Crime

Nelson Bush is a literary icon handsome, charming, and the award-winning author of America’s most chilling thrillers. Fans adore his twisted plots. Critics call him a genius. But behind closed doors, Nelson is living a far darker story than any he's ever written. By night, he becomes the monster from the pages of his latest novel a sadistic killer who targets newlyweds on their wedding night. The victims? His ex-lovers and their unsuspecting spouses. The murders? Gruesome, ritualistic, and always accompanied by a single, taunting clue a sliver of evidence left behind like a signature, daring the world to unmask him. Nobody suspects the perfect husband. Especially not his loyal wife, who has a secret of her own she’s willing to take the fall for every murder he commits. Together, they play a deadly game of deception. But as Nelson’s hunger grows and his kills become bolder, the web of lies begins to unravel. Now, a relentless detective is closing in. The lines between fiction and reality blur. And Nelson must decide: will he remain the puppet master of his perfect crime or become the tragic ending of his own story? One mistake could expose him. One loose thread could hang them both. And the next chapter might be his last.

Blurb – The Smith’s Legacy Genre: Urban | Trope: Fake Identity, Family Drama, Redemption | Tone: Emotional + Adventure “You’re not good enough for her, Asher. You never were,” Ava’s mother spat. “I wasn’t trying to be good enough for your daughter,” Asher said slowly, his eyes darkening. “I was trying to be enough.. for her.” "But since I am not, I will take everything, until she has way less than enough." _____ Asher Smith never wanted to inherit his father’s empire, he wanted to build his own life, from scratch. So, he walked away from the Smith name and legacy, faking a humble identity at Cornell, where he met Ava Harper, beautiful, comforting, and full of dreams. Their whirlwind love turned into marriage, but love wasn’t enough to withstand pressure. Especially not from Ava’s mother, who saw poverty as a crime and Asher as a curse. One betrayal shattered everything. Now, Asher is back, not as the broken boy you would expect, but as the true heir of Smith Corporation. And when Ava sees him again.....it’s too late. Because the girl she once resented for sitting too close to Asher? She is wearing white now. And she is holding his hand with a ring on it.

She remembers him in whispers. He remembers her in silence. And the past remembers them both in blood. In a world where memories slip between lifetimes and the dead never truly rest, detective Yu Bin finds herself haunted by dreams that feel like someone else's pain—and yet far too familiar. Her nights are filled with fragments: fire, betrayal, a blade she once held, and a voice she can’t forget whispering, “I’m sorry.” When a chilling case involving two murdered children resurfaces buried wounds, Yu Bin is forced to confront not only the mystery behind the crime, but also the echo of something far older—a life lost, a love burned, and a betrayal that fractured more than just her heart. Beside her stands Xian Chen, a man who says little, but whose eyes hold centuries of guilt. Their bond is magnetic, volatile, and laced with questions neither dares to answer. Who killed her parents and master in that other life? Why does pain return when the truth stays buried? As the threads of their reincarnated fates unravel, so too do the lies that once rewrote destiny. Because love never forgets. And revenge never sleeps. And sometimes, the only way to heal—is to remember what broke you.

Arthur York gave his loyalty to his wife, Seraphina, and his sweat to her family business. In return, they gave him five years in prison. When jealous coworkers framed him for a crime he did not commit, Arthur expected his wife's father, George Edward, to seek the truth. Instead, George used him as a scapegoat to protect the company. Even worse, Seraphina stood in silence and watched as the guards took him away. For five years, Arthur endured the cold walls of a cell. He was stripped of his dignity and left with nothing but a burning desire for justice. On the morning of his release, he walks out of the prison gates expecting a life of poverty. He is met by a luxury car and a man in a tailored suit. The man introduces himself as a top lawyer. He hands Arthur a briefcase containing premium bank cards and legal documents. A small forgotten investment Arthur made thirteen years ago has matured. He is now the billionaire chairman of Apex Horizon Group. This is the exact company that holds the financial strings to George Edward and his business. Arthur walked into prison as a betrayed man. He walks out as the most powerful figure in the city. The people who framed him and the family that abandoned him are about to learn a harsh lesson. Arthur York is back, and he is coming for everything.

Adrian Vale’s life was shattered when his father disowned him, sending him into the shadows of the world he once dominated. But now, five years later, he returns—not as the disgraced heir, but as a self-made billionaire with one goal in mind: to take back what was stolen from him. What he doesn't expect, however, is the twist of fate that awaits him. His ex-fiancée, Emma Caldwell, is now engaged to his ruthless stepbrother, Victor, the very man who helped frame Adrian for a crime he didn’t commit. Fueled by a thirst for revenge and the scars of betrayal, Adrian infiltrates their world, determined to tear everything down. But as he gets closer to Emma, the woman he never truly stopped loving, the lines between revenge and forgiveness begin to blur. Emma is not the woman he thought she was—she’s trapped in Victor’s manipulative grasp, just as much a victim as Adrian was. As dark secrets unravel and alliances shift, Adrian and Emma find themselves forced to confront a shocking truth: Victor may not even be Adrian’s stepbrother. With their pasts hanging over them, Adrian and Emma must choose—will they allow love to heal their wounds, or will Adrian’s thirst for revenge destroy them both? The stakes are higher than ever as betrayal runs deep, and the game of revenge becomes more dangerous than ever. Can Adrian and Emma overcome the past and fight for a future together? Read now to discover how their story unfolds.

