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"Be my Empress Selena..." His emerald eyes looked at her with a pleading look. She started to soften after seeing him plead so earnestly but she reminded herself that she didn't want this! She didn't want to be an Empress! Most importantly he lied and then disappeared! Now he has the audacity to come looking for her! "Get out." She pointed at the door and then at him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards himself. "You can't get rid of me. You know how stubborn I am." Ming Yue was an ordinary office worker when she went into a novel she used to read, a steamy romance between Clara, the innocent illegitimate daughter of a count and the cold Northern Duke. Was she the heroine? No. Was she a side character? No. She was the damned villainess everyone hated! Being a former doormat she decided to embrace the villainhood in this life and live life on her terms. A leisurely life was what she wanted, maybe face-slapping her ex-fiance, the Northern Duke every now and then... But that all changed when she met him... Alex. She hired him to be her partner, but he intended to make that contract last a lifetime. She had no room to say no because he was the Crown Prince! Soon to be the Emperor! This is my entry for the Cupid's Quill contest, please support it, thank you!

Sometimes the broken places are where the light gets in. In a world where weakness is a deadly sin. Kensu Hashimaru a young hunter who is haunted by this sin. Shunned by his peers and is labeled as the weakest hunter in Orion Corporation as being the only mortal hunter. Kensu is desperate to prove himself. But when a mysterious client known only as "Noir" emerges with a twisted mission, He gets his chance but at what cost? Kensu is forced to confront the darkest corners of him self. As he delves deeper into the heart of madness, Kensu must confront the ultimate terror: that his own weakness may be the very thing that destroys him.

Machine overlord solves the overpopulation crisis in its own way. It applies eugenics to the population through a rating system and subsequent reproductory restrictions according to the said rating. This is a world where people have no qualms about having sexual relations with each other. #Freeuse Mature audiences only. Contains explicit content. Yaoi parts only include feminine men and MC.

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Riz is a fresh graduate who has been job hunting for a year. In terms of talent, he has no talent. Always a mediocre type of person. The only good point he has is that he is a hardworking person. After so many failed interviews, he starts to get dispirited. However, as he does not so easily give in to that feeling, he resolves to try his luck in the last interview he has. Indeed, it is his last interview. An accident occurs on his way there. When he opens his eyes, he is in the middle of the forest, tattered clothes with blood on it. "Th-this...", Riz was shocked as he found his body smaller than it should be. It didn't take him too much time to understand everything that happened. He becomes the youngest son of a count. Finding himself in the backward world, he who has no ambition previously is in a dilemma. At first, he just wants to live quietly and enjoy the richness and privilege as a noble. But then circumstances push him in a different direction. One event led to another, now he finds himself at the top of power.

At first, peace reigned. Then, a mysterious object fell from the sky, its origin unknown. Years later, a towering figure named Siegfried Wissenschaftler appeared in the city where he appeared with a different stature of his own. Despite the strangeness that surrounds him, Siegfried is a beacon of goodness, his generosity remaining constant amidst the strangeness of the city. Now, the questions still remain. Who is Siegfried? What secrets does the city keep? And what connection, if any, exists between the falling object and this unearthly metropolis?

In the world of cultivation there is only one absolute you are strong and you survive or you die for being too weak. ======================================== No harem. I don't own the cover.

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Savannah Moretti has enough problems without adding “workplace crush” to the mix. Ryan Hartwell—her annoyingly smug, Greek-god-looking colleague—has been her sworn nemesis since day one. She can deal with his snarky comments, unsolicited advice, and the way his stupid blue eyes seem to see right through her. What she can’t deal with? Her traitorous brain constantly imagining him shirtless. Or, worse, helpful. With her youngest sister’s wedding only a month away, her anxiety skyrockets to new heights at the thought of enduring yet another round of her family’s relentless interrogation about her (nonexistent) love life. Again. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and when Ryan, of all people, offers to be her plus-one for the week-long island wedding, Savannah is too cornered to say no. It’s just one week. A harmless fake-dating arrangement. What’s the worst that could happen? Besides Ryan force-feeding her lobster rolls... or making her question everything she thought she knew about him—and herself?

Luminaria, um mundo devastado por monstros, governados por heróis e caçadores extremamente fortes, e nosso protagonista, Kieran Solis, um caçador arrogante e corrupto, vê sua vida mudar após um ataque devastador por uma divindade monstruosa. Mutilado e despojado de tudo, ele deve encontrar redenção e lutar contra um apocalipse iminente, sendo o último homem com a força necessária para salvar o mundo.

A 25 year old office guy Morgan has the power to come out of his body whenever he sleeps or gets unconscious. The journey begins when the biggest criminal of the world getting transported to the central jail by Airforce escapes, crashing the plane in the process. The journey is triggered to start when Morgan messes up against the most dangerous gang of the world. He joins Interpol and his life changes for better or for worse. As he faces stronger foes and insights of his past, he is forced to push himself ahead. [A/N : The first chapters might not be much of a fun but if you manage to go some of my chapters, you'll realise what type of story is this. PS: Don't forget to leave comments and reviews for my story. I am open to receiving insights for the story.]

Alexander Alice is a child when he lost his mother. He left his father because he was the reason of his mother's death. He met a guy who took him in an orphanage where he found a girl with beautiful character. At the age of nineteen, he killed a person who was trying to harass a girl. He had no fear of being arrested because he was considered a devil of his own world. "Her gaze dances across the crowd, landing on every face but mine, as though I am but a shadow in the room." His voice was thick with emotion, reflecting something broken within him. "This is such a cheap weapon, girl; you can't seduce me."Tears were rolling down her eyes as he grinned. Bending down to her face, he took his hand out of his pocket and placed it gently over her eyes. "I wish I had someone in my life who doesn't know the price, but understands the value of being with me." he looked at sky fraught with Stars, but where was the moon. now he had found something to be discovered.No doubt he was a great mood transformer. "Trying to make you understand is like honking in front of a deaf person." This was a lady for whom he could repeat himself a billion times, even millions if necessary. "She will get me killed with her smile—such a dangerous weapon." absorbing in his thoughts, when he looked at her, smiling face, trying to impress him with her smile. "Don't smile," he said, voice low, a warning in his tone. "I’m talking about her." "Yes, boss," came the reply.

