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The year is 2060 and after decades of technological delay caused by mysterious events Earth and its inhabitants are about to face their greatest challenge yet. One, seemingly normal day everyone on Earth heard a voice. {Earthlings, the time has come for change, please stay calm and wait for the terraforming process, everything will be explained during it} Every human being was transported that fateful day, floating in space and watching the planet be transformed right in front of their eyes. "I got a fcking stick as a reward, are you fcking kidding me?!" Reign was there before most, as a human that defeated a monster before the terraforming he was titled a pioneer and got a chance to draw a lottery, but that did not end quite well. Join our protagonist with his quirky group of friends as they fight and level up in this world that became a game, trying their best to win it and stop the destruction of Earth. Will they be successful or will they fail? What is the mysterious power hiding deep inside Reign? Find that all out by reading Is This Really a Game?! Hey guys, thanks for checking out my book Is This Really a Game, I plan on making this a long novel and right now I am releasing 1 - 2 chapters a day. The chapters are usually about 1 600 words long. Cover made by myself

My name is Qi Yuan, and I am a time traveler who now holds the esteemed title of the eldest martial brother at Seven Colours Peak. I am armed with a game jade slip capable of connecting realms across the heavens, and blessed with the ability to unveil hidden information through my discerning eyes. [A seemingly ordinary blade of grass reveals secrets of a clandestine meeting between True Man Ku Mu and Empress Dashang that transpired just three days prior.] [Her name is Ruan Yixi, who appears to be your beautiful master on the surface, but she may have a deeper connection, perhaps she is even your wife.] [This is Heavenly Dao of the World, a Spiritual Object renowned for its significance in Foundation Establishment] [This is a lifeless planet, a potential vessel for the creation of a Golden Elixir]. So my road of cultivation turns gradually strange. "Heavenly Dao? A Spiritual Object for Foundation Establishment?" "So many desolate planets, all refined into Golden Elixir!" The Heavenly Dao is used as the foundation and refining stars into Golden Elixir. I am Qi Yuan, I become the origin of all things. My name is Jiang Lingsu, a fellow disciple at Seven Colours Peak. My Senior Brother is mentally ill. He is never focused on work. Nor does he like cultivation. He only loves simulation games. Senior Brother says, "Playing games is like cultivation. It can also create a world." One day, there is one more sun in the sky. I ask him what it is, he says, "That is my Golden Elixir!" This book is also titled 'Cultivation: The Jade Slip's Universe' and 'The Golden Elixir I Cultivated is a Planet,'

In NWPSU, there are two famous campus figures: Romeo Cadence, the terrifying school bully, and Romeo Caspian, the genius school president. They say that the more you hate, the more you love, so because of their constant fighting, their relationship blossomed.

After the passing of his only love, Corey has to live on, hoping he will get to see his love's reincarnation someday. > Upon seeing the new kid at school, Corey's memories come flooding back to him. Why is he feeling a strange pull towards this guy he has never seen before? Could it be *him*? >> Synopsis not final, tags not final, cover not final. May edit uploaded chapters. hopefully in the future when i have more time and knowledge i can make it longer. DM me for info/cover request. insta: misery__abyss discord server: https://discord.gg/Ea2f8YA4

--- **Title:** *HORRORSCOPE DEATH AWAKENING In a world where magic and technology blend seamlessly, Sam is reincarnated as a new figure, bound by a terrible curse. His unknown father has doomed him to eternal life—he can never die, no matter how much pain or suffering he endures. Alongside this curse, Sam is granted a sinister power: a game-like system that sends him into nightmarish realms, where he must hunt and kill horrifying monsters to survive. Each kill strengthens him, pushing him deeper into the dark secrets of this world—secrets involving ancient gods, powerful beings, and the truth behind his cursed immortality. While enduring the madness of horror scenes, Sam also faces the chaos of school life, unexpected romance, and moments of lighthearted comedy. Warning if you are soft hearted to abusive word don't read but I will try to lower the abusive word a little Next, the novel is not real what I am asking like dear reader is the main character talking so show your angry on the mc thank you

