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Baracio Delano was a handsome young man of mixed blood. Bara was the son of a billionaire, Mr. Delano Mikhail, and Mrs. Nai Xin Luo. Bara’s life changed drastically when he lost both of his parents ten years ago. His life became like that of a statue or a robot constantly monitored. Bara was forced into marriage under the orders of Uncle Burhan, who had raised him all these years. On the night of his wedding, an incident once again shook Bara’s soul, causing his long-lost courage to resurface. After being betrayed and hurt, Bara became extremely cold and ruthless toward any woman who tried to approach him. Because he was too disappointed by a life that kept playing with him, Bara decided to leave. On the very night of his departure, Bara found a baby not far from his parents’ grave. Bara started his life from zero alongside the baby he had found. Since the moment he met the unfortunate infant, Bara’s life began to fill with unexpected fortune! Truths that had been hidden all this time finally started to unravel! It turned out that a great secret was the true cause behind the death of Bara’s parents. And after learning everything, Bara completely transformed into a cold-blooded monster!

Three years ago, Dr. Adrian Cole was the golden boy of surgery until the powerful Monroe family framed him for malpractice, stripping him of his license and his wife, Lilian. Now, Adrian has returned as Chairman Cole, the cold, ruthless majority shareholder of a medical conglomerate, and his target is the Metropolitan Medical Group (MMG)—the very hospital that ruined him. Adrian’s meticulously planned destruction is swiftly turning into a global shadow war when he discovers the Monroes are merely a regional arm of a vast, illicit syndicate known as The Foundation. His revenge is no longer just personal; it's a desperate fight for survival against an international enemy. The one weakness in his airtight plan is Dr. Lily Monroe, Lilian’s brilliant younger sister, who secretly believes in Adrian’s innocence. As he installs her in a high-stakes position to gather intel, their volatile professional rivalry ignites an intense, forbidden attraction. When The Foundation issues its brutal ultimatum—forcing Adrian and Lily into a public, fake engagement to protect her reputation—the line between protector and adversary vanishes. Can Adrian dismantle a global conspiracy without losing the one woman who sees the man behind the monster, or will the price of his ultimate victory be the second life he fought so hard to reclaim?

Twelve months ago, the world fractured. Rifts opened in the sky and spewed monsters into the streets. The old governments collapsed within weeks as the world burned. Soon, certain people awakened to magical abilities. The awakened took control of the ruins. They conquered the rifts and claimed the beast cores to level up their own power. Kai was a lowly porter, hired to carry loot for elite hunters inside deadly rifts. When his team encountered a powerful boss monster, they didn’t fight, they sacrificed him. Betrayed and thrown to his death, Kai was meant to be nothing more than another forgotten casualty of a broken world. But instead of dying, he awakens at the heart of the very rift that killed him. Reborn as its master. Now, the monsters obey his will. The dungeon bends to his command. Every hunter who enters becomes prey and every death fuels his growing power. The same elites who once looked down on him are returning, greedy for easy rewards. They still think this is just another dungeon. They have no idea what’s waiting for them. Because this time, Kai isn’t the one being hunted. He’s the one setting the traps. And when the doors close, no one is getting out alive

Blurb : 21 years old Maxwell lived with his old, poor parents in a wreck and almost abandoned building at Olive street in the downtown city of Los Angeles. They were very poor and his father was also ill of stroke. They manage to feed from the little money his old mum got from her cleaning job but they couldn't take his father to a hospital because the bills was too high for them. In attempt to save his sick father from going to jail, Maxwell agreed to marry the crippled daughter of the wealthy man whom his father had taken the loan from. His life was messed up by his bride and her family as they all made him feel worthless and useless in their home. Find out what happened when Maxwell falls in love and made love to his bride female cousin, Riya. The love, conflict and discoveries that comes afterwards...

Nolan Rhys was the silent architect behind Rhys Tech Global's meteoric rise. As Chief Production Officer and master strategist, he not only built the company's success but also orchestrated the foundation of his wife Evelyn's elite business empire—from the shadows. Yet, amid the widespread judgements in high society, Evelyn came to see Nolan as nothing more than a disposable pawn. Driven by ambition and the relentless pursuit of status she shattered their marriage, betraying and humiliating Nolan while stripping him of everything he'd built. Presumed broken and vanished without trace, Nolan disappeared—only to re-emerge as the elusive Phantom king. Now from his exile, he readies himself to dismantle the world that cast him aside, orchestrating a calculated return that promises to unpend the established order. The game is just beginning, and those who underestimated him will soon learn the true cost of betrayal.

