Mind Reading

Cast out as a child, betrayed by blood, and erased from his father’s empire—Adrian DeLuca was never meant to return. To the mafia, he was just a bastard, a mistake, a ghost better left in exile. But ghosts have a way of coming back. Now a cold and calculating lawyer with nothing to lose, Adrian returns to the city that abandoned him. He doesn’t come with guns blazing—he comes with something deadlier: a mind sharpened by years in the shadows, an unshakable will for revenge, and the hunger to tear down the empire brick by brick. His half-brothers rule the DeLuca syndicate with arrogance and cruelty. His father sits on the throne of blood, untouchable. But Adrian knows their secrets, their weaknesses, their sins. He will turn allies into traitors, rivals into pawns, and enemies into stepping stones. Every courtroom victory, every hostile takeover, every life ruined brings him closer to his endgame. But power has a price. The deeper Adrian dives into the underworld, the more dangerous the game becomes. Enemies close in, the law hunts him, and even love becomes a weapon aimed at his heart. In a world ruled by loyalty and blood, Adrian must decide: Will he reclaim the throne as the true heir… or burn the entire empire to the ground and bury his family with it?

Beneath the city's skin, another city breathes. Every soul is a puppet. You just have to find the strings." Detective Davon Deshaun is a man built on rituals and "psychic bricks," trying to fortify his mind against the weight of every unsolved case he carries like a stone in his pocket. But in a city bleeding from a string of brutal murders, the "pattern" is a grim, tightening noose around the precinct’s neck. When a young woman is found mutilated at the upscale club Michelin’s—her body treated like a "twisted work of art"—Davon is thrust into a nightmare he can’t escape. Worse, he’s forced to partner with the only person who can find the cracks in his foundation: his former partner and ex-girlfriend, the cool, professional Claire McGuire. As they navigate the wreckage of their shared history, they are hunted by The Architect—a sadistic mastermind who doesn't just kill, but designs entrapment. Leaving behind charcoal sketches of his future horrors, The Architect is building a "custom-tailored prison" around the detectives themselves. Davon and Claire soon realize they aren't just the investigators. They are the centerpiece of a grotesque exhibition. In a game where the walls are already rising, can they find the man pulling the strings before they become the next "finishing touch"?

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

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.

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?

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.

Due to his crippled magicule vein, the defected body of Allastor Frauzz needed to consume more magicules compared to the normal rankers. Because of this disability, he also performs almost three times the usual training of a typical ranker. Having said that, despite his fatigue from the intense training, he didn't expect that his progress to level up would remain slow. He had already made up his mind that night. He would just accept that he wasn't meant to be one of those rankers sitting on top of the food chain. he was not hoping to travel all the continents in Illunor anymore. However, on the same night when he wasn't home, an unknown notorious criminal murders his family. His dream to become strong has been crushed because of his defected body, and now, his family has been taken away from him. On how many tiers can his bad luck reach? His heart has been shattered and turned into ice-cold that night. Finally snapping from the nightmare, he is now walking for merciless revenge. ---- Black Sword and Fragments[Vol. 1: Unforeseen Conspiracy] Book cover--Illustrated by: MarxMade

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.

Won, a 14-year-old orphan from the slums, survives a deadly Veyne raid, a monster-infested rift—only to be sentenced to execution for being the lone survivor. Accused of betraying his comrades and causing the revered General's coma, he narrowly escapes death when the General awakens and demands his presence. Instead of freedom, Won is thrust into a perilous master-ranked Veyne as a test of his worth. Armed with newfound abilities—heightened senses (Sensari), shapeshifting (Disguise), and mind manipulation (Cognidominance), he battles illusions, cannibals, and monstrous entities, uncovering corruption and dark secrets along the way. After slaying the Veyne’s boss, he encounters the dying God of Emptiness, who names him as his vessel. Won gains divine power and an unprecedented rank—Gravemarch, the highest Ashen rank in history. Concealing his true strength, he enrolls in Meteor Ashen Technical, an elite academy for monster-slaying Ashens, where he faces ridicule as the only "Flintshade" in his class. As Won navigates academy life, he uncovers deeper conspiracies: a hidden war among gods, the truth behind the Veynes, and his own destiny as the world’s first Gravemarch. With enemies lurking in the shadows—monsters, corrupt officials, and divine entities—Won must master his powers before the world’s greatest threat emerges.

"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."