Title: A Boy and A Girl Author: mischa143kelvin Genre: Travel Through Time Summary: There was a boy. There was a girl. They lived in two different worlds. They lived in two different lives. One suffers from the moment he exists. One was living in a wonderful life. Their life intertwined with each other by mercy. Will their encounter be his salvation? Will she be the one behind his redemption? Mercy joins two worlds in two different lives-a boy living in dark shadows since the day he was born, suffering until he remained to breathe, and a girl living in wonders surrounding her, basking in the beauty of life. But fate brought them together, then she is the beacon of light in his bleak existence. Friends served to balance out life's abrasiveness; love redeemed the redemption. Her friendship had become his savior while her love was the redemption of him. She made him find peace and beauty, making comfort and serenity come into his life. Through her, he mattered in reality; the pangs in his heart finally ceased. Deep inside him, however, memories resurfaced of a once-happy life torn apart by a tragic past. This boy yearned for his loving family and healing the wounds that scarred his soul. Under the brightness of this magical place, the girl gave him a chance to open his eyes and think everything would be alright. When he opened his eyes, revelation was waiting for him. His dreams and wishes were standing right before him, and the things that made him return to the warm arms of his family filled him with happiness. In the end, he finally learned that home is where the heart truly belongs. And for this boy and girl, they found a home in each other's love, a love strong enough to transcend two different worlds and bring redemption to a broken soul. Travel Through Time: The amazing journey of two souls tied together by destiny and the power of love that heals even the most depthful wounds. You are in for a ride as you get caught up in the telling of the strength that one human can have on another's life. From the Series "Travel Through Time"

Elena has spent her life running—through countless foster homes, away from shadows of a traumatic past, and now, towards a future she can’t even imagine. An interview at Knight Enterprises seems like a small step, but she has no idea it’s about to throw her headfirst into a world of danger and dark desires. Alexander Knight is feared, powerful, and cursed. As Alpha of the largest pack in the region, his life has been a ruthless game of control and dominance, haunted by a bloodline that whispers of ruin. But when a small, unassuming woman walks into his world, everything changes. For Elena, the interview is a chance at stability. For Alexander, it’s a threat he can’t afford to ignore. Their worlds collide in a storm of suspicion, mistrust, and a magnetic pull that neither can deny. But there’s more to Elena than meets the eye. Shadows from her past are creeping closer, and secrets entwined in blood and betrayal threaten to unravel everything Alexander has built. He should destroy her. He wants to destroy her. Yet, every time he looks into her eyes, a dangerous hunger stirs—a yearning to claim her as his mate. In a world where curses bind fates and hidden enemies lurk, can they fight the attraction that could either be their greatest strength or their ultimate downfall? The Alpha’s Curse: Entwined Fates is a dark, seductive journey of power, passion, and forbidden love.

Have you ever wondered about the goodness and the evilness of the world? If everything is balanced, doesn’t that mean that there’s goodness in evil and evilness in good? Then, how do we actually separate these two categories, which coexist and swirled up to an entity? The story of two people, maybe more, suffering through the prejudices of this classification. What if evil is good and good is evil? Does the good always receives the best while the evil receives the worst? Maybe both of them are trampled down instead, and this is a journey of a hero who struggles to stay as good and a villain who refused to be evil. (Cover designed by Freepik)

Midfielders, strikers, and wingers soak up the spotlight, while wingbacks like Dexter Harlow often go overlooked. But Dexter isn’t just any wingback—he’s determined to prove that he can be the GOAT of football. Tired of being in the background, he trains hard, aiming to show everyone what wingbacks can really do. When a standout moment during a local tournament finally gets him noticed, Dexter thinks he might be on his way. But it’s not easy. He faces tough competition, and the pressure of living up to expectations. Follow his journey as he pockets forwards, gives assists, Takes on everybody as he strives to be known as the greatest player of all time.

Qin Xiaoguo was a successful chef working in the future era. A turn of fate brought her to the past, into a time of famine and uncertainty. Waking up one day, Qin Xiaoguo found herself face to face with a boy who acknowledged her as his mother. Having transmigrated from the year 3024 to 42 BC, Qin Xiaoguo had traveled across a three-millennium time leap to the past. She was transported to a destitute place, and also became mother to a hungry, skinny boy at the same time. Her only comfort to her new-found circumstances was a spatial ring that allowed her to transmigrate—giving her free access to food and other belongings from a different era. After years of raising her son singlehandedly, Qin Xiaoguo had a surprise visitor at her door. It was a man claiming to be her husband, requesting to stay the night. Out of confusion and pity, Qin Xiaoguo let the self-proclaimed father of her child into the house.

