Hard Bargain

Adrianna, an ordinary girl got pregnant after a one night stand with a mysterious man in a luxury resort. After the incident, Her life turned upside down when she discovered her pregnancy with twins. Left with no option, she was forced to work as a secretary to a supernatural creature who presented a deal to her, for his desires. A bargain was made to survive the war between Vampires, when Adrianna unveiled the secrets of her past and find her card of fate as a breed of a revolution. Will she able to tame the beast with the power of Bargain?

Black Dragon, the 'King of Soldiers', Ye Fan, returns to the city from the Huaxia Dragon Group and is forced into marriage with a beautiful but disdainful chairwoman. The chairwoman is cold, lofty, and dominant, shining like a queen, while Ye Fan desires only a lazy life of a common man, which leads to friction between them. Yet a dragon will always be a dragon, never hiding its claws, teeth, or horns, and even in the urban world, Ye Fan remains a king. Watch him dominate the city, subdue the beautiful chairwoman, and have his followers bow down; he will protect his home, defend his country, and destroy its humiliations.

Under everyone's gaze, her pregnant sister came to force a marriage, making her the butt of the joke, after being cheated on. When she was at her wit's end, she met him —— Jun Mochan, the business tycoon. He said: "Marry me, I won't betray you." In order to shut off the wagging tongues and avoid becoming a bargaining chip in a family alliance, She said: "Okay" But, wasn't it agreed that it would be a fake marriage? He loves her deeply. The whole world knows it, only she doesn't.

Joanna had always dreamed of soaring through the skies as a stewardess, but her family's poverty seemed to ground her ambitions. In a shocking turn of events, her father made a Faustian bargain with a young billionaire, trading his daughter's hand in marriage for control of one of his lucrative companies. Joanna was horrified to discover she had been sold to the highest bidder, her future hijacked by her father's desperation. But the young billionaire, known for his ruthless business tactics, was driven by a different motive. He couldn't resist the opportunity to possess Joanna, captivated by her stunning beauty and determination. He would stop at nothing to make her his, and his alone."

As a girl from a middle class family, my goal in life isn't to have a rich boyfriend or a rich husband to marry, but to study hard and take care of my family, I don't want to be a CEOs wife but I want to be the CEO myself. I want to earn money that will be mine... I want to earn money and say this is my hard work. But what will happen after I Aria Fredricko fall in love with the richest guy in our school, Ace Alexander. The cold aloof bad boy I Aria Fredricko is daying hard for.

The World of Relisquae had long see a the great kingdom of Volantis. Whoever found the kingdom would meet the princess, and be granted one wish. Thus, a group of adventurers join together to find this mysterious kingdom as well as fight a great evil.

In a realm where ancient pacts shape destinies and shadows hold secrets untold, Lady Evayne Everard is the prisoner of her husband’s killer. A pawn in the God King’s games, she is subjected to humiliation and torture. Until a dark lord, a power stronger than the God King, arrives at court to claim her. Unbeknownst to Evayne, her existence is bound by a dark bargain struck long before her birth. Her father, desperate to save his dignity, promised the firstborn Everard child to the enigmatic Shadow Lord in exchange for the destruction of his enemy. What he didn’t know was that the Shadow Lord wasn’t bargaining for a mere human soul. Evayne is not entirely mortal. The Celestial blood of the Fallen Star runs in her veins, making her a rare and powerful prize—one that could tip the balance in the Shadow Court’s eternal struggle against the encroaching mortal kingdoms. But the Shadow Lord has his own plans. He sees Evayne as more than just a pawn. Together, they could unravel the mysteries of her lineage and challenge the ancient forces that dictate their fates. In a tale of sacrifice, betrayal, and unexpected salvation, "The Shadow’s Bargain" weaves a gripping story of two souls bound by fate, fighting to free the realm from the God King’s grip in a world where nothing is as it seems.

Sinopsis: Grab the Book of Four Holy Weapons. Qin Feng, who replaced Iwatani Naofumi as Shield Hero, found that voices kept popping up in his head. "please choose!" "1: Refuse Myne to join your team, and reward the Von Klay template with a completion rate of 10%." "2:............" "3: Beat up Myne directly, make her embarrassing in public, and reward the completion of 5% Garp template." After completing the choices one by one, Qin Feng found that the shield was getting harder and harder, but his fist was even harder. Knowing that his fist is the boss, he can do whatever he wants in this world from then on. There was just one question before him. "Is there any other way to unlock the Shield of Anger, so I can't get angry at all!"

