Intelligent

They took his name. They took his inheritance. They left him for dead in the gutters of Montenegro. Ten years later, Viktor Volkov is no longer the boy who cried for mercy, he is the man who dictates it. Returning to the city that spat him out, Viktor isn't just looking for a seat at the table; he’s coming to burn it down and build a throne from the ashes. Armed with a mind honed for precision and cruelty, he begins his ascent through the ranks of the Volkov Syndicate. But in a world where loyalty is a currency and betrayal is the tax, Viktor must decide how much of his humanity he’s willing to trade for total absolute dominion. The crown is heavy, but the blood on his hands is heavier.

After being sick and bedridden his whole life, Knox finally dies swearing to be the strongest and happiest person in his next life. He wakes in up in a bizarre world called 'Eden Bizarre' which operates with a soul system. Every soul in Eden Bizarre must level up and complete every impossible task to be reborn in his next life. The only way to end the game is to complete every level or Kill the host. When the system announces that he is a host, knox must hide behind his weakness to save his life. In order for the host to be reborn in a new life, they must kill as many souls as possible or they will die. Will Knox forsake his humanity to be live the life he's always wanted or Is he truly doomed to live lower than dirt? [I do not own the art on the book cover. Artist of the art on the cover: please email if you wish for it to be taken down.]

Leo Hamilton spent three years at Harwick University hiding in plain sight—enduring manufactured poverty, three jobs, and a transactional relationship with his girlfriend, Maya. When Maya frames him for academic theft to protect her own social standing, she unwittingly triggers a 1987 "hostile intent clause" buried deep within the Hamilton Global Foundation Trust. In a single afternoon, twelve digits of dormant, generational wealth unlock, transforming the campus’s most invisible student into its most powerful sovereign. But the money is just the opening salvo in an impending urban war. Across the city, Damien Cross—Leo’s brilliant, illegitimate half-brother raised in deliberate obscurity—has been waiting for this exact moment. Backed by Douglas Farr’s predatory private equity firm, Hartwell Capital, Damien intends to legally and financially annihilate the legitimate heir to claim the family name. Damien’s ultimate weapon is Selene Voss, a lethally effective social infiltrator trained to dismantle Leo’s alliances from within. The corporate chessboard fractures when Selene discovers a horrific boundary Damien crossed: the cold-blooded murder of a city official. Realizing she is merely an expendable instrument to a monster, Selene defects, delivering raw intelligence to Leo not out of a moral awakening, but for survival. Equipped with her data, Leo must wage a calculated war on four fronts simultaneously: a corrupt university administration, a private equity conspiracy, a government ministry primed to absorb his inheritance, and a ruthless brother who uses murder as a business strategy. Leo doesn't fight the trap; he renders it radioactive. Through glacial patience and architectural intelligence, he deploys precise legal instruments, media leverage, and forensic audits to dismantle the conspiracy. Ultimately, the shadow heir is legally neutralized, and Leo steps out of the wreckage to claim his throne.

Damian Cross spent his career following money trails. He exposed fraud. Proved that every crime leaves evidence behind. The day he found a file everything changed. This file linked people to corruption, assassinations and organized crime that went on for decades. Suddenly his whole life was turned upside down. He was framed for crimes he didn't do and became the country's wanted fugitive. Now he's the suspect in a series of murders. These murders target people connected to that file. Witnesses are disappearing evidence is being erased and people he trusted are turning against each other. Damian realizes someone isn't just killing people. Someone is trying to erase the truth. With every step, Damian gets closer, to a conspiracy. This conspiracy is powerful enough to control governments manipulate justice and change history. Damian must decide how far he's willing to go to expose those who are hiding behind their wealth and influence. The more he digs the scarier one thing becomes. The conspiracy didn't start with him. It has been shaping his life for a time. Even before he was born. If the truth comes out an entire nation could fall apart.