Jiang Xi, the warden of a mental asylum, transmigrated one day and became a girl from a farming village who had three engagements annulled and hanged herself three times. Jiang Xi: That's ridiculous!Jiang Xi was a psychic who could make predictions come true just by talking. If she claimed that someone's house would collapse, it would collapse the next day, even if it was structurally sound. In her previous life, her predictions were a little too real for her family. They were spooked by her abilities and left her at that asylum. She was unconcerned and adapted to life there like a duck to water. Though she managed to get promoted to warden after much difficulty, she suddenly transmigrated, and everything was suddenly the way it was before. She studied her leaking house and sighed to herself. Whatever. She would live life one day at a time, then.When her mother clumsily ruined the family's crops, Jiang Xi assured her: They would be fine tomorrow.Her mother wiped her tears and woke up the following day to check on the crops... only to find that the ruined sprouts were budding! During the dry season, Jiang Xi's father stared dolefully at the crops that looked like they were going to wither and die. Jiang Xi simply pursed her lips and said: There will be a downpour soon.Jiang Xi's father doubted her words. But three days later, a downpour came, and he looked just like a happy child.Everyone in the village began to call Jiang Xi a lucky star, and the village head was willing to yield his position to her so that she would lead the village to riches. Bachelors proposed to her and came to her house with generous gifts even though they used to scorn her, but a tanned, muscular man with rough facial features stood in their way before they could reach the Jiangs' house.Zhao Xiping pointed at Jiang Xi and declared loudly: My wife! Mine!

A high school teenager girl she got bullying by her classmates in her previous school so she decided to leave her school and join new school she hope to live a normal school life in the new school on her first day she saw a handsome boy with a tall height he tried to be a good friend of her one day she went his house in his house something strange is happen and then she realized that the boy he is not a human he is a magus

I dashed passed a large tree merely avoiding crashing into it and risking getting caught. If only I had brought my motorcycle along with me, I would've been out of here as quickly as I got in. I continued running taking random turns trying my best to shake the men off my trail. I made a daring turn into a narrow path only to make an abrupt stop- It was a dead end!. 'Why does this almost always happen?' I thought, now extremely annoyed. I hurriedly began surveying my environment, desperately looking for any way to escape. I had to think of something or who knows what they'd do to me if I was caught but how in the world do you escape a dead end? Suddenly, the sound of a gunshot echoed in my ears sending a rushing gust of adrenaline through my veins and soon after came the sound created by the impact of the bullet on the wall ahead of me. 'Damn it!' I hissed, I'd been caught. I raised my hands above my head and slowly turned around to face them. I gave an awkward smile at five men who were all pointing their guns at me. The man in the middle with an expression harsh enough to give anyone the creeps spoke up "Give us the flash or die!". Everything about his voice expressed nothing but a thirst for murder and blood lust. ~~~~~~ I bet you're all wondering how I ended up in something as surreal as this, so why don't I start from the beginning. My parents were your classic run-off-the-mill romcom couples. Their love literally knew no bound. It was always something special the kind you'd rarely see in real life and probably only see in story books and fantasies. They got married and a year later had me...and my twin brother Luca. My parents were rich so, Luca and I grew up comfortable, wrapped and shielded by the warmth of our parents unbreakable love. Everything seemed perfect, but who would have known that perfection could be easily broken. All it took to destroy our perfect lives was one unfortunate,bloody night. I woke up to the sounds of gunshots, panicked I got out of bed and dashed out of my room to follow the sounds and figure out what in the world was going on. I spotted Luca coming out of his room too, no doubt it was the noise that woke him up too. I ran down the stairs of our villa and entered the living room which seemed to be the source of the noise. I stopped dead in my tracks at the most horrifying sight. That was when my world shattered. My dad laid wounded on the floor and my mom had just been shot right in front of my eyes. I collapsed on the floor and screamed. The masked assassins looked up sparing me a few quick glances before escaping through the now shattered windows. Everything else that happened was a blur. Before I knew it we were at the hospital and a few months later, our lives were back to what seemed like our new normal. Luca and I went back to school, all our damaged properties along with all our security guards had been replaced and dad went back to work. We were all devastated when we lost mom and we all tried to move on and look towards the future, well all of us... except dad. He was crushed and he threw himself deep into work. He barely ever slept, always stayed in his room and quickly lost interest in raising us-we practically didn't exist to him anymore. So Luca, being older twin raised the both of us giving me all the parental attention I needed for 4years . Luca and I graduated high school and got an amazing job offer from our uncle-Mark. All we had to do was pass a test and the job was ours but I can't tell you what the test was,that part's confidential and if I told you... I'd have to eliminate you. In Summary, Luca and I passed the test and we're now undercover SPIES! It's the real deal. ***** This story is about the adventures of Andrea and her three best friends but it focuses more on Andrea's side of the story. Having growing up in a loving family, she finds it hard to believe that all she has grown to believe is a lie. She discovers that truly everything is not as it seems as it seems.

