Mind-bending

The story commences with the M.C, Nathan, a trained martial artist--who was taught in the mountains --being hired by the man who saved him 18 years ago. The man is Mr.Swack. A successful businessman and father. Realizing his life and that of his daughter might be endangered due to how successful he is, he hires Nathan to protect and guard his daughter, who is a fiesty girl and a free-bird who doesn't like to be controlled. Her Name is Rose. But as corresponds with her character, she doesn't like the idea of a bodyguard and disapproves of Nathan. She wants her life to be completely independent and free of privacy-intrusions. The day Nathan comes to Mr.Swacks house, she confronts her dad about it but her dad ends up enrolling Nathan in the same college as her, so he could secretly guard her. Nathan begins college with one goal in mind, to guard Rose, the daughter of Mr.Swack. Even though it irks him, because she gets more resentful of him and a pain in the ass as the days go by, but things start to change in an interesting way for Nathan. As a surprising, and shocking event puts him in the limelight and center of attention, where Rose is unavoidably drawn in, to witness the cruelty of attraction, of Love, a shield they both wield in their quest for safety from bad forces.

BLURB/DESCRIPTION Chen Wei thought his life ended when he fell from the cliff during a brutal training session. Instead, he woke up to discover something impossible—a foreign consciousness had merged with his own. The memories flooding his mind belonged to someone who had lived countless lifetimes, someone who had mastered cultivation beyond imagination. But this knowledge comes with a terrible price: his body is too weak to handle even a fraction of this power. In a world where strength determines everything, Chen Wei must start from the very bottom. His family, the once-mighty Chen Clan, teeters on the edge of disgrace. Their rivals, the powerful Zhao family, grow stronger each day. In three weeks, a competition will decide which family rules Azure Falls City—and Chen Wei is their only hope. Armed with ancient knowledge trapped in a dying body, Chen Wei faces an impossible choice: risk everything to reclaim power that could destroy him, or watch his family fall into ruin. As he uncovers dark secrets about his own death and the true enemy lurking in the shadows, Chen Wei realizes that surviving the next three weeks might be the least of his problems.

Daren Hu's life is simple — school, his mother's noodle shop, the quiet ache of a father who left and never came back. Then one night, a light pours into his sleeping mind, and he wakes up in a world that shouldn't exist: a violet sky, two moons, and a village that wants him gone. He's trapped — pulled from his world into a realm of gods and monsters, summoned by Solenne, Goddess of the Sun, who tells him the truth without softening it: he cannot wake up until his mission is done. The Veil-Lands are dying by inches, worn down by the Demon Lord Mordrach and the horrors he sends across the border. The gods who should defend it are bound by ancient law — forbidden to fight, able only to guide. Unable to bear an heir of her own, Solenne has reached across worlds and chosen Daren instead. Now training under Vasha, a fierce swordswoman, and Lyset, a sharp-eyed sorcerer who senses there's more to him than even the goddess knows, Daren must become something he never asked to be — a weapon, a hope, a son not born but summoned. He didn't choose this war. But it's already choosing him.

What would you do to clear a debt you could never repay? Isaac Rhoades is at rock bottom. After taking a massive illegal loan to pay for his sister’s surgery—only for her to die anyway—he’s hunted by brutal loan sharks, fired from his warehouse job, and left homeless. Just as he's about to end it all, a strange voice echoes in his mind: “System Activation: Mission Credit Redemption Protocol Initiated.” The Debtbound System offers him a way out—but every cleared dollar requires a mission. Deliver cursed packages. Eliminate dangerous criminals. Expose corrupt politicians. Some missions save lives. Others destroy them. Every success earns him powers and a chunk off his debt. Every failure comes at a horrifying cost. As Isaac navigates this deadly path, he discovers he's not the only one bound by the system—and some users will do anything to break free. What started as a fight for survival becomes a war for redemption, power, and the truth behind the system’s origin. To win his freedom, Isaac must conquer the missions. But to keep his soul… he must conquer himself.

He trusted his brother. He believed in love. He swore an oath. But what happens when all three turn into lies? Kabri was once a silent force in the shadows—an elite operative loyal to a cause, to his blood, and to the woman who said she carried his child. But loyalty means nothing when betrayal runs deeper than bullets. When Jamil—his own brother—fakes his death and pulls the strings from behind the curtain, Kabri’s world fractures. Then comes Evelyn. The woman who wasn’t who she claimed to be. The pregnancy? A lie—twice over. The love? A weapon. The truth? Buried under years of deception. Now hunted across continents, with a child’s life on the line and hallucinations of Evelyn whispering from the grave, Kabri is trapped in a brutal mind game. The lines blur between justice and revenge, love and obsession, reality and delusion. Why did Jamil destroy everything? Was Evelyn ever real? And in the end… who is Kabri, really? The Blood Oath is an urban psychological thriller packed with fire-fights, betrayals, shifting identities, and one impossible question: If your past was a lie, can you ever escape it? Or are some oaths written in blood… meant to end in blood?