A young girl named, Keomi Hollow, is a transfer student from Ginto Japan. She comes to her new school during autumn in search of New friends and adventures, however she gets more than what she bargains for when some of the schoolboys go missing and she is summoned by a friendly spirit of autumn to help and catch the culprit.

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION... I'M TALKING FOUNDATION LEVEL REPAIR) Life is hard. It is hard on the homeless, the tired and the wealthy. It is hard on Azra, the King's only son and heir to the Alfonsi throne. A child of unknown talent with the weight of his people on his shoulders. Life is hard, but when Azra is sucked into a hole and spit out into an entirely new realm... life just gets harder. ...and you thought there was a rock bottom.

Sypnosis : Rei’s life has always been ordinary—until the dreams started. A mysterious girl, her face always hidden in shadow, calls out to him, whispering, "Find me." When a stranger who looks hauntingly familiar appears on his way to school, Rei's waking world collides with the eerie pull of his dreams. With every fleeting encounter, the girl’s words grow more urgent, but she vanishes before he can get close. As Rei's obsession deepens, he begins to question what’s real and what isn’t. Drawn into a dangerous mystery, Rei must uncover the truth behind the girl’s cryptic plea before it consumes him—and before he’s caught in a fate that might be more than he bargained for.

A few days after breaking up with her boyfriend, Marcus, Amanda accepted the billionaire’s bargain for her hand in marriage. She only accepted because neither she nor her father could pay for her dying mother’s hospital bill, but little did she know that there was a conspiracy between her father and the billionaire, that would change her life forever. Immediately after their marriage, Nicholas Halligan, the billionaire, started to reveal his evil demeanor and weird sexual desires towards her. Amanda’s life gradually became a living hell. She managed to gain the trust of Nicholas’s closest bodyguard, who decided to help her out of Nicholas’s deadly bargain. Will Marcus accept her back, after she had left him for a richer man? Will Marcus work to help bring the evil doers to book, even if it means accepting Amanda? Or will Nicholas find out about her plot with his bodyguard before they try to expose him? Let’s find out!

Can a old dog learn new tricks? 25 year old game designer Xavier hasnt played a video game since he left school but by the urging of a friend decided to try a new full dive vr mmorpg. After becoming a samurai in-game lets see how far he gets and who knows maybe the world might change because of his actions. *** Author-nim: this is my first work in a long time so show some surpport, i'll keep updates consistent and please if u got any suggestion or areas for critique i'm all ears. Daily release Wednesday-Friday and special batch release periodically on sundays :3

Jiwon, a bullied and overweight teenager, dreams of becoming a K-pop idol like the stars he admires. After facing endless rejection due to his weight and lack of talent, Jiwon loses hope and contemplates ending it all. But just as he’s ready to give up, a mysterious Idol System activates on his phone, setting him on a grueling journey of physical transformation and intense training. Forced to confront his insecurities and push his body beyond its limits, Jiwon begins to change, but the cost may be more than he bargained for. Can he survive the system's relentless demands, or will the price of his dream be too high?

Eira Morgan never believed she’d bargain with a monster—until her brother’s life depended on it. When a haunting sketch leads her to the doorstep of Caius Draven, the infamous vampire lord of Ravensmoor, Eira is prepared to offer her blood in exchange for her brother’s freedom. But Caius wants something far more dangerous: her hand in marriage. Bound by a blood covenant she doesn’t fully understand, Eira is thrust into a world of ruthless politics, ancient rivalries, and deadly secrets. As the human bride of a predator, her fiery defiance and sharp wit spark a dangerous game of power with Caius, whose golden eyes see too much—and hide even more. But the blood bond between them is stronger than either anticipated, awakening forbidden desires that could shatter them both. As threats close in from all sides, Eira must decide: will she fight her captor, or stand beside him as something more powerful than prey? In a world where love is dangerous, one thing is certain: surrender is not an option.

Akela thought she knew what she wanted, but it’s far more than she bargained for. Dragons, dragon riders, love, hate, new-found power, can she manage it? All with a war brewing around her?

In a world full of chaos and lies, Everest Sparkspar is just trying to get by. With no big plans for his future, he spends his days taking on missions for a secretive company alongside his bold and fearless partner, J. But when they start digging into the company’s secrets, they find more than they bargained for. As the stakes rise, Everest and J have to decide if they’ll stick to the rules or take a chance on something bigger. Packed with action, humor, and tough choices, their story is about finding your own way in a messy world.

