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With a bounty placed on her head, Serafina, an Italian immigrant with a traumatic past, flees her country to live as a fugitive in America as she gets to work as a faux prostitute and a killer under an infamous Pimp who takes her in and promises to get her a work permit in America and protect her while her presence remains illegal. She is forced, by circumstances, seduce and swindle men to survive and hide away from her killers. She meets Giovanni one fateful night in what she believed to be a coincidence and following a steamy one night stand, she tries to swindle him like she usually does but is swiftly caught and attacked after a failed attempt at drugging him. He subdues her and makes her a deal: To work for his secret organisation or to be arrested and deported back to Italy where she will finally be hunted down by her bounty killers. Serafina, having no option, agrees and they both start off hating each other after a night that would have bloomed into a beautiful relationship. The rebellious duo weave through crime, deaths, swindling and exerting revenge on corrupt government officials, having to save each other from harm's way and when their feelings, flaming desires and passion starts to surpass the hate they have for each other, they are forced to make compromises and in the end, Serafina's love for Giovanni is tested when her life is threatened by her former boss. Will she bring him to his doom or sacrifice everything for the man she loves?

A young man, broke because of his ex-wife's betrayal, is given a system that will give him unimaginable wealth after he completes a series of trivial tasks. Jack Eldrone must endure immense heartache and shame when his ex-wife is crowned Businesswoman of the Year with the fortune she secretly took from him. Desperate, Jack contemplates giving up on a life of futility, when one day a mysterious man arrives with an offer he finds absurd... Travel to another world and become a special bodyguard! "If you complete the mission successfully, not only your ex-wife, but even the richest man in the country will bow down before you!" Will Jack refuse the offer? But if he does accept, will he be able to complete his mission?

FORGE MY SWORD is a fiction story about redemption, second chances and the influence of love. It is built around the city of light reedeming their lost glory by reclaiming their iconic city from the tyrant demon Gogla and his army of Aarangs A struggling nobody Stylx assuming thr mantle of their saviour and through the help of Nephla and the neighbouring kingdoms defeated Gogla and ended his tyrancy over the seven nations It went ahead to explain what is needed to form the perfect battle sword for a true warrior More events unfold as Stylx grows old after ruling Onyx for a long time and needed to hand over to a successor with the seven nations of the Sunero now rebelling against them and the mystic Lion disappearing for the second time Find out how the balance was restored and how the sword of Stylx's successor was forged

Zach's life as a loser changes after he discovers a mysterious elevator in a newly constructed building. [Welcome to the world of elevators! Press button 1 to become the richest. Press button -1 to become the strongest.] Zach travels from floor to floor in search of wealth and power. The youth who were once poor and weak are no longer present. Zach is like being reborn as a new person. Will he stop going to the elevator world after getting revenge on those who insulted him? Or will he continue to explore the floors to become the greatest in the world of elevators?

Fantasia World is a place filled with various kinds of races. What makes this world even more mysterious is that in this world people can awaken their talent and can wield power that ordinary people can only look up to. John was transmigrated to Fantasia World and he almost died if not for an Adventurer group saving him. But after he was saved he realized that this dangerous place was full of opportunities to live a life that he could only think of in his previous world. Read more to know about the story. P.S- IF YOU LIKE THE STORY THEN REVIEW IT PLEASE.

Seth Rivera was no more than a useless live-in son in-law in the eyes of his wife and her family. He married into the Patterson family without a dime and was despised by the entire family. But one night after feeling like he was at his lowest, he finds out an information that drastically changes his life and now his wife's family are left pleading for his forgiveness.

John Smith was very poor and depended on Olivia Wilde and her family for survival. Olivia and her family made his life a living hell. Olivia did not only treat John badly, she also cheated on him and divorced him the same day he caught her cheating with Uncle Sam. However, immediately after John stepped out of Wilde's villa, he received a message from his phone. Eight hundred billion dollars was transferred into his account and the amulet which he had worn since he was a child was activated. Turns out that he was the lost son of Thomas Anderson the most powerful and wealthiest man in Arora. The amulet was the only identity of the true Anderson's and it had a mysterious power once activated. John couldn't believe his luck, a once rejected and despised man was now the son of the most powerful man in the City! Instantly an intense fire burned in his heart, the fire of revenge on those who had hurt him and made his life miserable find out how John melted out his revenge on his enemies, especially the Wilde family, and on Olivia the woman he had sacrificed so much for.

Ronan didn't think his life could get worse after being abducted by an alien. Until that one day, two days, one week, turned into three months, he was forced to to get cozy on a post-war planet fresh out of the dark ages.

On the day he awakened his martial spirit, a disaster struck the Shang manor and exterminated the entire clan. He lost his father, his mother, his entire family, and the love of his life. As the only survivor, he changed his identity into gore and swore to avenge their deaths even if he has to slaughter them till the end of time. With a tremendous craving for vengeance, Gore raised across the rankings, conquering kingdoms, defeating the chaos lords one after the other and becoming the overlord of the chaos realm, unsatisfied by his rain, he attempted to conquer another world only to fall into a treacherous scheme by his greatest enemy, the hand behind the calamity that took away his loved ones. The person he tries so hard to find but never met, the person who always lay in front of him as his most trusted subordinate. Gore resurrected on earth with the identity of Lionel grieves, a young man whose extended family tormented after his parents passed away, but will the ferocious gore lie low after recovering his past life memories? will he come back to get revenge?.

A lone Dragon even after having the strongest ability of Void at his disposal can't escape the restrain of a Soul contract made by his ancestors to serve king, which made him slave of the Dragon King. But one day an opportunity presented itself in front of him. To finally set himself free from the contract that binds him. He took it, so that he can create a better future for himself and his loved once. However all his hopes tumbled down on him because king has destroyed everything that he held dear to his heart. Even killing him or so as king has thought. It is said that, when the night is darkest, that is when the star shines brightest and on that night Alex was given an opportunity to gain back everything he has lost, he was reincarnated as a Human. Join Alex on his adventure where he fight back against every odd and reach a territory uncharted by any Mortal or God and ascend to the Throne of Sovereignty. ~ From AKPOV ******************************************* PS: This novel will introduce more races like Humans, Demons, dwarves and Elves later. The initial chapters will focus on the life of MC as Dragon and some important historical event which has triggered the current scenario as well as important characters which will have huge impact on story later. By the end of Vol. 1 the cover of novel will make more sense therefore i request you to patiently read the first arc before judging the story. Disclaimer: Please Note that the novel cover is not owned by Author. Credit goes to respective Artist. A/N: If you wish to support author please visit ko-fi.com/akpov.