Ryker Hartley, a young man embroiled with a crime boss to claim a hidden treasure. Would fleeing be his only option in this uncertain journey? Or would he challenge his destiny against all odds? ********** A once easy-going boy turned the beastly version of himself, feared by all. With a past that has left a scar on his mind, the most cherished of all his memories has turned out to be an unfairly large grieving package for him. With an unchecked bitterness, and oblivious of an inescapable fate trapped in times, awaiting the moment to descend, he roamed, but with animosity and undue misanthropy. Ryker has closed himself off to the world, he's not one to forgive the most trivial atrocities against him, but when a frenemy manages to break through his defenses, Ryker's integrity is put to the test in ways he never thought possible. As secrets are exposed and alliances are formed, Ryker's life takes a dramatic turn as he becomes a celebrity. Will he rise to the challenge or crumble under the weight of his past? . . . . Find out in this action-packed and thrilling novel that takes a deep dive into the complexities of human nature. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS: The image is not mine, I got it from Pinterest and then, do the editing. Owner >> Cody Garrett Hatcher

The entire Carmichael family looked on in curiosity as the convoy of Fords rolled into the mansion's grounds. It looked like a King was making his entrance. The cars came to a stop and a driver ran over to pull the passenger door open. Luke stepped down from the car and shocked silence swept through the Humsworth family. He looked at them, a smug smirk curving his lips. "L-luke?" His wife, Fiona, stuttered. "In the flesh. Hello, in-laws, your wretched son-in-law is finally home…" *** What would you do if you were insulted and shamed by your wife's family for being poor, but one day, you discover that you're the heir to a lost fortune? Luke Bradford is the average, wretched son-in-law of the rich Carmichael family. He is shamed, disgraced and abused by his wife's family until one day, he finds out that he's the heir to a Diamond empire running into trillions of dollars. Luke returns with one thing on his mind…to take revenge on every single person who dared to hurt him in the past, but the Humsworth family have also vowed that a low class peasant like him will never lord over them. Taking a path through drug money, lies, deceit, treachery…and even the deadly mafia, will he succeed, or will the sneaky Humsworth family clip his feathers before he can even fly?

From Erwin Wickison I never asked to be here. One moment I was living my life, and the next I was dragged—along with millions of others—into a place ruled by a system that treats us like pieces on a board. Every Game is built to break something, whether it’s a body, a mind, or the small parts of myself I keep pretending are “good.” I’ve watched people die. I’ve watched people change. And I know I’m changing too. I just hope there’s something human left in me by the end… if there’s even an end. WARNING. This book contains smut, psychological decay, moral collapse, human intimacy twisted into survival, and a variety of horrors that do not wait for your permission before sinking into your mind. It will not hold your hand. It will not apologize. And it will not stop once you open it. If you continue, you’re choosing to step into a sequence of events designed to peel apart the comfortable assumptions you rely on to feel “safe.” Some of you will be fascinated. Some of you will be disturbed. Most of you will not remain the same. I’m not here to reassure you. I’m only here to tell you one thing: Whatever you think this is, whatever you think you know… you don’t. And once you begin, you can’t go back. — Welcome to the Games

Ethan Hawthorn was the man everyone loved to despise. As the worthless son-in-law of the modest Hawthorn family, he had spent three miserable years being mocked, humiliated, and treated like a parasite. He worked as a garbage collector, lived in poverty, and watched helplessly as his own wife openly betrayed him with another man. He endured it all for the sake of his aging parents. Until the night he met an old stranger at a grocery store. Ethan had barely enough money to feed his own family, yet he still gave up half of his groceries to help an elderly man who could not pay his bill. That simple act of kindness led him somewhere he never expected. A mysterious house. A cup of coffee. And a deck of ancient cards said to contain the fortunes of those who dared to draw them. Some cards granted wealth. Others brought disease, disaster, or even death. With nothing left to lose, Ethan accepted the challenge. He drew three cards. The first granted him limitless wealth. The second awakened divine wisdom, filling his mind with knowledge beyond anything a human should possess. But the third card was something far more terrifying. It granted him an eternal divine guardian, a being from beyond the mortal world who would serve Ethan for eternity.

"Just leave him. He’s a scavenger—his life is worth less than the loot he carries." Those were the last words Lucian heard before his teammates slammed the dungeon’s iron doors, leaving him broken and bleeding in the dark. To the world’s elite Hunters, Lucian was just a "human trash bag," a Rank-F nobody meant to clean up their messes. But as the monsters closed in to feast on his flesh, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind: [Ding! Life Force at 1%. Survival Instinct Detected.] [The God-Level Scavenger System is initializing...] [Target Detected: Corpse of a High-Rank Demon.] [Would you like to 'Recycle' it? (Y/N)] With nothing left to lose, Lucian reached out. [Recycle Successful! You have gained: 1,000+ Strength and the SSS-Rank Skill: Abyssal Devourer!] While others fight for glory, Lucian grows stronger by picking up what they throw away. Broken legendary swords? Recycle into Divine Artifacts. Trash-tier mana stones? Synthesize into Origin Cores. The corpses of gods? Extract their immortality. Now, Lucian is returning from the abyss. He isn't just coming back to survive—he's coming back to recycle every Hunter who ever looked down on him. "You called me trash? Fine. Let me show you how a scavenger cleans up the world."