No Plot Man: The Novel Meet Joe Average—except he’s not average at all. He’s the hero of a story with literally no plot. One day he’s fighting mutant squirrels for the last bag of chips; the next, he’s helping a talking cactus overthrow a penguin mafia. Armed with bad luck, worse timing, and a complete lack of sense, Joe stumbles through chaotic adventures that only exist because someone hit the “randomize” button too hard. Will he save the world? Who knows? Will it make sense? Absolutely not. No Plot Man: Because why have structure when you can have… whatever this is?

Revenge is a dish that always taste better when served cold. This story is about a man,,, Read it to find more. P.S— Don't plagiarize my work.

[I do NOT own the cover art]

Mutants, are people who have awakened their dormant genes which allows them to access their unique abilities, out of fear for these mutants humanity locked most of them in an underground environment called the umbra. We follow clyde wilson, a citizen of the umbra whose life has been turned upside down after taking up a secret traditional mantle within his family.

Helios is the offspring of both Hyperion and Theia. Like many other gods, he has not participated in the war between the Titans and the Olympians Gods named the Titanomachy. Even with his impartiality toward the war, he is killed by the olympians and imprisoned within Tartarus. But rather than being sealed, he was reincarnated into the body of a boy named Theos. In the time that it took for him to reincarnate into the body of Theos, the world had changed a lot. The people of the Greece gained borrowed powers of the Gods. Those blessed as “Vessel”’s for the gods either use it for war or crime. Now Greece is left divided into many factions, and only the most powerful foe can unite them.

Desperate times they say, call for desperate measures. Fiona Lopez, after her mother gets diagnosed with cancer turns to a hire a girlfriend agency in order to foot her mother's medical bills. Having successfully paid for the medical bills, Fiona decides to find a decent job before her mother is discharged but gets caught up in a web when she goes for her job interview only to find out that her supposed boss is none other than the man she had played a fake girlfriend for on her last job. Desperate for a job, and not wanting to return to her former job, she is forced into working closely with him even though she doesn't want to. While working closely with him, she soon realizes that love bridges all gaps when she finds herself falling helplessly in love with Liam. Liam Parker is a dashingly handsome, aloof, and indifferent young CEO of the PK Enterprise. After his last relationship where he caught his girlfriend getting engaged to a business partner, Liam decided that he wasn't cut out for love. But when he turns to hiring a girlfriend in an attempt to evade marriage, everything changes for Liam when he meets and falls for his hired girlfriend at first sight. Not only does he fight to get Fiona's love, but he fights to gain approval from his mother too. *****Excerpt**** "I'm sorry Mr. Parker but you have it all wrong. We don't have sex with our clients. It's against protocols," she explained and Liam nodded. "No one would know we did it, right? I won't tell and surely you won't," he said and Fiona looked at him incredulously. "I guess you're drunk," she said flatly and he nodded and stood up. He walked closer to her and whispered to her ears, causing goosebumps to sprout all over her body. "Yes, I'm drunk and you're the only one that can sober me up right now. So, how much?" he asked and Fiona gave him a confused look. What was he asking? How much what? Did she tell him she was selling anything to him? She mused as her brows drew together. "How much? How much for what?" she asked and he ran his finger down her cheek, making it hard for her to concentrate. "How much would it cost me to have my cock buried inside you....." before he could finish, a hot-sounding slap landed on his face, causing him to turn to the side.

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Ethan, a successful but lonely entrepreneur, finds himself facing a family crisis. His grandmother, the matriarch of the family, is adamant about meeting his girlfriend before she passes away. Desperate to avoid awkward explanations and familial disappointment, Ethan hires a professional "girlfriend" named Ava. Ava is charming, witty, and knows exactly how to play the role. As Ethan and Ava spend more time together, pretending to be a loving couple, their carefully constructed facade begins to blur the lines between fiction and reality. Can Ethan keep his charade up, or will Ava's genuine warmth and kindness awaken something he never knew he was missing?

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An amnesia patient Johnson Grey twenty three years old finds himself in a historical conspiracy.Framed by his only friend,and used couple of times. Johnson Grey's memories slowly return,friends turn to worst enemies and the being hunted down. Experience this historical fantasy fiction as single guy change history.

Humans and Predators are no different from one another. They kill, they hunt, they prey. Humans have always been the natural predators, slaughtering and domesticating animals to their will. What happens when the animals retaliate? An unknown strand of genetically modified DNA causes animals to expand and enlarge into terrifying horrible creatures that turn Humans, the apex predator, into the prey. What happens when a man becomes too feared? What happens when the line between human and animal becomes blurred? Arima Gen is an average 18-year-old kid in the heart of Tokyo, where all the action is at. Except, he's everything but average. Being from a village with an extraordinary healing factor, he uses this to his advantage to climb the ranks and become the first ranked Poacher in CAGE, Chimera Activity Guidance and Extermination, or even the world! Yet, in his journey to achieving this idealistic goal, he's met with challenges and ghosts from his past. To truly learn the truth of his own identity, he must understand the world around him first.

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The Awakened World Agency, Where Agents both rise and fall. But Mia wanted to be an animator, so how did he end up as a central power in a war to save the World? Find out in "That Legendary man"!

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