Additional tags: Yandere, Vilianess, anti-hero, enemy to lover. .... In his privous life, Alex was a cruel NTR villain, taking any girl who were attractive, making the lives of these heroes and heroines miserable. But... he was motivated to let these main characters find happiness and love after being given another chance. He wished that no one would feel NTRed or excluded. However, things became strange. Formerly in love couples now harbored hatred for one another. He triked girls to like him in his privous life, but now they were obsessed with him. These crazy gals tied him up and teased him mercilessly all day and night when he only wanted to enjoy a nice loving romance. He attempts to hide, but the girls always manage to capture him. Even if he could fly to another world, it seems like he can't get away! ... 『Ding! 'Minotaur Must Die · Pure Love Link' True Love System version 1.0 is now online』 『It has been detected that host now possesses an unwavering 'pure love heart'. System will begin soul binding with Host after one beep』 『Beep · Congratulations on successfully binding with this Pure Love System. The pure love contract has been generated. Now beginning to retrieve character information….』 『Host: Alex Garland-Sorens (Appearance: Rare in the world · Work of nature · Timeless beauty · One in a billion)』 『Level: Level 0.8』 『Physical Strength: 7』 『Mental Strength: 10』 『Magic Power: 0』 『Magic Resistance: 0』 『Physical Resistance: 0』 『Negative Attribute Resistance: 0』 『Magic Attack Power: 0』 『Physical Attack Power: 0』 『Skills Possessed......』 『......』 "Thank you for letting me know how useless I am." And that's how my new life start...

50 years ago, hundreds of meteors pelted the earth. Those who managed to find and touch a meteorite were granted a special gift, superpowers. In the following decades, these "super-soldiers" were used as weapons and soldiers for the next world war by their respective countries. In the year 2090, 20 years after the end of World War III, teenage orphan Leon Meinov is granted powers of his own. With rising tensions across the country and the appearance of gifted individuals using their powers for evil, Leon must learn his powers and what he wants to use them for as he navigates his way through life in post-war America.

That feeling of ripping through your enemies and the feel of their hot blood washing over your body. What better way to relax the body after a glorious victory than indulging in the carnal pleasure from conquered women. All Evary Seth desires is supreme power, carnal pleasure, to screw his wife whenever he can and of course, to conquer his ridiculously powerful mother-in-law. Seth wants to be the strongest, but who is stronger? A primordial fiend? Or its creator, a God? What do Gods do when their biggest attack dog turns on them. ****** This book screams smut but please don't forget the first word in its title, do expect smut, but also expect a superb plot with character development and a touch of romance all the way to the end. The book cover isn't mine, if you're the artist behind this masterpiece, and you want me to take it down! I would gladly do it, just inform me in the comments! Cover illustration credit: Unknown

[Mature Content. No Rape] 'All it took was breaking one rule that she was not supposed to' He was the bad boy with tattoos. She was the good girl with glasses, and she was his. — When Julianne Winters decides to move to the dormitory of the reputed University, she has everything planned so that she can complete her graduation and leave the place. But her plan is quick to catch fire from the moment the eyes of Roman Moltenore from senior year lands on her. And his appearance screams nothing but TROUBLE. "What rules?" Julianne asked with a frown as she read through the page. She was sure she hadn't seen any rules of the campus mentioned on their website. # 4. No using cell phones. # 12. Students should not roam outside the campus after eleven in the night. The further she read, the more bizarre it turned out to be. Her friend turned the page and then pointed at the last rule # 29. Listen to Roman Moltenore. "This is made up. Look, the last one is even written in pencil." Julianne couldn't believe that her friend from the next dorm thought she would fall for it. "And no phone?" "It is important you abide by all the rules. Especially number twenty nine," said the girl in a serious tone. "Remember not to get involved with Roman. If you happened to see him, run in the other direction. There is a reason why it is written down here." With the rules of the campus, she resorts to sending handwritten letters to her uncle. But who knew it would end up in someone else’s hand! 

