connection is instant, sparked by an impromptu game of darts. What starts as a random encounter soon feels like something more. But will they take the leap once they realize they were meant to meet all along? A slow-burn romance about fate, friendship, and love finding you when you least expect it.

CAUTION : [TABOO] Betrayed by his most trusted soldier captain jack was killed, but when he thought it was all over he meet the soul of a man named Alex Eswald. Alex said to him "I will allow your soul to reincarnate in my body but on two conditions, you need to fulfill these conditions if not you will perish" "What are your conditions ?" "First you need to kill the bastard who betrayed me and get revenge for me" "Understandably, what is the second condition" "the second condition...you n-need to...to" "out with it" "you need to fuck..." "huh" "them all" "huh ?" "The second condition is that you need to fuck all those around me, but not just them, you need to fuck all the powerful women" "How am I supposed to do that ?" "Don't worry I will give you a gift that will help you in your journey, so do you accept and promise to fulfill those conditions ?" "I promise" follow jack as he becomes Alex through his journey to fuck all powerful women of his new world, it's not like he wanted it to happen, obviously, but you know, he had to since he promised. ======== Tags: Reincarnation - Smut - incest - incest Harem - No Yuri - No NTR (there might be netori) - Milf - Harem - Mature - R18 - Pregnancy - others races- Weak to strong *** Hello you all, I'm a new author and this is actually my first novel and I don't have that much experience so there might be some errors, but don't worry I will try to become better. I would like to be honest by saying right now that this novel is for me and fellows cultured peoples to enjoy. So, I assume that those that still remains in this place are all fellows cultured peoples. If you like the story, you should support it (you really should support) Release schedule: one chapter per day. Discord channel link : https://discord.gg/zcbyBHU7 Patreon : p@treon.com/RAASD0

It happens every night… But I’m getting stronger though. I guess that’s a good thing?

He was supposed to be just a guardian. But love doesn’t follow rules. After losing his mother, 18-year-old Kai finds himself under the roof of his cold, powerful stepfather, Sebastian Vaughn. What begins as silence turns into lingering glances, late-night tension, and a love Kai can’t run from—even if he tries. But Bast isn’t just any man. He’s possessive, broken, and hiding dangerous secrets… including an ex-lover who wants to destroy everything. As feelings grow, so do the risks. How do you escape a man who says he’s your everything—your father, protector, friend… and lover?

Welcome to CORE1 of the planet COR. This is a place where the amateur players from Earth train themselves as a Hunter or a rich people who wants to take a vacation since this place was the most visited places with beautiful scenery and the advance technology. I hope you're enjoying staying here and start up your life to the fullest!

Len ray a orphan of 16 year old.He was transmigrated to a cultivation world .The world there are no rules strong are respected.After realising what happened Len ray decided to become strong to survive.Can he reach the pinnacle of cultivation?

Amano Haruya, a quietly observant 19-year-old, lives an invisible life: broke, orphaned, and walking Tokyo’s margins one courier job at a time. But one cold morning, a system appears—offering not hope, but function: “Every step you take from now on is worth money.” Not magic. Not fantasy. Just perfectly legal, traceable income from every step. Starting from ¥1 per step, the system builds momentum—and slowly begins to layer in daily log-in rewards (including company shares, rare skills, properties) and special challenge tasks like auctions or social deals. At first, Haruya uses the system to survive. Then to build. Then to infiltrate. Soon, he’s spotted in high-society auctions, invited to investor dinners, and even mistaken as the secret heir of a forgotten zaibatsu. He never confirms it—but he never denies it either. As his asset portfolio grows to include major stakes in billion-yen firms, exclusive-use vending contracts, urban land, and a set of scalable passive skills, Haruya becomes both a ghost and a legend in Tokyo’s financial undercurrent. All without ever telling anyone the truth. But rivals emerge. Influencers and heirs get curious. And the system, though passive, keeps nudging him forward. Because Haruya isn’t walking for money anymore. He’s walking to own the country.