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“You left me worried, pregnant, and frustrated for five years. I thought you were dead. I tried to move on but couldn’t, and now you want to walk back into my life like nothing happened?” Morgan vanished for five years after being paid to marry Jessica of the Creek family, only to disappear mysteriously without a trace. Now, he stands at the Creek family mansion, facing the wrath of a betrayed wife, a venomous mother-in-law, and a secret son he never knew existed. Accused of theft and betrayal, Morgan is dragged to be execution—but fate has other plans. As shocking truths unravel and power plays intensify, one bullet triggers a system that changes everything. How did Morgan survive the impossible, and what secrets still lie buried beneath the Creek family legacy?

Samuel Gray is no one special. Just another forgotten soul in the lower levels of Novus City a place where dreams are traded for survival and even hope comes with a price. Each day blurs into the next as he delivers packages to people who don’t see him, eats food that barely tastes like anything, and falls asleep wondering if this is all life has to offer. But everything changes the night he tries to help a stranger and bleeds out in an alley. On the edge of death, a voice echoes in the darkness. > “Vitality Critical. Initializing Ascension Protocol. Do you accept?” In that moment, Samuel awakens something unimaginable: a system interface that turns the laws of life into a game complete with stats, quests, abilities, and something far more dangerous purpose. Now marked by a power that shouldn’t exist, Samuel must navigate a world where reality bends, imagination has weight, and forgotten dreams can become weapons. But the Ascension System didn’t choose him at random. There’s a reason he was chosen. There’s a cost to rising. And someone or something is watching.

Nathan Voss was born into rejection, manipulated by a wealthy family and a life of constant mistreatment. Married to Sophia Brooks, the daughter of a powerful businessman, Nathan is overworked and undervalued. But when he discovers an old insignia tied to his estranged father, everything changes. Framed for embezzlement and abandoned by his wife, Nathan’s world crumbles—until he uncovers a hidden legacy: his father’s self-improving operating system, the "Voss System." Empowered by this new technology, Nathan begins his quest for revenge, determined to reclaim his father’s company from the corrupt Brooks family. Along the way, his wife, Sophia, torn between loyalty to her family and newfound guilt, begins to question everything. As Nathan battles his in-laws and uncovers dark secrets, he must confront his own demons. Will he rebuild his father’s legacy—or become consumed by the very power he wields?

They thought he was dead. Buried. Forgotten. They thought they had crushed him beneath their feet, erased him from existence. But they never knew. He was coming back. And this time—mercy was dead. This time, he was war. There is only one name that makes the world tremble. Only one name that turns power into fear. ROCKY

years after the world was nearly destroyed by the Last Plague, humanity clings to survival under the fragile illusion of order. The “Cure” has stopped the infection but not the guilt, madness, or memories left behind. Dr. Nella Rider, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is assigned to the most infamous trial in human history: the Plague Tribunal. Her task is to determine whether Dr. Adrian Pazzo, the brilliant scientist accused of unleashing the virus, is mentally competent to stand trial and whether his remorse is genuine. Inside the frozen halls of the world’s most secure prison, Nella meets Pazzo for the first time, a gaunt, hollow-eyed man who radiates both intellect and menace. His words are measured, his humor unsettling, and his sanity fragile. Yet as Nella digs deeper, she begins to suspect that the truth behind the Plague and the mysterious “Last Cure” that saved humanity is far more complicated than the world wants to hear

"HENSHIN!" Kael was just an ordinary guy—until the night he died. But instead of staying dead, he is thrown into a brutal death game where him and dozens of others are forced to battle deadly creatures—and each other—for survival. The rule is simple: Be the last Kamen Rider standing... by any means necessary.

Jason Ravenelli the grandson of a very wealthy man was cast out by his grandfather and Mr Marco accepted him and with gratitude decided to marry his granddaughter the princess of the Marco family but was deeply hated and disregarded by his wife and the siblings. With a target on his back from both families will he survive before the crown?

Synopsis/Blurb In the fog-shrouded early 1900s, former detective Thomas Blackwood receives a distressing letter from his estranged brother, Elijah, beckoning him to the enigmatic Shadow Isle. Determined to uncover the truth behind his brother's plea, Thomas embarks on a perilous journey to the Ghostly Archipelago, accompanied by his steadfast assistant, Amelia West, and the weathered Captain Jonathan Pike. Upon their arrival, they encounter the sinister Marcus Graves, a wealthy landowner with a chilling hold over the island and its inhabitants. Despite warnings to leave, Thomas presses on, driven by a thirst for redemption and justice. As Thomas delves into the island's murky past, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies, each revelation bringing him closer to the truth—and closer to danger. Haunted by visions of his brother and tormented by the restless spirits that roam the island, Thomas races against time to unravel the mysteries of the Ghostly Archipelago. But as tensions rise and alliances are tested, Thomas realizes that nothing is as it seems on Shadow Isle. Beneath the surface of deception and darkness lies a truth more sinister than he could have ever imagined—one that threatens to consume him and all who dare to uncover it. In a pulse-pounding showdown on the windswept cliffs of Shadow Isle, Thomas must confront Marcus Graves and the malevolent forces that seek to destroy him. With the help of Amelia and his newfound allies, Thomas must face his own demons and confront the ghosts of his past if he is to survive the mysteries of the Ghostly Archipelago.

A very large empty house located at the end of the Dusun Sentani road holds a big mystery. Shrubs and old banyan trees in the courtyard of this empty house add to the awesomeness of the house which is now empty and uninhabited. Village residents do not dare to approach the road in front of this empty house because it is always dark at night, especially at the end of the hamlet is the Sacred Forest which is very feared by the villagers. Residents often see apparitions of the Ghost of the Red Dress in this empty house, as well as indistinct whispering voices that further add to the eerieness of this empty house. The death of one of the hamlet residents makes Dusun Sentani a Haunted Hamlet because many spirits roam this hamlet at night. Clara, a beautiful student who returns to visit the hamlet of her birth with her boyfriend, also encounters many strange occurrences. The villagers who reject her presence for no apparent reason, as well as the secrets of Clara's dark past in this village make Clara feel trapped in Sentani Hamlet. Will Clara be able to unravel all the mysteries surrounding this haunted hamlet? Or will Clara be trapped in the curse that accompanies the Empty House and the Haunted Hamlet?

In a time in ancient ZImbabwe, Africa, before the colonial era, savage wars were prevalent in Bulawayo. Wars between the Shona tribe and the Ndebele tribe, two cultures that fought over land in order to attain dominance over the "City Of Kings". This was a time when all was fair in war, all was fair in the name of victory. This was the era that birthed the strong, and separated them from the weak with an iron axe. An era of myths and stories of mermaids, ntokoloshi/zvidhoma (goblins) , and demons and It is during this time that Tawana Masimba, the teenage son of Farai and Tsitsi Masimba, learns the hard way that the chief's word is law when his mother is ripped from his family right before his eyes. The bloody, callous and inhumane events that follow cultivate the young boy into something no one had ever anticipated, a force both the Shona tribe and Ndebele tribe would come to know, respect...and fear...