She was known by many names: Demoness, a wicked witch, an heiress born to rule hell, the baddest, and the most poisonous flower in the world of the underground. Little did everyone know, the heiress of the most mysterious assassination organization had a simple dream. A dream that many girls had: to have a peaceful life with a husband and a kid. That was why when this infamous leader of the assassin organization woke up in the body of Heaven Liu, she thought her lifelong dream had finally come true. But the reality was far from what she expected. Heaven Liu was a has-been actress; she disappeared from the limelight at the peak of stardom. The reason? An unwanted pregnancy. Forced to marry a man she didn’t love, the marriage easily fell apart — almost at the brink of no repair. With this reality she had to face, would she be able to mend the broken hearts of her husband and son? Or will the distance between them continue to widen? With this loveless marriage from the get-go, would there be a chance they could live happily as a family? Or was it too late? Most importantly, would she truly escape the chains she thought she had broken free from? Or would her own hell catch up to her to drag her back to the pits of hell where she belongs? ***** EBOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON. LINK: https://a.co/d/bTeyr0B Spanish Translation is also available on Webnovel. Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/transmigr%C3%A9-y-consegu%C3%AD-un-esposo-y-un-hijo!_29071013600828005 Portuguese Translation is also available on Webnovel! Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/eu-transmigrei-e-ganhei-um-marido-e-um-filho!_29287259500602105### German Translation: https://www.webnovel.com/book/ich-bin-ausgewandert-und-habe-einen-mann-und-einen-sohn-bekommen!_29589894400890705 Disclaimer: The cover is not owned by me. All credits go to the artist. This is a part of the author’s Wild Series. Wild Miss Heiress: I reincarnated and got a husband and a son! JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/gXCMQwmrGY

Shin Su Yeon's female ancestor promised the deities to only love the Nine-tailed Fox known as Gwang Hyeon Woo for 300 years. The 18-year old Shin Su Yeon then broke the said promise after learning the sly and conniving nature of the Nine-tailed Fox by wishing that she forget they ever existed and that to break the cycle of her ancestor's promise to the deities. The now 28-year old Shin Su Yeon started working at Gwang Industries and never even knew the ill-fated encounter that she will face when her boss, Gwang Hyeon Woo started a liking to her brazen nature.

The bittersweet story of Romeo and Juliet. A tale of star-crossed lovers who take their lives. A beautiful story that always had me smiling with tears streaming down my cheeks every time I was done reading it, even though I wasn’t a big fan of Shakespeare. My life was similar to that of Juliet. I had a Romeo whose family had a long-standing feud with mine. Yes. The 21st-century Romeo. A family feud that had lasted twenty years. A meeting with my Romeo sent me up into cloud nine and I fell for him. Hard. Just like the play, our love was deadly. But unlike the play, my Romeo hated me.

The earth is divided into 4 great kingdoms and many small kingdoms. One is the Human kingdom, Demon kingdom(Cha dynasty), Fairy kingdom(soon dynasty), and angel kingdom(Kim dynasty). Billion years of revenge take place in this character's life. They didn't even know that person who wants to make their life miserable. Every time when they were separated. They reunited no matter what they had to lose while being together. Can life be as hell?

