Crime

***Book 2 in the Adventures of the Crown series*** Nelson Whitefield, a man with a darker past than most, finds himself the new noble head of the Whitefield land. You might think being a noble he has it all, money, fame, subjects... but all he has is an old farmhouse and some pigs. He is a nobleman in name only. His mission, like it or not, find who his late father was in debt with and lure them out to get to the bottom of the current slave trade going on under the nose of the crown. To do so, he recruits some old friends from his life of crime and together they get into a sea of troubles.

Meet Maximus Prime, the once abandoned, betrayed, and humiliated by his girlfriend and family. On the verge of giving up and accepting a crime he knows nothing about, Maximus was gifted with a Tycoon system. Maximus became superrich with the system and his Cybersecurity skills got to the highest level. Whenever Maximus upheld justice, he was rewarded bountifully by the system. A sneer rested on Maximus' lips: "It's time to play some dirty game." Maximus smirked, looking serious. His family, down to his ex-girlfriend and best friend, Maximus was ready to face them again. Including the hidden enemies that want him dead. Maximus was coming for them!

In Halcyon, every crime hides a code. Adrian Cross, a disgraced cryptanalyst, wanted nothing more than to fade into obscurity. But when a string of murders leaves cryptic puzzles etched into the city’s walls, he’s pulled into a deadly game only he can solve. Partnered with Detective Iris Navarro, Adrian unravels a web of secrets spanning law enforcement, corporate power, and his own past. Each cipher cracked saves a life—but also reveals another victim. As the bodies pile up and the codes point closer to Adrian’s family, he realizes the truth: The city itself is a message. And decoding it may cost him everything. In Halcyon, knowledge isn’t just power—it’s survival.

Elian Athen gave up everything to integrity—his life, his sweat, his time. And yet while his friends grew rich by deceit and faceless crime, he lost everything. His children and wife deserted him, his friends mocked him, and society condemned him as a failure. But when the System of Betrayal and Integrity is awakened in him, Elian has the chance to rise. With every betrayal, he grows stronger. With every injustice, a mission. From the ruins of his former life, he must climb—one mission, one triumph, one truth at a time—until the world that once spewed on him bows at his feet. This is the story of the professional left behind by everyone… but chosen by the System. ---

"Indeed, It Was A Crime Falling In Love With You." Eddie Maxwell left his father who he never realized was one of the wealthiest men in the world to follow his love, Clara. Helped her and her family undercover to rise in fame but instead, the credits were given to someone else and as they blew up in fame, they began to treat him as a piece of thrash finally, he was divorced from someone that Clara described as a real man. Unknown to them, he was the underrated sovereign, vast in deep and dark medical knowledge held only by two persons in the world and with martial acts skills that could not be compared to any. And with his father's wealth, he is ready to make a deadly comeback like never before. But some secrets locked around his past that must be uncovered.

In a city ruled by power, bloodlines, and technology, Michael Grey is the forgotten heir—exiled, humiliated, and left to rot. Forced into a life of crime to care for his dying sister, Michael's world shatters when he's betrayed and shot by his own cousin. But death has other plans. Revived by a mysterious device, Michael awakens with the Wargod System—an evolving power that promises revenge, dominance, and a path to the top. As his abilities grow, so do his enemies. From elite heirs enhanced by forbidden science, to deadly secret societies and monstrous experiments, Michael must outthink, outfight, and outlast them all. But with every victory, a darker truth emerges—and the line between man and monster begins to blur. He was cast out. Now he’s coming for the throne.

In the corrupt heart of New Avalon City, a slum rat named Lucien Kane is born into a world that despises him. Orphaned, beaten, and forgotten, he grows up scavenging scraps in the gutters, dreaming of power. When his only friend is murdered by street thugs working for a powerful crime family, Lucien vows revenge. But vengeance is only the spark. Through manipulation, alliances, and sheer will, he transforms from a street urchin into a calculating criminal mastermind. His rise cuts through bloodlines, corporations, and governments — until he controls everything: drugs, politics, law enforcement, and the hearts of men. But the higher he climbs, the more enemies he creates — and the shadows he commands begin to whisper his downfall. From the gutter to the godfather… from man to myth… this is the empire of shadows.

Elias Cross wanted nothing more than to disappear. Once the city’s most brilliant forensic architect, he vanished after a scandal that destroyed his career. But when an old friend turns up dead — and the body is staged inside one of Elias’s abandoned designs — he’s pulled back into a world he swore he’d left behind. Each crime scene is a building. Each building is a clue. Each clue points to an impossible blueprint for the city’s destruction. With only a reckless journalist and a washed-up detective by his side, Elias must outwit a ghostly mastermind known only as The Mason. But as the city becomes a maze of deadly puzzles, Elias discovers the final design isn’t about buildings. It’s about him.

🏆[No.2 "Hard to Put Down" of "The Legendary Urban Man" Contest]🏆 Anthony Star has a dark secret that no one should ever find out, especially his in-laws.Everyday he’s treated worse than an infection by those around him but thanks to his wife he manages. She is his light in this cruel world but in a single day he’s shot, beaten, arrested, almost dies then finds out that his wife is missing!To save her, he returns to his past as a big-shot in the underground crime world and takes his revenge on anyone who has ever wronged him before. Welcome back Mr. Star Dust and if that wasn’t enough, he finds out the truth of who he really is. He is….

This story is more of a hobby and this is my first time writing so don't expect too much also English isn't my first language. Jason is a 16-year-old boy trying to get through life with a father who expects him to be perfect and a school where everyone kind of hates him and bullies him with the exception of his two friends Jessica and Isaac. When he is falsely accused of beating up a student with the only witness to the crime Jessica his friend testifies against him and is expelled from school. On his way, home feeling betrayed and thinking about how to explain this to his father he is summoned to a dark cave where a being offers for him to become the champion of the Dark One