Roland Anderson is a young tycoon worth billions of dollars at the age of 18, he's the richest guy in London, his both parents where assassinated by an unknown enemy when he was nine years old leaving him behind with his aunt who raised him up.. Afraid of him getting hurt or killed by this unknown enemies of theirs his aunt lied about his studying in abroad without disclosing the actual country, Roland grow just like other kid, handsome, brilliant, intelligent, smart, talented and rich. He's a guy who loves minding his business and never gets involved in any crime but all this ended when Roland falls in love at first site with a girl he met at the mall who later attended the same school as him. Who is this girl and what impact will she make on Roland life, what will happen when the leader of the 4 SQUAD Fall in love with the same girl. Will Roland ever get a chance to be with her?. Will she feels the same way for him knowing fully well Many female students also loves him?. Who will she choose between the two of them?. Will he stand a chance against the squad leader?. Will he continue keeping his identity a secret?. What will happen when his true identity is revealed to the public?. Grab your popcorn and see for yourself, you don't want to miss this intriguing struggle for love.

Gabriel Marchesi is a brilliant criminal defense attorney with a dark secret, he’s the trusted legal advisor to the Russo crime family. For years, Gabriel has expertly balanced his dual life, manipulating the legal system to protect the mob while maintaining the illusion of respectability. But his carefully constructed world begins to unravel when Anthony Marino, a Russo accountant, turns informant, armed with evidence that could expose the family’s secrets and Gabriel’s role in laundering their money. With federal prosecutor Elliot Kane closing in and Marino under government protection, the Russo family demands Gabriel silence the traitor by any means necessary. As the pressure mounts, Gabriel faces scrutiny from the Bar Association, which threatens to disbar him for misconduct. Allegra Russo, the ruthless heir to the family empire, makes it clear that failure is not an option, forcing Gabriel into a perilous game of manipulation, deceit, and survival. As Gabriel dives deeper into the darkness, his moral compass falters. Each decision pulls him further into a web of betrayal and violence, blurring the line between loyalty and self-preservation. Haunted by his choices and the growing threat of exposure, Gabriel must confront an impossible question: how far is he willing to go to protect himself and the family he serves? Set in the shadowy underworld of Chicago, This book is a gripping legal thriller about ambition, loyalty, and the cost of living a double life. As Gabriel’s worlds collide and the stakes reach a deadly peak, he’ll discover that some lines, once crossed, can never be undone.

Gabriel Hale had nothing but clothes on his back and the girl he’d die for. Living on the merciless streets of Chicago, he became the city’s most elusive thief all to save his dying girlfriend, Vera. Every stolen wallet, every dangerous heist and every close call with death was worth it if it meant one day with her. When a shadowy organization offers him ten million dollars to steal the legendary Phoenix Heart artifact from the heavily guarded Siegel family vault, Gabriel knows it is suicide, but for Vera’s life-saving surgery, he would walk through hell itself. He never expected hell to follow him back. Betrayed, broken and left for dead after the ancient artifact fused with his soul, Gabriel awakens three days later to discover the cruelest truth. Vera was never sick. Every sacrifice, every crime and every drop of blood he had shed was all for a lie. Now, with the Phoenix Heart’s power burning through his veins, Gabriel will rise from the ashes of his former life. The streets that once crushed him will kneel. The city that forgot him will remember and the woman that shattered his heart will beg for the love she threw away. He was Gabriel, the nobody. Now, he will become Gabriel the Untouchable. The last heir of a forgotten empire and master of an ancient power that should have stayed buried.

We all were born into this world without our knowledge. We weren't given the chance to choose our origin: race, tribes, or even the family where we came from. Then what crime have we committed for being who we are today? Alator was a boy without an origin, name, family, or place in the world. He was left to survive in the wastelands. A land once raided by demonic beasts one thousand years ago. Now ruled by the powerful noble houses. In the wastelands, power is everything and being weak means death.The soil is soaked with blood, the roads is littered with bones, and only the strong take anything for themselves. Every day is a fight to survive, every choice is a gamble against life and death. But Alator has a single goal, to awaken his soul essence, rise above his insignificance, and to finally take control over his own life. As he struggles to rise, he faces mysterious forces far beyond mortals, one that wishes to erase his existence, because of his sacred origin. In the wastelands, nothing is fair, nothing is safe, life is earned in blood, and survival only keeps you on the ground to fight again. Join our MC as he embarks on this brutal and thrilling journey towards defying his fate and discovering his true identity. Will Alator defy his fate or will he bow to the will of heaven, wishing to destroy him and erase his existence?.

Ethan Grey has lived his entire life as nothing. Born without a spiritual root at Skyward Academy — the world's most powerful cultivation institution — he was deemed a hollow, a defect, a boy the heavens forgot to gift. For six years he carried water, scrubbed floors, and watched disciples blaze with qi he would never touch. The Academy didn't even bother to hate him. It simply looked through him. But the night a dying elder presses a jade slip into Ethan's hand and warns him to trust no one — especially not the feared Lord Kael — everything Ethan thought he knew about himself begins to crack. Because Ethan is not hollow. He is empty. And empty, it turns out, is something far more dangerous. Hidden within the jade slip is the Forgotten Sutra — an ancient, erased cultivation method that operates not on elemental qi, but on void: the primordial silence beneath all energy, the space between heartbeats, the darkness before the first flame. It is the original path. The one the powerful buried on purpose. As Ethan awakens abilities no cultivation manual has ever described, he uncovers a conspiracy that runs deeper than one corrupt academy — a three-thousand-year-old crime committed by the world's greatest sects to keep mortals spiritually chained forever. He was supposed to be nothing. Instead, he may be the only person alive who can burn the whole system down.