# WIFESPOILING # SNAKEHUSBAND [On my wedding night, my husband is a snake!] Ning Qing got lost when she was young, and a black python saved her and said, “I saved you. You will have to be my wife in the future.” The young Ning Qing didn’t know what a “wife” was, only that she needed to give birth to snake babies. Later, Ning Qing was saved and grew up successfully, entered higher education and was about to get an internship. The black python had taken a human form and created its own business empire. When the two met after many years, the man recognized Ning Qing and was very satisfied with the wife that had been sent to him. However, he still acted business-like and said, “Be my assistant. Not only will you handle documents and travel with me, but you’ll also take care of my pet!” She didn’t recognize him, so Ning Qing nodded. “Good!” After officially starting work, the man secretly observed his wife and saw on her phone a random picture of a black python. He asked unhappily, “What are you doing?” “A big snake saved me when I was younger. He said I had to be his wife and give birth to snake babies.” A certain man silently exhaled at that. “But… the biology I learned back in junior high school said there’s a difference between human reproductive systems and animals, so I can’t give birth to snake babies. To fulfill the promise, I found a female snake as a new wife for him. The man’s face darkened. “How would you know it likes female snakes?” Ning Qing was stunned. “Then… I’ll look for a…male one?” The man: “...”

"And what do you know of love?" He asked taking a dangerous step towards her. "That it must be a choice." She confidently answered,her gaze not waving even a little. "Oh my naive wife." He paused briefly to meet her gaze. "Love is rarely a choice." ||| A metaphysical connection that goes beyond this material dimension!!

[ Book is on hold, the author lost the draft and planning because of a car accident ] Young and talented witch Xiao wants to kill herself to escape a future arranged marriage, so she offers herself as a sacrifice to a demon. The charming demon gives her a counter offer: release him from his prison, and he'll make all her dreams come true. Any sane person would not make a deal with a demon, but Xiao is not sane, and the Demon Trix is in this for the long run. As the years went by, Xiao grew to be the strongest magic user in the kingdom, and she started to see the demon as more than just a mentor. Meanwhile, time traveller Prince Alexander is trying to save the love of his life from death and his best friend Xiao from falling into the hands of a demon. Said love of his love is also stuck in a time loop.

Author's Note: The start of the story is very slow and cliche. Give it a chance until the wisp reaches the human cities. It's at that point that the book's charm shows itself (Around chapter 20, all free!). --- What if a wisp, with zero EQ about human culture and habits, gains the opportunity to finally achieve human form? Now he can enter cities, experience technology, and fight his way to the top, right? In this universe where wisps are seen as nothing more than resources, a wisp stands up to challenge the wisps' destiny! Not without causing a lot of misunderstandings on his way, of course… --- Realms: Qi Condensation; Foundation Establishment; Core Formation; Divine Soul; Soul Forging; Void Breaking; Divine Path; Divine View; Semi Divinity; Divinity. --- Transformation; Mortal Rejection; Godly Fusion; God Foundation; God Core; Nascent God; --- Semi-God Realm; God Trial Realm; Elementary God Realm; Primal God Realm; God Realm. https://discord.gg/mR3pzMN Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/suiyan

Cheng Sheng is a cultivator, but his cultivation is stuck in a low level. Aside from that, his personality is not good, and so people call him 'scum'. When an incident about a strange corpse happened, a big disaster will ensue. Not only to the Xinfanxian sect, not only to the citizens of Xinfaxian, but to the whole world. The demonic cultivators' plot stemming from the past, powers awakening which is connected to his real identity, and a big secret that will shake the world's foundation. Cheng Sheng: I'm just a humble talented genius. Everyone: your words and actions aren't humble at all! Decade-long pining and doting gong x scum shou, together with their friends and family to color their life... join them in their misadventures! Alternative title: The Scum's Series of Unfortunate Events Update: daily

Mitsuko is the new foreign exchange student, and she is a bully! Is she truly just a sadist, or is there a deeper meaning behind her cruelty? ~ Please consider leaving a review uwu :) -Chapters 1-10 released March 6, 2024 -Chapters 11-20 released March 12, 2024 -Chapters 21-30 released March 21, 2024 -Chapters 31-40 in progress!

There's war in the land, and Prieta, the young Queen of Begusaria, had just lost everything to it..including her beloved husband. Now, freshly vulnerable and pregnant, her only hope hinges on giving birth to a boy child to take over the throne after his father. If not, she and her other children risk being killed by the same people who killed her husband. Unfortunately, fate had another plan and she bore another girl. Now Prieta is desperate and will do anything to save her children, including disguising her newborn baby as anything to stop the war and save her life. But how long before anyone knows that the heir to the throne is just another princess? Can Prieta succeed with her plans? Turn the pages to find out.