Miles Creek, due to his father's unintentionally involvement in his mother's death, broke away from the family and tried to make a living on his own. However, after experiencing business failures and his daughter falling ill, he borrowed from relatives and friends, only to be looked down upon by his in-laws. Even his wife gradually became disappointed in him amidst their financial struggles. Unable to gather the high medical expenses for his daughter, Miles found himself at a dead end. His wife even became a target of advances from her superiors in order to gather the money for medical expenses. With no other options left, Miles contacted the old butler of his family to borrow money, but he was given a condition he must agree to before he could get the money to save his daughter's life.

Ashton Blaise is a young man who is from a wealthy family but because of the way, his family operated he wished to have a life just for himself and his wife Emile Chris. Emilie Chris his beautiful yet ungrateful wife who cares about nobody but herself, goes further to reject him in front of everyone and embarrasses him so badly that he couldn't show his face to the world. But what happens when she finds out he is the CEO of a big multi-billion company which she would never have? She begins a fight with his new woman and goes to the extent of wanting to harm her but Ashton has to make things right, who would he choose? Is it his high school sweetheart Emilie or his best friend at the restaurant who stood by him all the times he was not appreciated?

To help a woman who had been affected by a fire, Louis willingly gave up his job with Mr. Dexson, which paid 11,000,000,000. At that time, Louis had the choice of marrying or joining Mr. Dexson, but out of pity for Varrly, he chose to marry her and take care of her child. He also willingly worked as a food delivery courier to provide for them. Few knew about Louis' true identity, which was actually very powerful, so much so that Mr. Dexson was willing to pay a high price for Louis to join him. However, when Louis faced betrayal from his wife and stepchild, followed by the death of his son, he accepted the offer. Five years later, Louis returned—not as a food delivery courier, but as the strongest and most feared War God. And he was ready to make them all face the consequences.

CLEANERS A Filipino Urban Fantasy Series Synopsis When the monsters are real, who protects the innocent? In the Philippines, an ancient evil hides behind human faces. Shapeshifters stalk the night, preying on families while wearing the masks of trusted neighbors. Most victims never see them coming. Those who do rarely survive to tell the tale. Denmar and Marden Santos are twin brothers whose lives changed forever in a single night. Now they're part of a secret organization that hunts creatures most people believe are just folklore. Armed with blessed weapons and trained by survivors like themselves, they must navigate a hidden war where enemies look exactly like allies. Where the helpful janitor might be feeding information to monsters. Where saving one life might require sacrificing another. Because when shapeshifters can be anyone, trust becomes the deadliest game of all. As an ancient power stirs and the supernatural underground prepares for war, the Santos twins face an impossible choice that will determine not just their survival, but the fate of everyone they're sworn to protect. In a world where monsters hide in plain sight, how do you know who the real enemy is? CLEANERS is a supernatural thriller that blends Filipino folklore with modern urban fantasy, exploring themes of family, loyalty, and the price of survival when the line between human and monster becomes impossible to draw.

"Every time I kill, a memory of my mother is erased. Every time I use this power, my own name becomes foreign to my ears." Five years after the Red Rose plague transformed Chicago into a vegetative hell, Nico Moretti survives as a monster wearing human skin. Known as Subject 01, Nico is the Patient Zero who successfully adapted to the alien seeds from Aegis Pharma. However, that power comes with a horrific price: every 1% increase in Mutation permanently strips away 1% of his memories. In the midst of the Great Bloom Cycle that has begun to destroy the remnants of civilization, Nico rescues Elena Vance, a scientist who holds the secret key to Project Catalyst. Nico is now hunted not only by the Apostles—humans who worship the plague—but also by Sovereign, the collective consciousness of the roses that seeks to take over his body completely. With the arrival of The Reapers from space and a military ready to incinerate the city, Nico must fight through thousands of Bloomers toward the Greenhouse. He must choose: lose all his memories to become a God who destroys his enemies, or die as a human who doesn't remember who he is. Blood must be spilled, mutations must bloom. Because in this world, power isn't free—it is paid for with the soul.