THE DEVIL'S ALPHA No one in the Infernal Pit knows his name. Not at first. He is just another prisoner thrown into the sand to fight for the entertainment of people who will never learn what he lost to end up here. But the memories keep breaking through. A burning window. A father's last stand. A mother's warning about something called the First Choir, whispered as the world he knew burned to the ground. Piece by piece, the truth surfaces, he is the last son of House Varkaine, heir to a bloodline everyone believes is extinct. Survival teaches him to fight. Loss teaches him to lead. And somewhere beneath his own ribs, something ancient and patient begins, slowly, to wake. Free at last, he does not want a throne. He wants something the old world never offered anyone like him, a place to belong. But the kings who destroyed his family were only ever puppets, and the true enemy waiting in the shadows has been guarding a secret far older than any crown. They call him the Devil's Alpha. He is only just beginning to find out what that name will cost him.

Jin Yuchen was nothing more than a cripple – the infamous figure with no spirit root. When his entire family is accused of treason and executed, the world believes the Jin clan has fallen forever. But fate has other plans. Arthur Chen, the wealthiest man on Earth, finds his soul transmigrated into Jin Yuchen’s body. With no spirit root and having nothing but the memories of the lost family, Arthur is faced with the greatest challenge of all: revenge. Here's the twist. His entire fortune has transmigrated with him, converted into spirit stones, more than the entire continent has ever seen. Too bad the spirit stones mean nothing to him. Until he discovers a hidden truth: everything in the cultivation world with a spirit root can be bound with a contract. From immortal beasts to ancient weapons, from arrogant young masters to divine herbs—everything and everyone can be bought, tamed, or twisted… for the right price. He doesn’t fight with fists; he buys his enemies’ swords. He doesn’t run from sects; he acquires them. He doesn’t chase immortality; he buys the heavens and makes them bow. Enemies beware! The cripple has raised an army, and he’s coming to kill.

Karma is a currency, and the universe is coming to collect. For Vik, life has been a relentless cycle of exhaustion and debt. But when a ruthless gang corners him in a dark alley to break his bones, the world suddenly freezes. A translucent interface flickers to life with a chilling warning: His Karma balance is -150, and he has exactly 24 hours before liquidation erases his soul. To survive, Vik must balance the ledger. He discovers a cosmic loophole: by defeating the city's worst predators, he can extract their negative points and convert them into Pure Karma. This currency can be spent in a hidden shop to unlock superhuman strength, heightened reflexes, and deadly metaphysical skills. From rain-slicked alleys to the heights of corporate shadow-wars, Vik goes from prey to the ultimate debt collector. But as he climbs the ladder of power, he learns he isn't the only Contractor in the game. In a world where corrupt elites hoard fortune and rivals hunt for dominance, Vik must adapt, upgrade, and exploit the system. The ledger is open. It’s time to collect.

Nick Cross awake in a stranger's house, wounded and bruised, and finds himself in a blank state his memory destroyed. However, there is a strange chip placed on his skin, and masked men are pursuing him, Nick must avoid an evil conspiracy that seeks to control both his body and mind with the aid of Leah, a determined woman tormented by her brother's mysterious murder. Nick sets out on an anxious quest to learn the truth about the chip and the secret project that made him a weapon, tormented by broken pieces of a life he cannot recall. Along the way, he faces ghosts from his past, including a dangerous enemy in clear view, friends who may have deserted him, and a lady who once loved him but betrayed him.

SYNOPSIS In a realm where magic and martial arts reign supreme, Kaden's nights are haunted by shadows of his past, driving him to seek power in the ancient arts. Years slip away, and his soul remains locked, a prisoner of his own potential. Desperate, he retreats to a forgotten corner of the world, where hope seems lost. But fate has other plans. A chance encounter ignites a spark, and Kaden's ascent begins, hurtling him toward a truth that will shatter the very fabric of his reality. The Wheel of Time turns, and Kaden's destiny awaits – will he unlock the secrets of his soul, or be consumed by the darkness that haunts him?

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.