A young man named Du Wei, dismissed as a “fool” and a “good-for-nothing,” endures constant ridicule and scorn. But then, he stumbles upon an unexpected chance: by selling his soul to a demon, he could seize the power to rewrite his fate. Beauty, strength, wealth, and authority—such temptations dangle before him, and Du Wei resolutely decides to step onto the path of this dark bargain. With every deal, he begins to overturn the rules of his world, carving his own road to power. No longer shackled by the label of "worthless," Du Wei embarks on the journey to rise as a force to be reckoned with, driven by a burning ambition to one day bring the entire world to its knees...

Love among the other emotions are the hard feelings to control

A remake of another novel I created. Kazuki Takumi Amagiri was always a kid with a troubling life, abusive parents, poverty, being bullied at school you know the usual sob story that probably goes in a documentary for the early life of a serial killer or something. Throughout his life he's always wondered if maybe the reason world hates him was because he had the audacity to exist. But through a series of events he met his best friend and was introduced to a series of games where he found his spark of resilience to carry on in life in a character named Markus one of the main antagonists of the book. And ten years later he's a university student, dormmates with his best friend and is just about to finish getting his degrees. He'd also just finished playing the third installment in a his favorite video game franchise All was going well in life, things were looking up until in one cruel twist it was over, no fanfare, no "going out with a bang", Kazuki's life just fizzled out like a candle in the wind. Curiously though, Kazuki's story was not over as he found himself in the body of "Markus" at the start of his story. How will this strangely ironic twist of fate change the world at large? And more importantly how will it change our main character?

A suicidal soldier strikes a bargain with an angel... He must find others to donate his body parts to.

At Shimakaze Academy, she’s the new girl who’s caught everyone’s attention—clever enough to skip a grade and now sharing classes with her older brother. Charming, mysterious, and with admirers aplenty, she seems like the ideal girl… but there’s one secret. She’s actually a he. Will he be able to keep his cover? And with admirers falling left and right, can he find love without revealing his true self? Find out in this funny, heartfelt tale of hidden identity, unexpected romance, and a touch of drama.

William Jaeger is a blacksmith who is well known for his family name. He left his career behind in pursue of a different path for his life. With great determination to start anew, he decided to move back to the town of Aoba. He will soon realize that his wishes were more than he bargained after the encounter of a mysterious woman.

In the idyllic coastal village of Vanhelm, a young farmer named Aelred leads a peaceful life with his family. But their idyllic existence shatters when ruthless soldiers clad in turquoise surcoats storm the village, leaving a trail of fire and death in their wake. Witnessing the brutal slaying of his parents and siblings, Aelred is filled with rage. Just as despair threatens to consume him, a mysterious voice offers a lifeline - a chance for vengeance and a second shot at life. Driven by grief and a thirst for justice, Aelred accepts the voice's bargain, embarking on a path of power that will transform him from a nobody into a force to be reckoned with.

Aurora, the most sought-after courtesan in the rugged town of Stonecold, is known for her mysterious, alluring talents that have captivated the entire kingdom. So when the King of Argothia, unexpectedly claims her as his bride—regardless of her own wishes—the kingdom is stunned. Yet neither Aurora nor the King fully understand the secrets each carries, and as they enter into an uneasy union, they both may be in for far more than they bargained for. he

"A Veiled Bargain: Bound to the Emperor's Heart" In this tale, a girl desperate to see her dying mother makes a bold plea to a guard, unknowingly offering herself in marriage without even knowing that it was the emperor in disguise.

Aiden is your everyday sort of merman. He is smart, handsome (the works) and totally in love with one human guy. Aiden finally gets the courage to pursue his growing crush after the pod finally reaches the tipping point of a crisis. Unfortunately, rules and reality have it out for him. His secret and very forbidding inter-species relationship could get him cast out of the pod. As Aiden chases his fading chances at love and romance , his tiny world gets so much bigger. He discovers the excitement and pain you get when you put your heart and life on the line. Xander is a (devilishly handsome) human. With his good looks, girls and boys are just waiting to get in bed for a one night stand with him. None of them are really interested in him, none of his partners had ever tried to get to know him. With his family problems at home escalating, he tries to find ways to protect himself and his sister from the aftermath. When he meets Aiden he is one step away reaching his breaking point, he just hopes he doesn’t have to add Aiden to his list of regrets.